Palsonic DVDR313 manual

DVD R 313 DVD RECORDER PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD 1 JOYNTON AVENUE WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA TEL: (02) 9313 7111 FAX: (02) 9313 7555 www.palsonic.com.au PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE AUSTRALIA: 1300 657 888[...]

The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is inte[...]

CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Please carefully study this manual and always keep it available. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be aware of. 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and op[...]

UNPACKING When shipping the player, the original shipping carton and packing comes in handy. For maximum protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory. It is normal for your changer tray to partially open after you have unpacked the unit. This is a feature designed to allow easier access to disc inside the tray during diag[...]

Table of Contents 4 Safety Precautions ............................ Safety Information ............................. Introduction ....................................... Table of Contents .............................. Caution .............................................. Identification of Controls .................... Operating instructions of th[...]

CAUTION 5 1. To prolong the life of your equipment, please do not use scratched, dusty or poor quality discs. 2. You will need to FINALISE a disc after recording, to play on other equipment. You cannot record or make changes to a disc once it is FINALISED. Please keep the disc clean at all times to prevent damage. 3. You cannot record more than one[...]

6 3 1 2 4 7 9 11 12 5 8 6 10 REAR PANEL FRONT PANEL 1. RF SIGNAL INPUT 2. RF SIGNAL OUTPUT 3. COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT (REAR) 4. S-VIDEO INPUT (REAR) 5. AUDIO INPUT (REAR LEFT/RIGHT) 6. COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 7. S-VIDEO OUTPUT 8. AUDIO OUTPUT (MIXED) 9. COMPONENT OUTPUT FOR PROGRESSIVE SCAN 10. DIGITAL AUDIO-COAXIAL OUTPUT 11. DIGITAL AUDIO- OPTICAL O[...]

Identification of Controls 7 REMOTE CONTROL THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE REMOTE CONTROL STANDBY OPEN/CLOSE MUTE I/P USB REPEAT ADD/CLEAR TITLE GOTO RETURN PLAY STOP EDIT SELECT 1394 DISPLAY PAUSE/STEP SUB-T MENU VOL- VOL+ SETUP SLOW FWD REV AUDIO ANGLE NEXT PREV DICS OPER SOURCE REC/OTR[...]

8 1. Push the leaf spring down and out to remove the battery compartment cover. 2. Insert two size AA batteries according to the "+" and "-" markings. 3. Make sure the batteries have been properly installed, then close the battery compartment cover. Notes: Do not mix different types together, or old batteries with new batteries.[...]

Connection 9 CONNECTION FOR AUDIO OUTPUT Enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround by connecting an amplifier and speaker system (right and left front speakers, a centre speaker and subwoofer). Enjoy the dynamic sound of Digital Stereo by connecting an amplifier equipped with a digital audio input and speaker system (right and left front speakers, a centre sp[...]

Connection 10 NOTE Refer to the manual of the connected TV Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections.. Signal Input YOUR RECORDER AUDIO Signal Output CONNECTION FOR VIDEO OUTPUT GOOD COMPONENT/ PSCAN CONNECTION (BEST) BETTER Connect your recorder with the S-Video cable, if the TV has an S-Video input. Do not connect[...]

Connection CONNECTION FOR AV SIGNAL (A/V REAR INPUT) 11 THE RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO ENJOY OR RECORD PROGRAMS WITH SIGNAL FROM AV SYSTEMS SUCH AS VCR, DVD PLAYER, ETC. NOTE Refer to the manual of the connected system. Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections. YOUR RECORDER Connect your recorder with the S-Video cable[...]

Connection 12 RECORDER REAR RECORDER FRONT Connect your recorder with the S-Video cable, if the Signal Source has an S-Video input. Do not connect the yellow video cable if using the S-Video cable. NOTE Refer to the manual of the connected system. Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections. TV set Audio out Video out[...]

MP3 & Progressive Scan WHAT IS PROGRESSIVE SCAN? 13 MP3 refers to a new format of music files available for playback over the internet. The popularity of MP3 allows people to download music from MP3 websites onto ones home computer. Progressive Scan creates a picture with double the scan lines of traditional component video pictures and creates[...]

