02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 1 To begin About your device A/V FRONT CONNECTORS DTH 8640 80 Gb DTH 8650 160 Gb Your DVD recorder is a digital video player and recorder.Thanks to its tuner you can record TV progammes on DVD R/RW (DVD +R/-R/+RW/-RW) discs or on the integrated hard disc. It can play the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of DVD Ram and DVD audio. Precautions to take · Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your device · Install your device horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7 to 10 cm) · Ensure that the ventilation slots, and the device itself, are not covered by objects such as a mat, newspapers, curtain, etc. · Do not stack any other equipment on top of your DVD recorder · Do not place the device on top of an amplifier or any other equipment that gives off heat · The appliance should not be in contact with liquids or exposed to the risk of dripping or splashing. Therefore be careful not to place any object containing a liquid (vase, glass, bottle, ...) on or near your appliance · The DVD recorder must not be near or exposed to a flame. For instance, do not place a candle on or near the device · Protect the DVD recorder from moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment creating strong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers...). Before moving the DVD recorder, ensure the disc tray is empty. Switching off the DVD recorder to the stand-by mode does not disconnect the electricity supply. In order to separate the device completely from the mains, it has to be disconnected by unplugging the mains plug; this is recommended if you haven't used the device for a certain time. When connecting, ensure that the plugs of the various cables are pushed securely into their corresponding sockets.Your DVD recorder is not intended for industrial use but for domestic purposes only. Use of this product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or downloading music files for sales or other business purpose is or may be a violation of copyright law. Important: Please read the recommendations given on the last page. EN The content in brief... · Connections and initial set up..........3 Basic connections - Other Audio- Video connections - Your recorder's front panel - Main messages on the display About other displays (menus and banners) · Playing a disc ....................................16 Playable discs - Interactive banners - Loading and playing a disc - Displaying banners - Playing images and sounds (JPEG, mp3, wma) - Playing DivX files · Recording functions ...........................8 Watching TV programmes - Taking a break (Time Shift function) - Recording the current programme Programming a recording or transfer - Programming a transfer - Automatic programming (Naviclick) - Recording from a connected device - Library · Menus ...............................................25 The Disc menu - Playlist - Title functions - Disc options Recording options menu - Language selection - Parental check - Naviclick settings · Further information ........................34 Advice and information about discs - Troubleshooting Other important information - Technical characteristics THIS DVD RECORDER LETS YOU RECORD TV PROGRAMMES IN DIGITAL QUALITY AND ARCHIVE YOUR OWN VIDEOS FROM VIDEO CAMERAS OR VHS CASSETTES TO DVD DISCS. YOU CANNOT COPY PRE-RECORDED FILMS TO DVD IF THEY HAVE BEEN COPY PROTECTED. 1 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 2 Remote control On / Off Open / Close the disc drawer Channel selection, Numerical value inputs, Device selection (AV button) Access to play mode icon Access to the edit menu Access to the Settings menu Remove the menu Display the recorder or disc MENU Menu and info banner activation and navigation keys Information display Display the NAVICLICK programme guide Change channel Skip forward / back FWD / REV = change Naviclick page forward or back Live view, View (PIP) a channel while playing a title RETURN = Returns to the previous menu TRANSPORT KEYS ADVANCE = Skip Forward, AGAIN = Skip Back, REV= Slow, Fast... Rewind, PLAY = Play, FWD = Slow, Fast... Forward, REC = Record, STOP = Stop, PAUSE = Temporary stop AUDIO = Audio language ANGLE = Camera angles ZOOM = enlargement SUBTITLE = Video DVD subtitle language TV functions for compatible devices Inserting the batteries 1 2 3 Important information about batteries · Respect the polarities. Do not mix different types of batteries or new and old batteries. Do not use rechargeable batteries. Do not expose batteries to excessive heat, do not incinerate them and do not recharge them. Do not try to open them as they may leak or explode. Remove the batteries from the remote control unit if you are not going to use it for several weeks. Immediately remove any leaking batteries. Take care in doing this, as leaking batteries may cause burns to the skin or other physical injury. · Please respect the environment and prevailing regulations! Before you dispose of batteries ask your dealer whether they are subject to special recycling and if he accepts to take them back. 2 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 3 Connections and initial set up EN United Kingdom Ireland Europe 220 - 240 V 50 Hz SCART OUT (TV) SCART IN (VCR/DECODER) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Automatic channel search 1. 2. Turn on your TV set. Press the recorder's ON/STANDBY key once.Wait a few seconds until the language menu appears. If this menu is not displayed, after a few seconds on your TV screen select the AV socket to which you connected your recorder. Select a language with the , , OK keys. The language selection determines the language of the recorder's menus, but also the language for the dialogues and subtitles on DVD discs if the language selected is also offered by the discs being played. Select your country of residence then the installation method using the , , OK keys. The channel set-up begins.Wait until the end of the channel search and continue set-up according to the indications which appear on the screen for the different steps. 3. 4. 