Toshiba DVR20DTKB manual

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    1 EN PA L VCR DVD Introduction Connections Playback Editing Others Function S etup Recording VCR Function s Basic Setup / TV View Op eration DVD / VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER DV R 2 0 K B © 2010 T oshiba Cor poration For Customer Use: Carefully read the Model No. and Serial No . located at the back of the unit and enter th e inf ormation below . Retai[...]

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    2 EN . Precautions Laser Safety This unit employs a laser . Only qualified ser vice personnel should remove the co ver or attempt to service this unit, due to the possibility of ey e injury . Power Supply The power supply is connected and the unit is live when the mains cable is plugged into a 220 - 240 V~, 50 Hz A C outlet. T o operate the unit, p[...]

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    3 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions Make your contrib ution to the en vironment!!! • Exhausted batteries do not belong in the dustbin. • Y ou can dispose of them at a collection point for exhausted batteries or special waste. • Contact your counc[...]

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    4 EN Notice for the Progressive Scan Outputs Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause ar tif acts to be display ed in the picture. In case of picture problems with 480 or 576 progressiv e scan output, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the ‘standa[...]

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    5 EN Intr oduction Connect ions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions • Remote control with 2 R6 (1.5 V) batteries •R F c a b l e • Owner’ s Manual • Quic k Setup Guide • Helpline Sheet Features The follo wing features are av ailable with this unit. • Recording up to 12 [...]

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    6 EN T able of Contents Introduction .... .................... ................... ........... 2 Precautions ........................................................................ 2 Features ............................................................................. 5 Guide to the Owner’ s Manual ............................................. [...]

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    7 EN Intr oduction Connect ions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions Guide to the Owner ’ s Manual T o show what recording mode or media type applies to each function, the follo wing sym bols appear at the beginning of each operating item. The follo wing is the de script ion for th[...]

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    8 EN D VD players with are capable of pla ying D VD-RW recorded in VR mode. Discs fo r Recording / Playing Disc T ype DV D - R W DV D - R DV D + R W DV D + R Logo Format Can be formatted in VR or video mode Automatically fo r matted in video mode Automatically f or matted in +VR mode Aut o ma t ic al ly f or matted in +VR mode Video Mode VR Mode Ic[...]

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    9 EN Intr oduction Connect ions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions is a trad emar k of D VD Format/Logo Licensi ng Corporation. • ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digital video format created by DivX,Inc. This is an official DivX Cer tified de vice that plays DivX video . Visit www[...]

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    10 EN Functional Overview Y ou can also turn on the unit by pressing these buttons . Y ou can turn on the unit by pressing these buttons only when a videotape is in this unit. Press to turn on the unit, or to tur n the unit into the standb y mode . (T o completely shut down the unit, you m ust unplug the AC po wer cord.) 1 B ON ST ANDB Y button* [...]

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    11 EN Intr oduction Connect ions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions 1 O PEN CLOSE A b utton 2 I NPUT SELECT F button 3 Number b uttons 4 SETUP b utton 5 T EXT button 6 VCR b utton 7 T OP MENU button (D VD) 8 D irection K / L / 0 / 1 buttons 9 D ISPLA Y button 10 RED/GREEN/YELLO W[...]

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    12 EN Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Install 2 R6 (1.5 V) batter ies (supplied) into the remote control, carefully match with the polarity indicated inside the battery compar tment. Caution • Incorrect use of batter ies can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. • Do not mix new and old batterie s together . • Do not use [...]

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    13 EN Intr oduction Connect ions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions Guide to On-Screen Displays Press [DVD] fir s t. With a disc inser ted into the unit, press [DISPLA Y] to disp la y the on-screen display . The on-screen display sho ws information about what is recorded on the dis[...]

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    14 EN While in the VCR mode, the on screen display of the VCR mode is display ed. Press [VCR] first. Press [DISPLA Y] to display the on screen display . . 1 Current time 2P o s i t i o n n u m b e r 3 A udio st atus of the rece iving broadcast or external equipment 4 A udio st atus of the cur rently pla ying back videotape 5 T ape counter 6 Recordi[...]

