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Page 1: ... RECORDER D VR18DT DVD RW R RW R RECORDING Introduction Connections Basic Setup Playback Editing VCR Functions Others Function Setup Recording 2008 Toshiba Corporation DVD VIDEO RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER D VR18DTKB OWNER S MANUAL E9NG1BD_EN book Page 1 Monday April 7 2008 5 54 PM ...

Page 2: ...vice personnel 7 Do not stand the unit vertically Use the unit in a horizontal flat position only 8 Before attempting to operate the unit make sure that the timer recording mode is off 9 This product is in Stand by mode when turned off while the mains cable is connected 10 Do not place any combustible objects on the device candles etc 11 Before moving the unit be sure to remove any discs and unplu...

Page 3: ...een or green and yellow Installation Location For safety and optimum performance of this unit Install the unit in a horizontal and stable position Keep the unit away from electronic equipment such as an amplifier TV etc to prevent warping damage fire and malfunction Shield the unit from direct sunlight and keep away from sources of intense heat Avoid dusty or humid locations Avoid locations with i...

Page 4: ...reo sound on recordable DVD discs The technology when utilised instead of PCM recording also saves recordable disc space allowing for higher video resolution or extended recording time on each DVD DVDs created using Dolby Digital Recording will play back on all DVD Video players Note This is true when the players are compatible with actual recordable DVD discs Manufactured under license under U S ...

Page 5: ...s not perform correctly even though you have referred to Troubleshooting and the relevant sections in the Owner s Manual the laser optical pickup unit may be dirty Consult your dealer or an authorised service centre for inspection and cleaning of the laser optical pickup unit AUTO HEAD CLEANING Automatically cleans video heads as you insert or remove a cassette so you can see a clear picture Playb...

Page 6: ...G 44 Series Link Timer Recording 45 Satellite Link 46 Settings for External Equipment 47 Information on DV Dubbing 48 DVC to DVD Dubbing 49 Dubbing Mode 50 Setting a Disc to Protect 52 Finalising Discs 52 Playback 54 Basic Playback 54 PBC Function for Video CDs 59 Special Playback 60 Search 64 Repeat Random Programme Playback Slide Show 65 Selecting the Format of Audio and Video 67 Editing 69 Guid...

Page 7: ...sily copy the contents of the DVC digital video camcorder to DVD VCR Playback Theatre surround sound When the unit is connected to an amplifier or a decoder compatible with Dolby Digital or DTS you can enjoy theatre quality surround sound from discs recorded with the surround sound system Chasing Playback during Recording and Simultaneous Playback and Recording You can play the already recorded pa...

Page 8: ...scanning the progressive scan system provides less flickering and images in higher resolution than that of traditional television signals HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface You can enjoy clearer audio video output when connecting this unit to a display device with an HDMI compatible port Guide to the Owner s Manual Symbols Used in the Owner s Manual To show what recording mode or disc type ...

Page 9: ...ary Title menu will be created Playable on DVD RW compatible players Finalisation recommended Title menu will be created Playable on most DVD players Finalisation recommended Title menu will be created Available Features Recording Features Record TV Programmes Reuse by deleting the current contents Record 16 9 size pictures Record copy once programmes Create chapters at fixed intervals auto chapte...

Page 10: ...ion of the world A DVD labelled for a specific region can only play back on the unit with the same region code Following discs are recommended for good recording quality and are proven to be compatible with this unit However depending on the media condition the unit may not read the disc properly Verbatim DVD R 8x DVD RW 4x DVD R 8x DVD RW 2x JVC DVD RW 4x Maxell DVD R 4x 8x 16x DVD R 8x 16x SONY ...

Page 11: ...Front Panel Display Guide on page 19 16 Infrared sensor window Receive signals from your remote control so that you can control the unit from a distance 17 I REC button VCR Press once to start recording Press repeatedly to start a One touch Timer Recording 18 P PLAY button VCR Press to start playback Press to turn on the unit and start playback when the unit is off with a tape inserted 19 O S EJEC...

Page 12: ...le 6 AV2 DECODER socket DVD VCR Connect to VCR camcorder or other Audio Video equipment Use a commercially available Scart cable 7 AV1 TV socket DVD VCR Connect to the Scart socket on your TV Use a commercially available Scart cable 8 ANTENNA OUT Connect to the Aerial jack on your TV cable box or direct broadcast system to output the signal received at ANTENNA IN Use the supplied RF cable 9 ANTENN...

