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DVD RECORDER
WITH HARD DISC

MODEL

4

•  

The region number

   for this recorder is 

4

DV-HR350X
DV-HR300X

OPERATION MANUAL

DV-HR350X/300X-Hyou

2004.5.11, 5:09 PM

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Summary of Contents for DV-HR300X

Page 1: ...DVD RECORDER WITH HARD DISC MODEL 4 The region number for this recorder is 4 DV HR350X DV HR300X OPERATION MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...o gain access to the inside of the product Refer all servicing to qualified personnel Note This Recorder can be used only where the power supply is AC 230V 240V 50Hz It cannot be used elsewhere CAUTION USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE AS THE LASER BEAM USED IN THIS RECORDER IS HARMFUL TO THE EYE...

Page 4: ...ng 26 Channel Setting 27 Factory Preset Channels 27 Channel Setting 27 Display Information 28 Content of TV Screen Display 28 Checking the Channel Remaining Time of HDD and Number of Titles 28 Checking the Channel Remaining Time of DVD and Number of Titles 29 Switching Front Panel Display 29 Preparation to Operate This Recorder 30 Time Shift Viewing Chasing Playback 31 Time Shift Viewing 32 Chasin...

Page 5: ...eating a Play List 74 Adding a Scene from an Original to a Play List ADD SCENE 75 Changing the Title Sequence MOVE TITLE 77 Erasing Unnecessary Scenes ERASE SCENE 78 Inputting Changing Title Name CHANGE TITLE NAME 78 Changing Thumbnail CHANGE THUMBNAIL 78 Making Sections in a Title DIVIDE CHAPTER 78 Combining Chapters Together COMBINE CHAPTERS 78 Enjoying High Quality Sounds 79 Playing 2 Channel A...

Page 6: ... this you can pause the programme being broadcast at the press of a button and then watch the rest of the programme at your leisure after you finish your phone call You can also switch to the current broadcast scene just by pressing STOP LIVE button 2Chasing playback You return home earlier than expected while timer recording is in progress At times like this you don t have to wait for recording t...

Page 7: ...ith a digital video audio source equip ment The DV IN terminal allows you to capture edit and store material from a digital camcorder equipped with a DV terminal 8 MP3 file playback This Recorder allows you to playback MP3 files recorded on CD RW R 9 G CODE 3 system The G CODE system allows you to programme your Recorder for timer recording simply by inputting the G CODE programming number The G C...

Page 8: ...oke Do not place the Recorder at a location which is unstable subject to heavy vibration or where there is a lot of dust or tobacco smoke Doing so may cause malfunction or accidents Set up the Recorder so it is hori zontal Do not stand the Recorder up vertically or place it upside down Doing so will cause malfunction Do not place objects on the Re corder Do not place any objects such as vases or l...

Page 9: ... is unstable or subject to vibration Do not move the Recorder while the power is on Do not unplug the power cord from the AC outlet during recording or playback First turn power OFF and then unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Do not use at a location with abrupt temperature variation variation of more than 10 C per hour The Recorder will malfunction if used at a cold location 5 C or less or ...

Page 10: ...cts copying in accordance with copyrights and so forth In the case a copy guard signal is contained in a source video that occurs partway through recording recording is paused at that point Recording resumes when the copy guard signal is no longer present while no recordings will be made for the part where the copy prevention signal is present In the unlikely event that there is some problem like ...

Page 11: ...D CDV CVD DVD ROM DVD RAM DVD Audio DVD Video Region number 4 ALL Recording Format Video mode Video mode finalized disc only Video CD Audio CD CD DA Audio CD CD DA MP3 file Video CD Contents Audio Video Movie Audio Video Movie Audio Video Movie Audio Audio Audio Video Movie Disc Size 12 cm 5 8 cm 3 12 cm 5 12 cm 5 8 cm 3 Disc Type DVD RW DVD R Video CD Audio CD 4 CD RW CD R 1 Copy Once broadcasts ...

Page 12: ...r 1 1 CPRM compatible or Ver 1 1 2g CPRM compatible When a disc has been recorded in the VR mode it can be recorded and erased repeatedly Erasure also allows the recording time to be increased When a disc has been recorded in the Video mode additional recording is possible until the disc is full The recording time does not increase 7 even if titles are erased but if the disc is initialized see pag...

Page 13: ...r the applicable recording mode Recordable Time About 60 minutes About 120 minutes About 240 minutes About 360 minutes Recording Mode FINE SP LP EP Description When you want to record high quality images This is the standard recording mode When you want to record for a long period of time with slightly lower image quality When you want to place priority on recording time Recordable time is based o...

Page 14: ...DVD Using the Proper Disc Select the disc and recording format to be used according to the objective of the recording Select the disc and recording format by referring to the table below Unrecordable Material Æ Æ Æ Æ Æ This Recorder is equipped with a copy guard function that prevents recording of video software or broadcast programmes that contain a signal that restricts copying in accordance wit...

Page 15: ...tion is required if a disc recorded in the VR mode cannot be played back with a DVD RW compatible player Discs formatted in the VR mode can be recorded and edited even after finalization Finalization takes from several minutes to about an hour Processing takes longer if there is considerable available space on the disc The following operations may cause malfunction Operating discs recorded or edit...

Page 16: ...cessor or amplifier NOTE This Recorder supports 2 channel L R audio and 5 1ch Multi channel MPEG Audio 1 2 only when the DIGITAL AUDIO Output COAXIAL jack is used for connection It does not support 7 1 channel MPEG Audio Version 2 0 The Icons Used in This Operation Manual HDD Indicates the functions that can be performed for the hard disc DVD VIDEO Indicates the functions that can be performed for...

