Grundig GDR 5550 HDD User Manual Download Page 2

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CONTENTS______________________________

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HDD DVD recorder GDR 5550 HDD

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Special features of your HDD DVD recorder

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Disc formats

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Scope of delivery

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Set-up and safety

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Overview

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The main functions

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Menus and navigation

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The front of the HDD DVD recorder

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The displays of the HDD DVD recorder

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The back of the HDD DVD recorder

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The remote control

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Connection and preparation

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Connecting a rooftop antenna or cable feed

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Connecting a television

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Connecting an audio system with analogue two-channel stereo sound

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Connecting a digital multi-channel amplifier or digital two-channel audio
system

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Connecting the power cord

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Inserting batteries in the remote control

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Initial setup

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Switching on the HDD DVD recorder

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Initial setup

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Sorting television stations

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Setting the TV norm

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Selecting the screen format of your television set

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Time shift functions

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Time shift – watching a current television programme with a delay

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Watching programmes with a time shift

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Searching for scenes in the time shift memory

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Copying sections of the programme stored in the time shift memory into the
HDD archive

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Disc playback

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Preparation

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Inserting discs

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Removing discs

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DVD playback

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DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R playback

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S-VCD/VCD playback

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Playing audio and video files

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Picture data CD playback

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Audio CD playback

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HDD archive playback

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Preparation

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Playback

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Selecting and playing scenes

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Disc playback – convenience functions

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Selecting titles and chapters

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Selecting functions in the playback menu

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Pausing and resuming playback

Summary of Contents for GDR 5550 HDD

Page 1: ...ǵ HDD DVD RECORDER GDR 5550 HDD ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...tial setup 25 Switching on the HDD DVD recorder 25 26 Initial setup 26 Sorting television stations 27 Setting the TV norm 27 Selecting the screen format of your television set 28 31 Time shift functions 28 29 Time shift watching a current television programme with a delay 30 Watching programmes with a time shift 31 Searching for scenes in the time shift memory 31 Copying sections of the programme ...

Page 3: ...the HDD archive 58 Preparing for recording 58 Manually recording television programmes 59 61 Simultaneous operating modes 59 Recording on the HDD archive and simultaneous playback from the HDD archive 60 Recording on the HDD archive and simultaneous playback from disc 61 Recording on disc and simultaneous playback from the HDD archive 62 Copying 63 66 Timer recordings 63 65 Programming recordings ...

Page 4: ...d 92 93 Audio settings 92 Selecting the digital output 92 Setting the sampling rate 93 Switching the dynamic range volume range on and off 94 96 Custom settings 94 Language settings 95 Switching the screen saver on and off 95 Setting the signal type for the video output socket 96 Inserting chapter markers in the recordings 96 Selecting the recording quality 96 Selecting the input source for record...

Page 5: ...s KODAK Picture CDs WMA CDs and audio CDs DivX MP3 WMA and JPEG data can be played back from both CD ROM and DVD ROM Disc formats DVD RW RWs and DVD R Rs are suitable for recording and playback DVD video DVD RW RW DVD R R audio CD video CD Super Video CD CD R and CD RW are all suitable playback formats Due to the difference in quality of the recording media and the quality of the recording itself ...

Page 6: ...enna cable 7 Cinch cable video 8 Cinch cable audio 9 DVD RW 10 CD with operating instructions 11 Instruction manual 12 Overview HDD DVD RECORDER GDR 5550 HDD __ Q SET SV 3 2 1 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 CL SOURCE Tele Pilot 88 D TOP MENU MENU RND PROG A B DV I P DISPL SELECT SET UP AV DVD RECORDER ǵ USER MANUAL PROG SOURCE 3 2 4 7 5 6 8 11 1 9 10 12 ...

Page 7: ... for damage caused by incorrect handling Do not place any vessels filled with liquid such as vases on the HDD DVD recorder as they may spill liquid thus presenting a safety risk Thunderstorms are a danger to all electrical devices Even if the HDD DVD recorder is switched off it can be damaged by a lightning strike to the mains Always disconnect the mains and antenna plugs during a storm If the HDD...

Page 8: ...ack from page 45 Manually started recordings or timer recordings which are stored on the hard disc can be played back We recommend making a back up copy of programmes that you wish to keep permanently on DVD RW RW or DVD R R Recording on the HDD archive from page 58 Select the television channel or an external input source and start recording The television programme is stored in the HDD archive R...

Page 9: ...e to record programmes in the HDD archive At the same time you can play back a title from the disc Recording on disc while playing back from the HDD archive page 61 Select disc recording mode select the television channel or external input source and start recording The recording is stored on the disc At the same time you can choose a title from the HDD archive and play it back Copying from the HD...

