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Introduction
Table of contents
Introduction
Caution for safety ................................................ 4
About this product .............................................. 5
Choosing a disc .................................................. 6
Index to parts and controls .............................. 12
Front panel ............................................................... 12
Rear panel ............................................................... 14
Remote control ........................................................ 16
Display ..................................................................... 18
Before operating this recorder ........................ 20
Using TV Guide On Screen
®
............................. 23
Services and options ............................................... 24
Key operation - EASY NAVI & QUICK MENU .. 29
Recording
Before recording ............................................... 32
Initializing a DVD-RAM/RW disc (Logical format) .... 34
DVD-RAM physical format ....................................... 35
Entering characters .................................................. 36
Selecting a disc according to purposes of
use (DVD-RAM/R/RW) .............................................
38
Setting for recording on a DVD-R/RW disc in
Video mode ..............................................................
39
Setting a timer recording using
TV Guide On Screen
®
........................................ 40
With recording frequency selection only .................. 40
Changing the recording options ............................... 41
Setting recording by specifying details manually ..... 43
Setting recording (For satellite box users) ............... 43
Recording a TV program ................................... 45
Recording an external source .......................... 49
DV recording (Recording from a digital video
camera) .............................................................. 52
Deleting recorded contents .............................. 55
To delete a title (chapter) ......................................... 55
Deleting multiple specified parts .............................. 55
Others ................................................................. 56
To protect recorded content ..................................... 56
Relay recording ........................................................ 56
Technical Information ............................................... 56
Playback
Playing recorded contents
(CONTENT MENU) ............................................. 60
Playing at various speeds ........................................ 62
Playing a DVD video disc ................................. 66
Locating a title using the top menu .......................... 66
Other playback functions ................................. 68
Pausing a TV broadcast to resume later
(Pause TV) ...............................................................
68
Playing a TV program currently being recorded
(Chase Play) ............................................................
69
Zooming a picture .................................................... 70
Watching a TV broadcast in the sub window
(P in P playback) ......................................................
70
Locating by entering the number of a desired
section .....................................................................
71
Locating a specific point by entering its elapsed
time (Time Search) ..................................................
71
Selecting the sound ................................................. 72
Viewing JPEG files ................................................... 74
Playing MP3/WMA files ............................................ 76
Checking the current status and settings ................. 78
Functions in Quick Menu ......................................... 80
Editing
Creating your own title ..................................... 84
Editing procedure ..................................................... 84
Basic flow ................................................................. 85
1: Changing a name of a recorded title .................... 86
2: Dividing a recorded title into several chapters ..... 87
3: Collecting necessary scenes ............................... 92
4: Dubbing to save ................................................... 97
Creating a DVD-Video using DVD-R/RW ....... 112
DVD-Video finalizing process ........................ 122
Other editing functions................................... 126
Changing the picture on CONTENT MENU ........... 126
Combining two titles (Original) into one ................. 128
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