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    15 EN Intr oduction Connect ions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions T o programme a timer recording. [ E Page 33] T o call up the title list. [ E Page 55] 1 Format (D VD-R W , D VD+R W only): [ E P ages 30, 31] 2F i n a l i s e : [ E Page 42] 3 Disc Protect (VR mode DV D -R W , DVD[...]

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    16 EN Front Panel Display Guide 1 DTV indicator 2 Title / T rack and Chapter n umber 3 Current status of the unit 4 Displays the f ollowing • Playing back time • Curre nt title / chapter / trac k / file number • Recordin g time / remaining time •C l o c k • Channel number • One-touch Timer Recording (OTR) remaining time • Selected HDM[...]

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    17 EN Intr oduction Connect ions Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Connecting to a TV Connect the unit to a TV after considering the capabilities o f your e xisting equipment. Connect the antenna or cable to the ANTENNA IN jack o f this unit. Connect the ANTENNA OUT ja ck of this [...]

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    18 EN [HDMI CONNECTION] • HDMI outputs the vide o / audio signals without con ver ting to analogue signals. • No audio connections is required. • Use the HDMI cable (commercially availab le) for connection. • Connect the HDMI output jack of this unit to the HDMI input jack of TV . Selecting HDMI video resolution Press [HDMI] to select the H[...]

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    19 EN Intr oduction Connect ions Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Connecting to External Equi pment This unit has three input ter minals. Press [INPUT SELECT F ] repeatedly to select the external inp ut mode, then press [PROG. GH ] repeatedly to select A V1, A V2 or D V(A V3). B[...]

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    20 EN Initial Setting When you turn on this unit f or the first time, you need to f ollow these steps. 1 Press [ B ON ST ANDBY]. 2 T urn the TV on. Select the input to which the unit is connected. 3 Select y our desired tuni ng type according to y our area using [ K L ], then pr ess [ENTER OK]. The unit will star t getting channels av ailable[...]

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    21 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions 3 Select “A uto T u ning (D VB & ANALOG)” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. The unit will star t storing channels availab le in your area. W ait for se veral minutes to finish channel storing. 4 Pres[...]

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    22 EN Y ou can set the unit to skip channels. Y ou can no longer receive or watch when y ou access channels u sing [PROG. GH ] . 1 Follo w steps 1 to 4 in “Man ual T uning (ANALOG)” on page 21. 2 Select “P osition” using [ K L ], then press [ 1 ]. 3 Select the position number us ing [the Number butto ns] or [ K L ], then press [ 0 ]. 4[...]

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    23 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions TV View Operation The follo wing operations are availab le while viewing TV channels through this unit’ s tuner . T o switch D VB, analogue and external input (A V1/A V2/ D V(A V3)) mode. Press [INPUT SELECT F ] r[...]

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    24 EN With “Edit Channels” menu, you can sort all the memor ised D VB channels int o the group lists (“Quic k Select”) or set the viewer limitation (“Adult Loc k”), etc. 1 In stop mode, press [SETUP]. Select “General Setting” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 2 Select “Channel” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 3[...]

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    25 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions Y ou can set the unit to limit the access to the D VB channels. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 4 in “Edit Chann els” on page 24 . 2 Select the D VB chan nel yo u want to limit the access using [ K L ], then press [YELLO[...]

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    26 EN Y ou can check the detailed inf or mation of the current D VB channel. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 3 in “A uto T uning (D VB)” on page 22 . 2 Select “Sign al Information” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. • “Signa l Inf or mation” display will appear . 3 Press [RETURN/B ACK] to exit. • “Signal Information” is not av ailab[...]

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    27 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions Note • If the programme is changed, the subtitle language will be switched bac k t o the def ault language you set in the “D VB Setting”. Refer to “ B Language” on page 69. If the default subtitle language[...]

