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Introduction
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
Symbol Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Notes on Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Recordable and Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Regional Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Availability of copying or moving feature . . . . . . .6
About the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Remote Control Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Hookup and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-21
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Connecting to the Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Connections to Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Connecting to an Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections . . . .13
Using the Home Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-16
Auto Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Program Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Manual Clock Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
TV Aspect / Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Progressive Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Power Save Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Language Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Dolby Digital / DTS / MPEG . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Sampling Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
DRC (Dynamic Range Control) . . . . . . . . . .17
Vocal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Lock (Parental Control) Settings . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Rating / Set Password / Area Code . . . . . . .18
DivX Registration Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Record Mode Set / Record Aspect . . . . . . . .19
DV Recording Audio / TV Recording Audio .19
Auto Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Disc Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-20
Disc Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Finalize / Disc Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Disc Protect / PBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
General Explanation of On-Screen Display . . . .21
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-32
General Playback Features . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-25
Playing a DivX Movie File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA file . . . . . . .27
Program Playback with Audio CD and
MP3/WMA file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Viewing a JPEG File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-30
Editing a MP3/WMA, JPEG, DivX file . . . . . .31-32
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-39
About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
About HDD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Timeshift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Basic Recording from a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Instant Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Checking Timer Recording Details . . . . . . . . . .37
Recording from an External Input . . . . . . . . . . .37
Recording from DV Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Simultaneous recording and playback . . . . . . . .39
Playback another title during recording . . . .39
Time Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40-47
Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview . . . .40
HDD, VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing . . .41
Adding Chapter Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Changing Title Thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Making a New Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Adding Additional Title/Chapters to the Playlist .42
Deleting an Original or Playlist Title/Chapter . . .43
Deleting a Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Naming a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Undoing/Redoing the Last Deletion . . . . . . . . . .45
Combining Two Titles Into One . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Divide One Titles Into Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Combining Two Chapters Into One . . . . . . . . . .46
Moving a Playlist Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Hide a Chapter/Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Protect a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-50
Before Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Dubbing from HDD to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Dubbing from DVD to HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . .50
One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD) . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-55
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Overwriting Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Viewing Title List menu displayed on other
DVD Recorders or Players . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Playing Your Recordings on Other DVD
Players (Finalizing a Disc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Language Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Area Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-54
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55