Hitachi DV-DS161E Instruction Manual Download

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Instruction Manual

HDD/DVD RECORDER

Model No.

DV-DS161E (UK)
DV-DS81E (UK)

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Page 1: ...this product please read these instructions completely Please keep this manual for future reference VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation COMMERCIAL ADVANCE is a registered trademark of TeleVentions LLC COMMERCIAL ADVANCE is a Jerry Iggulden invention licensed in a...

Page 2: ...r damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire Periodically examine the cord of your appli ance and if its appearance indicates damage or deterio ration unplug it discontinue use of the appliance and have the cord replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized servicer Protect the power cord from physical or mechanical ab...

Page 3: ...g ensure that you dispose of it immediately having first removed the fuse to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accor dance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As these colours may not correspond with the coloured marking identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire colo...

Page 4: ...eral Explanation of On Screen Display 28 COMMERCIAL ADVANCE 29 30 HDD DVD DivX file or Video CD 31 33 Moving to another TITLE 31 Moving to another CHAPTER TRACK 31 Search 31 Still Picture and Frame by Frame Playback 31 Slow Motion 32 Random 32 Repeat 32 Repeat A B 32 Time Search 32 Zoom 32 Marker Search 33 Checking the Contents of DVD Video Discs Menus 33 34 Title Menu 33 Disc Menu 33 Camera Angle...

Page 5: ...ing Title Chapters to the Playlist 56 Deleting an Original or Playlist Title Chapter 57 Deleting a Part 57 Naming a Title 58 Time Search 58 Sort 59 Undoing Redoing 59 Combining Titles 59 Divide 60 Combining Chapters 60 Moving a Playlist Chapter 61 Hide a Chapter Title 61 Protect a Title 61 Full Play 61 Dubbing 62 64 Before Dubbing 62 What is CPRM 62 Fast copying 62 Dubbing from HDD to DVD 63 Dubbi...

Page 6: ...files MP3 files WMA files JPEG files About the Symbol Display may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the function explained in this owner s manual is not available on that specific DVD video disc Notes on Discs Handling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the surface Never stick paper or tape on t...

Page 7: ...Playable on DVD RAM compatible players Recordings can be extensively edited Only DVD RAM standard Version 2 0 2 1 and 2 2 discs can be used in this unit You cannot use the cartridge type DVD RAM disc in this unit DVD RW These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly Recordings can be erased then you can record again on the same Disc Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalization The e...

Page 8: ...onal Doing so may result in malfunctions Depending on the recording software the finalization some recorded discs CD R RW or DVD R RW may not be playable DVD R RW DVD R RW and CD R RW discs recorded using a personal computer or a DVD or CD Recorder may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty or if there is dirt or condensation on the Recorder s lens If you record a disc using a personal computer ...

Page 9: ...se Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise mosaic in the picture However sometimes there will be no warning signs of HDD failure If the HDD fails no playback of recorded material will be possible In this case it will be necessary to replace the HDD unit x x Exemption of liability concerning compensation of recorded contents If the recorder fails to recor...

Page 10: ...ry Card Inserting the card Insert straight in until it fits into place Removing the card Withdraw the card carefully Notes Keep the memory card out of reach of children If swallowed seek medical advice immediately A memory card may not be used for this recorder Do not extract the memory card in operating play copy move etc Using Memory Card 1 Insert a memory card 2 Press HOME on the remote control...

Page 11: ...hich is based on the new MPEG 4 compression standard for video You will be able to play DivX movies using this recorder DivX is a registered trademark of DivX Inc and is used under license Title DVD video discs only A title is generally a distinct section of a DVD disc For example the main feature could be title 1 a documen tary describing how the film was made could be title 2 and cast interviews...

Page 12: ...tes when the recorder is in timer record ing or a timer recording is programmed Indicates clock total playing time elapsed time title number chapter track number channel etc k Remote Sensor Point the recorder remote control here l INPUT4 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder etc m INPUT 4 S VIDEO IN Connect the S Vid...

Page 13: ...r recording tem porarily press again to exit pause mode N PLAY page 31 Starts play back 1 I POWER page 31 Switches the recorder ON or OFF RANDOM page 32 38 Plays tracks in random order z REC page 46 47 Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time REC MODE page 47 Selects the recording mode XP SP LP or EP REPEAT page 32 38 Repeat chapter track title all RETURN O page 20 31 Removes th...

Page 14: ...T VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN Y Pb Pr Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs e VIDEO OUTPUT Switch Select either COMPONENT VIDEO OUT or RGB signal of EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO terminal depending on how you connect the recorder to the TV f EURO AV 1 AUDIO VIDEO Connect to a TV with SCART jack g EURO AV 2 DECODER Connect the audio video output of an external source Pay TV decoder Set Top Box VCR etc h OPTICA...

