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SVD-104

DVD Re VCR

DVD Re VCR

User Manual

Summary of Contents for SVD-104

Page 1: ...SVD 104 DVD Recorder VCR DVD Recorder VCR User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ox 2 hrs for it to reach room temperature Make sure the DVD Recorder VCR is placed at least 10 cm apart from other home appliances or obstacles to ensure sufficient ventilation The apparatus should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases should be placed on top of the recorder Before a storm and or lightning unplug the DVD Recorder VCR from the main...

Page 3: ...gs on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to 4 FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operating and use instructions should be followed 5 CLEANING Unplug this unit from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning 6 ATTACHMENTS Do not use attachments unless recommended by the unit s manufacturer as they may cause hazards 7 W...

Page 4: ...asily broken and may cause serious personal injury and product malfunction 19 SERVICING Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 20 DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the follow...

Page 5: ...not finalized after a recording further recordings can be added to it Old recordings can be deleted but they can no longer be overwritten The deleted recordings titles are marked deleted title Before a DVD R can be played in a DVD player it must be finalized in the DVD Recorder VCR Once this process is complete no further recordings can be added What can I do with my DVD Recorder VCR Your DVD Reco...

Page 6: ...nt types of batteries standard alkaline etc Precautions Overview Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered during a recording recording will pause or stop automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen Video that is copy once only can only be recorded using DVD RW discs with CPRM Copyright Notice Audio and video recordings you make using th...

Page 7: ...Recorder VCR is recording 6 AVF VIDEO L AUDIO R Connects to the audio video output of an external source VCR Camcorder etc 7 DV IN Connects to the DV output of a digital camcorder video deck or DVD R RW recorder Front Panel Front Panel Display Indicates a VHS tape is inserted in the VCR deck Circle Indicates the VCR is recording Clock Indicates a VCR Timer Recording is set Indicates that a stereo ...

Page 8: ...Switches the DVD Recorder VCR input to Tuner AV AVF or DV Displays a disc s Title menu if available Selects Recording mode DVD HQ 1hr SP 2hrs EP 4hrs or SLP 6hrs VCR SP or LP Copies from DVD to VCR or from VCR to DVD Displays the Timer Recording menu Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time For more details Refer to One Touch Record OTR on page 44 Selects an audio language DVD a...

Page 9: ...w the wire from your TV and attach it to the RF IN FROM ANT jack on the rear panel of the DVD Recorder VCR Use the supplied RF cable to connect between the DVD Recorder VCR s OUT TO TV jack and the antenna input jack on your TV With this connection you can receive all midband superband and hyperband channels all cable channels There are a variety of ways to connect the DVD Recorder VCR to your TV ...

Page 10: ... sure to set the DVD Recorder VCR to Progressive Scan mode by pressing and holding P SCAN for 3 seconds or changing the Video Output in the Setup Menu see page 27 Progressive Scan does not work with the RF Audio Video or S Video connections Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic ll Pro Logic Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD Record...

Page 11: ...ase select your country of use Australia Belgium Denmark Finland France Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Move Installation Please select disc menu language Default English Spanish French Czech Danish German Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Move Installation Please select disc audio language Default English Spanish French Czech Danish German Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Move L in...

Page 12: ...erview 1 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears 2 Use œ to select the desired category 3 While the desired category is selected press to move to the second level 4 Press ENTER to move to the third level 5 Use to select the desired setting then press ENTER to confirm your selection Some items require additional steps Press SETUP at any time to return to the previous menu 6 Press SETUP to exit the Setup...

Page 13: ...al channel number by pressing œ 11 Select Fine Tune You can adjust the fine tuning 12 Use to select Decoder Press ENTER to move to the second level 13 When the program is encoded and you have a decoder connected to socket EURO AV2 press to select On and press ENTER to confirm 14 Use to select Store Channel Press ENTER to move to the second level 15 Use to select program number to store and press E...

Page 14: ...elect Auto Chapter Off 5min 10min 15min Initial Setup Adjust Channels 1 Follow steps 1 2 as shown under Manual Set 2 Use to select Adjust Channels 3 Press ENTER The Adjust Channels menu appears 4 Use to select the PR number you want to adjust Then press ENTER Delete After tuning TV stations into your DVD Recorder VCR you may wish to delete a station 1 Use to select Delete and press ENTER Edit Afte...

Page 15: ...ss and hold P SCAN for 3 seconds to return to Interlace Scan mode Video TV Aspect Auto Video Output Interlace Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Move Select Picture Format 4 3 LB 4 3 PS 16 9 Auto Video TV Aspect Auto Video Output Interlace Instructions Enter Confirm Setup Exit Move Select Video Output Interlace Progressive RGB Initial Setup Menu Subtitle Audio Language Select your preferred lan...

Page 16: ...rm Setup Exit Move Select Dynamic Range Off Low High Set Parental Level The Parental Controls feature allows you to prevent DVDs from being played based on their ratings or to have certain discs played with alternative scenes You can set the parental level from ADULT to Kid safe 1 Press SETUP 2 Use œ to select Preferences 3 While Preferences is selected press to select Parental Controls And press ...

Page 17: ...with the VPS PDC function Some broadcasting stations may send the time and date along with the VPS PDC data The video will automatically use this time and date during the initial setting up procedure during normal use and every time you switch the video off at the mains If you find that this time and date is incorrect you can remove this feature by following the steps below changing it to the OFF ...

