Samsung DVD-VR300 manual

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    POWER TV MUTE 100 + DVD VOL F.ADV MARKER TITLE LIST DISC MENU TITLE MENU RETURN INFO. TV/VCR SUBTITLE REC SPEED REC DVD VCR REC PAUSE TIME SLIP PIP 00015J CLEAR MENU ANYKEY PLAY LIST SKIP CH/TRK OPEN/CLOSE VCR TV INPUT SEL. TIMER REC SELECT AUDIO TV POWER COPY Instruction Manual DVD-VR300 www .samsung.com[...]

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    G etting Started 2 - English W arning TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that pr esents a risk of electric shock or personal injury . This symbol indicates impo[...]

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    G etting Started English - 3 Read these operating instructions carefully befor e using the unit. Follow all the safety instructions listed below . Keep these operating instructions handy for future r eference. 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near [...]

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    G etting Started 4 - English • Only CD-R discs with MP3 files recorded with ISO9660 or JOLIET format can be played back • Only MP3 files with the "mp3" or "MP3" extension can be used. • For MP3 files recorded with a VBR(V ariable Bit Rates), from 32 Kbps to 320 Kbps, the sound may cut in out. • Playable bitrate range is [...]

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    G etting Started English - 5 • Playback may be impossible in some cases due to the condition of recor ding. • This unit can play back DVD-R discs recorded and finalized with a Samsung DVD video recor der . It may not be able to play some DVD-R discs depending on the disc and the condition of the recor ding. DVD-RW Disc Playback and Recording ?[...]

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    G etting Started 6 - English Contents  Getting Started W arning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Before Reading the User’ s Manual . . . . . . . . 9 How to use the DVD Recorder -VCR . . . . . . [...]

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    G etting Started English - 7 Playing back MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Using PIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 *VCR Playback Playing the VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 T racking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Special VCR Playback Features . . . . . . . . . .56 S-VHS P[...]

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    G etting Started 8 - English General Features The DVD-VR300 allows you to recor d and playback high quality digital images on a DVD-RAM/DVD-R W/DVD-R disc. Y ou can also edit digital images on DVD-RAM/ DVD-R W discs. High quality digital audio and video recording and play- back Record up to about 12-hour images with a double side 9.4 GB DVD-RAM dis[...]

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    G etting Started English - 9 Before Reading the User’ s Manual Icon T erm Definition This involves a function avail- able in DVD or V ideo Mode DVD-R This involves a function avail- able in DVD-RAM This involves a function avail- able in DVD-R W This involves a function avail- able in DVD-R This involves a function avail- able in a data CD (CD-RO[...]

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    G etting Started 10 - English Step 3 Recording Step 4 Playing Step 6 Finalizing & Playing on other DVD components Step 5 Editing a recorded disc Y ou can select the title you want to play in a displayed menu and then immediately start playback. A DVD consists of sections, called titles, and sub sections, called chapters. During recor ding, a ti[...]

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    G etting Started English - 11 Front Panel 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3 4 1. DVD DECK 2. DVD OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON 3. VCR DECK 4. VCR EJECT BUTTON 5. POWER BUTTON 6. PROGRESSIVE BUTTON 7. S-VIDEO INPUT JACK 8. VIDEO INPUT JACK 9. AUDIO L.R INPUT JACK 10. DV INPUT JACK 11. CHANNEL / BUTTON 12. FRONT P ANEL DISPLA Y 13. DVD/VCR SELECT [...]

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    G etting Started 12 - English Rear Panel OUT RF (TO TV) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL RY C B /P B C R /P R L R AUDIO AUDIO LINE OUT LINE IN 1 VIDEO VIDEO L R L IN (FROM ANT.) RF R L R L 1 3 4 5 7 8 10 2 1. S-VIDEO OUT JACK 2. AUDIO OUT L,R JACK 3. DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT JACK (OPTICAL) 4. DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT JACK (COAXIA[...]

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    G etting Started English - 13 T our of the Remote Control 10. MENU Button Brings up the DVD Recorder -VCR’ s setup menu. 11. ENTER/DIRECTION Buttons (UP/DOWN or LEFT/RIGHT Buttons) This button functions as a toggle switch. 12. RETURN Button Returns to a previous menu. 13. TV/VCR Button 14. INFO Button This will display current setting or disc sta[...]

