Magnavox MRV700VR manual

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Safety Pr ecautions W arning: To pre vent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) W arning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’ s authority to operate it. Laser Safety This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified ser vice person should[...]

4 Safety Information (cont’ d) IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1. Read instructions. Read all the safety and operating instruc- tions befor e operating the product. 2. Retain instructions. K eep the safety and operating instruc- tions for futur e refer ence . 3. Heed warnings. Adhere to all warnings on the pr oduct and in the operating instructi[...]

Contents 5 General Information Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Getting Started Pla yable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 Intr oduction W elcome! Y our Magna vox D VD and Video Cassette Recorder r ecords both D VD+R W/D VD+R and videotapes, but also pla ys prerecor ded videotapes, D VDs and other Disc types. Y ou can r ecord TV programs, edit camcorder r ecordings, and quickly access your D VD r ecordings in the Index Pictur e Screen. Y ou’ll soon a ppr eciate the[...]

D VD-RAM D VD-Audio Look for these logos on y our Discs to determine whether the Disc will or will not play or r ecord on the Magna vox D VD and Video Cassette Recorder . Play able Discs 7 D VD Region Codes and Color Systems D VDs must meet the requir ements for Region Codes and Color Systems before y ou can use them with the Recorder . DVDs m ust [...]

8 Gener al Information Batter y Installation 1 Remo ve the batter y compartment lid on the rear of the r emote contr ol by pressing in the tab, then lifting off the lid. 2 Place two AA batteries inside the battery compar tment with their + and – ends aligned as indicated. Do not mix old and new batteries or differ ent types of batteries (standard[...]

Hookups 9 Determining the best possible connection... Y our existing equipment, especially y our TV , will determine your connection. These guidelines describe which options pro vide the best picture and sound quality . ★★★★ Component Video provides the best pictur e quality . Progressiv e Scan Component Video has the highest quality , but [...]

10 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has only an Antenna In jack 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on the rear of the Recor der . Y our antenna or Cable TV signal may ha ve been connected to your TV . If so , disconnect it fr om the TV and connect it to the Recorder’ s ANTENNA IN jack. 2 Connect the sup[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 11 Connecting to a TV and a Cable Bo x or Satellite Receiver 1 Connect your Satellite or Cab le TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on your Cab le Box/Satellite Receiver . 2 If your Cab le Box/Satellite Receiver has a single ANTENNA OUT or TO TV jack: Connect the supplied RF coaxial cable to the ANTEN- NA OUT/T O TV jack of the Cab[...]

12 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has Component Video In Jacks 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on the rear of the Recor der . 2 Connect the Recorder’ s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y P B P R ) jacks to the TV’ s COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks. Use component video cable (not supplied), which has r ed, blue , an[...]

1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on the rear of the Recor der . 2 Connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) to the Recorder’ s S-VIDEO OUT jack and to the TV’ s S-VIDEO In jack. 3 Connect the supplied audio cable to the Recorder’ s white/red A UDIO OUT L/R (left/right) jacks and to the left/right AUDIO IN jacks o[...]

14 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has a yello w Video In jack 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on the rear of the Recor der . 2 Connect the Recorder’ s yello w VIDEO OUT jack to your TV’ s VIDEO IN jack. Use the supplied video cable that has y ellow markings. 3 Connect the supplied audio cable to [...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 15 Connecting to a TV and a Stereo 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on the rear of the Recor der . 2 Connect the Recorder’ s yello w VIDEO OUT jack to your TV’ s VIDEO IN jack. Use the supplied video cable that has y ellow markings. 3 Connect the supplied audio cable to the Recorder’ s white[...]

16 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a TV and a Digital Stereo (Stereo has Dolb y Digital TM or MPEG2) 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on the rear of the Recor der . 2 Connect the Recorder’ s CO AXIAL DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT jack to yo ur Stereo’ s CO AXIAL DIGIT AL A UDIO IN jack. Use a coaxial digi- tal audio cable[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 17 Connecting to Other Equipment for Dubbing • Most prerecor ded videotapes and D VDs are copy pr otected. If you tr y to copy them, the Recorder display may sho w “COPY PRO TECT . ” • If the Recorder’ s display sho ws “NO SIGNAL, ” adjust the track- ing or play the videotape on the VCR/Camcorder/External VCR. See [...]

