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DVD RECORDER/
VIDEO CASSETTE
RECORDER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL : NDRV-62

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely.

PAL

RC289-W_BAUSNNK_5875

Summary of Contents for NDRV-62

Page 1: ...D RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL NDRV 62 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely PAL RC289 W_BAUSNNK_5875 ...

Page 2: ... BEAM CAUTION The apparatus should not be exposed to water dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases should be placed on the apparatus CAUTION concerning the Power Cord Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedi cated circuit That is a single outlet circuit which powers only that appliance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits Check the specificati...

Page 3: ...sc Settings 25 27 Initialize 25 Finalize 26 Disc Label 26 Disc Protect 27 PBC 27 Auto Play 27 About DivX R 27 General Explanation of On Screen Display 28 PLAYBACK Operation with DVD and Video CD 29 32 Playing a DivX Movie Disc 33 Audio CD and MP3 WMA Operation 34 35 Playing an Audio CD or MP3 WMA Disc 34 Music menu options 34 JPEG File Operation 36 37 VCR Mode Tape Playback 38 RECORDING Basic Reco...

Page 4: ...corder is used in a DVD recorder of another manufacturer or used insertion playback recording or editing in a personal computer DVD drive When a DVD that has been used as above is used again in this recorder When a DVD disc recorded in a DVD recorder of another manufacturer or in a personal computer DVD drive is used Playable Discs DVD 8 cm 12 cm disc Video CD VCD 8 cm 12 cm disc Audio CD 8 cm 12 ...

Page 5: ...h functions or other typical computer like operations Moreover high resolu tion still pictures can be played if they are included on the disc Video CDs not equipped with PBC Version 1 1 Operated in the same way as audio CDs these discs allow playback of video pictures as well as sound but they are not equipped with PBC About Symbols About the symbol display may appear on the TV screen during opera...

Page 6: ...ibility for problems playing discs recorded on this recorder in other players Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape No When you edit a video tape you need one video deck to play the original tape and another to record the edits With DVD you edit by making a Playlist of what to play and when to play it On playback the recorder plays the disc according to the Playlist About word Original and Pl...

Page 7: ...reception is poor or the picture contains interference the record ing times may be shorter If you record still pictures or audio only the recording time may be longer The displayed times for recording and time remaining may not always add up to exactly the length of the disc The recording time available may decrease if you heavily edit a disc If using a DVD RW disc make sure you change the recordi...

Page 8: ...his product incorporates copyright protection tech nology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrov...

Page 9: ...place Removing the USB Memory Stick Withdraw the USB Memory Stick carefully otes Keep the USB Memory Stick out of reach of children If swallowed seek medical advice immediately This unit supports only USB Flash Memory with FAT16 or FAT32 format Do not extract the USB Memory Stick while in use play etc This unit may not support some USB memory stick Compatible USB Memory Stick 1 USB Memory Stick wh...

Page 10: ...y dirty use a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol benzine or thinner as these might damage the surface of the unit Notes on Discs Handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the sur face Do not stick paper or tape on the disc Storing discs After playing s...

Page 11: ...dow Shows the current status of the Recorder 10 Remote Sensor Point the Recorder remote control here 11 DVD VCR Toggles control between the DVD deck and the VCR deck 12 P SCAN When you use the COMPONENT OUTPUT jacks you can change the resolution 576i to 576p for the Progressive Scan output 13 Cassette Compartment VCR deck Insert a video cassette here 14 USB Port Connect an USB Memory Stick 15 DV I...

Page 12: ...e is not available These buttons are not available BACKWARD FORWARD m M DVD Search backward or forward VCR Rewinds the tape during the STOP mode for fast reverse picture search and Advances the tape during the STOP mode fast forward picture search SKIP Go to next chapter or track Returns to beginning of current chapter or track or go to previous chapter or track PAUSE STEP X Pause playback tempora...

Page 13: ...ource S VIDEO OUTPUT Connect to a S Video Input on TV OPTICAL Digital audio output jack Connect to digital optical audio equipment ANTENNA OUT Passes the signal from the ANTENNA IN jack to your TV monitor VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT Left Right Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs AUDIO OUTPUT Left Right Connect to a TV with audio inputs COMPONENT OUTPUT Y PB PR Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs IN...

Page 14: ...he S VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the Recorder to the S Video in jack on the TV using the S Video cable S Component Video connection Connect the COMPONENT OUTPUT jacks on the Recorder to the corresponding input jacks on the TV using an Y Pb Pr cable C Progressive Scan connection If your television is a high definition or digital ready television you may take advantage of the recorder s progressive scan ou...

Page 15: ...rmats supported by your Recorder MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Caution Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected otes If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound...

Page 16: ...eck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder video deck to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder ote This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D VHS video decks Do not disconnect the DV cable while recording the ...