Page 17: ...star Development Corporation Handling Precautions If the surface is soiled wipe gently with a soft damp water only cloth When wiping discs always move the cloth from the centre hole toward the outer edge Do not use record cleaning sprays benzene thinner static electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent Do not touch the surface Do not stick paper or adhesive labels to the disc If the playi...

Page 18: ... p 81 12 Æ REC p 34 13 REC STOP p 34 14 REC PAUSE p 34 15 HDD p 30 16 DVD p 30 17 PLAY p 50 18 STOP LIVE pp 32 50 19 STILL PAUSE pp 32 53 1 Disc Remaining Time indicator p 29 2 Title indicator p 29 3 Dubbing indicator p 47 4 Recording Mode indicator p 34 5 DVD indicator p 22 6 Chapter indicator p 29 7 Information Display p 29 8 Tamper Proof indicator p 33 9 Simple Recording Timer indicator p 34 1 ...

Page 19: ... REC pp 34 36 18 REC STOP pp 34 36 19 TV CONTROL buttons p 21 20 CH 21 DIRECT p 52 22 G CODE p 39 23 ERASE pp 39 43 24 DUBBING p 46 25 P IN P p 63 26 INPUT Repeat pp 54 57 82 27 DVD p 30 28 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST DVD MENU pp 51 59 66 29 SET ENTER p 25 30 n RETURN p 25 31 PLAY pp 32 50 56 32 FWD pp 32 53 57 33 SLOW pp 53 57 34 REPLAY pp 53 57 35 SKIP SEARCH pp 53 57 36 REC MODE ZOOM pp 34 36 54 58 37 R...

Page 20: ...ont 7m Remote control unit Operating range of remote control NOTE Do not subject the remote control unit to shock water or excessive humidity The remote control unit may not function if the Recorder s remote sensor is in direct sunlight or any other strong light Incorrect use of batteries may cause them to leak or burst Read the battery warnings and use the batteries properly Do not mix old and ne...

Page 21: ...tting the Remote Con trol Code of the Remote Example Setting the code to RC 2 1 Press and hold OPERATE and 2 together for more than 5 seconds 2 Press OPERATE of this Recorder to see if you can turn it on off If you cannot go to step 3 NOTE The remote control code of the remote becomes RC 1 when you change the batteries Setting the Remote Con trol Code of the Recorder 3 Press OPERATE to turn off th...

Page 22: ...er 4 Connect the LINE 2 IN jack on the rear of this Recorder to the SCART output jack on your VCR using the SCART cable commercially available NOTE To connect using S video or component cables see Using Other Types of Video Output on page 23 Important When connecting to your TV using SCART cable When playing back HDD DVD the recorder side input is selected automatically When the channel is changed...

Page 23: ...commercially available or Video Audio cable supplied Connecting Using the component Video Cable Connect the COMPONENT OUT jacks on this Recorder to the component input jacks on your TV using a component video cable commercially available Important When using this connection If the option under START MENU OTHER SETTINGS 2 MODE SETTING L1 OUT is changed to RGB no picture is displayed on the TV In th...

Page 24: ...rder will go out and the STANDBY indicator will light up If you press OPERATE again immediately after turning off the Recorder may not turn on If this happens wait a while and then turn on power again About the Power Supply Do not unplug the power cord immedi ately after you plug it into the AC outlet less than about 15 seconds after plugging in In very rare cases this may cause the memory to reve...

Page 25: ...ress SET ENTER to enter the selected option The screen for the selected option will appear Operate using and SET ENTER 4 Press START MENU or EXIT to quit the START MENU The START MENU screen will close and the screen will return to normal NOTE If you perform no operation the START MENU screen will disappear after about 1 minute This operation will not work at the following times During playback du...

Page 26: ...CT YEAR 0 4 RE T URN CHANGE ENT ER 6 Press to select YEAR Enter the last two digits of the year using the Number buttons or For example for 2005 press 0 5 7 Press SET ENTER to confirm 1 Press START MENU to display the START MENU screen REC LIST TIMER PROGRAM CHECK INITIALIZE FINALIZE OTHER SETTINGS 1 EDIT ERASE DUBBING DISPLAYS LIST OF RECORDED TITLES FOR PLAYBACK START MENU REC LIST 8 2 0 1 2 1 5...

Page 27: ...Press to select SKIP then press to select ON or OFF The SKIP function determines whether the channel can be selected when using the CH instead of the Number buttons 8 Press SET ENTER to store this channel The Recorder will incre ment to the next channel up If any more channels are to be tuned in repeat this procedure Once all the channels have been tuned in Press START MENU or EXIT to return to th...

Page 28: ...nel information cannot be viewed during playback Time Shift Viewing Chasing Playback or Simultaneous Recording Display Information Display automatically disappears in 3 seconds PR 2 CH02 R L NICAM STEREO 1 2 4 5 3 PR 2 CH02 R L NICAM STEREO HDD ORIGINAL 0 0 0 0 5 1 HD OR IN AL D IG TI AT PE RE E TL 19h10m REMAIN 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 3 3 4 6 FINE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 Press ON SCREEN under the cover or HDD agai...

