Samsung DVD-R120 manual

Instruction Manual DVD-R120 www .samsung.com 0_AK68-00683A-03_Cover 2/17/05 10:04 AM Page 1[...]

FCC NOTE (for U.S.A): This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency ener gy [...]

English - 3 Important Safety Instructions Read these operating instructions carefully befor e using the unit. Follow all the safety instructions listed below . Keep these operating instructions handy for future refer ence. 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this ap[...]

● MOTION JPEG is not supported. ● Use a 700MB(80 minutes) CD-R/R W disc. If possible, do not use a 800MB(90 minutes) or above disc, as the disc may not play back. ● If the CD-R/R W disc was not recor ded as a closed session, you may experience a delay in the early playback time, and all recor ded files may not play . ● Some CD-R/R W discs m[...]

English - 5 ● DVD-R W (V ideo mode) - This is a format that is used for recor ding data on a DVD-R W or DVD-R disc. The disc can be played by an existing DVD player once it has been finalized. - If a disc that has been recor ded in V ideo Mode by a differ ent maker’ s recorder but has not been finalized, it cannot be played or additionally be r[...]

6 - English Getting Started Getting Started W ar ning .......................................................................2 Precaution ....................................................................3 Important Safety Instructions ......................................3 Handling Cautions ......................................................[...]

English - 7 Editing Editing Basic Editing (Title List) ............................................ 67 Renaming(Labeling) a T itle ....................................... 67 Locking(Protecting) a T itle .......................................68 Deleting a T itle .........................................................68 Deleting a Section of a T i[...]

8 - English General Features High quality progressive scan Progr essive scanning provides high r esolution and flicker free video. The 10-bit 54-MHz DAC and 2D Y/C Separating Cir cuitry provides the highest video playback and recor ding quality . (See page 17.) A variety of functions with an easy-to-use user interface The integrated menu system and[...]

English - 9 1) Be sur e to be familiar with Safety Instructions before using this product. (See pages 2~3) 2) If a pr oblem occurs, check for T roubleshooting. (See pages 84~87) About the use of this user’ s manual ©200 5 Samsung Electronics Co. All rights reserved; No part or whole of this user’ s manual may be repr oduced or copied without t[...]

10 - English Step 3 Recording There ar e two differ ent recor ding methods, Direct Recording and T imer Recording. T imer recor ding is classified as a Date : Once(mm/dd), Every Day , MON-SA T , Every SA T , etc. as a recording mode : XP (high quality mode), SP (standard quality mode), LP (long r ecording mode), and EP (extended mode) according to [...]

English - 11 Front Panel Display 1. Lights when a disc is loaded. 2. Lights in the recor d mode. 3. Lights to indicate the timer recor d mode. 4. Lights when a -R/R W/RAM disc is loaded. 5. Displays the messages. 6. Lights in the progr essive scan mode. Description Front panel 1. POWER T urns the r ecorder on and off. 2. LINE 2 IN Connect external [...]

12 - English 1. DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT(OPTICAL) Connects to an amplifier having a digital optical audio input jack. 2. DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT(COAXIAL) Connects to an amplifier having a digital coaxial audio input jack. 3. LINE AUDIO OUT Connects to the audio input of external equipment using audio cables. 4. LINE VIDEO OUT(good video quality) Connects the [...]

English - 13 10. MENU Button Brings up the DVD recor der’ s setup menu. 11. ENTER/DIRECTION Buttons (UP/DOWN or LEFT/RIGHT Buttons) This button functions as a toggle switch. 12. REC MODE Button This will display the recor ding status. 13. REC Button Use to make a recor ding on DVD-RAM/-R W/-R discs. 14. CANCEL Button 15. REPEA T Allows you to rep[...]

14 - English A Quick Overview presented in this guide will give you enough information to start using the r ecorder . C onnecting & S etting Up Quick Overview Quick Overview .....................................................14 Step 1 : Unpacking .................................................15 Step 2 : Connecting the Antenna cable .......[...]

English - 15 Step 1: Unpacking Method 1 : Antenna + DVD Recorder + TV : No Cable box Y ou can recor d non-scrambled channels by selecting the channel on the DVD Recorder . Also use this Method if you watch channels without cable box. Method 2 : Antenna + Cable box + DVD Recorder + TV : Cable box with many scrambled channels Y ou can recor d channel[...]

