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Page 1: ...connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this owner s manual carefully and completely CD R RW Call us and we will guide you through your first recording for free 1 1 8 80 00 0 2 24 43 3 0 00 00 00 0 Copyright 2004 LG Electronics U S A Inc ...

Page 2: ...ange or modification is made REGULATORY INFORMATION FCC Part 15 This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the product is operated in a residential installation This product generates uses and can radiate radio frequenc...

Page 3: ...e wider than the other A ground ing type plug has two blades and a third ground ing prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit ...

Page 4: ...ections 14 17 Connecting Antenna Cable TV to VCR DVD Recorder 14 Connecting to a TV 15 Connecting to Optional Equipment 16 Accessory Audio Video A V Connections to VCR DVD Recorder 17 Connecting a Digital Camcorder 17 Before Operation 18 29 Initial Settings 18 General Operation 18 GENERAL 18 20 Tuning Band Select 18 Auto Channel Set 18 To Add or Erase Channels from Memory 19 Auto Clock Set 19 Manu...

Page 5: ... Instant Timer Recording 39 Copying from DVD to VCR 40 Copying from VCR to DVD 40 Timer Recording 41 Checking Timer Recording Details 41 Canceling a Timer Recording 41 Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress 41 Timer Recording Troubleshooting 41 Recording from an External Input 42 43 Recording from External Components 42 Recording from a Digital Camcorder 42 Playing Recordings on Other DVD players ...

Page 6: ...egion code Can t play back will appear on the TV screen Some DVD discs may not have a region code label even though their play back is prohibited by area limits otes on DVDs and Video CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs may be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers As this unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according to disc content designed by the software manufacturer some playb...

Page 7: ...VD discs in some play ers Symptoms include video artifacts audio and or video dropouts and playback suddenly stopping Our company cannot take responsibility for problems playing discs recorded on this VCR DVD Recorder in other players Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape No When you edit a video tape you need one video deck to play the original tape and another to record the edits With DVD y...

Page 8: ...ding You cannot record copy protected video using this recorder Copy protected video includes DVD Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered during a recording recording will pause or stop automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen Video that is copy once only can only be recorded using a DVD RW disc in VR mode with CPRM see below What i...

Page 9: ...rom the front of the remote sensor Angle About 30 in each direction of the front of the remote sensor Remote Control Battery Installation Detach the battery cover on the rear of the remote control and insert two AAA batteries with and aligned cor rectly Caution Do not mix old and new batteries Never mix different types of batteries standard alkaline etc Notes on Discs Handling discs Do not touch t...

Page 10: ...tton and indicator Switches the VCR DVD Recorder ON and OFF Lights green when the VCR DVD Recorder is turned on STOP x Stops playback COPY Press to copy DVD to VCR or VCR to DVD Cassette Compartment VCR deck Insert a video cassette here EJECT Ejects the tape in the VCR deck DVD VCR Toggles control between the DVD deck and the VCR deck FORWARD M DVD Go to NEXT chapter track Press and hold for two s...

Page 11: ...es clock total playing time elapsed time remaining time title number chapter track number channel etc REPEAT Indicates repeat mode REC The recorder is recording Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed SP SLP LP XP Indicates the current Recording mode PRG Programmed playback active TTL Indicates current title A disc is inserted in the DVD deck A VHS tape...

Page 12: ...OSE Opens and closes the disc tray Ejects the tape in the VCR deck TV Control Buttons POWER Switches TV ON and OFF INPUT Selects the TV s source CH Selects TV s channel VOL Adjusts TV s volume MUTE Turns on or off TV sound REC z Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time TIMER REC Displays Timer Record menu REC MODE Selects the recording mode DVD SP LP or XP VCR SP or SLP MARKER M...

Page 13: ...quipment with audio inputs A V OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Left Right Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT Y Pb Pr Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs AV 1 IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder AC Power Cord Plug into the power source S VIDEO OUT Connect to a S Video Input o...

Page 14: ...onnect it to an Antenna Adapter 300 ohm to 75 ohm not supplied and slip the Adapter onto the ANT IN jack The Adapter does not screw on to the VCR DVD Recorder it just slips over the jack Cable Service Without Cable Box If your cable wire is connected to your TV without a converter or descrambler box unscrew the wire from your TV and attach it to the ANT IN jack on the VCR DVD Recorder Use the supp...

Page 15: ...ight in jacks on the TV using the audio cables A Component Video Color Stream connection 1 1 Connect the COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT jacks on the VCR DVD Recorder to the corresponding in jacks on the TV using an Y Pb Pr cable C 2 2 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks from the VCR DVD Recorder to the audio left right in jacks on the TV using the audio cables A Progressive Scan Color...

Page 16: ... a multi channel Audio Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your VCR DVD Recorder MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Caution Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected otes If the audio format of the digital output does not mat...

Page 17: ... Digital Camcorder Using the front panel DV IN jack it is possible to con nect a DV digital camcorder or video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV Digital Camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this VCR DVD Recorder ote This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is ...