Page 29: ...ounter 7 Repeat Playback indicator 3 Press ON SCREEN under the cover or DVD again The screen changes to the counter display 4 Press ON SCREEN under the cover or DVD again Display is turned off Display Information DVD RW OR VR IN AL IG TI AT PE RE E TL REMAIN 0h49m 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 7 1 1 FINE 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 DVD RW OR VR IN AL IG NOTE The DVD information screen step 2 will automatically disa...

Page 30: ...onnect to the Recorder Press to turn the Recorder on TV broadcast will be displayed Operating HDD Press The HDD button on the front of the Recorder lights up and HDD operation is enabled Operating DVD Press The DVD button on the front of the Recorder lights up and DVD operation is enabled Recording and Playback Refer to pages 33 to 63 for details about recording and playback NOTE After turning on ...

Page 31: ...cene live Fast Reverse Forward Playback If you press G REV or J FWD during Time Shift Viewing or Chasing Playback Fast Reverse Forward Playback starts If you press G REV or J FWD again the speed of Fast Reverse Forward Playback changes as shown below You cannot listen to audio during Fast Reverse Forward Playback Approx 2g Approx 8g Approx 32g Approx 8g 1 Time Shift Viewing While you are watching ...

Page 32: ...ing will stop in the following cases TIME SHIFT or STOP LIVE is pressed HDD remaining capacity is gone The broadcast whose recording is prohibited is received Time Shift Viewing Chasing Playback Approx 2g Approx 32g Approx 8g Chasing Playback HDD 1 Press PLAY during recording Playback starts from the beginning of the programme being recorded Chasing Playback Press FSTILL PAUSE to pause playback St...

Page 33: ... cannot be cut out automati cally during recording Tamper Proof You can set Tamper Proof to prevent operations by mistake during recording or timer recording 1 Press and hold TAMPER PROOF ON SCREEN and DISPLAY together for more than 2 seconds 2 Each time you perform this operation the function is activated or deactivated If you try to operate the Recorder while Tamper Proof is set blinks in the fr...

Page 34: ...ng Record Pause does not work during Chasing Playback During pause the REC indicator for HDD on the front of the Recorder blinks FINE SP LP EP MNgg HD OR IN AL D IG REMAIN 19h8m 0 0 1 9 3 0 1 1 1 1 FINE REC STOP TIME 10 30 SELECT ENTER ENTER SET STOP TIME 6 Press REC PAUSE to resume recording 7 Press REC STOP to stop record ing DATA IS BEING RECORDED TO DISC displays on TV screen and recording sto...

Page 35: ... using the ERASE SCENE function after the recording Cannot cut TV commercials automatically You cannot cut scenes when you record programmes by Video mode to DVD RW or DVD R Recording to DVD DVD RW OR VR IN AL IG REMAIN 0h30m 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 FINE Tamper Proof You can set Tamper Proof to prevent operations by mistake during recording or timer recording 1 Press and hold TAMPER PROOF ON SCREEN and ...

Page 36: ...annot record programmes which prohibit recording Recording either stops or pauses automati cally in the following cases Programme which prohibits recording is on air Unable to continue recording for some reason Timer recording cannot be performed during direct recording To perform timer recording stop direct recording before the preset time for timer recording You may not be able to record on disc...

Page 37: ...n MN18 150 Min MN19 140 Min MN20 130 Min MN21 120 Min MN22 110 Min MN23 105 Min MN24 100 Min MN25 95 Min MN26 90 Min MN27 85 Min MN28 80 Min MN29 75 Min MN30 70 Min MN31 65 Min MN32 60 Min FINE SP EP LP HDD Recording Mode and Recording Time HDD DVD RW R Recording Mode and Recording Time VR MODE DVD RW VIDEO MODE DVD RW DVD R HDD recording time is approximate measure DVD recording time is approxima...

Page 38: ... NOTE When playing back a DVD RW R disc Video Mode recorded with the recorder using a DVD player When you playback a disc recorded with the manual mode of the recorder using a DVD player it may not be able to playback depending on the model some particular modes cannot be played back OTHER SETTINGS 1 MANUAL REC MODE ABLE TO SELECT 1 OF 32 LEVELS OF PICTURE QUALITY IN MANUAL REC MODE WHEN USING REC...

Page 39: ...make additional recordings at the same time each day or week select DAILY or WEEKLY as appropriate 4 Press SET ENTER to confirm NOTE ERROR will appear if you have entered a number that is not a correct G CODE number If this happens press ERASE to delete the numbers as required and enter the correct G CODE number Check that the menu list agrees with the times shown in the TV listing If it does not ...

Page 40: ... STOP TIMER RE CORDING IS IN PROGRESS IF YOU PRESS THE REC STOP BUTTON ONCE MORE TIMER RECORDING CANCELS AND RECORDING STOPS will appear on the screen Even that message goes out of the screen pressing REC STOP one more time will stop the recording 9 Press SET ENTER to confirm You can also access the G CODE system menu by performing the following procedure 1 Press START MENU 2 Press to select TIMER...

Page 41: ...RA SE CANCE L SE L ECT 1 4 TOP RE T URN ENT ER 4 Press SET ENTER to display today s date DA T E PR S T AR T S 2 5 1 2 DA T E DAY MON TH SE L ECT 1 4 TOP F H RE T URN CHANGE ENT ER Press or Number buttons to change the date if you want If you use the Number buttons enter two digits for the day then two for the month For example for December 25th press 2 5 25th then 1 2 December 5 When the correct d...

Page 42: ...ng mode When M MANUAL 1 32 is selected Select the recording mode with then press SET ENTER The recording mode can be selected from 32 levels 11 Press to select REC MEDIA then use to select the recording disc H HDD or D DVD then press SET ENTER If any more timer recordings are to be set repeat step 4 to 11 12 When you have completed enter ing the timer settings press START MENU or EXIT to exit from...

