Sharp DV-RW550U Bedienungsanleitung

VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION OPERA TION MANUAL Please read this Operation Manual carefully before using your VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION. 1 The region number for this unit is 1. INSTRUCCIONES EN ESP AÑOL INCLUIDAS. DV -R W550U Befor e you start Español Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR f[...]

Pr ecautions Befor e you start 2 W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSER T . A TTENTION: POUR ÉVIT AR LES CHOC ÉLECTRIQUES, INTR ODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE D ANS LA BORNE COR[...]

Befor e you start Español Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Befor e you start 3 Pr ecautions (cont’ d) 1 . Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read befor e the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions- The safety and operating instr[...]

4 Pr ecautions (cont’ d) Befor e you start Cop y Protection W arning of Dew F ormation This unit supports Macrovision cop y pr otection. On D VD discs that include a cop y protection code, if the contents of the DVD disc ar e copied using this unit, the cop y pr otec- tion code pre vents the D VD or videotape copy fr om pla ying normally . Moistu[...]

Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español 5 Pr ecautions (cont’ d) Befor e you start SER VICING 1 . Please ref er to relevant topics in the T roubleshooting on pages 98-101 befor e returning the pr oduct. 2. Do not attempt to ser vice this unit yourself. [...]

6 Ta b le of contents Befor e you start Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Title/Chapter sear ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 T rack search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Time search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Repeat/Rand[...]

7 F eatur es Befor e you start Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Recording This unit is compatible with both D VD-R W , which is rewritable repeatedly , and D VD-R, which is a vailable for one time recording onl y . Also, this unit allows y ou to re[...]

Befor e you start 8 Functional o ver vie w Front P anel POWER STOP/EJECT REW F.FWD REC/OTR PLAY DUBBING CHANNEL VCR DVD OUTPUT SELECT OPEN/CLOSE STOP PLAY REC/OTR (L2)S-VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO) - AUDIO - R 1 2 19 18 2 1 15 11* 12* 6 3* 4 17 22 20 14 16 13 10 9 8 7 5 1 .P O WER button / indicator (D VD/VCR) Press to turn on and off the unit. Red LED ligh[...]

Functional o ver vie w (cont’ d) Befor e you start Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español 9 17 18* 19 20 22 23 25 21 24 27 28 30 1 2 4 5 6 8 7 9 11 12 13 15 3 32 34 26 10 33* 31 29* 14 16 VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION 10 . E button (D VD/VCR) • D VD [...]

Functional o ver vie w (cont’ d) Befor e you start Using a remote contr ol K eep in mind the following when using the r emote control: •M ak e sure that ther e is no obstacle between the r emote contr ol and the r emote sensor of the unit. • Remote operation ma y become unreliable if str ong sunlight or fluorescent light is on the r emote sen[...]

Functional o ver vie w (cont’ d) Befor e you start Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español 11 Guide to Displays on-screen men u This unit uses the following on-scr een menu for most operations: Easy Setting Menu, Advanced Setting Menu, Title List, and D[...]

Befor e you start 12 Press DISPLA Y to call up the displa y menu. This menu will give y ou the inf ormation on the disc . Some operations are a vailable while disc is pla yed back. 1 . Indicates a disc type and a f ormat mode. Note: In some descriptions on this manual, only one disc type is indicated as an example. 2. Indicates a curr ent channel n[...]

Befor e you start Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Functional o ver vie w (cont’ d) 13 Front P anel Display Guide Appears when D VD is in the timer recor ding stand- by mode. Flashes when a program cannot be performed for some reasons. : Appears [...]

Connections Connection to a TV DVD DVD /VCR ANTENNA IN A UDIO OUT A UDIO IN S-VIDEO A UDIO OUT DIGITAL A UDIO OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN (L1) L Y IN(L1) OUT DVD D VD/VCR P B /C B P R /C R L R L R R OUT DVD (Back of TV) Plug in the AC po wer cor d of this unit. or Cable Signal Connect Antenna (Back of this unit) Round Coaxial[...]