18 Initial Setup Initial Setup screens will a ppear the very first time you turn on the Recorder . These on-screen messages and men us will help you set up Recor der features quickly , including TV channels and language options. During Initial Setup , “IS TV ON? CO3” will appear on the Recorder’ s displa y panel. The Initial Setup information[...]

Initial Setup (cont’ d) 19 Continued fr om previous pa ge 4 The Subtitle Language menu appears next. Pr ess K K or L L to choose the languag e you pr efer for subtitles, then press OK. The Recorder will show subtitles in this language if the y are a vail- able. If the language is not available, either there will be no subtitles or subtitles will [...]

20 Quick Videotape Playback Read and follow the steps belo w to pla y a videotape . 1 T urn on the TV . Set it to channel 3 or 4 or its AUDIO/VIDEO IN channel. This depends on how you connected the Recor der to a TV . See pages 10-14. 2 With the Recorder po wer off, insert a videotape in the cas- sette compartment of the Recorder . The VCR light wi[...]

Quick Disc Playback 21 1 Press ST ANDBY -ON y y to turn on the Recorder . T urn on your TV . Set it to the correct Video In channel. See pages 9-16. 2 Press the D VD button on the remote contr ol so the D VD light appears on the fr ont of the Recorder . Y ou should see the D VD background pictur e on the TV screen (if no Disc is in the Recorder). 3[...]

22 Quick Disc Recor ding The Recorder can r ecord TV programming onto a D VD+R W or D VD+R. Befor e you begin, set up TV channels. See pages 18-19 and 28. Use an unpr o- tected, unfinalized, recordable D VD+R W/D VD+R. 1 Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recorder . 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE/EJECT A to open the disc tra y . 3 Insert [...]

Remote Contr ol 23 ST ANDBY -ON y Button Press to turn on or off the po wer of the Recorder . Number Buttons Use to select TV channels. If you ha ve Cable TV , channels 1-125 are a vailable . If you ha ve an antenna, channels 2-69 are a vailable. In DVD mode, press to select a T rack or Chapter for pla yback. VCR Button Press to activate the r emot[...]

24 Remote Contr ol (cont’ d) • When VCR REC I is pressed in D VD mode , the Recor der switc hes to VCR mode and star ts recor ding on the videotape . • When DVD REC I is pr essed in VCR mode , the Recor der switc hes to D VD mode and star ts recor ding on the D VD+R/DVD+R W . Helpful Hints FSS Button (Fa vorite Scene Selection) Press to displ[...]

Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette here. VCR light (Orange) This light appears when the Recorder is in VCR mode. Y ou can only watch videotapes when the VCR light is on. Indicates a videotape is in the Recorder Appears if videotape pla y is paused or during slow motion videotape pla y Appears during videotape pla y Appears during recor di[...]

26 F r ont P anel D .DUBBING Button Press to start D VD to VCR or VCR to D VD duplication. See pages 44 and 73. IR (infrared) Remote Sensor Receives a signal fr om your Recorder’ s r emote contr ol so you can work y our Recorder fr om a distance . P oint the r emote here, not at your TV . ST ANDBY -ON y Button Press to turn the po wer on or off. [...]

Rear P anel 27 DV DD VD/VCR S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y IN OUT P B P R L R COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y P B P R AUDIO IN L R ANTENNA IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN L L R R OUT EXT1 EXT2 EXT2 ANTENNA IN jack Connect your antenna or Cable TV signal here. See pages 10-16. VIDEO OUT jack (y ellow) Connect the ye[...]