Page 10: ...pressing green Setup you can use this menu to make various device settings You can open this menu directly by pressing SET UP USB opens the file browser when you connect an external data device to the USB interface You can also open the file browser directly by pressing SELECT Edit in this menu you can edit the contents of a home recorded disc If an external data device is connected to the USB int...

Page 11: ...ns and closes the disc compartment 8 Starts playback Confirms the options selected in the menus 7 Interrupts playback and recording Press twice to stop Activates the selected menu 5 6 During playback press briefly to select the previous or next section Move the cursor to the left or right in the menus Hold down 6 to open the main menu Move the cursor to the left or right in the menus Press 5 to ex...

Page 12: ...ted CHANNEL Selected channel dts Information on the type of audio signal DIGITAL REC Recording Ȅ Timer recording ANGLE The DVD provides various camera angles PROGRAM Function is activated L R Stereo audio signal selected RANDOM Random function is activated Su Sa Current day of the week 0000000 Alphanumerical display for various information such as the title chapter playing time etc OVERVIEW_______...

Page 13: ... YUV standard AUDIO OUT L AUDIO OUT R Audio output sockets left right analogue channel for connecting an audio system DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Audio output sockets coaxial for PCM Dolby digital DTS signals For connecting to a digital multi channel audio video amplifier or AV receiver Audio output sockets optical for PCM Dolby digital DTS signals For connecting to a digital multi channel audio video ampli...

Page 14: ... an audio system EURO AV1 TV Euro AV SCART socket input output for the television EURO AV2 DECODER Euro AV SCART socket input output for an external device AC 110 240V Power cord socket 50 60 Hz 50W max Caution Do not connect any other equipment while the device is switched on Switch off the other equipment as well before connecting it Only plug the device into the mains socket after you have conn...

Page 15: ...ious data 0 Selects programme sources Selects a search by title chapter or time b Selects various repeat functions A B For marking selected sections for repeated playback CL Deletes a programmed timer recording Adds and deletes chapters and sections in the playlist RND Selects the RANDOM PLAY function PROG Selects the playlist DV Switches to the DV Digital Camera input source I P When stopped Swit...

Page 16: ... S down A up OK Press once to display various information on the television screen during playback Press twice to display the playback menu Confirms selected options in menus x Switches up one menu level MENU Opens the disc menu of a DVD during playback Switches from time shift mode to disc mode Switches from HDD archive to disc mode TOP Closes the disc compartment MENU Opens the title menu of the...

Page 17: ...erent functions depending on the mode blue Selects different functions depending on the mode Starts the recording and sets the switch off time in 30 minute steps Marks a starting point in time shift mode Q SET Selects the recording quality SOURCE Selects input sources d Switches the HDD DVD recorder to and from mute during playback OVERVIEW______________________________ Q SET SV 3 2 1 6 5 4 7 8 9 ...

Page 18: ...t ANTENNA IN on the HDD DVD recorder 2 Plug the antenna cable into the OUT TV socket on the HDD DVD recorder and the antenna socket on the television set CONNECTION AND PREPARATION _____ ANTENNA IN ANTENNA OUT TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Y Pb Cb Pr Cr VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN L R AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R EU ANTENNA IN ANTENNA OUT TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO ...

Page 19: ... video sig nals and the AUDIO OUT cinch sockets audio signals This connection progressive scan can also be used for projectors Connect the HDD DVD recorder directly to the television If you con nect a video recorder in between the HDD DVD recorder s copy protection may impair the picture quality Connecting a television using a EURO AV SCART cable 1 Plug the EURO AV cable supplied into the EURO AV1...

Page 20: ...d the corresponding sockets AUDIO IN on the television CONNECTION AND PREPARATION _____ ANTENNA IN ANTENNA OUT TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Y Pb Cb Pr Cr VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN L R AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R EU ANTENNA IN ANTENNA OUT TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Y Pb Cb Pr Cr VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN L R AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L...

Page 21: ...nt input sockets on the device 1 Plug a standard cinch cable in the Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr sockets of the HDD DVD recorders and in the corre sponding socket e g VIDEO IN or COMPONENT Y PB CB PR CR on the television or projector 2 Plug standard cinch cables into the L AUDIO OUT R sockets on the HDD DVD recorder and in the corresponding sockets AUDIO IN on the television or projector CONNECTION AND PREPA...

Page 22: ... system Caution Do not connect the L AUDIO OUT R sockets on the HDD DVD recorder to the PHONO record player input socket on the audio system CONNECTION AND PREPARATION _____ ANTENNA IN ANTENNA OUT TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Y Pb Cb Pr Cr VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN L R AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R EUR EURO ANTENNA IN ANTENNA OUT TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Y P...