Page 43: ...ANCE L SE L ECT 1 4 TOP 3 0 5 S D RE T URN ENT ER 4 If the settings are correct press START MENU or EXIT to exit Changing 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Confirming described left 2 Press to highlight the timer recording you want to change then press SET ENTER to select 3 Press to highlight the setting to be changed and correct it by using or the Number buttons DA T E PR S T AR T S 2 6 1 2W 8 1 2 0 5 1 2...

Page 44: ...s while dubbing Timer programming will not start while dubbing You cannot record to HDD or playback titles on HDD while dubbing Limitation during Dubbing Stopping Dubbing in the Middle When dubbing Copy Once enabled programme from HDD to DVD RW CPRM compatible is stopped in the middle the part that was dubbed will be erased from HDD If you restart the dubbing you can dub the remaining part as a di...

Page 45: ...h HI SP DUB PRIORITY set to YES either L CH or R CH audio is recorded See page 93 for details When recording 16 9 size image in LP EP or MN1 17 recording modes the image will be recorded as 4 3 squeezed HDD DVD Video mode Title Name DVD Video mode HDD Chapter Mark 1 HDD DVD VR mode Rate Conversion Dubbing Limitation of Rate Conversion Dubbing DOLBY VIRTUAL SURROUND page 62 will be set to OFF when ...

Page 46: ...AL REC MODE BASED ON REMAINING CAPACITY CURRENT MODE REMAINING TIME HDD 48h57m EP LP SP FINE 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 MN 16 DUBBING HDD ORIGINAL s DVD 1 2 6 5 4 3 SELECT SET TITLE TO DUB SELECTED TIME 0h 10m DVD REMAN 2h10m DUBBING HDD ORIGINAL s DVD 0 1 E U T 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 E L 3 3 T I T R P O F N I E L T I T E N I F 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 TITLE LIST CHAPTER NEXT STEP ENTER Dubbing HDD DVD High Speed Dubbing ...

Page 47: ...UBBING the title will be dubbed moved until the disc is full For a Copy Once enabled programme the dubbed part will be erased automatically from the HDD Take out the dubbed disc and load a new one to continue dubbing In case you want to divide and dub a Copy Once enabled programme to several discs stop dubbing manually and reload the disc Front Panel Display during Dubbing PLAY indicator of media ...

Page 48: ...not dub Copy Once enabled title programme that is title protected Load recordable DVD Load recordable DVD with enough capacity Cancel disc protection or change to new recordable DVD Erase recorded programmes you don t want from HDD to create necessary capacity to record You cannot dub during recording playback Copy Once enabled title programme or title with signal that prohibits copying recorded t...

Page 49: ...ant from HDD to create necessary capacity to record Erase unnecessary timer programmes Timer recording does not work during dubbing Stop dub bing before timer recording Stop playing back the DVD more than 3 minutes before timer recording starts If you don t stop playback until timer recording start time timer recording will not start Timer recording does not function during direct recording Stop d...

Page 50: ...een during playback To fast forward or fast reverse Press JFWD or GREV during playback Each time these buttons are pressed the speed cycles through the following settings Press PLAY to return to normal playback 3 Press STOP LIVE to stop playback HDD Playback NOTE The final few seconds may not be played back depending on how the recording was stopped The end position of the programme played back ma...

Page 51: ...I SP DUB PRIORITY SETTING HDD only REC LIST HDD ORIGINAL 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 1 2 6 5 4 3 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 0 1 T A S 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 E L 3 3 T I T R P O F N I E L T I T E N I F 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 ENTER SELECT THUMBNAIL SORT FUNC MENU ENTER RETURN n 1 2 3 4 5 6 PR33 FINE PR33 FINE PR33 FINE PR33 FINE PR33 FINE PR33 FINE 00 0 2 00 0 2 00 0 2 00 0 2 00 0 2 00 0 2 0 6 MIN SAT 0 1 2 0 6 MIN SAT 0 9 0 6 MIN...

Page 52: ...HDD button on the front of the Recorder lights up 2 Press DIRECT while playback stops or during playback 3 Press to select the title number you want to see then press SET ENTER Playback starts from the beginning of the selected title NOTE You can select the title number to play back by using Function Control screen page 61 Title number currently selected 1 38 ...

Page 53: ...ows each time you press the button 2 Press PLAY to return to normal playback You cannot perform slow playback over a boundary between titles At the end of the title slow playback will be cancelled and normal playback will be selected automatically Approx 2g Approx 32g Approx 8g Approx 1 2g Approx 1 16g Approx 1 8g Still Picture Playback Frame Advance Playback This feature enables still playback an...

Page 54: ...l and if you are listening to the BIT STREAM sound via the digital output jack you cannot select the audio channel Set DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT to PCM see page 88 or if you want to change the audio channel listen via the analogue output jacks Zoom You can magnify your favorite section Press ZOOM during playback Each time you press this button the zoom setting cycles in the following sequence ZOOM 1 ap...

Page 55: ...ed title chapter PLAY indicator for DVD on the front of Recorder is lit green during playback 6 To stop playback press STOP LIVE To Record a Chapter Mark during Playback Press CHAPTER MARK under the cover The message RECORDED CHAPTER MARK is displayed and the chapter mark is recorded Chapter marks can be set during playback only with DVD RW VR mode Chapter marks cannot be set manually for DVD RW V...