VCR functions Others Español Connections Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu 15 Round Coaxial Cable (supplied) (Back of this unit) IN OUT (Back of TV) Cable Signal Connection A (Cable box or Satellite box) ANTENNA IN OUT Connection to a cable bo x or satellite bo x Select this co[...]

Connections 16 Connection to an Audio System • When you change the connections, all devices should be turned off. • Refer to the operation manual accompan ying external devices f or more information. D VD/VCR A UDIO OUT L R DVD A UDIO OUT L R or Stereo system DVD DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT COAXIAL COAXIAL A UDIO Method 1 Analog audio input jacks Digit[...]

VCR functions Others Español Getting star ted Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Easy D VD recording 17 The following will help y ou to understand easily how to r ecord on D VD discs. Mak e sure batteries ar e in the remote contr ol and y ou ha ve connected this unit and the TV [...]

Getting star ted 18 Easy D VD recording (Cont’ d) Step 3: Select the r ecording speed Step 5: Record to D VD discs Step 4: Select the desir ed channel XP 0:58 Step 6: Stop the Record CH 12 I C Wa it for a moment. Appears only DVD-RW in VR mode. Hint 1 : Pla y back the recor ded contents Y ou can select the title you want to pla y back from a disp[...]

VCR functions Others Español Getting star ted Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Channel setting 19 Right after the purchase of the unit and whenev er you mo ve to a new ar ea, we recommend a vailable channels in your ar ea be stored using “Auto Preset” in the Channel Preset[...]

VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION Getting star ted 20 Channel setting (cont’ d) 2 3 4 5 4 1 6 4 Select the channel number to add or delete. Press Cursor { or CH L to mov e to a smaller channel num- ber . Press Cursor B or CH K to mov e to a larger channel number . •P r ess Cursor { / B to mov e through the channels one b y one, including the ones n[...]

VCR functions Others Español Getting star ted Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Selecting the TV Stereo or SAP 21 VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION 2 3 4 5 1 6 Y ou can select an audio channel to output from TV . 1 Press SETUP . Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appea[...]

22 Getting star ted Setting the clock VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION Set the corr ect time before using Timer Recording. If a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) station is a vailable in your ar ea, follow the Auto Clock Setting below . If not, follow the Manual Clock Setting on pages 23. Auto Clock Setting Mak e sure: • The antenna/C A TV connectio[...]

VCR functions Others Español Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Setting the clock (cont’ d) Getting star ted 23 VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION 1 SKIP 2 Press SETUP . Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . If Easy Setting Menu is displa yed, proceed to STEP 3. [...]

24 Getting star ted Setting the clock (cont’ d) When Da ylight Sa ving Time is ON, the unit clock will automati- cally mov e forwar d 1 hour on the first Sunda y in April and move back 1 hour on the last Sunda y in October . 1 Press SETUP . Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . If Advanced Setting Menu is dis- pla yed, pr oceed[...]

25 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Getting star ted Selecting the TV aspect ratio VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION Y ou can select the TV aspect ratio to match the formats of what y ou are pla ying back on the unit and y our TV screen (4:3 standar d [...]

26 Recording Information on D VD recor ding Information This unit can recor d on D VD-R W and D VD-R discs. DV D-R W discs allow you to r ecord pr ograms r epeatedl y , and the recor ded contents can be erased. D VD-R discs allow you to r ecord pr ograms only once, and the recorded contents cannot be erased. Y ou can recor d programs on D VD-R disc[...]

27 Recording Restrictions on recor ding Y ou cannot recor d cop y-protected materials using this unit. Copy-pr otected materials includes D VD- Video discs and some satellite broadcasts. If cop y-protected material is encounter ed during a r ecor ding, recording will be paused or stop automat- ically and an err or message will be displa yed on scre[...]

28 Recording Fo rmatting a disc When inserting a blank disc , the unit starts to initialize it automati- cally . After that, you can recor d on the disc with a recor ding format selected in the setting menu. 1 SKIP 2 Press SETUP . Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . If Easy Setting Menu is displa yed, proceed to STEP 3. 2 Selec[...]

29 Recording Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION F ormatting a disc (cont’ d) VR mode is the default recor ding form at f or D VD-R W . Y ou can change it to Video mode fr om the setting menu. 1 Press SETUP . Easy Setti[...]

