User manual SYLVANIA DVR91DG

Before you start Owner's Manual Recordable disc · WestronglyrecommendusinganyDVD-R8x,MAXELLDVD-R16xandDVD-RW4x disctoassuregoodrecordingquality. · Discsthathavebeentestedandareproventobecompatiblewiththisrecorder: VERBATIMDVD-R8x VERBATIMDVD-RW2x MAXELLDVD-R16x JVCDVD-RW4x Connections DVDRecorder DVR91DG OPEN/CLOSE CHANNEL REV FWD STOP PLAY POWER REC SPEED REC/OTR S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R Getting started Recording INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPAÑOL INCLUIDAS Pleasereadbeforeusingthisequipment. Ifyouneedadditionaloperatingassistanceafterreadingthisowner'smanualorto orderreplacementaccessories,pleasecall orvisitourwebsiteathttp://www.SylvaniaConsumerElectronics.com Connection to a TV (Before you use this unit, you need to complete connections.) IfyourTVhasAUDIO/VIDEOinputjacks,seethesection"Connections"onpages13­15.Ifnot,itisstillpossibletoconnect thisunittoyourTVbyusingaStereoAudio/VideoRFmodulator.Inthiscase,followtheinstructionsbelow. 1)TheantennainputjackofyourTVmayhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Ifso,disconnecttheRFcablefromyourTV,andthen connecttheRFcabletotheANTENNAINjackofthisunit. 2)ConnecttheANTENNAOUTjackofthisunittoyourRFmodulator(usuallymarked"ANTIN")bytheRFcable. 3)ConnectyourRFmodulatortoyourTVbyanotherRFcable. 4)ConnecttheAUDIO/VIDEOoutputjacksofthisunittotheAUDIO/VIDEOinputjacksofyourRFmodulatorbyAudio/Video cables. 5)SetyourRFmodulator'schannel3/4switchtoeither3or4,whichevertheTVchannelisleastusedinyourarea.Ifyour RFmodulatorhasaModulator/Antennaswitch,setitaccordingtoyourRFmodulator'smanual. 6)TurnonyourTVandchoosethesamechannelasyousettheRFmodulator'schannel3/4switchto. Formoredetails,followtheinstructionssuppliedwiththeRFmodulator. TOLL FREE : 1-800-605-8453 Playing discs Editing Changing the Setup menu Cable Antenna TV signal or (Back of This Unit) IN OUT VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT Y L IN L OUT PB/CB R R Audio/Video cables (supplied) 4 6 Turn on your TV and select channel 3 or 4. ANTENNA AUDIO IN (L1) PR/CR AUDIO OUT 2 1 RF cable (supplied) AC 120V ANT IN 5 Set channel 3 or 4. CHANNEL 3 4 TO TV AUDIO IN VIDEO IN R L Others (Back of TV) · Thequalityof picturemay becomepoorifthis unitisconnectedto anRFmodulator. Note STEREO AUDIO/VIDEO RF Modulator (commercially available) Antenna in jack RF cable 3 (commercially available) Español To record a program easily, refer to "Easy DVD recording" on pages 16-17 after connections are completed. (You CANNOT record on any copyright protected DVD disc with this unit.) DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd1 2006/02/1517:25:53 Before you start Precautions WARNING: TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSETHIS APPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Thecautionmarkingislocatedontherearofthecabinet. Laser Safety Thisunitemploysalaser.Onlyaqualifiedservicepersonshouldremovethecoverorattempttoservicethis device,duetopossibleeyeinjury. CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. CAUTION: VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK DEFEATED. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM. LOCATION:INSIDE, NEAR THE DECK MECHANISM. FCC WARNING- This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modi- fications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made. RADIO-TV INTERFERENCE ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15of theFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandused inaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterference toradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouraged totrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures: 1) Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. 2) Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver. 3) Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected. 4) Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. ATTENTION:POUR ÉVITER LES CHOC ÉLECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU'AU FOND. A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING Thisproduct'spackagingmaterialsarerecyclableandcanbereused.Pleasedisposeofanymaterialsinaccordancewithyour localrecyclingregulations. Batteriesshouldneverbethrownawayorincineratedbutdisposedofinaccordancewithyourlocalregulationsconcerningchemicalwastes. Make your contribution to the environment!!! · Usedupbatteriesdonotbelonginthedustbin. · Youcandisposeofthematacollectionpointforusedupbatteriesorspecialwaste. Contactyourcouncilfordetails. ForCustomerUse: ReadcarefullytheinformationlocatedatthebackofthisunitandenterbelowtheModelNo.andSerialNo.Retain thisinformationforfuturereference. ModelNo._____________________ SerialNo._____________________ 2 EN 2006/02/1517:25:54 DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd2 Before you start Before you start Precautions (cont'd) IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1.ReadInstructions-Allthesafetyandoperating instructionsshouldbereadbeforetheapplianceis operated. 