Page 56: ...n playing back the CD with PBC off press STOP LIVE twice and then press PLAY to display the menu 4 Press to select the title 5 Press SET ENTER Playback of the selected title will begin 6 To stop playback press STOP LIVE NOTE If a disc recorded in Video mode has been finalized pages 15 95 a menu screen will be created automatically to enable playback with other DVD players For that reason the menu ...

Page 57: ... GREV is pressed during playback Example When JFWD is pressed The search speed will cycle as follows each time you press the button When playing back a DVD When playing back a video CD or audio CD Skipping to the Beginning of a Chapter Track Skipping to the beginning of a chapter or track functions when Lor Kis pressed during playback Slow Playback Slow Playback functions when SLOW is pressed duri...

Page 58: ...appear is displayed if a disc has no subtitles DVD CD Playback 2 Press to select the subtitles you want to see You can select by pressing SUB TITLE The display indicates the subtitle number currently being played back and the subtitles appear To hide the subtitles press a few times and select OFF You can also select OFF by pressing SUBTITLE or Zoom You can magnify your favorite section by pressing...

Page 59: ... disc with a top menu or disc menu Titles listed in the title menu and a disc guide for options like subtitles and audio languages are given in the disc menu Playback by Selecting a Title from the Title Menu 1 Press DVD TITLE The title menu screen is displayed DVD CD Playback 2 Press to select the title then press SET ENTER The selected title is played back NOTE The procedure explained on this pag...

Page 60: ...file music title you want to play and then press SET ENTER Playback will start from the selected file music title 5 Press STOP LIVE to stop playback 1 4 1 WOLF 3 ANGEL 1 4 TRISH 1 2 SHARK 1 CD MP3 5 1 1 WOLF 1 YOUNG 3 MAIN 4 BAY 5 BARDEN 6 QUEEN 7 BEACHES 8 VICTORIA 9 YORK 10 KING 2 ANDREW CD MP3 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 CD MP3 WOLF 3 MAIN 1 YOUNG 4 BAY 5 BARDEN 6 QUEEN 7 BEACHES 8 VICTORIA 9 YORK 10 KIN...

Page 61: ...ay Displays the data rate of the video appearing on the TV screen 3 Press to set then press SET ENTER Operation may vary depending on the setting item Operate by following the operation guide instructions on the screen 4 Press RETURN or FUNCTION under the cover to close the Function Control screen NOTE If is displayed for an option like title number or subtitles the disc has no titles or subtitles...

Page 62: ...t linear PCM audio or DTS audio If you set Dolby Virtual Surround to ON and audio sounds funny during playback set it to OFF There are no level settings Title Number Direct Title Skip Shows the title number being played back You can skip to the start of the title Chapter Number Direct Chapter Skip Shows the chapter number being played back You can skip to the start of the chapter Playback Elapsed ...

Page 63: ...g Playback 1 Press HDD during DVD recording The HDD button on the front of the Recorder lights up 2 Play back the title in the HDD Viewing Another Programme Recorded on HDD while Recording to HDD Simultaneous Recording Playback 1 Press REC LIST during record ing The REC LIST list of recorded programmes is displayed 2 Press to select programme you want to watch then press SET ENTER For details on p...

Page 64: ...PRIORITY 4 Press SET ENTER 5 Press to select YES then press SET ENTER Select NO if you do not wish to cancel High Speed Dubbing Priority setting 6 Press EXIT to quit FUNCTION MENU NOTE This feature cancels High Speed Dubbing Priority setting for the title recorded with HI SP DUB PRIORITY set to YES When this is cancelled limitations during editing are relaxed but the original state cannot be resto...

Page 65: ...ct and edit the created Play List Erasing All Titles page 73 Erasing by Selecting a Title or Chapter page 73 Adding a Scene from an Original to a Play List ADD SCENE page 75 Changing the Title Sequence MOVE TITLE page 77 Erasing Unnecessary Scenes ERASE SCENE page 78 Inputting Changing Title Name CHANGE TITLE NAME page 78 Changing Thumbnail CHANGE THUMBNAIL page 78 Making Sections in a Title DIVID...

Page 66: ...etween Original and Play List Play Lists can be created only for HDD or VR mode Switching when the Re corder power is on Editing HDD DVD 0 1 N O M 4 E L 3 3 T I T R P O F N I E L T I T E N I F SET START POINT PLAYBACK ENTER PLAY ERASE SCENE CHANGE TITLE NAME CHANGE THUMBNAIL DIVIDE CHAPTER SPECIFY ERASE RANGE 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 EDIT HDD ORIGINAL 01 00 2 00 00 02 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 HD OR IN AL D IG REMAI...

Page 67: ...ill be selected as the end point To make the original designated end point effective set it again after combining up with the chapter just after page 72 REC LIST TIMER PROGRAM CHECK INITIALIZE FINALIZE OTHER SETTINGS 1 OTHER SETTINGS 2 EDIT ERASE DUBBING INFORMATION EDITS ERASES RECORDED TITLES START MENU EDIT ERASE 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 ENTER SELECT ENTER RETURN n Editing an Original Title HDD DVD EDIT...

Page 68: ... 2 ERASE THIS SCENE ENTER SELECT ENTER RETURN n YES NO EDIT HDD ORIGINAL 9 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 Editing an Original Title HDD DVD Searching for the Start Point and End Point Scenes The following playback operations are available when searching for the start point and end point scenes Playback If you press PLAY the currently paused title will be played back Skipping to the start of a chapter If the scene ...

