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Introduction

Eng
lish

Getting to know the BenQ DE325 DVD Recorder

Front panel

No:

Button

Description

Power

Press to turn the DVD Recorder On or Off (standby).

Open/Close

Press to open and close the disc tray.

REC

Press to start recording from an audio/video source
(e.g. TV program).

Press to jump to next chapter/track.

Stop

Press to stop playing.

Pause

Press to pause playing or recording.

Play

Press to play a disc.

Press to jump to previous chapter/track.

Disc tray

Place disc face down (label side up) here.

DV input

For connecting to a DV or other devices using IEEE 1394 FireWire.

Audio input (right
channel)

For connecting to the audio output (right channel) terminal of other
devices.

Audio input (left channel)

For connecting to the audio output (left channel) terminal of other
devices.

Video input

For connecting to the video output terminal of other devices.

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Summary of Contents for DE325

Page 1: ...Welcome English DE325 DVD Recorder User s Manual DE325 book Page 1 Thursday September 29 2005 10 50 AM ...

Page 2: ...ponents and device failure Do not change the mains plug to a different type or allow the power cable to be damaged The mains plug on the power cable can used as a power disconnection device and must remain readily accessible at all times Disconnect and isolate the device from the power supply when it isn t going to be used for an extended period of time e g holidays away Follow the battery instruc...

Page 3: ...nnecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an A V cable 14 Connecting the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna cable 15 Connecting the DVD Recorder to your surround sound system 16 Connecting the DVD Recorder to your stereo sound system 18 Connecting an A V device to the DVD Recorder 19 Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an S video cable 20 Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an A V cable 21...

Page 4: ...aying a photo CD 43 Viewing a photo 43 Viewing all photos on the photo CD as a slide show 43 Creating and playing a slide show of selected photos 43 How to delete photos from a slide show 44 How to set up slide show play speed 44 Using the DV pass through control function 45 Recording 46 Record mode 47 Changing record mode 47 Manual recording 47 Sleep mode recording 48 Pausing recording 49 Schedul...

Page 5: ...ystem Info 61 Factory Reset 61 Video Setup 62 TV Signal 62 Channel Scan 62 Channel Setup 62 Screen Format 62 Video Output 62 Audio Setup 63 Dolby Digital 63 DTS 64 MPEG 64 Sampling Freq Frequency 64 Vocal 64 DRC 64 Record Setup 65 Record Quality 65 DVD Auto Chap Chapter 65 Schedule Rec Record 65 Disc Setup 66 Audio Language 66 Subtitle Lang Language 66 Menu Language 66 Auto Play 66 Initialize DVD ...

Page 6: ...Changing deleting the parent control password 71 How to change parent control password 71 How to delete parent control password 71 Troubleshooting 72 Product Specifications 75 DE325 book Page iv Thursday September 29 2005 10 50 AM ...

Page 7: ...recording Records two channel audio in MPEG 1 Layer II or Dolby Digital formats Multiple recording modes for recording time of up to 6 hours on one DVD Disc write protection On screen display OSD Setup menu Compatible media types Recording and Playback DVD R Recordable digital video discs DVD which means you can record data on the disc once however you can record at several different times until t...

Page 8: ... music Photo CD Input output interface Inputs for Recording TV Antenna DV input IEEE 1394 Firewire S Video input Analog composite video input Analog audio input Outputs TV Antenna loop through S Video output Analog composite video output Component video output Digital audio output Analog audio output DE325 book Page 2 Thursday September 29 2005 10 50 AM ...

Page 9: ...or recording 7 Play Press to play a disc 8 Previous Press to jump to previous chapter track 9 Disc tray Place disc face down label side up here 10 DV input For connecting to a DV or other devices using IEEE 1394 FireWire 11 Audio input right channel For connecting to the audio output right channel terminal of other devices 12 Audio input left channel For connecting to the audio output left channel...

Page 10: ...l White For connecting to the audio input left channel terminal of other devices when using component output 9 Audio output Right channel Red For connecting to the audio input right channel terminal of other devices when using component output 10 11 12 Component output Red Blue Green For connecting to the component progressive scan video input terminal of other devices 13 S Video output Black For ...