Page 23: ...dio connection see page 22 because depend ing on the disc type the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT socket may not be able to transfer the signal CONNECTION AND PREPARATION _____ ANTENNA IN ANTENNA OUT TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Y Pb Cb Pr Cr VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN L R AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R ANTENNA IN ANTENNA OUT TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Y Pb Cb Pr Cr VIDEO IN...

Page 24: ...trol 1 To open the battery compartment press the catch and remove the lid 2 When inserting the batteries Mignon type e g R06 or AA 2 x1 5 V observe the polarity marked on the battery compart ment 3 Close the battery compartment Note If the HDD DVD recorder no longer reacts properly to remote control commands the batteries may be flat Always remove used batteries The manufacturer accepts no liabili...

Page 25: ...stations The HDD DVD recorder has its own receiver unit It can receive and record from television stations independently of the television This means the TV channels have to be tuned on the HDD DVD recorder During this setting the clock is automatically updated However this is only possible if you find a television station with teletext and valid time information 1 Select SCAN with S or A and pres...

Page 26: ...SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENÜ RECODING with S or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select Program Table with S or A and press OK to confirm 4 Press OK to confirm the message The Sort menu appears 5 Press S or A to select the station to move and mark it with s 6 Select a new preset with S or A and then press OK to confirm 7 Press a to move to OK and press OK to confirm the setting Not...

Page 27: ... format television the following settings are avail able 4 3 P S for wide screen playback with the left and right edges of the picture cropped depending on the DVD used or 4 3 LB for wide screen playback with black bars on the top and bottom edges of the screen If you have a 16 9 format television select the 16 9 setting 4 3 LB is the default setting 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select ...

Page 28: ...memory can be partially or completely copied into the HDD archive at any time The time shift menu When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the time shift menu is displayed briefly The time shift menu can be hidden and displayed again with DISPL or OK Press DISPL twice to hide the dialog line and buttons 1 Start of time shift recording earliest possible playing position 2 Visual display of the time ...

Page 29: ...isc playback the time shift recording is continued in the background The programme is being recorded in the HDD archive Switches to the HDD archive the recording in the time shift memory is continued Switches to disc recording mode the time shift recording is ended The programme can then be recorded on disc Switches the time shift menu off TIME SHIFT FUNCTIONS_________________ TimeShifting 7 Selec...

Page 30: ... playing position is shown The time display in the right of the time shift menu shows the cur rent time Note Switch back to live recording by pressing 6 or repeatedly If you catch up with the scene currently being broadcast LIVE appears again in the display Note for operation with a digital receiver If the television programme is coming from a digital receiver connected to the EURO AV2 socket and ...

Page 31: ...emory into the HDD archive You can copy sections of the programme which are currently stored in the time shift memory into the HDD archive Note that the recordings in the time shift memory before the starting point marker and the selected section will be deleted from the time shift memory The sections after the end point marker are retained 1 Press DISPL or OK to open the time shift menu 2 Using a...

Page 32: ...on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down 7 on the remote control 4 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by press ing i 5 Select the 8 DVD menu item with S or A and press OK to confirm or select disc mode with directly Disc mode is selected Notes You cannot operate the device as long as LOADING is showing in the display If a recorded DVD RW DVD R is inserted the index screen appears Sel...

Page 33: ...e language you prefer Many DVDs are recorded by the manufacturer with subtitles in up to thirty two languages You can select the subtitles you prefer Playback 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by press ing i 2 Select the 8 DVD menu item with S or A and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected 3 When you select disc mode playback starts automatically If playback does not start automatic...

Page 34: ...play a DVD R R on a DVD player it must first be finalised Playback 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i 2 Select the 8 DVD menu item with S or A and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected 3 When you select disc mode playback starts automatically if the disc is copy protected or has been finalised Note If playback does not start automatically press A or S to select the titl...

Page 35: ...g i 2 Select the 8 DVD menu item with S or A and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected 3 When you select disc mode playback starts automatically If playback is not started automatically start it by pressing 8 Display Tracks and elapsed playing time Note Depending on the type of S VCD VCD used you may have to press 6 or 5 or 1 0 to select the disc title from a list Press x to switch back to the...

Page 36: ...or 2 Press 8 to resume normal playback Switching PBC playback control on and off 1 During playback press DISPL or OK twice 2 Select PBC with S or A and press OK to confirm 3 Activate the PBC function with S or A On and con firm with OK Note To deactivate the PBC function repeat the setting but at step 3 select Off ...

Page 37: ...h was developed for compressing film data The MP3 format enables audio files to be saved on a computer with a sound quality similar to that of a CD This only requires about 10 of the original data quantity The standard encoding bit rate for MP3 files is 128 kbps Generally the higher the bit rate of an MP3 file the better the sound quality Most MP3 files on the Internet are encoded at 128 or 160 kb...