2.RetainInstructions-Thesafetyandoperatinginstructions shouldberetainedforfuturereference. 3.HeedWarnings-Allwarningsontheapplianceandinthe operatinginstructionsshouldbeadheredto. 4.FollowInstructions-Alloperatinganduseinstructions shouldbefollowed. 5.Cleaning-Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletbefore cleaning.Donotuseliquidcleanersoraerosolcleaners. Useadampclothforcleaning. EXCEPTION:Aproductthatismeantforuninterrupted serviceand,thatforsomespecificreason,suchasthe possibilityofthelossofanauthorizationcodeforaCATV converter,isnotintendedtobeunpluggedbytheuserfor cleaningoranyotherpurpose,mayexcludethereference tounpluggingtheapplianceinthecleaningdescription otherwiserequiredinitem5. 6.Attachments-Donotuseattachmentsnotrecommended bytheproductmanufacturerastheymaycausehazards. 7.WaterandMoisture-Donotusethisproductnearwater, forexample,nearabathtub,washbowl,kitchensink,or laundrytub,inawetbasement,ornearaswimmingpool, andthelike. 8.Accessories-Donotplacethisproductonanunstable cart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortable.Theproductmay fall,causingseriousinjurytoachildoradult,and seriousdamagetotheappliance.Useonlywithacart, stand,tripod,bracket,ortablerecommendedbythe manufacturer,orsoldwiththeproduct.Anymounting oftheapplianceshouldfollowthe manufacturer'sinstructionsand shoulduseamountingaccessory recommendedbythemanufacturer.An applianceandcartcombinationshould bemovedwithcare.Quickstops, excessiveforce,andunevensurfaces maycausetheapplianceandcart combinationtooverturn. 9.Ventilation-Slotsandopeningsinthecabinetare providedforventilationandtoensurereliableoperation oftheproductandtoprotectitfromoverheating,and theseopeningsmustnotbeblockedorcovered.The openingsshouldneverbeblockedbyplacingtheproduct onabed,sofa,rug,orothersimilarsurface.Thisproduct shouldnotbeplacedinabuilt-ininstallationsuchasa bookcaseorrackunlessproperventilationisprovidedor themanufacturer'sinstructionshavebeenadheredto. 10. PowerSources-Thisproductshouldbeoperatedonly fromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarking label.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersupply toyourhome,consultyourappliancedealerorlocal powercompany.Forproductsintendedtooperatefrom batterypower,orothersources,refertotheoperating instructions. 11. GroundingorPolarization-Thisproductisequippedwith apolarizedalternating-currentlineplug(aplughaving onebladewiderthantheother).Thisplugwillfitintothe poweroutletonlyoneway.Thisisasafetyfeature.If youareunabletoinserttheplugfullyintotheoutlet,try reversingtheplug.Iftheplugshouldstillfailtofit,contact yourelectriciantoreplaceyourobsoleteoutlet.Donot defeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedplug. 12. PowerCordProtection-Powersupplycordsshould beroutedsothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonor pinchedbyitemsplaceduponoragainstthem,paying particularattentiontocordsatplugs,convenience receptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromthe appliance. 13. OutdoorAntennaGrounding-Ifanoutsideantennaor cablesystemisconnectedtotheproduct,besurethe antennaorcablesystemisgroundedsoastoprovide someprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuilt-upstatic charges.Article810oftheNationalElectricalCode,ANSI/ NFPANo.70,providesinformationwithregardtoproper groundingofthemastandsupportingstructure,grounding ofthelead-inwiretoanantennadischargeunit,sizeof groundingconductors,locationofantenna-dischargeunit, connectiontogroundingelectrodes,andrequirementsfor thegroundingelectrode.(Fig.A) FIGURE A EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMP POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) ANTENNA LEAD WIRE Connections Getting started NEC ­ NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE S2898A 14. Lightning-Foraddedprotectionforthisproductduringa lightningstorm,orwhenitisleftunattendedandunused forlongperiodsoftime,unplugitfromthewalloutletand disconnecttheantennaorcablesystem.Thiswillprevent damagetotheproductduetolightningandpower-line surges. 15. PowerLines-Anoutsideantennasystemshouldnotbe locatedinthevicinityofoverheadpowerlinesorother electriclightorpowercircuits,orwhereitcanfallinto suchpowerlinesorcircuits.Wheninstallinganoutside antennasystem,extremecareshouldbetakentokeep fromtouchingsuchpowerlinesorcircuitsascontactwith themmightbefatal. 16. Overloading-Donotoverloadwalloutletsandextension cordsasthiscanresultinariskoffireorelectricshock. 17. ObjectandLiquidEntry-Neverpushobjectsofanykind intothisproductthroughanyopeningsastheymaytouch dangerousvoltagepointsorshort-outpartsthatcould resultinafireorelectricshock.Neverspillliquidofany kindontheproduct. 18. Servicing-Donotattempttoservicethisproductyourself asopeningorremovingcoversmayexposeyouto dangerousvoltageorotherhazards.Referallservicingto qualifiedservicepersonnel. 