Page 15: ... 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 output for the highest video resolu tion possible If your TV does not accept the Progressive Scan format the picture will appear scrambled if you try Progressive Scan on the recorder Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PR...

Page 16: ...EG 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 out put will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected Notes The audio format is set to BitStream at the factory default page 23 If your amplifier is not compatible with Dolby Digital MPEG 2 or DTS no sound will be heard In such cases ...

Page 17: ...er Tip You do not need to turn on the recorder to view the signals from the connected tuner on your TV Notes Pictures containing copy protection signals that pro hibit any copying cannot be recorded If you pass the recorder signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen Be sure to connect your VCR to the recorder and your TV in the order shown below To watch video tapes wa...

Page 18: ...onnect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder See page 51 for operating input switch Note This jack is for connection to DV digital camcorder only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D VHS video decks The DV IN jack cannot be used to connect some devices No copy guarded signal can be recorded When you turn the recorder on after conn...

Page 19: ...p the options but some require greater depth for the variety of settings General Operation 1 Press SETUP and the Setup menu appears 2 Use v V to select the desired option 3 While the desired item is selected press B to move to the second level 4 Use v V to select the second desired option 5 Press B to move to the third level 6 Use v V to select the desired setting then press ENTER to confirm your ...

Page 20: ...s not clear press ENTER so NICAM disappears 5 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Program List menu Program Edit You can perform a search to select and store TV chan nels manually When you select Program Edit in step 4 above the display for setting channels appears 1 Use b B to select the item and press v V to change the setting PR indicates the selected programme position Seek Searches for a channe...

Page 21: ... necessary information for date and time b B left right Moves the cursor to the previous or next column v V up down Changes the setting at the cur rent cursor position 4 Press ENTER to confirm your setting then press SETUP to exit the Setup menu TV Aspect Standard or Wide Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 stan dard or wide 4 3 Select this when connecting to a 4 3 screen TV When you ...

Page 22: ...restored to the standard setting and a picture will once again be visible on a conventional analog TV or monitor PBC Video CD PBC stands for Playback Control and refers to special menus and navigation features that are available on some Video CDs ON Video CDs are played according to the PBC if available OFF Video CDs are played the same way as Audio CDs Initialization HDD Format You can reset the ...

Page 23: ... the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Note If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will pro duce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all 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 will automatically convert any 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your s...

Page 24: ...R to confirm your rating selection then press SETUP to exit the menu Note If you set a rating for the recorder all disc scenes with the same rating or lower are played Higher rated scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found playback stops You must enter the 4 digit pass word o...

Page 25: ...instructions and download the video onto a disc for playback on this unit Note All the downloaded videos from DivX VOD can only be played back on this unit Recording Settings Record Mode Set You can set the picture quality for recording XP High Quality SP Standard Quality LP Low Quality EP Extend Quality 1 Select Rec Mode Set option then press B 2 Use v V to select a desired Record Mode XP SP LP o...

Page 26: ... time is for reference The actual time will slightly vary Disc Settings Disc Format If you load a completely blank disc the recorder will initialize the disc DVD R The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode The recording mode will always be Video mode DVD RW The recorder initialize the disc to VR mode Go to Step 3 DVD R DL DVD RAM The Initialize menu will appears Select Yes then press ENTER DV...

Page 27: ...VD R DL disc can take up to 30 minutes to final ize Tips If you load a DVD RW that has already been final ized you can Unfinalize it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto the disc You cannot unfinalize a DVD R and DVD R disc If Disc Protect option is set to ON the finalize is not available To finalize set Disc Protect option to OFF Disc Labe...

Page 28: ...rmation The items displayed differ depending on the disc type or playing status 3 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 parentheses Title Current title or track number total num ber of titles or tracks page 31 Chapter Current chapter number total number of chapters page 31 Time Elapsed playing time page ...

Page 29: ... longer as a commercial portion and skips it You can use COMMERCIAL ADVANCE only with programs recorded with CA RECORD set to ON Make sure before recording that CA RECORD is set to ON Example where COMMERCIAL ADVANCE can skip or scan commercials Multiple commercials that collectively continue for 55 seconds or longer Example where COMMERCIAL ADVANCE does not skip or scan commercials Only one comme...

Page 30: ...ically skipped Tips Skip operation during playback of a program If you press the button on remote control during playback of a program as shown below the recorder will skip to the beginning of the next commercial and continue playback If you press the button on remote control dur ing playback of a program as shown below the recorder will skip to the beginning of that program portion and continue p...

