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  • Page 1

    - 1 - DVD Player & Recorder DVR-0800 Operation Manual[...]

  • Page 2

    - 2 - T able of content s Importa nt Safety Instr uctions…………………………………………… ………………………………………… About this manual…… …………………………………………… …………………………………………………… This player support s the following Media Form ats…?[...]

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    - 3 - Import ant Safety Instructions y Read these instruction s. All the saf ety and operating instructio ns should be read before the equipment is operated. y Keep these instructions. The safety and oper ating instructions shou ld be retained f or future reference. y Heed all warning s. Al l warnings on the equipment and in the operati ng instruct[...]

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    - 4 - About this manual The operation described here mainly ref ers to the use of th e remote control 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 . This player support s the following Media Format s: DVD-V ideo CD-R CD-R W CD Audio Photo CD DVD+R W DVD+R MP3 I m p o r t a n t [...]

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    - 5 - Features INTRODUCTION Thank you for buyi ng this Polaroid DVD Recorder . We hope you enjoy thi s quality unit with its fan tastic features and easy playback /recordin g operation. With it, you c an watch DVDs, musi c disks, or watch TV shows from external source devices. The most outst anding feature that attracts you per haps is that you can[...]

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    - 6 - 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 objects on its housing. Prote ct the laser unit against dust and if necessary , [...]

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    - 7 - Element s of Operat ion - Front Panel 1. POWER button 2. Disk tray 3. VIDEO input jack(CVBS2) 4. L-AUDIO-R input jacks 5. Remote sensor 6. Display pane l 7. EJECT button 8. PLA Y button 9. STOP button 10. MONITOR button 1 1. RECORD button Display Panel 1. TV status indic ator 2. Recording indicator 3. Playing/ pause status indicator 4. Repeat[...]

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    - 8 - Rear Panel 1. TV TUNER jack 2. VIDEO in put ja ck (CV BS1) 3. 2ch Audio input jack 4. 5.1ch Audio output jacks 5. VIDEO ou tput jack 6. S-VIDEO input jack 7. S-VIDEO output jack 8. Componen t video output jacks 9. Optical Digital output jack 10. Coaxi al Digital output jack 1 1. Power-supply cord[...]

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    - 9 - The Remote Control Handset (R/C) REC TV/A V POWER   ENTER  SETUP STOP GOTO Number buttons PS CLEAR ANGLE ZOOM A-B REPEA T MUTE MONIT OR OSD 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 Recording start butto [...]

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    - 11 - Connections Connecting to a TV Import ant Note: - Not all cables show n below are included with t his DVD player . - T urning off th e power to all equipment inv o lved before making any connections will protect your speakers from possible damage. 1. Connecting to your TV will give you an An alog Audio Connection: Using the s upplied audio c[...]

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    - 12 - Connections A n a l o g A u d i o C o n n e c t i o n Using your choice of analog video, S-vide o, or Component video c onnection (see p age 1 1), you also have the option to connect your DVD player to your stereo system for incredible stereo sound . Us e the audio conn ection described below : 1. St andard Analog Audio Connection: Using the[...]

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    - 1 - Connections Digit al Audio Connection Using your choice of analog video, S-video, or Compo nent video connection (see page 1 1), 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 performance. However , either connection w[...]

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    - 2 - Connections Connecting to Audio/video Sources This DVD player suppor ts two-channel video input and two grou ps of audio input (one set of each is on the front pa nel, the other set of e ach is on the rear p anel) for connecting a cam corder . Note: Most prerecorded videocassettes an d DVDs are copy protected. If y ou try to copy them with th[...]

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    - 3 - The DVR Setup Menu Inst allation: The DVD-Recorder is equipped wi th a TV tuner makin g it possible for you to watch TV or record your favorite shows to DVD for later playback. 1. Connect your c able TV or antenna to the TUNER input jack found on the b ack of the DVD play er . (See page 14) 2. Make the appr opriate Audio/Video co nnections (s[...]

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    - 4 - The DVR Setup Menu S e t t i n g T h e C l o c k 1. In order for the DVD-Record er to record using a programmed setting, the intern al clock must be set to the correct time. Use the Set Clock function in the Recording Setup menu to set the inte rnal clock o f the DVD-Recorder . 2. Press the SETUP button on the remot e to exit and save the sel[...]

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    - 1 - The DVR Setup Menu Speaker Setup (Stereo Mode) 1. The DVD-R ecorder is 6-channel D VD-Audio capable , provided a home theater audio receiver is present. If you are not hooking up the DVD-Recorder to a hom e theater audio receiver , the 6 (5.1) audio channels will be aut omatically down-mixed for basic stereo playback. The Speaker Setup menu s[...]

