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Make your contribution to the environment!!!

• Exhausted batteries do not belong in 

the dustbin.

• You can dispose of them at a collection 

point for exhausted batteries or special 
waste.

• Contact your council for details.

Installation Location

For safety and optimum performance of this unit:
• Install the unit in a horizontal and stable position.
• Do not place anything directly on top of the unit.
• Do not place the unit directly on top of the TV.
• Shield the unit from direct sunlight and keep away 

from sources of intense heat. Avoid dusty or humid 
locations. Avoid locations with insufficient ventilation 
for suitable heat dissipation. Do not block the 
ventilation holes on the sides of the unit. Avoid 
locations subject to strong vibration or strong 
magnetic fields.

Avoid the Hazards of Electrical Shock 
and Fire

• Do not handle the mains cable with wet hands.
• Do not pull on the mains cable to disconnect it from 

AC outlet. Grasp it by the plug.

• If, by accident, water is spilled on the unit, unplug 

the mains cable immediately and take the unit to an 
Authorized Service Centre for servicing.

Moisture Condensation Warning

Moisture condensation may occur inside the unit 
when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place, 
after heating a cold room, or under conditions of high 
humidity. Do not use the unit for at least 2 hours to 
allow the inside to dry.

Connection to Power

Before Switching on make sure that the voltage of 
your electricity supply is the same as that indicated on 
the rating plate.

Mains Cord

This appliance may be fitted with a non-rewireable 
plug. If it is necessary to change the fuse in a non-
rewireable plug the fuse cover must be refitted. If the 
fuse cover is lost or damaged, the plug must not be 
used until a replacement available from the appliance 
manufacturer is obtained.
It is important that the colour of the replacement fuse 
cover corresponds with the rating marking on the 
base of the plug.
If the plug has to be changed because it is not 
suitable for your socket, or becomes damaged, it 
should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted 
following the wiring instructions below. The plug 
removed must be disposed of safely as insertion into 
a 13A socket is likely to cause an electrical hazard. 
For your own safety read the following instructions 
carefully before attempting to connect this unit to 
mains.
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in 
accordance with the following code:

BLUE=NEUTRAL, BROWN=LIVE

Important

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this 
appliance may not correspond with the coloured 
markings identifying the terminals in your plug, 
proceed as follows:-
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to 
the terminal which is marked with the letter N or 
coloured black.
The wire which is coloured brown must be connected 
to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or 
coloured red.
No connection is to be made to the earth terminal of 
the plug.
If a 13 Amp (BS 1363) Plug is used, a 3 Amp Fuse 
must be fitted, or if any other type of Plug is used a 3 
or 5 Amp Fuse must be fitted, either in the Plug or 
Adaptor, or on the Distribution Board.

Mains Supply:220 - 240 V   50 Hz - AC only

Do not make any connection to the larger pin marked 
with the letter “E” or by the symbol 

 or coloured 

green or green and yellow.

A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING

This product’s packaging materials are recyclable 
and can be reused. Please dispose of any 
materials in accordance with your local recycling 
regulations.

When discarding the unit, comply 
with your local rules or regulations.
Batteries should never be thrown 
away or incinerated but disposed of 
in accordance with your local 
regulations concerning chemical 
wastes.

For Customer Use:
Carefully read the Model No. and Serial No. 
located at the back of the unit and enter the 
information below. Retain this information for 
future reference.
Model No. _____________________
Serial No. _____________________

FUSE

BLUE

(Neutral)

BROWN

(Live)

CORD GRIP

OUTER SHEATH OF THE WIRE

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Summary of Contents for DRV-B2737

Page 1: ...o Connections on pages 16 17 Accessories Supplied Remote control RF cable Scart cable Owner s Manual Quick Setup Guide with two R6 AA batteries Before you start Getting started Recording Playing back...

Page 2: ...inet slots or openings as they could touch electrically live parts or short circuit parts resulting in a fire or electric shock 6 Do not spill liquid on the unit If liquid is spilled and enters the un...

Page 3: ...e base of the plug If the plug has to be changed because it is not suitable for your socket or becomes damaged it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted following the wiring instructions bel...

Page 4: ...laser optical pickup unit may be dirty Consult your dealer or an authorized service centre for inspection and cleaning of the laser optical pickup unit AUTO HEAD CLEANING Automatically cleans video he...

