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DVD RECORDER/
VIDEO CASSETTE
RECORDER 

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL : RC6500

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely.

CD-R/RW

PAL   

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Содержание RC6500

Страница 1: ...DVD RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL RC6500 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely CD R RW PAL R ...

Страница 2: ...S ON COPYRIGHTS It is forbidden by law to copy broadcast show broadcast via cable play in public or rent copyrighted material without permission This product features the copy protection function developed by Macrovision Copy protection signals are recorded on some discs When recording and playing the pictures of these discs on a VCR picture noise will appear This product incorporates copyright pr...

Страница 3: ...ns 15 18 Connecting to the Aerial 15 Connections to Your TV 15 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 16 Connecting an external decoder box 16 Connecting to an Amplifier 17 Accessory Audio Video A V Connections to Recorder 18 Connecting a Digital Camcorder 18 Before Operation 19 31 Initial Settings 19 General Operation 19 GENERAL 19 23 Auto Programming 19 Program Edit 20 21 Auto Clock Set...

Страница 4: ... Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress 45 Timer Recording Troubleshooting 45 Recording from an External Input 46 47 Recording from External Components 46 Recording from a Digital Camcorder 46 What is DV 47 DV Related Messages 47 Troubleshooting 47 EDITING Title List and Chapter List Menu 48 52 Using the Title List Original menu 48 Using the Chapter List Original menu 48 Using the Title List Playl...

Страница 5: ...cording or editing in a personal computer DVD drive When a DVD that has been used as above is used again in this recorder When a DVD disc recorded in a DVD recorder of another manufacturer or in a personal computer DVD drive is used Playable Discs DVD 8 cm 12 cm disc Video CD VCD 8 cm 12 cm disc Audio CD 8 cm 12 cm disc In addition this unit can play DVD R DVD RW discs DVD R DVD RW discs CD R CD R...

Страница 6: ... with PBC Version 2 0 PBC Playback control functions allow you to interact with the system via menus search functions or other typical computer like operations Moreover high resolu tion still pictures can be played if they are included on the disc Video CDs not equipped with PBC Version 1 1 Operated in the same way as audio CDs these discs allow playback of video pictures as well as sound but they...

Страница 7: ...u may therefore experience problems playing recordable DVD discs in some players Symptoms include video artifacts audio and or video dropouts and playback suddenly stopping Our company cannot take responsibility for problems playing discs recorded on this recorder in other players Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape No When you edit a video tape you need one video deck to play the original ...

Страница 8: ...means that the exact recording time will depend on the material being recorded When recording a TV broadcast if the reception is poor or the picture contains interference the record ing times 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 reco...

Страница 9: ...wner This product incorporates copyright protection tech nology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by ...

Страница 10: ...f the unit To obtain a clear picture The Recorder is a high tech precision device If the optical pick up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn the picture quality will be poor Regular inspection and maintenance are recommended after every 1 000 hours of use This depends on the operating environment For details please contact your nearest dealer Notes on Discs Handling discs Do not touch the ...

Страница 11: ...Z Opens or close the disc tray AV3 IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder etc AV3 IN S VIDEO IN Connect the S Video output of an external source TV Monitor VCR Camcorder etc DV INPUT Connect the DV output of a digital camcorder EJECT Z Ejects the tape in the VCR deck DUB Press to copy DVD to VCR or VCR to DVD DVD V...

Страница 12: ...ived Character indicators Indicates clock total playing time elapsed time remaining time title number chapter track number channel etc REPEAT Indicates repeat mode REC The recorder is recording Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed PRG Programmed playback active TTL Indicates current title A disc is inserted in the DVD deck A VHS tape is inserted in t...

Страница 13: ... Buttons See page 62 POWER Turns the TV on or off AV Selects the TV s source PR Selects TV s channel VOL Adjusts TV s volume BACKWARD FORWARD m M DVD Search backward or forward VCR Rewinds the tape during the STOP mode for fast reverse picture search and Advances the tape during the STOP mode fast forward picture search SKIP Go to next chapter or track Returns to beginning of current chapter or tr...

