SYLVANIA DVR90DF - Manuals

Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol 3 Before you start Precautions (cont’d) IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated....

Precautions (cont’d) Before you start 4 About Copyright Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public performance and lending of discs are prohibited.This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intel-lectual property rights. Use of this copyrigh...

Precautions (cont’d) Before you start Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol 5 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of DolbyLaboratories. SERVICING • P...

Table of contents Before you start 6 Fast forward / Fast reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Skipping TV commercials during play . . . . . . . . . . . .41Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Step by step playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Before you start Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol 7 Recording This unit is compatible with both DVD-RW, which isrewritable repeatedly and DVD-R, which is available forrecording once. You can choose either on...

Functional overview Before you start 8 Front Panel 1 . Disc tray Place a disc when open. 2 . Display Refer to “Front Panel Display Guide” on page 1 2. 3 . OPEN/CLOSE A button* Hit to open or close the disc tray. 4 . CHANNEL L / K button Press to change the channel up and down. 5 . REV E button Durin...

POWER ZOOM DISPLAY SETUP TOP MENU MENU/LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC/OTR PAUSE SKIP SKIP PLAY CM SKIP REPEAT OPEN/CLOSE TIMER PROG. FWD REV CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SPACE 0 A H G ENTER CH RETURN .@/: ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ B C { B K L h g F STOP 9 1 13* 15 17 18 16 20 22 21* 24 23 25* 14 ...

Functional overview (cont’d) Before you start 10 DISPLAY menu Hit [DISPLAY] to call up the display menu. This menu will giveyou the information on the playingdisc. Some operations are avail-able while disc is playing. 1 . Indicates a disc type and aformat mode. NOTE: In some descriptions on this man...

Functional overview (cont’d) Before you start Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol 11 Setting menus Hit [SETUP] to display Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu. Choose either of Easy Setting Menu / Advance...

Functional overview (cont’d) Before you start 12 Front Panel Display Guide 1 . Current status of the unit : Appears when disc play- back is paused. : Appears when playing a disc. : Appears when the timer programming has beenset and is proceeding.Flashes when all TimerRecordings have been fin-ished, ...

Connection to a TV Connections Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment. ANTENNA AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L R AUDIO OUT VIDEO ...

Connection to a cable box or satellite box Connections 14 Note to the Cable TV System Installer : This reminder is provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of theNational Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding - in particular, specifying t...

Connection to an Audio System Connections Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol 15 • When you change the connections, all devices should be turned off.• Refer to the operation manual accompanying external devices...

Easy DVD recording Getting started 16 The following will help you to understand easily how to record to DVD discs. Note: Make sure batteries are in the remote control and you have connected this unit and the TV correctly. Step 1 : Choose a disc type There are several types of recordable DVD discs to...

Easy DVD recording (Cont’d) Getting started Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol 17 Step 3: Select the recordingspeed REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC/OTR PAUSE SKIP SKIP PLAY CM SKIP FWD REV H G B C { B K L h g F STOP...

Channel setting Getting started 18 All channels are stored in the unitwhen purchased. We recommendthat program available channels inyour area using “Auto Preset” inthe Channel Preset of the Settingmenu. Getting channels auto-matically 1 Hit [POWER]. 2 Turn the TV on. Select theinput to which the uni...

Selecting the TV stereo or SAP Getting started 20 You can select a sound channel tooutput from TV. “Stereo” hasbeen selected as the default. 1 Hit [SETUP]. Easy Setting Menu or AdvancedSetting Menu will appear.If Advanced Setting Menu is dis-played, proceed to STEP 3. 2 Using [ K / L ], select “Adva...

Setting the clock Getting started Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol 21 Set the clock before you try theTimer Recording. If a PublicBroadcasting Station (PBS) is availablein your area, follow Auto ClockSetting...

Setting the clock (cont’d) Getting started 22 Manual Clock Setting 1 Hit [SETUP]. Easy Setting Menu or AdvancedSetting Menu will appear. 2 Using [ K / L ], select “Clock”. Hit [ENTER]. When entering form AdvanceSetting Menu, clock menu willappear. 3 When entering form AdvanceSetting Menu, using [ K ...

Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Getting started 23 Setting the clock (cont’d) 4 Using [ K / L ], select “Daylight Saving Time”. Hit[ENTER]. Daylight Saving Time options willappear. 5 Using [ K / L ], select...

24 Recording 24 Information on DVD recording Information This unit can record to DVD-R and DVD-RW discs.DVD-R discs can only be recorded to once, andcannot be erased. DVD-RW discs can be recordedto and erased many times.DVD-R discs can only be recorded in Video mode,while DVD-RW discs can select a r...