Page 13: ...ENU button DVD Press to display the Title menu 8 Direction U D L P buttons DVD VCR Press to move the cursor and determine items or settings 9 DISPLAY button DVD VCR Press to display the On Screen Display 10 REV r button DVD VCR DVD During playback press to reverse fast When playback is paused press to reverse slowly VCR Press to rewind the video tape Press to view the picture rapidly in reverse du...

Page 14: ... or approve a menu selection While watching a DVB channel press to display the Quick select menu 28 RETURN BACK button DVD VCR Press to return to the previously displayed menu screen 29 RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE button Press to follow the DVB instruction displayed on screen SEARCH BLUE button VCR Press to call up the index or time search menu 30 FWD f button DVD VCR DVD During playback press to forwar...

Page 15: ...tion may become unreliable if the remote control sensor of the unit is being exposed by the strong sunlight or fluorescent light Remote controls for different devices can interfere with each other Be careful when using remote controls for other equipment located close to the unit Replace the batteries when the operating range of the remote control reduces Switching DVD VCR mode Because this produc...

Page 16: ...back Title name information only when DVD RW R VR mode DVD RW R or unfinalised Video mode DVD RW R disc is in playback MP3 Tag Information only when a CD with MP3 files is in playback Title name information Artist name information Album name information HDMI Information only for the images output through the HDMI output 1 Indicates the resolution of the HDMI output image 2 Indicates the HDMI video...

Page 17: ... CD a CD RW R with MP3 JPEG DivX files is inserted into the unit 1 Playback To set up the unit to play discs as you prefer 2 Display To set up the OSD screen as you prefer 3 Video To set up the video setting 4 Recording To set up the unit to record to discs as you prefer 5 Clock To set up the clock of the unit as you need 6 Channel To adjust the channel setting of the unit as you prefer 7 DivX To ...

Page 18: ...ou to activate the random playback feature 6 Programme Play Audio CD Video CD only Allows you to activate the programme playback feature 7 PBC Video CD only Allows you to select images or information on the menu screen by activating PBC playback control function 8 Slide Show JPEG files only Allows you to select the display time of the slide show mode DVD Menu CD Playback Mode DVD Menu Format Final...

Page 19: ...Appears when this unit is in DVD output mode or the timer standby mode for DVD recording VCR Appears when this unit is in VCR output mode or the timer standby mode for VCR recording 3 Displays the following Playback time Current title chapter track number Recording time remaining time Clock Channel number One touch Timer Recording OTR remaining time Selected HDMI output mode Display Messages The d...

Page 20: ... connect the TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of the unit and set Video Out setting to Component Progressive in Setup menu See pages 81 to 82 Next set your TV to the progressive scan mode If your TV is not compatible with progressive scan set Video Out setting to Component Interlace Use a commercially available adaptor if the Video input jacks of your TVs or monitors are the BNC type Only compo...

Page 21: ...d properly This unit does not support Regza link or CEC control The audio signals from the HDMI connector including the sampling frequency the number of channels and bit length may be limited by the device that is connected Among the monitors that support HDMI some do not support audio output for example projectors In connections with device such as this unit audio signals are not output from the ...

Page 22: ...enu See page 79 After connecting to a DTS decoder set DTS to ON in Audio Out menu See page 79 After connecting to a MPEG decoder set MPEG to Stream in Audio Out menu See page 79 Connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck The audio source recorded in Dolby Digital Multi channel surround format cannot be recorded using an MD or DAT deck as a digital sound If not connected to a Dolby Digital decoder set Do...

Page 23: ...VB ANALOG Programme the tuner to scan both analogue and DVB channels you can receive in your area 1 In stop mode press SETUP Select General Setting using U D then press ENTER OK General Setting menu will appear 2 Select Channel using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select Auto Tuning DVB ANALOG using U D then press ENTER OK The unit will start storing channels available in your area Wait for several min...

Page 24: ...G You can preset an analogue channel manually and individually 1 In stop mode press SETUP Select General Setting using U D then press ENTER OK 2 Select Channel using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select ANALOG Channel Setup using U D then press ENTER OK 4 Select Manual Tuning using U D then press ENTER OK 5 Select Position using U D then press P 6 Select the position number you want to use using the N...

