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DVD RECORDER/
VIDEO CASSETTE
RECORDER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL: RC199M

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Page 1: ...RC199M_EVNT_ENG Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this owner s manual carefully and completely DVD RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL RC199M ...

Page 2: ...harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this product does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the product off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the...

Page 3: ...type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience recepta cles and the point where they exit from the product 11 Only use attachm...

Page 4: ...3 Recording Settings 24 Disc Record Mode 24 VCR Record Mode 24 DV Record Audio 24 Auto Chapter 24 Disc Settings 24 26 Initialize 24 Finalize 25 Disc Label 25 Disc Protect 25 PBC 26 AutoPlay 26 DivX Registration Code 26 General Explanation of On Screen Display 27 Displaying Information While Watching TV 27 Displaying Disc Information on screen 27 PLAYBACK VCR Tape Playback 28 29 Basic Instructions ...

Page 5: ...oting 43 Playing while you are recording 43 Dubbing from DVD to VCR 44 Dubbing from VCR to DVD 44 Recording from External Components 45 Additional Information 45 Recording from DV Input 46 Before DV dubbing 46 Recording from a Digital Camcorder 46 Troubleshooting 46 EDITING Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview 47 VR Mode Original and Playlist Editing 48 Titles Chapters and Parts 48 Is editing...

Page 6: ...ndling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the surface Never stick paper or tape on the disc Storing Discs After playing store the disc in its case Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat and never leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can c...

Page 7: ...in on the same Disc Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalization The edited contents are playable on DVD RW compatible players only after finalization Recordings can be edited the title chapter DVD R DVD Recordable These Discs can be recorded only once After you finalize a DVD R you cannot record on it or edit it any more Playable on DVD R compatible players after finalization ...

Page 8: ... If you record a disc using a personal computer even if it is recorded in a compatible format there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc Check with the software publisher for more detailed information Region code of the recorder and DVDs This recorder is designed and manufactured for playback of Region 1 encoded DVD soft war...

Page 9: ...w ful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the area in which you are making a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permit ted by a legal exception or consented to by the rights owner This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual pr...

Page 10: ...rat ing play copy etc Using Memory Card Using Memory Card 1 Insert a memory card 2 Press MEMORY on the Remote Control while in the DVD Tuner mode The Memory Card slot choice menu appears on the TV screen 3 Use v Vto select the desired Memory Card slot then press ENTER The Photo or Music menu appears on the TV screen 4 Press RETURN to exit the Photo or Music menu for memory card Note For details on...

Page 11: ...of colors DivX DivX is the name of a revolutionary new video codec which is based on the new MPEG 4 compression standard for video You will be able to play DivX movies using this recorder PBC Playback Control Video CD only Playback control is available for Video CD VCD ver sion 2 0 disc formats PBC allows you to interact with the system via menus search functions or other typi cal computer like op...

Page 12: ...RY CARD Slot Insert a memory card CF MD SMC MMC SD MS MS Pro or XD Picture i Display window Shows the current status of the Recorder j Remote Sensor Point the Recorder Remote Control here k DVD VCR indicator Indicates the active DVD or VCR deck l DVD VCR Toggles control between the DVD deck and the VCR deck m z REC Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time n N PLAY To play back a...

Page 13: ...M disc is inserted in the DVD deck Indicates that TV mode is active Indicates current chapter or track number Indicates that a DVD to VCR or VCR to DVD dubbing is in progress Indicates when the Recorder is Locked Indicates when the Recorder is playing a tape in Hi Fi Indicates a stereo broadcast is being received Indicates when a SAP BILINGUAL broadcast is being received Indicates clock total play...

Page 14: ... STEP X Pause playback or recording temporarily Press repeatedly for frame by frame playback RETURN O Removes the menu Displays the menu of a video CD with PBC REPEAT Repeat chapter track title or all RANDOM Plays tracks in random order REC MODE Selects the recording mode DVD SP LP EP or XP VCR SP or SLP z REC Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time STOP x Stops playback or rec...