Page 38: ...der Note Press DISPL twice to open the playback menu Under Mode you can select repeat functions 6 Press to pause playback 7 Press 8 to resume playback 8 Press 7 to end playback Viewing title information Information about the DivX Video title you have selected can be viewed by pressing DISPL You can view the contents of the DivX Video CD file browser by pressing 7 Information about the MP3 title yo...

Page 39: ...o confirm The HDD DVD recorder locates the section and starts play back Frame search DivX Video CD only Several different speeds are available 1 Select the playback speed during playback by pressing m or 2 Press 8 to resume normal playback Switching to the dubbed language or sound format DivX Video CD only A DivX Video CD can contain various dubbed languages or audio formats 1 Press d during playb...

Page 40: ...lable on a conventional DVD and also subtitles shown as a separate file in the browser 1 Press y during playback or 2 Select the subtitles file in the file browser the file name has an extension such as TXT then press OK Display External subtitle selected briefly appears In the file browser select the DivX Video file and press OK to start playback The subtitles are displayed ...

Page 41: ...D 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i 2 Select the 8 DVD menu item with S or A and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected The file browser table of contents of the JPEG CD is displayed 3 Press A or S to select the folder or pictures A list of sub directories appears 4 Press OK to open the folder Note Press x to go back one level 5 Press A or S to select the picture you wa...

Page 42: ...tate the pictures by 90 2 During playback press A or S to reverse 180 the pictures 3 Press 7 to end playback Enlarging the picture zoom This function allows you to enlarge or reduce pictures and move them on the screen 1 Press v during playback or during a pause 2 To enlarge or reduce the size of a picture section press v repeatedly The zoom factor is displayed 3 Press a s A or S to move the pictu...

Page 43: ...starts automatically The slide show proceeds automatically If playback is not started automatically start by pressing 8 4 To view the picture for longer press Press 8 to continue picture playback Adjusting the picture display The pictures can be rotated or reversed 1 During playback press a or s to rotate the pictures by 90 2 During playback press A or S to reverse the pictures 3 Press 7 to end pl...

Page 44: ...and total playing time Playback stops at the end of the CD 4 Press to pause playback 5 Press 8 to resume playback Note Press DISPL to open the playback menu The Mode menu item allows you to select repeat functions 6 Press 7 to end playback Selecting tracks directly with the numerical buttons 1 During playback press 1 0 to enter the one or two digit track number and press OK to confirm Playback beg...

Page 45: ...otected This title cannot be edited 4 Press 8 to start playback 5 Press to pause playback freeze frame 6 Advance frame by frame by pressing 7 Press 8 to resume playback Note Playback stops automatically at the end of the programme Afterwards the contents table of the HDD archive is displayed 8 Press 7 to end playback Note The HDD DVD recorder remembers the last playing position When starting playb...

Page 46: ...menu Enlarging the picture zoom This function allows you to enlarge various picture sections 1 During playback press v Display for example v 1 5 the HDD DVD player enlarges a picture section 2 Move the picture section around the screen with a s A or S 3 Press v to return to normal picture size Repeating a track 1 Press b during playback Display b the current track being played will be repea ted 2 ...

Page 47: ...ing bookmarks 1 Press c during playback Display c Note This bookmark is automatically overwritten if you create a new one Playing bookmarked scenes 1 During playback press and hold down c Playback starts at the point marked Deleting bookmarks 1 Press CL during playback HDD ARCHIVE PLAYBACK_______________ Select and Choose 00 00 00 00 45 00 00 00 10 HDD Play HDD DVD HDD Target Exit ZDF 12 00 So 26 ...

Page 48: ...electing a section to the nearest minute 1 During playback press several times to open the time display 2 Enter the playing time in five digits hours minutes and seconds using 1 0 and press OK to confirm The HDD DVD recorder locates the section and starts play back Selecting functions in the playback menu 1 During playback press DISPL or OK twice The playback menu appears 2 Select the item by pres...

Page 49: ...al playback Selecting camera angles for scenes Some DVDs contain scenes or passages which were filmed several times from different camera locations camera angles You can choose amongst these different angles 1 Press n during playback to select the camera angle function Display Angle 2 4 in this example 2 of 4 2 Press n to select a different camera angle Enlarging and moving the screen section zoom...

Page 50: ...sing y until Off appears in the display The structure of the DVD itself may stop you from activating and deactivating subtitles In this case you can usually make the set ting in the DVD menu Creating and playing a playlist You can compile titles or chapters into a playlist The titles in the Playlist are played back in sequence 1 Press PROG during playback 2 In the TITLE or Files and folders list d...

Page 51: ...epeated or To repeat the entire disc press b during playback until Repeat disc appears in the display The disc is repeated 2 To quit the function keep pressing b until Normal appears in the display Repeating a selected section A B Repeat You can mark the beginning and end of a section and play it repeatedly 1 Press A B during playback Display Set A the start of the section is marked 2 Press A B ag...