3 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 4 Connections and initial set up 1 SCART OUT (TV) SCART IN (VCR/DECODER) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 4 3 2 There are several ways in which you can incorporate your DVD player into an Audio-Video system.This depends on the sockets and other appliances you have. Sound and image quality depend to a large extent on the types of connections used. Familiarise yourself with the characteristics of the different sockets on your recorder. If you cannot use Scart-Peritel sockets, the following explanations pages should enable to you to choose the method of connection best suited to the sockets and appliances you have. 1 - SCART OUT (TV) (Audio-Video outputs) This socket allows you to transfer Audio and Video (sound and images) from your DVD recorder to a television set or other device (flat screen, audio-video amplifier, etc.) that is fitted with the same type of socket.This transfer is performed in RGB which ensures good image quality. Caution: If a YUV or PS video signal mode is selected, there will be no output signal on the SCART OUT (TV) socket, and therefore no image.To get an image (RGB video signal) on this socket, press the ZOOM/VIDEO OUT key one or more times on the remote controle to display RGB ON.The main menu must appear on the television screen (make sure that it is not switched off). SCART OUT (TV) 2 - SCART IN (VCR/DECODER) SCART IN (VCR/DECODER) This socket allows to enter Audio Video (sound and images) from another device (video recorder or decoder) fitted with the same type of socket. Note: the Péritel socket is also known by the name of Péritélévision or Scart. The latter is an abbreviation of « Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radioélectriques et de Télévision ». 4 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 5 Connections and initial set up Other Audio - Video connections If there is no Peritel-Scart socket available on the television, check to see if there are any other Video sockets (Components, S-Video or Composite) to connect your player by using the corresponding sockets. In this case, do not forget to also connect the player's Audio outputs (AUDIO OUT) to the Audio input sockets (AUDIO IN) on your television. 3 - Audio - Video Output Audio outputs (OUTPUT L, R), Composite Video Out socket (CVBS) (COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT) The analog sound and the composite images (CVBS) from a disc being read are permanently available at the two audio sockets, L and R, of your DVD recorder. EN 4 - Composite Video Outputs (Y, Pb, Pr) (YUV) The Y, Pb, Pr sockets deliver an optimum image quality due to the separation of the video signal into three separate components (comparable with RGB separation in a Scart-Peritel cable).To obtain the best image quality possible, use very high quality cables for connections.Your dealer can provide YUV cables that are sold together and come in the standard colour codes (red, green and blue) used for these types of sockets and cables. Note: if you use the Composite sockets Y, Pb, Pr (also called YUV), you must configure the output video signal so that these sockets deliver either an interlaced YUV signal (component interlaced) or a progressive PS signal (component progressive). With the main menu displayed (STOP mode), press the ZOOM/VIDEO OUT key several times. The output video signal then switches from RGB to YUV then PS. The display then indicates RGB then PS ON (Progressive Scan) and YUV ON. Caution: do not forget to also connect the audio cables, because Component cables only transmit images, and not sound. 5 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 6 Connections and initial set up The front of your player recorder 12 11 1 2 345 6 7 8 9 10 1 On / Off 2 Playback or freeze frame. 3 Stops the playback or recording. 4 DVD REC - To record to a DVD R/RW. 5 HDD REC - To record to the hard disc. 6 Open and close the drawer. 7 To select the audiovisual sources 9 The AUDIO-VIDEO sockets (inputs) allow the viewing or copying of your video sequences from a camcorder or any other AV device that provides a composite video signal and analogue stereo sound. Note:View the images using the AV key. 10 S-Video socket (input) to connect a camcorder or any other S-Video device. Note: do not forget to connect the audio cables since the S-Video socket handles only images and not sound. View the images using the AV key. 11 Displays your DVD recorder's modes of (appliances connected to the AV sockets): AV 2 - Appliance connected to SCART IN (satellite received, decoder, etc.). AV 3 - AUDIO/VIDEO sockets on the front panel. 8 Change channel or skip chapter. operation. 12 Disc tray. 6 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 7 Connections and initial set up Main messages on the display A/V FRONT CONNECTORS - Main menu of the recorder on the screen (device stopped). No function selected. LIVE 1 LIVE AV2 REC LIVE AV3 - Channel 1 being watched. - Images from a device connected to the SCART socket AV2 (SCART IN). - Start of the recording. - Indication of the selected source: AV3: AUDIO/VIDEO input sockets on the front. EN About other displays (menus and banners) · The disc menus ­ Each DVD video disc offers menus and for which the presentation and organisation depends on the disc's editor.The disc menu is displayed on the screen when a DVD disc is loaded and it starts to play.You can also, at any time, display the main menu of the disc by using the MENU button. · Player banners ­ while a disc is playing back you can display or remove banners using the INFO key on the remote control unit.The banners appear in the form of a succession of icons at the top of the screen. · Player menus ­ your DVD recorder has menus enabling you to use functions that are not accessible using the remote control unit keys. Move around in the menus using the navigation keys and confirm your selections with the OK key. Confirm / OK Left Up Right Down Note: settings will only function if the corresponding function has been provided by the editor. For instance, if you select the subtitle icon in the banner, subtitles will only appear if they actually exist on the disc. Check the sleeve to see what subtitles are provided. Check the jacket to see whether there are any subtitles. If a menu or icon appears in "grey" it means that the function is not available. Function indicator not available: with certain discs, direct access to a scene is not possible even if the time elapsed is shown on the banner. A question mark in the counter zone indicates an input error. This symbol is sometimes displayed. It indicates that the function is not available or that the key used is incorrect. 7 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 8 Recording functions 14:35 To watch TV Progr ...