Page 15: ...dio equipment a b c d e f g h i j k Rear Panel Caution Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit Hookup and Settings Depending on your TV and other equipment there are various ways you can connect the recorder Please refer to the manuals of your TV VCR Stereo System or other devices as necessary for additional connecti...

Page 16: ... converter and a coaxial cable from the OUT connector on the convert er to the ANT IN on your Recorder This cable hookup permits both TV and Recorder operation To view or record a CATV channel 1 Tune the TV to the Recorder output channel CH 3 or 4 2 Set the Recorder channel selector to the cable output channel Example CH3 3 Select a channel using the cable converter Notes With this connection you ...

Page 17: ...ecorder to the correspon ding in jacks on the TV using an optional Y Pb Pr cable C Notes Set Progressive Scan option to ON in the setup menu see page 21 Progressive Scan does not work with the RF Audio Video or S Video connections If your TV does not accept the Progressive Scan format the picture will appear scrambled When you use Component Video signal set the Progressive Scan to OFF on the setup...

Page 18: ...torted sound or no sound at all Six Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connec tion can only be obtained if your receiver is equipped with a Digital Multi channel decoder To see the audio format of the current DVD in the on screen display press AUDIO This Recorder does not perform internal 2 channel decoding of a DTS sound track To enjoy DTS multi channel surround you must connect this Reco...

Page 19: ... Use v V to select the tuning band TV or CATV option then press ENTER TV If you are using a standard antenna to receive channels CATV If you are using basic cable to receive channels Auto Channel Set Connect the Recorder to the desired type of antenna or cable TV system as shown on page 16 This Recorder is equipped with a frequency synthe sized tuner capable of receiving up to 181 channels These i...

Page 20: ... information to determine the proper setting 2 Use B to choose the Daylight Savings option Use v V to choose Auto On or Off When it is set to Auto the Recorder will use XDS information to determine the proper setting 3 Press ENTER to confirm your setting Note The Auto Clock Feature enables the Recorder to set up the clock when the Recorder is turned off Manual If your local TV station does not sen...

Page 21: ...ard setting and a picture will once again be visible on a conventional analog TV or monitor Power Save Mode Set Power Save Mode to ON to place your Recorder into an economic power save mode Factory Setting You can reset the Recorder to its original factory settings Some options cannot be reset Rating Password Area Code 1 Select the Factory Setting option 2 Press B to select SET then press ENTER Th...

Page 22: ...s choice is made this unit automatically converts any 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your system can decode them If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 96 kHz When this choice is made this unit passes each type of signal through without any further processing Check the documentation for your amplifier to verify its capabilities DRC Dynamic Range Control With the DV...

Page 23: ... then press SETUP to exit the menu 5 Press OPEN CLOSE Z to activate parental control Note If you set a rating for the recorder all disc scenes with the same rating or lower are played Higher rated scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found playback stops You must enter the 4 d...

Page 24: ... is used Auto Chapter During recording chapter markers are added auto matically at fixed intervals You can set this interval to 5 minutes or 10 minutes To turn off automatic chap ter marking select None Disc Settings Initialize If you load a completely blank disc the recorder will initialize the disc DVD R The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode The recording mode will always be Video mode ...

Page 25: ...lize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto the disc You cannot unfinalize a DVD R and DVD R DL disc If Disc Protect option is set to ON the finalize is not available To finalize set Disc Protect option to OFF Disc Label Use the Disc Label feature to enter a name for the disc This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on screen The Disc label can ...

Page 26: ...ON or OFF DivX Registration Code We provide you the DivX VOD Video On Demand registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX VOD service For more infor mation visit www divx com vod 1 Select About DivX R option then press B 2 Press ENTER while Enter is selected and the registration code will appear 3 Use the registration code to purchase or rent the videos from Divx VO...