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    C onnections 14 - English C onnecting & S etting Up Quick Overview A Quick overview presented in this guide will give you enough information to start using the r ecorder . Step 1 : Unpacking Step 2 : Connecting the Antenna Cable Step 3 : Connecting the Video Cable Step 4 : Connecting the Audio Cable Step 5 : Connecting External Devices Step 6 :[...]

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    C onnections English - 15 Accessories Step 1: Unpacking Check for the supplied accessories below . • V ideo/Audio Cable (AC97-01746A) • RF Cable for TV (AC39-42001J) • Remote Control (AK59-00015J) • Batteries for Remote Control (AAA Size) (AC43-12002H) • User’ s Manual (AK68-00416A) • Dispose of batteries according to local envir onme[...]

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    C onnections 16 - English Method 3 : Antenna + DVD Recorder -VCR + Cable box +TV : Cable box with a few scrambled channels Y ou can recor d non-scrambled channels by selecting the channel on the cable box. Y ou cannot recor d scrambled channels that requir e a cable box. IN OUT Cable box Wal l OUT RF (TO TV) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VI[...]

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    C onnections English - 17 Method 2 : Connecting to an S-video input jack Connect an S-video cable(not supplied) between the S- VIDEO OUT jack on DVD Recorder -VCR and S-VIDEO IN jack on the TV (or A V amplifier). • Y ou will enjoy high quality images. S-V ideo separates the picture element into black and white (Y) and color (C) signals to present[...]

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    C onnections 18 - English Method 4 : Connecting to Component video input jacks(Y ,C B /T B ,C R /P B ) in 480p mode Y our TV must support pr ogressive scan input to allow you to watch 480p video output. 1. Connect Component video cables(not supplied) between the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on DVD Recorder - VCR and COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks on the TV [...]

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    C onnections English - 19 Method 2 : Connecting to a stereo amplifier with analog input jacks If your stereo amplifier only has audio input jacks (L and R), use the analog audio out jacks. OUT RF (TO TV) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL RY C B /P B C R /P R L R AUDIO AUDIO LINE OUT LINE IN 1 VIDEO VIDEO L R L IN (FROM[...]

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    C onnections 20 - English Method 1 : Connecting a VCR, Settop Box(STB) or DVD player to the AUDIO/VIDEO LINE IN 1 jacks This allows you to connect your DVD Recorder -VCR to other external devices and view or recor d their outputs. • Method 1 : Connecting a VCR, Set-T op Box(STB) or DVD player to the AUDIO/VIDEO LINE IN 1 jacks. • Method 2 : Con[...]

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    C onnections English - 21 After all connections are complete, plug the power cor d in the wall outlet. “AUTO” in the front panel display flickers. This means that the current time is being set automatically (Auto Pr ogram) through the antenna under connection. The setup may take several minutes. When it normally operates, the current time is au[...]

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    C onnections 22 - English T o deter mine whether your television is compatible, follow the instructions below . 1. Switch your television on. 2. Point the remote contr ol towards the television. 3. Hold down the TV button and enter the two-figure code corresponding to the brand of your television, by pr essing the appropriate numeric buttons. Resul[...]

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    English - 23 S ystem Setup S ystem Setup On-Screen Menu Navigation The on-screen menus allow you to enable or disable vari- ous functions on your DVD Recorder -VCR. Use the follow- ing buttons to open and navigate through the on-scr een menus. MENU Button Press this button on the r emote control while the DVD or VCR is in Stop or Play mode to open [...]

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    24 - English S ystem Setup Auto Clock Set This menu is used to set the current time. Y ou need to set the time to use timer recor ding. W ith the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU button. 1 Select Clock Set using the ❷ buttons, then press the ❿ or ENTER button. 3 Select Auto Clock Set using the ❷ buttons, then press the ❿ or ENT[...]

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    English - 25 S ystem Setup No Disc Auto Clock Set Clock Data CH : Automatic Time Zone : Automatic Daylight Saving : Automatic Automatic Atlantic Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Alaska Hawaii No Disc Auto Clock Set Clock Data CH : Automatic Time Zone : Automatic Daylight Saving : Automatic Automatic Yes No T ime ZONE Select the time zone of your ar[...]