30 Recording Auto Chapter Y ou can set specific time inter val f or chapter marks. 1 Press SETUP . Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . If Advanced Setting Menu is dis- pla yed, pr oceed to STEP 3. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Advanced Setting Menu will appear . 3 Select “Recordin[...]

31 Recording Audio Select (XP) Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION 3 1 6 4 5 2 Recording Y ou can enjoy high quality sound r ecor ding. This function works only when the r ecording speed is set at XP . 1 Press SETUP . Eas[...]

32 Note • Recording starts immediately after you pr ess REC/O TR and continues until the disc is full or you stop r ecording. •W hen the clock setting has not been made, the space for a date and time of title names in the Original or Pla ylist will be blank. • When you r ecord a TV pro- gram broadcasted in both Stereo and SAP audio on a D VD-[...]

33 Recording Checking the recor ding pictur e and sound quality Basic r ecording (cont’ d) Y ou can confirm the recor ding pic- ture and the sound quality f or the r ecor ding speed you ha ve selected bef or e attempting to r ecord on a D VD disc . 1 While the unit is in stop mode or recor ding mode with a D VD disc to recor d inserted, press REC[...]

34 Recording One-touch Timer Recor ding Note • The remaining r ecording time will appear on the dis- pla y panel during an One- touch Timer Recording. Press DISPLA Y to see it on the TV screen. •Y ou cannot pause a One- touch Timer Recording. • Unlik e a Timer Recording, you can perform the follo wing operations during a One- touch Timer Reco[...]

35 Recording Timer Recording Y ou can program the unit to r ecord up to 8 programs, within a month in advance. Daily or weekly pr ogram r ecordings ar e also a vailable. • Be sure to set the clock bef ore programming a timer r ecording. • Insert a recordable disc or a videotape with an erase-pr otec- tion tab. 1 SKIP 2 Press SETUP . Easy Settin[...]

36 Recording Timer Recording (cont’ d) 2 5 4 9 Select a recor ding speed using Cursor K / L . Refer to “Recording speed” on page 26. If you choose Auto, the unit automati- cally selects the best r ecording speed to mak e the best quality picture according to the remaining disc space. • This function works onl y on the Program 1 in the D VD [...]

Explanation on the fr ont panel indicator during Timer Recording 37 Timer Recording (cont’ d) Recording Recording Pla ying discs Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Each err or number means: If the timer pro gram did not complete corr ectly , the err or number appears on th[...]

38 Timer r ecording (cont’ d) Recording • If there is a po wer failur e or the unit has been unplugged for mor e than 1 minute, the clock setting and all timer settings will be lost. • If a programmed start and end time are the same, the recording will be set f or 24 hours automatically . • If a start time is earlier and an end time is late[...]

39 Recording Timer r ecording (cont’ d) PROG. 1 PROG. 2 Actual recor ding PROG. 2 When the recor ding time is entirely o verlapped: PR OG. 1 will not be recorded. PROG. 1 PROG. 2 Actual recor ding PROG. 2 PROG. 1 When the recor ding time is partially ov erlapped: PR OG. 1 will star t after PR OG. 2 is completed. The first 30 seconds (at the longe[...]

40 Recording Connection to an external sour ce Connect the external source pr operly to the unit by using input jacks either LINE 2 (Front) or LINE 1 (Rear). When connecting an external equipment of monaural output to this unit, use AUDIO L jack of LINE 1 (Rear) or LINE2 (Front). Use commerciall y a vailable S-Video or Video cable and an Audio cabl[...]

41 Recording Recording fr om an external source Settings for an e xternal sour ce (cont’ d) Befor e recor ding from an external sour ce, see the instructions for the connection on page 40. XP SP LP EP SLP SEP VCR mode SP SLP D VD mode 5 2 8 3 6 Setting a disc to pr otect To prev ent accidental recor ding, editing or erasing of the titles, y ou ca[...]