Page 27: ...o channel can be switched only to Stereo Displaying Disc Information on screen You can display various information about the disc or tape loaded on screen Some items can be changed using the menu 1 Press DISPLAY once to show current status Example DVD RW in VR mode 2 Press DISPLAY once again to show various play back information The items displayed differ depending on the disc type or playing stat...

Page 28: ... 3 seconds Search This function lets you visually search for a tape sec tion in either direction forward and reverse During the high speed picture search modes the audio is muted and horizontal lines noise bars appear Also a short time is needed to stabilize the tape speed when re entering the PLAY mode so slight interfer ence may be observed during this time To search 1 Press BACKWARD m or FORWAR...

Page 29: ... point depending on the disc Xx appears on the screen briefly Press N PLAY to resume playback from the scene point If you press STOP x again or unload the disc x appears on the screen the unit will clear the stopped point Press OPEN CLOSE Z to remove the disc Press OPEN CLOSE Z to close disc tray or press POWER 1 the disc tray closes automati cally and unit turns off Notes If parental control is s...

Page 30: ...om up to six memorized points To enter a marker press MARKER at the desired point on the disc The Marker icon appears on the TV screen briefly Repeat to enter up to six markers To Recall or Clear a Marked Scene 1 During disc playback press SEARCH The marker search menu appears on the screen 2 Use b B v V to select a marker scene that you want to recall or clear 3 Press ENTER and playback starts fr...

Page 31: ...to OFF on the setup menu to use this function See page 26 Repeat A B To repeat a sequence during playback 1 Press A B at your chosen starting point REPEAT A appears briefly on the TV screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point REPEAT A B appears briefly on the TV screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 Press A B again to cancel Title Menu 1 Press TITLE If the current title has a menu the men...

Page 32: ...D SUR 2 To turn off the 3D Surround effect select NORMAL Last Scene Memory This Recorder memorizes last scene from the last disc that is viewed The last scene remains in memo ry even if you remove the disc from the Recorder or switch off the Recorder If you load a disc that has the scene memorized the scene is automatically recalled Notes Settings are stored in memory for use any time This Recorde...

Page 33: ...wing notice when the DivX subtitle does not display properly 1 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears 2 Use v V b B to select LANGUAGE b Disc Subtitle then find a suitable language for the DivX subtitle Refer to Disc Menu Audio Subtitle on page 21 Tip If the subtitle still does not display properly after the steps 1 2 proceeded press and hold SUBTITLE about 3 seconds then use b B to select another lan...

Page 34: ...dio structure of recorded file is not interleaved returns to the menu screen If the file is recorded with GMC the unit sup ports only 1 point of the record level GMC GMC is the acronym for Global Motion Compensation It is an encoding tool specified in MPEG4 standard Some MPEG4 encoders like DivX or Xvid have this option There are different levels of GMC encoding usually called 1 point 2 point or 3...

Page 35: ...WMA files DivX files or JPEG files you can select among the Music menu Movie menu and Photo menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly If you are in a file list and want to return to the Folder list use the v V to highlight and press ENTER to return to the previous menu screen Audio CD and Music menu options 1 Press v V to select a track file or folder on the Audio CD or Music menu then press ENTER 2 Use v...

Page 36: ... kHz MP3 within 32 48 kHz WMA Bit rate within 8 320 kbps MP3 32 192 kbps WMA This unit cannot read an MP3 WMA file that has a file extension other than mp3 wma CD R physical format should be ISO 9660 and JOLIET DVD R RW physical format should be ISO 9660 UDF Bridge format If you record MP3 WMA files using software that cannot create a file system eg Direct CD it is impossible to playback MP3 WMA f...

Page 37: ...file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional track file folders If you select folder for Programmed Playback all tracks in the folder are added to the program list You can access or remove the Program List screen by pressing LIST DISC MENU Program List menu options 1 Press v V to select a track file on the Program List then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Use v V to select an option the...

