User manual GOVIDEO VR2940 - Quick Reference

VR2940 Quick Start Welcome to the VR2940 Quick Start Guide--the fastest way to get started using your DVD Recorder+VCR. Just follow these easy steps, from unpacking and setting up to making your first recording. If for some reason you need additional help, please make sure you have followed every step in this Quick Start and have referred to the User's Guide before calling customer service. DVD Recorder + VCR Do you have an Antenna or Basic Cable? Follow the instructions on this panel. 1 Connect the unit to your TV and antenna/cable as shown. 2 Turn on the DVD Recorder+VCR. 3 Turn on your TV and set it to channel 3. 2 Connect Do you have a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver? Follow the instructions on this panel. ...OR... 1 Connect the unit to your TV and cable box/satellite receiver as shown. 2 Turn on your TV and set it to channel 3. 3 Turn on your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver. 4 Turn on the DVD Recorder+VCR and follow Initial Setup below. Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver IN 1 RF OUT L AUDIO OUTPUT R VIDEO S-VIDEO Unpack DVD & VCR OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT OUT OUT LINE IN 2 ANT. IN R S-VIDEO OUT Pr Pb COAXIAL R AUDIO L VIDEO RF OUT L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Y Antenna/Cable Wall Outlet Antenna/ Cable Wall Outlet DVD & VCR OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT OUT OUT LINE IN 2 ANT. IN R S-VIDEO OUT Pr Pb COAXIAL R AUDIO L VIDEO RF OUT L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Y DVD Recorder + VCR POW EJEC T TV VIEW ER VCR DVD TV/V CR TRAC KING 1 4 7 CLEA R 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 100+ MENU SETU P SETUP CH + MEN U CH + ENTE R DISPL AY EDIT CH ­ PLAY /PAU SE NEXT FF PREV REW SLOW SLOW ­ STOP REC + P.SC AN REC SPEE D INPU T SUBT ITLE ANG LE ZOO M REPE AT A-B SEAR CH TIME IO TITLE R AUD ENTER EDIT DISPLAY Audio/Video Cable Remote Control · Use the , , , and ENTER keys on the remote control to complete Initial Setup as shown below. 3 Setup Installation What type of signal are you using? Cable TV Antenna Detect Automatically If you are using a Cable/Satellite Receiver... Auto Search will detect the output channel of your receiver. Select channel 2, 3, or 4 on the DVD Recorder+VCR to view the receiver, and then use your receiver's remote to select the desired channels. CH ­ Installation Welcome. Installation Please select your language to begin auto install procedure: English Spanish French Installation Please select disc menu language: Default English Spanish French Italian Japanese Chinese Instructions Enter-Confirm Setup-Exit Move Installation Searching for available TV stations: Set Clock Please set the clock: Time : 12 : 00 AM Date : Jan \ 01 \ 2005 (SAT) Instructions Enter-Confirm Setup-Exit Move Initial Setup is complete! Press ENTER to continue... 2 AAA Batteries Blank DVD+RW Press [Enter] to begin auto channel search. Ensure antenna is connected. 2 channels found Please wait... Instructions Setup-Exit Instructions Setup-Exit Instructions Enter-Confirm Setup-Exit Move Instructions Enter-Confirm Setup-Exit Move Also set disc audio & subtitle languages. Use this cable in step 2 RF (Coaxial) Cable Registration Card & User's Guide Note: For advanced connections, please see pages 12-16 of the User's Guide Make Your First DVD Recording 4 Record TV Other Cool Features Copy a VHS Tape to DVD To archive a VHS tape to DVD: 1 Load your source tape in the VCR deck. 2 Load a blank disc in the disc tray. 3 Press VCR on the remote control to select VCR mode. 4 Cue your tape to the start of the scene you wish to copy. 5 Press VCRDVD on the front panel. The "Copy to Disc" menu appears. · If the YesDVD logo appears, you can make the finished DVD a YesDVD with a full color disc menu and 3 music videos; see the User's Guide for details. 6 Press REC SPEED to select the desired Record Mode: · HQ (1 hr/disc) · SP (2 hrs/disc) · EP (4 hrs/disc) · SLP (6 hrs/disc) 7 Press VCRDVD again to start copying. 