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REFERENCE

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Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting customer support.

Symptom

Cause

Solution

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Plug the power cord into the wall outlet
securely.
Select the appropriate video input on the
TV so the picture from the HDD/DVD
Recorder appears on the TV screen.
Connect the video cable securely.

Turn on the TV.
Select the correct input mode on the audio
receiver so you can listen to the sound
from the HDD/DVD Recorder.
Connect the audio cables securely.

Turn on the equipment connected with the
audio cable.

Replace with new ones.
Clean the disc.
Insert a disc. (Check that the disc
indicator on the front panel display is lit.)
Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc
type, color system, and regional code.)
Place the disc with the playback side
down.
Place the disc on the disc tray correctly
inside the guide.
Clean the disc.
Cancel the Parental Control function or
change the rating level.
You cannot connect via the HDD/DVD
Recorder. Connect the component
directly to your TV.
Use the ‘Adjust Channels’ feature to
restore channels. 
Tighten connections or replace cable.
Try all ‘Auto Set‘ options; see page 21 for
details.
Turn camcorder on and operate properly.

Use [INPUT] to select AV input channel
(AV, AVF, or DV).

Finalise the disc; see page 53.

No solution.

No solution.

The power cord is disconnected.

The TV is not set to receive HDD/DVD
Recorder signal output.

The video cable is not connected
securely.
The TV power is turned off.
The equipment connected with the
audio cable is not set to receive
HDD/DVD Recorder signal output.
The audio cables are not connected
securely.
The power on the equipment
connected with the audio cable is
turned off.
The audio cables are damaged.
The disc is dirty.
No disc is inserted.

An unplayable disc is inserted.

The disc is placed upside down.

The disc is not placed within the
guide.
The disc is dirty.
The Parental Control level is set.

The video signal from the external
component is copy-protected.

The skipped channels were deleted
with the ‘Adjust Channels’ feature.
Antenna or cables are loose.
Wrong Tuning Band is selected in the
HDD/DVD Recorder Setup menu.
Camcorder is off.

The HDD/DVD Recorder’s source is
not set to AV, AVF, or DV. 

The disc was not finalised (or not made
compatible if using a DVD+RW).
Some players will not play even a
finalised disc.
Discs recorded with copy-once
material cannot be played on other
players.

No power.

No picture.

No sound.

Playback picture is poor.
HDD/DVD Recorder does
not start playback.

Picture from external
input is distorted.

Some channels are skipped
over when using [PR+/–].
Picture or sound of
broadcasting channel is
weak or missing.
Camcorder image not
shown.
Camcorder image via A/V
input to HDD/DVD
Recorder is not shown on
TV screen.
Can’t play disc recorded
on this HDD/DVD
Recorder on another DVD
player.

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Page 1: ...HDD DVD Recorder HDD DVD Recorder DG M23E1D M13E1D User Manual...

Page 2: ...e Make sure the product is placed at least 10 cm apart from other home appliances or obstacles to ensure sufficient ventilation The product should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no object...

Page 3: ...tning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient...

Page 4: ...protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered These openings must not be blocked by placing the unit on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This unit should never be pl...

Page 5: ...formance this indicates a need for service 20 REPLACEMENT PARTS When replacement parts are required have the service technician verify that the replacements he uses have the same safety characteristic...

Page 6: ...5 Safety Instructions ____________________________1 Important Safeguards _________________________2 Table of Contents ______________________________5 Overview______________________________________6 Id...

Page 7: ...rded program while another program is being simultaneously recorded Program Recording Recording from TV tuner or analog AV input Manually set up timer recording for a TV program or a recurring TV prog...

Page 8: ...is process can be repeated more than a thousand times What is a DVD R Unlike a DVD RW disc a DVD R write once DVD can only be written to once If it is not finalised after a recording further recording...

Page 9: ...ecording will pause or stop automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen Copyright Notice Audio and video recordings you make using the HDD DVD Recorder are for your personal use onl...

Page 10: ...Within 23 ft 7 m of the remote sensor Angle Within 30 in each direction of the remote sensor Remote Control Battery Installation Detach the battery cover on the rear of the remote control and insert...

Page 11: ...tus of the HDD DVD Recorder OPEN CLOSE DVD Opens or closes the disc tray STANDBY ON Turns the HDD DVD Recorder on and off SELECT DVD HDD Toggles control between the DVD mode and the HDD mode MENU Acce...

Page 12: ...icates the HDD is recording 0 30 OTR Recording mode SAFE Indicates when the HDD DVD Recorder is locked The front panel is locked by pressing and holding the button over 5 seconds on the remote control...

Page 13: ...rn to previous menu Displays or exits the main setup menu Confirms menu selections Selects menu options PR Selects channels Displays the edit menu for DVD or HDD Displays information about the current...