28 TV Channel Pr ogr amming Although the Recorder selects a vailable TV channels during Initial Setup, y ou ma y want to repeat the pr ocess later if more channels become a vail- able in your ar ea. This will erase and replace all pr eviously stor ed channels. To update the a vailable channels, follow these steps. ● Mak e sure the Recor der is in[...]

VCR Plus+ ® Channels 29 If you intend to use the VCR Plus+ ® programming system, pr ogram the Recorder with y our local channel information. This will only tak e a few min- utes. Since the channel numbers of the stations y ou receiv e may not be the same as the station numbers, and since channel numbers diff er from ar ea to area, y ou must set u[...]

30 Clock Setting Time/Date Automatic The Recorder can set the time and date automatically b y referring to a PBS station. If the Recor der chooses an incorr ect PBS channel or sets the time/date incorr ectly , set the clock manually . See page 31. Befor e you begin, make sur e TV channels are set. See pag e 28. ● Mak e sure the Recor der is in DV[...]

Clock Setting (cont’ d) 31 Time/Date Manual If the Recorder does not set the time and date corr ectly using the Time/Date Automatic feature, set the clock manually b y following the steps below . Manual clock setting o ver rides Automatic clock setting. ● Mak e sure the Recor der is in DVD mode. Pr ess D VD so the D VD light a ppears on the fr [...]

32 Men u Bar s Y ou can use the Menu Bars to access or operate some D VD or Recorder fea- tures.Y ou cannot access the Menu Bars during recording. When a Menu Bar is on the scr een, pr ess K , L , s , and B on the remote to select or change an item. Menu Bar 1 *Press SY STEM MENU once to access Menu Bar 1. The follo wing items are in Men u Bar 1. D[...]

Disc status icons recor ding stop pause pla y pause recor ding fast forward fast re verse slow motion Disc type icons D VD+R D VD+R W D VD-Video Super Video-CD Video-CD no Disc Disc err or H 1/4 J x4 K x4 0 ; pause ; pause 9 stop 0 rec Status Bo x The Status Box shows the cur rent status of the Recorder and information about the cur rent Disc, incl[...]

Title description Includes program name (or channel/sour ce and time at which it was recor ded), length of r ecor ding, the speed in which it was recorded, and the date of recor ding (if clock was set). Cue Go to the Disc Information Scr een or to a Title on a pre vious screen. Disc Information Screen details are on pag e 53. 34 Inde x Picture Scre[...]

Information Bo x es 35 W arning bo x Appears near the bottom of the TV screen when appr opriate . Examples and details ar e on page 48. T uner Information bo x Appears briefly on the left side of the TV screen in Monitor mode and identifies the curr ent TV channel or Video source. For example, if EXT1 appears in the T uner Information Box, you can [...]

36 Title/Disc Men us , Chapter/T rack Selection Title/Disc Menus ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 Press DISC MENU during Disc pla y . F or a D VD , if the current Title has a menu, the Title menu will a ppear on the scr een. Otherwise, the Disc men[...]

Audio Language , Subtitles 37 Audio Languag e Some D VDs are r ecorded in differ ent languages. For example, you ma y be able to watch the same movie in Fr ench, Spanish, etc. The movie ma y hav e special audio featur es, such as a director’ s commentar y or music sound- track. If these are a vailable on the D VD , access the different languages [...]

38 Zoom, Camera Angle Zoom Zooming lets you enlarge the video image during pla y and pan through the enlarged image. ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 During pla y , press SY STEM MENU so Menu Bar 1 appears at the top of the TV screen. 2 Press B r e[...]

Still Picture/F r ame-b y-F rame Play , Sound 39 Still Picture/F rame-by-frame Pla y To quickly pause pla y , pr ess P AUSE k on the r emote . T o advance the still picture one frame at a time, press P AUSE k r epeatedly . T o resume pla y , press PLA Y B . To freeze the pictur e using the Menu Bar , follow these steps. ● Befor e you begin, make [...]

Sear ching ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 To search a Disc at f our times the normal speed, press and hold NEXT/FF i or PREV/REW j during pla y . Repeat this to search at eight or 32 times the normal speed. The sound will be mute. On an Audio CD [...]