Page 25: ...ER OK To move another channel repeat steps 5 to 6 7 Press SETUP to exit Auto Tuning DVB You can programme the tuner to scan only the DVB channels that you can receive in your area 1 In stop mode press SETUP Select General Setting using U D then press ENTER OK 2 Select Channel using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select DVB Channel Setup using U D then press ENTER OK 4 Select Auto Tuning using U D then ...

Page 26: ...1 AV2 AV3 DV AV4 mode You can switch between DVB analogue and external input AV1 AV2 AV3 DV AV4 mode by pressing INPUT SELECT repeatedly The mode changes as follows You can also switch the mode by using PROG You can select any DVB channels using the Number buttons when you are in analogue or external input AV1 AV2 AV3 DV AV4 mode You can select any analogue channels using the Number buttons when y...

Page 27: ... in Edit Channels DVB on this page 2 Select the DVB channel you want to add to the favourite group list using U D then select the number of the favourite group list you want to add to using the Number buttons 1 8 The number you selected will appear Press 0 to cancel from the favourite group list 3 Press SETUP to exit Skip Channels You can set the unit to skip the unwanted DVB channels when you use...

Page 28: ...ng U D then press ENTER OK The two channels swap positions 4 Press SETUP to exit Edit Channel Names You can edit the DVB channel names as you want 1 Follow steps 1 to 2 in Edit Channels DVB on page 27 2 Select the DVB channel of which you want to edit the name using U D press RED Name editing display will appear 3 Edit the name using the Number buttons Press the Number buttons repeatedly until the...

Page 29: ... the programme you are playing back with the unit and that of your TV screen 4 3 standard or 16 9 wide screen TV 1 In stop mode press SETUP Select General Setting using U D then press ENTER OK 2 Select Video using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select TV Aspect using U D then press ENTER OK 4 Select the desired option using U D then press ENTER OK 5 Press SETUP to exit Hint If you have a standard TV Se...

Page 30: ...Timer Recording EPG on page 44 e g Daily mode 1 EPG menu mode 2 Date Time 3 Date 4 Channel number name 5 Channel programme 6 Programme you select now 7 Programmes set for the timer recording Programmes set for the series link timer recording Once only timer recording For the series link timer recording refer to Series Link Timer Recording on page 45 Press GUIDE to exit Press RED to switch between ...

Page 31: ...anguage you set in the DVB Menu Refer to Language Setting on page 32 If the default subtitle language is not available on the new programme no subtitle will be displayed DVB Menu Setting You can make settings of the digital tuner from the DVB Menu Pincode Setting for Adult Lock You can set Adult Lock to ON or OFF and also change Pincode 1 In stop mode press SETUP 2 Select DVB Menu using U D then p...

Page 32: ...ge the audio language refer to Multiaudio on pages 30 to 31 To display the subtitle or choose the subtitle language refer to Subtitle on page 31 About You can check the current DVB system software version of this unit 1 Follow steps 1 to 2 in Pincode Setting for Adult Lock on page 31 2 Select About using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Press SETUP to exit DVB Audio Set the Audio language Subtitle Set th...

Page 33: ... channel assigned to 904 must receive the PDC signal in order to set the clock automatically The unit will correct the current time by receiving PDC broadcasts whenever the power is turned off Between 23 00 and 1 00 the Auto Clock function will not operate even when the power is turned off The clock cannot be set automatically if you are not receiving a channel in your area that carries a time sig...

Page 34: ...his unit Copy protected video includes DVD Videos and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is detected recording will pause or stop automatically and an error message appears on the screen You can only record Copy once only video using a DVD RW disc in VR mode with Content Protection for Recordable Media CPRM When recording a TV broadcast or an external input you can display copy c...

Page 35: ... not possible Maximum Recordable Numbers of Title Chapters VR mode DVD 99 titles per each Playlist and Original 999 chapters per each Playlist and Original Video mode DVD 99 titles per disc 99 chapters per title VR mode DVD 49 titles per discs 254 chapters per disc 99 chapters per title Formatting a Disc Choosing the Recording Format of a Blank DVD RW Disc When inserting a brand new DVD RW RW disc...

Page 36: ...ith whichever aspect ratio the broadcaster transmitted 4 3 Recorded in the aspect ratio of 4 3 16 9 Recorded in the aspect ratio of 16 9 5 Press SETUP to exit Note For VR mode DVD RW disc the image will be recorded in whichever the ratio that the programme you record is broadcasted with regardless of the Aspect Ratio Video mode setting For DVD RW R disc the image will always be recorded in aspect ...