Page 5: ...cs 34 Playing back discs 36 Information on playing back DVDs 36 Basic playback 37 PBC function for Video CDs 40 Special playback 41 Search 43 Repeat Random Program playback Slide Show 45 Selecting the...

Page 6: ...njoy theatre quality surround sound from discs recorded with the surround sound system Quick search You can easily find the part you want to watch using the search function Search for a desired point...

Page 7: ...the buttons on the front panel Symbol Description Available for DVD Videos Available for DVD RW discs in Video mode Available for DVD RW discs in VR mode Available for DVD R discs in Video mode Avail...

Page 8: ...o change the channel 15 Display DVD VCR Refer to Front Panel Display Guide on page 15 16 RECORD button VCR Press once to start recording Press repeatedly to start a one touch timer recording 17 PLAY P...

Page 9: ...audio input jacks on your TV Use commercially available Audio cables 6 S VIDEO OUT jack DVD Connect to the S Video input jack on your TV Use commercially available S Video cable 7 AERIAL DVD VCR Conne...

Page 10: ...ess to activate the remote control in VCR mode See page 12 10 r button DVD VCR DVD mode During playback press to reverse fast When playback is paused press to reverse slowly VCR mode Press to rewind t...

Page 11: ...sume playback 28 f button DVD VCR DVD mode During playback press to forward fast When playback is paused press to forward slowly VCR mode Press to rapidly advance the video tape Press to view the pict...

Page 12: ...en the operating range of the remote control reduces VCR DVD recorder Switching Because this product is a combination of a VCR and a DVD recorder you must select first which component you wish to oper...

Page 13: ...oose either Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu using Cursor U D then press ENTER to change between the menus Easy Setting Menu and Advanced Setting Menu are available from the Setting Menu The...

Page 14: ...ecorded is inserted into the unit DVD R DVD RW Video mode DVD RW VR mode CD MP3 JPEG KODAK PICTURE CD Video CD This is an example screen for explanation Some items will be displayed in grey depending...

Page 15: ...mode Flashes when switch to the timer standby mode while programming cannot set DVD R Appears when a DVD R disc is inserted into the unit DVD RW Appears when a DVD RW disc is inserted into the unit VC...

Page 16: ...ilable S Video cable 3 Connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of this unit to the Analogue audio input jacks of your TV Use a commercially available Audio cable Connecting to external equipment This unit has thr...

Page 17: ...T deck as a digital sound If not connected to a Dolby Digital decoder set DOLBY DIGITAL to PCM in the AUDIO menu Playing back a DVD using incorrect settings may generate noise distortion and damage sp...

Page 18: ...e touch timer recording or timer recording Manual tuning Manually tune each channel 1 In stop mode press SETUP Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear 2 Select Channel using Cursor U D...

Page 19: ...nnels using PROG U D 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in Manual tuning 2 Select Position using Cursor U D then press ENTER 3 Select the position number you wish to skip using the Number buttons or Cursor U D the...

Page 20: ...ed the unit will correct the current time by receiving PDC broadcasts whenever you turn off the unit The unit will correct the current time automatically at 8 00 if the unit power is turned off Betwee...

Page 21: ...width picture with black bars at the top and bottom Select 4 3 Pan Scan for a full height picture with both sides trimmed If you have a wide screen TV Select 16 9 Wide Playback TV Aspect 4 3 Letter Bo...

Page 22: ...rd new single sided 12 cm disc The recording times are estimates and actual recording time may differ The audio and video quality becomes poorer as the recording time gets longer Discs recorded in 8H...

Page 23: ...34 You cannot finalise discs in other DVD recorders After finalising After a DVD RW R disc Video mode is finalised a title menu is created automatically and additional recording or editing is not poss...

Page 24: ...inserts a chapter mark periodically every 10 minutes by default during recording Using the Auto Chapter menu you can set this function off or change the time period 1 In stop mode press SETUP 2 Selec...

Page 25: ...switch between modes by pressing AUDIO on the remote control Each mode is indicated on the TV screen as follows During reception of bilingual broadcasts Setting External input audio When the external...

Page 26: ...Make sure that the recording format is set to the desired mode see page 24 4 Select the desired channel to record using PROG U D or the Number buttons 5 Press REC OTR to start recording The mark will...

Page 27: ...a recordable disc Make sure that the TV input is set on the unit 2 Press DVD 3 Select the recording speed using REC SPEED See page 22 Make sure that the recording format is set to the desired mode see...

