JVC DR-M70SEK manual

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2 Before you start EN • Remote control with two R6 (AA) batt eries • RF cable • Instruction Manual Precautions Laser Safety This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified service personnel should remove the cover or attempt to service this unit, due to the possibility of eye injury . CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PRO[...]

3 Before you start EN 8. Before attempting to oper ate the unit, make sure that the timer recording mode is off. 9. This product is in St and-by mode when turned off while the mains cable is connected. 10. Do not place any combustible objects on the device. (Candles, etc.) 1 1. Before moving the unit, be sur e to remove any discs and unplug the mai[...]

4 Before you start EN Connection to Power Before Switching on make sure that the voltage of your electricity supply is the same as that indicated on the rating plate. Mains Cord This appliance may be fitted with a non-rewireable plug. If it is necessary to change the fuse in a nonrewireable plug the fuse cover must be refitted. If the fuse cover is[...]

5 EN T able of contents Before you start................... ................... 2 Precautions ........................................................... 2 Features ................................................................ 6 Guide to the Instruction Manual ........................... 7 Functional overview ....................................[...]

6 Before you start EN Features Along with playing back CDs and recording, editing, and playing back DVDs, this unit offers you the following features. Recording The unit is compatible with DVD-RW discs, which are recordable repeatedly , and DVD-R discs, which are recordable only once. Recording up to 8 programmes : Y ou can p rogramme the unit to r[...]

7 Before you start EN Guide to the Instruction Manual Symbols used in the Instruction Manual T o show what recording mode or disc type ap plies to each function, the following symbols appear at the beginning of each operating item. * There may be a d isc which cannot be used or played back. Button names descr ibed in the Instruction Manual The inst[...]

8 Before you start EN Functional overview Front panel 1 Disc tray • Place a disc here when open. 2D i s p l a y • Refer to “Front Panel Display Guide” on page 14. 3 OPEN/CLOSE O button * • Press to open or close the disc tray . 4 PR(OGRAMME) +/ - buttons • Press up or down to change the channel. 5 REV r button • During playback, press[...]

9 Before you start EN Rear panel 1 ANTENNA IN • Connect to an antenna or a cable. 2 ANTENNA OUT • Connect to the Aerial jack on your TV , cable box or direct broadcast system. Use the sup plied RF cable. 3 A V2 (DECODER) • Connect to VCR, camcorder , or other Audio-Video equipment. Use a commercially available Scart cable. 4 A V1 (TV) • Con[...]

10 Before you start EN Remote control * Y ou can also turn on the unit by pressing these buttons. 1 OPEN/CLOSE O button* • Press to open or close the disc tray . 2 ON SCREEN button • Press to display the on-screen display . 3 Number buttons • Press to select channel numbers. • Press to select a title / chapter / track on the display . • P[...]

11 Before you start EN 20 RETURN button • Press to return to the pr eviously displayed menu screen. 21 B (SKIP) button • During playback, press to skip to the previous chapter or track. • When playback is paused, press to play reverse step by step. F (SKIP) button • During playback, press to skip to the next chapter or track. • When playb[...]

12 Before you start EN Guide to On Screen Displays DISPLA Y menu With a disc inserted into the unit, press [ON SCREEN] to display the on screen display . The menu shows information about what is recorded on the disc. This is an example screen for explanation. Displayed items vary depending on the actual mode. 1 Disc type and format mode. In some de[...]

13 Before you start EN Advanced Setting Menu: Y ou can ma ke all the setti ngs available as follows. 1 Playback: Set up the unit to play back a disc. 2 Recording: Set up the unit to record to a disc. 3D i s p l a y : Set up the screen and the front panel display of the unit. 4 Select Video: Choose an external input to record from other video equipm[...]

14 Before you start EN Front Panel Display Guide 1 Current st atus of the unit p : Appears when disc pl ayback is paused. Appears also during step by step playback. P : Appears when playing back a disc. p P : Appears during slow forward or slow reverse playback. : Appears when the timer programmin g or one-touch timer recording (OTR) is set and is [...]