8 Press STOP at any time to stop copying. · Copying will stop automatically when the VHS tape ends. If the VHS videotape you are attempting to copy is copy-protected, you will not be able to copy the tape. It is not permitted to copy Macrovision encoded tapes. Copy to Disc Follow these steps to make your first DVD recording using the supplied disc: 1 Insert the supplied blank DVD+RW disc into the disc tray. 2 Press CH to select the channel to record. · If using a cable box or satellite receiver, set the DVD recorder to Channel 3 and select the desired channel on your box/receiver. 3 Press REC to start recording. · The disc is initialized automatically before the first recording starts. This may take a few minutes to complete. 4 Press STOP to complete the recording. · The disc is updated with the new recording and the new title is added to the Disc Menu. This may take a few minutes to complete. 5 Create a from your recording (cool bonus feature!): · If you select Yes, the unit will automatically make a YesDVD with a full color disc menu and three one-minute videos; see the User's Guide for more details. 6 To watch your recorded show, press MENU, select the thumbnail of the desired title, and press ENTER. POWER DUAL VR2940 DVD RECORDER + VCR VCR EJECT DVD EJECT ONE-TOUCH COPY PLAY/PAUSE STOP REW FF DVD · VCR CH REC Choose quality then press COPY: HQ SP EP SLP DVD Status Stop 0 : 00 : 10 VCR DVD DVD VCR 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Finalize Disc DVD+R disc Finalize Record from Camcorder To record your home movies direct to DVD: 1 Connect your camcorder to the front panel A/V jacks as shown. · Choose RCA cables or DV cable, whichever your camera supports. 2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select "LINE1" (for the front Audio/Video Input) or DV (for the DV Input). 3 Cue the camcorder to the start of the scene you wish to record. 4 Load a blank recordable disc. 5 Press REC to start recording. · Recording continues until you press STOP or the disc is full. 6 Press STOP to stop recording. · After the disc is updated with the new recording, you will have the option to create a YesDVD with professional menus and music videos; see the User's Guide for details. VHS/Hi8 Camcorder DV Digital Camcorder DV IN/OUT Finalize Your Disc So it Plays on Other DVD Players If you want your recorded discs to be compatible with other DVD players, you will need to "finalize" them. (Note: If you created a YesDVD you can skip this step.) Press MENU to display the disc menu. Press to go to the top menu. Press to display the "Information" menu. Press repeatedly and select "Make Compatible" for a DVD+RW or "Finalize" for a DVD+R. Press ENTER. Select "Yes" and press ENTER to finalize the disc (or make the disc compatible if it is a DVD+RW). Press ENTER again. Press SETUP to return to the top disc menu. · Once you finalize a DVD+R you cannot record anything else on the disc. · Disc finalization may take a few minutes to complete. · The disc will now play on most DVD players. DVD+RW disc Make Compatible Press [Enter] to make any previous title editing compatible with your DVD player. Press [Enter] to make any previous title editing compatible with your DVD player. DVD RECORDER +VCR DVD EJECT CH REC VIDEO L ­ AUDIO ­ R DV IN LINE IN 1 Instructions Enter-Confirm Instructions Enter-Confirm DVD Recorder+VCR Finalize Make disc compatible with your DVD player. Yes No Make Compatible Make disc compatible with your DVD player. Yes No Instructions Enter-Confirm Move Instructions Enter-Confirm Move Finished. This Disc should already be compatible. ok Finalize Finished. This Disc should already be compatible. ok Make Compatible Instructions Enter-Confirm Move Instructions Enter-Confirm Move If you would like personal assistance making your first recording, call us and we'll walk you through it. Free. (800) 736-7679 ©2004 GoVideo. All rights reserved. Printed in Korea. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.