Page 28: ...k before entering a timer programming You can select the timer programming list by pressing TIMER PROG In this case continue from step 5 Insert a recordable disc or a tape with a record tab 1 In stop...

Page 29: ...ls are the same If their recording channels are the same the timer recording will start without cancelling the recording currently in progress In this case the recording of the same channel will be ma...

Page 30: ...C assures that the TV programmes you have programmed for timer recording are recorded exactly from beginning to end even if the actual broadcasting time differs from the scheduled time due to a delaye...

Page 31: ...ROG 1 currently being recorded The timer programming set first PROG 2 has priority PROG 3 will not be recorded If the recording time is partially overlapped The timer programming with the earlier star...

Page 32: ...cted 2 When you want to record to the disc Press DVD Press OPEN CLOSE EJECT O to open the disc tray then place the disc to record on Press OPEN CLOSE EJECT O again to close the disc tray When you want...

Page 33: ...tion After starting VCR to DVD duplication the picture may be distorted because of the auto tracking function This is not a malfunction Be advised to play back the tape until the picture is stabilized...

Page 34: ...ect Select Disc Protect ON OFF at step 3 then select Yes If you insert a disc protected with this unit Disc Protect ON OFF will appear instead of OFF ON Finalising discs You will need to finalise disc...

Page 35: ...Undo Finalise will appear instead of Finalise DO NOT power off during finalising This may result in a malfunction Auto finalise You can finalise discs automatically when the disc space runs out if you...

Page 36: ...back DVDs within Region Two 2 It is only possible to play back DVDs in this unit that are labelled for Region 2 or for ALL regions You cannot play back DVDs that are labelled for other regions Look fo...

Page 37: ...tails Note Some discs may start playback automatically Playing back a DVD V CD Video CD 1 Follow steps 1 to 5 in Playing back a DVD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD R disc 2 Press PLAY P to start playback Playback...

Page 38: ...ns a disc menu which lists the contents and enables you to customize playback The menu may offer choices for subtitle languages special features and chapter selection Usually this information appears...

Page 39: ...ck a disc using the title menu Some DVDs have a title menu which lists the titles available on the DVD You can start playing back such discs at a specific title Press DVD first 1 Press TOP MENU The ti...

Page 40: ...are indicated by the following symbol in this manual Playing back a Video CD using the title menu 1 When playing back a Video CD with the PBC function the title menu will appear automatically 2 Press...

Page 41: ...ercials during playback To skip TV commercials and enjoy recorded programmes without any interruptions press CM SKIP 1 During playback press CM SKIP Normal playback will start 30 second advanced point...

Page 42: ...press ENTER Note If selecting a smaller factor than that currently selected the zoom area is not displayed You cannot slide the zoomed picture on some JPEG files Marker Setup You can assign a specifi...

Page 43: ...layback press DISPLAY 2 Select the icon using Cursor L P then press ENTER for the title number is highlighted Searching for a Title 3 Enter the desired title number to search for using Cursor U D or t...

Page 44: ...e Number buttons to enter the desired track number Note During Random playback or Program playback you cannot search the desired track directly Time search 1 During playback press DISPLAY 2 Select the...

Page 45: ...yback of MP3 files Random playback You can use this function to play back a disc randomly instead of in the recorded order 1 In stop mode press SETUP Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will ap...

Page 46: ...tching subtitles Many DVD Videos have subtitles in one or more languages The languages available are usually printed on the disc case You can switch subtitle languages at any time during playback 1 Du...

Page 47: ...icon appears when a switching camera angle is available Available only when the angle icon appears in bottom right on the TV screen 2 Select the icon using Cursor L P then press ENTER The angle will s...

Page 48: ...markers See page 50 Note After a disc is finalised editing the disc or recording on the disc is not possible Except DVD RW discs in VR mode A Playlist is not available for DVD R or DVD RW discs in Vi...

Page 49: ...for the title 5 Press SETUP Writing on the disc starts It may take a while to write the data on a disc Guide to editing title names Step 1 Select the desired character set using Cursor U D then press...

Page 50: ...red interval using Cursor U D then press ENTER 7 Select Yes using Cursor U D then press ENTER Chapter markers are added If you select OFF at step 6 all the chapter markers are erased 8 Press SETUP Wri...

Page 51: ...ing Original titles in VR mode Insert a recordable disc before editing Deleting titles When a title is deleted from an original list in VR mode the available recording time on the disc will increase N...