15 Getting Started EN Connections Connecting to a TV Connect the unit to a TV after considering the capabilities of your existing equipment. Before installation, plug off your TV and this unit. Using the Scart jack 1 Connect the a ntenna or cable to the ANTENNA IN jack of this unit. 2 Connect the ANTENNA OUT jack of this unit to the Aerial jack of [...]

16 Getting Started EN Recording from a camcorder or other Audio-Video equipment with no Scart output jack (A V3 or A V4) If no S-Video input jack is available, connect to VIDEO input jack on the front panel using an RCA Video cable. Change the setup when using S-VIDEO input jack. (See page 30.) Digital audio for better sound quality The connection [...]

17 Getting Started EN Channel setting T uning of this unit to broadcast channels can be performed in two ways. Auto tuning Programme the tuner to scan only the channels you can receive in your area. 1 Press [ST AN DBY/ON y /I] to turn on the unit. 2 T urn the TV on and select the input to which the unit is connected. 3 In stop mode, press [SET UP].[...]

18 Getting Started EN • If “Skip” is set to “O N,” select “Skip” using [Cursor U / D ] , then press [ENTER] . Select “OFF” using [Cursor U / D ] , then press [RETURN] . • If you want to decode scrambled signals, select “Decoder” using [Cursor U / D ] , then press [ENTER] . Select “ON” using [Cursor U / D ] , then press [[...]

19 Getting Started EN Setting the clock Clock Setting 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. “Easy Setting Menu” or “Advanced Setting Menu” will appear . 2 Select “Clock” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENT ER]. 3 If you select “Advanced Setting Menu,” proceed to step 4. If you select “Easy Settin g Menu,” proceed to st ep 5. 4 Pres[...]

20 Recording EN Information on DVD recording T ype of discs This unit can record on DVD-R and D VD-RW . Y ou can record on DVD-R only once. On DVD-RW , you can record and erase many times. It is possible to record on DVD-R only in Video mode. DVD-RW can record in the format you select from Video mode or VR mode. If you want to record repeatedly on [...]

21 Recording EN Information on copy control Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected information. If you wish to record them, refer to the following. Note • This unit cannot record on CD-RW or CD-R discs. • DVD-RW / R and CD-RW / R discs recorded on a personal computer or a DVD or C D recorder may not be played back if the disc is damag[...]

22 Recording EN Formatting a disc Choosing the recording format of a blank DVD-RW disc When inserting a blank disc, the unit au tomatically starts to initialise the disc. Y ou can also manually format a DVD-RW disc once it has been used. After formatting, you can record on the disc with the recording format selected in the Setting menu. 1 In stop m[...]

23 Recording EN Reformatting a disc manually If you are using a DVD-RW disc, you can format the disc by performing “Format.” By default it will be in Video mode. Y ou can change this to VR mode using the Setting menu. Note • When you reformat the disc, the contents of the disc are erased. Insert a recorda ble disc. 1 In stop mode, press [SET [...]

24 Recording EN 6 Press [SET UP] to exit. Hint • If you select “S tereo”: The audio will be recorded as “stereo audio .” • If you select “B ilingual”: The audio will be recor ded as “bilingual audio” (see next section for more detail). Setting Bilingual Recording Audio Y ou ca n select either “Main” or “Sub” audio to rec[...]

25 Recording EN Checking the recording picture and sound quality Before recording on a DVD, you can confirm the quality of the picture and sound with the recording speed you selected. 1 Make sure that the unit is in STOP or REC mode and a DVD is inserted correctly . 2 Press [REC MONITOR]. The TV will display the programme and output the sound you a[...]

26 Recording EN T imer recording Y ou can set the unit to record up to 8 programmes, up to a month in advance. Daily or weekly programme recordings are also available. • Be sure to set the clock before ente ring a timer programming. • Y ou can select the timer p rogramming list by pressing [PROG] twice. In this case, continue from step 5. Inser[...]