Page 69: ...0 0 0 1 6 1 6 1 6 Change Title Name BACK SPACE BACK FORWARD SPACE small END 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 A N À 0 B O Á Ñ 1 C P Â Ò 2 D Q Ã Ó 3 E R Ä Ô 4 F S Å Õ 5 G T Æ Ö 6 H U Ç Ø 7 I V È Ù 8 J W É Ú 9 K X Ê Û L Y Ë Ü M Z Ì Í Î ß Ï i _ ENTER SELECT ENTER ERASE ERASE ALL RETURN n PR 33 FINE 2004 4 10 16 00 0 1 N O M 4 E L 3 3 T I T R P O F N I E L T I T E N I F EDIT HDD ORIGINAL 0 0 0 1 6 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 Press...

Page 70: ...S ERASE TITLES TITLE PROTECT OFF 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 1 2 6 5 4 3 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 EDIT HDD ORIGINAL ENTER SELECT TITLE LIST CHAPTER EDIT MENU ENTER RETURN n 0 1 N O M 4 E L 3 3 T I T R P O F N I E L T I T E N I F 9 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 SCENE ERASE CHANGE TITLE NAME CHANGE THUMBNAIL DIVIDE CHAPTERS SELECT SCENE FOR THUMBNAIL 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 EDIT HDD ORIGINAL 01 14 1 00 00 12 0 1 N O M 4 E L 3 3 T I T R P O F N...

Page 71: ...ST ERASES ALL TITLES ON DISC EXCEPT PROTECTED TITLES ERASES SELECTED TITLES DISABLES EDIT ERASE TITLES ERASE ALL TITLES ERASE TITLES TITLE PROTECT OFF 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 1 2 6 5 4 3 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 EDIT HDD ORIGINAL 0 1 N O M 4 E L 3 3 T I T R P O F N I E L T I T E N I F 9 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 6 Press PLAY to start playback Find the scene to erase using JFWD GREV FSTILL PAUSE K L or SLOW on the remote contr...

Page 72: ...o mode discs Titles created with Play List page 74 cannot be protected Before Starting Editing Switch to the drive HDD or DVD to be edited 1 Select EDIT ERASE in START MENU screen then press SET ENTER 2 Press to select TITLE PROTECT OFF then press SET ENTER 3 Press to select the title to protect then press SET ENTER Each time the button is pressed the setting toggles between PROTECT and UNPROTECT ...

Page 73: ... content press Green C CNL ERASE Operate according to the instructions on the screen Note You can only undo once to the state immediately before the last erase 6 Press EXIT to exit from Edit mode Erasing by Selecting a Title or Chapter HDD VR MODE DVD RW VIDEO MODE DVD RW DVD R Allows you to select titles to erase and erase them in a batch When erasing original titles If original titles are erased...

Page 74: ...new Play List later select the NEW title frame 5 1 1 1 1 1 Press to select COPY TITLE CHAPTER 2 2 2 2 2 Press SET ENTER REC LIST Thumbnail screen of the original appears 6 1 1 1 1 1 Press to select title to copy To select a chapter press Red B CHAPTER 2 2 2 2 2 Press SET ENTER The selected title chapter becomes a Play List title Creating from Part of an Original You can select a desired scene from...

Page 75: ... a Play List ADD SCENE HDD VR MODE DVD RW Adds video selected from an original to the end of play list titles NOTE The selected scene cannot be added if adding it will make the title longer than 12 hours Scenes can be added as long as the length of the title after adding is less than the maximum of 12 hours Before Starting Editing Switch to the drive HDD or DVD to be edited 1 Select EDIT ERASE in ...

Page 76: ...ITLE SPECIFY RANGE TO ADD 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 01 00 2 00 00 12 SET START POINT PLAYBACK ENTER EDIT HDD ORIGINAL PLAY 0 1 N O M 4 E L 3 3 T I T R P O F N I E L T I T E N I F 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 When the start point is set to near the beginning of a chapter the beginning of the chapter will be selected as the start point To make the original designated start point effective set it again after combining up w...

Page 77: ...I E L T I T E N I F 0 1 N O M 4 E L 3 3 T I T R P O F N I E L T I T E N I F 0 0 0 1 6 1 6 1 6 Press SET ENTER If a point prior to the selected title is selected as the destination the title will move to the point immediately prior to the selected title Press Green C UNDO to restore to the state before the movement Operate according to the instructions on the screen Example If Title 3 is selected a...

Page 78: ...e EDIT ERASE in START MENU then press SET ENTER The Thumbnail screen appears 2 Press ORIGINAL PLAY LIST to display PLAY LIST Thumbnail screen 3 Change the thumbnail using the same operation used for changing an original thumbnail steps 4 9 on page 70 Making Sections in a Title DIVIDE CHAPTER HDD VR MODE DVD RW Divides a title into multiple chapters This makes editing and dubbing in chapter units m...

Page 79: ... with an optical or coaxial digital input jack terminal White Red White Red Audio cable commercially available To AUDIO Output jacks To amplifier audio input jacks Audio equipment etc Jack and Plug Colours Audio Left White Audio Right Red The Recorder Dolby Digital DTS MPEG Audio processor or amplifier Optical digital cable commercially available or Coaxial digital cable commercially available To ...

Page 80: ...nd decoder function is required to enjoy DTS audio Audio equipment with an optical or coaxial digital input terminal Optical digital cable commercially available or To DIGITAL AUDIO Output OPTICAL terminal To optical digital input terminal The Recorder Coaxial digital cable commercially available To coaxial digital input jack To DIGITAL AUDIO Output COAXIAL jack Important When using this connectio...