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    26 - English S ystem Setup Select “Antenna/Cable TV” Move the selection arrow to “Antenna/Cable TV” then press right button to select fr om the following options: • Antenna - Select if the DVD Recorder -VCR is con- nected to an indoor or outdoor VHF/UHF Antenna. • Cable TV - Select if the DVD Recorder -VCR is connected to Cable TV . 4 S[...]

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    English - 27 S ystem Setup Setting Up the Language Features If you set the player menu, disc menu, audio and subtitle language in advance, they will come up automatically every time you watch a movie. W ith the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU but- ton on the remote. 1 Select Setup using ❷ buttons, then press the ❿ or ENTER button. Selec[...]

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    28 - English S ystem Setup Note Note Note Digital Output Setting Up the Audio Options Use the ❷ buttons to select the desired item. Then press the RIGHT or ENTER button. 1. PCM : Converts to PCM(2CH) 48kHz audio. Select PCM when using the Analog Audio Outputs. 2. Bitstream : Converts to Dolby Digital Bitstr eam (5.1CH). Select Bitstream when u[...]

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    English - 29 S ystem Setup Setting Up the Display(V ideo) Options This function allows you to setup the TV screen settings. W ith the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU but- ton on the remote. Y ou can’ t use the Setup functions during playback. 1 Select Setup using ❷ buttons, then press the ❿ or ENTER button. 2 Select V ideo using ❷ b[...]

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    30 - English S ystem Setup Select Rating Level you want using ❷ buttons, then press the ❿ or ENTER button. • For example, if you select up to Level 6, discs that contain Level 7, 8 will not play . Larger number indicates the program is mor e intended to adult use only 6  Press the RETURN or ➛ button to r eturn to the previous menu. Pr[...]

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    English - 31 S ystem Setup Select Change Password using ❷ buttons, then press the ❿ or ENTER button. • The ‘Enter the password.’ message will be displayed. 1 Enter the 4-digit password using the 0 to 9 buttons on the remote. • The ‘Confirm the password.’ message will be dis- played. 2 Enter your password again using the 0 to 9 bu[...]

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    32 - English S ystem Setup DVD-VIDEO Channel Add/Delete Use this feature if Auto Channel Sear ch missed a channel that you would like to add and delete a channel you wish to remove. Open “MENU” W ith the DVD in stop mode, press the MENU button. 1 Select “Setup” Using the ❷ buttons, move the selection bar to “Setup” then press ENTER[...]

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    English - 33 S ystem Setup DVD-VIDEO Add/Delete Channel. Press Enter to move the cursor to select Add, then press ❿ if you want to select Delete. Press ENTER to confirm your selection. 6 RF Output Channel When you connect the DVD Recorder -VCR to TV with RF Antenna Cable, follow the steps below to set the RF output channel. Open “MENU” W i[...]

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    34 - English S ystem Setup Select “T ape Length” Press the RIGHT button to select the T ape Length. This information is usually printed on the tape box. The menu cycles through: T -120, T -160 or T -180. Once the type of cassette is set, the VCR can display the amount of time remaining on the tape when you press the INFO. button. 5 n : : : Sele[...]

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    English - 35 S ystem Setup n : : : Select “Auto Repeat” Move the selection bar to “ Auto Repeat”. It sets the VCR to play a tape repeatedly [unless a tape contr ol is activated (Stop, Fast Forward or Rewind)]. 7 Off On V ideo Input If you watch video through Line 2, you can choose Composite or Super(S) video. Open “MENU” W ith the DVD R[...]

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    36 - English S ystem Setup Front Display Y ou can set the Front Panel Display to be bright all the time, dim all the time, dim during power off. Open “ MENU” W ith the DVD in Stop or Play mode, press the MENU button. . 1 Select “Setup” Using the ❷ buttons, move the selection bar to “Setup” then press ENTER to select. 2 Select “Sy[...]

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    P layback English - 37 about 74 about 20 about 240 about 480 about 80 about 160 - - - - 1(XP: Excellent Quality) 2 (SP: Standard Quality) 4 (LP: Long Playback) 6 (EP: Extended) 2 (XP: Excellent Quality) 4 (SP: Standard Quality) 8 (LP: Long Playback) 12(EP: Extended) 1 (XP: Excellent Quality) 2 (SP: Standard Quality) 4 (LP: Long Playback) 6 (EP: Ext[...]

