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GDVDR320HDMI / B 

User Guide 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for GDVDR320HDMI / B

Page 1: ...GDVDR320HDMI B User Guide ...

Page 2: ...1 1 Initial Setup 21 2 2 SETUP MENU 22 2 2 1 RECORDING 22 2 2 1 1 AUTO CHAPTER MARKER 22 2 2 1 2 RECORD QUALITY 22 2 2 1 3 APS 22 2 2 1 4 MODIFY CHANNEL 22 2 2 1 5 PROGRAM TABLE 23 2 2 1 6 TIMER SETTING MENU 23 2 2 1 7 COUNTRY SELECTION 23 2 2 2 VIDEO 23 2 2 2 1 TV TYPE 23 2 2 2 2 TV DISPLAY 24 2 2 2 3 SCREENSAVER 24 2 2 2 4 CONNECTING TO TV VIA AN HDMI CABLE 24 2 2 3 AUDIO 24 2 2 3 1 DOWNMIX 24 2...

Page 3: ...VCD 36 3 20 Browsing For A Specific Track Time CD DA MP3 MPEG JPEG 36 3 21 Checking Elapsed Remaining Time except JPEG 36 3 22 Playback Control S VCD 36 3 23 Playback Modes CD DA MP3 JPEG MPEG 36 3 24 Simultaneous Playback JPEG MP3 37 4 MANUAL RECORDING 37 4 1 General Information 37 4 2 Recording Setup 37 4 3 Selecting Source 37 4 4 How To Initiate And Stop Recording Process 38 4 5 How To Watch An...

Page 4: ...3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ...

Page 5: ...e or electric shock and any interference use the recommended accessories only Do not move your device for 20 seconds after removing AC power to ensure that the actuator is completely locked This helps prevent the media and the heads from accidental damage due to vibration moving or shipping This recorder must not be exposed to dripping or splashing with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the...

Page 6: ...DVD 16 Multi Subtitle up to 32 support According to disc content For DVD 17 Multi Angle up to 9 support According to disc content For DVD 18 8 level parental control 19 Fast forward and rewind in 5 different speeds 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x Fast Forward Backward 20 For DVD S VCD frame by frame forward playback 21 For DVD S VCD slow forward playback 1 2x 1 4 x 1 8x Slow Forward 22 Maximum 5K 5K resolution f...

Page 7: ...ay cause system crash after laying for a while Some parts of the disc may be skipped or worked abnormally Compare with the original discs the time passed for reading a CD R RW DVD R RW and DVD R RW discs may be longer This DVD player may not support some MP3 recordings due to differences in recording formats or disc type Please read the user s manual MP3 playback CD R CD RW discs recorded by CD DA...

Page 8: ...ctrical shock Check the power cord once in a while When you find it damaged ask closest if it becomes damaged please contact your dealer Choice of Location Please do not place the set in a place subject to direct sun light excessive dust or mechanical shock or in a location near heat sources The set should be placed on a solid and safe base Do not place the apparatus on a soft surface such as a ru...

Page 9: ...t On cleaning Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the inside to the outside Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Discs that should not be used Only the discs including the marks see 1 7 can be played Note however that discs with special shapes heart shaped discs hexagonal discs etc...

Page 10: ...9 CONNECTION AERIAL CONNECTION VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT SOCKETS C able not supplied C able not supplied ...

Page 11: ...10 ANALOGUE AUDIO CONNECTION C able not supplied DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTION C able not supplied ...

Page 12: ...11 SCART CONNECTION Scart Cable supplied C able not supplied ...

Page 13: ...Please see page 24 or refer to the Quick Start Guide HDMI Cable Putting into operation After making the necessary connections stated above plug the power cord to the mains socket Unit will be in standby mode Press standby to turn on the unit Open the disc tray with open close button and insert a playable disc DVD VCD SVCD CD MP3 Press open close button again to close the disc tray and to start ope...

Page 14: ...AUDIO ANGLE A B TITLE MENU DISPLAY 0 STANDBY OPEN CLOSE SELECT PROGRAM PLAYLIST RETURN HDD DVD SETUP TV DVD RECORD DUB PLAY PAUSE STOP SKIP SEARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CLEAR SEARCH VIDEO SOURCE WATCH TV FUNCTION 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 13 14 16 17 20 22 18 19 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 31 35 ...

Page 15: ...the root menu Otherwise this functioning of play pause key on the root menu will be prohibited by the disc and will appear 18 RECORD DUB This function is not available on this non HDD model 19 STOP Stop playback recording 20 SKIP 9 Press this key during playback Previous chapter film or previous file 20 SKIP Press this key during playback Next chapter film or next file Press this key during pause ...

Page 16: ... must install the batteries in the remote control before use Ø Take the remote control of the DVD recorder and the enclosed batteries 2 x 1 5 V batteries R03 AAA Ø Open the battery compartment insert the batteries as shown and then close the compartment Ø The remote control range is approximately 5 to 10 metres Within about 5 10m in front of the device ...

