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    DVR-H200UK INSTRUCTION MANUAL HDD/DVD Recorder Call 0870 240 7475 Problems with set-up? Call 0870 240 7475 Calls cost a maximum of 8p per minute during peak periods, based on BT rates of April 2004.[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED Accessories .................................................................. 1 Important safety instructions ................................... 2 Warnings, cautions and others ................................. 3 Disc information ........................................................... 4 CONTROLS AND DISPLA YS Remote control .[...]

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    2 1) R e a d in s t r u c t io n s s. Read all the safety and operating instructions before operating the product. 2) R e t a i n i n s t r u c t i o n s s. Keep the safety and operating instructions for future reference. 3) He e d w a r n i n g s s. Adhere to all warnings on the product and in the operating instructions. 4) Fo l l o w i n s t r u [...]

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    3 W ARNINGS ,C A UTIONS AND O THE RS CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN THE COVER AND DO NOT RE PAIR YOURSELF . REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE[...]

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    4  Playa bl e Dis c type s  Audio S y s tem Dolby Digital Linear PCM DTS (Digital Theater Systems)  Video System ( PAL ) This DVD recorder accepts PAL system.  Aspect Ratio 4:3 (Letter Box) Standard 4:3 Pan & Scan 16:9 (Wide-Screen)  Others Audio : Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages. Subtit[...]

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    5 Re mote Contr ol T o install batterie s  Open the battery compartment and insert the batteries. Make sure the polarities (+ and -) match the marks indicated inside the remote control.  Do not use rechargeable type batteries. Remote sen sor The remote has a range of approximately 7M and works best when pointed directly at the unit horizontal[...]

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    6 Front pa nel conne ction s Display w indow Na me s of parts a nd controls 1) POWER ON/OFF Button ( /ON) Turns the recorder on and off. 2) DISC TRA Y Holds discs securely during recording or playback. 3) RECORD Button (  REC) Starts recording. 4) DVD Indicator Lights up when DVD is set as the playback/record device. 5) HDD Indicator Lights up w[...]

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    7 C ONTROLS AN D D ISPLA YS Re ar panel conne ctions Names of parts 1) TUNER(RF OUT/RF IN) Jacks Antenna cables input and output. Note: DVD signals don’t go through here. Make proper connections before use. 2) SCART IN Jack Composite/RGB signal input. 3) SCART OUT Jack Composite/RGB/S-Video signal output. 4) AV OUTPUT Jacks Composite signal outpu[...]

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    8 C ONNECT IONS Before making connections 1 ) Do not plug the AC power cord into the outlet until all other connections are made. 2 ) Connect VIDEO OUT of the unit directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT of the unit to a TV via a VCR may cause a viewing problem when playing back a copy-protected disc. You may also have a viewin[...]

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    9 F OR B ETTER V IDEO Q U ALITY If your TV has Component Video inputs, you can enjoy superior picture quality. Conne cting to a TV via COMPO OUT Connecting to a TV with component jacks Use COMPONENT cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPO OUT on the unit to the COMPONENT input on the television. Notes: 1. Enter system setup to enable COMPO OUT (r[...]

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    10 Connecting to a stereo audio amplifier or receiver Use an audio cable to connect the L /R AV OUTPUT on the unit to the audio inputs on a stereo amplifier or a receiver. There are two types of audio connections, analog and digital. Connecting to a digital audio device Connect an amplifier with Dolby Digital and DTS decoders to enjoy surround soun[...]

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    11 Remote Control & Setup menu Follow the steps below to reset personal preferences for using the DVD recorder. Confirm that all connections are secured properly. 1 . Press [ STANDBY/ON] to turn on the unit. 2. Press [SETUP] to display the system menu. 3. Press [  ] [  ] to select “System,” “Language,” “Playback,” “Record,?[...]

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    12 TV C HAN NEL S ET UP 9. The channel scanning starts. This process may take a few minutes. 10.When all the TV channels have been searched and stored, press [SETUP] to exit. Notes: 1. If the available channel number in your residence area exceeds the maximum receivable channel numbers of this DVD Recorder, the scan will be discontinued. The maxi m[...]