Page 11: ...ween signal sources Surround Press to turn toggle surround sound effect on or off MTS Press to switch audio between Stereo SAP and Mono modes when viewing TV CATV programs Bookmark Press to insert a bookmark when viewing a disc Hide Press to hide newly inserted chapter A B repeat Press to access the A B repeat function Repeat mode Press to select a repeat mode Zoom Press to zoom in on the video im...

Page 12: ...sc menu of the VCD that is being played Volume Press to increase or decrease audio volume Mute Press to turn off sound temporarily Press again to resume sound Channel Press to select the previous or next channel Record Press to start recording from the presently selected input source Record stop Press to stop recording Record mode Press to select the recording mode This affects the video quality a...

Page 13: ...t different rewind rates Forward Press to fast forward the media content at different forward rates Previous Press to jump to the previous title chapter while playing a DVD Next Press to jump to the next title chapter while playing a DVD 1 3 5 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 6 4 21 No Description 1 Lit when playing in progress 2 Lit when playing in progress 3 Lit when TV antenna cable inp...

Page 14: ...ding is in progress 7 Various segments lit to indicate the type of inserted DVD disc DVD DVD R DVD RW disc types DVD R and DVD RW are shown as DVD 8 Various segments lit to indicate the type of CD inserted SAVCD VCD CD 9 Lit when the number displaying above it is the selected title number of the DVD 10 Lit when a recording timer has been programmed and other functions are disabled 11 Lit when the ...

Page 15: ...the Left button on the remote control to return to the parent menu Press the OK button on the remote control to confirm the selection Display menu When playing a disc the Display menu allows you to perform certain operations such as searching the disc or changing audio settings Launch the Display menu by pressing the Display button on the remote control Navigating the Display menu Press the Down o...

Page 16: ...ss the Menu button on the remote control to display the disc contents then launch the Edit menu by pressing the Edit button on the remote control When playing an unfinalized DVD R or DVD RW disc the following title chapter Edit menu will display on screen if you press the Edit button Navigating the Edit menu Press the Down or Up button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to the desired...

Page 17: ... one of the above methods as each provides a different level of video quality The method you choose will most likely depend upon the availability of terminals provided on the display device itself Best video quality The best available video connection method is component video not to be confused with composite video Digital TVs and projectors use component video natively so if available on your di...

Page 18: ...corder to a TV using a component video cable 1 Take a suitable component video cable not provided and connect one end to the OUT terminals on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled COMPONENT 2 Connect the other end of the component cable to the appropriate component video sockets on the TV 3 Take a suitable stereo audio cable not provided and connect one end to the OUT terminals on the rear of the ...

Page 19: ...e DVD Recorder labelled S VIDEO 2 Connect the other end of the S Video cable to the appropriate S Video socket on the TV 3 Take a suitable stereo audio cable not provided and connect one end to the OUT terminals on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled AUDIO 4 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the appropriate audio input sockets on the TV or sound system The final connection path should ...

Page 20: ...e TV How to connect the DVD Recorder to a TV using the A V cable 1 Take the provided A V cable and connect one end to the OUT terminals on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled VIDEO 2 Connect the other end of the A V cable to the appropriate composite Video A V sockets on the TV The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram A V cable Connect the A V cable to the A V...

Page 21: ...ff How to connect the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna cable 1 Locate the TV antenna cable on the rear of the TV and unplug it from the TV 2 Plug this cable into the rear of the DVD Recorder in the socket labelled ANTENNA 3 Take the separate TV RF fly lead cable supplied connect one end to the DVD Recorder in the socket labelled TV and the other end into the appropriate socket on the rear of the TV ...

Page 22: ...le digital audio tracks How to connect to a digital audio decoding device using a coaxial digital cable 1 Take a suitable coaxial digital audio cable not provided and connect one end to the COAXIAL terminal on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 2 Connect the other end of the digital coaxial audio cable to an appropriate audio input socket on your surround sound system decoding...