Page 52: ...VD player you first have to finalise them Once they have been finalised they can no longer be recorded on If you only want to play them on your HDD DVD recorder you do not have to finalise them You can add more recordings and delete them as necessary Note that any playing time you delete is no longer available for recording DVD RW RWs rewritable can be recorded on very often up to a thousand times...

Page 53: ... can set the quality of the recording The table below shows the relationship between quality and recording time Quality Time HQ very high recording quality 35 hours SP high recording quality 67 hours SP good recording quality 83 hours LP S VHS picture quality 101 hours EP better than VHS picture quality 133 hours SLP VHS picture quality 203 Stunden SEP longest recording time 272 hours Notes The qu...

Page 54: ...y pressing s 3 Select Properties with S and press OK to confirm The recording time still available depending on recording quality is displayed Recording settings You can make settings such as adding chapter markers selecting the input source and setting the recoding quality in the setup menu The settings are described on page 96 Data management in the HDD archive If you want to record programs man...

Page 55: ...witch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in the time shift memory 2 Switch to disc mode by pressing blue A message is displayed to quit timeshift mode by pressing OK Afterwards the disc type the selected recording quality the current and remaining playing time available depending on the recording quality are displayed 3 Press SOURCE...

Page 56: ... appears only DVD R RW Notes If you wish to use the YesDVD function please read the section on executing the YesVideo function on the next page If you do not wish to use the YesDVD function select No with S in the menu and confirm it with OK The YesDVD function cannot be used with recorded discs This disc must be deleted before recording Finalising a disc DVD R R RW If you want to play programmes ...

Page 57: ...nfirm 3 Select YesDVD with S or A and activate with OK 4 Select YesDVD or Music Video with S or A and activate with OK 5 Activate the function by pressing S or A ON and press OK to confirm 6 Press SET UP to exit the menu Executing the YesDVD function 1 Activate the YesDVD function in the setup menu 2 Make the recording on the disc 3 At the end of the recording a menu is displayed requesting you to...

Page 58: ...the current TV station is shown 3 Press A or S or use the numerical buttons 1 0 to select the TV channel or open the programme list with OK press A or S to select the TV channel and switch off the programme list with x 4 Press to start recording The amount of recording time available is shown Notes During the recording you can press to enter the switch off time 30 to 690 minutes in 30 minute incre...

Page 59: ...en the HDD archive by pressing yellow 7 Select the title by pressing S or A The thumbnail index of the selected recording is displayed in the contents table 8 Press 8 to start HDD archive playback 9 Press 7 to end HDD archive playback The contents table of the HDD archive is displayed 10 Switch to recording mode with blue and end the recording with 7 A message appears Press OK to acknowledge You c...

Page 60: ...th x 5 Start recording on the HDD archive with Note The recording is continued in the background 6 Press ə on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down 7 on the remote control Put the disc in the disc compartment with the label facing upwards Press ə on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down 7 on the remote control 7 Press to switch to disc mode The index screen is displayed 8 Select the ti...

Page 61: ...n the display 8 Press to start recording on the disc The amount of recording time available is shown 9 Open the HDD archive by pressing yellow 10 Select the title by pressing S or A The thumbnail index of the selected recording is displayed in the contents table 11 Press 8 to start HDD archive playback 12 Press 7 to end HDD archive playback 13 Press blue to switch back to disc mode 14 Press 7 to e...

Page 62: ...ng the title with The symbol is displayed during the copying process Notes You can mark and skip over several titles If the length of the title is greater than the space left on the disc the message DVD is full appears To copy the title you must split it see the section on splitting titles in two on page 79 COPYING _______________________________ HDD 001 ARD Tu 01 11 20 00 MyTitle 1 002 ZDF Tu 01 ...

Page 63: ...g green 3 Activate the Item editor with OK The Item editor menu appears 4 Select Source with S or A and press OK to confirm Select the TV channel with S or A and press OK to confirm Note If you want to record the video and audio signal from an exter nal device instead of the TV channel select Front CVBS Rear CVBS Rear S VIDEO EURO AV EURO AV 2 or EURO AV 2 SV as the input source by pressing S or A...

Page 64: ...rm 10 Select End with S or A and press OK to confirm Enter the four digit stop time with 1 0 and press OK to confirm 11 Select Title with S or A and press OK to confirm Enter a name for the title up to eight letters characters Select letters characters with S or A Switch to the next previous letter or character with a or s Press OK to confirm the setting 12 Select VPS with S or A and press OK to c...

Page 65: ...Press Ǽ to switch off the HDD DVD recorder Timer starts in 3 minutes press OK to start A programmed recording is due to start shortly Press the OK button No recording possible No disc in the disc compartment There is no disc in the compartment or the disc is unsuitable for recording Put in another disc Recording due to start please insert a disc with sufficient record ing capacity The disc is writ...