Page 31: ...sc must be authorized see Rating on page 24 DVDs may have a Region Code Your recorder will not play discs that have a region code different from your recorder The region code for this recorder is 2 two or ALL 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 c...

Page 32: ...ears briefly on the TV screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point A B appears briefly on the TV screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 Press A B again to cancel Note During HDD playback you cannot select a sequence less than 5 seconds Time Search To start playing at any chosen time on the disc 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The time search box shows the elapsed playing time 2 Press ...

Page 33: ... on the TV screen Otherwise the disc menu may not appear The menu may contain camera angles spoken lan guage and subtitle options and chapters for the title Disc Menu Press DISC MENU LIST The disc menu is displayed To remove the disc menu press DISC MENU LIST again Camera Angle If the disc contains scenes recorded at different cam era angles you can change to a different camera angle during playba...

Page 34: ...e recorder will skip 15 seconds forward and restart playback 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 playback 3 Press ENTER to confirm the sele...

Page 35: ...e for the DivX subtitle on the figure below Disc Subtitle Language Available DivX Subtitle Original English English French German French German Italian Italian Spanish Spanish Portuguese Portuguese Dutch Swedish Russian Russian Other 6976 Greek Other 7665 Polish Hungarian Czech 2 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears Press SETUP b LANGUAGE b Disc Subtitle then select the language you have found Refer...

Page 36: ...he menu screen is restored If the file is recorded with GMC the unit sup ports only 1 point of the record level GMC GMC is the acronym for Global Motion Compensation It is an encoding tool specified in MPEG4 standard Some MPEG4 encoders like DivX or Xvid have this option There are different levels of GMC encoding usually called 1 point 2 point or 3 point GMC Playable DivX file avi divx Playable Di...

Page 37: ...ENTER You can also display HOME menu to select another media by pressing RETURN O 5 To stop playback at any time press x STOP Tip You can create new folder Select New Album option on the Music HDD or Music Memory Card menu then press ENTER NONAME folder is created Audio CD and Music menu options 1 Press v V to select a folder file on the Audio CD or Music menu then press ENTER The menu options app...

Page 38: ...quence and return to normal play press A B again The Repeat icon disappears from the menu screen About MP3 WMA audio files MP3 WMA file compatibility with this recorder is limited as follows Sampling frequency within 8 48 kHz MP3 within 32 48kHz WMA Bit rate within 8 320kbps MP3 32 192kbps WMA The recorder cannot read an MP3 WMA file that has a file extension other than mp3 wma CD R physical forma...

Page 39: ... Tip You can access or remove the Program List screen by pressing DISC MENU LIST Program List menu options 1 Press v V to select a track file on the Program List then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selection Play Playback begins in the order in which you programmed the tracks from the selected track Delete Deletes the track s from...

Page 40: ...the Program List then press ENTER The menu options appear You can select all files and folders on the menu by pressing CLEAR button To cancel the selections press CLEAR again Selecting multiple files folders 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Use v V to select an option t...

Page 41: ...ltiple files Select Select All option to select all tracks then press ENTER Select Deselect All option to deselect all select ed tracks then press ENTER Select Cancel option to exit this menu then press ENTER 6 Use b B v V to highlight Start option then press ENTER 7 Press x STOP to stop the Slide Show and return to the Photo menu About JPEG image files JPEG disc compatibility with this recorder i...

Page 42: ... CLEAR again Selecting multiple files folders 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Press ENTER The menu options appear on the menu 3 Select Delete option then press ENTER The selected file s is deleted from HDD or Memory Card DV DS161E only Naming a file You can name MP3 WM...

Page 43: ...py 1 After selecting a media then press ENTER The album folder list appears 2 Select a folder Also you can create new album folder Select New Album option on the Copy menu then press ENTER NONAME folder is created 6 Select Copy option then press ENTER to begin copying Moving a file s You can move a file s folder s to another media or folder After moving the file s folder s are deleted from the cur...

Page 44: ... required for each recording and determine the picture quality and how much space the recording will take up on the disc About HDD recording Recording to the internal hard disk drive HDD is basically similar to recording to a VR mode DVD RAM disc You have the full choice of recording quality options including the manual mode and of course you can record erase and re record as many times as you lik...

Page 45: ...me left on the disc When using a DVD RW disc in Video mode record ing time available will only increase if you erase the last title recorded on the disc The Delete Title operation in the Title List Original menu only hides the title it does not actually erase the title from the disc and increase the recording time available except for the last recorded title on a DVD RW disc in Video mode Recordin...

