GoVideo VR3845 manual

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2 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. W ARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a bookcase or similar unit. CA UTION: This product employs a Laser System. T o ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’ s[...]

3 Im por ta n t Saf ety I ns tr uctio ns 1 Read these instructions - All these safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated . 2 Keep these instructions - The safety , operat- ing and use instructions should be retained for future ref erence . 3 Heed all warnings - All warnings on the prod- uct and in the operating[...]

4 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide T a bl e of C on ten ts 1 - W elc ome Unpacking / 7 Compatible Media / 7 • Playback and rec ording / 7 • Playback only / 7 F ront P anel / 8 F ront P anel Display / 9 Rear P anel / 10 Remote Contr ol / 11 2 - C onnections Antenna/Basic Cable Connections / 13 Cable Box/Sat ellite Receiver Connections / 14 Bas[...]

5 About Recording / 39 • About Disc T ypes/F ormats / 39 • Notes on Recording / 39 Basic Recording / 40 • Recording from T V / 40 • One-T ouch Recording / 40 • W atching and Recording / 40 Recording F rom External Devices / 41 • Recording from a Camc order/ Other Device / 4 1 • Notes on DV Recording / 41 • DV T roubleshooting / 41 T[...]

6 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide 1 W elc ome This Chapter pr ovides a basic introduction to the DVD Recorder+VCR, including an over view of the front panel, rear panel, and remot e control.[...]

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8 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide F r on t P an el 1 POWER button 2 DVD deck 3 DVD EJECT button 4 VCR deck 5 VCR EJECT button 6 A UDIO/VIDEO 2 IN jacks 7 S-VIDEO IN jack 8 DV IN jack 9 CHANNEL  /  buttons 1 0 C OPY button 1 1 F ront P anel Display (see page 9) 1 2 Remote Sensor 1 3 DVD/VCR SELECT button 1 4 REC ORD  button 1 5 P AUSE ?[...]

9 F r on t P an el Di sp la y When lit , indicates: 1 Current disc type 2 Timer recording in progr ess 3 Recording in progress 4 Pr ogram playback enabled 5 Current title number 6 Disc loaded 7 T ape loaded 8 DVD-R W ( VR mode) disc loaded 9 T V mode active 1 0 Current chapt er/track number 1 1 Copy in pr ogress 1 2 F ront panel keys locked 1 3 T a[...]

1 0 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Re ar P an el 1 ANTENNA IN jack 2 AC P o wer cord 3 OPTICAL DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT jack 4 S-VIDEO OUT jack 5 A UDIO/VIDEO 1 IN jacks 6 A UDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks 7 C OMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT jacks 8 A UDIO OUT jacks 9 ANTENNA OUT jack 1 0 C OAXIAL DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT jack Rear panel overview :    [...]

1 1 Re mo te C ont r o l 1 POWER button EJECT button 2 DVD button VCR button INPUT button 3 0-9 buttons 4 TITLE button C OPY button 5 REW  /FF  buttons PREV  /NEXT  buttons 6 P AUSE/STEP  butt on PLA Y  button ST OP  button 7 DISC MENU/LIST button 8 ARROW  buttons CH  buttons TRACK+/- buttons 9 DISPLA Y button[...]

1 2 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide 2 C onnec tions This Chapter sho ws you ho w to connect the DVD Recorder+VCR t o your T V and other home theater components. • F or basic connections, see pages 13-15. • F or advanc ed connections, see pages 16-19.[...]

1 3 A n t en na /Ba si c C ab le C o nn ection s       If you are using an antenna or basic cable T V ser vice: 1 Connect the RF coaxial cable from y our antenna or cable wall jack to the rear panel of the DVD Recor[...]

1 4 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide C a ble Bo x/Sa t el li t e R ec eiv e r C on ne c tio ns             If you are[...]

1 5 Bas ic T V C on nectio ns               If your T V has standard RF or A V inputs: 1 Connect the supplied RF cable from the DVD[...]