Page 37: ... the disc Note When you reformat the disc the contents of the disc are erased Make sure that the recording format is set to the desired mode See the steps 1 to 6 in Choosing the Recording Format of a Blank DVD RW Disc on page 35 Insert a recordable disc 1 In stop mode press SETUP 2 Select DVD Menu using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select Format using U D then press ENTER OK 4 Select Start using U D ...

Page 38: ...ect Recording using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select Bilingual Recording Audio using U D then press ENTER OK 4 Select Main or Sub using U D then press ENTER OK 5 Press SETUP to exit Note If you are recording onto a VR mode disc both Main and Sub will be recorded regardless of your setting here And when you play back you can choose either audio format or a combination of both as your playback audio...

Page 39: ... To pause the recording press PAUSE p Press PAUSE p or REC I again to restart the recording 9 Press STOP S to stop the recording This operation may take a few moments to complete Hint You can change the channel while in the REC pause mode Note Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording If the clock is not set the date and time of title names will be...

Page 40: ...erform the following operations during One touch Timer Recording Turn off the power One touch timer recording will be cancelled Use REC I or STOP S on the remote control Note You cannot use the pause function during One touch Timer Recording The unit will be turned off automatically under the following conditions No space remains on the disc If a power failure occurs If DVD One touch Timer Recordi...

Page 41: ...too When analogue channel is selected PDC will be displayed instead of STTL For analogue channel recording Select PDC to ON or OFF using U D Refer to PDC Programme Delivery Control on page 42 When DVB channel is selected STTL will be displayed instead of PDC 9 Press ENTER OK when all information required is entered Your programme setting is stored To set another programme repeat the steps 2 to 9 T...

Page 42: ...s between 4 00 and 23 59 on a given day the PDC function will operate from 0 00 on the given day to 4 00 on the next day This means that if the relevant programme is broadcasted within this period it is recorded correctly If the timer is not programmed correctly the incorrect timer setting stays in effect unless you cancel it To cancel an incorrect timer setting refer to Checking Cancelling or Cor...

Page 43: ...med Please insert a recordable tape When all timer recordings are complete the icon flashes To play back or eject the recorded disc press TIMER SET and then press PLAY P or OPEN CLOSE O The timer recording cannot be performed in DVD and VCR at the same time If you set two programmings with the same channel and time both in DVD and VCR the programming that has priority will be recorded You cannot m...

Page 44: ...much easier You can only choose one programme and enter the selection 1 While viewing DVB channel press GUIDE List of DVB channels will be displayed e g Daily mode Press RED to switch between Daily mode and Weekly mode 2 Select a desired programme using U D L P then press ENTER OK or BLUE 3 Set REC To Mode and STTL using U D L P then press ENTER OK PROG 1 PROG 2 PROG 2 Actual recording PROG 1 PROG...

Page 45: ...t will be displayed for the Series Link Timer Recording programmes Note If you delete or correct one of the series link timer recording programmes all related programmes will be deleted or corrected Recording split programmes Some TV programmes are split into 2 or more parts With EPG system when you set the first part of the split TV programme for the timer recording whole parts will be set to the...

Page 46: ...l be turned off automatically as it goes into the Satellite Link standby mode Until the time you set in Start the clock will appear on the front panel display Sat will appear on the front panel display at the start time To cancel the Satellite Link function in the Satellite Link standby mode Press TIMER SET to turn on the unit To cancel the Satellite Link function while the Satellite Link Recordin...

Page 47: ...xit Note During recording when a signal other than PAL or SECAM is detected an error message appears on the screen and recording will be paused Recording will be resumed when a PAL or SECAM signal is detected Recording from External Equipment Before recording from external equipment see pages 21 to 22 for connection instructions 1 Turn the TV and the unit on and select the input of the TV to which...

Page 48: ...ent is connected to AV2 the picture of the external equipment will be output except during the DVD playback of this unit Turn off the external equipment or press DISPLAY to output the picture of this unit If you wish to make a recording from the DV input AV4 on the front panel see instructions for this starting on the following Information on DV Dubbing This function helps you to copy the contents...

Page 49: ...e page 34 3 Press DISPLAY 4 With Control highlighted press ENTER OK to display the available devices to control with the remote control of this unit Select DVC using U D then press ENTER OK e g DVC to DVD dubbing Now you can operate your DVC with the remote control of this unit 5 Press PLAY B to start playing back the DVC and find where you want to start dubbing Press STOP C when it comes to the d...

