14
Introducing System Setup
Before using this DVD recorder, you may like to change the system settings such as the language of on-screen display, clock
format, and recording mode. Use the Setup menu to complete the process.
In the Setup menu, simply go through three levels of menus to complete a setting. Options in first-level menu are represented
by icons, while the ones in second and third levels are represented by text. The table below lists all the options available.
Refer to this table and follow the instruction to complete system settings. For some settings, more detailed descriptions are
provided in the latter part of this chapter.
How to set up the settings?
1. Press
SETUP
button on remote control to display the Setup menu.
2. In first- and second-level menu, press
to select one of the options,
then press
or
ENTER
to go to next-level menu.
3. In third-level menu, press
to select one of the options. If it is required to enter
numbers, press
or number buttons (
0-9
). After completed, press
ENTER
to
confirm
.
4. To return to upper-level menu during setting, press
.
5. To completely exit the Setup menu, press
several times or
SETUP
.
For some settings, a dialogue box will appear after making a selection or after pressing
ENTER
in step 3. Select ‘Yes’
to apply the setting. If you choose ‘No’ or do not confirm in 5 seconds, the change will be discarded
In this section, '
’ is used to indicate the movement between different levels of options. For example, the procedure for
setting the language of subtitle is written as ‘Go through
Language
Subtitle’
.
First- Level
Option
Second- Level
Option
Third- Level
Option
Description/
Notice
System
Video Output
• Component
• Progressive
The mode of video output (interlaced scan/progressive scan)
transmitted from component jack
If you accidentally set ‘Progressive’ as the video output mode when the
DVD recorder is not connected to a progressive-scan-compatible TV, you
may lose the video signal on your TV instantly. To recover the problem,
switch off the DVD recorder and switch it on again. After the recorder is
switched on, press
, 5, 0, 2, 0,
on remote control, then press
ENTER
.
The recorder will then be automatically switched off. When you switch on
the recorder next time, the video output mode will be restored to default
value.
For models feature HDMI, if HDMI resolution is manually set as 480p,
720p or 1080i when you switch Video Output from ‘Progressive’ to
‘Component’, the setting of HDMI resolution will change to ‘Auto’ with
480i as the output resolution. However, please note that your TV may
not support 480i. In such case, select ‘No’ in the confirmation window
popping-up to discard the change of Video Output and HDMI resolution.
HDMI
Resolution*
• Auto
• 480p
• 720p
• 1080i
Resolution of video output transmitted by HDMI
Under the default setting (‘Auto’) when the HDMI cable is connected, the
DVD recorder outputs optimum resolution that can be supported by your
TV, and the Video Output mode changes accordingly without noticing.
(Select models only)
Getting Started
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