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    28 EN Information on DVD Recording This unit can record on D VD-RW/-R discs and D VD+RW/+R discs. D VD -R/+R discs allow y ou to re cord programmes only once , and the recorded contents can be erased although the space left on the disc does not change. D VD-RW/+R W discs allow y ou to record programmes repeatedly , and the recorded contents can be [...]

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    29 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation After recording, you must finalise the disc to play it bac k in other players . (See page 42.) Y ou cannot finalise discs in other D VD recorders. VR mode D VD: 99 titles per each Playlist and Original 999 chapters per e[...]

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    30 EN Formatting a Disc When inser ting a brand-new D VD-RW/+R W disc, the unit automatically star ts to initiali se the disc. D VD+RW disc will alwa ys be formatted in +VR mode, and D VD-RW disc will be formatted either video or VR mode according to the recording format mode setting of the unit. Bef ore inser ting a brand-new D VD -R W disc, you n[...]

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    31 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation The unit inser ts a chapter mark periodically (ev er y 15 minutes by def ault) dur ing recording. Using the Auto Chapter menu, you can set this function off or change the time period. 1 In stop mode, press [SETUP]. Selec[...]

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    32 EN Y ou can select either “Main” or “Sub” audio to record a bilingual broadcast in video mode or +VR mode. This setting is only for recording analogue channel. 1 In stop mode, press [SETUP]. Select “General Setting” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 2 Select “Recor ding” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 3 Select [...]

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    33 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation • When the unit reaches the s pecified time, it will be turned off automatically . • T o change the recording length during One-touch Timer Recording, press [REC I ] repeatedly until the desired length appears. • T[...]

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    34 EN 5 Select the digital (D VB) / analogue (A TV) mode or external input (A V1/A V2) using [ K L ], then press [ 1 ]. 6 Select the c h annel number to recor d using [ K L ], then press [ 1 ]. 7 Select the recording media (“DVD” or “VCR”) using [ K L ], then press [ 1 ]. 8 Select the recording mode using [ K L ], then press [ 1 ]. [...]

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    35 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation 1 Press [TIMER SET] to cancel the timer-standb y mode. 2 Press [TIMER PROG.]. “Timer Programming” list will appear . 3 A) T o delete the timer programme: 1) Select the programme you w ant to delete using [ K L ] , [...]

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    36 EN • If the Star t time is ear lier and the End time is later than the current time, the recording will star t immediately after you press [TIMER SET] . • If a videotape ends du ring the timer recording, the unit will automatically stop, eject the videotape , and turn itself off. T o continue recording, insert a recordable tape . Priority of[...]

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    37 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Series Link Timer Recording With the EPG system, when you set a TV p rogramme into the timer recording, you can also set for future episodes of that series to be recorded. It is also p ossible to set for the broadcaster [...]

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    38 EN Note • If you hav e not se t the clock, the cloc k setting window will appear and follow to “ A Clock Setting” on page 67. • Y ou cannot se t the End time f or the sate llite link timer recording on this unit. • [SA T .LINK] does not work unde r the f ollowing circumstances: - Setup menus are displayed. - “Timer Programming” men[...]

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    39 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Note • Dur ing recording, recordi ng will be paused when a signal other than P AL or SECAM is detected. (See “Video Colour System” on page 38 for details.) • The signal from the e xter nal device will be output a[...]

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    40 EN DVC to DVD Dubbing Before recording from D VC, see page 19 f or conn ection instructions. (See page 71 for D VC to VCR Dubbing.) Press [DVD] fir s t. 1 Press [INPUT SELECT F ] repeatedly to select the external input channel, then press [PRO G. GH ] repeatedly to select D V(A V3). 2 Press [REC MODE] to sel ect a recor d ing mode. (See page 28[...]

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    41 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Dubbing Mode Y ou can cop y a D VD disc to a video tape or cop y a vide otape to a D V D disc. This function will be av ailable only if the D VD disc or the tape is not copyprotected. Bef ore star ting this function, pre[...]