25 Recording Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Restrictions on recording You cannot record copy-protected video using thisunit. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Videodiscs and some satellite broadcasts.If co...

26 Recording Choosing the recording format of a blank disc Formatting a disc 6 When inserting a blank disc, theunit starts to initialize the blankdisc.After that, you can record to thedisc with the recording formatselected in the Setting menu.You are allowed to set a specifiedtime for chapter marks....

27 Recording Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Formatting a disc (cont’d) If you are using a DVD-RW disc,by default it will be Video mode.You can change this to VR modefrom the Setting menu. 1 Hit [SETUP] . E...

28 Recording Basic recording Note • Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full oryou stop recording. • When the clock setting has not been made, the space for a dateand time of title names in the origi-nal or playlist will be blank. • When you record a TV program which has Ste...

29 Recording Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol One-touch Timer Recording Note • The remaining recordingtime will appear on the dis-play panel during an One-touch Timer Recording. Hit[DISPLAY] to see it on the...

30 Recording Timer Recording You can program the unit to recordup to 8 programs within a month inadvance. Daily or weekly programrecordings are also available.• Be sure to set the clock before making a timer programming. • Insert a recordable disc. 1 Hit [SETUP]. Easy Setting Menu or AdvancedSetting...

31 Recording Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Timer Recording (cont’d) 9 Hit [ENTER] when informa-tion is entered. Your program setting will be stored. • To set another program, repeat steps 4 to 9 . • To ex...

32 Recording PROG. A PROG. B Actualrecording PROG. B When the recording time is entirely overlapped: PROG.A will not be recorded. PROG. A PROG. B Actualrecording PROG. B PROG. A When the recording time is partially overlapped: PROG. A will start after PROG. B is complete to be recorded. The first 30...

33 Recording Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Connect the external source properly to the unit by using input jacks either LINE 2 (Front) or LINE 1 (Rear). When connecting an external equipment of monaural o...

34 Recording Settings for an external source (cont’d) Before recording from an external source, see the instructions for the connection on page 33. DVD-R DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-RW VR DVD-RW DVD-RW Video Recording from an external source 1. Turn the TV and the unit on, and be sure to select the inputof the...

35 Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol 35 Recording Finalizing the discs Note • Finalizing discs in Video mode automatically creates titlemenus. • Once you have finalized a disc recorded in Video mode, youcanno...

36 Recording Finalizing the discs (cont’d) POWER ZOOM DISPLAY SETUP TOP MENU MENU/LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC/OTR PAUSE SKIP SKIP PLAY CM SKIP REPEAT OPEN/CLOSE TIMER PROG. FWD REV CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SPACE 0 A H G ENTER CH RETURN .@/: ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ B C { B K L h g F STOP ...

37 Playing discs Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Information on DVD play Before you play DVD discs, read the following information. Hit [DISPLAY] to call up the display menu. This menu will giveyou the info...

38 Playing discs Basic playback Note • For DVD-R (Video mode) and DVD-RW (Video mode)discs which are already final-ized, a title list will be dis-played instead of thumbnails. • You can resume play from where you stopped playingthe disc. (Resume play)Refer to page 41 for detailsabout resume play. • ...

39 Playing discs Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Basic playback (cont’d) 1 Hit [POWER]. When you are playing a DVD, turnthe TV on and be sure to selectthe input to which the unit is con-nected. 2 Hit [OPEN/...

40 Playing discs Basic playback (cont’d) Note • Menus vary among discs. Refer to the informationaccompanying the disc fordetails. Playing discs using the disc menu A DVD disc contains a disc menuthat describes the contents or allowsyou to customize the playback. Forexample, the menu may offer choice...

41 Playing discs Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Special playback Resume play You can resume play from whereyou stopped playing the disc last. 1 During playback, hit [STOP C ]. The resume message will appea...

42 Playing discs Step by step playback 1 During playback, hit [PAUSE F ]. Play will pause and sound will be muted. 2 Hit [SKIP G ] repeatedly. The play will advance one frame(or step) at a time when you hit [SKIP G ] with the sound muted. To play step by step back-ward: Hit [SKIP H ] repeatedly. Eve...

43 Playing discs Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Special playback (cont’d) Note • When selecting a smaller factor than the current one, the zoomarea will not be displayed. • To remove the zoom menu, hit [ZO...

44 Playing discs Search Title/Chapter search Using [SKIP H / G ] 1 During playback, hit [SKIP G ] to skip the current title or chapter and move to the next. The title or chapter will move forward by one at a time. To go back to the beginning of the current title or chapter, hit [SKIP H ] . Hit it re...

45 Playing discs Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Search (cont’d) Track search Using [SKIP H / G ] 1 During playback, hit [SKIP G ] to skip the current track and move to the next. The track will move forward...

