LG RC700N - - DVDr/ VCR Combo Owner'S Manual Download

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DVD RECORDER/
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RECORDER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL: RC700N

2007, LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.

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Page 1: ... this product please read this owner s manual carefully and completely DVD RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL RC700N Copyright 2007 LG Electronics U S A Inc Call us and we will guide you through your first recording for free 1 800 243 0000 ...

Page 2: ... damaged wall outlets extension cords frayed power cords or damaged or cracked wire insulation are danger ous Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire Periodically examine the cord of your appliance and if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration unplug it discontinue use of the appliance and have the cord replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized servi...

Page 3: ... type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the pro vided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use atta...

Page 4: ...VD recording 33 Notes for recording 33 Recording time and picture quality 33 Recording from External Components 34 Instant Timer Recording 34 Simultaneous Play and Record 34 Timer Recording 35 AV1 Timer Recording using Set Top Channel option 36 Timer Recording Troubleshooting 37 Playing while you are recording 37 Dubbing from DVD to VCR 38 Dubbing from VCR to DVD 38 Recording from DV Input 39 EDIT...

Page 5: ...rces of heat and never leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor pic ture quality and sound distortion Before playing clean the disc with a clean cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for older vinyl rec...

Page 6: ...erased then you can record again on the same Disc Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatic finalization The edited contents are playable on DVD RW compatible players only after finalization Recordings can be edited DVD R DVD Recordable These Discs can be recorded only once After you finalize a DVD R you cannot record on it or edit it any more Playable on DVD R compatible players after final...

Page 7: ... requires discs and recordings to meet certain technical standards in order to achieve optimal playback quality Pre recorded DVDs are automatically set to these standards There are many different types of recordable disc formats including CD R containing MP3 or WMA files and these require certain pre existing conditions see above to ensure compatible playback Customers should note that permission ...

Page 8: ...for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the area in which you are making 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 technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectua...

Page 9: ...r Lights when a disc is in the DVD deck The DVD deck is selected Lights when the Recorder is in playing mode or flashes when search mode The VCR deck is selected Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed A VHS tape is inserted in the VCR deck The Recorder is recording Indicates PM time AM is not displayed Indicates total playing time elapsed time remainin...

Page 10: ...lly the tape s picture onscreen DISC MENU LIST Accesses menu on a DVD disc Title List or Playlist menu b B v V left right up down Selects menu options ENTER Confirms menu selections DISPLAY Accesses On Screen Display Displays information of current status RETURN O Removes the menu d AUDIO Selects an audio language or an audio channel SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language ZOOM Enlarges DVD video ima...

Page 11: ...output providing a high quality interface for digital audio and video f AC Power Cord Plug into the power source g COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Connect to digital coaxial audio equipment h S VIDEO OUTPUT Connect to a S Video Input on TV i AUDIO OUTPUT Left Right Connect to a TV or other equipment with audio inputs j VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT Left Right Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs a b c d ...

Page 12: ...tion set the TV s source selector to VIDEO S Video connection Connect the S VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the Recorder to the S Video in jack on the TV using the optional S Video cable S Component Video 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 Connect the COMPONE...

Page 13: ...and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD Players Set Top Boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of HDCP High Definition Contents Protection HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received HDMI has the capability to support standard enhanced or high definition video plus standard to multi channel surround sound audio HDMI features...

Page 14: ...d DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Caution Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected Notes If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all Six Channel Digital Surround Sound ...

Page 15: ...ents Connecting a Digital Connecting a Digital Camcorder Camcorder Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV Digital Camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this Recorder Notes This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D VHS video decks Disconnecting the DV cable while recording a contents of the connected d...

Page 16: ...er set the control to IR on the Set Top box to use this IR connection Do not connect an accessory other than the sup plied IR control cable to the IR TRANSMITTER jack Do not cover the transmitter Not all Set Top Box devices will work with this Recorder Refer to the owner s manual of the connected Set Top Box as well VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Front Rear of Recorder Cable Box Satellite Box Digital Video R...

Page 17: ...e setup menu see page 18 Using the Home Menu Using the Home Menu From the Home Menu screen you can access all the Media for playback and recording of the recorder 1 Press HOME and the Home menu appears 2 Use b B to select the desired main option 3 Use v V to select the desired Sub option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 4 To exit the HOME menu press HOME Setup Start Displays Setup menu T...

Page 18: ...k 1 Select the Clock Set option then B 2 Enter the necessary information for year 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 current cursor position 3 Press ENTER to confirm your setting TV Aspect 4 3 Letter Box Select when a standard 4 3 TV is connected Displays theatrical images with masking bars above and below the picture...

Page 19: ... amplifi er DVDs encoded in Dolby Digital or MPEG will be automatically downmixed to two channel PCM audio OFF for DTS If you select OFF the DTS signal is not output through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack Sampling Freq Frequency If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of han dling 96 kHz signals select 48 kHz When this choice is made this unit automatically converts any 96 kHz signals to 48 kH...

