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Contents
SAFETY INFORMATION .............................. 3
Features ....................................................... 6
Accessories ................................................. 7
Precautions about Using This Product ..... 8
About Hard Disc (HDD) ............................... 10
Recording Format .......................................................... 10
Unrecordable Material.................................................... 10
Hard Disc Operation (Recording/Playback/Time Shift
Recording) ................................................................... 10
Initialization .................................................................... 10
CPRM (control) Information ........................................... 10
About DVD ................................................... 11
Types of Discs that Can Be Used with This Recorder ... 11
Discs that Cannot Be Used with This Recorder ............. 11
Types of Discs for Recording ......................................... 12
Recording Formats ........................................................ 13
Recording Time .............................................................. 13
Disc Remaining Time ..................................................... 13
Using the Proper Disc .................................................... 14
Unrecordable Material.................................................... 14
Initialization and Finalization ..................... 15
Initialization (Formatting)................................................ 15
Allowing Discs to Be Played Back
with Other DVD Players (Finalization) ......................... 15
About the Contents of the Disc ................. 15
Title, Chapter and Track................................................. 15
Icons Used on DVD Video Disc Case ............................ 16
The Icons Used in This Operation Manual..................... 16
Important Information ................................. 17
Disc Precautions ............................................................ 17
Copyright........................................................................ 17
Cautions Regarding Recording ...................................... 17
Major Components...................................... 18
Main Unit (Front) ............................................................ 18
Front Panel Display........................................................ 18
Main Unit (Rear)............................................................. 18
Remote Control Unit ...................................................... 19
Loading the Batteries ..................................................... 20
Operating a TV Using the Remote Control (Universal
Remote Control) .......................................................... 21
Setting the Remote Control Code .................................. 21
Basic Connection ........................................ 22
Connection Using Antenna Cables and SCART Cables ..
22
Using Other Types of Video Output ............................... 23
Auto Installation .............................................
24
Turning the Power On .................................................... 24
Using the AUTO INSTALLATION for initial setting ......... 24
About START MENU ................................... 26
About START MENU...................................................... 26
Basic START MENU Operation ..................................... 26
Clock Setting ............................................... 27
Clock Setting .................................................................. 27
Channel Setting ........................................... 28
Channel Setting ............................................................. 28
Channel Sort .................................................................. 28
Deleting Channels.......................................................... 29
Re-naming Channels ..................................................... 29
Post Code .................................................... 30
Post Code Security ........................................................ 30
Changing PIN NUMBER ................................................ 30
Display Information..................................... 31
Content of TV Screen Display........................................ 31
Checking the Channel, Remaining Time of HDD and
Number of Titles .......................................................... 31
Checking the Channel, Remaining Time of DVD and
Number of Titles .......................................................... 32
Switching Front Panel Display ....................................... 32
Preparation to Operate This Recorder ...... 33
Time Shift Viewing/Chasing Playback ...... 34
Time Shift Viewing ......................................................... 35
Chasing Playback .......................................................... 35
Recording to HDD ....................................... 36
Direct Recording to HDD ............................................... 37
Setting the Record End Time during Direct Recording
(Simple Recording Timer)............................................ 37
Recording to DVD ....................................... 38
Loading Disc .................................................................. 38
Direct Recording to DVD................................................ 38
Setting Recording Mode (HDD/DVD) ......... 40
HDD Recording Mode and Recording Time................... 40
DVD-RW/R Recording Mode and Recording Time ........ 40
Setting the Manual Recording Mode (MN)..................... 41
Direct Recording the TV programme you are watching . 41
Timer Recording.......................................... 42
Timer Recording with VIDEO Plus+
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system ................. 42
Timer Recording by Specifying Date,
Time and Channel ....................................................... 44
Confirm, Change and Cancel a Timer Programme........ 46
Dubbing (HDD/DVD) .................................... 47
Dubbing Method and Dubbing Types............................. 47
Limitation during Dubbing .............................................. 47
Dubbing (HDD↔DVD)/High Speed Dubbing
(HDD→DVD)................................................................ 49
Eliminating Problems (Recording, Timer
Recording, Dubbing) ............................ 51
HDD Playback .............................................. 53
Playback ........................................................................ 53
Playback from REC LIST ............................................... 54
Playback by Selecting Title Number (Direct Playback) .. 55
Other Types of Playback ................................................ 56
DVD/CD Playback ........................................ 58
Loading Disc .................................................................. 58
DVD-RW/R Playback ..................................................... 58
DVD Video Playback...................................................... 59
Audio CD/Video CD Playback........................................ 59
Other Types of Playback ................................................ 60
Playback by Selecting with the Menu in the DVD .......... 62
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