Page 23: ... Connect the other end of the digital optical audio cable to an appropriate audio input socket on your surround sound system decoding device You will need to select this input on the sound system when playing DVDs The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram Digital optical audio cable Connect the digital optical audio cable to the digital audio input socket on the ...

Page 24: ...d connect one end to the OUT terminals on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled AUDIO 2 Connect the other end of the audio cable to appropriate audio input sockets on the rear of your stereo sound system You will need to select this input on the sound system when playing audio DVDs or CDs The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram Audio cable Connect the audio cab...

Page 25: ...25 DVD Recorder also has two video input connectors on the front panel for temporary connection of Audio Video A V equipment like a video camera using either Digital Video IEEE 1394 Firewire or Composite video A V See Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using a DV cable on page 22 or See Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using an A V cable on page 23 Video quality You need only con...

Page 26: ...et on the rear of the VCR 3 Take a suitable stereo audio cable no supplied and connect one end to the IN terminal on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled AUDIO 4 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the appropriate audio output socket on the rear of the VCR The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram Audio cable Connect the audio cable to the audio output t...

Page 27: ... connect one end to the IN terminals on the rear of the DVD player labelled VIDEO 2 Connect the other end of the A V cable to the appropriate A V sockets on the rear of the VCR The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram Connect the A V cable to the composite video output terminals on the VCR A V cable DE325 book Page 21 Thursday September 29 2005 10 50 AM ...

Page 28: ... a DV cable 1 Locate a suitable DV IEEE 1394 cable not supplied and connect one end of it to the appropriate socket in the front panel of the DVD Recorder 2 Connect the other end of the DV cable to the appropriate DV socket on the Digital Camcorder The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram Connect the DV cable to the DV output terminal on the DV camcorder DV IEEE...

Page 29: ...suitable A V cable only one is provided and connect one end of it to the appropriate A V sockets in the front panel of the DVD Recorder 2 Connect the other end of the A V cable to the appropriate A V sockets on the Camcorder The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram A V cable Connect the A V cable to the audio output and video output terminals on the Camcorder DE...

Page 30: ...nect the TV antenna cable to the DVD Recorder BEFORE proceeding any further The DVD Recorder initial startup will attempt to search for and store all TV channels it finds on the antenna connection You can sort and edit this list using the OSD Setup menu commands at any later time that suits you See Keep the DVD Recorder out of direct sunlight rain moisture and away from heat sources on page 11 3 Y...

Page 31: ...nt 4 Refit the cover of the battery compartment by aligning the lugs and sliding it into position Tips for using the remote control Point the front end of the remote control directly towards the front panel of the DVD Recorder not the TV screen If you can t see the front panel of the DVD Recorder the remote control will likely not work properly with it Do not use the remote control when something ...

Page 32: ...nnecting power 1 Locate the power cord from the package 2 Connect the DVD Recorder to mains power using the power cord 3 Press the power button on the front panel to turn on the DVD Recorder DE325 book Page 26 Thursday September 29 2005 10 50 AM ...

Page 33: ...ton to make the selection The DVD Recorder will automatically search for and store TV or CATV Channel frequencies that it finds on the ANTENNA cable connection Even if no antenna cable is connected you must proceed with this step so that the DVD Recorder can complete initialization You can always use the Setup menu to search for TV channels at a later time If you wish to record TV programs onto DV...

Page 34: ...bar to the D Date item and then press the numbered buttons to enter the date in 2 digit format so enter a leading zero 0 for the dates 1 to 9 Tip You can also use the Up or Down buttons to adjust the value For example To enter the date for the 9th of the month press 0 and 9 To enter the date for the 25th of the month press 2 and 5 How to set the Year Press the Right button on the remote control to...

Page 35: ...its previously stored channel data with new channel data by running the channel scan command CAUTION This will erase all previously stored channel settings 1 Press the Setup button on the remote control to launch the Setup menu 2 Press the Up or Down button to select the Video Setup icon 3 Press the Right button and then press the Up or Down button to select Channel Scan 4 Press the Right button t...