19. DamageRequiringService-Unplugthisproductfrom thewalloutletandreferservicingtoqualifiedservice personnelunderthefollowingconditions: a.Whenthepower-supplycordorplugisdamaged. b.Ifliquidhasbeenspilled,orobjectshavefallenintothe product. c. Iftheproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater. d.Iftheproductdoesnotoperatenormallybyfollowingthe operatinginstructions.Adjustonlythosecontrolsthat arecoveredbytheoperatinginstructionsasanimproper adjustmentofothercontrolsmayresultindamageand willoftenrequireextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechnician torestoretheproducttoitsnormaloperation. e.Iftheproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway. f. Whentheproductexhibitsadistinctchangein performancethisindicatesaneedforservice. 20. ReplacementParts-Whenreplacementpartsare required,besuretheservicetechnicianhasused replacementpartsspecifiedbythemanufacturerorhave thesamecharacteristicsastheoriginalpart.Unauthorized substitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshockorother hazards. 21. SafetyCheck-Uponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairs tothisproduct,asktheservicetechniciantoperform safetycheckstodeterminethattheproductisinproper operatingcondition. 22. Heat-Thisproductshouldbesituatedawayfromheat sourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orother products(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat. Recording Playing discs Editing Changing the Setup menu Others Español EN DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd3 3 2006/02/1517:25:54 Before you start Precautions (cont'd) Installation Location Forsafetyandoptimumperformanceofthisunit: · Installtheunitinahorizontalandstableposition.Donotplaceanythingdirectlyontopoftheunit. DonotplacetheunitdirectlyontopoftheTV. · Shielditfromdirectsunlightandkeepitawayfromsourcesofintenseheat.Avoiddustyorhumid places.Avoidplaceswithinsufficientventilationforproperheatdissipation.Donotblockthe ventilationholesonthesidesoftheunit.Avoidlocationssubjecttostrongvibrationorstrong magneticfields. Avoid the Hazards of Electrical Shock and Fire · Donothandlethepowercordwithwethands. · DonotpullonthepowercordwhendisconnectingitfromACwalloutlet.Graspitbytheplug. · If,byaccident,waterisspilledonthisunit,unplugthepowercordimmediatelyandtaketheunitto ourAuthorizedServiceCenterforservicing. Moisture Condensation Warning Moisturecondensationmayoccurinsidetheunitwhenitismovedfromacoldplacetoawarm placeorafterheatingacoldroomorunderconditionsofhighhumidity.Donotusethisunitatleast for2hoursuntilitsinsidegetsdry. About Copyright Unauthorizedcopying,broadcasting,publicperformanceandlendingofdiscsareprohibited. ThisproductincorporatescopyrightprotectiontechnologythatisprotectedbyU.S.patentsand otherintellectualpropertyrights.Useofthiscopyrightprotectiontechnologymustbeauthorized byMacrovision,andisintendedforhomeandotherlimitedviewingusesonlyunlessotherwise authorizedbyMacrovision.Reverseengineeringordisassemblyisprohibited. Notice for progressive scan output Consumersshouldnotethatnotallhighdefinitiontelevisionsetsarefullycompatiblewiththis productandmaycauseartifactstobedisplayedinthepicture.Incaseofpictureproblemswith525 progressivescanoutput,itisrecommendedthattheuserswitchtheconnectiontothe`standard definition'output.IftherearequestionsregardingyourTVsetcompatibilitywiththis525pDVD recorder,pleasecontactourcustomerservicecenter. Supplied Accessory · Remotecontrol (NB075UD)with twoAAbatteries · RFcable · Audio/Videocables · Owner'sManual (WPZ0901CAB01 (WPZ0102TM015 (1VMN22666) orWPZ0901TM002) orWPZ0102LTE01) Owner's Manual · QuickUseGuide (1VMN22667) 4 EN 2006/02/1517:25:55 DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd4 Before you start Before you start Precautions (cont'd) Maintenance SERVICING · Pleaserefertorelevanttopicson"Troubleshooting"onpages72-75beforereturningtheproduct. · Ifthisunitbecomesinoperative,donottrytocorrecttheproblembyyourself.Therearenouserserviceablepartsinside.Turnoff,unplugthepowerplugandpleasecallourhelplinementioned onthefrontpagetolocateanAuthorizedServiceCenter. CLEANING THE CABINET · Useasoftclothslightlymoistenedwithamilddetergentsolution.Donotuseasolutioncontaining alcohol,spirits,ammoniaorabrasive. CLEANING DISCS · Whenadiscbecomesdirty,cleanitwithacleaningcloth.Wipethediscfromthecentertoout.Do notwipeinacircularmotion. · Donotusesolventssuchasbenzine,thinner,commerciallyavailablecleaners,detergent, abrasivecleaningagentsorantistaticsprayintendedforanalogrecords. CLEANING THE DISC LENS · Ifthisunitstilldoesnotperformproperlyalthoughyourefertotherelevantsectionsandto "Troubleshooting"inthisOwner'sManual,thelaseropticalpickupunitmaybedirty.Consultyour dealeroranAuthorizedServiceCenterforinspectionandcleaningofthelaseropticalpickupunit. DISC HANDLING · Handlethediscssothatfingerprintsanddustdonotadheretothesurfacesofthediscs. · Alwaysstorethediscinitsprotectivecasewhenitisnotused. IR SIGNAL CHECK Iftheremotecontroldoesnotworkproperly,youcantestiftheremotecontrolsendsouttheinfrared signalwithAMradiooradigitalcamera(includingbuilt-incameraofcellularphone).Itwillhelpto