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    13 C HANNEL E DITOR Mov ing up or moving dow n the TV cha nnel 1 . Press [  ] [  ] to select one of the TV channels and press [  ]. 2 . Press [  ] [  ] to select “Move Up” or “Move Down” and press [ENTER]. The order of the TV channel will be changed. Each time you press [  ] or [  ] and the item changes as follows: 3 . [...]

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    14 Thanks to this programming system, you no longer need to tediously enter the date, programme number, start and end times. All the information needed by the DVD recorder for programming is contained in the VIDEO Plus+ ® programming number. This 9-digit PlusCode number is found in most TV listings magazines. Before setting up, confirm that the al[...]

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    15 E ASY G UI DER Playback video files 1. Press [GUIDER] to display the Easy Guider menu. 2 . Press [  ] [  ] to select “Playback” and then press [ENTER]. 3. Press [  ] [  ] to select DVD or HDD and then press [ENTER]. 4. Press [  ] [  ] to select “Video” and press [ENTER]. 5. The selected file screen appears. Press [  [...]

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    16 Playback pictures with music 1. Press [GUIDER] to display the Easy Guider menu. 2. Press [  ] [  ] to select “Playback” and then press [ENTER]. 3 . Press [  ] [  ] to select DVD or HDD and then press [ENTER]. 4. Press [  ] [  ] to select “Pictures With Music” and press [ENTER]. 5. The sel ect ed f i l e scr een appear s[...]

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    17 E ASY G UI DER Record on D V D Make sure a recordable disc is inserted before recording. 1. Press [GUIDER] to display the Easy Guider menu. 2 . Press [  ] [  ] to select “Record” and then press [ENTER]. 3. Press [  ] [  ] to select the Signal-Input (TV, AV1-front, AV2-rear, DV-in) and press [ENTER]. If you select “TV,” press [...]

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    18 E ASY G UI DER Note: For Timer Record, there are six recording modes avaialbe: HQ, SP, LP, EP, SLP and Just Fit. When the recording mode is set to be “Just Fit,” the recording mode will be automatically adjusted depending on how much recording space is available on the disc/HDD. Ti me r Re c or d (V ID E O Pl us+ ® Setting) 1. Press [GUIDER[...]

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    19 E ASY G UI DER Copy (From D V D to HDD ) Press [ OPEN/CLOSE] to open the disc tray and insert a disc with recorded contents on it. Press the button again to close the tray. 1. Press [GUIDER] to display the Easy Guider menu. 2 . Press [  ] [  ] to select “Copy” and press [ENTER]. 3. Press [  ] [  ] to select “DVD to HDD” and p[...]

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    20 Note: You can also use the numbered buttons to select a channel. 5. Press [  REC ] to start recording. When recording is completed it may take a few moments for the session to close. Recording continues until you stop the recording or when the disc or the HDD is full. To stop recording When you press [ STOP] , it may take a few moments for re[...]

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    21 Adding new recordings after other recording sessions. Press [  REC ] to start recording, and press [ STOP] at the point you want to stop. Note: Each new recording session is placed after the previous session unless a certain recording title is set to be overwritten. (Reference the “Overwrite” function in the “Editing” section for addi[...]

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    22 R ECORDING Recording from a VCR or Camcorder Before starting to record This DVD recorder can accept standard CVBS (RCA) analog audio/video cable or IEEE-1394 cable and record Camcorder onto DVD in the digital video format of your choice. The unit functions much like a digital VCR. Examples of use include archiving videotapes or transferring from[...]

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    23 R ECORDING One-touch recording Use “One-touch recording” to start recording immediately in 30- minute blocks. Press [  RE C ] twice to start a 30-minute recording session. Press [  R EC ] repeatedly to record longer timed recordings, up to 6 hours in thirty-minute increments. Pressing [  R EC ] when the timed recording exceeds the 6[...]

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    24 After recording is stopped, a DV control bar will appear on the screen. This allows basic DV control utilizing this DVD recorder’s remote control. 1. Press [  ] [  ] to select “ ” and press [ENTER] to start the DV Camcorder playing. 2. Press [  ] [  ] to select “ ” and press [ENTER] during playback mode to forward search th[...]

