Page 2 - CONTENTS; Introduction
2 CONTENTS Introduction Packing list --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Front & Rear Panel ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Display Panel ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Remote ...
Page 3 - Infrared Remote Control Handset; x “AAA” Batteries for Handset
3 PACKING LIST VDR-3000 is supplied with the following accessories: Infrared Remote Control Handset V D R -30 00 PL A Y L IST T IM E M O D E D IS P L A Y COM P . V ID E O BO O K M A R K CL E A R RECA L L TI M E S E T P A L / N TSC L A N G AU D IO V ID EO S T EP PA U S E S T O P MU T E PO W E R 12 34...
Page 4 - Rear Panel; To connect to the main power supply; Component Video Output; To connect to a TV or Monitor
4 CD-RW Rewritable CD. Rear Panel 1 3 4 AC I N P U T I N P U T OU T PU T RI GH T LEFT VI DEO S VI D EO AU D I O I N PU T SOU RCE AC VOLT S DI GI TAL I N PUT COM P ON EN T VI DEO OU T P U T Y/ G P / B P / R B R 2 3 0 VAC 2 7 6 5 1. Main Power Cord connecting socket To connect to the main power supply...
Page 5 - Menu; Note: The Erase feature does not
5 7. Digital Audio Input To connect a audio digital signal from a CD player to duplicate an audio CD without sound quality loss. Please note: The Audio Digital Duplicate is only available with Audio CD-R due to copyright protection. Front Panel 8 9 10 17 18 19 22 20 24 21 Vi d eo Di sk Recor d er / ...
Page 7 - Display Panel; Indicates that the disk is paused
7 Display Panel 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 R E P E AT 1 T R K P B C A - B C D S u p e r V C D 4 5 10 11 1. Infrared receiver Receives signals from the Infrared Remote Control Handset 2. DV on LED Indicates the DV source is selected 3. CD/Super/VCD Indicates the format of the loaded disk or the selected recording...
Page 8 - Power Button
8 Infrared Remote Control Handset 3 6 3 5 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 13 0 2 9 2 82 7 2 6 2 52 4 2 32 22 12 0 VDR-3 0 0 0 P LAY LI ST TI ME MODE DI S PLAY VI DEO BOOK M ARK CLEAR RECALL TI M E SE T PAL/ N TS C LAN G AU DI O VI DEO ST EP PAU SE STOP M U TE P OWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 + 1 0 CE R E W P LAY F. F E R A...
Page 11 - S e l e ct s t he AC i np ut r a nge 1 1 5 VAC or 2 3 0 VAC f or VD R- 3 0 0 0
11 CONNECTIONS Connecting to a TV Monitor NOTE: While connecting please ensure that the VDR 3000 and all devices that you are connecting to are switched off. The VDR 3000 should be connected to the video and audio inputs of a TV Monitor. The TV Monitor may have a SCART socket, PHONO (RCA) sockets or...
Page 14 - Connecting a Digital Still Camera; format after you have loaded a blank disc into the VDR 3000.
14 Connecting a Digital Still Camera NOTE: While connecting please ensure that the VDR 3000 and all devices that you are connecting to are switched off. T V/ M oni t or R L S S e l e ct s t he AC i np ut r a nge 1 1 5 VAC or 2 3 0 VAC f or VD R- 3 0 0 0 Se l e ct s t he i n p ut sour ce t o Vi d e o...
Page 16 - Connecting a Digital Audio CD Player (Optional); connecting are switched off.
16 Connecting a Digital Audio CD Player (Optional) NOTE: During connection please ensure that the VDR 3000 and all devices that you are connecting are switched off. To H i - Fi S ys t e m or T V/ M oni t or Au d i o I np ut Ja ck S e l e c t s t he AC i np ut r a nge 1 1 5 VAC or 2 3 0 VAC f or VD R...
Page 17 - OPERATION; Switching on; DVD; Screen shots are simulated.
17 OPERATION Switching on Once all cables are in place it is ok to power on the VDR-3000. Press the Power Button on the front of the VDR 3000 or on the remote control handset, the display panel should light up and display ” - - - -“ . Power on the TV Monitor and select the correct A/V channel, the V...