Time Search, Scan 41 Time Sear ch Time Search lets y ou choose a specific elapsed pla ying time at which you want to begin pla yback. ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 Press SY STEM MENU during Disc pla y so Menu Bar 1 a ppears at the top of the TV [...]

42 Repeat, Repeat A-B Repeat Y ou ma y play a Cha pter , T rack, Title or entire Disc repeatedly . All Discs do not allow all the r epeat options. Y ou cannot pla y a DVD+R or D VD+R W r epeatedl y . Check your Disc for details. ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the [...]

One-T ouch Recording 43 ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 Insert a recordable D VD+R W or D VD+R into the Recorder . 2 In the Index Pictur e Screen of a D VD+R W , press K or L to select an Empty Title (or empty Index Picture box) on the Disc that h[...]

F ollow the steps below to cop y a videotape to a D VD+R or D VD+R W . This will be possible only if the videotape is not cop y protected. ● Befor e you begin, turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or its Video Input. 1 Put the videotape y ou want to copy in the cassette compartment. With the Recorder in VCR mode , play the tape to the point at [...]

Timer Recor ding (D VD mode only) 45 ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the fr ont of the Recorder . 1 Press VCR Plus+/ TIMER . 2 Press K or L to select Timer Pro gramming, then pr ess B . 3 Date will be selected. Pr ess K or L to enter the month and date y ou want the recording t[...]

46 VCR Plus+ ® Timer Recor ding (D VD mode only) A PlusCode ® n umber is a number of up to eight digits, printed in most TV guides next to the start time of a TV program. Y ou can schedule a timer r ecor ding quickly by entering the code for your TV program. Befor e you begin, complete the VCR Plus+ ® channel setup. See pag e 29. ● Befor e you[...]

Er asing Timer Recordings 47 ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 Press VCR Plus+/ TIMER . 2 Press L to choose Timer list, then press B . 3 Press K or L to highlight the timer recording y ou want to erase. 4 Press CLEAR . The r ecording you selected wi[...]

48 Err or Messages These messages ma y appear while or after you set a timer r ecording. Collision The timer recor ding overlaps with another timer r ecording. Timer r ecord- ings that ov erlap or conflict with another will appear in a r ed highlight in the Timer List. •T o ignore the message, press VCR Plus+/TIMER repeatedly to r emove all the m[...]

Recor d One Channel/W atch Another (D VD mode) 49 1 Press D VD REC I to record the cur rent TV channel. 2 Press TV/VIDEO on the remote to put the Recor der in TV position. TV will appear briefly on the Recor der’ s displa y panel. 3 Use the TV remote control to select the channel y ou want to watch at the TV . 4 To r eturn to the recor ding, use [...]

The Title Settings Menu lets you r ename a Title or a recor ding on a D VD+R W/D VD+R. From the same men u, you can pla y or erase a Title . ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 When D VD+R W or D VD+R pla y is stopped, the Index Picture Screen will a [...]

Append Recor ding, Chapter Markers 51 Append recor ding To add a ne w video recor ding to a previously r ecorded Title , follo w these steps. This f eature is not a vailable on D VD+Rs, which alwa ys record at the end of the Disc. ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of th[...]

52 Recor d Settings ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. Pr ess s to select in the top left corner of the menu bar at the top of the TV screen. 2 Press L r epeatedly to select in the second menu screen, then pr ess B to enter the Re[...]

Editing: Disc Information Screen 53 Y ou can change Disc settings for a D VD+R W/D VD+R fr om the Disc Information Scr een. ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 When in the Index Pictur e Screen, pr ess ST OP C to select the first Title on the D VD+R W[...]

54 Editing • The maximum number of Chapters per Title var ies. When you reach the maximum num- ber , “T oo many c hapters” may appear on the screen. Delete Chapters before making more. •Y ou cannot undo a Title division. The Index Picture Screen will show two Titles instead of one . • Editing changes on D VD+Rs will be accessible only whe[...]