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    42 EN Setting a Disc to Protect T o prev ent accidental over-rec ording, editing or erasing of recordings, you can protect them using “Setup” menu. Insert a recor dable disc. 1 In stop mode, press [SETUP]. 2 Select “D VD Menu” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 3 Select “Disc Pr otect OFF A ON” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER [...]

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    43 EN Intr oduction Connections P lay back Editing Others Functi on Setup Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Basic Playback The contents of a D V D are generall y divided into titles. Titles are fur ther subdivided into chapters depend on Auto Chapter setting (See page 31). 1 Press [ B ON ST ANDBY] to turn on the unit. T ur n[...]

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    44 EN 1 Follo w steps 1 to 5 in “Playing Back a D VD-R W / DV D - R / DV D + RW / DV D + R D i s c ” o n p a g e 4 3 . 2 If you want to pla y back an audio CD or a disc with a single file type (e.g., a disc containing MP3 files only), skip to step 4 . If y ou want to play b ack a d isc with mixed file types, pr oceed to step 3 . 3 Select the de[...]

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    45 EN Intr oduction Connections P layb ack Editing Others Functi on Setup Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Y ou can pla y back the contents in a U SB de vice. 1 In stop mode, plug your USB flash memory . File type selection screen will appear. 2 Select the desired f ile type using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. If you w [...]

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    46 EN This unit allows you to pla y back the files purchased or rented from DivX ® Video-On-Demand (V OD) ser vices. The files are av ailable on the Internet. When you purchase or rent DivX ® V OD files o n the Internet, you will be asked to enter a registration code and a deactivation code. This men u items provide you with the both codes. 1 Pre[...]

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    47 EN Intr oduction Connections P lay back Editing Others Functi on Setup Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation • If DivX ® files written on CD discs cannot be played bac k, rewrite them on a D VD disc and tr y to play bac k. • For more inf o rmation for DivX ® , please visit http://www .divx.com . • Y ou cannot play back [...]

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    48 EN Insert a video CD. 1 In stop mode, press [SETUP]. 2 Select “DIS C Pla yback Mode” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 3 Select “PBC (V ideo CD only)” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 4 Select “OFF” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 5 Press [S ETUP] to exit. T o recall the PBC function, select “ON” at ste[...]

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    49 EN Intr oduction Connections P lay back Editing Others Functi on Setup Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation 1 During playbac k, press [P A U SE F ]. 2 Press [SKIP H G ] repeatedly . Each time you press [SKIP G ] , playbac k will go forward one frame (or step) at a time with the sound muted. T o go backward one frame (or step[...]

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    50 EN Note • T o clear a marker , select the mar ker number y ou want to clear , then press [CLEAR] . • Y ou can mar k up to 6 points. • All mar kers are erased when y ou pe rf or m the following operations. - Opening t he disc tra y - T urning off the power - Making add itional recording on the disc (D VD only) - Editing any title (D VD only[...]

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    51 EN Intr oduction Connections P lay back Editing Others Functi on Setup Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation 3 Press [ S T OP C ] once to stop pla yback. The resume message will appear . T o stop recording, press [STOP C ] again. T o cancel the resume, press [ST OP C ] again. Note • Playback image ma y freeze momentarily usin[...]

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    52 EN Y ou can search the desired trac k directly . Using [the Number buttons] 1 During playbac k, if the di spla y menu is not display ed, pr ess [the Number b uttons] to enter the desired track number . Note • Dur ing Random playbac k or Programme playbac k, you cannot search the desired track directly . 1 During playback , press [DISPLA Y] to [...]

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    53 EN Intr oduction Connections P lay back Editing Others Functi on Setup Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Note • T o cancel random pla y back, press [STOP C ] twice during random pla yback. “OFF” appears on the screen. • For video CDs with PBC func tion, the PBC setting will be switched to off automatically when y ou[...]