Page 36: ...de the channel number 5 Repeat the above step to add or delete other channels on the channel frequency list 6 Press the Setup button to close the menu Language settings You can select a default language other than English for playback of audio and subtitles on appropriate DVDs which have been authored to include more than one language You can also select a language for the DVD Recorder OSD On Scre...

Page 37: ...clock you can use the numbered buttons on the remote control to enter the time and date directly into the DVD Recorder 1 Press the Setup button on the remote control to launch the Setup menu 2 Press the Up or Down button to select System Setup icon 3 Press the Right button and then press the Up or Down button to select Set Time 4 Press the Right button and then refer to Set the Time automatically ...

Page 38: ...lease wait approximately 10 seconds for the unit to initialize before it outputs a signal to your display device Once a disc has been loaded If the word PIN displays on the front display panel The disc is locked for adults only See Parental control on page 68 for details If the disc won t play and region code information displays on screen Playback is not possible Refer to The disc may be the wron...

Page 39: ...disc you will be prompted to format the disc Press the OK button on the remote control to start formatting the disc If the disc is a prerecorded DVD the DVD Recorder will play the DVD on screen If the disc is a prerecorded VCD the DVD Recorder will play the VCD on screen If the disc is a music CD or MP3 CD the DVD Recorder will play the CD output from the audio output sockets and if appropriate di...

Page 40: ... either the Play button on the remote control or the Play button on the DVD Recorder The current title chapter and playing time information will display momentarily on screen How to stop playing a DVD To stop playing a disc press either the Stop button on the remote control or the Stop button on the DVD Recorder The current title chapter and playing time information will display on screen How to e...

Page 41: ...tiple tracks 4 Press the Right button and then press the Up or Down button to highlight Add 5 Press the OK button to add all marked tracks to the play list Note You can also highlight Add All to add all tracks to the play list 6 Press the Up or Down button to highlight Play List and press the OK button The Play List will display on the screen 7 Press the Play button to play the play list 8 To stop...

Page 42: ...han 256 characters Albums folders and tracks 32 albums and 999 titles max Sampling frequency 32 44 1 and 48 Hz music recorded with other sampling frequencies will be skipped Bit per second 32 64 96 128 192 and 256 kbps ID3 label Ver 1 and 1 1 In later versions directory names will be displayed as album names and filenames as tracks Important note for playback According to the SDMI Secure Digital M...

Page 43: ...te tracks from a play list 1 When the play list is displayed press the Up or Down button on the remote control to highlight the track you wish to delete 2 Press the OK button to mark the track you wish to delete 3 Repeat step 1 and 2 to mark multiple tracks 4 Press the Right button and then press the Up or Down button to highlight Delete 5 Press the OK button to delete all marked tracks from the P...

Page 44: ...ns many titles or chapters you can jump to a different title or chapter by following the instructions below How to select a title on a DVD 1 While playing a DVD press the Display button The Display menu displays on screen 2 Make sure the Title icon is highlighted If not press the Up or Down button on the remote control to highlight it 3 Press the Left or Right button to select a different title Ho...

Page 45: ...to delete other bookmarks Searching a disc You can use the fast forward or fast reverse function to find a certain passage while playing a disc The DVD Recorder offers fast forward and fast reverse functions at 2x 4x 8x 16x 30x 60x or 100x If you want to play a passage in slow motion the DVD Recorder offers slow forward and reverse function at 1 16x 1 8x 1 4x or 1 2x Besides you can search the dis...

Page 46: ...DVD only Title Repeat a track or a title Off no repeat 3 To switch off the repeat and resume normal playback press the Repeat mode button repeatedly until the repeat icon is displayed together with the word Off Repeat a sequence A B You can repeat a certain sequence within a title or chapter 1 While playing a disc press the A B repeat button at the position you wish to start the repeat sequence Th...

Page 47: ...dio language from the DVD disc menu by pressing the Play list menu button The language options on the disc menu and the DVD Recorder Setup menu can be different For some DVDs you can only change the language from the disc menu Changing audio language in the Setup menu 1 While playing a disc press the Setup button on the remote control and the Setup menu will display on screen 2 Press the Up or Dow...