Page 66: ... appears displaying the current data 2 Press S or A to select the timer position and activate with OK The Item editor menu appears 3 Press S or A to select the recording data press OK and then S or A or 1 0 to edit the data Press OK to confirm each change 4 Select OK with S or A and press OK to save the recording data 5 Close the Timer list menu by pressing x Deleting recording data 1 Open the Tim...

Page 67: ...ect the title by pressing S or A 5 Activate the DVD menu with s The DVD menu is displayed 6 Select Edit title with S or A and press OK to confirm The Edit mode menu appears Notes The rest of the process is described in the following sections starting from step 1 Adding chapter markers You can add chapter markers within a title to allow you to find scenes quickly during playback You can add up to 9...

Page 68: ...Quit the function by pressing x or Skipping chapters You can mark chapters to be skipped during playback 1 Select Title with S or A and press OK to activate 2 Press 1 0 to enter the title and press OK to confirm 3 Select Chapter with S or A and press 1 0 to select a chapter 4 Select Skip chapter with S or A and press OK to confirm The chapter is skipped during playback Note If you want to see the ...

Page 69: ...itle into two You can then delete these two titles sep arately so that you can use the memory space on the disc again 1 Select Title with S or A and press OK to activate 2 Press 1 0 to enter the title and press OK to confirm 3 Select Split title with S or A and press OK to confirm The title is split Note Depending on the length of the title this can take some time EDITING DATA ON A DISC __________...

Page 70: ...o select letters characters and OK to confirm Notes The buttons at the bottom of the keyboard are function keys Press cC to switch between uppercase and lowercase Press BkSp to delete a character and Clear to delete a word Press Exit or x to quit the keyboard Any changes are not saved 8 When you have entered the new name press S A a or s to switch to the OK button and press OK to confirm Display U...

Page 71: ...inalised deleting is no longer possible Overwriting titles This function allows you to use free recording space on the disc Note that only the playing time of the title to be overwritten is avail able for recording 1 Put a DVD RW or DVD RW in the disc compartment 2 Press i to open the main menu 3 Select 8 DVD by pressing S or A and activate with OK The index screen appears 4 Select the title to ov...

Page 72: ... open the main menu 3 Select 8 DVD by pressing S or A and activate with OK The index screen appears 4 Select any title with S or A and press s to open the title menu The title menu is displayed 5 Select Overwrite disc with S or A and press OK to confirm 6 Press SOURCE to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 ARD the current TV station is shown 7 Select the television channe...

Page 73: ...e buttons at the bottom of the keyboard are function keys Press cC to switch between uppercase and lowercase Press BkSp to delete a chracter and Clear to delete a word Press Exit or x to quit the keyboard Any changes are not saved 8 When you have entered the new name press S A a or s to switch to the OK button and press OK to confirm Display Updating disc Please wait 9 Press a to complete the sett...

Page 74: ... partment 2 Press i to open the main menu 3 Select 8 DVD by pressing S or A and activate with OK The index screen appears 4 Select the disc information MY DVD by pressing S or A and activate with s The disc menu is displayed 5 Select Record title with S or A and press OK to confirm 6 Press SOURCE to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 ARD the current TV station is shown 7...

Page 75: ...les and chapters on the disc are now correctly dis played on a DVD player Note This can take some time Locking a disc This protects the disc from being accidentally recorded over 1 Put a DVD RW or DVD RW in the disc compartment 2 Press i to open the main menu 3 Select 8 DVD by pressing S or A and activate with OK The index screen appears 4 Select the disc information MY DVD by pressing S or A and ...

Page 76: ...g the content of the disc DVD RW RW If you cannot switch to the disc menu on a DVD RW RW to delete the disc the disc is not compatible with the HDD DVD recorder you can delete the disc using the function in the System Setup menu 1 Put a DVD RW RW in the disc compartment 2 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 3 Select SETUP MENU ARCHIVE SETTINGS with S or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select Erase dis...

Page 77: ...e by pressing A status line is displayed above the index screen This line shows the space required by the title on the disc as a graph and in percent 3 Start copying the title with The symbol is displayed during the copying process Notes You can mark and skip over several titles If the length of the title is greater than the space left on the disc the message DVD is full appears If the length of t...

Page 78: ...tions in the HDD archive sub menu 1 Press i to open the main menu 2 Select HDD with S or A and activate with OK The HDD archive is displayed 3 Select the title by pressing S or A 4 Press s to activate the selection menu The Selection menu is displayed Playing titles 1 Select Play with S or A and confirm with OK Playback of the title starts Deleting titles 1 Select Delete with S or A and press OK t...