42 Recording Dubbing Mode Y ou can cop y a D VD disc to a videotape or cop y a videotape to a D VD disc . This function will be pos- sible only if the D VD disc or the videotape is not cop y pr otected. Befor e star ting this function, pre- pare f or the recor ding on the D VD-R W/-R disc or the videotape . Refer to pages 32-33, 95. Mak e sure: •[...]

43 Recording Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started VCR functions Others Español Changing the Setting menu Dubbing Mode (cont’ d) 5-a Select “VCR D VD” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. 6-a Press SETUP to e xit Setting menu. Select a recor ding speed using REC MODE . 7-a Press PLA Y B on the unit,[...]

To cancel finalizing... (D VD-RW only) •T o cancel finalizing at STEP 4, press ST OP C , select “YES”, then press ENTER .F i n a lizing is canceled and the unit will be in stop mode. • If appear when pr essing ST OP C ,y ou cannot cancel finalizing because the finalizing has progr essed to a certain point. • When selecting “No” and pr[...]

45 Recording VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION Finalizing the discs (cont’ d) Y ou can finalize discs automatically using Auto Finalize function. This function automatically finalizes discs after all Timer Recordings are completed or when the disc space runs out. This function is a vailable only for D VD-R W/-R r ecor ded in Video mode. 1 SKIP 2 Pres[...]

Disc Pla yback Information on D VD pla yback Befor e you attempt to pla y back D VD discs, read the following inf ormation. Guide to displa ys Pla ya ble discs This unit is compatible with the following discs. To pla y back a D VD , mak e sure that it meets the r equirements f or Region Codes and Color Systems as described below . Discs with the fo[...]

VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION 47 Disc Pla yback Pla yback Basic pla yback Note •F or D VD-R W (Video mode), D VD-R (Video mode), and D VD+R discs which are already finalized and D VD+R W discs, a Title Menu will be displa yed instead of thumbnails. Screen f or the Disc finalized on this unit: •Y ou can resume pla yback from the point y ou stopp[...]

Disc Pla yback Basic pla yback (cont’ d) 1 Press PO WER on the remote control or the fr ont panel of the unit. When you ar e pla ying back a DV D, turn on the TV and be sure to select the input to which the unit is connected. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE EJECT A to open the disc tra y . The disc tra y will open. 3 Place the disc on the disc tra y with its [...]

49 Disc Pla yback Basic pla yback (cont’ d) Note • Menus vary among discs. Refer to the information accompanying the disc f or details. Pla ying back discs using the disc menu A D VD disc contains a disc menu that describes the contents or allows y ou to customize the pla y- back. For example , the menu ma y offer choices for subtitle lan- guag[...]

50 Disc Pla yback Basic pla yback (cont’ d) Note • The TO P MENU button will not alwa ys be active with all D VDs. • Menus vary among discs. Refer to the information accompanying the disc f or details. Pla ying back discs using the title menu Some D VDs hav e a title menu, which lists the titles a vailable on them. It helps you to start play-[...]

51 Disc Pla yback Special pla yback Resume pla yback Y ou can resume pla yback from where y ou stopped it last time. 1 During pla yback, press ST OP C . The resume message will a ppear . 2 Press PLA Y B . Within a few seconds, pla yback will resume fr om the point at which it stopped last. Y ou can r esume pla yback at the same point ev en if you t[...]

52 Disc Pla yback Special pla yback (cont’ d) Skipping TV commer cials during pla yback Y ou can skip TV commercials b y pressing CM SKIP in order to enjoy the r ecorded pr ograms without interruption. 1 During pla yback, press CM SKIP . Normal pla yback will start at 30- second advanced point from where y ou press CM SKIP . Every time you pr ess[...]

53 Disc Pla yback Special pla yback (cont’ d) Step b y step pla yback 1 During pla yback, press PA USE F . Pla yback will be paused and sound will be muted. 2 Press SKIP G r epeatedly . The pla yback will advance one frame (or step) at a time when y ou pr ess SKIP G . The sound will be muted. To pla y back step b y step backward: Press SKIP H r e[...]

