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About your device

Your DVD recorder is a digital video player and recorder.Thanks to its tuner you can watch and
record TV progammes on DVD+R and DVD+RW discs. It can play the majority of 8 cm and 12
cm discs, with the exception of DVD Rom, DVD Ram, and DVD audio.

Precautions to take

• Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification
sticker located at the back of your device •  Install your device horizontally, on a suitable base
(furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7 to 10 cm) • Ensure that the ventilation
slots, and the device itself, are not covered by objects such as a mat, newspapers, curtain, etc.
• Do not stack any other equipment on top of your DVD recorder • Do not place the device on
top of an amplifier or any other equipment that gives off heat • The appliance should not be in
contact with liquids or exposed to the risk of dripping or splashing.Therefore be careful not to
place any object containing a liquid (vase, glass, bottle,...) on or near your appliance • The DVD
recorder must not be near or exposed to a flame. For instance, do not place a candle on or near
the device • Protect the DVD recorder from moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or
equipment creating strong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers, etc.). Before moving the
device, ensure the disc tray is empty. Switching off the DVD recorder to the stand-by mode does
not disconnect the electricity supply. In order to separate the device completely from the mains, it
has to be disconnected by unplugging the mains plug.When connecting, ensure that the plugs of
the various cables are pushed securely into their corresponding sockets.Your DVD recorder is
not intended for industrial use but for domestic purposes only. Use of this product 
is for personal use only. Copying CDs or downloading music files for sales 
or other business purpose is or may be a violation of copyright law.

Important notice: Please read the recommendations given on the last page

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Contents

• Connections .....................................2

• Facade ...............................................4

• Recording..........................................7

• Library ............................................10

• Playing.............................................11

• Information Banners .....................12

• Menus ..............................................19

• Languages .......................................22

• Troubleshooting guide...................29

THIS DVD RECORDER LETS YOU RECORD TV PROGRAMMES IN DIGITAL 

QUALITY AND ARCHIVE YOUR  OWN VIDEOS  FROM VIDEO  CAMERAS 

OR VHS CASSETTES TO DVD DISCS.

YOU CANNOT COPY PRE-RECORDED FILMS 

TO DVD IF THEY HAVE BEEN COPY PROTECTED.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU BUY DISCS 

WITH THE «+» SYMBOL ON THE PACKAGING.

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Page 1: ...on or near the device Protect the DVD recorder from moisture and excess heat e g fireplace or equipment creating strong magnetic or electric fields i e speakers etc Before moving the device ensure th...

Page 2: ...tellite or cable receiver etc fitted with the same type of socket If you have connected a cable or satellite receiver to this connector in the System Options menu select the RGB setting in order to be...

Page 3: ...by Digital amplifier or DTS 5 Composite Video Outputs Y Pb Cb Pr Cr YUV The Y Pb Cb Pr Cr sockets deliver an optimum image quality due to the separation of the video signal into three separate compone...

Page 4: ...sockets on the fa ade AV 4 AV S VIDEO or AUDIO VIDEO sockets at the back Change channel Skip channel AV connectors Audio Video inputs The AUDIO VIDEO connectors allow the viewing or copying of your vi...

Page 5: ...or remove banners using the INFO key on the remote control unit The banners appear in the form of a succession of icons at the top of the screen Player menus your DVD recorder has menus enabling you...

Page 6: ...s of the last watched channel appear Encrusted within the image for a few seconds is information on the current channel and programme This disappears after several seconds Note when the information ba...

Page 7: ...the maximum duration is reached pressing again on B displays h min which indicates the precise time remaining for example 1 hour 12 min Recording quality The time remaining on the disc is indicated ne...

Page 8: ...ault by the AV Timer function triggering of programming via the AV connector Day Use the number keys on the remote control to type the date and or select a frequency Once to record the selected progra...

Page 9: ...o from one page to another from one channel to another or to browse through the current channel s list of programs To consult the programs of the channels at a given time choose a program from the lis...