Page 50: ...radation Dubbing Mode You can copy a DVD disc to a videotape or copy a videotape to a DVD disc This function will be available only if the DVD disc or the tape is not copy protected Before starting this function prepare for the recording on the DVD RW R DVD RW R disc or the videotape See pages 39 and 85 to 86 Note for recording to a videotape The videotape s record tab is intact The videotape is l...

Page 51: ...ecording Audio mode is recorded While in VR mode if you set External Input Audio to Bilingual bilingual audio is recorded The main and sub audio will be simultaneously recorded VR mode You can select audio modes during playback If you want to watch the duplicated material after the VCR to DVD duplication press DVD first then press PLAY P 4 Select DVD VCR using U D then press ENTER OK 5 Press SETUP...

Page 52: ...disc will require a longer time period for finalisation Do not unplug the mains cable during finalisation Insert a recordable disc before finalising 1 In stop mode press SETUP 2 Select DVD Menu using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select Finalise using U D then press ENTER OK 4 Select Yes using U D then press ENTER OK e g VR mode DVD RW disc Finalising will start To cancel finalising DVD RW disc only A...

Page 53: ...ers hidden you must finalise the disc before being able to see those effects on other units To play back discs other than DVD RW disc in other DVD players you will need to finalise Note If you insert a DVD RW disc finalised with this unit Undo Finalise will appear instead of Finalise DO NOT power off during finalising This may result in a malfunction Auto Finalise You can finalise discs automatica...

Page 54: ...nit Hint For DVD R Video mode DVD RW Video mode and DVD R discs that are already finalised a Title menu will be displayed instead of thumbnails After you finalise the DVD RW you can call up the title list by pressing TOP MENU or you can call up the Title menu by pressing DISC MENU You can resume playback from where you stopped Resume playback See page 60 for details You can also start playback by ...

Page 55: ...iles of 12 Mbytes or more It is recommended that files to be played back in this unit are recorded under the following specifications MP3 Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Constant Bit Rate 112 kbps to 320 kbps JPEG Size of picture Upper limit 6 300 x 5 100 dots Lower limit 32 x 32 dots Capacity limit less than 12 Mbytes Note MP3 files cannot be recorded as digital sound using an MD or DAT dec...

Page 56: ...SUB ass ASS ssa SSA txt TXT sub SUB and txt TXT files may not be recognised The subtitles that exceed the playback time of the DivX file will not be displayed Subtitle List DivX File1 OFF SMI SRT SUB ASS SSA TXT DivX VOD This unit allows you to play back the files purchased or rented from DivX Video On Demand VOD services The files are available on the internet When you purchase or rent DivX VOD f...

Page 57: ...ting that the user can view another part on the previous page The current page number and the number of total pages are shown on the right of the down arrow Letters of a file folder name overflowing the given space will be displayed as You can play back the disc recorded in multi session It may take awhile for audio and images to be output after you inserted a disc and pressed PLAY P When playing ...

Page 58: ...r details Playing Back a Disc Using the Title Menu Some DVDs have a Title menu which lists the titles available on the DVD You can start playing back such discs at a specific title On this unit if you finalise Video mode or VR mode discs a Title menu will be created automatically Press DVD first 1 Press TOP MENU The Title menu will appear For some discs the Title menu appears automatically If the ...

Page 59: ...you Operations that are not available when the PBC function is set to ON are indicated by the following symbol in this manual Playing Back a Video CD Using the Title Menu 1 When playing back a Video CD with the PBC function the Title menu will appear automatically 2 Press the Number buttons to select the desired title Playback will start at the selected title 3 Press RETURN BACK to go back to the ...

Page 60: ...Forward reverse speeds are indicated with icons as follows Forward Approx Speed 2x 20x 40x Reverse Approx Speed 5x 20x 40x Skipping TV Commercials during Playback To enjoy recorded programmes without any interruptions press INSTANT SKIP 1 During playback press INSTANT SKIP Normal playback will start 30 second advanced point from the point at which you press INSTANT SKIP Each time you press INSTANT...