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    - 2 - The DVR Setup Menu 2. While re maining in the Speaker Setup function, use the arrow buttons on the remote contr ol to select the amount of center and rear spe aker delay desired. Press the Enter button o n the remote control to establish the final delay dist ance. Center Delay function (Default=0-5ms) : I ncreas ing or decreasing the delay se[...]

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    - 3 - The DVR Setup Menu Audio Setup 1. The Audio Setup menu is dir ectly below the Dolby menu. Press ENTER to access the Audio Setup menu. The Audio Setup menu allows yo u to access the Digital Out, Dyn amic Compress , and ProLogic functions. Digita l Out function: In DVD playback mode, Digital Out refers to byp assing the recorder syst em’s int[...]

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    - 4 - DVD+R W/DVD+R Disk Recording St arting The Record ing Session 1. The qualit y of the recording to a DVD+R W/+R disc directly depends on the selection of th e recording mode. Decide on t he quality of the recording yo u want, taki ng into account the amou nt of the playback time each record ing mode requires. Selecting Bes t , for example, mea[...]

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    - 1 - DVD+R W/DVD+R Disk Recording Quick Recording 1. Press the OP/CL button on the rem ote control to open the DVD loader. 2. Place a DVD+R W or DVD+R disk in the DVD loader, and pr ess the OP/CL button on the remote again to close i t. 3. Press the Setup button on the rem ote to call up the m aster Setup menu again . Toggle down to t he Record Pr[...]

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    - 2 - DVD+R W/DVD+R Disk Recording 7. The tot al number of shows that can be recor ded onto a DVD+R W/+R disc directly depe nds on the selection of the quality o f the recording. De cide on the quality of the recordin g you want, taking into account the total amount of sto rage spa ce that will be available on the DVD+RW/+R disc t o be used. 8. Go [...]

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    - 3 - Disk Operations Disk Mastering After y our disk has b een recorded, you may w ish to name the track s after the programs you’ve recorded , or play or delete a title. Basic Disk Options The DVD-Recorder can format, erase, fi nalize and rename a DVD+R W and DVD+R disc using t he Disc Operations menu fun ctions. The Di sc Ope ratio ns menu is [...]

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    - 4 - Disk Playback This section addresses basi c playback for DVDs and CDs. Playing Back A Disc (DVD–CD) 1. Press the POWER button o n the remote contro l to turn on the DVD-R ecorder for use as a standar d DVD player . 2. Pre ss the OP/CL button on the remote control to open the DVD disk tray loader . 3. Place a DVD -ROM disk on the disk tray .[...]

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    - 5 - Disk Playback Fast For w ard/Fast Rev erse Press the  bu tton to jump forward in discrete steps of 2x, 4x, 6x, or 8x normal playing speed. The screen will display the active f a st forward sp eed (FF 2x, FF 4x, FF 6x, or FF 8x). Likewise, pressin g the  button will a llow you to jump backward in discrete steps. T he screen will display [...]

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    - 6 - Disk Playback Repeating A C hapter Or T rack (DVD–CD) DVD 1. While playing a chapter, press REPEAT . The message CHAPTER REPEAT ON appears. 2. To repeat the entire title, press REPAET again. The message TITLE REPE AT ON appears. 3. Press REPEA T again to resume normal pl ayback. The message REPEA T OFF appears. Zooming A Video And Shif ting[...]

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    - 7 - Special Features Parental Controls Use the Parent al Control and Choose Rating functions in the DVD Con trol Set up menu to blo ck playback of DVD disks that are not withi n the parental settin gs chosen. From the Setu p Menu select DVD Controls th en Parental Controls . The factory default pa ssword is 3308. In order to use a new password, t[...]

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    - 8 - Help ful Hint s If you are having pr oblems with your prod uct, check this list of problems and possibl e solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem your self. If you need to call a customer service r epresentative, please know the model number and serial number of your product before you call. This infor mation[...]

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    - 9 - T echnical Specifications Operating vol tage AC 120~ /60Hz Power consumpt ion ≤ 45W Weight (approx.) 9.92 lbs. Dimens ions 2.16” H x 17.06” W x 1 1.82” D General S pecific ation Operating T emperature +2 ℃ ~+40 ℃ Color System NTSC Frequency Respon se 20Hz ～ 20kHz ± 2.5dB Audio S/N Ratio ≥ 85dB (1kHz) Audio Distor tion + Noise[...]