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    P layback 38 - English Playing a Disc Discs that cannot be played •DVD-V ideo with a region number other than “1” or “ALL” •3.9 GB DVD-R Disc for Authoring. •DVD-RAM not recor ded following the V ideo Recording Standar d •Unfinalized DVD-R recor ded on other equipment. •P AL discs •DVD-ROM/DVD+R W/PD/MV -Disc/DiVX, etc •V ideo[...]

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    P layback English - 39 Press OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray . • Y our DVD Recorder -VCR closes the disc tray and plays the disc automatically . • When a r ecordable media (DVD-RAM, DVD-R W , DVD-R, etc.) is used, Auto Playback cannot be activated without pressing the Play button. When pressing the Power button while a disc is in the t[...]

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    P layback 40 - English Slow Motion Play/ Step Motion Play Slow Motion Play (DVD-VIDEO/DVD-RAM/DVD RW/ DVD-R) During pause mode, press the SEARCH ➛ ➛ or ❿ ❿ button on the remote for mor e than 1 second. • Each time you press the ❿ ❿ button : ❿ ❿ Slow X 1/8  ❿ ❿ Slow X 1/4  ❿ ❿ Slow X 1/2 • Each time you press the ?[...]

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    P layback English - 41 About ANYKEY The ANYKEY functions allows you to easily sear ch for a desired scene by accessing title, chapter , track and time. Y ou can also change the subtitle and audio settings and set some features including Repeat, Angle and Zoom. Press the ANYKEY button on the r emote control during playback. DVD-VIDEO T itle/Chapter/[...]

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    P layback 42 - English Using Repeat Play (For DVD-VIDEO/DVD-RAM/DVD- RW/DVD-R) (DVD-VIDEO only supports chapter repeat.) Repeat Play Press the ANY KEY button. 1 Use ❷ buttons to select Repeat and use ❿ button to select the T itle, Chapter or A-B you want to play repeatedly . 2 Press ENTER button. Repeat play allows you to repeat title,[...]

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    P layback English - 43 Moving to a Scene Directly Use ❷ to select the Title, Chapter or time you want to find the desired scene. 2 If you want to select a title or chapter , select it using the ➛❿ buttons. Then, press the ENTER button. • Y ou can enter the desired item dir ectly using the number buttons. 3 Press the ANY KEY button during[...]

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    P layback 44 - English If you want to move to a desired time, enter the time in the sequence of hour , minute, and second using the number buttons and then press the ENTER button. 4 Selecting the subtitle language Selecting the Subtitle & Audio Language Press the ANYKEY button during playback. 1 Audio languages and subtitle languages may not wo[...]

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    P layback English - 45 Press the ANGLE button when the "Angle" is shown on the screen during playback. 1 Use ❷ to select Angle and use ➛❿ button to select the desired angle. 2 When a DVD contains multiple angles of a particular scene, you can select the Angle function. Changing the Camera Angle  This function is disc-dependent[...]

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    P layback 46 - English Setting a book mark Using Bookmarks Press the MARKER button during playback. 1 Set marks at scenes you want to see again so that you can start playback from the marked position. Press the ENTER button when the desir ed scene appears. • The number 1 is displayed and the scene is mem- orized. 2 Press the MARKER button. 1 Pres[...]

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    P layback English - 47 Zooming-In Press the ANY KEY button during playback. 1 Use ❷ buttons to select Zoom, and then press the ENTER button. • will be displayed. 2 Press ❷➛❿ buttons to move to the area you want to enlar ge. 3 Press the ENTER button. • The screen will be enlar ged to twice the normal size. • If you press the ENTE[...]

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    P layback 48 - English For DVD-VIDEO disc For DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/ DVD-R disc Using the Disc and T itle Menu Press the DISC MENU button to enter the disc menu of the disc. • Move to the setup menu related to playback oper- ation. • Y ou can select audio language and subtitle etc. provided by the disc. 1 Press Info button on the r emote control. Foll[...]