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    25 R E C O R D I N G Record on a CD-R/CD-RW disc Before starting to record The DVD recorder can also record video in either VCD/ SVCD or Audio CD format on CD-R/RW discs. Before you start to record, please use qualified recordable disc to ensure the best recording quality. Note: Ensure to prepare the disc in the desired disc format before you start[...]

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    26 Se tting the ti mer 1. Press [ STANDBY/ON ] to turn the unit on. 2. Press [TIMER] to display the “TIMER RECORD” menu. 3 . Press [  ][  ] to select an item from the timer setting list and press [ENTER] to activate the system setup menu for the Timer Record function. 4 . Press [  ] [  ] [  ][  ] to select “Source (Signal So[...]

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    27 9. Press [  ] [  ] [  ][  ] to select “Start (Start Time),” and then press [ENTER] . Use the numbered buttons (0~9) or press [  ] [  ] [  ] [  ] to enter the start time. 1 0. Press [  ] [  ] [  ][  ] to select “End (End Time),” and then press [ENTER]. Use the numbered buttons (0~9) or press [  ] [ ?[...]

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    28 7. Press [  ] [  ] [  ][  ] to select “HDD/DVD,” and then press [ENTER] to bring up the list. Press [  ] [  ] [  ] [  ] and [ENTER] to make your selection. If “DVD” is set as the target device, press [ OPEN/CLOSE] to open the disc tray and insert a recordable DVD disc. 8 . Press [  ] [  ] [  ][  ] to s[...]

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    29 T IME S HIFT The “Time Shift” feature allows you to “Pause Live TV” and resume viewing at the point of interruption, at your leisure. Note: “Pause Live TV” is constrained within 3 hours. Pausing Live TV Broadcast 1. Press [ STANDY/ON] to turn the unit on. 2. Switch on your TV and set the video input to this recorder. 3. Press [ CH + [...]

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    30 P LA YB A CK Basic playback Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the television to suit the connections for the player. Press [ STANDBY/ON] to turn on the unit. Press to turn the unit on or off. Press [ OPEN/CLOSE ] to open the disc tray. Place the disc in the tray, label-side up. Press [ PLA Y ] to start playback. Pr[...]

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    31 Navigation operation During playback, press [NAVI] to display the “Navigation” menu. Repeat Repeat playback. Move the highlighted cursor to “Repeat” and press [ENTER] repeatedly to choose a repeat option. Depending on the type of Disc, you may choose to play the Track, Title, file or Disc repeatedly. For DVD, the repeat options are: 1 TR[...]

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    32 P LA YB A CK Information To enable or disable the DVD/VCD/SVCD disc information. TO EXIT NAV IGATION Press [NAVI] again or repeatedly press [  ] to exit the “Navi” menu. Or go to “Exit” and press [ENTER]. Playing back video title ( By Brow ser ) This unit can play video titles recorded on the HDD or the recordable DVD disc. 1. Place a[...]

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    33 M USIC F ILE P LA YB A CK ,P ICTURE F ILE P LA YB A CK (B Y B R O WSER ) Play ing back music files Playing ba ck MP3/W A V file s. 1. Place a music disc on the tray or save the music files to the HDD. Music files residing on the HDD can be played from the hard disc. 2. Press [HDD/DVD] to select HDD or DVD. 3. Press [BROWSER] on the list and this[...]

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    34 A udio CD playba ck Play ing Audio CDs 1 . Place the Audio CD on the tray . The disc will begin playback automatically. 2. Press [ NEXT ] or [ PREV] to advance to the next track or reverse to the previous track. 3. Press [  PAUSE/STEP] to pause playback. 4 . Press [ STOP] to stop playback. 5 . Enter the numbered button (0~9) to select the des[...]

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    35 C OPY Th is D VD rec or d er is equ ip p ed wi t h “O ne To uc h C o py ” fea tu re, wh ic h al lo ws yo u to co py re co rd ed fil es fr om the HD D to DV D or fr om DVD to HD D. T hi s fu nct io n is o nl y ap pl ica bl e to J PE G, BMP, VOB , MP3 and WAV f iles and reco rded vide o ti tles (HDD to D VD only). Note: As fo r the audi o CD c[...]