Page 18: ...e v V to select the Tuning Band option 5 5 Press B to move to the third level 6 6 Use v V to select the tuning band option TV or CATV then press ENTER TV If you are using a standard antenna to receive channels CATV If you are using basic cable to receive channels Auto Channel Set This VCR DVD Recorder is equipped with a frequency synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 181 channels These incl...

Page 19: ... set at the factory In the Auto option the VCR DVD Recorder looks for a channel carrying XDS Extended Data Services information XDS updates the clock using the Coordinated Universal Time 7 7 Use v V to choose your Time Zone You can set your local Time Zone manually When Timezone is set to Auto the VCR DVD Recorder will use XDS information to determine the proper setting 8 8 Use B to choose the Day...

Page 20: ... and a picture will once again be visible on a conventional analog TV or monitor Factory Setting If you wish you can reset the VCR DVD Recorder to its original factory settings Select SET then press ENTER The Initialize menu will appear Use the b B buttons to select Yes and press ENTER ote Some options cannot be reset Movie Rating Password and Country Code LANGUAGE Display Menu Select a language f...

Page 21: ... 96 kHz signals select 48 kHz When this choice is made this VCR DVD Recorder will automatically con vert any 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your system can decode them If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 96 kHz When this choice is made this unit will pass each type of signal through without any further processing DRC Dynamic Range Control With the DVD format you...

Page 22: ...contain scenes not suit able for children If you set a rating for the recorder all disc scenes with the same rating or lower will be played Higher rated scenes will not be played unless an alternative scene is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found play back will stop You must enter the 4 digit password or change the ratin...

Page 23: ...e v V buttons 8 8 Shift the cursor using B buttons and select the second character using v V buttons 9 9 Press ENTER to confirm your country code selection then press SETUP to exit the menu RECORD DISC Record Mode You can set the picture quality for DVD recording SP Standard quality LP Low quality XP High quality 1 1 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears 2 2 Use v V to select the RECORD option 3 3 Wh...

Page 24: ...advanced edit ing features If you load a DVD RW that has already been used you can change between Video mode and VR mode by erasing the disc using the DISC Initialize feature 1 1 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears 2 2 Use v V to select the DISC option 3 3 While the DISC option is selected press B to move to the second level 4 4 Use v V to select the DISC Initialize option 5 5 Press B to move to th...

Page 25: ...of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc ips If you load a DVD RW that has already been finalized on a different DVD Recorder you can Unfinalize it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto the disc You cannot unfinalize a DVD R disc DISC Protect When recording in VR mode set to ON to prevent acci dental reco...

Page 26: ...ymbols OK Confirms the name you have entered Cancel Deletes all characters and exits the Keyboard menu Space Inserts a space at the cursor position Delete Deletes the character to the left of the cursor b B Moves the cursor left or right You can also use the remote control to enter DISC Names SKIP Moves the cursor left or right PLAY N Inserts a space at the cursor position PAUSE STEP X Deletes the...

Page 27: ...r example when a DVD RW in VR mode is inserted you would see a screen similar to the following Changing TV Channels If no disc is playing you can change TV channels using the number or CH TRK v V buttons on the remote control or the CH v V buttons on the front panel ote Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69 Cable channels are numbered 1 through 125 Changing TV Audio Channel Some TV programs a...

Page 28: ... Numbers ENTER Numbers ENTER b B b B b B b B 1 6 4 26 ABC OFF NORMAL 1 3 5 1CH 1 ENG DVD Title 1 4 Chapter 3 28 0 06 32 2 12 10 DVD Shows the current title chapter number and total number of titles chapters Shows the Current mode Shows the elapsed playing time and total time Menu Options Title Number Chapter Number Time search Sound Function Use v V to select desired option Shows the current title...

Page 29: ...l PLS Playlist Shows the Current mode Shows the elapsed playing time and total time Menu Options Title Number Chapter Number Time search Sound Function Use v V to select desired option Shows the current title number and total number of titles and skips to the desired title number Shows the current chapter number and total number of chapters and skips to the desired chapter number Shows the elapsed...

Page 30: ...CR DVD Recorder will not play discs that have a region code different from your VCR DVD Recorder The region code for this VCR DVD Recorder is 1 one ote Unless stated otherwise all operations described use the remote control Some features may also be avail able on the Setup menu Moving to another TITLEs When a disc has more than one title you can move to another title as follows Press DISPLAY twice...

Page 31: ... function only works with DVD Karaoke discs or video CDs without PBC On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to OFF in the DISC menu to use the Random function See page 25 Repeat DVD Video Discs Repeat Chapter Title Off 1 To repeat the currently playing chapter press REPEAT The REPEAT CHAPTER appears on the TV screen 2 To repeat the title currently playing press REPEAT a second time The REPEAT TIT...

Page 32: ...arch You can start playback from a memorized point Up to six points can be memorized To enter a mark follow these steps 1 During disc playback press MARKER when playback reaches the spot that you want to memorize The Marker icon will appear on the TV screen briefly 2 Repeat step 1 to enter up to six Marker points on a disc To Recall a Marked Scene 1 During disc playback press SEARCH The Marker Sea...