definethecauseofmalfunction. · With an AM radio: TuneanAMradiotoabandwithnobroadcasting.Pressabuttononremotecontroltowardthe radio.Soundwillbeflutteringwhenyoupressanykeyandtheradioreceivesthesignal.This meanstheremotecontrolunitisworking. · With a digital camera (including built-in camera of cellular phone): Directadigitalcameratoremotecontrol,pressandholdabuttononremotecontrol.Ifinfrared lightappearsthroughdigitalcamera,theremoteisworking. Connections Getting started Recording Playing discs Editing Changing the Setup menu Others Español ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories."Dolby"andthedouble-Dsymbolaretrademarks ofDolbyLaboratories. Dolby Digital Recording "Dolby® Digital Recording enables consumers to record high-quality video with stereo sound on recordableDVDdiscs.Thetechnology,whenutilizedinsteadofPCMrecording,alsosavesrecordable disc space, allowing for higher video resolution or extended recording time on each DVD. DVDscreatedusingDolbyDigitalRecordingwillplaybackonallDVD-Videoplayers." Note: ThisistruewhentheplayersarecompatiblewithactualrecordableDVDdiscs. EN DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd5 5 2006/02/1517:25:56 Before you start Table of contents Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SymbolinthisOwner'sManual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Functional overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installingbatteriesintheremotecontrol. . . . . . . 10 Usingaremotecontrol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Displaymenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setupmenus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 RapidPlay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Stepbystepplayback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Slowforward/Slowreverseplay . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 MarkerSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Title/Chaptersearch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Tracksearch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Timesearch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Repeat/Random/Program playback . . . . . . . . . . 46 Repeatplayback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Randomplay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Programplay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Selecting the format of audio and video . . . . . . 47 Switchingsubtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Switchingaudiosoundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Switchingvirtualsurroundsystem . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Switchingcameraangles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Reducingblocknoise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connection to a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connection to a cable box or satellite box . . . . 14 Connection to an Audio System. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Easy DVD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Initial setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Channel setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Gettingchannelsautomatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Adding/deletingchannels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Selecting the TV stereo or SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Setting the clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 AutoClockSetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ManualClockSetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SettingtheDaylightSavingTime. . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Selecting the TV aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Information on disc editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Guidetoatitlelist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 EditingdiscsinVideomode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 EditingdiscsinVRmode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Editing discs in Video mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Deletingtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Puttingnamesontitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Settingorclearingchaptermarkers. . . . . . . . . . 53 Editing discs in VR mode (Original). . . . . . . . . . 54 Deletingtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Settingtitlestoprotect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Releasingtitlesfromprotecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Editing discs in VR mode (Playlist) . . . . . . . . . . 57 Deletingtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Dividingatitle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Combiningtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 AddingtitlestoaPlaylist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 DeletingaPlaylist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Editing discs in VR mode (Original / Playlist) . . 