27 Recording EN Checking, cancellin g, or correcting the timer programm ing information In the following example, No. 5 time r programming overlaps on No. 1 and No. 6 timer programmes. In such a case, you should correct the programme time to clear the overlap. 1 Press [ST ANDBY/ON y /I] so that the icon disappears from the fr ont panel display . 2 [...]

28 Recording EN T imer recording using the VIDEO Plus+ ® system Y ou can p rogramme the timer using the PlusCode numbers that are printed in your local TV guide magazine. 1 In stop mode, press [the VIDEO Plus+ butt on]. • If the T imer Programming list is full, the Timer Programming mode is activated instead of the VIDEO Plus+ programming mode. [...]

29 Recording EN Hints for timer recording • If there is a power failure or the unit is unplugged for more than 30 seconds, the clock setting and all timer settings will be lost. • If there is no disc or an unrecordable disc in the tray , the icon will flash and timer recording will not occur . Insert a recordable disc. • When all timer record[...]

30 Recording EN Settings for external equipment Connection to external equipment Connect the external equipment using either the input jacks, A V1, A V2, A V3 (Rear) or A V4 (Front). However, for A V4 jacks, you have to select S-VIDEO input or VIDEO input jacks depending on the connected devices. Use commercially available Scart, S-Video or Video c[...]

31 Recording EN Setting a disc to protect T o prevent accidental ov er-recording, editing or erasing of recordings, you can protect them using the Setting menu. Insert a recorda ble disc. 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. “Easy Setting Menu” or “Advanced Setting Menu” will appear . 2 Select “Disc” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER][...]

32 Recording EN T o cancel finalising (DVD-RW only): At step 4, press [STOP S ] , select “Y es,” then press [ENTER] . Finalising is cancelled and the unit switches to stop mode. If appears when [STOP S ] is pressed, you cannot cancel finalising because the fin alising has already reached at a critical point in its process. If “No” is select[...]

Playing back discs 33 EN Information on playing back DVDs Read the following information before you play back a DVD. Playable discs Y ou can p lay back all the discs listed on the right. Before attempting to play back a DVD, make sure it meets the requirements for Region Codes and Colour Systems as described in this section. Discs that bear any of [...]

Playing back discs 34 EN Basic playback Hint for DVD playback The contents of a DVD are generally divided into titles. T itles are sometimes further subdivided into chapters. Playing back a DVD-RW / DVD-R / DVD+RW / DVD+R disc 1 Press [ST AN DBY/ON y /I] to turn on the unit. T o play back a DVD, turn on the TV and be sure to select the input to whi[...]

Playing back discs 35 EN 2 Press [Cursor U / D ] to select t he desired folder (grou p ) or file (track), then press [ENTER]. If a file is selected: Playback will start. If a folder is selected: The files in the folder will appear . Press [Cursor U / D ] to select the track or folder you want, then press [ENTER] . •P r e s s [PLA Y P ] , [ENTER] [...]

Playing back discs 36 EN Playing back a disc using the title menu Some DVDs have a title menu, which lists the titles available on the DVD. Y ou can start playing back such discs at a specific title. 1 Press [TOP MENU]. The title menu will appear . If the feature is not available, may appear on the TV screen. 2 Select a desired item using [Cursor U[...]

Playing back discs 37 EN Cancelling and Re calling the PBC function Insert a Video CD. 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. “Easy Setting Menu” or “Advanced Setting Menu” will appear . 2 Select “CD Playback Mode” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 3 Select “PBC (Video CD only)” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 4 Select [...]

Playing back discs 38 EN Hint • Forward / reverse speeds are indicated with icons as follows. Forward (Approx. Speed): x1.5: x20: x40: Reverse (Approx. S peed): x5: x20: x40: Skipping TV comm ercials during playback T o enjoy recorded programmes without any interruptions, press [] . 1 During playback, press [ ]. Normal playback will start 30-seco[...]

Playing back discs 39 EN Zoom 1 During playback, press [ZOOM]. Four options are available, x1.0, x1.2, x1.5 and x2.0. These are displayed excluding the current zoom rate. Hint • Y ou can also select t he zoom function by pressing [ON SCREEN] . In this case, press [ON SCREEN] first, select the icon using [Cursor L / P ] , and then press [ENTER] . [...]