Page 18 - CDDVD
18 To return to the previous track press the Previous Button on the VDR 3000 or remote control handset If you wish to search through a track during playback you can press the F.F. Button. There are several speeds available and pressing the F.F. Button will cycle through to a faster fast forward spee...
Page 19 - Select the video input source:; To select a DV input source, set the slide switch on the rear panel to; Select the audio input source:; Note: The default setting is set at analog audio input mode.; Select the video output format:; SMPTE; Screen Shots are simulated.
19 2 The VDR 3000 will take a few moments to prepare the disk for recording. If CD DVD , DVD- PHOTO, HQ-VCD, VCD or SVCD has been selected then once prepared the VDR 3000 start up screen will disappear and the system will be ready to start recording. If CD-DA is selected the VDR 3000 start up screen...
Page 20 - Once a disc has been finalized it
20 After set up the audio/video input and output. Start the source machine playing, in the case of a video source the picture will appear on the TV screen. Find the footage that you want to record to the disc and press the Rec. Button. On the TV screen “record” will appear in the corner of the scree...
Page 21 - Playing CD’s in your PC; and then double left click “playwnd.exe” icon; Video Window
21 4 Playing CD’s in your PC : 1. The PC auto player is a MPEG-2 decoder, which requires a large amount of PC resources. It is recommended that you close all running applications before inserting the autoplay disk. 2. Insert your disk into your CD-ROM drive. 3. It could take up to 30 seconds for the...
Page 22 - Player Control; A Save As window will appear, prompting for a file name.
22 Player Control Grabbing Frames from your CD to save or e-mail 1. Make sure the auto player is running. 2. On the player control window there is a Frame Grab Icon (picture of a camera). 3. Once you have decided on a specific frame press the Frame Grab icon immediately. 4. A Save As window will app...
Page 24 - FAQ for the Datavideo Recorders; Speed; Speed; See the attached VCD/DVD; VCD
24 FAQ for the Datavideo Recorders Q1. Which CD-R and CD-R/W Disc are recommended for use with the VDR-3000? CD-R Disc CD-R/W Disc Brand Speed Brand Speed CMC 1-12X Acer 1-4X Datavideo 1-12X CMC 1-4X FUJI 1-12X Datavideo 1-4X LeadData 1-12X Megadata 1-4X Mitsubishi 1-12X Mitsubishi 1-4X Maxell 1-12X...
Page 25 - Q8. Why does recording fail on some discs.
25 DVD-Photo : MPEG-2 video compression format. The DVD-Photo disk can be played back on a DVD player which supports S-VCD format and can be played back by PC CD-ROM with the Datavideo auto PC player. DVD-Photo is full D1 resolution (same as DVD) but only available for still images or slow motion vi...
Page 26 - effect after a few erase and re-write cycles?; disc in VDR-3000 to resolve the problem.
26 Q9. Why do some recorded CD-R/W discs have mosaic video or overlay video effect after a few erase and re-write cycles? It’s because the erase operation was not completed; you may double erase the disc in VDR-3000 to resolve the problem. Q10. What is the right setting for Power MAC G4 or iMAC to o...
Page 27 - To achieve this, follow the directions below:
27 Q15. Is there a way to get Windows Media Player or any other editing program to recognize the "avseq01.dat" file created by the VDR-3000? The file name and extension of the raw mpeg file can be renamed to a "*.mpg" extension. Windows Media Player is able to recognize this format. ...
Page 28 - Unless otherwise noted, VCD
28 Q17. DVD Players that can play back CD-R, CD-RW Discs and CD-DVD SVCD HQ- VCD and VCD format video (For reference only) DVD Model Capable of CD-R Playback Capable of CD-R/W Playback DVD players that can playback CD -DVD, HQ-VCD,SVCD,VCD Unless otherwise noted, VCD playback only is assummed Acer D...
Page 33 - Personal Computer Playerback Minimum System Requirements:; with; DirectShow® installed; Datavideo does not guarantee compatibility with all PCs.; Datavideo Locations
33 Personal Computer Playerback Minimum System Requirements: MMX-enhanced CPU (Intel® Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Celeron, Pentium III, AMD® K6-2, K6-3, Athlon, etc.), Windows® 95/98/NT/2000 with DirectShow® installed (for Windows® NT 4.0 and Windows® 95 download DXMedia® Runtime here ). 32 MB RAM VGA ...