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    P layback English - 49 Audio CD (CDDA) Screen Elements ❷ : Select a track (song). 1 ❿ : Playback the selected track (song). 2 ( ❿ ❿ l ) button: Playback the next track. 4 Press and hold the ( ➛ ➛ / ❿ ❿ ) button: Fast Play (FF1/FR1, FF2/FR2, FF3/FR3) 6 ( l ➛ ➛ ) button: Returns to the beginning of the cur - rent track when pr [...]

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    P layback 50 - English • Intro : The first 10 seconds of each track is played. If you press the ❿ II button during Intro play , Normal Play will be performed from the track cur- rently playing. When Intr o Play is completed, Normal Play is per- formed. • Playlist : The Playlist playback option allows you to select the order in which you want [...]

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    P layback English - 51 T o Program T racks Y ou can register a maximum 30 tracks in the playlist. 1 Press the ANYKEY button. Repeat Mode will be highlighted. 01/12 CD 00 :52 Anykey Music 01. TRACK 1 01. TRACK 1 02. TRACK 2 03. TRACK 3 04. TRACK 4 05. TRACK 5 06. TRACK 6 4:39 4:31 4:30 3:53 4:23 4:24 2 Select Play Option using the ➛❿ buttons. CD[...]

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    P layback 52 - English Select Photo using ❷ buttons, then press the ENTER button. 3 Use the ➛❿ buttons to select clips menu and then press the ENTER button. : Returns to the Album screen. : The unit enters slide show mode. Before the slide show can begin, the photo interval (slide show speed) must be set : Each title the ENTER button is sp[...]

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    P layback English - 53 Playing back an MP3 CD Insert an MP3 CD into the disc tray . • The MP3 menu is displayed and the tracks (songs) are played back. 1 Press the ❷ buttons to select the folder you want to hear , and then press the ENTER button. • Press the ❷ buttons to select the track (song) you want to hear , and then press the EN[...]

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    P layback 54 - English Press the PIP button. • The current disc is played back on the PIP scr een located at the bottom of the screen. 1 The PIP function allows you to view a sub screen together with the main screen in DVD mode. Y ou can watch both DVD and TV together . Using PIP  PIP does not work in VCR mode. Note Switching between the PIP a[...]

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    P layback English - 55 Insert VHS T ape Insert a standard VHS videotape into the VCR deck. • When a videotape is inserted, power will turn on automatically . 1 Adjust T racking Manually During playback, press the CH/TRK / buttons to remove white lines fr om the picture. 1 Play T ape Press the ❿ II (PLA Y/P AUSE) button on the remote control or [...]

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    P layback 56 - English S-VHS Playback The DVD Recorder -VCR allows you to playback high quali- ty S-VHS tapes. Insert a S-VHS T ape Insert an S-VHS tape into the VCR deck. 1 Start Playback Press ❿ II (PLA Y/P AUSE) on the remote control to begin playback of the S-VHS tape. 2 Special VCR Playback Features While a videotape is playing, you can enjo[...]

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    P layback English - 57 V ariable Search System Press the ANYKEY button to display the search screen in the stop mode . When a program is r ecorded, the star ting point is given an Index mark for easy location. However , the VHS Index Sear ch System (VISS) cannot recognize index marks made by old VCRs. If the VCR has trouble finding a mark, it is pr[...]

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    R ecording 58 - English  Finalize - This closes the DVD-R/R W so no additional recor ding can be done.  Unfinalize - This allows additional recor ding on a finalized DVD-R W disc. - A DVD-R W disc that has been recorded by DAO in a PC cannot be unfinalized. - A DVD-R W disc that has been recorded in V ideo Mode of a differ ent maker’ s reco[...]

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    R ecording English - 59 Recording Formats When you insert an unused disc, the following message appears. Since available functions differ depending on the disc type, select a disc that best fits your prefer ences. DVD-RAM: Use after formatting the disc. DVD-R W : When unused DVD-R W disc is first inserted, the message "Do you want to intialize[...]

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    R ecording 60 - English Recording the current channel you are watching DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R 1. Check the antenna cable is connected. 2. Check the remaining time of disc. DVD-RAM/DVD-R W discs should be formatted in advance before beginning r ecording. Most new discs ar e sold unfor- matted. Make sure to format your unformatted discs befor e recor d[...]