Page 46: ...mode You can mark one in Timeshift mode Press MARKER at the desired point during Timeshift Press SEARCH to recall the marked scene Clip Record You can edit during Timeshift to store the program on the HDD Hard Disk Drive 1 During Timeshift use pause step search and slow motion to find the starting point 2 Press z REC at the starting point of the section you want to record Progress of the edit is i...

Page 47: ...tting page 20 is set to Auto then if the broadcast is NICAM the audio automati cally changes to NICAM and you can record the NICAM audio If the broadcast is non NICAM the regular audio is always recorded If NICAM sound distortion occurs due to poor reception you can switch off NICAM setting of the program To Pause the Recording 1 Press X PAUSE STEP to pause recording 2 When you want to continue re...

Page 48: ...he beginning of the program is not recorded 2 Enter the necessary information for your timer recording s b B left right move the cursor left right v V up down change the setting at the current cursor position Press RETURN O to exit the Timer Record menu Press ENTER after filling in all the program information Press TIMER REC to display Timer Record List 3 Set a recording mode as necessary by press...

Page 49: ...ng the Timer Record menu will appear b B left right move the cursor left right If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER press CLEAR repeatedly to delete password numbers one by one then correct it 3 Use b B to move the cursor to the Repeat column then use v V to select Repeat option Once Daily Monday Friday or Weekly 4 Press ENTER after filling in all the program infor mation The program will b...

Page 50: ...hen the earlier program finishes the later program starts If two programs are set to start at exactly the same time the program entered first takes priority If the disc is damaged the recording may not com plete successfully In this case even though the Check field shows Rec OK it may not be Note If a program is timer recorded with PDC ON Rec OK will not appear in the Check field Recording from an...

Page 51: ...rom this one You cannot control this unit remotely from a compo nent connected to the DV IN jack You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack See page 18 2 Select TV HDD or TV DVD option on the HOME menu then press ENTER see page 19 3 Check that the DV audio input is as you require You can choose betwee...

Page 52: ...ile playing back the media from the other mode Notes You can t use simultaneous playback and recording while copying You cannot edit programs during simultaneous recording and playback Playback current title during recording You can play back the current title in recording simul taneously 1 Start HDD recording 2 Press N PLAY The playback starts and the recording will continue while playing back Yo...

Page 53: ...les were recorded with a Line Input setting different to the current setting of the recorder During recording these titles cannot be played 1 Press DISC MENU LIST to display the Title List menu Playback should be stopped when you do this You can also access it using HOME menu select TITLE LIST option then press ENTER When selecting titles use the v V buttons to display the previous next page if th...

Page 54: ...ck of the selected title or chap ter The hidden titles and chapters on the DVD R RW cannot be play back Playlist Add Adds the title or chapter to the Playlist page 56 Protect Protects accidental recording editing or deleting of the title page 61 Rename Title Name Edits the title name page 58 Search Chapter Displays Chapter List of the Title Time Search time for you want start point of the title pa...

Page 55: ... title from the Original or Playlist menu Caution When editing using the Delete Add and Move func tions the start and end frames may not be exactly as set in the start and end point display During Playlist playback you may notice a momen tary pause between edits This is not a malfunction Adding Chapter Markers You can create chapters within a title by inserting chapter marks at the desired points ...

Page 56: ...ions appear on the left side of the menu 2 Use v V to select Playlist Add option then press ENTER 3 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 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 Choose a title or chapte...

Page 57: ...divided or any part of it is deleted the chapter will be erased When you are deleting a title or chapter only the last one on DVD RW increases remaining recording time Deleting a Part You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 Use b B v V to choose a title you want to delete on the Title List menu then press ENTER The options appear on the left side of the menu 2 Select Delete Part...

Page 58: ...le name Genre DOCU Document program EDU Education program News News program Drama Drama ANI Animation program Sports Sports program Movie Movie Show TV show AV IN External input program etc etcetera Choosing etc will erase the genre display HDD 4 Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the previous menu screen 5 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the menu Notes To erase the display...

Page 59: ...g You can t undo anything after ejecting the disc from the recorder or switching the recorder into standby mode You can still undo a deletion even after exiting the menu display Tip You can redo the last undo action using the Redo option Combining Titles Use this function to combine two adjacent Original HDD titles into one Notes This function is not available if there is only one title within the...

Page 60: ...tle is divided into two new titles It take up to 4 minutes to divide Notes You cannot select dividing point less than 3 sec onds Fast copying cannot be specified for divided tiles If Divide is executed the chapter in the title will be erased HDD Combining Chapters Use this function to combine two adjacent Playlist or Original chapters into one Note This function is not available if there is only o...