Page 18: ...s to move to the second level 2 Use to select VCR 3 Press ENTER to display the submenu 4 Select Index Index or Go to Zero 5 If you select Index or Index and press ENTER your DVD Recorder VCR will locate your index mark and begin playback 6 If you select Go To Search and press ENTER your DVD Recorder VCR will wind to the position 0 00 00 and stop Preferences Video Audio Parental Controls Auto Setti...

Page 19: ...n the on screen display Press ENTER to display a submenu 3 Use to change the numbers 4 Press ENTER to confirm Chapter Shows the current chapter number and total number of chapters and skips to the desired chapter number 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The on screen display appears on the TV screen 2 Use to select the Chapter icon on the on screen display Press ENTER to display a submenu 3 Use to c...

Page 20: ...In some cases the Disc menu might appear instead Playing a DVD R RW When a DVD RW or unfinalized DVD R is inserted no title is played automatically but the current TV channel displays on the screen If you want to play a title on the DVD R RW you must press MENU or PLAY to display the disc menu Select a title to play then press ENTER Playing a DVD If a Disc menu is displayed A Disc menu may be disp...

Page 21: ... automatically reset to normal when the tape is ejected or the power cord is unplugged for more than 3 seconds Tracking Control VCR Playback VCR Playback If the DVD Recorder VCR is powered on by inserting a video cassette playback will not start automatically DVD Playback Search 1 Press SEARCH to display the Search menu 2 Use œ to move to Title T or Chapter C and use to set the title or chapter nu...

Page 22: ... no sound during search slow motion etc During high speed picture search a short time is needed to stabilize tape speed when re entering Play mode Slight interference may be observed during this time Fast Forward Backward This function lets you visually search forward and backward for a desired scene on your tape 1 Press REW or FF during playback Search mode will be activated If the DVD Recorder V...

Page 23: ...recording the recording will not be saved If a DVD RW or unfinalized DVD R disc is inserted in the tray no title is played automatically after loading is finished If you are recording to a blank DVD R RW disc it may take up to 7 minutes it depends on disc for post processing after recording Broadcast Audio Monitor L Ch R Ch Audio MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO STEREO L R STEREO MONO MONO MONO MONO BIL I...

Page 24: ...mum of 10 hours The recording time is displayed on the front panel display One Touch Record OTR 1 Insert a Disc Insert the disc you wish to copy in the DVD deck and close the disc tray 2 Insert a VHS Tape Insert a blank VHS videotape into the VCR deck 3 Press COPY on the remote control 4 Select DVD VCR and press ENTER or COPY to confirm 5 Press REC SPEED or to select the desired Record Mode in Cop...

Page 25: ...later program may not be recorded Timer Recording Timer Recording Timer Recording PR No Date Start End Mode Instructions Enter Edit Setup Exit Move Edit Timer Media PR No PR 03 Date Jan 02 Sun Start 13 30 End 14 30 Mode HQ Repeat Once Delete Instructions Enter Save Setup Exit Timer Recording PR No Date Start End Mode PR03 01 02 13 30 14 30 HQ Instructions Enter Edit Setup Exit Move Select Record M...

Page 26: ...onger need to tediously enter the date programme number start and end time All the information needed by the DVD recorder for programming is contained in the ShowVIew programming number This ShowVIew number is found in most TV listings 1 Insert recordable media such as DVD R DVD RW recordable VHS tape 2 Press TIMER The Select Record Method menu appears 3 Select ShowVIew with and confirm with ENTER...

Page 27: ...t to start recording For best results pause playback at the point you want to start recording Depending on your camcorder you can use the DVD Recorder VCR remote to control the camcorder using the STOP PLAY and PAUSE functions 4 Press REC once to start recording Recording is automatically stopped if the DVD Recorder VCR detects no signal You can pause or stop the recording by pressing PLAY PAUSE o...

Page 28: ...e œ to select Lock Unlock Disc 4 Press ENTER as shown on the screen 5 You can see the current disc status Locked or Unlocked 6 You can change the disc status by selecting Yes and pressing ENTER 7 The Changing Disc Status bar will appear This process takes a few seconds 8 After the process is finished the menu disappears automatically Lock Unlock Disc Press Enter to lock the disc This prevents futu...

Page 29: ...ke to Erase the title Yes No Instructions Enter Confirm Move Erase Title Title is being erased Please wait a moment Editing If Lock Disc is set to On in the DISC Settings menu you cannot rename your disc see page 52 Change Disc Name You can rename your disc to any name you choose The default disc name is MY DVD 1 Use to go to the top menu 2 Press to display the Disc Information Menu 3 Press and se...

Page 30: ...t Function Add Delete Delete All After editing is complete a DVD RW disc will not be compatible with other DVD players until you make the disc compatible see page 53 Change Name To change the name of a title 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 under Play Title 2 Select Change Name using œ 3 Press ENTER to change the title name 4 The Keyboard Menu will be displayed Use œ to select a character or function and pre...

Page 31: ...cking for manual tracking adjustment while a tape is playing Insert a disc or tape Check that the disc indicator on the front panel display is lit Insert a playable disc Check the disc type color system and regional code Place the disc with the playback side down Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the guide Clean the disc Cancel the Parental Control function or change the rating leve...

Page 32: ...gital Out are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Accessories Troubleshooting Cannot record or did not record successfully Timer Recording not possible Stereo Audio Record and or Playback not present Remote control does not work properly Discs recorded with copy once material cannot be played on other players The remaining blank space on the disc is insufficient The source you are...

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