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    R ecording English - 61 Making a T imer Recording DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R 1. Check the antenna cable is connected. 2. Check the remaining time of the disc. 3. Check the date and time are corr ect. Make sure the Clock has been set (Setup - System Setting) before you pr oceed with a timer recor ding. Press the TIMER REC button. • Scheduled Record List[...]

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    R ecording 62 - English T urn the power off to finish the timer r ecording. • will blink if disc or tape is not inserted. 4  The timer recor ding time may differ fr om the set time depending on disc status and overall timer recor ding status (for example, recor ding times overlapping, or when the previous r ecording ends within 2 minutes befor[...]

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    R ecording English - 63 Editing T imer Record List DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R Press the MENU button. 1 Follow these directions to edit the timer r ecord list. Editing the settings for a timer recording Press the ❷ button to select the number of the timer recor ding you want to edit, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button. • The Edit and Delete ite[...]

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    R ecording 64 - English Press the ❷ button to select Delete, and then press the ENTER button. • Y ou will be prompted with the delete confirm message such as ‘Do you want to delete No.02?’. 5 Press the ➛❿ buttons to select Y es, and then press the ENTER button. • The selected entry will be deleted from the list. 6 Press the MENU bu[...]

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    R ecording English - 65 W atching the Images Being Recorded (T ime Slip) DVD-RAM Press the TIME SLIP button on the r emote control. • The r ecently recor ded 10-second images are played back on the PIP screen. • This function starts to operate 10 seconds fr om the time you press the REC button. • On the TIME SLIP screen, you can playback, sca[...]

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    R ecording Recording through a DV Input Jack Connect the DV output jack of your camcorder to the DV input jack on the front of your DVD Recorder -VCR using a DV cable. 1 Power on your DVD Recorder -VCR and switch to DV mode by pressing the INPUT SEL. on the remote. 2 W ith your DVD Recorder -VCR stopped, set the operation mode of your camcorder to [...]

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    R ecording English - 67 W atch a Different Channel Press the TV/VCR button on the r emote to switch to your TV tuner , then select a different channel on your television. 1 W atch a different media during recording Y ou can watch DVD during VCR recor ding or watch V ideo tape during DVD recor ding. • During VCR recor ding, insert a DVD in the DVD[...]

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    R ecording 68 - English Y ou can copy DVD to VCR or VCR to DVD. Press MENU button and select Copy . DVD to VCR Copy to DVD or VCR Select DVD --> VCR to copy DVD to VCR. • Check the remaining time on the tape. 1 Direct copy DVD to VCR Insert DVD disc you want to copy . 1 Insert VHS tape. 2 T o stop recording pr ess the stop button. • Y ou can[...]

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    R ecording English - 69 Press ENTER button to select the start position. Y ou can use ❿ II , l ➛ ➛ or ❿ ❿ l , ➛ ➛ or ❿ ❿ buttons to sear ch for the Start position. 2 VCR-->DVD 00:00:21 Start End --:--:-- 00:00:25 PLA Y Copy All DVD-RAM(VR) Select the End position in the same way . A copylist will be generated. • In VCR mode, [...]

  • Page 70

    70 - English E diting E diting V iewing the Menu Functions for a Disc There ar e a variety of menu functions depending on the disc type. Press the MENU button. Setup T imer Rec. T itle Menu Disc Menu No Disc DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R No Disc DVD-VIDEO DVD-VIDEO • Viewing the Menu Functions for a Disc 70 • Viewing Title List . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    English - 71 E diting Setup T imer Rec. CD CD Setup T imer Rec. Photo Music JPEG+MP3 Setup T imer Rec. Copy T itle List Playlist Disc Manager DVD-RAM(VR) DVD-RAM(VR) Setup T imer Rec. Copy T itle List Playlist Disc Manager DVD-RW(VR) DVD-RW(VR) Setup T imer Rec. Copy T itle List Disc Manager DVD-R(V) DVD-R(V)  Press the MENU button again to hide[...]

  • Page 72

    72 - English E diting V iewing T itle List Y ou can playback the recor ded titles, edit a title name, edit recor d list entries and lock or unlock the recor d list. DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R Press the ❷ button to select T itle List, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button, or press the TITLE button on the remote contr ol. • The T itle List scr een[...]