Page 10: ...u to find a title the library offers a range of functions sort by title sort by type etc Accessing the library MENU Library OK Note Access to the Library is possible even if there is no DVD disc in th...

Page 11: ...re used Video CD VCD Video Compact Disc Disc which enables you to record to a CD up to 74 minutes of VHS quality video associated with fixed pictures audio tracks and interactive menus Super Video CD...

Page 12: ...o control the repeat reading of a disc a musical track or repeating of a music track between 2 points A and B To select the play mode Standard Random introscan To play the first seconds of each track...

Page 13: ...rward frame by frame Keys PLAY then PAUSE Press PAUSE again to go into frame mode the PAUSE icon is then replaced by the FRAME icon on the TV screen Press FWD or REV to view images one after the other...

Page 14: ...DVD discs contain several chapters To choose a chapter select icon C then use the or keys to scroll chapters Use the numbered keys on the remote control unit to access a particular chapter Note follo...

Page 15: ...eing played standard play respects the order of the titles and chapters on the disc repeat between 2 points or repeat a disc a title The icon of the play mode is accessible via the information banner...

Page 16: ...nformation banner is displayed Press C or B to select the PBC icon Use the or key to see other screens or deactivate the functions on offer Play modes Your player has several play modes for Audio CDs...

Page 17: ...es e g advertising in order to mask it from being played using the Hide Chapter function see further on Delete chapter bookmarks DVD RW To delete any unwanted markers in order to build up longer chapt...

Page 18: ...pported by this player To rent purchase DivX VOD files DivX VOD files are comparable to rental video DVD discs They both allow you to view the video film The difference lies in the access to the media...

Page 19: ...at you have made on your DVD R or DVD RW discs or those carried out by other DVD recorders if they are compatible with your player Disc Functions Rename Disc allows you to change the name chosen by th...

Page 20: ...elete all the bookmarks electronic markers related to the recording This function deletes the bookmarks automatically positioned by your DVD recorder and those thay you may have added Note The availab...

Page 21: ...list allows you to play several titles independently or several chapters of various titles as though they form a whole Disc options This menu provides 2 functions to optimise the discs that you wish t...

Page 22: ...ll your programming If the channel does not broadcast VPS or PDC signals your DVD recorder will record at the start and stop times selected during the programming of the recording Selecting Languages...

Page 23: ...titles if they are available on the disc During playback display the disc menu using the MENU key Then use the CB keys Selecting the Sub title language for DVD discs Certain discs propose several lang...

Page 24: ...er that you will be able to remember easily or note it down The first time a confirmation of the code is asked for Enter the code again then confirm with OK Changing the code To change the code you mu...

Page 25: ...ame and logo are registered trademarks of Qsounds Labs Inc Laboratories The TruSuround technology is used under license from SRS Labs Inc laboratories Standby mode Your DVD recorder has an Eco Standby...

Page 26: ...fy the organisation of their Teletext journal In this case unless there has been a total modification of the structure you must update the number of the first page of Teletext allocated to the program...

Page 27: ...uld cause noise during playback Image files and CD R CD RW discs To view your JPEG images on a TV set you do not need to record your photographs with a resolution above 400 000 pixels which correspond...

Page 28: ...ends on MPEG 4 coding software disc design software and the recording software employed as well as the discs themselves What codecs can your player read Playback of DivX 3 11 content Playback of DivX...

Page 29: ...nnectors are correctly pushed into the various sockets The colours aren t natural Check that the scart cables are correctly pushed into the sockets of the various devices Check the settings Output AV1...

Page 30: ...al images in JPEG format is slow Image display can take a fairly long time depending on the size of the images If the images are too bulky your DVD recorder may not be able to display them correctly R...

Page 31: ...s the channel broadcast a TV guide Other problems Reconfiguring your player s initial set up Open the disc tray and make sure there is no disc in it Close the tray Hold down the STOP key of your DVD r...

Page 32: ...corder will deliver PCM Pulse Code Modulation signals In this case Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG must not be selected The linear PCM is a signal recording format used for CDs CDs are recorded in 44 1kHz 1...

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