Page 17: ...e root menu Otherwise this functioning of play pause key on the root menu will be prohibited by the disc and will appear 5 STOP Stops playback recording 6 SKIP FORWARD Plays next chapter title track file 7 SKIP BACKWARD 9 Plays previous chapter title track file 8 DISC TRAY Place a disc on the tray 9 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY VFD Indicates the playing time title chapter track etc 1 3 FRONT PANEL CONNECTI...

Page 18: ...tion of an external device satellite receiver set top box video recorder camcorder etc 5 CVBS Video output Connection of a TV set with a video output CVBS Composite Video 6 AUDIO connectors Audio OUT For 2 channel recorders Connects to the AV amplifier by using 2 cords Left right 7 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL Connects to an audio component using the coaxial digital connection cord 8 HDMI socket Conn...

Page 19: ...audio signal is available on the digital audio output PCM A PCM audio signal is available on the digital audio output Playback in progress Playback record interrupted Pause REC Recording in progress TIMER A recording timer has been programmed NICAM The DVD recorder has detected a Nicam audio signal 2 CH During playback a HiFi 2 channel tone was detected or a HiFi 2 channel tone was received 5 1 CH...

Page 20: ...r recording If a disc has been inserted perhaps it cannot be read ERROR Error disc faulty disc BLANK Inserted disc is blank MENU While in file playback file content menu is on screen STOP Stop to play the content ROOT In root menu for recorded content COMPOSITE CVBS source SCART IN SCART source PREPARING Preparing a new DVD R DVD R or DVD RW DVD RW disc SETUP Setup menu is active on screen FINALIZ...

Page 21: ...menu 8 cm Single sided 80 min Double sided 160 min VIDEO CD Audio Video 12 cm 74 min Video with CD sound VHS quality and MPEG 1 compression technology 8 cm 20 min AUDIO CD Audio 12 cm 74 min An LP is recorded as an analogue signal with more distortion CD is recorded as a digital signal with better audio quality less distortion and less deterioration of audio quality over time 8 cm 20 min MP3 CD Au...

Page 22: ...of the DVD recorder Ensure that the scart cable is connected between your DVD recorder and your TV Select AV on your TV and you should see the Following On Screen Display Press SELECT button on the DVD remote control to confirm the selection 2 1 INSTALLATION MENU 2 1 1 Initial Setup 1 OSD language selection 2 Country selection 3 Automatic program search 4 Press the select button to complete the se...

Page 23: ... item will be active only in monitor mode 2 2 1 3 APS Makes automatic scan of all channels preset Initially it deletes current channel list To confirm this a warning message appears on the screen If you choose to continue it starts scanning channels NOTE APS operation may take long time NOTE If you do not get audio properly please see TroubleShooting part 2 2 1 4 MODIFY CHANNEL It enables to modif...

Page 24: ... the remote control If you press SELECT on the first blank item an additional menu will appear on screen For detailed information please look at section 5 2 2 2 1 7 COUNTRY SELECTION It lists available countries and enables to select the country for tuning settings NOTE In order to have proper tuning channel naming and sorting facilities please be sure that your own country is selected 2 2 2 VIDEO...

Page 25: ... supplied scart cable is also connected to the recorder TV and that Scart function is selected on the TV Please note that the HDMI output from this recorder is factory set to OFF The HDMI mode must be switched On before selecting HDMI function on the TV Press the power button on the DVD recorder and press the SETUP button Press the arrow down button until VIDEO menu shows Press the right arrow but...

Page 26: ... this option 2 2 4 2 AUDIO LANGUAGE You can select default audio language by this option The selected audio language will be activated if supported by the disc played 2 2 4 3 SUBTITLE LANGUAGE You can select default subtitle language for DVD discs by this option The selected subtitle language will be activated if supported by the disc played 2 2 4 4 DISC MENU LANGUAGE You can select default DVD di...

Page 27: ...e If you re playing the disc or viewing title menu Root please exit from DVD mode and select this menu option for erasing the disc FINALIZE DISC This menu option is used for finalizing a recorded DVD R DVD R disc It is not possible to do any operation on the disc after this process A warning dialogue asking whether you want to finalize or not will be displayed Select Yes to start finalizing disc o...

Page 28: ... password you will be prompted to enter your old password After that it becomes possible to enter a new 4 digit password Enter password Enter your current password four numbers you previously set in here Enter new password Enter your choice for a new password Confirm new password confirm new password by entering again Select OK NOTE Do not forget your password Otherwise you can use the password at...

Page 29: ...n watch scrambled channels with appropriate decoder Otherwise when SCART CVBS is selected AV 2 continues to stay in available sources list 2 3 DISPLAY MENUS Display menus are activated by pressing DISPLAY key while disc is in playback DISPLAY MENU DVD DISPLAY MENU S VCD DISPLAY MENU CD DA DISPLAY MENU JPEG STILL PICTURE DISPLAY MENU MP3 DISPLAY MENU MPEG When there is a recordable disc in disc tra...

