00566A-D-R3_Cover 8/31/04 10:27 AM Page 1 DVD RECORDER D-R3 OWNER'S MANUAL Read this booklet first. 00566A-D-R3_Cover 8/31/04 10:27 AM Page 2 UK AK68-00566A 00566A-D-R3_2~13 8/31/04 10:27 AM Page 2 Getting Started Warning IMPORTANT NOTE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The mains lead on this equipment is supplied with a moulded plug incorporating a fuse. The value of the fuse is indicated on the pin face of the plug. If it requires replacing, a fuse approved to BS1362 of the same rating must be used. Never use the plug with the fuse cover omitted if the cover is detachable. If a replacement fuse cover is required, it must be of the same colour as the pin face of the plug. Replacement covers are available from your dealer. If the fitted plug is not suitable for the power points in your house or the cable is not long enough to reach a power point, you should obtain a suitable safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer for assistance. However, if there is no alternative to cutting off the plug, remove the fuse and then safely dispose of the plug. Do not connect the plug to a mains socket, as there is a risk of shock hazard from the bared flexible cord. IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: BLUE = NEUTRAL BROWN = LIVE This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury. This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product. Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a bookcase or similar unit. WARNING : To prevent damage which may result in fire or electric shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION : DVD Recorder-VCRS USE AN INVISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED. BE SURE TO OPERATE RECORDER CORRECTLY AS INSTRUCTED. CAUTION THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFOR-MANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOUR-SELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. CAUTIONS Caution: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Attention: Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduíre la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu au fond. This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances, such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections. As these colours may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter N or coloured BLUE or BLACK. The wire coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter L or coloured BROWN or RED. WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO THE EARTH TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER E OR BY THE EARTH SYMBOL, OR COLOURED GREEN OR GREEN AND YELLOW. The product unit accompanying this user manual is licensed under certain intellectual property rights of certain third parties. This license is limited to private non-commercial use by end-user consumers for licensed contents. No rights are granted for commercial use. The license does not cover any product unit other than this product unit and the license does not extend to any unlicensed product unit or process conforming to ISO/IEC 11172-3 or ISO/IEC 13818-3 used or sold in combination with this product unit. The license only covers the use of this product unit to encode and/or decode audio files conforming to the ISO/IEC 11172-3 or ISO/IEC 13818-3. No rights are granted under this license for product features or functions that do not conform to the ISO/IEC 11172-3 or ISO/IEC 13818-3. 2- English 00566A-D-R3_2~13 8/31/04 10:27 AM Page 3 Precaution · Be sure to remove the disc and turn off the recorder after use. · Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet when you don't intend to use the recorder for long periods of time. · Clean the disc by wiping in a straight line from the inside to the outside of the disc. Getting Started Important Safety Instructions Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow all the safety instructions listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference. 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings, Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding- type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. if the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. 10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. Maintenance of Cabinet For safety reasons, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet. q Do not use benzene, thinner, or other solvents for cleaning. q Wipe the cabinet with a soft cloth. Disc Handling q Use discs with regular shapes. If an irregular disc (a disc with a special shape) is used, this DVD recorder may be damaged. Holding discs q Avoid touching the surface of a disc where recording is performed. Cartridge q This is used to prevent damage by dirt, scratches, ets. when using a DVD-RAM/RW/R disc. DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD-R q Clean with an optional DVDRAM/PD disc cleaner . Do not use cleaners or cloths for CDs to clean DVDRAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R discs. DVD-Video, CD q Handling Cautions · Before connecting other components to this recorder, be sure to turn them all off. · Do not move the recorder while a disc is being played, or the disc may be scratched or broken, and the recorder's internal parts may be damaged. · Do not put a flower vase filled with water or any small metal objects on the recorder. · Be careful not to put your hand into the disc tray. · Do not place anything