61 Deletingpartsoftitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Puttingnamesontitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Settingorclearingchaptermarkers. . . . . . . . . . 63 Settingpicturesforthumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Information on DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Recordabledisc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Recordingspeed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Restrictionsonrecording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Informationoncopycontrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 MakingdiscsplayableinotherDVDplayer(Finalize). .25 Formatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Choosingtherecordingformatofablankdisc . . 26 Reformattingadisc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SettingforAutoChapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Basic recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 One-touch Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Timer Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 HintsforTimerRecording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Settings for an external source . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Connectiontoanexternalsource . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Recordingfromanexternalsource. . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setting a disc to protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Finalizing the discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Autofinalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Changing the Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . 65 Tour of the Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Language setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Display setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Audio setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Video setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Settings for Parental lock level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Information on DVD play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Guidetodisplays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 PlayingdiscsusingtheDiscmenu . . . . . . . . . . . 40 PlayingdiscsusingtheTitlemenu . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Special playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Resumeplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Fastforward/Fastreverse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 SkippingTVcommercialsduringplay. . . . . . . . . 41 Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Language code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover 6 EN 2006/02/1517:25:56 DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd6 Before you start Before you start Features ThisDVDunitnotonlyplaysDVDsandCDsbutalsooffersfeaturesforyoutorecordtoDVDdiscsandedit themafterthat. Thefollowingfeaturesareofferedwiththisunit. Recording ThisunitiscompatiblewithbothDVD-RW,whichis rewritablerepeatedlyandDVD-R,whichisavailable forrecordingonce.Youcanchooseeitheronefor yourconvenience. Up to 8 program recording: Youcanprogramtheunittorecordupto8programs, withinamonthinadvance.Dailyorweeklyprogram recordingsarealsoavailable. One-touch Timer Recording: Youcaneasilysetarecordingtimeasyouprefer. Everytime[REC/OTR]ispressedduringrecording, therecordingtimewillbeincreasedby30minutesup to8hours.Theunitwillautomaticallyturnoffwhen therecordingtimeyousetisreached. Automatic Chapter marker setting: Chaptermarkerswillbeputonrecordingsasyouset intheSetupmenubeforeattemptingtorecord. Automatic Title menu making: TheunitmakestitlemenusautomaticallywhenfinalizingthediscwhicharerecordedinVideomode. Automatic Playlist making (VR mode): APlaylistwillbepreparedfromanOriginaltitle,so thatyoucanedittitlesinaPlaylistasyouprefer. AnOriginaltitleiskeptasitis. Automatic finalizing (Video mode): YoucanfinalizediscsafterfinishingallTimer RecordingsandattheendofthediscspaceautomaticallyasyousetintheSetupmenu. Left channel stereo recording: ThisunitcanrecordthesoundoftheLeftchannel monauralinputasLeftandRightchannelsautomatically(theinputfromtheLINE2only). Play Theater surround sound in your home: Whenconnectingtheunittoanamplifieroradecoder whichiscompatiblewithDolbyDigital,youare allowedtoexperiencethetheatersurroundsound fromdiscswithsurroundsoundsystem. Quick search for what you want to watch: Youcaneasilyfindthepartyouwanttowatchusing thesearchfunction.Searchforadesiredpointona discbytitle,chapterortime. Start to play from Original and Playlist: TitleplayingisavailablefromeitheranOriginaltitleor Playlist. Virtual Surround System: Youcanenjoystereophonicspacethroughyourexciting2channelstereosystem. Editing Deleting titles: Youcandeletetitleswhichyoudonotneedanymore. Making your own Playlist: Withtheoriginalremainsasitis,youcanedittitleson variousPlaylistasyouprefer. Puttingnamesontitles Settingpicturesforthumbnails Setting/clearingchaptermarkers Dividing/combiningtitles Deletingpartsoftitles,etc. Protecting titles: Toavoideditingorerasingtitles,theprotectfunction isusefulwhenitisONintheOriginaltitles. Compatibility Available for playing discs recorded in Video mode on a regular DVD player (Video mode): DiscsrecordedinVideomodecanbeplayedon regularDVDplayers,includingcomputerDVDdrives compatiblewithDVD-Videoplayback*.Youwillneed tofinalizethediscsrecordedinVideomodetoplayin otherDVDplayers. * DVD-Video Format (Video mode) is a new format for recording on DVD-RW/R discs that was approved by the DVD Forum in 2000. Adoption of this format is optional for manufactures of DVD playback devices and there are DVD-Video players, DVD-ROM drives or other DVD playback devices that do not play DVDRW/R discs recorded in the DVD-Video Format. Others Progressive Scan system Unlikeconventionalinterlacescanning,theprogressive scansystemprovideslessflickeringandimagesinhigher resolutionthanthatoftraditionaltelevisionsignals. Connections Getting started Recording Playing discs Editing Symbol in this Owner's Manual Manyfunctionsofthisunitaredependingonthedisc typeortherecordingmode. Tospecifyforwhatdisctypeorrecordingmode eachfunctionis,weputthefollowingsymbolsatthe beginningofeachitemtooperate. Changing the Setup menu Symbol DVD-V DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R CD VR Video Description Available to DVD-Video discs Available to DVD-RW in Video mode Available to DVD-RW in VR mode Available to DVD-R discs Available to Audio CDs Others Español EN DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd7 7 2006/02/1517:25:57 Before you start Functional overview Front Panel 1 2 3* 4 5 6 7 8*9 OPEN/CLOSE CHANNEL REV FWD STOP PLAY POWER (*)Theunitcanalso beturnedonby pressingthese buttons. REC SPEED REC/OTR S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R 1. Disc tray 2. Display Placeadiscwhenopen. Referto"FrontPanelDisplayGuide"onpage12. Presstoopenorclosethedisctray. Presstochangethechannelupanddown. Duringplayback,presstoskiptothepreviouschapter ortrack. Duringplayback,pressandholdfor1.5secondsto fastreverse. Whenplaybackispaused,presstoplayreversestep bystep. Whenplaybackispaused,pressandholdfor1.5secondstoslowreverse. Duringplayback,presstoskiptothenextchapterortrack. Duringplayback,pressandholdfor1.5secondsto fastforward. Whenplaybackispaused,presstoplayforwardstep bystep. Whenplaybackispaused,pressandholdfor1.5secondstoslowforward. 7. STOP C button 15 14 13 1211 10 8. PLAY B button* 9. POWER button Presstostopplayorrecording. Presstostartorresumeplay. Presstoturntheunitonandoff. Iftimerprogrammingshavebeenset,presstosetthe unitintimer-standbymode. Usetoconnectexternalequipmentwithstandard audiocable. Usetoconnectexternalequipmentwithastandard videocable. UsetoconnecttheS-VideooutputofexternalequipmentwithanS-Videocable. Pressoncetostartarecording.Pressrepeatedlyto startaOne-touchTimerRecording. Presstoswitchtherecordingspeed. Receivesignalsfromyourremotecontrolsothatyou cancontroltheunitfromadistance. 3. OPEN/CLOSE A button* 4. CHANNEL L / K button 5. REV E button 10. AUDIO input jacks (LINE2) 11. VIDEO input jack (LINE2) 12. S-VIDEO input jack (LINE2) 13. REC/OTR button 6. FWD D button 14. REC SPEED button 15. Remote control sensor Rear Panel IN 12 VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT S-VIDEO 3 VIDEO OUT Y L 4 IN OUT L OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT PCM / BITSTREAM PB/CB R R ANTENNA AUDIO IN (L1) PR/CR AUDIO OUT COAXIAL 1. ANTENNA IN jack 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 2. VIDEO IN jack (LINE1) 3. VIDEO OUT jack 4. AC Power Cord Usetoconnectanantenna. Usetoconnectexternalequipmentwithastandard videocable. UsetoconnectaTVmonitor,AVreceiverorother equipmentwithastandardvideocable. ConnecttoastandardACoutlettosupplypowerto thisunit. UsetoconnectanAVreceiver,DolbyDigitaldecoder orotherequipmentwithacoaxialdigitalinputjack withadigitalcoaxialcable. UsetoconnectaTVmonitor,AVreceiverorother equipmentwithstandardaudiocable. 7. COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 8. S-VIDEO OUT jack UsetoconnectaTVmonitorwithcomponentvideo inputswithcomponentvideocables. UsetoconnecttheS-VideoinputofaTVmonitor, AVreceiverorotherequipmentwithanS-Video cable. UsetoconnecttheS-VideooutputofexternalequipmentwithanS-Videocable. Usetoconnectexternalequipmentwithstandard audiocable. Usetoconnectanantennacabletopassthesignal fromtheTVANTENNAINtoyourTVmonitor. 9. S-VIDEO IN jack (LINE1) 5. COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack 10. AUDIO IN jacks (LINE1) 11. ANTENNA OUT jack 6. AUDIO OUT jacks · Donottouchtheinnerpinsofthejacksontherearpanel.Electrostaticdischargemaycausepermanent damagetotheunit. · ThisunitdoesnothavetheRFmodulator. Note 8 EN 2006/02/1517:25:57 DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd8 Before you start Before you start Functional overview (cont'd) Remote Control POWER OPEN/CLOSE A 2 1 .