NEC NDH-81 NDH-161 - Manuals

a OPERATE button Switches the recorder ON or OFF. b Disc Tray Insert a disc here. c Display window Shows the current status of the recorder. T/S: Indicates the timeshifting mode. REC: The recorder is recording. HDD: The recorder is HDD mode. DVD: The recorder is DVD mode. HDD b B DVD: The recorder i...

9 Introduction a OPERATE: Switches the recorder ON or OFF. OPEN/CLOSE ( Z ): Opens and closes the disc tray. DVD: Selects the unit’s function mode to DVD. HDD: Selects the unit’s function mode to HDD. AV/INPUT: Changes the input to use for recording (Tuner, AV1-2,or DV IN). 0-9 numerical buttons: Se...

10 Connecting to the Aerial Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set andinsert it into the aerial socket at the back of therecorder. Plug one end of the aerial cable into the TVsocket on the recorder and the other end into theaerial input socket on your TV set. RF coaxial connection Connect the...

11 Hookup and Settings Connections to Your TV Make one of the following connections, dependingon the capabilities of your existing equipment. Tips Depending on your TV and other equipment youwish to connect, there are various ways you couldconnect the recorder. Use only one of theconnections describ...

12 Connecting to an Amplifier Connecting to an amplifier equipped with twochannel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic ll/Pro Logic Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on therecorder to the audio left and right in jacks on youramplifier, receiver, or stereo system, using the audiocables (A) . Con...

13 Hookup and Settings Accessory Audio/Video (A/V)Connections Connecting to the AV IN 1 or AV IN 2Jacks Connect the input jacks (AV IN 1, AV IN 2) on therecorder to the audio/video out jacks on youraccessory component, using audio/video cables. Note: If you use the S-VIDEO IN jack on the front panel...

14 Using the Home Menu From the Home Menu screen you can access all theMedia for playback and recording of the recorder. 1. Press HOME to display the Home Menu screen. 2. Use the b / B buttons to select a main option you want. Sub options appears. 3. Use the v / V and ENTER buttons to select the sub...

17 Hookup and Settings Language Settings Display Menu Select a language for the Setup menu and on-screendisplay. Disc Menu/Audio/Subtitle [Original]Refers to the original language in whichthe disc was recorded. [Other] To select another language, press numberbuttons then ENTER to enter the correspon...

18 Lock (Parental Control) Settings Rating Blocks playback of rated DVDs based on theircontent. Not all discs are rated. 1. Select [Rating] option then press B . 2. To access the Rating, Password and Area Code features, you must input the 4-digit security codeyou created. If you have not yet entered...

19 Hookup and Settings Recording Settings Record Mode Set You can set the picture quality for recording; XP (High Quality), SP (Standard Quality), LP (Low Quality), EP (Extend Quality). Record Aspect When DVD recording, you can set the recordingaspect ratio to suit the material you’re recording (16:...

20 Disc Settings (Continued) Finalize Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that thedisc can be played on a regular DVD player orcomputer equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screenfor navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressingMENU/LIST or...

21 Hookup and Settings General Explanation of On-Screen Display This manual gives basic instructions for operating therecorder. Some DVDs require specific operation orallow only limited operation during playback. Whenthis occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indicating that the operation is ...

22 Playback General Playback Features 1. Load your chosen disc in the tray, with the playback side down. 2. Starts playback using HOME menu (see page 14). To play a movie, select “MOVIE”, then select the media where the movie is located. 3. To stop the playback, press STOP ( x ). The unit records th...

24 If a menu screen is displayed The menu screen may be displayed first after loading aDVD or Video CD which contains a menu. Use the b / B / v / V buttons to select the title/chapter you want to view, then press ENTER tostart playback.Press TITLE or MENU/LIST to return to the menuscreen. Use the nu...

25 Playback 3D Surround This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers, instead of the five ormore speakers normally required to listen to multi-channel audio from a home theater system. 1. Press DISPLAY during playback....

26 Playing a DivX Movie File The recorder can play DivX files. Before playing DivXfiles, read “DivX file requirement” on right. 1. Press HOME then select [MOVIE] option. 2. Select a media that contains DivX file(s) then press ENTER.The [Movie List] menu appears on the TV screen. 3. Press v / V to se...

27 Playback Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMAfile The recorder can play audio CDs and MP3/WMA files.Before playing MP3/WMA files, read “MP3/WMA audiofile requirement” on right. 1. Press HOME. The HOME menu appears. 2. Select [MUSIC] option. 3. Select a media that contains MP3/WMA or audio title then pr...

28 Program Playback with AudioCD and MP3/WMA file Program Playback enables you to make customplaylists of Audio CD or MP3/WMA tracks. Programscan contain up to 99 Audio CD tracks or 256MP3/WMA files.1. Use v / V to select a track/file (or folder) on the Audio CD or Music menu.You can select all MP3/...

29 Playback Viewing a JPEG File The recorder can play JPEG files. Before playingJPEG recordings, read “Photo file requirement” onright. 1. Press HOME. The HOME menu appears. 2. Select [PHOTO] option. 3. Select a media that contains JPEG file then press ENTER.The [Photo List] menu appears on the TV s...

31 Playback Editing a MP3/WMA, JPEG, DivXfile These descriptions are MP3 file’s operation forexample, other kind’s files are operated same way. Erasing a file(s)/folder(s) from the HDD You can erase MP3/WMA, JPEG or DivX file(s)/folder(s) on the HDD. 1. Select a file you wish to erase on the menu. Y...