1 6 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Enh an c ed Vi de o Op ti on s If your T V has S-V ideo or Component/P rogressiv e Scan Video inputs, you can enjoy superior picture quality (D VD playback only): 1 Connect an S-Video cable OR set of Component Video cables from the DVD Recorder+VCR t o your T V as shown. 2 Select the S-V ideo or Component V id[...]

1 7 Enh an c ed A ud io O pt ion s               If you hav e a stereo syst em or a[...]

1 8 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide NO TE: • T o record fr om the external device, see page 41. Re ar A V C on ne c tio ns          [...]

1 9 F r on t A V C on ne c tio ns               ?[...]

2 0 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide 3 S etup This Chapter allo ws you t o customize the DVD Recorder+VCR t o meet your system r equirements and personal prefer ences.[...]

2 1 Setu p Men u Ov er vie w Men u Na v ig a ti on K e y s The Setup menu allows you t o customize your DVD Recorder+VCR. Choose from these categories: • General Settings – see page 22 • Language Settings – see page 25 • Audio Settings – see page 26 • P arental L ock Settings – see page 27 • Record Settings – see page 28 • Dis[...]

2 2 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Gene r al Se tt ing s T uning Band Specifies whether the DVD Recorder+V CR is connected to an antenna or cable T V source . 1 Pr ess SETUP . 2 Select “ GENERAL ” > “ T uning Band” . 3 Choose from the follo wing: T V - Selec t if the DVD Recorder+VCR is connected to an antenna. CA T V - Select if th[...]

2 3 Aut o Clock Set Sets the clock automatically whenever the DVD Recorder+VCR is turned off . 1 Pr ess SETUP . 2 Select “ GENERAL ” > “Clock Set ” > ”Auto ” . 3 Choose from the follo wing: Time Zone - Set y our local time zone to Aut o (default), Hawaii, Alask a, P a- cific, M ountain Cen tral, or Eastern. Da ylight Savings - Se[...]

2 4 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Gene r al Se tt ing s (co ntinu ed) Pr ogressiv e Scan Activat es the Progr essive Scan output to your T V . 1 Pr ess SETUP . 2 Sel ect “GE NER AL ” > “Pr og re ss iv e Sca n ” . 3 T ur n Pr ogressive Scan on or off . • Only activate P rogressiv e Scan if your T V is capable of receiving a Pr ogre[...]

2 5 Lan gu ag e Sett in gs On-Screen Displa y Language Sets the default language for the Setup menu and On-Screen Displays . 1 Pr ess SETUP . 2 Select “LANGU AGE” > “Display Menu ” . 3 Select your preferred OSD language (English, F rançais , P ortuguês, or Espa - ñol). Disc Menu/Audio/Subtitle Languages Sets your pref erred language f[...]

2 6 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide A udi o Se tt in gs Dolby/DTS/MPEG Sets the format of the digital audio signal from the Coaxial and Optical jacks . 1 Pr ess SETUP . 2 Select “ A UDIO” > “Dolby Digital” , “DTS” , or “MPEG” . 3 Choose from the follo wing options: PCM – Select if the unit is connec ted to a 2-channel digita[...]

2 7 P ar en tal C on tr ol Set ti ng s P arental C ontrol Rating Blocks playback of rat ed DVDs based on their content. Not all discs are rated . 1 Pr ess SETUP . 2 Select “L OCK” > “R ating” . 3 Enter your passw ord using the 0-9 keys. • If this is your first visit, you will be prompted to en ter and verify your “New P assword” .[...]

2 8 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Re c o r d Sett in gs Disc Recor d Mode Set s t he de fau lt qu al ity f or DVD r ec or di ng . 1 Pr ess SETUP . 2 Select “REC ORD” > “Disc Record Mode ” . 3 Choose from the follo wing: XP (best) – 1 hour/disc SP (better) – 2 hours/disc LP (good) – 4 hours/disc EP (fair) – 6 hours/disc V CR [...]

2 9 Dis c Sett in gs Initializing Discs Whenever y ou load a blank recordable disc, the DVD R ecorder+VCR will initializ e the disc (prepare it f or recording): DVD-R - DVD-R discs are alwa ys initialized in V ideo mode. They can be recorded only onc e. DVD-RW - DVD-RW discs can be initialized in VR M ode or Video Mode. When the “Initialize ” m[...]