54 Disc Pla yback Special pla yback (cont’ d) Zoom 1 During pla yback, press ZOOM. Zoom menu will appear . There ar e four options (x 1 .0, x 1 .2, x 1 .5 and x2.0), which will be displa yed excluding the curr ent zoom rate . 2 Select a desired z oom factor to zoom using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. The zoom area will be displa yed. 3 Select [...]

55 Disc Pla yback Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Special pla yback (cont’ d) Mark er Setup This featur e allows you to assign a specific point on a disc to be called back later . 1 During pla yback, press DISPLA Y . The displa y menu will appea[...]

56 Disc Pla yback Sear ch Title/Chapter sear ch Using SKIP H / G 1 During pla yback, press SKIP G to skip the curr ent title or chapter and mo ve to the next. To go back to the beginning of the current title or cha pter , press SKIP H .P r ess it r epeatedly to go to the pr evious titles or chapters. press first. DVD VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION U[...]

57 Disc Pla yback Sear ch (cont’ d) T rack sear ch Using SKIP H / G 1 During pla yback, press SKIP G to skip the cur rent track and mo ve to the next. To go back to the beginning of the current track, press SKIP H .P r ess it repeatedl y to go to the pre vious tracks. press first. DVD Time sear ch Note • Time search function is a vail- able onl[...]

58 Disc Pla yback Repeat/Random/Pr ogram pla yback Note • The A-B Repeat playback can only be set within the cur- re nt title (for D VDs), or cur- r ent track (f or Audio CDs). •T o cancel the repeat pla y- back, select OFF at STEP 2. The repeat setting will be also cleared when y ou stop pla yback. •Y ou cannot select “Group” f or r epea[...]

59 Disc Pla yback Repeat/Random/Pr ogram pla yback (cont’ d) Note •T o erase tracks you selected, press CLEAR/C .RESET . •Y ou can make pr ogram set- tings up to 50. •T o cancel program pla yback, press ST OP C twice during program pla yback. “Pla ymode OFF” appears on the scr een. •Y ou ma y also select a desired track using the Numb[...]

60 Disc Pla yback Selecting a format of audio and video Note • Some discs will only allow y ou to change the sound- track from the disc’ s menu. Press T OP MENU or MENU/LIST to displa y the disc’ s menu. • On D VD-R W discs recorded in VR mode with both main and sub audio , you can switch to main (L), sub audio (R) or a mix of both (L/R). ?[...]

61 Disc Pla yback Selecting a format of audio and video (cont’ d) Note • Some discs will only allow y ou to change subtitles fr om the disc menu. Press T OP MENU or MENU/LIST to displa y the disc menu. • If a 4-digit language code a ppears in the subtitle menu at STEP 2, please refer to the Language code on page 1 02. When pla ying back Audio[...]

62 Selecting a format of audio and video (cont’ d) Disc Pla yback Switching camera angles Some D VD Video discs feature scenes shot from tw o or mor e angles. The disc package should be mark ed with an angle icon if it contains multi-angle scenes. 1 During pla yback, press DISPLA Y . Displa y menu will appear . Screen f or D VD: Angle icon appear[...]

63 Editing Information on disc editing Title List allows y ou to check the titles recor ded on the disc easily . Y ou can choose a title to pla y back from this scr een and easily edit the titles as y ou pref er . 1 . Titles recor ded on the disc can be selected for editing by pr essing ENTER with the Cursor on the title. 2. Protect icon, which app[...]

64 Editing Information on disc editing (cont’ d) Editing original titles The following items ar e a vailable for editing of the original titles. •D eleting titles (Refer to page 69) • Setting titles to protect (Ref er to page 70) • Releasing titles from pr otecting (Refer to page 71) Editing pla ylists Y ou can create a pla ylist from origi[...]

This operation ma y tak e a while to be completed. 65 Editing Editing D VD-R W discs in Video mode Deleting titles Y ou can delete titles which you do not need anymor e. Be advised that the titles once deleted cannot be reco ver ed. In Video mode, recordable disc space of D VD-R W disc will increase when the last title on the Title List is deleted.[...]

66 Editing Putting names on titles Editing D VD-R W discs in Video mode (cont’ d) Y ou can name titles and change the names from this men u. The names you put on the titles will be displa yed on a Title List. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Title List” using Cursor K /[...]