Page 20: ...ternative is found playback stops You must enter the 4 digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc Set Password You can enter or change password 1 Select Set Password option then press B 2 Follow step 2 as shown Rating To change the password press ENTER when the Change option is highlighted then input old password Input new password Enter it again to verify To delete the pa...

Page 21: ...SLP Super Long Play DV Record Audio You need to set this if you have a camcorder using 32kHz 12 bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN jack Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio One is recorded at the time of shoot ing the other is for overdubbing after shooting On the Audio 1 setting the sound that was recorded while shooting is used On the Audio 2 setting the overdubbed ...

Page 22: ...e v V to select Test option then press ENTER to verify the connections settings between the Set Top Box and the Recorder The recorder is tuned to AV1 automatically See right for details Test Procedure 1 Check the IR control cable connection then press ENTER Refer to page 16 2 Turn on the Set Top Box then press ENTER 3 Use b B a Remote Control Code of the device then press ENTER The list of codes d...

Page 23: ...inalizing the disc Notes Finalization can take up to 3 4 minutes or more depend ing on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc DVD R DL disc can take up to 30 minutes to finalize Tips If you load a DVD RW that has already been finalized you can Unfinalize it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto...

Page 24: ...how various playback information 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 parenthesis Title Current title number total number of titles page 29 Chapter Current chapter number total number of chapters page 27 Time Elapsed playing time ...

Page 25: ... Playback Playing a DVD Playing a DVD 1 Press DVD to control the DVD deck 2 Press EJECT OPEN CLOSE Z to open the disc tray Load your chosen disc in the tray with the playback side down 3 Press EJECT OPEN CLOSE Z to close the tray Playback starts automatically If playback does not start press PLAY N or Starts play back using HOME menu 4 To stop the playback press STOP x The unit records the stopped...

Page 26: ...ode the Recorder goes back to PLAY mode to protect the tape and video heads BACKWARD m Scan backward In Stop mode rewinds the tape After 3 minutes in SEARCH mode the Recorder returns to PLAY mode to protect the tape and video heads CLEAR Resets the current tape counter position to 0 00 00 To automatically goto tape counter position 0 00 00 press RETURN while the tape is in Stop mode or in Play mod...

Page 27: ...go directly to any chapter during DVD playback press DISPLAY twice and press v V to select the chapter icon Then input the chapter number or use b B On an Audio CD to go directly to any track enter the track number using the numbered buttons 0 9 during playback ZOOM Enlarge the video image x1 size x2 size x4 size x1 size normal size You can move through the zoomed picture using b B v V buttons TIT...

Page 28: ...ring Repeat Chapter Track playback the repeat playback cancels By pressing SKIP during Random playback the Recorder selects another title track and resumes Random playback AUDIO Press AUDIO then press b B repeatedly to hear a different audio language audio track or encoding method Note Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS sound tracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected T...

Page 29: ...a marker scene that you want to recall or clear 3 Press ENTER and playback starts from the marked scene or Press CLEAR and use b B to select OK then press ENTER to delete marked scene from the list 4 To remove the Marker Search menu press RETURN O Camera Angle If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera angles you can change to a different camera angle during playback Press DISPLAY tw...

Page 30: ...en the Music List menu and Photo List menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly If you are in a file list and want to return to the Folder list use the v V to highlight and press ENTER to return to the previous menu screen Music List menu options 1 Press v V to select a track file or folder on the Music List menu then press ENTER 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER Play Start playback the selec...

Page 31: ...t and want to return to the Folder list use the v V to highlight and press ENTER to return to the previous menu screen On CDs or DVDs with mixed content Audio tracks MP3 WMA files or JPEG files you can select between the Music List menu and Photo List menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly Photo List menu options 1 Use v V b B to select a file then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Use v V to selec...

Page 32: ... files 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file Use the CLEAR button to select all files or cancel all marked files Photo file requirement File extensions jpg Photo size Less than 4MB recommended CD R Format ISO 9660 and JOLIET DVD R RW Format ISO 9660 UDF Bridge format Maximum Files Disc Less than 1999 tot...

Page 33: ...may be shorter If you record still pictures or audio only the recording time may be longer The displayed times for recording and time remaining may not always add up to exactly the length of the disc The recording time available may decrease if you heavily edit a disc If using a DVD RW disc make sure you change the recording format Video mode or VR mode before you record anything on the disc See p...

Page 34: ...EC repeatedly to select the recording time length Recording starts after the first press DVD Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 10 minutes VCR Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 30 minutes maximum 540 minutes Please confirm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be recorded before recording Checking the Recording Time Press z REC or DISPLAY once to check th...

Page 35: ...the setting at the current cursor position Press RETURN O to return to the Timer Record List menu 5 Press ENTER to save the program 6 Press RETURN O to exit the Timer Record List menu Notes You must insert a recordable disc or tape The Timer indicator lights on the front panel display The Recorder will automatically power off when the Timer Recording ends If the unit is DVD mode when the VCR timer...

Page 36: ...ape The Timer indicator lights on the front panel display The Recorder will automatically power off when the Timer Recording ends If the unit is in DVD mode when the VCR timer recording ends the unit will not automatically power off There is a short delay when a timer recording finishes to confirm the recorded program If two timer recordings are set to record sequentially one right after the other...