3 0 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide F inalizing Discs F inalizing a disc enables it to be play ed on other DVD players or computers equipped with DVD-ROM drives. DVD+R W discs are finalized automatically . T o finalize a DVD+R, DVD-R, or DVD-R W disc: 1 Pr ess SETUP . 2 Select “DISC” > “F inalize ” . 3 Select “ OK” and press ENT[...]

3 1 DVD+RW - P rev ents editing , erasing , or overwriting of existing recordings. Allows regular r ecording . DVD-RW ( VR mode) - Prev ents edit- ing , erasing , and r egular recording . DVD-R/D VD-RW ( Video mo de) - Not compatible with Disc P rotect feature . Pla yback C ontr ol (PBC) PBC stands for Pla yback Contr ol and refers t o special menu[...]

3 2 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide 4 Op er ations This Chapter sho ws you ho w to use the most com- mon featur es of the DVD Recorder+VCR, including playback, recording , copying , and editing. • F or playback f eatures , see pages 34-38. • F or recor ding features , see pages 39-43. • F or copying f eatures , see page 44. • F or editin[...]

3 3 Bas ic De ck C o n tr o ls POWER Pr ess the POWER but- ton to turn the DVD Recorder+VCR on and off . DVD Pr ess the DVD button when you want t o control the DVD deck. VCR Pr ess the VCR button when you want t o control the VCR deck. INPUT Pr ess the INPUT button to select the desired input: T uner (Built-in T uner), A V1 (Rear A/V input), A V2 [...]

3 4 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Pla ying a T ape T o play a VHS tape: 1 Pr ess VCR to c ontrol the VCR deck. 2 T ur n your T V on and select the video input connected to the DVD Recorder+VCR. • If the unit is connected to an audio system, turn it on and select the ap - propriate input. 3 Load y our videotape in the VCR deck. • If the uni[...]

3 5 Sp eci al D VD P la y bac k Op ti on s A-B Sets two points (A and B) to repeat in a c ontinuous loop . P ress once to set point A. P ress twice to set point B. Press thr ee times to cancel. A UDIO Displays alternativ e soundtracks/audio formats on the DVD (if av ailable). DISPLA Y Pr ess once to view current disc status. Press twice to view pla[...]

3 6 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Sp eci al V CR P la y ba ck Op ti on s A UDIO Sets tape audio to HiF i, Left, R ight or Mono. CLEAR Resets the current tape counter position t o 0:00:00. T o automatically go to tape count er posi- tion 0:00:00, press RETURN while the tape is in Stop mode. DISPLA Y Displays pla yback infor- mation, including e[...]

3 7 A udi o C D/ MP 3 Pl a yb ac k Pla ying A udio CDs or MP3/ WMA F iles T o play an A udio CD , or MP3/WMA files on a recordable CD/DVD: 1 Load y our disc in the disc tray . • The “Music” menu appears. 2 Use the  keys to select a track, then press PLA Y  to star t playback. • F or MP3/WMA discs, first selec t the desired folder[...]

3 8 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide JP EG P la yb ac k Viewing JPEG F iles T o play JPEG files on a recordable CD or DVD: 1 Load y our disc in the disc tray . • The “Photo ” menu appears. 2 Use the arrow keys to select an image (or folder), then press ENTER. 3 Choose from the follo wing options: Open - Opens the selected folder and displa[...]

3 9 A bou t Re c o r di ng 4 - Operations About Disc T ypes/F ormats • DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+R W discs are always f ormatted in “ Video” mode— the same as pre-recor ded DVD-Video discs. Once finalized, you can play DVD-R, DVD+R, or DVD+R W discs in most regular DVD play ers. • DVD-R W discs can be formatted in “ V ideo Recording ( VR)” o[...]