67 Editing Editing D VD-R W discs in Video mode (cont’ d) 5 To enter a title name, follo w the STEPs of “Guide to edit title name” on this pag e . character set area f or entering title names When you finish entering a title name, press ENTER . Confirmation window will appear . 6 Select “Y es” using Cursor K / L , then pr ess ENTER. The n[...]

68 Editing Editing D VD-R W discs in Video mode (cont’ d) Note •Y ou cannot select a time internal for mark ers bey ond a length of the title. •T he inter val betw een mark ers ma y slightly de viate from the one specified at the STEP 5. •A chapter mark er ma y be dela yed accor ding to the r ecor ding content. Setting or clearing chapter m[...]

69 Editing VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION Deleting titles Deleting titles Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Original) When a title is deleted from an Original in VR mode, the record- able disc space will increase. Be advised that the titles once deleted cannot be reco ver ed. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. [...]

6 70 Editing Setting titles to pr otect Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Original) (cont’ d) To prev ent accidental editing or title erasing, you can protect the contents in the Original menu. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Original” using Cursor K / L , then press [...]

71 Editing Y ou can cancel the titles-protecting f eature. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Original” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Original list will appear . 3 Select a desired title using Cursor K / L / { / B , then press ENTER. Edit menu will appear . “Prot[...]

72 Editing Deleting titles Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) In VR mode, even if a title is delet- ed from a Pla ylist, the original title will remain on the Original. The recor dable disc space will not increase. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Playlist” usi[...]

73 Editing VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) Deleting parts of titles Y ou can delete a specific par t of a title. Even if a part of a title is deleted from the Pla ylist, the original title will remain as it was, and the r ecor dable disc space will not increase. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc?[...]

74 Editing Putting names on titles Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) 6 Select “Delete” using Cursor K / L , then pr ess ENTER. Confirmation window will appear . 7 Select “Y es” using Cursor K / L , then pr ess ENTER. Part of a title will be deleted. 8 After this operation is com- pleted, press SETUP to exit. Writing [...]

75 Editing Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) 3 Select a desired title using Cursor K / L / { / B , then press ENTER. Edit menu will appear . 4 Select “Edit Title Name” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. A window for entering a title name will appear . 5 To enter a title name, follo w the STEPs of “Guide to edit tit[...]

76 Editing Setting or clearing chapter mark ers Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) Y ou can put chapter mark ers on each title and can use them for the chapter sear ch featur e . Y ou can put a chapter mark er anywher e you want until the total n umber of the mark ers reaches 999. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Curso[...]

77 Editing Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) 5 Use SKIP H / G , E / D , PLA Y B , and P AUSE F to decide the point for a new chapter mark er . Or , use SKIP H / G to decide a chapter mark er that y ou will delete. Select “Add” or “Delete” accordingly using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Confirmation window will app[...]

Setting pictures f or thumbnails 78 Editing Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) Y ou can set an image picture to each title as thumbnail. It helps y ou r emember the contents of the title during pla yback.The default setting chooses the first scene of each title as the thumbnail. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor [...]

79 Editing Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) Dividing a title Y ou can divide a title into two new titles. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Playlist” using Cursor K / L , then pr ess ENTER. Pla ylist will appear . 3 Select a desired title using Cur[...]

80 Editing Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) Combining titles Y ou can combine two titles into a single title. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Playlist” using Cursor K / L , then pr ess ENTER. Pla ylist will appear . 3 Select a desired title using[...]

81 Editing Adding titles to a Pla ylist Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) Y ou can add or delete a title on the Pla ylist as you pr efer . Y ou can add up to 99 titles to a Pla ylist. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Playlist” using Cursor K / L , [...]

82 Editing Deleting a Pla ylist Editing D VD-R W discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont’ d) Note • Deleting a Pla ylist will not increase the r ecordable disc space. A Pla ylist can be deleted if no longer needed. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Playlist” using Cursor K [...]

83 Editing Deleting titles Editing D VD-R discs Y ou can delete titles which you no longer need. The recor dable disc space will not change. The deleted titles cannot be r eco ver ed. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Title List” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Titl[...]