Page 81: ...amcorder equipped with a DV terminal the signal may not be input to this Recorder depending on the camcorder When this happens use an analogue connection page 83 The DV IN terminal is not compatible with connection to a PC This Recorder cannot be controlled from other equipment connected to the DV IN terminal Only one camcorder can be connected to this Recorder using the DV IN terminal Connect thi...

Page 82: ... when you want to stop end recording NOTE Material protected with a copy guard cannot be recorded Date and time data as well as the contents of cassette memory cannot be recorded There are some digital camcorders which cannot be operated using the On screen Control Panel even when DV LINK is set to ON In such cases set it to OFF See page 90 Recording from External Equipment SELECT ENTER PLAYBACK P...

Page 83: ...d S video output jacks To S VIDEO Input jack Camcorder The Recorder Video audio and S video cables provided with camcorder or commercially available 1 Press HDD or DVD to select the media to record to 2 Select audio to be input from the external device To record to HDD Switch audio of the external device to the audio you want to capture To record to DVD Select audio using EXTERNAL AUDIO page 84 Se...

Page 84: ...g of bilingual sound only the audio selected in VIDEO MODE AUDIO is recorded MPEG Records audio as MPEG audio EXTERNAL AUDIO This selects audio to be input from an external device Be sure to always select BILINGUAL when recording bilingual sound If you select STEREO when recording the audio for the left channel L CH and right channel R CH will be heard together during playback When recording bilin...

Page 85: ...R PROGRAM CHECK INITIALIZE FINALIZE EDIT ERASE DUBBING START MENU OTHER SETTINGS 1 DISPLAYS SET ITEMS BEFORE REC PLAYBACK 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 OTHER SETTINGS 1 OTHER SETTINGS 2 INFORMATION REC FUNCTION VIEW PLAY SETTING ADJUSTMENT AUTO CHAPTER EXACT RECORDING REC AUDIO FORMAT EXTERNAL AUDIO VIDEO MODE AUDIO MANUAL REC MODE OTHER SETTING 1 REC FUNCTION 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 ENTER SELECT ENTER ...

Page 86: ...FO Faroese FR French FY Frisian GA Irish GD Scots Gaelic GL Galician GN Guarani GU Gujarati HA Hausa HI Hindi HR Croatian HU Hungarian HY Armenian IA Interlingua IE Interlingue IK Inupiak IN Indonesian IS Icelandic IT Italian IW Hebrew JA Japanese JI Yiddish JW Javanese KA Georgian KK Kazakh KL Greenlandic KM Cambodian KN Kannada KO Korean KS Kashmiri KU Kurdish KY Kirghiz LA Latin LN Lingala LO L...

Page 87: ...ION VIEW PLAY SETTING ADJUSTMENT 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 PASSWORD SETTING DVD PLAY SETTING OTHER SETTINGS 1 VIEW PLAY SETTING REC FUNCTION VIEW PLAY SETTING ADJUSTMENT AUSTRALIA OFF OTHER SETTINGS 1 DVD PLAY SETTING 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 ENTER ENTER RETURN n SETS THE PARENTAL CONTROL OF DVD VIDEO SET THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL SET THE COUNTRY CODE PARENTAL CONTROL DISC LANGUAGE SELECT Password S...

Page 88: ...digital input compatible device using Digital cable PCM This setting is for when you digitally connect with 2ch audio device or an MD recorder This changes Dolby Digital sound DTS or MPEG sound to PCM uncompressed output which can be played back with 2ch audio device BIT STREAM This setting is for when you digitally connect with audio device which is compatible with Dolby Digital sound DTS or MPEG...

Page 89: ...is for smoother playback of the transitions between scenes when you have edited an original title or play list The transition point may shift about one second ALTERNATE RECORDING This function is for switching recording to HDD when you originally set to record to DVD RW R but could not because of the disc situation This function works in the following cases 1 When there is not enough disc capacity...

Page 90: ...rom the Recorder when capturing video into the Recorder via a DV connec tion You can also select the type of audio to be captured from the camcorder DV LINK OFF Select this when you cannot operate the camcorder properly with the On screen Control Panel ON This lets you operate the camcorder using the On screen Control Panel DV AUDIO INPUT STEREO 1 This lets you capture audio you recorded with the ...

Page 91: ...tion then press SET ENTER 5 Press EXIT to exit REC LIST TIMER PROGRAM CHECK INITIALIZE FINALIZE EDIT ERASE DUBBING START MENU OTHER SETTINGS 1 DISPLAYS SET ITEMS BEFORE REC PLAYBACK 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 OTHER SETTINGS 1 OTHER SETTINGS 2 INFORMATION REC FUNCTION VIEW PLAY SETTING ADJUSTMENT VIDEO AUDIO SETTING OPTION SETTING OTHER SETTINGS 1 ADJUSTMENT 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 WIDE 16 9 NORMAL 4 3 OTHER SETTINGS...

Page 92: ...tion of connected TV NOTE To view an RGB output video press the TV DVD button on the remote control and switch to DVD mode L2 IN This sets the type of video signal input from L2 IN Functions under OTHER SETTINGS 2 This section explains various settings relating to input output of video audio signal TV channel preset and clock For details about each setting see the corresponding pages MODE SETTING ...