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    54 EN 3 Select a desired audio soun dtrack or audio channel usin g [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. With a D VD-video , VR mo de D VD-RW , or DivX ® files: Audio soundtr ack will s witch. Example: English J Spanish J F rench If the title contains both main and sub audio, you can fur ther select L (main), R (sub), L/R (mixed of main and sub). Wi[...]

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    55 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editi ng Others Function Set up Recor ding VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Guide to a Title List Title list allows y ou to check the titles recorded on the disc easily . Y ou can choose a title to play back from this list and easily edit the titles as you prefer . Press [D VD], then pre ss [T [...]

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    56 EN Editing Discs Y ou will find editing discs is eas y . This unit offers con venient edit functions. Y o u can edit the following fr om a title list. • Assign ing a name to a title • Dividin g a title • Combining tit les • Adding titles to a Playlist • Setting or releasi ng the title protection • Adding or deletin g chapter marks ?[...]

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    57 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editi ng Others Function Set up Recor ding VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Y ou can edit the title names from this menu. The title names you edit wi ll appear on the title list. Press [DVD] fir s t. 1 In stop mode, press [T OP MEN U]. “Title List” will appear . F or VR mode D VD-RW disc, p[...]

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    58 EN 5 Select “Y es” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. Adding a chapter mark: If you select “Add” at step 4 , a new chapter mark is created at the point you specified. Deleting a chapter mark: If you select “Delete” at step 4 , the chapter mar k you selected is deleted. 6 Press [RETURN/B ACK] repeatedly to e xit. Writing onto t[...]

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    59 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editi ng Others Function Set up Recor ding VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Y ou can divide a title into two ne w t itles. Press [DVD] fir s t. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 3 in “Edit ing Title Name” on page 57 . 2 Use [SKIP H G ], [REV E ], [FWD D ], [PLA Y B ] and [P A USE F ] to find where you[...]

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    60 EN All Playlists can be deleted if it is no longer needed. 1 Press [SETUP]. 2 Select “D VD Menu” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 3 Select “Delete All Pla ylists” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 4 Select “Y es” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. “Are you sure?” will appear . Select “Y es” using [ K [...]

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    61 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functi ons Basic Setup / TV View Operation The follo wing table is the contents w hich you can set and the def ault settings. Refer to the f ollowing table f or useful operation. Function Setup Setup Items ( highlight is the default) Contents General Settin g Pl[...]

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    62 EN General Setti ng Recording Auto Chapter E P age 31 OFF 5 minutes 10 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes Insert chapter mar ks periodically . Recording Au dio Select (XP) E P age 32 PCM Set the recording audio type. (Only when the recording mode is set to “XP”.) Auto Finalise E P age 42 ON Set the unit to finalise the disc auto matically . Aspec[...]

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    63 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functi ons Basic Setup / TV View Operation Note • Y our change to each settings stays on e ven when the power is s witched off. • An item which is not currently av ailab le is greyed in the settings. General Setting General Se tting HDMI Format E P age 68 YC[...]

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    64 EN Setup A General Setting A Pla yback Set “P are ntal Lock” lev el. Change “Parental Lock” le vel using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. Proceed to either of the follo wing ste ps. P a rental level Note • “Parental Loc k” function may not be av ailable on some discs . • It may be difficult to determine if some D VDs suppor t [...]

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    65 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functi ons Basic Setup / TV View Operation PCM sampling (Default: 48kHz) Note When play ing back a disc with copyright protection: • Even if you select “96kHz”, the sound is down sampled to 48 kHz. Dolby Digital con versi on (Default: Stream) Note When pla[...]

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    66 EN Note • An individual picture on TV screen is called as F rame, which consists of two separa te images called as Field. Some pictures may be b lurred at the “Auto” setting in still mode due to their data characteristics. Note • With discs recorded using t he P AL system, a P AL signal is output for vie wing on a P AL system TV . • Di[...]

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    67 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functi ons Basic Setup / TV View Operation Setup A General Setting A Video Use this feature to adjust the aspect ratio of the video source which is different from yo ur TV’ s ratio to fit your TV monitor without distor ting the picture. If you have a standard [...]