Page 79: ...ack of the title starts 2 Search for the scene which is to be removed in playback mode or in picture search mode Then press the green button 3 At the end of the scene you wish to remove press red This scene is marked in red in the information bar Notes Repeat the process as often as required for other scenes Press CL to delete the markings 4 Press 7 to end playback The contents table is displayed ...

Page 80: ... OK The keyboard is displayed 2 Move the cursor A to the title line and select the input field with a or s Note With the Clear button you can delete the entire title name use BkSp to delete individual characters 3 Press S A a or s to select characters and press OK to confirm Notes The buttons at the bottom of the keyboard are function keys Press cC to switch between uppercase and lowercase Press B...

Page 81: ...nd confirm with OK Protecting titles against accidental deletion and editing This protects titles on the hard disc from being accidentally deleted You can only delete the title after you have removed this protection 1 Select Protect with S or A and press OK to con firm Title is protected is indicated next to the title picture index Note To remove the protection select Unprotect with S or A and con...

Page 82: ... Automatically and the oldest recordings stored will be automatically deleted to make space for new ones Select Manually and before new recordings can be saved those already stored in the HDD archive are deleted manually Note Protected recordings in the HDD archive are not deleted 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU ARCHIVE SETTINGS with S or A and press OK to confirm 3 Selec...

Page 83: ...te with OK 4 Enter the password 3 3 0 8 or your personal password with the numerical buttons 1 0 and confirm with OK 5 Select OK with a or s and press OK to confirm Display The contents of the hard drive are deleted Empty appears in the index screen in the HDD archive Note We recommend that you pull out the plug and then plug it in again after you have deleted something EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARC...

Page 84: ...ital camcorder using a standard cable Connecting a video recorder DVD player or set top box 1 Connect the EURO AV2 DECODER socket on the HDD DVD recorder to the corresponding socket on the video recorder DVD player or set top box using a standard EURO AV SCART cable COPYING _______________________________ VIDEO IN AUDIO R L IN DV IN IN VIDEO IN AUDIO R L DV IN VIDEO IN AUDIO R L IN DV IN IN VIDEO ...

Page 85: ...DV channel for a digital camcorder 3 If the programme is to be recorded on the HDD archive start the recording with or if the programme is to be recorded on disc press blue to switch to disc mode confirm with OK and start the record ing with Note After starting the recording you can press to enter the switch off time 30 to 690 minutes in 30 minutes increments The HDD DVD recorder automatically swi...

Page 86: ...essing S or A Enter the preset channel for the television station which requires the decoder using the numerical buttons 1 0 and confirm with OK 7 Select Decoder with S or A and press OK to confirm Press S or A to select On and press OK to confirm The channel is marked in the station list with a D in front of its name 8 Press SET UP to complete the setting OPERATION WITH A DECODER _________ VIDEO ...

Page 87: ...ns 1 0 4 If the programme is to be recorded on the HDD archive start the recording with or if the programme is to be recorded on disc press blue to switch to disc mode confirm with OK and start the record ing with Note After starting the recording you can press to enter the switch off time 30 to 690 minutes in 30 minutes increments The HDD DVD recorder automatically switches off the recording afte...

Page 88: ...or insert the USB plug of the USB memory stick into the USB inter face IN on the HDD DVD recorder Note You can connect several devices to the USB interface IN on the HDD DVD recorder at the same time using a USB hub Preparation Switch on the television Select the AV channel on the television for the HDD DVD recorder Note A bi directional data transfer as defined for ITE Information Technology Equi...

Page 89: ... on the remote control to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode 2 Press i to open the main menu 3 Select USB with S or A and press OK to activate The file browser appears 4 Select the File play menu with yellow 5 Press S or A to select the folder file and use green to copy it to the Favorite Program Note To delete a file from the Favorite Program press s select the file using S or A and...

Page 90: ...u 3 Select USB with S or A and press OK to activate The file browser appears 4 Open Edit menu by pressing blue 5 Press S or A to select the folder file and use green to copy The file is copied into the Selected File List Note To delete a file from the Selected File List press s select the file using S or A and delete with red 6 Press to start recording Note If you do not want to copy the file fold...

Page 91: ... the setting Changing the access code password 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES with S or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select Change Password with S or A and press OK to confirm 4 Enter the code number 3 3 0 8 with the numerical buttons 1 0 5 Select Enter new password with S and enter a new four digit password with the numerical buttons 1 0 6 Select Enter new pa...

Page 92: ...ampling rate indicates how many samples can be read in per time interval Use 96 K for DVDs with a 96 kHz audio signal for optimum analogue audio output at the L AUDIO OUT R sockets Use 48 K for DVDs with a 48 kHz audio signal The signal is emitted at the L AUDIO OUT R and DIGITAL AUDIO OUT sockets 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU AUDIO with S or A and press OK to confirm 3...