Page 61: ...Hide option Example Title List DVD RW 3 Press ENTER to confirm The chapter s or title s thumbnail will dim Tip If you select a hidden chapter or title on the Title List or Chapter List menu you can show it by choosing Show option on the menu After doing that you are able to see the chapter or title Protect a Title Use this function to protect against accidental record ing editing or deleting of th...

Page 62: ...only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the area in which you are mak ing a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rights owner This product incorporates copyright protection tech nology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other inte...

Page 63: ...le FR choose when PDC is off If Fast is chosen the chapters set on HDD will not be dubbed Dubbing from DVD to HDD 1 On the Title List menu select a title you want to dub then press ENTER Menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 Use v V to select Dubbing option then press ENTER Dubbing menu appears 3 Use b B to select record mode XP SP LP EP Fast or FR then press V Start icon is highli...

Page 64: ...t is being displayed One Touch Copy DVD to HDD One Touch Copy from DVD to HDD copies a single title to the HDD in real time When you start copying playback jumps back to the start of the title then continues through to the end of the title when record ing automatically stops The copy will be made in the recording mode XP SP LP EP that is currently set During DVD playback press DUBBING to copy the ...

Page 65: ... R or DVD RW disc recorded already 2 Press TITLE MENU in Play mode Title List menu will appear as shown below Tip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing x STOP 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or N PLAY Playing on other Players Finalized Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode finalized DVD R or DVD RWs A small number of pla...

Page 66: ...dian 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 Indonesian 7378 Interlingu...

Page 67: ...is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV TV Control Buttons Manufacturer Code Number HITACHI 011 DEFAULT 013 015 017 021 022 023 024 028 029 030 035 039 040 041 048 053 054 055 056 057 120 127 128 129 134 135 140 143 145 147 151 156 159 173 193 219 ADMIRAL 137 204 ADYSON 159 219 AKAI 009 010 108 132 133 135 139 140 156 174 175 AKURA 064 086 108 110 1...

Page 68: ...10 INTERCORD 233 INTERFUNK 108 109 113 130 133 134 135 137 141 146 147 148 165 179 210 INTERVISION 010 086 108 132 144 166 Manufacturer Code Number IRRADIO 163 235 237 ITC 144 159 ITS 009 010 064 171 ITT 141 151 186 JVC 009 169 KAIDO 136 KAPSCH 089 147 148 197 KARCHER 084 108 KATHREIN 109 KAWA 009 KENDO 060 108 137 157 KENNEDY 197 KNEISSEL 108 KONKA 009 KORTING 086 204 209 KUBA 233 KUBA 233 ELECTR...

Page 69: ...INUDYNE 118 131 SMARAGO 172 SOLAVOX 133 SONOLOR 140 156 SONTEC 108 SONY 072 074 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 222 SPECTRA 170 STARLITE 108 171 STARLUX 171 STERN 088 089 137 157 197 Manufacturer Code Number SUNSTAR 108 171 SUPERTECH 108 139 152 171 TADISTAR 108 TASHIKO 108 TASHIKO 159 218 TEC 108 139 144 159 170 171 TECHLINE 185 TECHNISAT 108 165 TECNISON 108 171 TEKON 171 TELEAVIA 173 178 179 225 23...

Page 70: ...al or cables are loose Camcorder is off The recorder s source is incorrect Solution Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely Press TV DVD on the remote control repeatedly to choose DVD mode TV indicator disappears in the display window Hold down the STOP button for at least 5 seconds Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the recorder appears on the TV scree...

Page 71: ...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 27 No solution The other player must be RW compati ble in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Select the channel o...

Page 72: ...Video recording format Sampling frequency 27MHz Compression format MPEG 2 VBR support Audio recording format Sampling frequency 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital Playback Frequency response DVD PCM 48 kHz 8 Hz to 20 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 rang...

Page 73: ...eme cases fire or even an explosion Remove dead batteries from equipment and all batteries from equipment you know you are not going to use for a long time Otherwise the batteries may leak and cause damage Never dispose of batteries in fire as this can cause them to explode Please put dead batteries in with the normal household waste NEVER ALWAYS NEVER Never attempt to recharge ordinary batteries ...

Page 74: ...t switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family know how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the req...

Page 75: ...of the date of purchase provided that This guarantee does not apply to products acquired second hand or for commercial or communal use This guarantee does not extend to user control adjust ments battery replacement and aerial adjustment Any parts replaced under guarantee shall become the property of Hitachi Europe Ltd Please note that evidence of the date of purchase will be required before servic...

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