84 Editing Putting names on titles Editing D VD-R discs (cont’ d) Y ou can name the titles and change the names from this men u. The names you put on the titles will be displa yed on a Title List. 1 Press SETUP . Select “Disc” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear . 2 Select “Title List” using Cursor K / L , then pr[...]

4 Select “Edit Title Name” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. A window for entering a title name will appear . 5 To enter a title name, follo w the STEPs of “Guide to edit title name” on this pag e . character set area f or entering title names When you finish entering a title name, press ENTER . Confirmation window will appear . 6 Sele[...]

86 T our of the Setting men u Changing the Setting menu Note •I f you change the settings in the set- ting menu, the information of con- tents sta ys on ev en after the pow er is switched off. • An item which is not curr ently a vail- able is gra yed out in setting men u. 1 . Language setting Pages 87-88 Pages 89-90 Pages 91-92 Pages 93-94 2. D[...]

87 Changing the Setting menu Languag e setting 1 Press SETUP . Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . If Advanced Setting Menu is displa yed, proceed to STEP 3. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Advanced Setting Menu will appear . 3 Select “Playback” using Cursor K / L , then press ENT[...]

88 Changing the Setting menu Languag e setting (cont’ d) Playback P arental Lock All TV Aspect 4:3 Letter Box Subtitle Language OFF Digital Out A udio Language Original F ast Forward with A udio ON Progressive OFF Dynamic Range Control ON Disc Menu Language English DVD Playback P arental Lock All TV Aspect 4:3 Letter Box Subtitle Language OFF Dig[...]

VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINA TION 89 Changing the Setting menu Displa y setting 1 Press SETUP . Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . If Advanced Setting Menu is displa yed, proceed to STEP 3. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Advanced Setting Menu will appear . 3 Select “Display” using C[...]

90 Changing the Setting menu Displa y setting (cont’ d) Display OSD Language English FL Dimmer Bright Screen Saver 10 minutes DVD VCR OSD Language Français Español English DVD VCR • Select a setting using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Y our setting will be activated. OSD Languag e (Default : English) SKIP 2 and 3 Set the language for OSD ([...]

91 Changing the Setting menu Audio setting 1 Press SETUP . Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . If Advanced Setting Menu is displa yed, proceed to STEP 3. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Advanced Setting Menu will appear . 3 Select “Playback” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. [...]

92 Changing the Setting menu Audio setting (cont’ d) Playback P arental Lock All TV Aspect 4:3 Letter Box Digital Out F ast Forward with A udio ON Progressive OFF Disc Menu Language English A udio Language Original Subtitle Language OFF Dynamic Range Control ON DVD Playback P arental Lock All TV Aspect 4:3 Letter Box Digital Out Disc Menu Languag[...]

93 Changing the Setting menu Settings for P arental lock le vel 1 Press SETUP . Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . If Advanced Setting Menu is displa yed, proceed to STEP 3. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu” using Cursor K / L , then press ENTER. Advanced Setting Menu will appear . 3 Select “Playback” using Cursor K / L[...]

94 Changing the Setting menu Settings for P arental lock le vel (cont’ d) Playback P arental Lock All Disc Menu Language English TV Aspect 4:3 Letter Box Subtitle Language OFF Digital Out A udio Language Original F ast Forward with A udio ON Progressive OFF Dynamic Range Control ON DVD P arental Lock 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All DVD P arental Lock P assw [...]

95 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Recording VCR functions Pla yback 1 Press PO WER on the remote control or the fr ont panel of the unit. When you ar e pla ying a video- tape, turn the TV on and be sure to select the input to which the unit is co[...]

96 VCR functions Recording and One-touch Timer Recor ding (cont’ d) This featur e allows you to set the r ecording length simpl y by pressing REC/O TR on the remote contr ol or the front panel of the unit. 1 During normal recor ding, press REC/O TR to begin one- touch timer recor ding. Y ou can select a fixed r ecording time by pr essing REC/O TR[...]

