Table of Contents Introduction Installation Procedure ................................................... 2 Table of Contents ........................................................... 3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................................ 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INTRODUCTIONS ...................... 6 Precautions ..................................................................... 8 Notes on handling ...................................................................... 8 When not in use ......................................................................... 8 Notes on placement ................................................................... 8 Notes on cleaning ...................................................................... 8 Notes on antennas .................................................................... 8 Notes on recording and editing ................................................. 8 Power Outage ............................................................................ 8 Notes on the unit ........................................................................ 8 Notes on moisture condensation ............................................... 9 Some differences ..................................................................... 10 Playback Restrictions .................... .......................................... 10 Recording Restrictions and Copyright ..................................... 10 Compatibility ............................................................................ 10 A-B Repeat .................................................................................... 37 TIMESLIP (Chase Play) ........................................................... 37 Viewing JPEG/Play Audio CD/MP3/WMA/DivX ®......... 38 Recording JPEG Images, Slide shows and Rotation ..................................... 38 MP3/WMA file Playback ................................................................ 39 DivX® File Playback ....................................................................... 39 Recording-Rear Input Connections ........................... 40 Recording-Front Input Connections ........................... 41 Selecting an Input Source ............................................................. 40 About This Product ....................................................... 10 Choosing a disc ............................................................ 11 On DVD-RAM discs ................................................................. 13 On DVD-R discs ...................................................................... 14 On DVD-RW discs ................................................................... 14 Marks on DVD video discs ...................................................... 14 Structure of disc contents ........................................................ 15 On handling discs .................................................................... 15 On cleaning discs .................................................................... 15 On storing discs ....................................................................... 15 Discs and purposes ................................................................. 16 Remote control ........................................................................ 17 Preparation of the remote control ............................................ 19 Display ..................................................................................... 20 Front panel .............................................................................. 21 Rear panel ............................................................................... 22 Before operating this recorder ................................................. 23 Playing and Editing Your Recordings ........................ 42 Controlling a DV Camcorder .......................................................... 41 Making a Recording ....................................................................... 41 Stopping a Recording .................................................................... 41 Pausing and Resume Recording ................................................... 41 Specifying the Recording Time ...................................................... 41 Finalize ........................................................................................... 41 Using DISPLAY to View Recording Options .................................. 41 The Title Screen ............................................................................ 42 Playing a Title ................................................................................ 42 Playing a Chapter .......................................................................... 42 Renaming a Title ........................................................................... 42 Delete a Title ................................................................................. 42 Renaming a Disc ........................................................................... 42 About On-Screen Keyboard .......................................................... 43 Using the On-Screen Keyboard ..................................................... 43 Deleting Characters ...................................................................... 43 Saving Your Changes ................................................................... 43 Scheduled Recordings .................................................................. 43 Scheduled a Recording ................................................................. 43 Setting Starting and Ending Times ................................................ 44 Setting the Source ......................................................................... 44 Setting the Recurrence .................................................................. 44 Setting the Quality Mode ............................................................... 44 Saving the Schedule ......................................................................44 Editing a Saved Schedule ..............................................................44 Suspending / Activating a Schedule .............................................. 44 Deleting a Saved Schedule ........................................................... 44 On-Screen Keyboard & Scheduled Recordings ................................................ 43 Index to parts and controls .......................................... 17 Scheduled Time Recordings ....................................... 44 Connections Connecting an antenna and TV ................................... 25 Connecting to cable TV signal .................................... 27 Connecting to a satellite system ................................ 29 Connecting to a TV with the HDMI terminal ............... 30 TM TM Connecting to a TV equipped with component video inputs ............................................................................ 32 Connecting to an audio system .................................. 33 Power up ....................................................................... 34 About HDMI ........................................................................... 30 Setting the output resolution for the HDMI output that best matches your TV's capabilities ................................................. 31 Audio setting for the HDMI connection ................................... 31 TM Setup Menu General .......................................................................... 45 Quick Start Guide Playback Plugging In and Power On ...................................................... 34 Time and Date Settings ........................................................... 34 Channels Setup ....................................................................... 34 Auto Scanning Channels ......................................................... 34 Restore Defaults ...................................................................... 34 Switching to TV Mode .............................................................. 34 A/V Output .................................................................... 48 About the SETUP MENU .............................................................. 45 Using the SETUP MENU .............................................................. 45 Language ...................................................................................... 45 Rating ............................................................................................ 46 Clock ............................................................................................. 46 Disc ............................................................................................... 47 Version .......................................................................................... 48 DivX(R) ......................................................................................... 48 Restore .......................................................................................... 48 Other ............................................................................................. 48 Disc Playback ............................................................... 35 Advanced Playback Functions ................................... 36 ZOOM Playback ...................................................................... 36 Instant Replay .......................................................................... 36 Instant Skip .............................................................................. 36 Multi-Angle Function ................................................................ 36 Changing the Auto Track ......................................................... 36 Subtitles ................................................................................... 36 Displaying Playback Session Information ................................ 36 Jumping to a Title, Chapter/Track or Time Point ..................... 37 Repeat Playback ..................................................................... 37 Inserting a Disc ........................................................................ 35 Starting, Stopping and Pausing Playback ............................... 35 Fast Forward / Reverse Scanning ........................................... 35 Skipping to the Next / Previous Chapter or Track .................... 35 Slow Motion Playback .............................................................. 35 Frame-By-Frame Step Playback .............................................. 35 Others TV Channel ................................................................... 50 Schedule ....................................................................... 50 Recording ..................................................................... 51 Other ............................................................................. 52 Help ............................................................................... 52 Video ............................................................................................. 48 Picture ........................................................................................... 48 Audio ............................................................................................. 49 Before calling service personnel ................................ 53 Jumping and Repeat Playback ................................... 37 Specification ................................................................ 55 Limited Warranty ......................................................... 56 Power ............................................................................................ 53 Connection to your TV................................................................... 53 TV reception .................................................................................. 53 Playback ........................................................................................ 53 Recording ...................................................................................... 54 Program ........................................................................................ 54 Remote control .............................................................................. 53 Clock ............................................................................................. 54 3 Introduction Index to parts and controls ( Continued ) Before operating this recorder Is your recorder ready? · Refer to "QUICK SETUP GUIDE" and finish the necessary preparations. · Turn on the connected equipment such as a TV or audio system and select the input source from the recorder. Turning the power on (This owner's manual instructions are based on the premise that all proper connections have been completed and the TV is turned on.) Introduction Connections Quick Start Guide Loading a disc Check disc compatibility beforehand ( page 11 ...