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    English - 73 E diting Press the ❷ button to select Play , and then press the ENTER button. • The selected entry (title) will be played back. 4  Y ou can also playback a recor ded program by pressing the ANYKEY button and using the title, chapter or time items. Note Playing a T itle List Entry DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R Press the ❷ button t[...]

  • Page 74

    74 - English E diting Renaming a T itle List Entry DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R Follow these directions to r ename a title list entry , i.e., to edit the title of a recor ded program. Press the MENU button. 1 Press the ❷ button to select T itle List, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button, or press the TITLE LIST button on the remote control . • The[...]

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    English - 75 E diting Follow these directions to delete an entry fr om the T itle List. Press the MENU button. 1 Press the ❷ button to select T itle List, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button, or press the TITLE LIST button on the remote control . • The V iew T itle List scr een is displayed. 2 Press the ❷ button to select an entry yo[...]

  • Page 76

    76 - English E diting Follow these directions to lock an entry if you want to pr o- tect it from unexpected deletions. Press the ❷ button to select T itle List, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button. • The V iew T itle List scr een is displayed. 2 Press the MENU button. 1 Press the ❷ button to select an entry you want to protect fr om [...]

  • Page 77

    English - 77 E diting Follow these directions to delete a section fr om a T itle List entry . Press the MENU button. • Y ou cannot recover a section once it is deleted from T itle List. 1 Press the ❷ button to select T itle List, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button, or press the TITLE LIST button on the remote con- trol . • The V iew T [...]

  • Page 78

    78 - English E diting Follow these directions to cr eate a new playlist entry from a recor ded title. Press the MENU button when the disc is stopped. 1 Press the ❷ button to select Playlist, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button. 2 Press the ❷ button to select New Playlist, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button. • The Make Scene scree[...]

  • Page 79

    English - 79 E diting Sear ch the end point of the section from which you want to create a new scene using the playback r elat- ed buttons, and then press the ❿ II button. 6 Scene No.001 Select the start point of the section from which you want to create a new scene using the playback r elat- ed buttons, and then press the P AUSE button. • Play[...]

  • Page 80

    80 - English E diting Playing Playlist Entries Press the ❷ button to select a function to use, and then press the ENTER button. • Play : Playbacks the selected entry . • Rename : Renames the title of the selected entry . Functionality is the same as the Rename item in the Edit Record List. • The screen r eturns to the Edit Playlist scree[...]

  • Page 81

    English - 81 E diting Press the arr ow buttons to select save, and then press the ENTER button. • The Name you changed is displayed on the title item of the selected playlist entry . 3 Renaming Playlist Entries Press the ❷ button to select Rename, and then press the ENTER button. • The Rename screen is displayed. 1 Select the desired chara[...]

  • Page 82

    82 - English E diting Edit Scene Scene No. 1/9 P laylist No. 3 01 00:00:26 02 00:00:07 03 00:00:04 04 00:00:03 05 00:00:11 06 00:00:04 Play Modify Move Add Delete B. Modifying a Scene (Replacing a Scene) Press the arr ow buttons to select the scene you want to modify , and then press the ENTER button. 1 Press the arr ow buttons to select Modify , a[...]

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    English - 83 E diting Press the ENTER button at the end point of the scene. 5 Press the ❷ buttons to select Change, and then press the ENTER button. • The scene you wanted to modify is changed with the selected section. • If you want to cancel a modification, select cancel and then press the ENTER button. 6 C. Moving a Scene (Changing the [...]

  • Page 84

    84 - English E diting Press the ❷ button to select End, and then pr ess the ENTER button. • The image and time at the end point are displayed on the End window . 6 Press the ❷ buttons to select Add, and then press the ENTER button. • The section you wanted to add is added before the scene selected in step 1. • If you want to cancel [...]

  • Page 85

    English - 85 E diting DVD-RAM DVD-RW Copying a Playlist Entry to the VCR DVD-RAM DVD-RW Press the MENU button when the disc is stopped. 1 Press the ❷ button to select Playlist, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button. 2 Press the ❷ button to select Edit Playlist, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button, or press the PLA Y LIST button on the[...]