Playing back discs 40 EN Search Title / Chapter search Using [ B / F ] buttons 1 During playback, press [ F ] to skip the current title or cha pter and move to the next. The unit moves to the next title or chapter one after the other . T o go back to the previous title or chapter , press [ B ] repeatedly . Using the [ON SCREEN] button 1 During play[...]

Playing back discs 41 EN Time search 1 During playback, press [ON SCREEN]. 2 Select the icon using [Cursor L / P ], then pres s [ENTER]. for the title or track number is highlighted. 3 Press [Cursor L / P ] to highlight . 4 Enter the de sired time to search for using [Cursor U / D ] or [the Number buttons], t hen press [ENTER]. T ime search will st[...]

Playing back discs 42 EN Note • Y ou can only set A-B repeat playback within the current title (for DVDs) or current track (for Audio CDs and Video CDs). • Y ou cannot sele ct “Group” during the random playback of MP3 files. • For Video CDs with PBC function, repeat playback does not work while the PBC function is on. Random playback Y ou[...]

Playing back discs 43 EN Selecting the format of audio and video Y ou can select the format of audio and video to suit the content of the disc you are playing back. Switching audio soundtrack When playing back a DVD-Videos recorded with two or more soundtracks (often in dif ferent languages), you can switch among them during playback. When playing [...]

Playing back discs 44 EN Switching camera angles Some DVD-Videos feature scenes shot from two or more angles. The disc case is usually marked with an angle icon if the disc has multi-angle scenes. 1 During playback, press [ON SCREEN]. The angle icon appears when a switching camera angle is available. (Avail able only when the angle icon appears in [...]

Editing 45 EN Disc editing Y ou can edit a disc recorded using the P AL system. It is not possible to edit discs recorded using the NTSC system. Guide to a title list The title list enables you to check the titles recorded on a disc easily . Y ou ca n c hoose a title to play back from the screen and easily edit the titles as you wish. The items on [...]

Editing 46 EN 4 Select the desired title using [Cursor U / D / L / P ], then press [ENTER]. 5 Select “Title Delete” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. Y ou cannot select “C hapter Mark” when a DVD-R disc is inserted into the unit. For DVD-RW discs in Video mode, you cannot select the chapter mark of the title which is less than 5 mi[...]

Editing 47 EN Note • T o delete letters, press [CLEAR] repeatedly . Press and hold [CLEAR] to delete all letters. • T o move on to the next set of letters, press [Cursor P ] . • Y ou can enter up to 30 letter s. • Unrecognisable characters will be replaced with asterisks (*). If you delete them, adjoining characters may change to asterisks [...]

Editing 48 EN Editing discs in VR mode For discs in VR mode, you ca n edit from the “Original” menu or the “Playlist” menu that you create from the original. Editing original titles Y ou can p erform the following operations on the original titles. • Deleting titles (See this page.) • Protecting titles (See page 49.) • Releasing title[...]

Editing 49 EN Protecting titles T o prevent the accidental editing or erasing of the titles, you can protect them in the original menu. 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. “Easy Setting Menu” or “Advanced Setting Menu” will appear . 2 Select “Disc” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 3 Select “Original” using [Cursor U / D ], the[...]

Editing 50 EN Editing the Playlist in VR mode Note • When you play back the disc of which the playlist is edited, select “Playlist” in the title menu. Insert a recorda ble disc before ed iting. Deleting titles In VR mode, even when a title is deleted from the Playlist, the original title will remain in the Original list. The recordable disc s[...]

Editing 51 EN Editing titles Y ou can e dit the title names from this menu. The names you edit will appear on the title list. 1 Follow st eps 1 to 4 in “ Deleting titles.” 2 Select “Edit Title Name” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 3 T o enter the title name, refer to “Guide to editing title name s” on p age 46. When you finis[...]