Playing Back a Disc PLAYING A NORMAL DISC 14 1. TITLE 01/01/00 12:03:47 SP00:00:20 1. TITLE 01/01/00 12:06:50 HQ00:00:20 1. TITLE 01/01/00 12:08:57 SLP00:00:20 Index Picture Screen 1. Power on your recorder. 2. Insert a DVD disc. 3. Press Directional Keys or the number buttons to select the title. 4. Press the SELECT or PLAY button. The DVD video p[...]

PLAYING A DVD+R OR DVD+RW OR DVD-R OR DVD-RW DISC 24 GENERAL FEATURES All playback operation can be realised by the navigation. During playback, press DISPLAY button twice to access the control bar: The details of every functions is as follows: Press RIGHT/LEFT to highlight one icon and press SELECT to enter, after pressing UP/DOWN to select item, [...]

Playing Back a Disc GENERAL FEATURES 16 1. Fast forward playbac k Press during normal playback. The speed will cycle with each press as: FF2, FF4, FF16, FF32 or play. Press PLAY to resume normal playback. 2. Fast reverse playback Press during normal playback. The speed will cycle with each press as: FB2, FB4, FB16, FB32 or play. Press PLAY to resum[...]

Locating a Specific Title/Chapter/Track LOCATING A TITLE USING THE TITLE MENU 17 DVD VIDEO DISCS ARE NORMALLY DIVIDED INTO TITLES AND SUB-DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS. SIMILARLY, CD'S (AUDIO, HDCD, and MP3) ARE DIVIDED INTO TRACKS. YOU CAN CONVENIENTLY LOCATE ANY SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK WITH THIS DVD PLAYER. You can locate a specific title [...]

LOCATING A TITLE 18 If a DVD video disc contains title numbers, you can locate a specific title by directly selecting a title number. 1. Press GOTO during playback . The control bar will display on the screen. 2. To select a desired Chapter, input the number of an available chapter, then press SELECT to confirm. 3. To select your desired title, pre[...]

Playing Repeatedly HOW TO REPEAT A TITLE, CHAPTER OR TRACK 19 THIS RECORDER ALL ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT REPEATEDLY. (TITLE REPEAT, CHAPTER/TRACK REPEAT, A-B REPEAT) 1. Press the REPEAT button during playback. The repeat mode changes, each time you press the REPEAT Button. 1. Press DISPLAY button twice to [...]

Playing USB PLAYING USB/DV 20 USB Function 1. During use USB, press the USB button. The player will start playback now. 2. Pull out the USB to exit USB. DV Function 1. Connect the DV with this recorder through DV terminal. 2. Press 1394 button to change the signal source to DV monitor state. 3. Press Play button to play. USB DV[...]

Selecting Camera Angles/Language & Audio Settings HOW TO SELECT LANGUAGE AND AUDIO SETTING 21 THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LANGUAGES. HOW TO CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE If the video on the DVD was recorded with multiple angles, you have the option to change the camera angle of the scene you are watching. Pres[...]

Playing in a Favourite Order HOW TO SET TITLES/CHAPTER/TRACKS IN A FAVOURITE ORDER 22 THIS PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO PROGRAM UP TO 99 ITEMS INTO MEMORY AND THEN PLAY THEM BACK IN THAT ORDER. (PROGRAM/PLAYBACK) 1. Press DISPLAY button twice to access the control bar. 2. Highlight by pressing RIGHT/LEFT, press SELECT. 3. Use UP/DOWN to select PROGRAM and [...]

Selecting Subtitles HOW TO DISPLAY SUBTITLES 23 THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO DISPLAY THE SUBTITLES FROM THOSE INCLUDED ON THE DISC ON TO YOUR TV SCREEN. Press the SUBTITLE button during playback to choose one of the subtitles available on the disc, or turn the subtitle off. Note: Due to the nature of some DVD’s, you may not be able to turn off the[...]