Page 48: ... the remote control to close the Setup menu Changing subtitle language in the Display menu 1 While playing a disc press the Display button on the remote control The Display menu will appear on screen 2 Press the Up or Down button to highlight the Subtitle language icon 3 Press the Left or Right button to select a desired language 4 Press the Display button to close the Display menu Surround sound ...

Page 49: ...OK button to view the selected photo full screen 5 When viewing a photo you can press the Right button to rotate it clockwise or the Left button to rotate it counter clockwise 6 To return to the directory menu press the Stop or Stop button Note If the photo disc contains photo folders you can press the Up or Down button to select the folder in the file view area on the left side of the screen and ...

Page 50: ... displayed press the Up or Down button on the remote control to highlight the photo you wish to delete from the slide show 3 Press the OK button to mark the photo you wish to delete 4 Repeat step 1 and 2 to mark multiple photos 5 Press the Right button and then press the Up or Down button to highlight Delete 6 Press the OK button to delete all marked photos from the Play List Note You can also hig...

Page 51: ... CAM2 input terminal on the front panel of the DVD Recorder and the power has been turned on 2 Press the Stop or Stop button if a disc is playing in the DVD Recorder 3 Press the Input button on the remote control several times until the DV camcorder icon displays on screen 4 Press the DV control button 5 Now you can use the Play Pause step Reverse Forward and Stop buttons on DVD Recorder remote co...

Page 52: ...de of the DVD Recorder The record mode determines the record play length of the DVD See Record mode on page 47 for details Manual recording You can start recording video as soon as a video source has been selected and an appropriate recordable media has been set and loaded into the DVD Recorder When you stop recording the title is closed and the file details are written to the disc See Manual reco...

Page 53: ... menu by pressing the Setup button 2 Press the Up or Down button to select the Record Setup icon and then press the Right button 3 Press the Right button and then press the Up or Down button to select the desired record mode 4 Press the OK button to confirm your selection 5 Press the Setup button on the remote control to close the Setup menu Manual recording 1 Place an unfinalized suitable DVD in ...

Page 54: ...vice connected to the Composite Video input terminals on the front panel DV CAM2 Selects the signal source from the device connected to the DV input port on the front panel 3 When you re ready to start recording press either the Record button on the remote control or the button on the DVD Recorder The Record icon will display on screen 4 To stop recording press the Record stop button on the remote...

Page 55: ... recording time is set to 3 hours or more pressing the Record button will increase the remaining time by 1 hour increments Pausing recording 1 During recording you can pause at any time by pressing the Pause step button on the remote control The Pause icon will display on screen 2 To resume recording press the Pause step button on the remote control 3 To stop recording press the Record stop button...

Page 56: ... clock on page 31 for setting details Setting up schedule recording 1 Press the Setup button on the remote control The Setup menu will display on screen 2 Press the Up or Down button to select the Record Setup icon and then press the Right button 3 Press the Up or Down button to select Schedule Rec and then press the Right button The schedule list will appear on screen 4 The Date column is highlig...

Page 57: ...t field Press the numered buttons on the remote control to enter the start hour in 2 digit 24 hour format For example to set the start hour at 4 PM enter 1 6 6 Press the Right button to move to the minute column in the Start field Press the numbered buttons on the remote control to enter the start minute in 2 digit format For example to set the start minute as 30 enter 3 0 7 Press the Right button...

Page 58: ...tup menu will display on screen 2 Press the Up or Down button to select the Record Setup icon and then press the Right button 3 Press the Up or Down button to select Schedule Rec and then press the Right button The schedule list will appear on screen 4 If more than one schedule setting is displayed in the list press the Up or Down button to select the schedule setting you wish to alter 5 Press the...

Page 59: ...he schedule list as described above and select the schedule setting program you wish to delete 2 Press the Clear button 3 Press Left button to highlight Yes and then press the OK button to confirm 4 Close the schedule list as described above DE325 book Page 53 Thursday September 29 2005 10 50 AM ...

