Polaroid DVR-0900 manual

- 1 - DVD Player / Recorder DVR-0900 Operation Manual[...]

- 2 - T able of Content s Important S afety Instructions 4 About this manual 5 This player support s the following Media Format s 5 Important Note 5 Copyright Information 5 Regional Mana gement Information 5 Features 6 Before you Switch On Place in Position 7 C o n d e n s a t i o n 7 Handling Disk’ s 7 Cleaning a Disk 7 Using th e Re mote Co ntr[...]

- 3 - Disc Playb ack Play ing Back a Disc 29 Angle Mark 29 Language Selec tion 29 Pausing Playback 29 Fast Forward/Reverse Playback (×2 - ×8 Normal S peed) 29 S top Playback 30 Using the T rick Modes 30 Slow Motion 30 Fast For ward /Fa st Reve rse 30 Slow Motion Step Frame -By-Frame 30 Repeat a Segmen t Between Point s A and B 30 Zoom In/Out 30 R[...]

- 4 - Import ant Safety Instructions Thank you for purcha sing this Polaroid DVD player/record er . W e strongly recommend that you carefull y study the Operation Ma nual before attempting t o operate the recorder and th at you note the liste d precautions. After you have finished reading th ese instructions, put t hem in a safe place for futur e r[...]

- 5 - About this manual The operation described here mainly ref ers to the use of th e remote contr ol handset (R/C). Buttons with sam e or similar marking at the main unit have the same fu nction like those of the R/C . Safety Precautions WA R N I N G : T o reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do no t expose this DVD player to rain or moisture[...]

- 6 - Features INTRODUCTION Thank you for buyi ng this Polaroid DVD Record er . We hope you enj oy this quality unit with its fantastic features and easy playback /recordin g operation . With it, you c an watch DVDs, musi c disks, or watch TV shows from external so urce devices. The most outst anding feature that attracts you per haps is that you c[...]

- 7 - Before Y ou Switch On P l a c e i n P o s i t i o n Choose a location w ith suffici ent air circulation to prevent overheat ing. Do not expose the uni t to direct sunlight or other heat so urces. The product must be positioned horizont ally . Do not put any heavy object s on the housing. Prot ect the laser unit against dust and if necessary ,[...]

- 8 - Element s of Operation - Front Panel 1. POWER button Press to turn on/ off the po wer 2. Disk tray Use to load disk 3. SOURCE button Press to shift between Video 1, Video 2, S-Video and ANT 4. EJECT button Press to open/clo se the disc tray 5. VIDEO i nput jack (Video 2) Connection for a vid eo output 6. L-AUDIO-R input jacks Connections for [...]

- 9 - Rear Panel 1. ANTENNA jack 8. S-VIDEO output jack 2. VIDEO input jack (Vi deo 1) 9. Component video output jacks 3. 2CH Audio input jacks 10. Optical Digital output jack 4. 5.1CH Audio out put jacks 1 1. Coaxial Digital output jack 5. VIDEO output jack 12. 2ch Audio output jacks 6. TV TUNER jack 13. Power-supply cord 7. S-VIDEO input jack Qui[...]

- 10 - 2. Initial Recorder Setup : Press the SETUP button on your r e mote and toggle as follows: Channel Setup Auto CH S can Press the SETUP button on your remote 2 times to get back to main menu. Press the W A TCH TV button to watch TV or see #3 to watch a DVD movie 3. W a tch a Movie - Insert a D VD movie disk. The DVD will automatic ally play b[...]

- 11 - The Remote Control Ha ndset Button Functions REC SOURCE POWER   ENTER  SETUP STOP GOTO Number buttons PS CLEAR ANGLE ZOOM A-B REPEA T MUTE W A TCH TV DISPLA Y OPEN/CLOSE   TITLE STEP MENU +10 SUB-T RESUME SLOW AUDIO VOLUME +/- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pr[...]

- 12 - The Remote Control Handset[...]

- 13 - Connections Connecting to a T V Import ant N ote: - Not all cables show n below are included with this DVD player . - T urning off the power to all equipment s involved before making any connect ions will protect your speakers from possibl e damage. 1. Connecting to a TV will give y ou an An alog Audio Connection: Using the supp lied audio c[...]

- 14 - Analog Audio Connections Using your choic e of analog video, S-video, or Compone nt video connection (s e e p age 10), you also have the option to connect your DVD player to your stereo system for incredible stereo sound . Us e the audio connection described below : St andard Analog Audio Conne ctions: Using the supplied audio cable, connect[...]