Страница 14: ...onnect to an amplifier receiver or stereo system COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT Y Pb Pr Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs EURO AV 2 DECODER Connect the audio video output of an external source Pay TV decoder Set Top Box VCR etc VIDEO OUTPUT Switch Select either COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT or RGB sig nal of EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO terminal depending on how you connect the Recorder to ...

Страница 15: ...the S VIDEO OUT jack on the Recorder to the S Video in jack on the TV using the S Video cable S Component Video connection Connect the COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT jacks on the Recorder to the correspon ding input jacks on the TV using an Y Pb Pr cable C Progressive Scan ColorStream Pro connection If your television is a high definition or digital ready tel evision you may take advantage o...

Страница 16: ...onnect each compo nent directly to your TV or AV receiver Connecting an external decoder box If you have an external dedicated decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system use the setup described on this page 1 1 Connect the cable from the aerial cable TV outlet to the aerial input on your cable satellite tuner 2 2 Use a SCART cable to connect your decoder to your cable satellite tuner See th...

Страница 17: ... a multi channel Audio Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your Recorder MPEG 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 output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected otes If the audio format of the digital output does not match the c...

Страница 18: ...he front panel DV IN jack it is possible to connect a DV digital camcorder or video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder video deck to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder ote This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital sate...

Страница 19: ...select the second desired option 5 5 Press B to move to the third level 6 6 Use v V to select the desired setting then press ENTER to confirm your selection Some items require additional steps 7 7 Press SETUP to exit the Setup menu GENERAL Auto Programming This Recorder is equipped with a frequency synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 99 TV channels Preparation Connect the Recorder to the ...

Страница 20: ...ogram List menu then press ENTER Program List options appears on the left side of the Program List menu 2 Use v V to select Program Edit option from the options then press ENTER Program Edit menu appears 3 See the descriptions on below to use Program Edit menu 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 PR Indicates ...

Страница 21: ... Sort TV channels manually You can sort the program s position on the Program List menu 1 Use v V to select a program on the Program List menu then press ENTER Program List options appears on the left side of the Program List menu 2 Use v V to select Move option from Program List options then press ENTER 3 Use v V to select a desired position then press ENTER to store Deleting a program You can de...

Страница 22: ... wide screen format programme successfully the correct type of wide screen signal must be broad cast by the TV station You can choose 4 3 Letter Box Select when a standard 4 3 TV is con nected Displays theatrical images with masking bars above and below the picture 4 3 Pan Scan Select when a standard 4 3 TV is con nected The video material formatted in the Pan Scan style is played back in that sty...

Страница 23: ... visible on a conventional analog TV or monitor Factory Setting If you need to you can reset the recorder to all its facto ry settings Select SET icon then press ENTER ote Some options can not be reset LANGUAGE Display Language Select a language for the Setup menu and on screen display Disc Language Select a language for the disc s Menu Audio and Subtitle Original The original language set for the...

Страница 24: ...ceiver 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 system can decode them If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 96 kHz When this choice is made this unit will pass each type of signal through without any further processing DRC Dynamic Rang...

Страница 25: ...nes not suitable for children Therefore discs may contain Parental Control information that applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc These scenes are rated from Level 1 to 8 and alternatively more suitable scenes are available for selection on some discs Ratings are coun try dependent The Parental Control feature allows you to prevent discs from being played by your children o...

Страница 26: ...the v V buttons 8 8 Shift the cursor using B buttons and select the second character using v V buttons 9 9 Press ENTER to confirm your Area Code selec tion then press SETUP to exit the menu RECORD Disc Record Mode You can set the picture quality for DVD recording XP High Quality SP Standard Quality LP Low Quality EP Extend Quality 1 1 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears 2 2 Use v V to select the RE...