Page 52: ...tting a disc to protect on page 34 Hint The protected title is marked with a key icon in the original list Releasing titles from protecting You can cancel the title protection feature after it is appl...

Page 53: ...to find the start point then press ENTER Use SKIP B F r f PLAY P and PAUSE p again to move to the end point and press ENTER The cursor will move to Preview You can check the preview by pressing ENTER...

Page 54: ...find the point where you will create a new chapter marker Or use SKIP B F to find a chapter marker that you wish to delete 4 Select Add or Delete accordingly using Cursor U D then press ENTER You can...

Page 55: ...same title names The thumbnail you set is reset to the first picture of each title 5 Press SETUP Writing on the disc starts It may take a while to write the data on a disc Note If a disc contains the...

Page 56: ...refer to Deleting titles on page 53 To delete the Playlist refer to Deleting a Playlist on this page Deleting a Playlist A Playlist can be deleted if it is no longer needed Press DVD first 1 Follow s...

Page 57: ...s the subtitle language Display setting page 59 FL Dimmer Bright Sets the front display brightness Screen Saver 10 minutes Sets the idling time before the screen saver starts Audio Setting pages 59 60...

Page 58: ...ock All Disc Menu Language English Audio Language Original Subtitle Language OFF Digital Out Dynamic Range Control ON Fast Forward with Audio OFF Video Out Disc Menu Language English DVD Disc Menu Lan...

Page 59: ...then press ENTER Your setting is activated 48 kHz If your amplifier decoder is NOT compatible with 96 kHz PCM select 48 kHz Sound recorded at 96 kHz is down sampled to 48 kHz 96 kHz If your amplifier...

Page 60: ...ith analogue audio connection Fast Forward with Audio Default OFF Set to ON to output the sound during DVD playback at x1 5 fast forward Select a setting using Cursor U D then press ENTER Your setting...

Page 61: ...ayed back Select Yes using Cursor U D then enter a new password using the Number buttons then press ENTER Your setting is activated If you select No proceed to Step 5 Enter the current password using...

Page 62: ...ing discs recorded with the NTSC system on a PAL system TV Auto Changes the video system PAL NTSC automatically according to the format of the inserted disc 7 Press SETUP to exit Note With discs recor...

Page 63: ...h a record tab in the unit The desired recording speed is selected in SP standard play or LP long play mode by pressing REC SPEED on the remote control Refer to page 28 for instructions on timer recor...

Page 64: ...inished and the power is turned off the unit will switch to the timer standby mode automatically if a timer recording has been programmed Press T SET to cancel the timer standby mode to use the unit c...

Page 65: ...after 5 minutes to prevent damage to the tape and the video head To return to play back from the Picture Search Still Slow mode press PLAY P Hi Fi Stereo Sound System This unit will record and playba...

Page 66: ...tion and connect it directly to your TV Nothing was recorded even though you set the timer setting correctly There was a power failure during recording The unit s internal clock stopped due to a power...

Page 67: ...ck function Some functions such as Stop Search or Slow motion Playback cannot be performed Depending on the disc you may not be able to perform some of those operations See the instruction manual supp...

Page 68: ...es not start immediately after pressing REC OTR Make sure the video tape has a record tab when you record to a video tape If needed cover the hole with cellophane tape The remote control does not func...

Page 69: ...not compatible with CPRM Insert a ver 1 1 or ver 1 2 DVD RW disc compatible with CPRM Recording Error This disc is protected and not recordable You are trying to record onto a disc that is set as pro...

Page 70: ...1 Kirundi 6460 Korean 5761 Kurdish 5767 Laothian 5861 Latin 5847 Latvian Lettish 5868 Language Code Lingala 5860 Lithuanian 5866 Macedonian 5957 Malagasy 5953 Malay 5965 Malayalam 5958 Maltese 5966 Ma...

Page 71: ...nit JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG is a method of compressing still image files You can copy JPEG files on CD RW R discs from a computer and play back the files on this unit MP3 MPEG Audio...

Page 72: ...width x height x depth 435 x 100 x 261 mm Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Operating humidity 5 to 85 no condensation TV format PAL I Recording Recording format Video Recording format DVD RW only Vi...

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Page 76: ...o Cassette Recorder Models DRV B2737 DRV B2734 are in compliance with following Regulations EN55013 2001 A1 2003 EN55020 2002 A1 2003 EN61000 3 2 2000 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 EN60065 1998 EN60825 1 E...

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