33 Recording Recording About DVD recording Notes: This recorder cannot make recordings on CD-R orCD-RW discs. Our company takes no responsibility for recordingfailure due to power outages, defective discs, ordamage to the Recorder. Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc canaffect playback and/or...

34 Timeshift Do not miss a scene from a live broadcast. If thetelephone rings while you are watching your favoritelive broadcast, just press “TIMESHIFT” and “PAUSE”before answering the phone. The timeshift function willbe activated and the broadcast is then recorded forlater viewing.After the phone ...

35 Recording Basic Recording from a TV Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.Recording starts immediately and continues until thedisc is full or you stop the recording. Note: You must load a recordable disc for DVD recording. 1. Press HOME. The HOME menu appears. 2. Select [TV] option...

36 Timer Recording This recorder can be programmed to record up to 16programs within a period of 1 month. For unattendedrecording, the timer needs to know the channels to berecorded, the starting and ending time. Note: If you use a completely blank disc for timer recording,you must format the disc b...

37 Recording Checking Timer RecordingDetails Programming can be checked whenever the recorderis turned on. Press TIMER REC twice. Use v / V to select a timer recording. Press ENTER to edit the selected program.Timer Record menu appears. Press CLEAR to delete the selected program from the Timer Recor...

38 Recording from DV Input Before DV dubbing You can connect a DV-equipped camcorder to thisrecorder using a single DV cable for input and outputof audio, video, data and control signals. This recorder is only compatible with DV-format(DVC-SD, DV25) camcorders. Digital satellite tunersand Digital VH...

39 Recording Simultaneous recording andplayback Playback another title during recording Playback and recording for both DVD and built in harddisk drive (HDD) are completely independent. Forexample, you can record to either the DVD or HDDsource and play back video from the other source at thesame tim...

40 Editing Title List and Chapter List MenuOverview Using the Title List menu you can edit video content.The editing features available in the Title List menudepend on whether you are editing video on DVD, orthe HDD, and whether you’re editing Original content,or a Playlist. There are two ways to ed...

41 Editing HDD, VR Mode: Original andPlaylist Editing Titles, Chapters and Parts Titles in the disc’s original content contain one ormore chapters. When you insert a disc’s title into thePlaylist, all the chapters within that title also appear. Inother words, chapters in the Playlist behave exactly ...

42 Making a New Playlist Use this function to add an Original title or chapter tothe Playlist. When you do this, the whole title is putinto the Playlist (you can delete bits you don’t needlater — see Deleting an Original or Playlisttitle/chapter on page 43). The title appears in the Playlist complet...

43 Editing Deleting an Original or PlaylistTitle/Chapter When you erase a title or chapter from the Playlistmenu, you only remove it from the Playlist; thetitle/chapter remains in the Original menu. If you choose to delete a title or chapter from theOriginal (title/chapter) menu, the title or chapte...

45 Editing Sort This function allows you to access show listingsorganized by Date, Title, or Category on the Title List-HDD menu. So you can find title you want to watcheasily. 1. Choose any title on the Title List-HDD menu, then press ENTER.The menu options appears on the left side of themenu. 2. U...

46 Divide One Titles Into Two Use this command to split a title up into two new titles. 1. On the Title List menu, select a title you want to divide then press ENTER.The menu options appears on the left side of thescreen. 2. Select [Divide] option. Example: Title List (HDD) 3. Press ENTER. Edit (Div...

47 Editing Moving a Playlist Chapter Use this function to re-arrange the playing order ofPlaylist chapters on the Title List-Playlist menu. Note: This function is not available if there is only onechapter. 1. Select a chapter on the Chapter List-Playlist menu. 2. Press ENTER. The menu options appear...

48 Dubbing Before Dubbing Use the copying features of this recorder to: Back up important recordings stored on the HDD toa DVD. Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD toplay in another player. Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing. Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD. The simples...

49 Dubbing Dubbing from HDD to DVD 1. On the Title List-HDD menu, select a title you want to dub then press ENTER.The menu options appears on the left side of thescreen. 2. Use v / V to select [Dubbing] option then press ENTER.Dubbing menu appears. 3. Use b / B to select record mode (XP, SP, LP, EP,...

51 Reference Reference Additional Information Overwriting Recording To overwrite a new video recording on a previouslyrecorded title, follow these steps. This feature is notavailable for DVD+Rs, that always record at the endof the Disc. 1. Select input source you want to record (TV channel, AV1-2, D...

52 Area Code Afghanistan AF Argentina AR Australia AU Austria AT Belgium BE Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Brazil BR Cambodia KH Canada CA Chile CL China CN Colombia CO Congo CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Czech Republic CZ Denmark DK Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Area Code Ethiopia ET Fiji FJ Finland FI Fr...

54 Symptom Cannot play a discrecorded using thisrecorder on anotherplayer. Cannot record or didnot record successfully. Timer recording is notpossible. Stereo Audio Recordand/or Playback is notpresent. The remote controldoes not work properly. Cause The disc was recorded in Video mode. Some players ...

55 Reference Specifications General Power requirements AC 200-240V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 35W Dimensions (approx.) 430 X 54 X 275 mm (w x h x d) without foot Mass (approx.) 4.2 kg Operating temperature 5˚C to 35˚C Operating humidity 5 % to 90 % Television system PAL B/G color system Recording f...

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