Page 61: ...e Playback 1 During playback press PAUSE p then press FWD f or REV r Each time you press FWD f or REV r the approximate speed change as follows The sound will remain muted To return to normal playback press PLAY P Hint Forward reverse speeds are indicated with icons as follows Forward Approx Speed 1 16x 1 8x 1 3x Reverse Approx Speed 1 16x 1 8x 1 4x Note For some DivX files Slow forward may not fu...

Page 62: ... any title DVD only Changing the mode between Original and Playlist VR mode DVD RW disc only Marker setting is not available when you play back the Video CD with PBC function Chasing Playback during Recording You can play back a title being recorded from the beginning while recording continues This function works from 1 minute after the start of the recording Make sure to use a DVD RW disc in VR m...

Page 63: ...ck a recorded title during current recording or the Timer Recording on the same disc 1 During recording press DISPLAY 2 Select icon using L P then press ENTER OK The title number next to will be highlighted Title Enter a desired title number to search using U D or the Number buttons then press ENTER OK Selected title playback will start Chapter To move to for chapter press B Enter a desired chapte...

Page 64: ...press SKIP F to skip the current track and move to the next The unit moves to the next track one after the other To go back to the previous track press SKIP B twice in quick succession The unit moves backward one track at a time Using the DISPLAY button For Audio CD skip to the step 2 1 During playback press DISPLAY 2 Select the icon using L P then press ENTER OK for the track number is highlighte...

Page 65: ... back repeatedly DVD only Chapter The current chapter will be played back repeatedly DVD only All The current disc will be played back repeatedly DVD RW VR mode Audio CD Video CD MP3 JPEG and DivX only A B The A B point will be played back repeatedly DVD Audio CD Video CD and DivX only Press ENTER OK to decide the starting point A Press ENTER OK after setting point A to select the ending point B T...

Page 66: ...er 1 Follow the steps 1 and 2 in Random Playback on this page 2 Select Programme Play using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select the desired track using U D then press ENTER OK or P 4 Press PLAY P to start programme playback Hint To erase tracks you selected press CLEAR You can make up to 50 track settings To cancel programme playback press STOP S twice during programme playback OFF appears on the scr...

Page 67: ...f both L R When playing back Audio CDs or Video CDs you can switch among the left the right channel and stereo For Audio CD skip to the step 2 or press AUDIO and skip to the step 3 1 During playback press DISPLAY Or press AUDIO during playback and follow from the step 3 2 Select the icon using L P then press ENTER OK within 1 second or wait for 1 second to display the selection menu 3 Select a des...

Page 68: ...n will appear only when the disc is played back and the Display menu appears See page 80 Even when the icon is not displayed you can select the angle if the currently played back title has at least two multi angle scenes Reducing Block Noise 1 During playback press DISPLAY 2 Select the icon using L P then press ENTER OK within 1 second or wait for 1 second to display the selection menu Noise Reduc...

Page 69: ...o a title Dividing a title Combining titles Adding titles to a Playlist Erasing all Playlists Setting or releasing title protection Adding or deleting chapter marks Deleting titles or parts of titles Possible editing functions depend on the recording format and editing method Original and Playlist VR mode For VR mode DVD RW disc you can edit the recordings in Playlist without changing the original...

Page 70: ...e awhile to write the data on a disc Note If you delete the title in DVD RW disc deleted title will be displayed as Empty You cannot overwrite on the Empty Editing Title Name You can edit the title names from this menu The title names you edit will appear on the title list Press DVD first 1 In stop mode press TOP MENU Title List will appear For DVD RW press DISC MENU to switch between Original and...

Page 71: ...Chapter Mark using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Use SKIP B F REV r FWD f PLAY P and PAUSE p to find where you create a new chapter marker Or use SKIP B F to find a chapter marker that you want to delete 4 Select Add or Delete accordingly using U D then press ENTER OK e g VR mode DVD RW disc Original You cannot delete the first chapter of a title 5 Select Yes using U D then press ENTER OK e g VR mode ...

Page 72: ...eo mode DVD is 99 chapters per disc and title Hiding Chapters You can hide chapters from the title list Hidden chapters are skipped during playback Press DVD first 1 Follow the steps 1 to 3 in Editing Title Name on pages 70 to 71 2 Select Hide Chapter using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Use SKIP B F PLAY P and PAUSE p to decide the chapter to be hidden 4 Select Hidden using U D then press ENTER OK 5 P...