Страница 27: ... Go to step 7 DVD R The Initialize menu will appears Select Yes then press ENTER DVD RW The recorder initialize the disc to DVD RW mode Also you can format the disc from the Setup menu as below 1 1 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears 2 2 Use v V to select the DISC option 3 3 While the DISC option is selected press B to move to the second level 4 4 Use v V to select the Initialize option 5 5 Press B...

Страница 28: ...isc and when you display disc information on screen The disc name can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different Recorder you will see only a limited character set 1 1 Follow steps 1 3 as shown Initialize on page 27 2 2 Use v V to select the Disc Label option 3 3 Press B to move to the third level Edit icon is highlighted 4 4 Press ENTER Keyboard menu appears 5 5 Enter a name f...

Страница 29: ... Audio CDs Auto Play You can set up the Recorder so a DVD disc automati cally starts playing whenever the DVD is inserted If Auto Play mode is set to On this Recorder will search for title that has the longest playback time and then play back the title automatically ON Auto Play function is active OFF Auto Play function is not active ote The Auto Play function may not work for some DVDs OFF ON Ini...

Страница 30: ...le Displaying Information While Watching TV During viewing the TV press DISPLAY to display remove the information displayed on screen e g when DVD RW in VR mode is inserted Changing TV Channels If no disc or tape is playing you can change TV chan nels using the number or PR TRK v V buttons on the remote control or the PROG v V buttons on the front panel Changing TV Audio Channel Some TV programs a...

Страница 31: ...v V to select desired option Shows the current title number and total number of titles and skips to the desired title number Shows the current chapter number and total number of chapters and skips to the desired chapter number Shows the elapsed playing time and searches the point by the elapsed time directly Shows the current audio soundtrack language encoding method and channel number and changes...

Страница 32: ...me search Digital Audio Output mode Sound Function Use v V to select desired option Shows the current title number and total number of titles and skips to the desired title number Shows the current chapter number and total number of chapters and skips to the desired chapter number Shows the elapsed playing time and searches the point by the elapsed time directly Shows the current audio encoding me...

Страница 33: ... Features ote 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 can move to another title as follows Press DISPLAY then use v V to select the title icon Then press the appropriate numbered button 0 9 or b B to select a title number Moving to another CHAPTER TR...

Страница 34: ... to OFF in the Setup menu See page 29 The play mode may vary according to the recorded content Repeat A B To repeat a sequence in a title 1 Press A B at your chosen starting point Repeat icon and REPEAT A appears on the TV screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point Repeat icon and REPEAT A B appears on the TV screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 To cancel the sequence press A B repeatedl...

Страница 35: ... press ENTER 5 Repeat steps 2 4 to erase additional Marked scene 6 To remove the Marker Search menu press RETURN O Checking the Contents of DVD Video Discs Menus DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access special features To open the disc menu press DISC MENU LIST Then press the appropriate number but ton to select an option Or use the b B v V buttons to highlight your selection then press EN...

Страница 36: ...to see the different subtitle languages 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 selected position Playbac...

Страница 37: ... of subfolders and number of MP3 WMA files in the folder are displayed 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 3 3 To stop playback at any other time press STOP x Music menu options 1 To display menu options select a tack or folder on the menu then press ENTER 2 Use v V to select an option then p...

Страница 38: ...on the menu screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 To exit the sequence and return to normal play press A B again The Repeat icon disappears from the menu screen Notes on MP3 WMA Recordings About MP3 An MP3 file is audio data compressed by using the MPEG1 audio layer 3 file coding scheme We call files that have the mp3 file extension MP3 files The recorder can not read an MP3 file that has a file...

Страница 39: ...the program list 8 8 To resume normal playback from pro grammed playback select a track on the List then press PLAY N N PRG indicator disappears from the display window Program List menu options 1 To display menu options select a tack on the Program List menu then press ENTER The menu options appear on the left side of the menu 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selecti...