97 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Other operations F ast f orward: When the unit is in stop mode, press g to fast forwar d the videotape. Rewind: When the unit is in stop mode, press h to r ewind the videotape. To cue or re view picture during pl[...]

98 Others Tr oubleshooting Befor e requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the pr oblem y ou are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part ma y eliminate the pr oblem and restor e proper operation. Symptom Remedy The pow er does not turn on. • Check that the A C pow er cord is conn[...]

99 Others Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Tr oubleshooting (cont’ d) Symptom Remedy The unit starts playing back the disc automatically . • The D VD-Video featur es an auto pla yback function. Some functions such as Stop , Search, or Slow-moti[...]

Disc Err or Recording Err or Recording Err or Region Err or Parental Lock On Recording Err or --- Please eject the disc. - - - Pla yback featur e ma y not be a vailable on this Disc. --- Please eject the disc. - - - Pla yback is not authorized in your region. --- Please eject the disc. - - - The curr ent selected parental lev el prohibits pla yback[...]

101 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Y ou can watch the TV programs with the tuner of the unit. (Usually channel 3 or 4 of the TV is available for the RF conv erter setting.) Be sure to con- nect the unit to a TV using the Round Coaxial cable. Refe[...]

102 Others Languag e code Languag e Code Language Code Langua ge Code (Afan) Oromo 6 1 59 Abkhazian 4748 Afar 4747 Afrikaans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4759 Arabic 4764 Armenian 547 1 Assamese 4765 Aymara 477 1 Azerbaijani 4772 Bashkir 4847 Basque 5 1 67 Bengali;Bangla 4860 Bhutani 5072 Bihari 4854 Bislama 4855 Breton 4864 Bulgarian 4853 Burmese 59[...]

103 Others Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Glossar y Analog audio An electrical signal that directl y r epr esents sound. In contrast, digi- tal audio can be an electrical sig- nal, but is an indirect repr esenta- tion of sound. See also Digital a[...]

104 Others Specifications Recording Input/Output Recording format Recordable discs Video Recording format (D VD-R W only), Video format (D VD-R W , D VD-R) D VD-ReRecordable, D VD-Recordable Audio recor ding format Sampling frequency Compression format Video recor ding format Sampling frequency Compression format 1 3.5MHz MPEG 48kHz Dolby Digital V[...]

105 Español Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español A VISO: P ARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIO O ELECTR OCHOQUE NO EXPONGA ESTE AP ARA T O A LA HUMED AD . Este dispositivo cumple con la Parte 1 5 de las reglas de la FCC (Comisión F ederal de Comunicaci[...]

106 Impor tantes Medidas de Seguridad y Pr ecauciones 1 ) Lea las instrucciones - Lea detenidamente todas las instruc- ciones de seguridad y operación antes de usar el producto . 2) Conser v e las instrucciones - Conser v e las instrucciones de seguridad y operación para consultas futuras. 3) Respete las advertencias - Obser v e estrictamente tod[...]

107 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Fácil grabación de D VD Español Estas instrucciones le a yudarán a entender fácilmente cómo grabar discos D VD . Asegúrese que las pilas están en el mando a distancia y que ha conectado cor rectamente es[...]

108 Fácil grabación de D VD (cont.) Español P aso 3: Seleccione la v elocidad de grabación P aso 5: Grabe en discos D VD P aso 4: Seleccione el canal deseado P aso 6: P are la grabación Suger encia 1 : Reproduzca el contenido grabado Puede seleccionar el título que desea repr oducir de un menú indicado y empiece a repr oducir inmedi- atament[...]

109 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu VCR functions Others Español Repr oducción con videograbadora Español 1 Presione PO WER en el mando a distancia o el panel frontal de la unidad. Cuando repr oduzca una cinta, conecte el TV y asegúrese de seleccionar la entrada donde se c[...]

110 Español Nota • Para ver un canal mientras graba en otro 1 ) Mientras está grabando en la unidad, presione VIDEO/TV . 2) En la caja de cable o caja de satélite, seleccione el canal que desea ver . Si se conectó la unidad a una caja de cable o caja de satélite, consulte la sección de “C onnection to a cable box or satellite box” en la[...]

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