QUICK SET UP GUIDE
BASIC CONNECTIONS
MENUS
MENUS
Coaxial Cable (Not Included)
From
RF Out
To
RF IN
Coaxial Cable (Not Included)
To RF IN
From Source (i.e. cable, etc.)
LOCATION OF CONTROLS
For more complex connections, such as Component jacks and home theater connections, see pages 13 and
14 of the owner’s manual. To connected an external unit to the IN or DV IN jacks, see pages 15 and 16.
TV SETUP PAGE:
When the recorder is turned on for the first time, there will be several wizard pages displayed one by
one which will allow you to set the basic options as follows:
1. At the first screen, press the ENTER button to advance to the next screen.
2. The TV Type selection will appear. Select the desired TV Type (NTSC or PAL M) using the
Navigation (
π
,
†
) buttons, then press the ENTER button.
To go back to the previous page, select BACK using the Navigation (
π
,
†
) buttons, then press the
ENTER button. Select NTSC for USA markets.
3. The Clock Setting selection will appear. Select the desired year using the Navigation (
π
,
†
)
buttons or using the Number buttons, then press the Navigation (
®
) button. Repeat to set the
month, day, hour, minute and AM/PM. Then, press the ENTER button.
4. The Tuner Mode selection will appear. Select the desired Tuner Mode (Antenna or CATV) using the
Navigation (
π
,
†
) buttons, then press the ENTER button.
5. The unit will then automatically cycle through all the channels and store active channels into
memory.To cancel the scanning, select Cancel using the Navigation (
√
,
®
) buttons, then press the
ENTER button.
6. The Complete screen will appear. Select FINISH using the Navigation (
√
,
®
) buttons, then press
the ENTER button.
INITIAL SETUP MENU:
The Setup menu lets you customize the DVD recorder by allowing you to select various preferences.
1. Without a disc inside the disc tray, press the SETUP button to enter the Setup menu.
2. Select one of the Initial Setup pages at the left of the screen (see the following pages for
descriptions) using the Navigation (
π
,
†
) buttons, then press the Navigation (
®
) button to select
it.
3. Use the Navigation (
π
,
†
) buttons to select one of the setup options, then press the Navigation
(
®
) button to select it.
4. Use the Navigation (
π
,
†
) buttons to select the desired setting, then press the ENTER button to
make the change. Press the Navigation (
√
) button
repeatedly to back out of the menus or press the SETUP
button to exit setup.
RECORDING SETUP PAGE:
Enter the Setup menu, then
select the RECORDING Setup page using the Navigation
(
π
,
†
) buttons followed by the Navigation (
®
) button, then
select/change the setup option.
RECORDING QUALITY:
Select the desired recording mode
using the Navigation (
π
,
†
) buttons, then press the ENTER
button.
CHAPTER MARKERS:
Select CHAPTER MARKER, then select the desired time interval to record
before entering a Chapter Marker. Select OFF if you do not want Chapter Markers recorded.
TIMER RECORDING:
For detailed instructions on how to navigate the Timer Recording setup page,
please see page 60 of the manual.
OVERWRITE:
If using a Rewriteable disc, you can choose to overwrite existing recordings by
selecting OVERWRITE. Then select ON to enable overwriting or OFF to disable overwriting. When
you select ON for the overwrite function, then if you insert a recorded DVD+/-RW into this unit and
start recording, while recording, the existing titles/programs on the disc will be overwritten by the
new titles/programs.
AUDIO/VIDEO SETUP PAGE:
Enter the Setup menu as described previously, then select
the AUDIO/VIDEO Setup page using the Navigation (
π
,
†
)
buttons followed by the Navigation (
®
) button, then
select/change the setup option.
DOWNMIX:
Select the desired setting (see below).
LT/RT:
The source will be downmixed into two channels with
encoded Dolby Prologic surround information.
STEREO:
Only the original front stereo channels will be
output. Surround information will be lost.
SPDIF OUTPUT:
Select the desired setting:
SPDIF Off:
Digital audio output is off.
SPDIF/RAW:
Dolby Digital signals are going out unchanged to the digital output. MPEG-2 multi-
channel signals are converted to PCM (Pulse Code Modulation).