16 - English ● Progr essive Scan Output (480p) “Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this pr oduct and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the pictur e. If you experience 480p progr essive scan picture problems, it is r ecommended that the user switch the connection to the ‘standard d[...]

English - 17 4. The message “Please set your TV to Progr essive input, T o deactivate, press [STOP] key .” will appear . Press the ENTER button. 5. The message “V ideo Output Mode Progr essive Scan” will appear . ● Y ou will enjoy high quality accurate color repr oduction images. Component video separates the picture element into black an[...]

Method 2 : Connecting to a stereo amplifier with analog input jacks If your stereo amplifier only has AUDIO INPUT jacks(L and R), use the AUDIO OUT jacks. 18 - English There ar e several ways to connect your DVD Recorder . Select the audio connection that best suits you below . ● Method 1 : Connecting to your TV ● Method 2 : Connecting to a ste[...]

English - 19 Method 3: Connecting to an A V amplifier with a digital input jack If your A V amplifier has a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder and a digital input jack, use this connection. T o enjoy Dolby Digital or DTS sound, you will need to set up the audio settings. (See pages 27 to 28) C onnecting & Setting UP This allows you to connect your DV[...]

After all connections are complete, plug the power cor d in the wall outlet. “Auto” appears in the panel display . This means that the current time is being set automatically (Auto Program) thr ough the antenna under connection and also the channel is being set. The setup may take a few minutes. When the DVD Recorder operates normally , the cur[...]

English - 21 Install Batteries in the Remote Control ● Open the battery cover on the back of the remote. ● Insert two AAA batteries. Make sur e that the polarities (+ and -) are aligned corr ectly . ● Replace the battery cover . If the remote contr ol does not operate properly: ● Check the polarity + - of the batteries (Dry-Cell) ● Check [...]

Before Play , T urn on your TV and switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the DVD Recor der appears on your TV screen. If you connected an external Audio System, turn on your Audio System and select AUX, CD or DVD. The OSD (On-Screen Display) displayed on the scr een may vary depending on conditions such as the disc type and w[...]

English - 23 2. Clock Set This menu is used to set the current time. Y ou need to set the time to use timer recor ding. 1 W ith the unit in Stop mode/No Disc mode, press the MENU button. 2 Select Setup using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. 3 Select System using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. System m[...]

24 - English 7 Select the sub menu(Clock Data CH, T ime Zone or Daylight Saving) using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. Clock Data CH Select a channel that carries a time signal using the …† buttons then press the ENTER or √ button. ● Select Auto to set the clock data channel automatically . Time Zone Select the time [...]

3. Channel Set Y ou can set the Antenna/Cable TV settings automatically . 1 W ith the unit in Stop mode/No Disc mode, press the MENU button. 2 Select Setup using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. 3 Select System using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. 4 Select Channel set using the …† buttons, then pr[...]

26 - English 6 Select Antenna using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. 6 Select Antenna or Cable TV(depending on the hookup you chose) using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. 7 Select Auto Channel Memory using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. Auto Channel Memory will be displayed. RE[...]

English - 27 5 Select Channel Add/Delete using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. 6 Use the …† or number buttons to select the channels you want to add or delete on the [Select channel] screen. Then, press the ENTER button. ● Using …† buttons for channel selection allows the user to add/delete one channel at a time. ?[...]

28 - English Dynamic Compression This is only active when a Dolby Digital signal is detected. ● On : When Movie soundtracks are played at low volume or from smaller speakers, the system can apply appr opriate compression to make low-level content mor e intelligible and prevent dramatic passages fr om getting too loud. ● Off : Y ou can enjoy the[...]

English - 29 5 Use the …† buttons to select the desired item(4:3 Letter Box, 4:3 Pan-Scan or 16:9 W ide). Then press the ENTER or √ button. If you have a 4:3 standard TV ● 4:3 Letter Box : Select when you want to see the total 16:9 ratio screen DVD supplies, even though you have a TV with a 4:3 ratio screen. Black bars will appear at the to[...]

30 - English R ecording This unit can recor d on various types of discs. Before recor ding, read the following instructions and select the disc type according to your pr eference. Recordable discs This recor der can recor d on the following discs. DVD-RAM DVD-R W DVD-R ● DVD-R Ws and DVD-RAMs are r ewritable. ● DVD-Rs are non-r ewritable Compat[...]