Finaliz e Disc 55 Y ou can recor d and finalize DVD+Rs one time. After you fill a D VD+R or complete all the recor dings you want on a single D VD+R, finalize it. Otherwise, the D VD+R will pla y only on this Recorder . T o pla y the Disc on other D VD Pla yers, y ou must finalize it first. Once you finalize a D VD+R, y ou cannot recor d on it anym[...]

56 Auto Resume , Playback Control Auto Resume Auto resume aff ects the last 20 prer ecorded D VDs and Video CDs you pla yed. When Auto r esume is On, pla y resumes where y ou last stopped the Disc. If Auto resume is Off, pla y star ts at the beginning of the Disc. ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D V[...]

Access Contr ol 57 Access Control limits vie wing of Discs that exceed the limits you set. This fea- ture will not limit vie wing if the Disc manufacturer did not code the Disc. Magna vox cannot guarantee the a vailability of Access Control with all Discs, and theref ore denies an y liability associated with unintended watching of Discs. Mak e sure[...]

58 Access Control (cont’ d) Child Lock ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. Pr ess s to select in the top left corner of the menu bar at the top of the TV screen. 2 Press L r epeatedly to select in the second screen, then press B [...]

Access Contr ol (cont’ d) 59 • The Access Control screen will appear when you tr y to play a Lock ed Disc . If you do not know your code , pr ess ST OP C . Then, select Access Control as described in steps 1-3 on page 58. When you are ask ed to enter the code , pr ess ST OP C f our times (no indication will appear in the menu) . Press SYS- TEM [...]

60 Access Control (cont’ d) Pa r ental Le vel F ollow the steps below to set the Parental Le vel at which you want Discs to pla y . ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Recorder is in D VD mode. Press D VD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. Pr ess s to select in the top left corner of the menu bar at [...]

Access Contr ol (cont'd) 61 Change Country If a Disc has Parental Le vel coding, the codings are applicable onl y for the countr y specified on the Disc. The Disc man ufacturer sets these codings. F or example, a Disc ma y be coded at Level 3 for the United States. So , for some Discs, y ou ma y need to choose the Countr y for which the Disc i[...]

62 D VD Recor der Features Men u ● Befor e you begin, make sure the Recor der is in D VD mode . Pr ess DVD so the D VD light appears on the front of the Recor der . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. Pr ess s to select in the top left corner of the Menu Bar at the top of the TV screen. 2 Press L r epeatedly to select , then press B . 3 Press K or L to select [...]

•T he picture format you select f or TV Shape must be on the DV D. If not, the settings for TV Shape will not affect the pic- ture. • Some widescreen TVs may show only par t of the Recor der’ s menu. Adjust the screen mode on your TV . See your TV owner’ s manual for details. Helpful Hints Picture Settings 63 ● Befor e you begin, make sur[...]

64 Digital Output After connecting the Recorder to y our TV and other equipment, you ma y need to change the Recorder’ s Digital Output setting. Look to see which Recorder audio jacks y ou connected to your other equipment, then set Digital Output accordingly . The inf ormation in step 4 will help you decide. Adjust Digital Output only if y ou us[...]

Analog Output 65 •Y ou also can set analog sound in the Menu Bar . See page 39. Helpful Hint If you connected the Recorder’ s white/red A UDIO OUT L/R jac ks to a Stereo or TV as shown on pag es 12-15, c hoose a setting for Analog Output. Check your Ster eo or TV and see if it is compatible with Dolby Surr ound. Then follow the steps belo w to [...]

66 Language Settings In the Language menu, select a differ ent language for the Audio soundtrack or Subtitles of a D VD . Or , change the language of the Recorder’ s System Menu. Y ou also can determine whether you r eceive TV channels in Stereo or a Second Audio Program language b y following these steps. ● Befor e you begin, make sur e the Re[...]