Page 60: ... Tips The chapter marker function is useful as it can be used to locate chapters for hiding later on if you wish See Hiding showing chapters on page 55 You can mark chapters on DVD RW type discs at any later time before the disc if finalized or full However you can not mark chapters on DVD R type discs You can set the DVD Recorder to mark chapters automatically when recording Refer to DVD Auto Cha...

Page 61: ...er again select Show Chapter in Step 3 How do I select other chapters 1 Press the Display button on the remote control The Display menu will display on screen 2 Press the Up or Down button to select the Title or Chapter icon 3 Press the numbered buttons to select the title or chapter you want to edit Inserting hidden chapters With this function you can mark commercials in a recording as chapters a...

Page 62: ... or Down button to highlight Edit Title Name and the press the OK button to confirm 5 A virtual keyboard will display on screen Use the Up Down Right or Left buttons to highlight a desired character on the virtual keyboard and then press the OK button to enter the selected character 6 Repeat step 5 to enter more characters Note You can enter up to 17 characters 7 Use the Up Down Right or Left butt...

Page 63: ... over previously recorded files Preventing unintended erasure of a title To prevent a recording from being accidentally erased you can set the DVD Recorder to protect individual recording from erasure How to protect a title 1 While playing a suitable unprotected and unfinalized recordable DVD RW type disc press the Play list menu button on the remote control to display the disc content menu 2 Pres...

Page 64: ...t disc 1 Press the Setup button on the remote control The Setup menu will display on screen 2 Press the Up or Down button to select the Disc Setup icon and then press the Right button 3 Press the Up or Down button to select Finalize DVD and then press the Right button to highlight Start 4 Press the OK button to start finalizing the DVD R disc Tips If the Finalizing disc message does not display on...

Page 65: ... finalizing discs How to protect a disc 1 Load the disc you want to protect into the DVD Recorder 2 Press the Play list menu button to display the disc content menu 3 Press the Edit button to display the Edit menu on screen 4 Press the Up or Down button to highlight Protect Disc and the press the OK button to confirm If you attempt to record on this disc the message Disc protected will display on ...

Page 66: ...l control on page 68 Record Setup See Record Setup on page 65 Disc Setup See Disc Setup on page 66 How to navigate through the Setup menu 1 Press the Setup button on the remote control The Setup menu will display on screen 2 Press the Up or Down button to select corresponding settings 3 Press the Right button to enter the submenu or highlight corresponding features 4 Press the OK button to confirm...

Page 67: ...number of the DVD Recorder Factory Reset Allows you to reset all DVD Recorder settings to the original factory values Note This will erase time schedule record and all other user customizable settings To perform reset 1 Select the Factory Reset item from the Setup menu 2 Press the Right button on the remote control to highlight Start and then press the OK button 3 Press the Left or Right button on...

Page 68: ... widescreen mode 1 Select the Screen Format item from the Setup menu and then press the Right button 2 Press the Up or Down button to select a screen format 4 3 Letter Box full screen for viewing 4 3 aspect ratio movies on a 4 3 aspect ratio screen 4 3 Pan Scan full screen for viewing a 16 9 aspect ratio movie in full height on a 4 3 aspect ratio screen This scales the whole picture to a larger si...

Page 69: ...uts they may not switch inputs automatically In this case you must select the appropriate input on the device yourself to view the video Tip When playing a DVD disc you can press the P SCAN button to instantly toggle DVD Recorder video output between progressive and interlaced scan modes Audio Setup If digital audio equipment is connected to the digital output terminal on the rear panel of the DVD...

Page 70: ...essing digital audio The higher the sampling frequency the better the sound quality 1 Select the Sampling Freq item from the Setup menu and then press the Right button 2 Press the Up or Down button to select 48KHz or 96KHz 3 Press the OK button to confirm Vocal Vocal is a feature that works with karaoke DVDs If this feature is set to Off the additional vocal track on the karaoke DVD is not played ...