Page 93: ...between quiet and loud tones The dynamic range function optimises this at low volume 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU AUDIO with S or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select Dynamic Range with S or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select ON or OFF with S or A and confirm with OK 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting SETUP MENU AUDIO a RAW LPCM 96K Digital audio output PCM Output Off ...

Page 94: ...e DVD the HDD DVD recorder automatically selects the first language available 1 Select Subtitle Language by pressing S or A and press OK to confirm 2 Select your language using S or A and press OK to confirm Selecting the language of the DVD menus If the DVD has menus in several languages you can select your language of choice 1 Select Disc menu language with S or A and press OK to confirm 2 Selec...

Page 95: ...menu 2 Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES with S or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select SCART output with S or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select the video output with S or A and press OK to confirm RGB for the EURO AV1 TV socket YUV for the sockets Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr Y C for the EURO AV1 TV sockets or S VIDEO OUT Video for the EURO AV2 TV or VIDEO OUT sockets 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting Notes T...

Page 96: ...ss OK to confirm 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting Selecting the input source for recording This function allows you to select the input source e g Tuner for recording TV programmes 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES with S or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select Default Source with S or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select the input source with S or A and press O...

Page 97: ...enu 4 Select SETUP MENU RECORDING with S or A and press OK to confirm 5 Select Modify Channel with S or A and press OK to confirm 6 Press 1 0 to enter the channel 7 To change or enter the name of the TV station select Name with S or A and press OK to confirm Select the input position with a or s enter letters or numbers with S or A and press OK to confirm 8 To change the colour system select Stand...

Page 98: ...ress OK to confirm your entry or enter frequency Enter the frequency in five digits with S or A Press s to go to the next space Press OK to confirm your entry 13 To fine tune the picture select Fine Tuning with S or A Set the picture with a or s 14 If you want to skip a channel when using the S and A buttons select Skip with S or A and press OK to confirm Press S or A to select Yes and press OK to...

Page 99: ...S with S or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select Remote Control Type with S or A and press OK to activate 4 Select the remote control type with S or A and press OK to confirm The HDD DVD recorder can now be operated with another remote control The HDD DVD recorder no longer responds to its own remote control 5 Press SET UP to complete the setting Note If you want to operate the HDD DVD recorder with...

Page 100: ...SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES with S or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select Restore factory settings with S or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select OK with a or s and press OK to confirm 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________ SETUP MENU VIDEO a PAL Interlaced OK Set 4 3 LB Default TV system TV aspect radio Progressive Interlace Div...

Page 101: ...yback standard PAL 50 Hz 625 lines NTSC 60 Hz 525 lines Disc formats DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW Media formats DVD Video audio CD video CD VCD 1 0 1 1 2 0 S Video CD CD ROM DivX Video MP3 WMA JPEG Kodak Picture CD DVD ROM DivX Video MP3 WMA JPEG Kodak Picture CD HDD archive 160 GB 5400 rpm 2M Buffer Laser Semiconductor laser Wavelength 650 nm for DVD Wavelength 780 nm for CD Audio format Digital MPE...

Page 102: ...appropriate preventive measures when connecting the stereo outputs of the HDD DVD recorder to an amplification system For DTS Digital Surround playback an external 5 1 channel DTS Digital Surround decoder must be connected to the digital output S PDIF of the HDD DVD recorder Manufactured with permission from Dolby Laboratories The Dolby label and the double D logo ij are trademarks of Dolby Laborat...

Page 103: ...t page The DVD CD cannot be played Check if the label on the DVD CD is facing upwards Clean the DVD CD Check if the DVD CD is damaged by testing out another DVD CD No sound Check the volume setting Check the audio connections Try another playback source Use an external decoder for DTS audio formats No sound at the digital output Select the RAW mode see setting on page 92 Distorted sound from the M...

Page 104: ...not work with the buttons on the recorder or with the remote control The inserted disc continues to rotate for approx ten mini utes before switching off Press ə and remove the disc from the disc compartment Press Ǽ on the remote control and hold down for five seconds The HDD DVD recorder is initialised again No data is lost from the HDD archive ...

Page 105: ...ers conventional cleaner or anti static spray for vinyl records Do not use a cleaning CD as it might damage the laser of your HDD DVD recorder Software information We wish to point out explicitly that only operating software authorised by GRUNDIG is permissible for the HDD DVD recorder This operating software is available from specialist dealers or will be avail able shortly on the Grundig website...

Page 106: ...a 5A fuse either in the plug or at the distribution board If this type of plug becomes defective ensure that the fuse is removed before disposal to eliminate potential shock hazard If it is necessary to change the fuse in the non rewireable plug the correct type and rating 5A ASTA or BSI approved BS1362 must be used and the fuse cover must be refitted If the fuse cover is lost or damaged the lead ...

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