Page 30: ...ing to record Only you can play the disc Unlock Disc You can unlock the disc and continue to record NOTE You can see Unlock Disc option if the disc is locked before Make Compatible When you do chapter operations add delete marker hide unhide etc on a title this menu option will appear on the Disc Menu available only with DVD RW Since DVD RW discs do not need to be finalized if you have performed e...

Page 31: ...rding can be appended to the last title available only with DVD RW or DVD RW 2 6 EDITING TITLE Title number View the number of current title total title Chapter number View the number of current chapter total chapter Playback operations Current operation status It includes PLAY PAUSE STOP Fast Forward Backward Slow Forward Chapter marker When Insert marker is selected by pressing SELECT a new chap...

Page 32: ...sc the VFD display on the DVD recorder will indicate NO DISC 3 3 Basic Playback DVD S VCD CD DA MP3 JPEG MPEG Some playback operations and interactivity features of DVD and may be intentionally fixed by the software producer Accordingly some playback features may not be available You should refer to the instructions supplied with the DVD The simplest way to playback a disc is to follow this proced...

Page 33: ...re activated by pressing REPEAT during playback and vary with media Each time this key is pressed a different repeat box is displayed on the screen In NORMAL mode the repeat mode is disabled DVD CHAPTER REPEAT TITLE REPEAT DISC REPEAT NORMAL S VCD CD DA TRACK REPEAT DISC REPEAT NORMAL MP3 JPEG MPEG TRACK REPEAT FOLDER REPEAT NORMAL DISC REPEAT 3 8 Repeating a Specific Segment A to B DVD S VCD CD D...

Page 34: ...ted subtitle are not displayed correctly from OSD language option in the Setup Menu change the subtitle language to the one you want to display 3 11 Changing Audio Soundtrack Language DVD MPEG Your default language choice is determined by the language you set in the Language Audio Language menu Typically a DVD will have a menu that you can make a language selection from before starting playback or...

Page 35: ...g 3 14 Slow Forward Playback DVD S VCD Slow motion playback is good for searching or just observing a small section of the disc To begin slow motion play forward first press PLAY PAUSE once during playback The screen suspends Then press SEARCH on the remote control during playback You can increase or decrease the speed of the slow motion play by pressing SEARCH or SEARCH The speed of slow motion i...

Page 36: ... following explains basic operations when this feature is used To play a specific title on a DVD you can use the MENU or TITLE key to display a menu to make your title and chapter selection The procedure described here is general in nature If the steps do not seem appropriate for the DVD you are attempting to play disregard these instructions and follow the instructions that appear on the screen 1...

Page 37: ...ter you enter number and wait for 4 5 seconds or press SELECT key Second press of SEARCH MODE key on the remote control will make you time search of the playing media except JPEG Only in playback state The time search box is displayed on the screen You can see total runtime of the track as xx xx xx Enter the time using number keys The track is played beginning from the desired time just after you ...

Page 38: ...YPE you can control MP3 playback options Similarly if PICTURE is selected you can control JPEG playback options 4 MANUAL RECORDING 4 1 General Information With this DVD recorder you can record on four types of DVD DVD RW and DVD RW These discs can be recorded and erased multiple times DVD R and DVD R These types of discs can only be recorded until the disc is full or you finalize the disc After th...

Page 39: ...able the scart output of the unit By using program 5 6 or numerical keys of your TV remote control and press SELECT you can watch other channels In order to enable the scart output of the DVD recorder press TV DVD key again 4 6 Inserting Chapter INSERT CHAPTER key on the remote control divides current chapter into two chapters from the moment you press this key 4 7 Pause Recording In order to paus...

Page 40: ...to activate timer recording unit should be set to normal STANDBY state If unit is already turned on manually at the start time of a timer event timer recording won t work 8 LIMITATIONS AND SOME OTHER FEATURES Recorder Features And Limitations 1 This DVD recorder cannot record any disc recorded before by another machine unless it is erased by this recorder available only with DVD RW or DVD RW 2 In ...

Page 41: ... Input Rear Via SCART Aerial in CVBS PAL NTSC Negative synchronized 1Vpp 75 ohm loaded RGB CVBS Through Full Euroscart Output Pin 16 control Video Output HDMI 480p 576p 720p 1080i resolution Audio Type Dolby Digital Decoding MPEG Multichannel Up to 5 1 channel Decoding LPCM 24 bit 96 kHz 48kHz downsampling MP3 Front Cinch Socket Stereo Analog L R Audio Input Rear SCART Analog L R Digital Audio Out...

Page 42: ...These functions are not available on the DVD Angle can only be changed when the angle symbol is displayed The picture colors are not OK Check the video output mode and select the appropriate mode No picture Check if the recorder is connected to TV properly and that all connections between the DVD recorder and other attached equipment are secure No sound Check the volume is set to an audible level ...

Page 43: ...be able to record if the program number found during APS does not contain an active channel Edit disc option is disabled Make sure that the recorder is in full stop mode Your country doesn t exist in Country Selection list in setup menu Select Other option Audio is not proper in tuner mode Make sure right country is selected before APS or manual search Make sure right audio standard is set for rel...

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