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    36 E DIT Before starting to edit This section explains the basic editing functions on the unit. Please finish all the editing before finalizing the disc. You ca nno t edit the contents on a finalized disc. You can perform the editing functions on video titles only . Notes : 1. For DVD+R discs, after performing editing function of inserting, renamin[...]

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    37 E DIT Splitting a title ( HDD or DVD+RW only ) Use this function to divide a title into two distinct sessions. After splitted, the new title can still be merged again. This function is only applicable to titles with length longer than 6 seconds. 1 . Press [BROWSER] to display the “Browser” menu. 2 . Press [  ] [  ] [  ] [  ] to s[...]

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    38 4 . Press [  ] [  ] to select “Set Thumbnail.” 5 . Press [ENTER] to select the image during playba ck and set it as the video title thumbnail. 6. To set thumbnails for more titles, repeat from step 2 to 5. Or press [  ] [  ] to select “Exit” and then press [ENTER] to exit the setting. Note: You CAN NOT set the thumbnail for t[...]

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    39 Showing Chapter (HDD a nd D V D only) During playback you can choose to show chapter(s) cur- rently hidden within a title. 1. During playback, press EDIT to display the Edit menu. 2. On the Edit menu, press[ NEXT] or [ PREV ] to select the hidden chapter you would like to show again. Notes : 1. On the Edit menu, a hidden chapter mark is displaye[...]

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    40 D ISC T OOLS Erase Before you begin erasing any contents on a disc or the HDD, please ensure that all important contents are safely backed-up. All contents will be permanently erased. CAUTIONS: For DVD+RW and CD-RW discs, you can erase the contents and create a new format with the erase function. You can use the erase function to empty the HDD a[...]

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    41 D ISC T OOLS CleanUp Disc (HDD only) 1. Press [TOOLS] to display the “DISC TOOLS” Menu. 2. Press [  ] [  ] to select the “Clean Up HDD,” and then press [ENTER]. 3 . Press [  ] [  ] to select the “Delete Older Files,” “Delete Larger Files,” “Delete Seldom Playe d Files,” “Delete Album” or “Delete All” and t[...]

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    42 GUI(G RAPHICAL U SER I NT ERF A CE )O PERA TION Playback Aspect Ratio Settings of audio and video parameters when playing back. 16:9 Wide 4:3 Pan 4:3 L.Box (Default) Parental Lock Set content control for supported DVD. Set Level (Off , 1~8 ) (Default: off) The parental control levels are: 1: Kid Safe 2 : G 3: PG 4: PG-13 5: PG-R 6: R 7: NC-17 8:[...]

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    43 GUI(G RAPHICAL U SER I NT ERF A CE )O PERA TION TV Tuner TV Signal ---> Antenna or Cable or Auto (Select the type of antenna input) Country ---> Select your location Utilities ---> Scan channel or Edit channel (Select to start rescanning channel or edit a channel) Fine Tune --> -24 ~ -1 0 +1 ~ +24 (Select to fine tune the channel fre[...]

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    44 G LOSSAR Y 576i/576p Indicates the number of scanning lines and scanning format of an image signal. 576i indicates 576 scanning lines with interlace format, and 576p indicates 576 scanning lines with progressive format. Aspect ratio Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the rati[...]

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    45 S PECIFI CA TIONS DISC TYPES SUPPORTED (Read Only): DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW CONTENT FORMAT SUPPORTED : 1) DVD-Video 2 ) DVD+VR (DVD+VR format is compatible with DVD-Video in most case) 3 ) Video CD 4 ) Super VCD 5 ) Audio CD 6 ) VOB/MPG/DA T 7 ) MP3/WA V Maximum number of files recognizable : 9999 files Compression rate : between 32 kbps and[...]

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    46 T ROU BLESHO OT ING G U IDE Pictu re The i mage fr om this u nit doe s not a ppe ar on the televi sion. - - > Ma ke sure t ha t the TV is conn ected t o the A V OUTPU T , SCART OUT or COMP OUT terminals on thi s unit. (refer to “CONNE CTI ONS” se cti on) -- > Make sure that the t elevision’s inpu t s etting is correct. --> Ma k e [...]

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