Page 38: ... Memory Card with mixed content Audio tracks MP3 WMA files DivX files or JPEG files you can select among the Music menu Movie menu and Photo menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly Photo menu options 1 Use v V b B to select a file then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selection Open Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appea...

Page 39: ...d as follows Depending upon the size and number of JPEG files it could take a long time for the recorder to read the files If you don t see an on screen dis play after several minutes some of the files may be too large reduce the resolution of the JPEG files to less than 4M pixels The total number of files and folders on the disc are free but the total number of files and folders on the folder sho...

Page 40: ...rd ing and determine the picture quality and how much space the recording will take up on the disc Notes for recording Notes for recording The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit rate video compression This means that the exact record ing time will depend on the material being record ed When recording a TV broadcast if the reception is poor or the picture con...

Page 41: ...1 Follow steps 1 4 as shown left Basic Recording from a TV 2 Press z REC repeatedly to select the recording time length Recording starts after the first press DVD Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 10 minutes VCR Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 30 minutes maximum 540 minutes Please confirm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be recorded before recordi...

Page 42: ...right v V up down Change the setting at the current cursor position Press RETURN O to exit the Timer Record menu Press TIMER REC to display Timer Record List 3 Press ENTER to save the program The Timer Record List will appear 4 Press RETURN O to exit the Timer Record List Notes The Timer indicator lights on the front panel dis play If the Disc and Tape indicator are blinking either no disc or tape...

Page 43: ...at exactly the same time the program entered first takes pri ority If the disc is damaged the recording may not complete successfully In this case even though the Check field shows Rec OK it may not be Playing while you are Playing while you are recording recording You can start play from the beginning of the title while continuing to record it While recording in DVD mode 1 Press N PLAY Start play...

Page 44: ... DVD play back position using PLAY REW FF PAUSE STEP etc The VCR deck will remain in Pause mode To resume Dubbing press the DUBBING button twice Dubbing from VCR to DVD Dubbing from VCR to DVD You can copy the contents of a VHS tape to a DVD using the DUBBING DUB button This allows you to archive your old VHS tapes to DVD 1 Insert a blank DVD disc in the DVD deck and close the disc tray 2 Insert t...

Page 45: ...or lights in the display window 6 Press STOP x to stop recording Notes Check that the Audio In settings DV Record Audio are as you want them See page 24 If your source is copy protected using CopyGuard you will not be able to record it using this recorder See Copyright on page 9 for more details Recording continues until you press STOP x or the disc is full To record for a fixed length of time see...

Page 46: ...der s remote If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD from this one You cannot control this unit remotely from a com ponent connected to the DV IN jack You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack See page 18 2 Check that the DV audio input is as you require Yo...

Page 47: ... menu options on the left side of the menu Use v V to select a option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 2 To exit the Title List menu press RETURN O repeatedly 1 Menu options To display menu option select a title or chapter then press ENTER The options displayed differ depending on the disc type Play Start playback of the selected title or chapter The hidden titles and chapters on the DVD...

Page 48: ...ginal and Playlist Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and the edited version Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc Playlist content refers to the edited version of the disc how the Original content is to be played Adding Chapter Markers Adding Chapter Markers You can create chapters within a title by in...

Page 49: ...ENTER The new title appears in the updated Playlist All chapters of the title are added to the Playlist Adding Adding Additional T Additional Title itle Chapters to the Playlist Chapters to the Playlist You can add an Original title or chapter to add to a Playlist title even if it is already registered 1 Choose a title or chapter on the Title List Original menu or Chapter List Original menu to put...

Page 50: ...le If more than two titles are repeatedly deleted the titles are combined into one When you are deleting a title or chapter only the last one on DVD R RW increases remaining recording time Deleting a Part Deleting a Part You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 Use b B v V to choose a title you want to delete on the Title List menu then press ENTER The options appears on the left...