@/: ZOOM ABC TIMER PROG. DEF 13* 14 15 16 17 19 18 20 3 1 GHI 2 JKL 3 MNO CH REPEAT SETUP ENTER 4 PQRS 5 TUV 6 WXYZ 7 8 SPACE 9 CLEAR 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 (*)Theunitcanalso beturnedonby pressingthese buttons. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. DISPLAY 0 TOP MENU MENU/LIST RETURN 5 K { B L REC SPEED REV h Bx1.3/0.8 PLAY B FWD g 22 24 21* 23 25 SKIP H PAUSE F SKIP G REC/OTR STOP C CM SKIP POWER button Presstoturntheunitonandoff. Iftimerprogrammingshave beenset,presstosettheunit intimer-standbymode. ZOOM button Duringplayback,pressto enlargethepictureonthe screen. Number buttons Presstoselectchannelnumbers. Presstoselectatitle/chapter/ trackondisplay. Orpresstoentervaluesforthe settingsintheSetupmenu. DISPLAY button PresstodisplaytheOn Screenmenuonoroff. TOP MENU button PresstodisplaytheTitlemenu. MENU/LIST button PresstodisplaytheDiscmenu. TochangeOriginalandPlaylist ontheTVscreen. (VRmodeonly) Cursor K / L / { / B buttons Presstoselectitemsorsettings. 8. REV E button Duringplayback,presstofast reverse. Orwhenplaybackispaused, presstoplayslowreverse. 9. REC SPEED button Presstoswitchtherecording speed. 10. B x1.3/0.8 button Duringplayback,presstoplaybackinaslightlyfaster/slower speedwithkeepingtheaudio quality. 11. REC/OTR button Pressoncetostartarecording.Pressrepeatedlytostarta One-touchTimerRecording. 12. SKIP H button Duringplayback,presstoskipto thepreviouschapterortrack.Or whenplaybackispaused,pressto playreversestepbystep. SKIP G button Duringplayback,presstoskipto thenextchapterortrack. Orwhenplaybackispaused,press toplayforwardstepbystep. 13. OPEN/CLOSE A button* Presstoopenorclosethedisc tray. 14. TIMER PROG. button PresstodisplaytheTimer Programminglist. 15. CH K / L buttons Presstochangethechannel upanddown. 16. REPEAT button PresstodisplaytheRepeat menu. 17. SETUP button PresstodisplaytheSetup menu. DuringDVDplayback,press andholdformorethan3secondstoswitchtheprogressive scanningmodetotheinterlace mode. 18. CLEAR button Presstoclearthepassword onceenteredortocancelthe programmingforCDortoclear theselectingmarkernumber inthemarkersetupmodeorto cleartheprogramonceentered intheTimerProgramminglist, etc. 19. ENTER button Presstoconfirmorselect menuitems. 20. RETURN button Presstoreturntothepreviouslydisplayedmenuscreen. 21. PLAY B button* Presstostartorresumeplay. 22. FWD D button Duringplayback,presstoplay fastforward. Orwhenplaybackispaused, presstoplayslowforward. 23. PAUSE F button Presstopauseplayorrecording. 24. CM SKIP button Duringplayback,presstoskip 30seconds. 25. STOP C button Presstostopplayorrecording. Connections Getting started Recording Playing discs Editing Changing the Setup menu Others Español EN DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd9 9 2006/02/1517:25:58 Before you start Functional overview (cont'd) Installing batteries in the remote control Installtwo"AA"sizebatteries(supplied)matchingthe polarityindicatedinsidebatterycompartmentofthe remotecontrol. Using a remote control Keepinmindthefollowingwhenusingtheremote control: · Makesurethatthereisnoobstaclebetweenthe remotecontrolandtheremotesensorontheunit. · Remoteoperationmaybecomeunreliableifstrong sunlightorfluorescentlightisshiningonthe remotesensoroftheunit. · Remotecontrolfordifferentdevicescaninterfere witheachother.Avoidusingremotecontrolfor otherequipmentlocatedclosetotheunit. · Replacethebatterieswhenyounoticeafalloffin theoperatingrangeoftheremotecontrol. · Themaximumoperablerangesfromtheunitare asfollows. -Line of sight:approx.23feet(7m) -Either side of the center: approx.16feet(5m)within30° -Above:approx.16feet(5m)within15° -Below: approx.10feet(3m)within30° 1 2 3 Note: Incorrectuseofbatteriescanresultinhazards suchasleakageandbursting.Pleaseobservethe following: · Donotmixnewandoldbatteriestogether. · Donotusedifferentkindsofbatteriestogether, althoughtheymaylooksimilar,differentbatteries mayhavedifferentvoltages. · Makesurethattheplusandminusendsof eachbatterymatchtheindicationsinthebattery compartment. · Removebatteriesfromequipmentthatisnotgoing tobeusedforamonthormore. · Whendisposingofusedbatteries,pleasecomply withgovernmentalregulationsorenvironmental publicinstruction'srulesthatapplyinyourcountry orarea. · Donotrecharge,short-circuit,heat,burnor disassemblebatteries. Within about 23 feet (7m) OPEN /CLOS E CHAN NEL REV REC SPEE D REC/O TR PLAY POWE R S-VID EO VIDEO FWD STOP 30° POW ER DISPL CH AY L AUDIO R Remote control REV REC REC SPEE D E PAUS CLEA 7 R PQRS 4 GHI 1 .@/: JKL 2 ABC MNO TIME PRO R G. DEF SPAC E 0 IP 8 TUV CM 5 3 9 SKIP WXY 6 Z 30° MO C OR RENIT E LOS N/C OPE P SK PLA Y TOP ORI STO MEN AL GIN P ENTE U/ D FW R NU LIS ME Y T PLA Guide to Displays the On Screen menu ThisunitusesthefollowingtheOnScreenmenuformostoperations:Setupmenu,Titlelist,Playlist,Original andDisplaymenu.Theyallowyoutochangetheplayingstatusofdiscduringplay. TheDisplaymenualsogivesyouinformationonthestatusofthedisc. Display menu Press[DISPLAY]tocallupthe Displaymenu.Thismenuwill giveyoutheinformationonthe playingdisc.Someoperationsare availablewhilediscisplaying. 