Using the On-Screen Displays CHECKING THE OPERATIONAL STATUS 24 THIS PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW STATUS AND DISC INFORMATION ON YOUR TV SCREEN. With this function, you can view the following information on your TV screen: -Play back status -Current title -Current chapter -Current language -Current title Time Press DISPLAY button during DVD playback. [...]

Setting the Parental Lock 25 YOU CAN USE THE PARENTAL LOCK FUNCTION ONLY WITH DVDs EQUIPPED WITH THIS FEATURE. SETTING THE PARENTAL LOCK DVDs equipped with the Parental Lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by the Parental Lock level will vary from disc to disc. For example, if the disc allows it, you could edit o[...]

Customising Function Settings 26 THIS PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMISE THE PERFORMANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCES. The SETUP MENU screen asks you to select a setting category from General, Speaker, Audio and Preferences. The selected category will provide you the setting details using the succeeding screen. 1. Press SETUP during stop status. 2. Pre[...]

Recording Options CHANNEL SEARCH 27 To record TV programs, you should search TV channels first. 1. Press SCAN to access the TV setup menu. 2. Use the UP/DOWN button to highlight SCAN and press SELECT. It will search channels automatically. During auto-searching, press STOP to cancel searching. 3. To browse the found channels, use the UP/ DOWN butto[...]

ONE-TOUCH RECORD 28 1. During normal recording, press RECORD, the recorder will automatically stop in 30 minutes. 2. The recording time will extend for another 30 minutes with each press. The length of recording time is determined by disc capacity and record quality. With your setting, if it will exceed the capacity of the disc, OTR will be cancell[...]

Recording Options TIMER RECORD 29 Source Quality Mode Date Start End VPS Item Editor OK Cancel 1. First setup the clock of your system as “CLOCK SETUP” on page 26. It is recommended to setup your local date and time. 2. Press TIMER, the record scheduler will pop up. Note: If you want to delete a scheduled recording, highlight the specific sched[...]

Editing 30 1. Insert a recorded DVD+RW/DVD-RW on the disc tray. The Index Picture screen pops up. 2. Use the direction keys to highlight the title which you want to edit. 3. Press EDIT, the edit bar appears on the screen while playing back. Press RIGHT/LEFT to highlight one icon and enter it, press UP/DOWN to select a sub-item. 4. Press EDIT to qui[...]

Editing CHAPTER EDITING 31 CHAPTER HIDE OR UNHIDE From the control bar, select the fourth icon, press SELECT repeatedly. It will cycle as follows: When is selected by pressing SELECT, a new chapter marker will be added to the current point. When is selected by pressing SELECT, the marker of the current chapter will be deleted. When is selected by p[...]

Editing TITLE ICON AND SPLIT TITLE 32 EDIT TITLE NAME 1. Insert a recorded DVD+RW or DVD-RW on the disc tray. The Index Picture screen pops up. 2. Use the direction keys to highlight the title which you want to edit. 3. Press RIGHT, the edit bar appears on the screen while playing back. Press UP/DOWN to highlight one icon and SELECT it. 4. From the[...]

Editing EDITING A DISC OF A DVD+RW OR DVD-RW 33 1. Insert a DVD+RW or DVD-RW on the disc tray. 2. Press DISC OPER to access the disc editing menu. 3. Highlight each icon by pressing UP/DOWN. The corresponding description of each operation will be displayed on the screen (i.e. Erase disc, Rename disc, Record new title etc.) 4. Press SELECT to run th[...]

Specifications 34 Remote Control Transmitter Signal Range Power Source General Power Supply Consumed Power Standby Power Size (WxHxD) Because its products are subject to continuous improvement, We reserves the right to modify product design and/or specifications without notice and without incurring any obligations. Infrared Ray Approximately 15&apo[...]

Trouble shooting Guide SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION 35 Check the following guide for a possible correction to a problem before contacting customer service. Symptom No power No picture No sound Black & White picture The playback picture has occasional distortion Brightness is unstable or noises are produced on playback pictures The DVD video player d[...]

PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD 1 JOYNTON AVENUE WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA TEL: (02) 9313 7111 FAX: (02) 9313 7555 www.palsonic.com.au PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE AUSTRALIA: 1300 657 888[...]