4 0 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Recor ding from T V T o record a T V show to a DVD or VHS tape: 1 T ur n on the DVD Recorder+VCR and load a recordable disc or tape . • Make sure your T V input is set to view the DVD Recorder+VCR. 2 Pr ess DVD to control the DVD deck, or VCR to contr ol the VCR deck. 3 Pr ess REC MODE to set the desired rec[...]

4 1 R e c o r d i n g F r o m E x t e r n a l D e v i c e s 4 - Operations Recor ding from a Camc order/Other Device T o record fr om a camcorder or other external device: 1 Connect your external device to the front or rear inputs; see pages 18-19. 2 Pr ess INPUT repeatedly to view: A V1 - F or a device connected to the rear A V1 Input. A V2 - F or[...]

4 2 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide T im er R ec or di ng Setting a Timer Recording Y ou can program up t o 8 recordings up to a month in adv ance. T o program a timer recording: 1 Before y ou begin, make sure the clock is set correctly ; see page 23. 2 Inser t a recordable disc or VHS tape. 3 Pr ess TIMER to displa y the “ T imer Record” me[...]

4 3 Timer Rec ording Notes • The Timer indicator lights on the front panel displa y when the DVD Recorder+VCR is ready f or timer re - cording . • If the Disc and T ape indicator are blinking, either no disc or tape is loaded , or the loaded disc is not re- cordable . • The DVD Recorder+VCR will r ecord the audio according to the curren t T V[...]

4 4 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide C opying D VD to V CR T o copy a DVD to VHS tape: 1 Inser t the disc you wish to c opy in the DVD deck and close the tray . 2 Inser t a blank VHS tape in the VCR deck. 3 Pr ess DVD to control the DVD deck. 4 F ind the place on the DVD from which you want t o star t recording (using the PLA Y  , FF  , and[...]

4 5 A bou t E di ti ng Editing T erminology The follo wing are editing terms used by this DVD Recorder+VCR: Title – A recor ding (such as a T V show) on a DVD . Each time you star t a new recording , a new title is created . Chapter – Sections of a title. Y ou can hav e chapters created aut omatically every 5 or 10 minutes during record- ing; s[...]

4 6 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide E di ti ng O pt io ns Adding C hapter Markers +R, +RW , -R W ( VR) Y ou can divide your titles up in to chapters by adding chapter markers during playback or recor ding. 1 Pr ess DISC MENU/LIST . 2 Select a recorded title and press PLA Y  . 3 During playback, press ADD CHAP t o add a chapter marker at the c[...]

4 7 Making a New Pla ylist -RW ( VR) Y ou can creat e a custom playlist of the contents of y our recor ded discs. Y ou can then edit this playlist without disturbing the original contents of the disc . 1 Pr ess DISC MENU/LIST . 2 Select the first title (or chapter) you want to add to y our new playlist and press ENTER. 3 Select “P laylist Add”[...]

4 8 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Deleting Titles/Chapters +R, +RW , -R, -RW ( Video), -RW ( VR) There are tw o places to delete titles and chapters: Pla ylist Menu - If you delete a title or chapter from the “Pla ylist ” menu, it is only remov ed from the playlist; the title/chapter remains in the “Original” menu. Original Menu - If y[...]

4 9 Naming a Title +R, +RW , -R, -RW ( Video), -RW ( VR) T o name a recorded title (up t o 32 characters): 1 Pr ess DISC MENU/LIST . 2 Select the title you wish to name and press ENTER. 3 Select “Rename ” or “Edit” > “Rename” and press ENTER. • The keyboard menu appears. 4 Enter a name f or the title. • Use the arro w keys to sel[...]

5 0 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Splitting a Title +RW T o split a title into two parts: 1 Pr ess DISC MENU/LIST . 2 Select the title you wish to split and press ENTER. 3 Select “Divide ” and press ENTER. • The “ Title Edit-Divide” menu ap- pears. 4 Pr ess PLA Y  to star t playback. 5 When playback r eaches the point at which you[...]

5 1 4 - Operations Hiding a Title or Chapter +R, +RW T o hide a title or chapter from pla ying (without deleting it from the disc): 1 Pr ess DISC MENU/LIST . 2 Select the title or chapter you wish to hide and press ENTER. 3 Select “Hide ” and press ENTER. • The thumbnail for the selected title or chapter will dim. 4 When you pla y the disc, t[...]