Page 73: ...names For DVD RW Writing on the disc starts It may take awhile to write the data on a disc For VR mode DVD RW Proceed to the step 5 5 Press RETURN BACK or STOP S to exit Writing on the disc starts It may take awhile to write the data on a disc Note You cannot divide a title of the disc when the number of recording titles reaches the maximum of 99 RW or 49 RW and the number of recording chapters re...

Page 74: ...o write the data on a disc Hint To delete a title from the Playlist refer to Deleting Titles on page 70 When the disc contains 99 titles or more or 999 chapters or more Add To Playlist cannot be selected Deleting All Playlists All Playlists can be deleted if they are no longer needed Press DVD first 1 Press SETUP Main menu will appear 2 Select DVD Menu using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select Delete...

Page 75: ...ete using U D then press ENTER OK 5 Select Yes using U D then press ENTER OK Are you sure will appear Select Yes using U D and then press ENTER OK The part of the title is deleted 6 Press RETURN BACK and then RETURN BACK or STOP S to exit Writing on the disc starts It may take awhile to write the data on a disc Note You cannot select Scene Delete if the number of chapter markers in the Original or...

Page 76: ...page 79 Other Set the language for Disc Menu Audio Language page 79 English Other Set the language for audio Subtitle Language page 80 English Other Set the language for subtitles Angle Icon page 80 OFF Set whether or not to display the angle icon Still Mode page 80 Field Frame Set the type of still image in pausing playback TV System page 80 Auto Set the TV system Display Screen Saver page 81 OFF...

Page 77: ...em to SECAM Clock Auto Clock Setting page 33 OFF Set the clock automatically Clock Setting page 33 Set the clock manually Channel Auto Tuning DVB ANALOG page 23 Tune the DVB and analogue channels automatically DVB Channel Setup Edit Channels page 27 Lock the DVB channels edit the favourite lists Auto Tuning page 25 Tune the DVB channels automatically Manual Tuning page 26 Tune the DVB channels man...

Page 78: ...ter a new password using the Number buttons then press ENTER OK Your setting is activated If you select No press SETUP to exit Enter the current password using the Number buttons If you want to change the password select Yes using U D then press ENTER OK Enter a new password using the Number buttons then press ENTER OK Your setting is activated Note Press CLEAR to erase numbers entered incorrectly...

Page 79: ...Dolby Digital format set Dolby Digital to PCM so that you can switch to main audio L sub audio R or a combination of both L R using your amplifier decoder Select a setting using U D then press ENTER OK Your setting is activated PCM Converts MPEG into PCM If your amplifier decoder is NOT compatible with MPEG set to PCM Stream Outputs MPEG Audio signals If your amplifier decoder is compatible with M...

Page 80: ...e coarse due to the limited amount of data Frame Select Frame to display relatively motionless pictures in higher resolution Frame improves the picture quality although it may destabilise the picture due to simultaneous output of two fields of data Note An individual picture on TV screen is called Frame which consists of two separate images called Field Some pictures may be blurred at the Auto set...

Page 81: ...deo using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select the desired item using U D then press ENTER OK 4 Refer to 1 and 2 on this page and set the selected item 5 When you finish with the setting press SETUP to exit 1 TV Aspect Default 16 9 Wide You can select the TV aspect ratio to match the formats of what you are playing back with the unit and your TV screen 4 3 standard or 16 9 widescreen TV Select the des...

Page 82: ...e setting is changed for example to SCART RGB while the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks are used to connect to the TV a distorted video signal may result DivX 1 In stop mode press SETUP Select General Setting using U D then press ENTER OK 2 Select DivX using U D then press ENTER OK 3 Select the desired item using U D then press ENTER OK For DivX VOD refer to page 56 for details DivX Subtitle Default OFF...

Page 83: ... is output as RGB regardless of the setting Your setting is activated 2 HDMI Audio Default ON If you do not want to output the audio through HDMI when you digitally output the audio through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL jack to your audio system etc you can set the HDMI audio output off Select a setting using U D then press ENTER OK Set to OFF when the HDMI sound is not required Your setting is ac...

Page 84: ... U D and then press ENTER OK 4 When you finish with the setting press SETUP to exit Note The settings listed below will remain unchanged even after resetting to the factory default Clock setting Channel setting Parental lock setting DivX VOD code Timer Programmes General Setting Display Video Clock Channel DivX HDMI Reset All Recording Playback Reset to factory default Yes No E9NG1BD_EN book Page ...