Page 33: ...e 3D Surround effect select NORMAL Subtitles Press SUBTITLE then press b B repeatedly during playback to see the different subtitle languages Finding Locations on a Disc You can directly access any point on a video CD using this function within 95 Use this function only while a video CD is playing Playback jumps to the point speci fied 1 Press SEARCH during playback The progress bar appears on the...

Page 34: ...dio data compressed by using the MPEG1 audio layer 3 file coding scheme We call files that have the mp3 file extension MP3 files The VCR DVD Recorder can not read an MP3 file that has a file extension other than mp3 MP3 Disc compatibility with this recorder is limited as follows 1 CD R RW physical format should be ISO 9660 and JOLIET 2 If you record MP3 files using the software which cannot create...

Page 35: ...ress RANDOM during playback or when playback has stopped The VCR DVD Recorder automatically begins Random Playback and RANDOM appears on the left side of menu screen 2 To return to normal playback press RANDOM again then RANDOM disappears from the menu screen Search 1 Press BACKWARD m or FORWARD M during playback The recorder will now go into SEARCH mode 2 Press BACKWARD or FORWARD to select the r...

Page 36: ...back from pro grammed playback select a track on the List then press PLAY N N PRG indicator disappears from the display window Repeat Programmed Tracks Press REPEAT to select a desired Repeat mode TRACK Repeats the current track ALL Repeats all the tracks on a disc OFF Does not play repeatedly no display Erasing a Track from the Program List 1 Select the track that you wish to erase from the Progr...

Page 37: ...t slide show 5 Press STOP to stop the Slide Show and return to the Photo menu ote Use the MARKER button to select multiple files Notes on JPEG Files Depending on the size and number of the JPEG files it could take a long time for the DVD player to read the disc s content If you don t see an on screen dis play after several minutes some of the files are too big reduce the resolution of the JPEG fil...

Page 38: ...ring special effect modes so there is no sound during search During the high speed picture search modes a short time is needed to stabilize tape speed when re entering the PLAY mode Slight interference may be observed during this time Search This function lets you visually search forward and back ward for a desired scene on your tape 1 Press BACKWARD m or FORWARD M during playback The VCR DVD Reco...

Page 39: ...edly to select the record ing time length Recording starts after the first press DVD Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 10 minutes maximum 240 minutes within free space VCR Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 30 minutes maximum 540 minutes Please con firm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be recorded before recording Instant Timer Record Menu Checking t...

Page 40: ... over again Copying from VCR to DVD You can copy the contents of a VHS tape to a DVD R or DVD RW using the COPY button This allows you to archive your old VHS tapes to DVD ote If the VHS video tape you are attempting to copy is copy protected you will not be able to copy the tape It is not permitted to copy Macrovision encoded tapes 1 1 Insert a VHS Tape Insert the VHS video tape you wish to copy ...

Page 41: ...ded program If two timer recordings are set to record sequentially one right after the other the very beginning of the later program may not be recorded Checking Timer Recording Details Programming can be checked whenever the VCR DVD Recorder is turned on Press TIMER REC twice Use v V to select a timer recording Press ENTER to edit the selected program Timer Record menu appears Press CLEAR to dele...

Page 42: ...not control the second recorder from this one You cannot control the VCR DVD Recorder remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette 1 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack See page 17 2 2 Check that the DV audio input is as you require You can choose between Audio 1 original audio and Aud...

Page 43: ...e disturbance on the recording may occur if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes discon nected If DV Rec Audio is set to Audio 2 but no Audio 2 sig nal is present DV Audio will be reset to Audio 1 auto matically DV Related Messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen...

Page 44: ...display During Playlist playback you may notice a momen tary pause between edits This is not a malfunction Adding Chapter Markers You can put a chapter marker anywhere in a Playlist or Original title during recording or playback Once the chapter is marked you can use the Chapter Search feature as well as Erase combine and move chapters in the Original Chapter or Playlist Chapter menu You can inser...

Page 45: ...o a VHS tape 4 4 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the Original Title menu ip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Using the Original Chapter menu 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST repeatedly to display Original Title menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you want to view Original Chapter menu then press ENTER Original Title options appears on the left side of the ...

Page 46: ...Title menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you want to view Playlist Title menu then press ENTER Playlist Title options appears on the left side of the Playlist Title menu 3 3 Use v V to select View Chap from Playlist Title options then press ENTER Playlist Chapter menu appears on the TV screen 4 4 To view Playlist Chapter options select the chapter you want then press ENTER Playlist Chapter o...

Page 47: ...hapter is actu ally deleted from the disc and the remaining time avail able for recording increases Titles chapters deleted from the Original are also removed from the Playlist ote It may not be possible to delete chapters that are less than 3 seconds long 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST repeatedly to display Original Title or Playlist Title menu If you want to display the Original Chapter or Playlist Ch...

Page 48: ... Playlist All chapters of the title are added to the Playlist Adding Titles Chapters to the Playlist You can add an Original title or chapter to add to a Playlist title even if it is already registered 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST repeatedly to display Original Title menu If you want to show the Original Chapter menu refer to Using the Original Chapter on page 45 2 2 Choose an Original title or chapte...

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