Night Mode , Remote Contr ol Used 67 Remote Contr ol Used 1 Press SY STEM MENU. Pr ess s to select in the top left corner of the menu bar at the top of the TV screen. 2 Press L r epeatedly to select in the second menu screen, then press B . 3 Remote control used will be highlighted. Pr ess B . 4 Press K or L to select D VD Play er or D VD Recorder [...]

68 VCR Status Displays Y ou ma y access VCR status displa ys that show the curr ent videotape infor- mation. ● Befor e you begin, mak e sure the Recorder is in VCR mode. Press VCR so the VCR light appears on the front of the Recorder . 1 Press DISPLA Y to access or remov e the VCR status displa y . • When you turn on the Recorder in VCR mode , [...]

Videotape Recor ding 69 • The VCR will record in a preset volume . • P ause will switc h to Stop after f ive minutes to pr otect the VCR and the videotape from damag e . When a recor ding is paused, re view the pause time remaining with the C marks on the TV screen. Each C mark equals one minute remaining. During the last minute of paused recor[...]

70 Recor d One Channel/W atch Another (VCR) 3 1 Press VCR REC I to record the curr ent TV channel in VCR mode. Details are on page 69. 2 Press TV/VIDEO once to put the Recorder in TV position. TV will appear on the Recorder’ s displa y . 3 Use the TV remote control to select the channel y ou want to watch at the TV . 4 To r eturn to the channel b[...]

One-T ouch Recording (VCR) 71 • The remaining recor ding time will appear on the VCR display panel during an O TR. Press DISPLA Y to see it on the TV screen. • To c hange the r ecording length while an O TR is in progress, press VCR REC I r epeatedly. • Y ou cannot pause an O TR. • If the end of the tape is reached during an O TR, the VCR w[...]

72 Rerecor ding (T ape Duplication) • If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the bac k of Recor der 2, press CHANNEL +/- to select EXT2 at step 5. EXT2 will appear on the TV screen. • If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO In jacks on the front of Recorder 2, press CHANNEL +/- to select C AM1 at step 5. C AM1 will appear on the TV screen. • Unaut[...]

F ollow the steps belo w to copy a D VD to a videotape. This will be possi- b le only if the D VD is not copy pr otected. Befor e you begin: ● Put a videotape in the cassette compartment. Make sur e the tape’ s r ecor d tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the D VD . Advance the tape to the point at which y ou want to start recor[...]

74 T ape Counter • Y ou may only set the counter to zero at one location at a time. Setting the counter to zer o at a second location will erase the previous z ero setting. • If you remo ve the tape , the counter will reset to z ero at the point at which you last stopped playback whenever you reinser t the tape . Helpful Hints F ollow the steps[...]

Time Search, Index Search 75 • Time Search and Index Searc h are not available during record- ing. • To cancel a searc h, pr ess STOP C . • Y ou can set up to 20 Index Marks. Helpful Hints Time Sear ch F ollow the steps belo w to search forward or backwar d on a tape a specific length of time. There m ust be a tape in the cassette compar tmen[...]

76 Special Effects Playback (Videotape) • Slow and Still modes will s witch to Stop mode after five minutes to protect the Recor der and the tape from damag e . • SP/LP/SLP means this feature will work with tapes recor ded in Standard Play , Long Play, or Super Long Play . T ape speed details are on page 79. Helpful Hints ● Befor e you begin,[...]

Before T racking Adjustment After T racking Adjustment Automatic Oper ation Featur es 77 The following ta pe featur es are a vailable in VCR mode . Press VCR so the VCR light appears on the fr ont of the Recorder , if necessar y . Automatic Rewind, Eject When a tape is pla yed, fast forwar ded, or recorded to its end, the tape will re wind to the b[...]

A C-3 : Audio Coding 3, also known as Dolb y Digital; a multi-channel digital audio compr ession system from Dolb y Labs. Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has spe- cific numerical values. Analog sound is a vailable when you use the r ed and white audio jacks on your equipment. These jacks[...]

MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group . A collection of compr ession systems for digital audio and video . O TR: One-T ouch Recording. Start a timed recor ding by pushing just one button; select the s witch-off time in inter vals of 30 min utes. P an & Scan: A TV aspect ratio setting (4:3). Displa ys the video with full-height picture, with one or[...]

80 Helpful Hints If you ar e having pr oblems with your product, check this list of pr oblems and possible solutions before r equesting ser vice. Y ou ma y be able to solve the problem y ourself. No po wer •P r ess ST ANDBY -ON y on the front of the Recor der to turn on the Recorder . • Mak e sure the AC outlet has po wer b y trying another app[...]

Helpful Hints (cont'd) 81 Y ou cannot remo ve the ta pe. • Mak e sure the po wer plug is completel y connected to a pow er outlet. • Unplug the Recorder pow er cord for fiv e minutes. Then, plug in the power cord again and pr ess ST ANDBY -ON y on the Recorder . Press ST OP C / EJECT A (VCR) on the Recorder thr ee to five times. If the tap[...]

82 Helpful Hints (cont'd) No sound • Check the audio connections. See pages 9-16. Remember , you only need one audio connection between the Recor der and a TV or Stereo . See page 9 to see what connection best suits y our situation. • Mak e sure cables ar e connected firmly to all equipment. • Select another channel, sound source, or Aux[...]

Helpful Hints (cont'd) 83 Recordings ar e not occurring as scheduled. New recor dings cannot be made . • See if the Disc has the maximum number of titles. Delete some r ecordings (D VD+R W only). See page 50. •Y ou can record onl y if the Disc is Unprotected. Y ou cannot use a write-protected or finalized Disc. See pages 53-55. •Y ou can[...]

84 Care and Maintenance Cleaning the Recorder • Wipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the Recor der with a soft, slightly damp cloth. •N ev er use a solvent, thinner , benzene , or alcohol to clean the Recorder . Do not spray insecticide liquid near the Recorder . Such chemicals may discolor the surface or damage the Recorder . Cl[...]

Specifications 85 DISC FORMA TS SUPPOR TED Disc type Pla yback Recording D VD+R W • • D VD+R • • D VD-R W (Video format) • — D VD-R • — D VD-Video • — SVCD • — Video CD • — Audio CD • — CD-R • — CD-R W • — D VD+REWRIT ABLE DISC FORMA T Medium Phase-Change ReWritable Diameter 12 cm Capacity (single side) 4.7 G[...]

86 Limited W arranty Magna vo x, P .O . Box 671539, Marietta, GA 30006-0026 One (1) Y ear Labor and P ar ts Repair (F acility) MA GNA V O X LIMITED W ARRANTY MA GNA V O X warrants this pr oduct against defect in material or workmanship , subject to any conditions set forth as follows: PROOF OF PURCHASE: Y ou must ha ve proof of the date of pur chas[...]

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8239 300 34951 1VMN20247/E9490UD ***** This owner’ s manual is made of recyclable materials. Remember to recycle! ac power cor d . . . . . . .10-16, 27 access control . . . . . . . . . .57-61 add/delete channels . . . . . . . .28 analog output . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32, 33, 38 antenna in/out jacks . . .10-16,[...]

1 Remov e the Antenna or Cable TV signal from your TV . Connect it to the ANTENNA IN jack at the rear of the Recorder . 2 Connect the supplied RF coaxial cable to the (Antenna) OUT jack on the Recorder and to y our TV’ s ANTENNA IN or RF INPUT jack. 3 Connect the Recorder’ s pow er cord to a pow er outlet. MRV700VR SMART . VER Y SMART . - - Fir[...]

Quick Disc R ecor ding Quick Disc Play Printed in China 8239 300 34961 IVMN20248/E9490U***** 1 Press DV D to put the Recor der in D VD mode. 2 Insert a disc with the label facing up. Press PLA Y 2 to close the disc tra y . 3 Pla y may start automatically . If you ar e playing a D VD , a Disc menu ma y appear . Press 1 23 4 to choose a setting. Then[...]