Page 17: ...o the Auto Programming on page 17 to 18 PR Edit Link to the Program Edit page 18 Timer Record See page 41 Movie Plays back the movie of the VCR or DISC Or Displays Movie menu Photo Disc Displays Photo List menu for disc USB Displays Photo List menu for USB Memory Stick Music Disc Displays Music List menu for disc USB Displays Music List menu for USB Memory Stick Easy Menu Dubbing Copys the content...

Page 18: ...lect an option then press ENTER to confirm Program Edit Edits the selected program Station Rename Edits the station name Move Moves the program s location on the program list Delete Deletes the program from program list 9 9 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Program List menu Program Edit You can perform a search to select and store TV chan nels manually 1 Use v V to select a program on the Program...

Page 19: ...ursor position Delete Deletes the previous character at the cursor position b B Moves cursor to left or right OK Select to finish Cancel Select to exit the menu 4 Choose OK icon then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the Program List menu Sort TV channels manually You can sort the program s position on the Program List menu 1 Use v V to select a program on the Program List menu then press ...

Page 20: ...station You can choose 4 3 Letter Box Select when a standard 4 3 TV is con nected Displays theatrical images with masking bars above and below the picture 4 3 Pan Scan Select when a standard 4 3 TV is con nected The video material formatted in the Pan Scan style is played back in that style Both sides of the picture are cut off 16 9 Wide Select when a 16 9 wide TV is connected VCR Play System Your...

Page 21: ...nguage Select a language for the Setup menu and on screen display Disc Language Select a language for the disc s Menu Audio and Subtitle Original The original language set for the disc is selected Others To select another language select Others option then press ENTER Use the numbered buttons to key in the corresponding 4 digit number according to the language code list on page 56 If you make a mi...

Page 22: ...dio outputs sounds in the PCM 2ch format when you play a DVD video disc recorded on the MPEG2 recording system Bitstream Select Bitstream if you connect the Recorder s DIGITAL OUT jack to a MPEG decoder or an amplifier or other equipment with a MPEG decoder Sampling Frequency If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 48 kHz When this choice is made this unit wi...

Page 23: ...umber 210499 5 Select OK then press ENTER The 4 digit password is cleared Enter a new code as shown above Rating Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children Therefore discs may contain Parental Control information that applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc These scenes are rated from Level 1 to 8 and alternatively more suitable scenes are available for selec...

Page 24: ...ns 1 10 0 Shift the cursor using B buttons and select the second character using v V buttons 1 11 1 Press ENTER to confirm your Area Code selec tion then press HOME to exit the menu Recording Settings Disc Record Mode You can set the picture quality for DVD recording XP High Quality SP Standard Quality LP Low Quality EP Extend Quality 1 1 Press HOME The Home menu appears 2 2 Use b B to select the ...

Page 25: ... will always be Video mode DVD RW The Initialize menu will appears Select OK then press ENTER The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode If you change to VR mode go to step 9 DVD R DL DVD RW The Initialize menu will appears Select OK then press ENTER Also you can reformat the DVD RW DVD RW from the Setup menu as below 1 1 Press HOME The Home menu appears 2 2 Use b B to select the Setup option ...

Page 26: ...he Finalize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto the disc Disc Label Use this to enter a name for the disc This name appears when you display disc information on screen The disc name can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different Recorder you will see only a limited character set 1 1 Follow steps 1 5 as shown Initialize on page 25 2 2 Use v V to select the Disc...

Page 27: ...that has the longest playback time and then play back the title automatically ON Auto Play function is active OFF Auto Play function is not active ote The Auto Play function may not work for some DVDs About DivX R We provide you with the DivX VOD Video On Demand registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX VOD service For more information visit www divx com vod 1 1 ...

Page 28: ...ype tape or playing status Example DVD Video disc 2 2 You can select an item by pressing v V and change or select the setting by pressing b B For details about each item see the pages in parenthesis TITLE Current title or track number total number of titles or tracks page 29 CHAPTER Current chapter number total number of chapters page 29 TIME Elapsed playing time page 30 AUDIO Selected audio langu...

Page 29: ...s ote Unless stated otherwise all operations described use the remote control Some features may also be available on the Setup menu Moving to another TITLE When a disc has more than one title you can move to another title as follows Press DISPLAY twice then use v V to select the title icon Then press the appropriate numbered but ton 0 9 or b B to select a title number Moving to another CHAPTER TRA...

Page 30: ...OFF Karaoke DVD REPEAT CHAPTER REPEAT TITLE RANDOM NORMAL VCD REPEAT TRACK REPEAT ALL REPEAT OFF or REPEAT TRACK REPEAT ALL RANDOM NORMAL DVD RW VR REPEAT CHAPTER REPEAT TITLE REPEAT ALL REPEAT OFF ip By pressing SKIP during Random playback the unit selects another title track and resumes Random playback ote On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to OFF in the Setup menu See page 27 The play mode...