- 15 - Digit al Audio Connections Using your choice of analog video, S-video, or Component video connection (see page 10), you also have two Digital Audi o options when connecting your DVD player to your stereo system. It is widely debated which connection (Opti cal or Coaxial) gives you better performan ce. However , either connection will give yo[...]

- 16 - Satellite Co nnections Cable Connectio ns with Converter Box[...]

- 17 - Cable Connectio ns without Converter Box Connecting to Audio/Video Source s This DVD player supports two- channel video input and two groups of audio input (on e set of each is on th e front panel, the other set of ea ch is on the rear p anel). The diagram below illustrates hooking up ano ther DVD player to this DVD. Note: Mo st prerecorded [...]

- 18 - Connecting to t he TV T uner TV Signal Inpu t[...]

- 19 - The DVR Setup Menu Inst allation: The DVD-Recorder is equipped with a TV tuner makin g it possible for you to watch TV or record your favorite shows to DVD for later playback. 1. Connect y our cable TV or antenna to the TUNER input jack found on the back of the DVD player . (See page 17) 2. Make the appropriate Audio/V ideo connections (see [...]

- 20 - Setting The Cloc k In order for the DVD-R ecorder to record using a programmed setting , the internal clock must be set to the correct time. 1. Fr om the main menu use the arrow button s to highlight “Se tup Menu” 2. Pr ess the ENT ER button to select “Setup Menu” 3. Pr ess the ENTE R button to select “Record Setup” 4. U se the a[...]

- - 21 Picture Mode Reso lution This Picture Mode functi on in the Video Setup men u offer s Auto, Film, Vi deo, Smart and Super Smart. TV T ype NTSC is the American st andard. Vid eo Output The video output allows you to set up the D VD player several w ays. • S-video – Div ides video informat ion into two separate si gnals (one for color , on[...]

- - 22 Speaker Set up (Multi-Channel Mode) This DVD-Recorder is 6-ch annel DVD-Audio capable (requires a home theat er audio receiver). If you are connecting the DVD-Reco rder to a home th eater audio receiver , refer to the owner’s m anual that came with your h ome theater audio recei ver in order to select the desired multi-channel audio m ode.[...]

- - 23 Figure 8. Establis hing Center and Rear Speaker Delays Center Delay function ( Default=0-5ms) : Increasing or decreasin g the delay setting in milliseconds changes the vi rtual distance b etween the center speaker and the listener . The r esulting effect, together with modifications to the rear delay , changes the listening envir onment to s[...]

- - 24 the Dynamic Co mpression Setup function 2. Use the Down ar row to slide the control from Full to Off ba sed on your preference 3. Then press the SETUP button on the remote to exit and save the selection. When set to FUL L , the range betwe en the loudest and softest i s compressed to the maxi mum during playback. When set to OFF no compressi[...]

- - 25 Figure 9. Selecting Time Length For Each Chapter 1. From t he Main Menu use t he arrow buttons to highligh t “Setup M enu” and p ress the ENTER button to sel ect 2. Press the ENTER button to select “Record Setup” 3. Use the arrows to highlight “Auto Chapter” 4. Press the ENTER button to select “Auto Chapter” 5. Use the Up and[...]

- - 26 Figure 10. Starting The Quick Recording 5. Use the arrows to highlight “Rec ord T ime” and press t he ENTER bu tton to select “Reco rd T ime” 6. Use the Up a nd Down arrows to change t he “Hour” NOTE: This is a 24 hour cl o ck; please se e the chart on pag e 20 for assista nce. Figure 1 1. Selecting The Start and Stop T ime 7. On[...]

- - 27 Figure 13. Se lecting Record ing Quality Mode 17. Once desired setti ng is chosen highlight “D one” and press the ENTER to select 18. Use the arrows to highlight “T itle” and press the ENTER to select 19. T o edit title p ress the ENTER 20. Use the arrows to move to each letter or number and press the ENTER to select 21. Once all num[...]

- - 28 Figure 15 : Formatting a Disc Erasing a Disc NOTE: ERASING ANY DISC IS AN IRREVERSI BLE AND PERMA NENT OPERA TION ! Be sure to back up any and all titles or tracks you want to save onto another disc before erasi ng the original disc! The Erase Dis c function is used to erase all data from a disc. This function is only available on DVD+R W di[...]