1.Indicatesadisctypeanda formatmode. NOTE:Insomedescriptionson thismanual,onlyonedisctype isindicatedasanexample. 2.Indicatesachannelnumber. 3.Indicatesarecordingmodeand possiblerecordingtimeleft. 4.Indicatesatitlenumber,chapter numberandthetimelapseof discplay. 5. Eachiconmeans: : Search : Audio : Subtitle : Angle (except VR mode) : Repeat : Marker : Noise Reduction : Zoom : Surround 6.Indicatescurrentdiscstatus. 4 1 1 0:00:00 1 DVD-R Video mode CH 8 5 XP 2 1:01 6 3 10 EN DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd10 2006/02/1517:25:59 Before you start Before you start Functional overview (cont'd) Setup menus Press[SETUP]todisplaytheSetupmenu,thenpress[ENTER]todisplayeachmenu,using[K / L]. Thesemenusprovideentriestoallmainfunctionsoftheunit. Setup Disc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Required Setting Playback Display Recording Clock Channel Disc 1 2 Format Finalize 1.Required Setting: Tosetuptherequiredsetting. 2.Playback: Tosetuptheunittoplay discsasyouprefer. 3.Display: TosetuptheOSDscreen andthefrontpaneldisplayof theunitasyouprefer. 4.Recording: Tosetuptheunittorecord todiscsasyouprefer. 5.Clock: Tosetuptheclockofthe unitasyouneed. 6.Channel: Toadjustthechannelsetting oftheunitasyouprefer. 7.Disc / CD Playback Mode: When a DVD-Video disc (commercially available), a new DVD-R disc is inserted into the unit, you cannot select "Disc". "CDPlaybackMode"is availableonlywhenanAudio CDdiscisinsertedintothe unit. Disc 1 2 3 Format Finalize Disc Protect OFF ON CD Playback Mode 4 5 Random Play Program Play 1.Format (DVD-RW only): Allowsyoutoeraseallofthe recordedcontentonthedisc. Thediscwillbecompletely blank. ·Erasedcontentcannotbe calledback. ·ADVD-RWdiscformatted withthisunitcannotbe usedinotherDVDrecorders withoutanyrecordingusing thisunit. ·Ifyouwanttouseadisc onlyformattedwiththisunit onanotherDVDrecorder, youhavetore-formatthe disconthatrecorder. 2.Finalize: Allowsyoutofinalizeadisc containingrecordedtitles. 3.Disc Protect (VR mode only): Allowsyoutoprotectadisc fromaccidentaleditingor recording. 4.Random Play: Toactivatetherandom playbackfeature. 5.Program Play: Toactivatetheprogrammed playbackfeature. Connections Getting started Recording Playing discs Editing Changing the Setup menu Others Español EN DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd11 11 2006/02/1517:26:00 Before you start Functional overview (cont'd) Front Panel Display Guide 4 1 6 5 1. Current Status of the unit :Appearswhendisc playbackispaused. :Appearswhenplayinga disc. :Appearswhenthetimer programminghasbeenset andisproceeding.Flashes whenallTimerRecordings havebeenfinished,or whenaprogramcannotbe performedbysomereason. :Appearsduringrecording process. :Appearsduringrepeat play. 2. Disc type 2 3 7 4. Title / Track and Chapter mark :Appearswhenindicatinga title/tracknumber. :Appearswhenindicatinga chapternumber. 5. Displays the following · Playingtime · Currenttitle/chapter/track number · Recordingtime/remainingtime · Clock · Channelnumber · OTR(One-touchTimer Recording)remainingtime 6. :Appearsintheafternoon withtheclockdisplaying. 7. :Appearswhenthe progressivescansystemis activated. :AppearswhenanAudio CDisinsertedinthedisc tray. :AppearswhenaDVD discisinsertedinthe disctray. :AppearswhenaDVD-R discisinsertedinthe disctray. :AppearswhenaDVDRWdiscisinsertedinthe disctray. 3. Recording speed Indicatestherecordingspeedof thedisc. Displaymessage Appearswhentheunit isturnedon. Appearswhenthedisc trayisclosing. Appearswhentheunit isturnedoff. Appearswhenadiscis loadedonthedisctray. Appearswhenthedisc trayisopening. Appearswhendatais beingrecordedonadisc. 12 EN DVR91DG_E7A01UD.indd12 2006/02/1517:26:02 Connections Before you start Connection to a TV Cable TV signal Antenna Cable TV signal Antenna (Back of TV) VIDEO AUDIO IN or (Back of TV) or Connect RF cable (supplied) VIDEO IN 3 Connect Video cable (supplied) COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT Y L 4 Connect Audio cable (supplied) 5 6 Plug in the AC power cord of this unit. Connections IN 1 Disconnect Connect 2 IN OUT L OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT PCM / BITSTREAM PB/CB R R ANTENNA AUDIO IN (L1) PR/CR AUDIO OUT COAXIAL Getting started (Back of this unit) Makeoneofthefollowingconnections,dependingonthecapabilitiesofyourexistingequipment. Basic Audio TV R L Method1 Better picture S-VIDEO IN Method2 Best picture COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y Recording PB/CB PR/CR Audiocable (supplied) This unit VIDEO OUT IN OUT VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT S-VIDEO S-Videocable (commerciallyavailable) ComponentVideocable (commerciallyavailable) COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT Y Playing discs S-VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT Y L OUT IN L OUT L R PB/CB R