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Chapter 1
Before you start
What’s in the box
Please confirm that the following
accessories are in the box when you open it:
• Remote control
• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x 2
• Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow)
• G-LINK™ cable
• RF antenna cable
• Power cable
• These operating instructions
• Warranty card
Putting the batteries in the
remote control
•
Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the
battery compartment following the
indications (
,
) inside the
compartment.
Important
Incorrect use of batteries can result in
hazards such as leakage and bursting.
Please observe the following:
• Don’t mix new and old batteries
together.
• Don’t use different kinds of batteries
together — although they may look
similar, different batteries may have
different voltages.
• Make sure that the plus and minus ends
of each battery match the indications in
the battery compartment.
• Remove batteries from equipment that
isn’t going to be used for a month or
more.
• When disposing of used batteries,
please comply with governmental
regulations or environmental public
instruction’s rules that apply in your
country or area.
Using the remote control
Please keep in mind the following when
using the remote control:
• Make sure that there are no obstacles
between the remote and the remote
sensor on the unit.
• Remote operation may become
unreliable if strong sunlight or
fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s
remote sensor.
• Remote controllers for different devices
can interfere with each other. Avoid
using remotes for other equipment
located close to this unit.
• Replace the batteries when you notice a
fall off in the operating range of the
remote.
• When the batteries run down or you
change the batteries, the remote control
mode is reset to Recorder 1. See
Remote
Control Mode
on page 122.
• Use within the operating range in front of
the remote control sensor on the front
panel, as shown.
WARNING
Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or
other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or
near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak,
overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the
life or performance of batteries.
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HDD/DVD Recording and playback compatibility
This recorder can play and record all widely-used DVD disc types, and additionally provides
HDD functionality. The table below shows some specific compatibility differences between
the different disc types.
Notes to table
*1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording (page 108)
*2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording
(page 108)
*3 Erasable, but free space does not increase
*4 Cannot erase sections, edit chapters or use playlist
editing
*5 Must be compatible with DVD-R (VR) playback
*6 Finalize using this recorder (may not playback in
some units) (page 60)
*7 Must be compatible with DVD-RW (VR) playback
*8 Must be compatible with DVD+RW playback
*9 Must be compatible with DVD-RAM playback
*10 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video
Mode Off (page 120)
*11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM
*12 CPRM-compatible discs only
*13 Take the disc out of the cartridge before use. Only
Panasonic and Maxell discs have been tested to work
reliably with this recorder. Discs from other makers may
become unusable when recorded or edited.
*14 Erasing a title does not increase the available
recording time, nor increase the number of recordable
titles left.
*15 Must be compatible with DVD+R playback
*16 Depending on the disc, it may have to be initialized
before it can be recorded (page 108). In this case,
initialization will take about an hour.
is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo
Licensing Corporation.
HDD
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD
+RW
DVD-
RAM
Marks used in this
manual
*1
*1
*2
*13, 16
Logos
Re-recordable/
Erasable
*3
*3
*3
*14
Editing of recorded
programmes
*4
*4
*4
*4
Recording of Copy-
once protected
material
*12
*12
*12
Playback in other
players/recorders
n/a
*5
*6
*7
*6
*6, 15
*8
*9
Chase play
16:9 and 4:3
programme
recording
Bilingual broadcast
recording of both
audio channels
*10, 11
*11
*11
*11
HDD
DVD (VR)
DVD (Video)
DVD (VR)
DVD (Video)
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD-RAM
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• Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or
48 kHz
• Bit-rates: Any (128 kbps or higher
recommended)
• Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback:
Yes
• VBR WMA playback: No
• WMA encoder compatibility: Windows
Media Codec 8
(files encoded using
Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable
but some parts of the specification are not
supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless,
Voice and VBR)
• DRM (Digital Rights Management)
1
file
playback: No
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must
be used for the recorder to recognize
MP3 and WMA files – do not use for
other file types)
• File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files
(if these limits are exceeded, only files
and folders up to these limits are
playable)
WMA (Windows Media™ Audio)
compatibility
This recorder can playback Windows Media
Audio content.
WMA is an acronym for Windows Media
Audio and refers to an audio compression
technology developed by Microsoft
Corporation. WMA content can be encoded
by using Windows Media Player for
Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9 or
Windows Media Player 10 series.
Windows Media is a trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
This product includes technology owned by
Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or
distributed without a license from Microsoft
Licensing, Inc.
DivX video compatibility
DivX is a compressed digital video format
created by the DivX
®
video codec from DivX,
Inc. This recorder can play DivX video files
burned on CD-R/-RW/-ROM discs. Keeping
the same terminology as DVD-Video,
individual DivX video files are called “Titles”.
When naming files/titles on a CD-R/-RW disc
prior to burning, keep in mind that by default
they will be played in alphabetical order.
• Official DivX
®
Certified product.
• Plays all versions of DivX
®
video
(including DivX
®
6) with standard
playback of DivX
®
media files.
• File extensions: .avi and .divx (these
must be used for the recorder to
recognize DivX video files).
Note that all
files with the .avi extension are recognized
as MPEG4, but not all of these are
necessarily DivX video files and therefore
may not be playable on this recorder.
• File structure: Up to 99 folders or 999
files.
DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are
trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under
license.
Note
1 DRM (digital rights management) copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by
restricting playback, etc. of compressed audio files on devices other than the PC (or other recording equipment)
used to record it. For detailed information, please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your
PC and/or software.
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