  • Page 86

    86 - English E diting Enter the desired characters using the arr ow buttons. 4 Press the ❷ button to select Delete, and then press the ENTER button. • Y ou will be prompted with the delete confirmation message ‘Do you want to delete?’. 5 Do you want delete? Press the ➛❿ buttons to select Y es, and then press the ENTER button. • The[...]

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    English - 87 E diting Press the arr ow buttons to select Save, and then press the ENTER button. • A disc name is given to the disc. 5  Y ou may need to clear cartridge pr otection or unlock the protect befor e beginning editing. Note Disc Manager Disc Protection Press the MENU button when the disc is stopped. 1 Press the ❷ button to selec[...]

  • Page 88

    88 - English E diting Choose the recording format fot DVD-RW. DVD-VR DVD-V Press the ➛❿ buttons to select Y es, and then press the ENTER button. • The disc is formatted. DVD-R W Y ou will be prompted with the confirmation message “Choose the recor ding format for DVD-R W”. DVD-VR and DVD-V are defined accor ding to their recor d- ing form[...]

  • Page 89

    English - 89 E diting DVD-RAM(VR) Cartridge Protection Info Press the ❷ button to select Disc Manager , and then press the ENTER or the ❿ button. 2 Press the ❷ button to select Delete All T itle Lists, and then press the ENTER or the ❿ button. • Y ou will be prompted with the confirmation mes- sage 'Do you want to delete all ti[...]

  • Page 90

    90 - English E diting Press the ➛❿ buttons to select Y es, and then press the ENTER button. • The disc is finalized. Finalizing a disc Press the MENU button with the disc stopped. 1 After you recor d titles onto a DVD-R W/DVD-R disc with your DVD Recorder -VCR, it needs to be finalized before it can be played back on external devices. Disc Ma[...]

  • Page 91

    E diting English - 91 Unfinalizing a disc (V/VR mode) Press the MENU button with the disc stopped. 1 Press the ❷ button to select Disc Manager , and then press the ENTER or ❿ button. 2 Press the ❷ button to select Disc Unfinalize, and then press the ENTER or ❿ button. • Y ou will be prompted with the message 'Do you want to unf[...]

  • Page 92

    92 - English R eference R eference T roubleshooting (DVD-VIDEO/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R) T roubleshooting Problems and Solutions (VCR) Specifications LIMITED W ARRANTY TO ORIGINAL PURCHASER ❷ ❷ ❷ ❷ • T roubleshooting (DVD-VIDEO/DVD-RAM/ DVD-R W/DVD-R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 • T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 • Probl[...]

  • Page 93

    English - 93 R eference If your product malfunctions, go thr ough the check points below before contacting a Samsung authorized service center , • Check whether the power cord is secur ely plugged into the power outlet. • Did you press the power button of your DVD Recor der -VCR. The DVD Recorder -VCR requires some time to initialize after it i[...]

  • Page 94

    94 - English R eference T roubleshooting Y ou cannot use the operation or function due to one of the following reasons: (1) Y our DVD disc does not support the featur e (for example, angles) (2) Y ou've requested a title, chapter , or scan time that is out of the corr ect range. The disc does not support all the selected functions. In this cas[...]

  • Page 95

    English - 95 R eference Problems and Solutions (VCR) Before contacting a Samsung authorized service center , perform the following simple checks. Problem Explanation/Solution No power  Check that the power plug is connected to a wall outlet.  Have you pressed the POWER button? Y ou cannot insert a video cassette  A video cassette can only [...]

  • Page 96

    96 - English R eference Power requir ements 120V AC, 60Hz Power consumption 45 W atts General W eight 9.03 lb Dimensions 16.9 in(W) x 10.6 in(D) x 3.1 in(H) Operating temp. +41°F to +95°F Other conditions Keep level when operating. Less than 75% operating humidity V ideo 1.0 V p-p at 75 Ω load, sync negative S-V ideo input (Y : 1.0Vp-p, C: 0.28[...]

  • Page 97

    Samsung Limited W arranty Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. (SECA), warrants that this product is free from defective material and workmanship. SECA further warrants that if this product fails to operate properly within the spec- ified warranty period and the failure is due to improper workmanship or defective material SECA will repair or replace the[...]