Страница 40: ...ion on the Photo menu 2 Press ENTER The Slide Show menu appears 3 Use v V b B to set the options Object Selected file or All files Speed Sets the speed for Slide Show Slow Normal or Fast 4 Select the Start option then press ENTER to start the Slide Show 5 Press STOP to stop the Slide Show and returns to the Photo menu ote Use the MARKER button to select multiple files Notes on JPEG Recordings Depe...

Страница 41: ...ial effects playback notes Horizontal lines noise bars will appear on the TV screen This is normal The audio is automatically muted during special effect modes so there is no sound during search During the high speed picture search modes a short time is needed to stabilize tape speed when re entering the PLAY mode Slight interference may be observed during this time Search This function lets you v...

Страница 42: ...Press REC z or DISPLAY once to check the record ing time The recalled setting will automatically return to the TV screen for a moment Also remaining time of recording is shown in the display window To Extend the Recording Time The recording time can be extended anytime by press ing REC z Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 10 minutes DVD within free space or 30 minutes VCR To Pau...

Страница 43: ...ying from VCR to DVD You can copy the contents of a VHS tape to a record able DVD disc using the DUBBING or DUB button This allows you to archive your old VHS tapes to DVD ote If the VHS video tape you are attempting to copy is copy protected you will not be able to copy the tape It is not permitted to copy Macrovision encoded tapes 1 1 Insert a recordable DVD disc Insert a blank recordable DVD di...

Страница 44: ...R REC to display Timer Record List 3 3 Press ENTER to save the program The Timer Record List will appear 4 4 Press RETURN O to exit the Timer Record List 5 5 Make sure that you load a recordable disc or tape and press POWER to switch your unit to Standby otes The Timer indicator lights on the front panel display If the Disc and Tape indicator are blinking either no disc or tape is loaded or the lo...

Страница 45: ...er Recording You can clear a timer setting anytime before the record ing actually starts Use v V to select a program you want to erase on the Timer Recorder List If you want to erase the program press CLEAR Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress After a timer recording has started you can still cancel the program Press POWER Timer Recording Troubleshooting Even though the timer is set the recorder...

Страница 46: ... the cam corder and this recorder Before recording make sure that the audio input for the DV IN jack is set up see page 27 ips The source signal must be DVC SD format Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote If you connect a second DVD Recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD Recorder from this one You can t control this unit remotely from a component co...

Страница 47: ...yback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes discon nected Although DV Record Audio is set to Audio 2 and Audio 2 signal is not present DV Record Audio will be reset to Audio 1 automatically DV Related Messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen when using the DV IN jack Not connected to Camcorder The ca...

Страница 48: ...xit Title List Original menu ip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Using the Chapter List Original menu 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST repeatedly to display Title List Original menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you want to view Chapter List Original menu then press ENTER Title List Original options appears on the left side of the menu 3 3 Use v V to select...

Страница 49: ...ylist menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you want to view Chapter List Playlist menu then press ENTER Title List Playlist options appears on the left side of the menu 3 3 Use v V to select Chapter from Title List Playlist options then press ENTER Chapter List Playlist menu appears on the TV screen 4 4 To view Chapter List Playlist options select the chapter you want then press ENTER Chapter ...

Страница 50: ...ording will only increase if it is the last title on the disc 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST to display Title List 2 2 Use v V b B to choose a title you want to delete then press ENTER Title List options appears on the left side of the Title List menu 3 3 Use v V to select Delete then press ENTER to confirm The confirm message for deleting will appear 4 4 Use b B to select Yes then press ENTER The selec...

Страница 51: ...a VHS tape 4 4 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Title List menu ip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Caution If you press REC z z when the Title List menu appears the selected title is erased then overwrite recording starts See page 59 for more details Using the Chapter List menu 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST to display Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choos...