Page 85: ...annel is selected by pressing the Number buttons or PROG on the remote control There is a tape with a record tab in the unit Refer to pages 41 to 42 for instructions on timer recording 1 Turn on the unit and insert a recordable tape Make sure that the TV input is set on the unit 2 Press VCR 3 Select the recording mode using REC MODE The desired recording mode is selected in SP standard play or LP ...

Page 86: ...n the TV screen during One touch Timer Recording Press DISPLAY to see it on the TV screen Note If VCR One touch Timer Recording is completed during DVD playback or recording the VCR will be in stop mode and the DVD keeps the current mode You cannot use the pause function during One touch Timer Recording When One touch Timer Recording is finished and the power is turned off the unit will switch to ...

Page 87: ...it will play back the tape automatically Note This function is not available during recording Press STOP S to stop the search If the tape reaches the end during the search this unit will cancel it and rewind the tape You can set the time up to 9 59 Other Operations Press VCR first To cue or review picture during playback Picture Search Press FWD f or REV r during playback Press it again and the un...

Page 88: ...g reception of bilingual broadcasts Note If you play back non Hi Fi tapes the unit will play back automatically in monaural regardless of the mode you set If the stereo signal becomes weak the broadcast is automatically recorded in monaural Mode Audio output Display on the TV screen Stereo Stereo STEREO L L audio from both speakers LEFT R R audio from both speakers RIGHT Normal Monaural MONO Mode ...

Page 89: ...ly a DVC SD signal can be input from the DVC to this unit Other types of signals are not supported Do not connect any device other than the DVC Even if a recorder or PC with another DV terminal is connected the DV function will not operate If the DVC is not recognised after connection turn off the power supply for the unit and re connect the DVC The DVC cannot be operated with this unit Signal inp...

Page 90: ...eral minutes up to about several hours In a case you intend to cancel the repairing process If you intend to cancel the repairing process press A OPEN CLOSE on the front panel then select Yes and press ENTER OK After that press OPEN CLOSE A to take out the disc The disc cancelled during the repairing process MAY NOT work The indication does not disappear may remain on screen for the maximum of 20 ...

Page 91: ...hose scenes shot from the multi angle The disc cannot be played back on other player even though it is finalised properly Some DVD players do not play back the disc made on other recorder Refer to the manual of the unit VCR Picture noise appears Adjust tracking control for better picture by pressing PROG while you are playing back a videotape Head cleaning for VCR may be necessary Refer to AUTO HE...

Page 92: ...ding You are trying to record onto the VR mode DVD RW disc that has no space for recording Insert a recordable disc with enough recording space Delete unnecessary original titles See page 70 Recording Error You cannot record more than 99 titles on one disc The maximum is 99 You are trying to record onto the DVD RW R disc on which the number of recorded titles has reached the maximum 99 Delete unne...

Page 93: ...kh 5757 Kinyarwanda 6469 Kirghiz 5771 Kirundi 6460 Korean 5761 Kurdish 5767 Laothian 5861 Latin 5847 Latvian Lettish 5868 Lingala 5860 Language Code Lithuanian 5866 Macedonian 5957 Malagasy 5953 Malay 5965 Malayalam 5958 Maltese 5966 Maori 5955 Marathi 5964 Moldavian 5961 Mongolian 5960 Nauru 6047 Nepali 6051 Norwegian 6061 Occitan 6149 Oriya 6164 Oromo Afan 6159 Panjabi 6247 Pashto Pushto 6265 Pe...

Page 94: ...Layer 3 MP3 is a method of compressing files You can copy MP3 files on CD RW R discs from a computer and play back the files on this unit PBC Video CD only Playback Control This function enables you to play back interactive software using a menu screen See also Title PCM Pulse Code Modulation PCM is a format that converts audio into digital data It is mainly used for Audio CDs and DAT This unit ca...

Page 95: ...ing format Sampling frequency Compression format 13 5 MHz MPEG Audio recording format Sampling frequency Compression format 48 kHz Dolby Digital Tuner Receivable channels IRA E69 For analogue channels E21 E69 For DVB T channels Input Output Front Panel AV3 Video input Input level One RCA connector 1Vp p 75 Ω Audio input Input level Two RCA connectors 2Vrms input impedance more than 10kΩ DV input D...

Page 96: ...Printed in China 1VMN25253 E9NG1BD E9NG1BD_EN book Page 96 Monday April 7 2008 5 54 PM ...

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