Page 37: ...riority If the disc is damaged the recording may not complete successfully In this case even though the Check field shows Rec OK it may not be Playing while you are Playing while you are recording recording You can start play from the beginning of the title while continuing to record it While recording in DVD mode 1 Press PLAY N Start play of the title you are recording 2 Press STOP x to return to...

Page 38: ...D playback posi tion using PLAY REW FF PAUSE STEP etc The VCR deck will remain in Pause mode To resume Dubbing press the DUBBING button twice Dubbing from VCR to DVD Dubbing from VCR to DVD You can copy the contents of a VHS tape to a DVD using the DUBBING button This allows you to archive your old VHS tapes to DVD 1 Insert a blank DVD disc in the DVD deck and close the disc tray 2 Insert the VHS ...

Page 39: ...ips The source signal must be DVC SD format Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD from this one You cannot control this unit remotely from a com ponent connected to the DV IN jack You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette Disconnecting the DV cable while recording a ...

Page 40: ...tions on the left side of the menu Use v V to select a option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 2 To exit the TITLE LIST menu press RETURN O repeatedly 1 Menu options To display menu option select a title or chapter then press ENTER The options displayed differ depending on the disc type Play Start playback of the selected title or chapter The hidden titles and chapters on the DVD R RW ca...

Page 41: ...nal and Playlist Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and the edited version Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc Playlist content refers to the edited version of the disc how the Original content is to be played Adding Chapter Markers Adding Chapter Markers You can create chapters within a title by inse...

Page 42: ...aylist Add option then press B 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 Adding Additional T Additional Title itle Chapters to the Playlist 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 chapter on t...

Page 43: ...e s name is changed to Deleted Title If more than two titles are repeatedly deleted the titles are combined into one When you are deleting a title or chapter only the last one on DVD R RW increases remaining recording time Deleting a Part 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 ENT...

Page 44: ...AR Deletes the character to the left of the cursor position 0 9 Enters the character corresponding to the selected column DISC MENU LIST DISPLAY Switches the keyboard type 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 Names can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different recorder you will se...

Page 45: ...left side of the screen 2 Select Edit 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 T Protect a Title itle Use this function to protect ...

Page 46: ...seconds long Combining T Combining Two Chapters wo Chapters Into One Into One Use this function to combine two adjacent chapters into one 1 On the Chapter List menu select the second chapter of the two chapters you want to combine then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 Use v V to select Combine option The combine indicator appears between the two chapters you wa...

Page 47: ...itle List menu will appear as shown below 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or PLAY N Tip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP x Playing Playing Y Your Recordings on our Recordings on Other DVD Players Other DVD Players Finalizing a Disc Finalizing a Disc Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode finalized DVD R or DVD R...

Page 48: ...urce and power switch of non LG TVs as well If your TV is list ed in the table below set the appropriate manufactur er code 1 While holding down TV POWER button press the number buttons to select the manufacturer code for your TV Refer to table on the right column 2 Release TV POWER button Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until...

Page 49: ...89 Byelorussian 6669 Cambodian 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 ...

Page 50: ... the external component is copy protected Correction Plug the power cord into the wall out let securely Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the Recorder appears on the TV screen Connect the video cable into the jacks securely Check TV capability Check mode of connections eg S Video Components etc Check unit Resolution setting accord ing to TV capability and mode o...

Page 51: ...x PLAY Camcorder is off The recorder s source is incorrect Clock in record is not set to correct time Timer has been programmed incorrectly TIMER Record indicator light does not appear after programming timer Correction Insert a disc or tape Check that the disc or tape indicator in the display window is lit Insert a playable disc Check the disc type and Regional code Place the disc with the playba...

Page 52: ...is not selected for viewing at the TV Correction Finalize the disc see page 23 No solution The other player must be RW compatible in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy once material Make A V connections Stereo is avail able only via A V output from Recorder Select AUX or A V source as TV input Resetting the Recorder If y...

Page 53: ... LP mode 6 hours EP mode 11 hours MLP DVD R DL 8 5GB Approx 1 8 hour XP mode 3 6 hours SP mode 7 3 hours LP mode 9 hours EP mode 11 hours MLP VCR SP 2 HOURS T 120 SLP 6 HOURS T 120 8 HOURS T 160 Video recording format Sampling frequency 27MHz Compression format MPEG 2 VBR support Audio recording format Sampling frequency 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital VCR Specifications Head system Four he...

Page 54: ...PUT 1 Vp p 75 Ω sync negative RCA jack x 1 S VIDEO OUTPUT Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 C 0 286 V p p 75 Ω COMPONENT OUTPUT Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 PB PR 0 7 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 2 HDMI video audio output 19 pin HDMI standard Type A Audio output digital audio 0 5 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 1 Audio output optical audio Optical connector x 1 Audio output analog au...

Page 55: ...nance or failure to maintain or separate system components and Damages or operating problems that result from normal wear and tear misuse abuse operation outside environmental specifications or contrary to the requirements or precautions in the Operating Guide accident lightning strikes or other natural causes unauthorized modification or alteration incorrect electrical current or voltage receptio...

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