English - 31 R ecording Unrecordable video V ideo with copy protection cannot be r ecorded on this DVD Recorder . When the DVD Recorder receives a copy guard signal while r ecording, r ecording stops and the following message appears on the screen. Concerning Copy Control Signals TV broadcasts that contain copy contr ol signals may have one of the [...]

R ecording 32 - English Recording the current TV program you are watching Check that the disc has enough available space for the recor ding. Adjust the recor ding picture quality mode (see page 31). 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button and place a recordable disc on the disc tray . 2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray . W ait until “LOAD[...]

R ecording English - 33 To stop recording Press the STOP ( ) button to stop or finish a r ecording in progr ess. ● When using DVD-RAM/DVD-R W/DVD-R discs, the message ‘Updating the information of disc. Please wait for a moment’ is displayed. 3 Press the CH ( / ) or number ( ~ ) buttons to select the current pr ogram you want to record. 4 Pres[...]

34 - English R ecording 5 Press the REC button. To stop recording Press the STOP ( ) button to stop or finish a r ecording in progr ess. ● When using DVD-RAM/DVD-R W/DVD-R discs, the message ‘Updating the information of disc. Please wait for a moment’ is displayed Recording from external equipment Check that the disc has enough available spac[...]

English - 35 Copying from a Camcorder Check that the disc has enough available space for the recor ding. Adjust the recor ding mode. 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button, and place a recordable disc on the disc tray . 2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray . W ait until “LOAD” disappears from the fr ont panel display . If an unused DVD-R[...]

36 - English R ecording Making a One T ouch Recording (OTR) Y ou can set the DVD-Recorder to r ecord in 30-minute increments by pr essing the REC button. 1 If you want to record a TV channel, use the CH( / ) buttons or number buttons to select a desired channel. If you want to record thr ough a connected external component, press the INPUT button t[...]

English - 37 R ecording ● Source: The video input sour ce (L1, L2 or DV), or the broadcasting channel you want to make a timer recor ding of. When selecting channels to be recor ded, the …† buttons on the remote contr ol can let you select only the channels that have been memorized during Auto Scan. For the selection of other channels, use th[...]

38 - English R ecording 3 Press the …† buttons to select Scheduled Record List, and then press the ENTER or √ button. 4 Press the …† buttons to select the number of the Scheduled Record List you want to edit, and then press the ENTER or √ button. The Edit and Delete items are displayed. 5 Press the …† buttons to select Edit, and the[...]

English - 39 R ecording 4 Press the …† buttons to select the number of the timer recording you want to delete, and then press the ENTER or √ button. The Edit and Delete items are displayed. 5 Press the …† buttons to select Delete, and then press the ENTER or √ button. Y ou will be prompted with the delete confirmation message, For examp[...]

40 - English R ecording Recording the Scheduled Record List 1 When the start time set in the Scheduled Record List arrives, if the set is powered off, the set will be automatically powered on and starts recording. If the set is already power ed on, a message asking to confirm to proceed or cancel the timer recording appears. ● When “Y es” is [...]

English - 59 S ettings & Adjustments Clock Set (See page 23) Channel Set (See page 25) CM Skip T ime Setting When a program r ecorded on a DVD-RAM, a DVD-R W , or a DVD-R is played, the unit can be set to automatically skip a portion of the pr ogram corresponding to a CM(commer cial) Skip T ime set by the user . 1 W ith a disc inserted and the [...]

60 - English S ettings & Adjustments EP Mode T ime Setting Y ou can set the EP (Extended Play) mode’ s time setting to 6 or 8 hours. 1 W ith a disc inserted and the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU button on the remote contr ol. 2 Select Setup using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. Y ou can't use the Setup functio[...]

English - 61 S ettings & Adjustments 2 Select Setup using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. 3 Select Language using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. Language setup menu will be displayed. 4 Use the …† buttons to select the desired sub menu and press the ENTER or √ button. ● Audio Language: Fo[...]

62 - English S ettings & Adjustments 4 Select the sub menu(TV Aspect,…,3D Noise Reduction) using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. TV Aspect: see page 29 Input Level Adjusts the level of the input signal. ● Darker : If you feel the screen is too light and you want to make the screen darker . ● Lighter : If you feel t[...]