- - 29 b. Once all number and letters are entered highlight Done and pr ess ENTER Figure 17. Re naming and Dele ting Disc Ti tles Disc Playback This section addresses basi c playback for DVDs and CDs. Playing Back a Di sc (DVD–CD ) 1. Press the POWER button on the remote control to turn the unit on from standby mode 2. Press the OP /CL b utton to[...]

- - 30 Stop Playback 1. Press the STOP button. 2. Press the PLA Y button to resume playing. 3. Press the STOP again. Whe n stopped, this player return s to chapter 1 or track 1. Using the T rick Modes The DVD-Recorder support s the following trick modes: • Fast forw ard (FF), • Fast reverse (FR), • Slow M otion (S F), • Repeat A-B, • Slow[...]

- - 31 Locating A Specific T itle Or Chapter Using The MENU But ton (DV D) T o play a specific chapter from a given title on a DVD you can us e the TITLE button to displ ay a menu to make your title and cha pter selection. The procedur e described here is gener al in nature. If the steps seem ina ppropriate for the DVD you ar e attempting to play, [...]

- - 32 4. Pressing the  button repeatedly st eps through 150%, and 200% 5. To resume normal enl argement, press the ZOOM again Panning A round a JPEG 1. Follow usual pro cedure for playing a disc: Open the disc tray, i nse rt the JP EG disc and close the tray 2. Select a JPEG for viewin g 3. Press the ZOOM button 4. Use the direction buttons to [...]

- - 33 Help ful Hint s If you are having pr oblems with your prod uct, check this list of problem s and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the prob lem your self. If you need to call a customer service representative, ple ase know the model number a nd serial number of your pr oduct before you call. Yo u can find[...]

- - 34 T echnical Specifications Oper atin g vol tage AC 12 0~ / 60Hz Power cons umpt ion ≤ 45W Weight (a ppr ox.) 9.92 lbs. Dimens ions 2.16” H x 17.06” W x 1 1.82” D General S pecification Operating T emperature +2~+40 Color System NTSC Frequency Response 20Hz20kHz ±2.5dB Audio S/N Ratio ≥ 85dB (1kHz) Audio Distortion + Noise [...]

- - 35 Frequently Asked Questions 1. How many sho ws can I record on a D VD? a. The total nu mber of shows that can be recorded onto a DVD disc direct ly depends on the selection of the quality of the recording. S ee chart below: Kee p in mind; d isc recording time s vary slightly from DVD to DVD. Recording qualit y Recording pels Bit rate per seco[...]

- - 36 a. The DVR 08 00 tuner is not digit al. If your system is either di gital cable or satellite you’l l need to control channels through the cab le box or satellite, not the Polaroid DVR-0800. 6. The DVD I record ed won’t play on an other DVD player . a. First, check to verify you final ized the disc after re cording. I f you did and it sti[...]

- - 37 Using the supplied audi o cables, connect the AUDIO OUT jacks (LEFT/R IGHT) on the unit with the AUDIO IN jacks (LEFT/RI GHT) on your T elevision s et a. Turn on t he unit b. Press the SETUP button c. Press the Down arrow button three times to highlight “S e tup Menu” d. Press the Right arrow button once e. Press the Down arrow button fo[...]

- - 38 Glossary Artifact s: An anomaly that occurs on a vi deo image as a result of a problem in the film-t o-video transfer . Often occ urs when trying to compress too much i nformation on to the disc. Aspect Ratio: The wid th-to-height ratio of a t elevision scree n. Widescreen is 16:9, w hile the standar d television aspect rati o is expressed 4[...]

- - 39 Digital Output: The majority of all DVD players will have at lea st a coaxial or opti cal output for sendi ng the Dolby Digital bitstre am to a Dolby Digital decoder . This decoder may b e a stand-alone unit or built into a receiver . Digit al video: A video signal represe nted by computer-readable bi nary numbers that d escribe colors and b[...]

- - 40 The DVD regi ons are defined as: Region 1 - United S tates of Ame rica, Canada Region 2 - Europe, Gre ece, T urkey , Egypt, Arabia, Japan and S outh Africa Region 3 - Korea, Thailand, Vi etnam, Borneo and Indonesia Region 4 - Australia and N ew Zealand, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America Region 5 - India, Africa, Russia and former USSR[...]