Page 51: ... the left of the cursor position 0 9 Enters the character corresponding to the selected column LIST DISC MENU DISPLAY Switches the keyboard type English Latin Capital English Latin Lowercase Symbol 4 Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the previous menu screen 5 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the menu Notes Names can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a diff...

Page 52: ...dividing point less than 3 seconds Combining T Combining Two Chapters wo Chapters Into One Into One Use this function to combine two adjacent chapters into one 1 On the Chapter List menu select the second chapter of the two chapters you want to combine then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 Use v V to select Combine option The combine indicator appears between t...

Page 53: ...e of the screen 2 Select Hide option Example Title List DVD RW 3 Press ENTER to confirm The chapter s or title s thumbnail will dim Tip If you select a hidden chapter or title on the Title List or Chapter List menu you can show it by choosing Show option on the menu After doing that you are able to see the chapter or title Protect a T Protect a Title itle Use this function to protect against accid...

Page 54: ...RW disc recorded already 2 Press TITLE in Play mode or DVD tuner mode Title List menu will appear as shown below 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or N PLAY Tip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP x Playing Playing Y Your Recordings on our Recordings on Other DVD Players Other DVD Players Finalizing a Disc Finalizing a Disc Most regular DVD players c...

Page 55: ...When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number you have set may be reset to the default set ting Set the appropriate code number again Manufacturer Code Number ADMIRAL 16 33 37 44 45 AIWA 70 AKAI 01 AMARK 09 AOC 01 BELL HOWELL 33 BROKSONIC 18 19 CANDLE 51 CCE 07 CENTURION 08 CINERAL 43 CITIZEN 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 CORONADO 09 CROWN 09 CURTIS MATHES 01 03 08 33 35 37 44 DAEWOO 16 38 3...

Page 56: ... 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Language Code Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian 7378...

Page 57: ...l from the external component is copy protected The skipped channels were deleted with the CH Add Del feature Correction Plug the power cord into the wall out let securely Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the Recorder appears on the TV screen Connect the video cable into the jacks securely Set Progressive Scan to OFF see page 21 Check the connection Select the ...

Page 58: ...x PLAY Camcorder is off The recorder s source is incorrect Clock in record is not set to correct time Timer has been programmed incorrectly TIMER Record indicator light does not appear after programming timer Correction Insert a disc or tape Check that the disc or tape indicator in the display window is lit Insert a playable disc Check the disc type and Regional code Place the disc with the playba...

Page 59: ...deo Out is not selected for viewing at the TV Recorder s TV audio channel is set to SAP or MONO Correction Tighten connections or replace cable Try Tuning Band Select options see page 19 for details Finalize the disc see page 25 No solution The other player must be RW compatible in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Select the channel on the Recorder s built...

Page 60: ... 3 hours 40 minutes SP mode 7 hours 10 minutes LP mode 11 hours EP mode VCR SP 2 HOURS T 120 SLP 6 HOURS T 120 8 HOURS T 160 Video recording format Sampling frequency 27MHz Compression format MPEG 2 Audio recording format Sampling frequency 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital VCR Specifications Head system Four head helical scan azimuth system Timer 12 hour display type with AM PM Tape speed SP...

Page 61: ...1 C 0 286 V p p 75 Ω DV IN 4 pin i LINK IEEE 1394 standard Outputs VIDEO OUT 1 Vp p 75 Ω sync negative RCA jack x 1 S VIDEO OUT Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 C 0 286 V p p 75 Ω COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 PROGRESSIVE SCAN Pb Pr 0 7 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 2 Audio output digital audio 0 5 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 1 Audio output optical audio Optica...

Page 62: ...tenance or failure to maintain or separate system components and Damages or operating problems that result from normal wear and tear misuse abuse operation outside environmental specifications or contrary to the requirements or precautions in the Operating Guide accident lightning strikes or other natural causes unauthorized modification or alteration incorrect electrical current or voltage recept...

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