English - 63 S ettings & Adjustments Front Display Adjust the brightness of the unit’ s front panel display . ● Bright : Makes the Front Panel Display bright. ● Dim : Makes the Front Panel Display dim. ● Auto Dim : Makes the Front Panel Display dim automatically when playing a DVD. 5 Use the …† buttons to select the desired item. Th[...]

64 - English S ettings & Adjustments 1 Select Rating Level using the …† buttons. 2 Press the ENTER or √ button. The rating level will be displayed. 3 Select Rating Level you want using the …† buttons, then press the ENTER or √ button. For example, if you select up to Level 6, discs that contain Level 7, 8 will not play . A lar ger n[...]

English - 65 S ettings & Adjustments 1 Select Change Password using the …† buttons. 2 Press the ENTER or √ button. The 'Enter the password.' message will be displayed. 3 Enter the 4-digit password using the 0 to 9 buttons on the remote contr ol. 4 The 'Confirm the password.' message will be displayed. Enter your passwo[...]

E diting 66 - English ● Title List A title is a section of recor ded video and audio. T itle List shows a list to help you select a title. Since the title list consists of the information on stream that is actually r ecorded, if one title is deleted, that title cannot be played again. ● Play List This refers to a unit of playback, which is made[...]

English - 67 Renaming(Labeling) a T itle Follow these instructions to rename a title list entry , i.e., to edit the title of a recor ded program. Using the TITLE LIST button Using the TITLE LIST button 1 Press the TITLE LIST button. The T itle List screen is displayed Using the MENU button ● Press the MENU button. ● Press the …† buttons to [...]

68 - English E diting Locking(Protecting) a T itle Follow these instructions to lock an entry to protect it from accidental deletion. Using the TITLE LIST button Using the TITLE LIST button 1 Press the TITLE LIST button. The T itle List screen is displayed Using the MENU button ● Press the MENU button. ● Press the …† buttons to select T itl[...]

English - 69 Deleting a Section of a T itle Follow these instructions to delete a section of a T itle List entry . Using the TITLE LIST button Using the TITLE LIST button 1 Press the TITLE LIST button. The T itle List screen is displayed Using the MENU button ● Press the MENU button. ● Press the …† buttons to select T itle List, and then pr[...]

70 - English E diting 4 Press the ENTER button at the starting point. The image and starting point time ar e displayed in the section deletion starting point window . Edit Title List Scr een Elements 1 Playback bar 2 Playtime 3 Section deletion starting point window and time 4 Section deletion end point window and time ● Select the start and end [...]

English - 71 5 Press the ENTER button at the end point. ● The image and end point time are displayed in the End window . ● The yellow-colored selection bar moves to the Make item. - To make a new playlist - 6 Press the …† buttons to select Make, and then press the ENTER button. A new Scene will be added to the current Playlist. A new Make S[...]

72 - English 3 Press the …† buttons to select Play , and then select the ENTER button. The playlist entries will be played. ● T o view the current status of the disc and pr ogress of playback : Press the INFO button, and the information about the disc will appear . ● Press the INFO button once again. Then you can check the information about[...]

English - 73 4 Enter the desired characters using the …† œ √ buttons. ● This function is the same as the Rename function in renaming the title list. (See page 67.) ● The maximum number of characters that can be entered is 31. All 31 characters can be displayed by pressing the INFO button. 5 Press the …† œ √ buttons to select Save,[...]

74 - English E diting Editing a Scene for the Playlist Follow these instructions to edit scenes for a playlist. 1 Press the PLA Y LIST button. The Edit Playlist screen is displayed. Using the MENU button ● Press the MENU button in the stop mode. ● Press the …† buttons to select Playlist, and then pr ess the ENTER or √ button. ● Press th[...]

English - 75 7 Press the ENTER button at the end point of the scene. ● The image and ending point time are displayed in the End window . 8 Press the …† buttons to select Change, and then press the ENTER button. ● The scene you want to modify is changed with the selected section. RETURN SELECT MOVE EXIT Modify Scene DVD-RAM(VR) Dolphin 03/05[...]

76 - English E diting 4 Press the …† œ √ buttons to select the scene you want to move (change the position), and then press the ENTER button. 5 Press the …† buttons to select Move, then press the ENTER button. ● A yellow selection window is displayed on the scene to be moved. 6 Press the …† œ √ buttons to select the position to [...]