Editing 52 EN Setting pictures as thumbnails Y ou can set a picture as a thu mbnail for each title. This helps you to remember the content of the title without having to play it back. The first picture of the title is selected as the default. 1 Follow st eps 1 to 4 in “ Deleting titles.” 2 Use [ B / F ], [REV r ], [FWD f ], [PLA Y P ] and [P AU[...]

Editing 53 EN Combining titles Y ou can combine two t itles into a single title. 1 Follow st eps 1 to 4 in “ Deleting titles.” 2 Select “Title Co mbining” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 3 Select another tit le to combine us ing [Cursor U / D / L / P ], then press [ENTER]. 4 Select “Y es” using [Cursor L / P ], then press [EN[...]

Changing the Setting menu 54 EN T our of the Setting menu The following table shows the items y ou can set and their default settings. Use the table as a reference for efficient operation. Note • Changes you make to t he Setting menu remain even after power to the unit is switched off or the disc tray is opened or closed. Changing the Setting men[...]

Changing the Setting menu 55 EN Language setting 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu ” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. If it has already appeared, proceed to step 3. 3 Select “Playback” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 4 Select the desired item using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. Disc [...]

Changing the Setting menu 56 EN Display setting 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu ” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. If it has already appeared, proceed to step 3. 3 Select “Display” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 4 Select the desired item using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. FL Dimm[...]

Changing the Setting menu 57 EN Note When playing back a disc with copyr ight protection: • Even if you select “96kHz,” the sound is down sampled to 48 kHz. Select a setting using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. Y our setting is activated. PCM: Convert s the Dolby Digital into PCM (2 channel). If your amplifier / decoder is NOT compatibl[...]

Changing the Setting menu 58 EN DVD-Videos Parental lock level Some DVD-Videos feature a Parental Lock function. If the rating of the inserted disc exceeds the level you set, playback will stop. Y ou must enter a password before the disc will be played back. This feature prevents your children from viewing inappropriate material. 1 In stop mode, pr[...]

Changing the Setting menu 59 EN Note •P r e s s [CLEAR] to erase numbers entered incorrectly . • If you forget your password or you want to clear all settings in Parental lock, enter [4] , [7] , [3] , [7] using [the Number buttons ] at the option window . Y our password is cleared and parental levels are set to “All.” Changing Video Out sys[...]

Others 60 EN T roubleshooting Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible caus e of the prob lem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment by you may eliminate the problem and restore correct operation. Other s Symptom Remedy Power The power does not turn on. • Check the mains cable is connec[...]

Others 61 EN *If the above remedies do not solve the problem, please call the service centre for he lp. Playback The unit does not pla y back the disc. • No disc is inserted. • A blank disc is inserted. • The disc is upside down. In sert the dis c with the label led side facin g up. • The disc is not correctly insert ed. • The unit cannot[...]

Others 62 EN *If you are still having trouble with t he unit after checki ng all the T roubleshoo ting points, write down the error code and the error description and consult yo ur dealer or an authorized ser vice centre. Error message Cause Solution Disc Error — Please eject the disc. — Playback feature ma y not be availab le on this Dis c. ?[...]

Others 63 EN Language code Languag e Code Abkhazian 4748 Afar 4747 Afrikaans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4759 Arabic 4764 Armenian 5471 Assamese 4765 Aymara 4771 Azerbaijani 4772 Bashkir 4847 Basque 5167 Bengali;Bangl a 4860 Bhutani 5072 Bihari 4854 Bislama 4855 Breton 4864 Bulgarian 4853 Burmese 5971 Byelorussian 4851 Cambodian 5759 Catalan 4947 Ch[...]

Others 64 EN Glossary Analogue audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. In contrast, digital audio can also be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also Digital audio. Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (i.e., the screen is almost square). Widescr[...]

Others 65 EN Specifications Note • The specifications and design of this pr oduct are subject to change without notice. Declaration of Conformity This product complies with the requirement of the directives EMC-Directive: 89 / 336 / EEC Low V oltage Directive: 73 / 23 / EEC CE Marking: 93 / 68 / EEC We declare that the following product: DVD Vide[...]

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