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    68 EN This unit receives time signals from the analogue / D VB channels, and set the cloc k automatically . Set the channel tuning before setting A uto Clo ck. 1 Select “ON” using [ K L ], then pres s [ENTER OK]. 2 Press [SETUP] to exit. 3 Press [ B ON ST ANDBY] to turn the unit off. • The Auto clock function is activ ated. • This uni[...]

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    69 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functi ons Basic Setup / TV View Operation Setup A General Setting A D VB Setting Y ou can make settings of the digital tuner from the D VB Setting. Y ou can set “Adult Lock” to “ON” or “OFF” and also change Pincode. 1 Select “ON” or “OFF” us[...]

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    70 EN Playback This unit can be output with HDMI, Component and Digital Audio (CO AXIAL) in VCR p la yback. Howe ver , the image and the sound of VCR cannot be output at the follo wing condition. • When switching to the VCR mode while recording in th e D V D mode. • When selecting the D V channel (A V3). • Dur ing D VD to VCR dubbing. 1 Inser[...]

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    71 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editing Other s Function Set up Recording VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Press [REC I ] repeatedly until the desired recording time (30 min u tes to 8 hours) appears on the TV screen. One-touch Timer Recording will star t. • When the unit reaches the specifi ed time, it will be turn ed off [...]

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    72 EN This feature allo ws you to go to a specific point on a tape by entering the exact amount of time you w ant to skip in order to reach the point. 1 Press [SEARCH] repeatedly until the time search menu appear s. 2 Enter y our desired time to skip using [the Number b uttons] within 30 seconds. 3 Press [FWD D ] or [REV E ] to start time search. I[...]

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    73 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editi ng Others Function Set up Recording VCR Functi ons Basic Setup / TV View Operation T roubleshooting Before requesting service for this unit, chec k the ta ble belo w f or a possible cause of the problem you are e xper iencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the pro[...]

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    74 EN Symptom Remedy CHANNEL TV channels cannot be changed. • Check if the con nections are made secu rely and correctly . • Check if the cables are damaged. • T r y “Channel” setting by f ollowing the steps on pages 20-22. Some settings are lost e ven though you follo wed the procedure correctly . • If you unplug the A C mains cable wh[...]

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    75 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editi ng Others Function Set up Recording VCR Functi ons Basic Setup / TV View Operation PLA YBA CK GENERAL TV aspect ratio does not match your TV screen. • Check “TV Aspect” setting. (See page 67.) • A different aspect ratio will be used w hen the aspect ratio specified b y the disc is not suppor t[...]

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    76 EN T roubleshooting for Error Messages EDITING DV D Titles cannot be edited or deleted. • The titl es o r the disc itself may be protect ed. Cancel the protection b y following the steps on page 58 for title protecti on and page 42 f or disc protection. Dubbing cannot be ex ecuted. • When the number of the titl es or the chapters e xceeds th[...]

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    77 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editi ng Others Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation * If you are still ha vin g trouble with the unit after chec king all the T roubleshooting points, write down the error code and the error description a nd consult your dealer . Recording Error Disc is full. (No area for[...]

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    78 EN Language Code Langua g e Co de Abkhazian 4748 Af ar 4747 Afrikaans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4759 Arabic 4764 Armenian 5471 Assamese 4765 A ymara 4771 Azerbaija ni 4772 Bashkir 4847 Basque 5167 Bengali;Bangl a 4860 Bhutani 5072 Bihari 4854 Bislama 4855 Breton 4864 Bulgarian 4853 Burmese 5971 Byelorussian 4851 Cambodian 5759 Catalan 4947 Chin[...]

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    79 EN Intr oduction Connections Playbac k Editi ng Others Function Setup Recor ding VCR Functions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Specifications Note The specifications and design of this product are subject to change witho ut notice. General VCR video heads Fou r heads P ower requirements 220–240 V ± 10 %, 50 Hz ± 0.5 % P ower consumption 35 W[...]

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