Page 14: ...repeatedly to set the recording time For more details Refer to One Touch Record OTR on page 40 Repeats the current chapter track title or the entire disc Repeats playback between two points A and B P...

Page 15: ...to your antenna or cable TV outlet AC Power Cord Plug into a power outlet COAXIAL OPTICAL Digital Audio Out Connect to an amplifier with a coaxial or optical digital audio input AV IN JACK Connection...

Page 16: ...antenna cable from the rear of your TV 2 Connect this cable to the jack marked ANT IN FROM ANT on the rear panel of the HDD DVD Recorder There are a variety of ways to connect the HDD DVD Recorder to...

Page 17: ...dio in jacks on your TV using the audio cables Connections Be sure to set the HDD DVD Recorder to Progressive Scan mode by pressing and holding P SCAN for 5 seconds or changing the Video Output in the...

Page 18: ...front panel DV IN jack it is possible to connect a DV digital camcorder video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R DVD RW or HDD in HDD DVD Recorder Us...

Page 19: ...io language Default English Spanish French Czech Danish German Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Move Installation Welcome Press Enter to begin auto channel search Ensure aerial is connected Instr...

Page 20: ...Aerial Cable TV This set is equipped with the Multi Tuner You can search broadcasting of other countries If the set can not search the channels please Re Install see page 18 The HDD DVD Recorder Setu...

Page 21: ...ame incorrectly you can correct this Setup menu Manual Setup Standard PAL II Reception Aerial Auto Search CH 02 Fine Tune Decoder N A Store Channel PR 01 Program Name P 01 Instructions Enter Confirm S...

Page 22: ...2 Use to select Set Clock 3 Press ENTER The Set Clock menu appears 4 Enter the date and time left right Moves the cursor to the previous or next column up down Changes the setting at the current curs...

Page 23: ...rence 1 Use to select Align and press ENTER 22 Setup menu Installation Manual Set Auto Set Set Clock Adjust Channels Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Move Adjust Channels PR 01 PR 02 PR 03 PR 04...

Page 24: ...3 While Languages is selected press to select OSD Language 4 Press ENTER to move to the second level 5 Use to select the desired language 6 Press ENTER to confirm your selection then press SETUP to e...

Page 25: ...to a digital television DTV or Monitor using the COMPONENT jacks set Video Output to Interlace or Progressive RGB Not available Follow the same procedure as TV Aspect Ratio to change the Video Output...

Page 26: ...el digital stereo amplifier The HDD DVD Recorder s digital audio signal will be output in the PCM 2ch format when you play a DVD or HDD recorded with a Dolby Digital only for DVD or MPEG soundtrack If...

Page 27: ...eferences is selected press to select Parental Controls And press ENTER 4 Use to select Set Parental Level and press ENTER The Password Input dialog will appear Enter a 4 digit password using the 0 9...

Page 28: ...Re enter the new password to confirm press ENTER Parental Control Set Parental Level Adult Change Password Parental Country Code AU Set Hdd Parental Lock Off Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Mov...

Page 29: ...xit the menu Parental Control Set Parental Level Adult Change Password Parental Country Code AU Set Hdd Parental Lock Off Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Move Select the parental lock Off On Aut...

Page 30: ...tion 4 Press SETUP to exit the menu HDD Preferences Auto Title Delete On Buffering Mode Preserve Jump To Interval 5 Min Reset Hard Disk Model ST3160022ACE 160GB Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit M...

Page 31: ...stallation menu appears You must set the country language channel and clock settings again Restore Defaults If you select this function all settings will be removed and the product will be set into in...

Page 32: ...e icon on the on screen display Press ENTER to display a submenu 3 Use to change the numbers Press ENTER to confirm The On Screen Display provides feedback on the status of the HDD DVD Recorder and or...

Page 33: ...hows the elapsed playing time and skips to the desired time 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The on screen display appears on the TV screen 2 Use to select the Elapsed icon on the on screen display Pre...

Page 34: ...system Turn the audio system on and select the input source connected to the HDD DVD Recorder 2 Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 3 Load your disc in the tray with the playback side down label si...

Page 35: ...ll appear on the TV screen Otherwise the Disc menu may appear 2 The Title menu may contain camera angles spoken languages and subtitle options as well as the chapters for the title The Zoom function m...

Page 36: ...smi srt txt sub Micro DVD Subviewer The file size of the DivX subtitle is limited to 128KB Playable MPEG 4 SP and ASP is XVID DivX5 1 DivX5 05 DivX5 02 DivX4 1 2 DivX3 11 and Dr DivX1 0 2 ASP does not...

Page 37: ...ess ENTER You can also display just the tracks in the folders Use to select a folder then press ENTER Press REPEAT to repeat a track file and press again to repeat the whole media If the disc contains...

Page 38: ...ile listening to MP3 music files 1 Prepare the Disc which includes both MP3 and JPEG files Or copy the files to HDD Media category 2 Insert the disc Then press MENU to bring up Media browser 3 Select...