Страница 52: ...pters within the title page 58 Dubbing Copys the title to a VHS tape 4 4 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Title List menu ip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Using the Chapter List menu 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST to display Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you want to view Chapter List menu then press ENTER Title List options appears on ...

Страница 53: ...is not a malfunction Adding Chapter Markers You can put a chapter marker anywhere in a Playlist or Original title during recording or playback Once the chapter is marked you can use the Chapter Search feature as well as delete combine and move chapters in the Chapter List Original or Chapter List Playlist menu You can insert up to 999 chapter markers in both the Original and Playlist contents ote ...

Страница 54: ...s ENTER 4 4 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 Additional 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 1 Press DISC MENU LIST repeatedly to display Title List Original menu If you want to show the Chapter...

Страница 55: ...are continued the titles are combined into one Deleting a Part You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST repeatedly to display Title List Original or Title List Playlist menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose a title you want to delete then press ENTER The options appears on the left side of the menu 3 3 Select Delete Part from the options on the menu e g If you sel...

Страница 56: ...ine two adjacent Playlist or Original chapters into one ote This function is not available if there is only one chapter within the title 1 1 On the Chapter List menu select the second chapter of the two chapters you want to com bine then press ENTER Chapter List options appears on the left side of the menu 2 2 Use v V to select Combine The combine indicator appears between the two chapters you wan...

Страница 57: ...u is displayed 6 6 Repeat steps 2 5 to continue to move from the menu 7 7 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the menu Protect a Title Use this function to protect accidental recording editing or deleting of the title 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST to display Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose a title you want to pro tect then press ENTER Options appears on the left side of the screen 3 3 Select Pr...

Страница 58: ...ER The menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 2 Select Divide from the Title List menu options 3 3 Press ENTER when Divide option is highlight ed Title Edit Divide menu appears and goes into STOP mode 4 4 Use pause step search skip and slow motion to find the point you want to divide the title 5 5 When Divide option is highlighted press ENTER at the point You can clear the dividing ...

Страница 59: ...e List menu will appear as below ip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP x 3 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or N PLAY Playing Your Recordings on other DVD Players Finalizing a Disc Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode finalized DVD R or DVD RW A small number of players can also play DVD RW discs recorded in VR mo...

Страница 60: ... Korean 7585 Kurdish 7679 Laothian 7665 Latin 7686 Latvian Lettish Code Language 7678 Lingala 7684 Lithuanian 7775 Macedonian 7771 Malagasy 7783 Malay 7776 Malayalam 7784 Maltese 7773 Maori 7782 Marathi 7779 Moldavian 7778 Mongolian 7865 Nauru 7869 Nepali 7879 Norwegian 7982 Oriya 8065 Panjabi 8083 Pashto Pushto 7065 Persian 8076 Polish 8084 Portuguese 8185 Quechua 8277 Rhaeto Romance 8279 Romania...

Страница 61: ...man Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Laos LB Lebanon Code Country LC Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldavia MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique French MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldive...

Страница 62: ...turer code 1 While holding down TV POWER button press the number buttons to select the manufacturer code for your TV see the table below 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 you find the one that works with your TV Manufacturer Code Number LG GoldStar 1 Default 2 Zenith 1 3 4 Samsung 6 7 Sony 8 9 Hit...

Страница 63: ...com ponent is copy protected Those channels are not stored in the recorder Aerial or cables are loose Camcorder is off Recorder INPUT SELECT is incorrect Solution Plug the power cord into the wall outlet 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 securely Turn on the TV Select the correct input mode o...

Страница 64: ...ot 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 28 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 channe...

Страница 65: ...z 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 range More than 95 dB AUDIO OUT connector Inputs AERIAL IN Aerial input 75 ohms VIDEO IN 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative RCA jack x 1 SCART x 2 AUDIO IN 0 dBm more than 47 kohms RCA jack L R x 1 SCART x 2 DV IN 4 pin i LINK IEEE 1394 standard S VIDEO IN Y 1 0 V...

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