Page 31: ... marker Proceed message appears 4 Use b B to select OK then press ENTER 5 Repeat steps 2 4 to erase additional Marked scene 6 To remove the Marker Search menu press RETURN O Checking the Contents of DVD Video Discs Menus DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access special features To open the disc menu press DISC MENU LIST Then press the appropriate number but ton to select an option Or use th...

Page 32: ...es Press SUBTITLE then press b B repeatedly during playback to see the different subtitle languages Finding Locations on a Disc You can directly access any point on a video CD using this function Use this function only while a video CD is playing Playback jumps to the point specified 1 Press SEARCH during playback The progress bar appears on the TV screen 2 Use b B to find a start position for pla...

Page 33: ...ess v V to select an option and press ENTER Play Start playback the selected title Open Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appears About DivX movie files DivX disc compatibility with this recorder is limited as follows Maximum resolution of the DivX file is 720x576 W x H pixel The DivX subtitle file name has to be identified with the DivX file name to display by this unit The total...

Page 34: ...n MP3 file and press DISPLAY the file information is displayed Press DISPLAY again to remove the file information If you select a folder and press DISPLAY the number of subfolders and number of MP3 WMA files in the folder are displayed 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 3 3 To stop playback ...

Page 35: ... on the menu screen 3 To exit SEARCH mode press N PLAY Notes on MP3 WMA Recordings About MP3 An MP3 file is audio data compressed by using the MPEG1 audio layer 3 file coding scheme We call files that have the mp3 file extension MP3 files The recorder can not read an MP3 file that has a file extension other than mp3 About WMA Window Media Audio A WMA file is a Microsoft audio compression Technolog...

Page 36: ...he Photo menu press DISC MENU LIST On CDs with mixed content audio tracks MP3 WMA files and JPEG files you can select among the AUDIO CD menu MP3 WMA CD menu and Photo CD menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly in Stop mode 5 5 Use v V to select Full Screen option then press ENTER 6 6 To stop viewing at any time press STOP The Photo menu reappears Photo menu options 1 To display menu options select a fi...

Page 37: ...files it may take several minutes to read the contents of the media If you don t see an on screen display after several minutes some of the files are too big reduce the resolution of the JPEG files to less than 4 mega pixels and burn another disc The total number of files and folders are free but the total number of files on the folder should be less than 1999 Some discs may be incompatible due to...

Page 38: ...ects playback notes Horizontal lines noise bars will appear on the TV screen This is normal The audio is automatically muted during special effect modes so there is no sound during search During the high speed picture search modes a short time is needed to stabilize tape speed when re entering the PLAY mode Slight interference may be observed during this time Search This function lets you visually...

Page 39: ... VCR Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 30 minutes Please confirm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be recorded before recording Instant Timer Record Menu Checking the Recording Time Press REC z or DISPLAY once to check the record ing time The recalled setting will automatically return to the TV screen for a moment Also remaining time of recording is shown in the display...

Page 40: ...y replay and record over and over again Copying from VCR to DVD You can copy the contents of a VHS tape to a record able DVD disc using the DUBBING button This allows you to archive your old VHS tapes to DVD ote If the VHS video tape you are attempting to copy is copy protected you will not be able to copy the tape It is not permitted to copy Macrovision encoded tapes 1 1 Insert a recordable DVD d...

Page 41: ...imer Record List 8 8 Make sure that you load a recordable disc or tape and press POWER to switch your unit to Standby otes The Timer indicator lights on the front panel display If the Disc and Tape indicator are blinking either no disc or tape is loaded or the loaded disc is not recordable The Recorder will record the audio according to the current TV tuner setting Stereo Mono or Bilingual Use the...

Page 42: ...u can still cancel the program Press POWER Timer Recording Troubleshooting Even though the timer is set the recorder will not record when There is no disc or tape loaded A non recordable disc or tape is loaded Disc Protect is set to ON in the Setup menu see page 27 Power is turned on There are already 99 titles DVD RW DVD R or 49 titles DVD RW DVD R recorded on the disc You cannot enter a timer pr...

Page 43: ...der s remote you can control both the cam corder and this recorder Before recording make sure that the audio input for the DV IN jack is set up see page 25 ips The source signal must be DVC SD format Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote If you connect a second DVD Recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD Recorder from this one You can t control this ...

Page 44: ...n the source component or the DV cable becomes discon nected Although DV Record Audio is set to Audio 2 and Audio 2 signal is not present DV Record Audio will be reset to Audio 1 automatically DV Related Messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen when using the DV IN jack Not connected to Camcorder The camcorder is not connected properly or the cam corder is switched off ...