Page 39: ...ences Hard Disk Buffer mode Preserve and change Channels the Time shifting buffer data will be maintained Time shifting is stored in a buffer that contains 60 minutes of recording After 60 minutes the...

Page 40: ...e On if the STOP is not pressed and the recording takes all the available space on the hard disk drive the HDD DVD Recorder will erase unprotected titles to the amount of about 10 hours in HQ mode app...

Page 41: ...mn Monitor Audio shows what you will hear during recording For example if the TV broadcast is in Stereo then setting the HDD DVD Recorder to Stereo will record the broadcast in Stereo and the Monitor...

Page 42: ...a period of one month 1 Insert recordable media such as DVD R DVD RW if you are recording to DVD 2 Press TIMER The Timer Recording menu appears Use to move to a timer recording slot and press ENTER to...

Page 43: ...starts Use to select the program you want to erase on the Timer Recorder List then press ENTER to modify it Use to select Delete then press ENTER Or just press CLEAR on the Timer Recorder List After a...

Page 44: ...STOP to stop recording Recording from External Components You can record from a digital camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of the HDD DVD Recorder 1 Make sure your digital camcor...

Page 45: ...ame properties title name duration index picture chapter mark in HDD Videos to DVD or vice versa The Media BROWSER can not be activated in the middle of dubbing that means play stop any edits does not...

Page 46: ...r will stop Continue Yes Dub 1 Titles No DVD Space 99 13 Titles 1 13 Move Select ENTER Back MENU Exit SETUP DVD to HDD Dubbing Completed Dubbing from DVD to HDD Media files Copying Media files Copying...

Page 47: ...e titles using and press ADD you can add as many titles you want Media Copy will appear 4 Select Done and press ENTER after selecting all the titles you want to copy and then Media Copy Select Destina...

Page 48: ...03 Sort 4 Title PR 04 Dubbing 5 Title PR 05 6 Title PR 06 7 Title PR 06 8 Title PR 06 9 Title PR 06 10 Title PR 06 Free Space 99 13 Titles 1 13 Move Select ENTER Back MENU HDD Videos Play 1 Title PR 0...

Page 49: ...you set to On in Setup Preferences Parental Controls Set Hdd Parental Lock menu When you lock a program the parental password selected in the Setup menu will be used The user will be asked to Unlock...

Page 50: ...ll chapter markers within the title Hide Chapter Use to hide or unhide chapter markers in the title Depending on whether a chapter is currently hidden or unhidden one of the HDD Playback and Editing H...

Page 51: ...rotected sorts by protected titles HDD Videos Play 1 Title PR 01 Delete 2 Title PR 02 Edit 3 Title PR 03 Sort 4 Title PR 04 Dubbing 5 Title PR 05 6 Title PR 06 7 Title PR 06 8 Title PR 06 9 Title PR 0...

Page 52: ...menu Step3 Disc top menu Step4 Disc Edit menu Press then Press then Press then Press MENU then At first go to Disc Edit mode 1 Press MENU to go to Disc Menu menu 2 Press Disc Top menu will be display...

Page 53: ...ctions Enter Confirm Erase the disc Erase the disc All recordings will be lost Yes No Instructions Enter Confirm Move Make Compatible Make Compatible for a DVD RW will automatically create a menu scre...

Page 54: ...D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Enter Confirm Move Change Disc Name Problem This disc is locked It cannot be renamed ok Instructions Enter Confirm Move Finalise Finalising a DVD R or DVD...

Page 55: ...le menu At first go to Title Edit mode 1 Press MENU to go to Disc Menu menu 2 Select the desired title you want to manage using 3 Press Title Edit menu will be displayed Play a Title To play a title 4...

Page 56: ...d of your last recording or record it as a new title Others Allows you to record your new title until the end of the disc For DVD RW The last blank title Allows you to record your new title until the...

Page 57: ...referred picture is on your TV screen DVD Edit Title 1 of 2 Chapter 1 of 11 Edit Chapters Hide Chapter Change Index Picture Split Title Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Move Choose the edit Funct...

Page 58: ...solution The power cord is disconnected The TV is not set to receive HDD DVD Recorder signal output The video cable is not connected securely The TV power is turned off The equipment connected with th...

Page 59: ...dio channel mode to Stereo See Changing the TV Audio Channel on page 32 Point the remote control at the remote sensor of the HDD DVD Recorder Operate the remote control within 23 ft 7m Remove the obst...

Page 60: ...uency range 20Hz to 20 KHz Video S N Over 50 dB Audio S N Over 65 dB Resolution Over 500 lines HQ Recording DVD Specifications Frequency response DVD PCM 48 kHz 8 Hz to 22 kHz CD 8 Hz to 20 kHz Video...

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