Page 71: ...on to confirm DVD Auto Chap Chapter A chapter marker will be inserted at the set frequency when recording on a DVD R or DVD RW type disc if this function is activated Off Disable the Auto chapters function 5 Min Insert a chapter marker every 5 minutes 10 Min Insert a chapter marker every 5 minutes 15 Min Insert a chapter marker every 5 minutes 1 Select the DVD Auto Chap item from the Setup menu an...

Page 72: ... DVD 1 Select the Subtitle Lang item from the Setup menu and then press the Right button 2 Press the Up or Down button to select a language 3 Press the OK button to confirm Menu Language Selects the language for DVD Recorder Setup menus 1 Select the Menu Language item from the Setup menu and then press the Right button 2 Press the Up or Down button to select a language 3 Press the OK button to con...

Page 73: ...rotected DVD RW type disc is inserted 1 Make sure that you have inserted a non initialized DVD R type disc or unprotected DVD RW type disc 2 Select the Initialize DVD item from the Setup menu and then press the Right button 3 Press the Up or Down button to select On or Off 4 Press the OK button to confirm Finalize DVD Finalizes a DVD R type disc See Finalizing a DVD R Disc on page 58 for details N...

Page 74: ...ore if the filter value of some scenes is higher than the setting the entire disc will be locked In the United States the values usually map to the rating system of the MPAA Motion Pictures Distributors Association of America In Canada the values usually map to the rating system of the CMPDA Canadian Motion Pictures Distributors Association Parental control levels The table below shows the filter ...

Page 75: ... de 18 ans devraient voir ce film avec un adulte Pas de location ou de vente aux moins de 18 ans Avis parental impératif Contient probablement de la violence explicite des échanges fréquents de grossièretés de l activité sexuelle et ou des scènes d horreur 7 No one 17 and under admitted Restricted to 18 years and older No rental or purchase by those under 18 Contents not suitable for minors Contai...

Page 76: ...y set Tip If a DVD scene contains a higher level than the rating set and the DVD Recorder does not find a suitable alternative it will stop playing and you must enter the four digit child lock code to continue viewing 7 Press the Setup button to exit the Setup menu How to deactivate parental control To deactivate parent control repeat the above steps but select Unlock in step 4 Changing the access...

Page 77: ...e default password is 1 2 3 4 6 You will be prompted to enter the new password Enter a new 4 digit password using the numbered buttons 7 Verify the new password by entering it again using the numbered buttons 8 Press the Setup button to exit the Setup menu How to delete parent control password 1 Press the Setup button on the remote control The Setup menu will display on screen 2 Press the Up or Do...

Page 78: ...chedule setting on page 52 for details The DVD Recorder has become confused Disconnect the DVD Recorder from the power supply for 30 seconds then reconnect it to the power supply again If the problem persists reset the DVD Recorder to the default factory settings The DVD Recorder cannot play a disc The child lock my be enabled Refer to Parental control on page 68 for details You may have selected ...

Page 79: ...on or change the disc For more information refer to Preventing unintended erasure of a DVD RW Disc on page 59 A finalized DVD R has been inserted Change disc Schedule recording does not work You have set the wrong time or date Check the System clock Refer to Setting the Setup clock on page 31 You have not set the timer properly Check the timer settings Refer to Setting up schedule recording on pag...

Page 80: ... turned off during MP3 playback Check whether you have inserted an MP3 CD A DVD RW type disc cannot be played on other DVD players If a recording is too short it is possible that a standard DVD player will not be able to detect it Please observe the following Minimum recording times when recording DVDs Some DVD players cannot playback DVD RW recordings Recording mode Minimum recording time minute ...

Page 81: ...ignal playback format PAL Progressive scan Interlaced NTSC Progressive scan Interlaced Record mode Max playing recording time HQ 1 hour SP 2 hours LP 3 hours EP 4 hours SLP 6 hours Signal input terminals Analog audio input TV antenna RF input Composite analog video input S Video input IEEE 1394 FireWire input Signal output terminal Analog audio output Digital audio output TV antenna RF output Comp...

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