English - 77 7 Press the ENTER button at the end point of the scene. ● The image and time of the end point are displayed in the End window . 8 Press the …† buttons to select Add, and then press the ENTER button. ● The section you want to add is inserted prior to the scene selected in step 4. ● T o cancel, press the …† buttons to selec[...]

78 - English E diting 3 Press the …† buttons to select Delete, and then press the ENTER button. ● Y ou will be prompted with the delete confirmation message 'Do you want to delete?'. 4 Press the œ √ buttons to select Y es, and then press the ENTER button. Y ou automatically returned to the Edit Playlist scr een after the delete o[...]

English - 79 4 Enter the desired characters using the …† œ √ buttons. ● This function is the same as the Rename function in renaming the title list. (See page 67.) ● The maximum number of characters that can be entered is 31. All 31 characters can be displayed by pressing the INFO button. 5 Press the …† œ √ buttons to select Save [...]

80 - English E diting Disc Protection Disc Protect allows you to pr otect your discs from being formatted or deleted due to unintended operations. 1 W ith the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU button on the remote contr ol. 2 Press the …† buttons to select Disc Manager , and then press the ENTER or √ button. 3 Press the …† buttons to sele[...]

English - 81 2 Press the …† buttons to select Disc Manager , and then press the ENTER or √ button. 3 Press the …† button to select Delete All T itle Lists, and then press the ENTER or √ button. ● Y ou will be prompted with the confirmation message 'Do you want to delete all title lists?'. ● When Protected Entry exists: The[...]

82 - English Finalizing a disc After you recor d titles onto a DVD-R W/DVD-R disc with your DVD recor der , it needs to be finalized before it can be played back on external devices. 1 W ith the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU button on the remote contr ol. 2 Press the …† buttons to select Disc Manager , and then press the ENTER or √ button[...]

English - 83 4 Press the œ √ buttons to select Y es, and then press the ENTER button. The disc is unfinalized. ■ A DVD-R W can be finalized or unfinalized in V ideo mode. ■ A DVD-R W can be finalized or unfinalized in VR mode. NOTE Finalize Unfinalize Mark DVD-Video(R W) DVD-RW(V) Operation Same as DVD-V ideo Additional recording, protection[...]

84 - English A dditional Information Recording is possible for DVD- RAM/DVD-R W/DVD-R discs only . If a program is copy pr otected, it cannot be recor ded. Checkpoint 1 I pressed the REC button but ther e is no response. If your product malfunctions, go thr ough the check- points below before contacting a Samsung authorized service center . Power R[...]

English - 85 A dditional Information Playback Check whether the disc is inserted cor- rectly with the label facing up. Check the regional code of the DVD disc. This DVD recor der cannot play some types of discs. (See page 5.) Checkpoint 1 Checkpoint 2 Checkpoint 3 Cannot play the disc. Y ou cannot use this operation or function due to one of the fo[...]

86 - English A dditional Information Sound Video Checkpoint 1 Checkpoint 2 Checkpoint 3 Checkpoint 4 No sound. Are you watching a pr ogram in slow or skip mode? If you are playing a pr ogram at a speed other than normal speed, sound will not be heard. Check the connections and settings. Check whether the disc is damaged. Clean the disc, if necessar[...]

English - 87 A dditional Information Remote Control Unit Read the table of contents and then find and read the section describing your problem, and follow the instructions given. T urn your DVD recorder off and on. If the problem still persists, contact a nearby Samsung service center . Checkpoint 1 Checkpoint 2 Checkpoint 3 Other problems Point th[...]

88 - English A dditional Information Specifications Power requir ements Power consumption W eight Dimensions Operating temp. Other conditions V ideo (1,2) Audio(1,2) DV Input Receivable Channels Audio V ideo Picture Compr ession format Audio Compression format Recording Quality Audio Frequency Response 120V AC, 60Hz 35 W atts 8.27 lb 16.9in(W) x 9.[...]

English - 89 A dditional Information W arranty This SAMSUNG brand product, as supplied and distributed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. (SAM- SUNG) and delivered new , in the original carton to the original consumer pur chaser , is warranted by SAMSUNG against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship for the following limited warranty[...]

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