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22 Front Panel
DVDR985VDR985
DVD RECORDER
RECORD
AUDIO
DV
S-VIDEO VIDEO
LR
STANDBY-ON
yy
Button and Light
Press the STANDBY-ON y button to turn on or off the power of the DVD
Recorder. The STANDBY-ON light will be red if the DVD Recorder power is off
(standby). The STANDBY-ON light will be green when the power is on.
Display
Information about the current status of the
Recorder appears here. Details are on page 23.
IR (infrared) remote sensor
The sensor receives signals from the remote. Point the remote here, not
at your TV, when using the remote control to operate the DVD Recorder.
MONITOR button
Press to choose disc mode or Monitor mode. In disc mode, use the Index
Picture Screen, view Disc playback, or make recordings. In Monitor mode, watch
or record TV channels through the DVD Recorder. Details are on page 19.
Disc Tray
Insert a Disc here. Load the Disc
with the label facing up.
Details are on page 18.
REC VOLUME 98 buttons
Press to increase or decrease the volume when manually
adjusting the recording volume. Details are on page 45.
*AUTO MAN REC VOLUME button
(Automatic/Manual Recording Volume)
Press to adjust the recording volume auto-
matically or manually. Details are on page 45.
OPEN/CLOSE A button
Press to open or close the Disc tray.
RECORD I button
Press to begin recording
the currently selected TV
channel or source.
Details are on page 19.
DV (digital video) i-LINK (CAM3);
S-VIDEO In (CAM1); VIDEO In
(CAM2); and AUDIO In
(CAM1/2) jacks
To access these jacks, remove the
protective cover by pulling the left side
of the cover toward you. Replace the
cover when the jacks are not in use.
Use these jacks when connecting a
camcorder or other equipment to the
DVD Recorder. Details are on page 15.
When recording material that is play-
ing on the other equipment, choose
the CAM (Camera) channel that cor-
responds to the jack to which the
equipment is connected. Details are on
page 19.
The descriptions/names of each jack
are to the left of the jacks, in order
from left to right.
If your Personal Computer has an IEEE
1394 Firewire connector, you may
connect it to the Recorder’s DV i-
LINK jack. Limited applications may be
available.
CHANNEL 98 buttons
Press to change TV channels while in Monitor mode.
STOP C button
Press to stop playback or recording.
PLAY : button
Press to begin Disc playback.