Page 45: ...tle page 53 Edit Selects Edit options Title Name Edits the title name page 52 Delete Part Deletes a part of the Title page 51 Playlist Add Adds the title to the Playlist page 50 Dubbing Copies the title to a VHS tape 4 4 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Title List Original menu ip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Using the Chapter List Original menu 1 1 ...

Page 46: ...4 4 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Title List Playlist menu Using the Chapter List Playlist Menu 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST repeatedly to display the Title List Playlist menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you want to view Chapter List Playlist menu then press ENTER Title List Playlist options appear on the left side of the menu 3 3 Use v V to select Search Chapter from Title List Playlist o...

Page 47: ...itle List Deleting a Title Before a disc is finalized you can delete titles recorded on the disc Caution If you delete a title from a DVD R disc the title will disappear from the Title List but the available record ing time will not increase When deleting a title from a DVD RW disc the remaining time available for recording will only increase if it is the last title on the disc 1 1 Press DISC MENU...

Page 48: ...dit Selects Edit options Title Name Edits the title name page 52 Divide Divides one title into two titles page 54 Hide Show Hides or Shows the all chapters within the title page 53 Dubbing Copies the title to a VHS tape 4 4 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Title List menu ip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Caution If you press REC z z when the Title Lis...

Page 49: ...exactly as set in the start and end point display During Playlist playback you may notice a momentary pause between edits This is not a malfunction Adding Chapter Markers You can put a chapter marker during recording or playback Once the chapter is marked you can use the Chapter Search feature as well as delete combine and move chapters in the Chapter List Original or Chapter List Playlist menu ot...

Page 50: ... Original menu 3 3 Use v V to select Playlist Add from Original options then press ENTER 4 4 Select New Playlist then press ENTER The new title appears in the updated Playlist All chapters of the title are added to the Playlist Adding Additional Title 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 1 Press DISC MENU LI...

Page 51: ...le If two or more files are deleted the deleted titles are combined into one Deleting a Part You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST repeatedly to display Title List Original or Title List Playlist menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose a title you want to delete then press ENTER The options appear on the left side of the menu 3 3 Select Edit Delete Part from the ...

Page 52: ... the DVD player only after finalizing Combining Two Chapters Into One Use this function to combine two adjacent chapters into one ote This function is not available if there is only one chapter within the title or if Highlight is in first chapter 1 1 On the Chapter List menu select the second chapter of the two chapters you want to combine then press ENTER Chapter List options appear on the left s...

Page 53: ... 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST to display Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose a title you want to protect then press ENTER Options appear on the left side of the screen 3 3 Select Protect option on the options e g If you select Protect on Title List menu DVD RW R 4 4 Press ENTER to confirm The lock mark will appears on the title s thumbnail ip If you select a title that has already been protected...

Page 54: ... Cancel option then press ENTER The dividing point is clear 6 6 Choose Done option then press ENTER to fix the dividing point The title is divided into two new titles It takes up to 4 minutes to divide Time Search You can select a start point for the title 1 1 Use b B v V to choose a title on the Title List menu then press ENTER The options appear on the left side of the menu 2 2 Select Time optio...

Page 55: ...ying DVD RW or DVD R discs 1 1 Insert DVD R or DVD RW disc recorded already 2 2 Press TITLE button Title List menu will appear as below ip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP x 3 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or N PLAY Playing Your Recordings on other DVD Players Finalizing a Disc Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Vide...

Page 56: ...89 Byelorussian 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 ...

Page 57: ...m ponent is copy protected Those channels are not stored in the recorder Aerial or cables are loose Camcorder is off Recorder INPUT SELECT is incorrect Solution Plug the power cord into the wall outlet 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 securely Turn on the TV Select the correct input mode on ...

Page 58: ...ono The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor of the Recorder The remote control is too far from the Recorder There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the Recorder The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Solution Finalize the disc page 26 No solution The other player must be RW compatible in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record th...

Page 59: ...27MHz Compression format MPEG 2 Audio recording format Sampling frequency 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital Playback Frequency response DVD PCM 48 kHz 8 Hz to 22 kHz CD 8 Hz to 20 kHz DVD PCM 96 kHz 8 Hz to 44 kHz Signal to noise ratio More than 100 dB AUDIO OUT connector Harmonic distortion Less than 0 008 AUDIO OUT connector Dynamic range More than 95 dB AUDIO OUT connector Inputs ANTENNA I...

Page 60: ... Brisbane Unit 4 305 Montague Road West End 4101 131 632 Southport Shop 1 48 Ferry Road Southport 4215 131 632 South Australia Adelaide 84A Richmond Rd Keswick 5053 131 632 Western Australia Perth 45 Sarich Court Osborne Park 6017 131 632 For Service in outer areas please contact your NEC retailer for the address of the nearest Authorised NEC Service Centre NEC Australia Pty Ltd Display and Home G...

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