other than the disc in the disc tray. · Exterior interference such as lightning and static electricity can affect normal operation of this recorder. If this occurs, turn the recorder off and on again with the STANDBY/ON button, or disconnect and then reconnect the AC power cord to the AC power outlet. The recorder will operate normally. q Wipe off dirt or contamination on the disc with a soft cloth. Cautions on handling discs Do not write on the printed side with a ball-point pen or pencil. Do not use record cleaning sprays or antistatic. Also, do not use volatile chemicals, such as benzene or thinner. q English -3 00566A-D-R3_2~13 8/31/04 10:27 AM Page 4 Getting Started · Do not apply labels or stickers to discs. (Do not use discs fixed with exposed tape adhesive or leftover peeled-off stickers.) · Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers. · Do not use discs printed with label printers available on the market. · Do not load warped or cracked discs. JPEG CD-R/-RW · Only JPEG files with the ".jpg", ".JPG" extension can be used. · The unit can handle a maximum of 1000 files and folders. · Maximum size of progressive JPEG is 3M pixels. · MOTION JPEG is not supported. Disc Storage Be careful not to harm the disc because the data on these discs is highly vulnerable to the environment. · Do not keep under direct sunlight. · Keep in a cool ventilated area. · Store vertically. · Keep in a clean protection jacket. · If you move your DVD Recorder-VCR suddenly from a cold place to a warm place, condensation may generate on the operating parts and lens and cause abnormal disc playback. If this occurs, remove the disc and wait for one to two hours with the power on before attempting playback. Using CD-R/-RW · Use a 700MB(80 minutes) CD-R/-RW disc. If possible, do not use a 800MB(90 minutes) or above disc, as the disc may not play back. · If the CD-R/-RW disc was not recorded as a closed ses-sion, you may experience a delay in the early play-back time, and all recorded files may not play. · Some CD-R/-RW discs may not be playable with this unit, depending on the device which was used to burn them. For contents recorded on CD-R/-RW media from CDs for your personal use, playability may vary depending on contents and discs. Disc Specifications DVD-Video · A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to 135-minutes of images, 8-language audio and 32 subtitle languages. It is equipped with MPEG-2 picture compression and Dolby 3D surround, allowing you to enjoy vivid and clear theater quality images in the comfort of your own home. · When switching from the first layer to the second layer of a double-layered DVD Video disc, there may be momentary distortion in the image and sound. This is not a malfunction of the unit. · Once a DVD-RW/DVD-R recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video. DVD-R Disc Playback and Recording · Once a DVD-RW/DVD-R recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video. · You can record onto the available space on the disc and perform editing functions such as giving titles to discs and programs and erasing programs before finalizing. · When programming is erased from a DVD-R, that space does not become available. Once an area on a DVD-R is recorded on, that area is no longer available for recording, whether the recording is erased or not. · It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording management information after recording finishes. · This product optimizes the DVD-R for each recording. Optimizing is carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or turn on the unit. Recording onto the disc may become impossible if optimizing is carried out too many times. · Playback may be impossible in some cases due to the condition of recording. · This unit can play back DVD-R discs recorded and finalized with a Thoshiba DVD recorder. It may not be able to play some DVD-R discs depending on the disc and the condition of the recording. Audio CD · An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded. · Plays CDDA format audio CD-R and CD-RW discs. This unit may not be able to play some CD-R or CD-RW discs due to the condition of the recording. CD-R/-RW MP3 CD-R/-RW · Only CD-R discs with MP3 files recorded with ISO9660 or JOLIET format can be played back · Only MP3 files with the "mp3", and "MP3" extension can be used. · For MP3 files recorded with a VBR(Variable Bit Rates), from 32 Kbps to 320 Kbps, the sound may cut in out. · Playable bitrate range is from 56Kbps to 320Kbps. · The unit can handle a maximum of 1000 files and folders. 4- English 00566A-D-R3_2~13 8/31/04 10:27 AM Page 5 DVD-RW Disc Playback and Recording · Recording and playback can be performed on DVD-RW discs in both Video and VR Modes. · Once a DVD-RW recorded in VR Mode is finalized, you cannot perform additional recording. · Once a DVD-RW recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video. · In both modes, playback can be performed before and after finalization, but additional recording, deleting and editing can not be performed after finalization. · If you want to record the disc in VR Mode and then record in V Mode, be sure to execute Format. Be careful when executing Format because all the recorded data may be lost. · A DVD-RW blank disc is initialized to VR Mode when first initialized. · DVD-RW (VR mode) - This is a format that is used for recording data on a DVD-RAM or DVD-RW disc. You can repeat recording, editing, deletin ...