Page 93: ...INGUAL L BILINGUAL R STEREO BILINGUAL L BILINGUAL R STEREO BILINGUAL L BILINGUAL R L L L R R R L L L R R R L L L R R R L L R R L R L VR MODE VIDEO MODE R L R MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO EXTERNAL AUDIO VIDEO MODE AUDIO RECORDING AUDIO When making a PCM recording of bilingual sound only the audio selected in VIDEO MODE AUDIO is recorded When recording audio in the PCM...

Page 94: ... page 27 FINE TUNING This lets you obtain sharp colour picture SKIP This determines whether the channel can be selected when using CH instead of Number buttons 0 83 ON OFF MANUAL TUNING 1 CHXX 1 For details see page 27 CLOCK The CLOCK function lets you set the clock manually CLOCK SETTING 2 TIME XX XX 24H DATE Day Month YEAR XX 2 For details see page 26 ...

Page 95: ...video will be erased If you use the ERASE ALL TITLES function to erase the titles protected titles will remain but if you use the HDD initializing function all titles will be erased Dub any important recordings to DVD RW R disc s before initializing the HDD INITIALIZE YES NO YES NO VR VIDEO INITIALIZE YES NO Function Setting Initialization Before recording to DVD RW initialize the disc in VR mode ...

Page 96: ...8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 INITIALIZE YES NO DVD VR MODE INIT DVD VIDEO MODE INIT AUTO INITIALIZE HDD INITIALIZE ENTER RETURN ENTER n 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 AFTER RECORDING IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE A VARIETY OF EDITING FUNCTIONS TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR VIDEO INITIALIZE DVD SELECT 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 INITIALIZE INITIALIZE 8 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 DVD VR MODE INIT DVD VIDEO MODE INIT AUTO INITIALIZE HDD INITIALIZE INITIALIZING INITIALIZIN...

Page 97: ...corder and the disc being used If while its power is on the Recorder is unplugged or there is a power failure for more than about 1 hour the settings will be lost Make sure that you turn off the Recorder before unplugging the power cord Press STOP LIVE and restart playback Turn off the power and turn on the power again If power does not go off press the RESET button inside the front door of the Re...

Page 98: ...or reception recording may be done with no video Clean the disc Check whether there is enough empty space on the disc being recorded to Check whether the disc is protected Check whether the number of original titles is 199 for the HDD or 99 for a DVD RW R Check whether you are trying to record video whose recording is prohibited Check whether there was a power failure while waiting for or during t...

Page 99: ... to live viewing If you use the Recorder at a location with low temperature the HDD may enter the preparation state Please wait a while There may be a problem with the HDD Contact the nearest service centre approved by Sharp If the interval between CD tracks is short the track numbers on the recorded MD may differ from the CD If you do not operate the Recorder for a certain time while power is ON ...

Page 100: ...ed or dirty etc Occurs if video with a copy guard signal is input Occurs if a title or chapter mark exceeds the recordable upper limit Number of titles HDD 199 DVD 99 Number of chapters HDD 999 DVD 999 Occurs if you load a disc which cannot be recorded to with this Recorder or a disc which is scratched or dirty Occurs if you attempt operation when a tape has not been loaded in the digital camcorde...

Page 101: ...is a power failure or the power cord is unplugged and plugged in again while power is ON Occurs if time shift viewing is impossible because recording of the broadcast itself is forbidden by copyright protection Wait until DVD disc recovery is finished Remove the disc Record on CPRM compatible DVD RW disc in VR mode Initialize the HDD once If initializa tion does not solve the problem please contac...

Page 102: ...ns a Copy Once part you can only move the original If title protection is set for a title you cannot move it so perform dubbing movement after cancel ling title protection Dub in VR mode to a CPRM compatible DVD RW Replace with a recordable disc Dub from a DVD RW R disc Be careful because the dubbing source video is erased after dubbing Error message Possible Error Suggested Solution Messages duri...

Page 103: ...er with a signal which limits copying Corrects for gradations in dark areas of images to make images clearer Enhances the fine detail of the image and outlines of the objects it contains This lets you select things like the subtitle language or overdub audio using a menu stored on the DVD video disc A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc that gives movie theatre ambi ence to audio outp...

Page 104: ...DVD video discs In some discs the same picture is shot from different angles and these are stored in a single disc so you can enjoy playback from different angles This function can be enjoyed if the disc is recorded with multiple angles This is a feature of DVD video discs This function makes it possible to record multiple different audio tracks for the same video so you can enhance your enjoyment...

Page 105: ...o disc this is the menu for selecting things like the chapter to be played back and the subtitle language In some DVD video discs the title menu may be called the Top Menu These numbers are recorded on DVD discs When a disc contains two or more movies these movies are numbered as title 1 title 2 etc These numbers are assigned to the tracks which are recorded on video CDs and Audio CDs They enable ...

Page 106: ...ours EP 3X Approx 6 hours MN Manual 32 levels between FINE and EP Playback Playable discs DVD Video DVD RW R DVD RW R Audio CD CD DA Video CD CD RW R CD DA Video CD format MP3 file format Tuner Channel coverage VHF AU 0 13 UHF AU 28 69 Specifications Timer Programmes 16 programmes 1 year Clock Quartz lock 24 hour digital display Memory backup Approx 1 hour Input Output VHF UHF antenna input output...

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Page 108: ...ed to defect or injury caused by or resulting from misuse abuse neglect accidental damage improper voltage liquid spillage vermin infestation software or any alterations made to the product which are not authorised by Sharp Please retain your sales documentation as this should be produced to validate a warranty claim This warranty is in addition to and in no way limits varies or excludes any expre...

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