5 2 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide Overwriting a Title +RW T o ov er write an existing title with a new recording: 1 Use the CH  /  or INPUT keys to select the source you want t o record (Ch#, A V1, A V2, or DV ). 2 Pr ess DISC MENU/LIST to display the “ T itle List” menu. 3 Select the title you want to ov er write. 4 Pr ess REC  t[...]

5 3 5 Help This Chapter sho ws you ho w to get help , including troubleshooting , customer suppor t, and warr anty information.[...]

5 4 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide P r og r a mm in g the R em ot e Pr ogramming the Remote to C ontr ol Y our T V Y ou can program the DVD Recorder+VCR remot e control t o operate man y T V brands and models. 1 In the char t at right, find the code(s) corresponding to y our brand of T V . 2 While holding down the T V POWER button, ent er the [...]

5 5 Lan gu ag e C ode s Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Ameharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Aymara 6588 Azerbaijani 6590 Bashkir 6665 Basque 6985 Bengali; Bangla 6678 Bhutani 6890 Bihari 6672 Breton 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Byelorussian 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croat[...]

5 6 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide C ou n try C od es Afghanistan AF Argentina AR Australia AU Austria A T Belgium BE Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Brazil BR Cambodia KH Canada CA Chile CL China CN Colombia CO Congo CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Czech Republic CZ Denmark DK Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Ethiopia ET Fiji FJ Finland FI Fr ance FR Germa[...]

5 7 T ro ub le sh oot in g SYMPTOM CA USE SOL UTION No power . Pow er cord is disconnected . Plug power c ord into rear panel and wall outlet securely . No picture. T V not set to receive DVD Recorder+VCR signal output. Select appropriate video input on T V so picture from DVD Recorder+VCR appears on screen. Video cable not connected securely . Con[...]

5 8 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide T ro ub le sh oot in g (c ont inued ) SYMPTOM CA USE SOL UTION Cannot play rec orded disc on other DVD player . Disc not finalized. Finaliz e disc; see page 30. Disc recorded in VR mode . Other player must be VR compatible. Some players will not pla y even finalized discs. No solution. Discs recorded with co[...]

5 9 Handling Discs • Do not touch the play- back side of the disc. • Hold the disc by the edges so that finger - prints will not get on the sur face • Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. Storing Discs • After playing , store the disc in its case. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat , and nev er leav e it in[...]

6 0 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide T ec hn ica l Spe ci fica tio ns • Specifications and product design are subject to change without notice. General Po wer requirements AC 120 V , 60 Hz Po wer consumption 35W Dimensions (approx.) 430 X 78.5 X 354 mm (16.9 x 3.1 x 13.9 inches) (w x h x d) Mass (approx.) 5.6 kg (12.32 lbs) Operating temp . 5[...]

6 1 Restrictions on Video Recor ding • Y ou cannot rec ord copy-prot ected video using this recorder . Copy-pro - tected video includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite br oadcasts. If copy-protected material is enc oun- tered during a recor ding , recor ding will pause or stop automatically and an error message will be display ed on-screen. ?[...]

6 2 DVD Recor der+VCR User ’ s Guide W arr an ty GoVideo Limited W arranty Who Pr ovides the Limited W arran ty During the warranty period, the GoVideo W arranty Administrat or will honor ser vice for 90 da ys labor , 1 year parts from the original date of consumer purchase. See below f or Commercial, Industrial or Educational use cov erage. R em[...]

6 3 In de x A A-B button 35, 37 Adding/Deleting Channels 22 Aspect Ratio 23 A UDIO button 33, 35, 36, 37 Audio CD Pla yback 37 Audio Language 25 AutoPla y 31 Auto Channel Search 22 Auto Clock Set 23 C CH+/- buttons 33 Channel Settings 22, 23 Chapter Markers Auto 28 Manual 46 CLEAR button 36 Clock Set Auto 23 Manual 23 Combining Chapters 50 Compatib[...]

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