SPDIF/PCM:
Dolby Digital and MPEG-2 multi-channel signals are converted to PCM (Pulse Code
Modulation).
DRC:
Select ON to turn the DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) on, OFF to turn DRC off or Auto
to have the DRC automatically set for you. Dynamic Range Compression will compress the
dynamic range of the DVD’s audio track.
HDCD: Off:
disable the Filter.
1X:
set to normal sampling.
2X:
set to double sampling.
QUALITY:
Select QUALITY, then select the desired option to adjust. At the next screen, adjust the
selected setting using the Navigation (
√
,
®
) buttons, then press the ENTER button.
TV DISPLAY:
Select TV DISPLAY and select the desired setting:
Normal/PS:
use when you connect a normal TV to the recorder. Displays a wide picture on the
whole TV screen with a portion (right and left sides of the picture) automatically cut off.
Normal/LB:
use when you connect a normal TV to the recorder. Displays a wide picture with bands
displayed on the upper and lower portions of the screen.
Wide:
use when you connect a wide screen TV to the system.
SCAN MODE:
Select SCAN MODE and select the desired setting:
INTERLACE:
Select Interlace when connecting via other methods.
P-SCAN:
Select P-SCAN (Progressive-Scan) when connected to the Component jacks for a more
stable, flicker free picture.
DISC SETUP PAGE:
Enter the Setup menu as described previously, then select the
DISC Setup.
ANGLE MARK:
Select ON to turn the anglemarks on and
OFF to turn them off.
LAST MEMORY:
Turn Last Memory ON or OFF. When ON,
during playback of a DVD or VCD, if you change the unit to
another source or stop playback, when you playback the disc again, it will resume to the last
segment before changed/stopped. However, if the disc is changed, there will be no Last Memory
function and it will just playback the disc from the beginning. When this option is OFF, the segment
will not be saved.
CLOSED CAPTIONS:
Turn Captions ON or OFF. When this option is set to ON, closed captions will
appear on the screen for the hearing impaired (if originally recorded on the DVD). When this option
is OFF, the closed captions will not appear..
GENERAL SETUP PAGE:
Enter the Setup menu as described previously, then select the
GENERAL Setup.
OSD LANGUAGE:
Select the desired language for the On-
Screen Display to display text.
DISC MENU LANGUAGE:
Select the language the DISC
MENU will be in.
CONNECTING THE DVD TO A TV AND
CATV USING THE RF INPUT/OUTPUT
JACKS
CONNECTING THE DVD TO A TV
USING THE AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT
JACKS
1
3
2
4 5
7
6
9
8
12
11
10
1. ON/STANDBY Button
2. DV IN Jack, S-Video IN
Jack and A/V IN Jacks
(under door)
3. CHANNEL Up/Down
Buttons
4. SOURCE Button
5. RECORD Button
6. Disc Tray
7. Display
8. Remote Sensor
9. OPEN/CLOSE Button
10. SKIP
o
/
n
Buttons
11. STOP (
X
) Button
12. PLAY/PAUSE (
®p
)
Button
1. RF IN Jack
2. Rear Video IN
3. Right Audio IN (Rear
Video/S-Video)
4. Component
Y Output
5. Component Cb/Pb
Output
6. Video
OUT
7. Right
Audio
OUT
8. AC Power Cord
9. Optical Digital Audio
Output
10. Coaxial Digital Audio
OUT
11. Left Audio OUT
12. S-Video OUT
13. Component Cr/Pr
Output
14. Left Audio IN (Rear
Video & S-Video)
15. S-Video IN
16. RF OUT Jack
COMMON QUESTIONS
How do I stop the picture from rolling/flickering:
This could be caused by the accidental pressing of the I/P (Interlace/ Progressive) button. If using a TV
that is not compatible with progressive scan, press this button to select Interlace. If using a compatible
TV, select Progressive and connect this unit using the Component jacks on the rear of this unit.
How do I select a different channel?
For ANTENNA, enter a two digit channel number; i.e., enter "02" for Channel 2, enter "69" for Channel 69.
For CATV, enter a three digit channel number; i.e., enter "002" for Channel 2, enter "125" for Channel 125.