46 Playing discs Repeat/Random/Program playback Note • The A-B Repeat playback can only be set with in the cur-rent title (for DVDs), or cur-rent track (for Audio CDs). • To cancel the repeat playback, select OFF at step 2. Therepeat setting will also becancelled when you stop play-back. • You canno...

DISPLAY SETUP TOP MENU MENU/LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC/OTR PAUSE SKIP SKIP PLAY CM SKIP REPEAT FWD REV CLEAR 7 8 9 SPACE 0 H G ENTER RETURN PQRS TUV WXYZ B C { B K L h g F STOP 47 Playing discs Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting...

48 Playing discs Selecting the format of audio and video (cont’d) Note • Some discs will only allow you to change the soundtrack from thedisc menu. Press [TOP MENU] or [MENU / LIST] to display the disc menu. • On DVD-RW discs recorded inVR mode that may have both amain and a sub audio channel, youca...

49 Playing discs Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Selecting the format of audio and video (cont’d) Switching camera angles Some DVD-Video discs featurescenes shot from two or moreangles, check the case for d...

50 Editing Information on disc editing Guide to a title list Title list allows you to check the titles recorded onthe disc easily.You can choose a title to play from thisscreen and easily edit the titles as you prefer. 1 . Titles recorded on the disc can be selected toedit by hitting [ENTER] with th...

51 Editing Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Editing discs in Video mode Deleting titles You can delete titles which youdo not need anymore.Be advised that the titles oncedeleted cannot be brought backto the ...

52 Editing Editing discs in Video mode (cont’d) You can put title names on thetitles and change the names fromthis menu.The names you put on the titleswill be displayed on a titlelist. 1 Follow the steps (1) to (3) onpage 51 to display the Edit menu. Using [ K / L ], select “Edit Title Name”. Hit [E...

53 Editing Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Editing discs in Video mode (cont’d) Note • You cannot select a time for putting markers beyond alength of a title. • The length of chapters may be slightly longer...

55 Editing Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Editing discs in VR mode (Original) (cont’d) To prevent accidental editing, orerasing the titles, you can protectthem from the original menu. 1 Follow the steps (1...

56 Editing Editing discs in VR mode (Original) (cont’d) You are allowed to release thetitles protecting feature once pro-tected. 1 Follow the steps (1) to (3) onpage 54 to display the Originalmenu. 2 Using [ K / L ], select “Protect”. Hit [ENTER]. Option window will appear. 3 Confirm the indication ...

57 Editing Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting men u Editing discs in VR mode (Playlist) In VR mode, even when a title isdeleted from a Playlist, the originaltitle will remain in an Original list.The disc space to re...

58 Editing Editing discs in VR mode (Playlist) (cont’d) Deleting parts of titles You can delete a specific part of atitle.Even when a title is deleted fromthe playlist, the original title willremain.The disc space to record will notbe increased. 1 Follow the steps (1) to (3) onpage 57 to display the...

61 Editing Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting men u Editing discs in VR mode (Playlist) (cont’d) Note • If a selected picture for a thumbnail is deleted by delet-ing a part of a title, a default picture will be sele...

62 Editing discs in VR mode (Playlist) (cont’d) Editing Dividing a title You can divide a title into twonew titles. 1 Follow the steps (1) to (3) onpage 57 to display the Playlistmenu. Use [SKIP H / G ], [REV E ], [FWD D ], [PLAY B ] and [PAUSE F ] to decide the point at which youwill divide the tit...

63 Editing discs in VR mode (Playlist) (cont’d) Editing Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Changing the Setting men u Others Espa ñ ol Combining titles You can combine two titles into asingle title. 1 Follow the steps (1) to (3) onpage 57 to display the...

64 Editing Editing discs in VR mode (Playlist) (cont’d) You can add or delete a title inthe playlist as you prefer.You can add titles to a Playlist upto 99. 1 Follow the steps (1) to (2) onpage 57 to display the Playlist.Next to the final title, “Add NewTitle” “Delete Playlist” menu isshown. Using [...

Changing the Setting menu Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting men u Tour of the Setting menu 65 Note • If you change the setting in the Setting menu, the information ofcontents stays on even when thepower is switched...

66 Changing the Setting menu Language setting Playback Parental Lock All TV Aspect 4:3 Letter Box Subtitle Language OFF Digital Out Audio Language Original Fast Forward with Audio OFF Dynamic Range Control ON Disc Menu Language English Playback Parental Lock All TV Aspect 4:3 Letter Box Subtitle Lan...

Changing the Setting menu Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting men u Language setting (cont’d) 67 If “Other” is selected, press 4-digit code using the Number buttons . Disc Menu Language Code Input - - - - • When you ...

68 Changing the Setting menu Display setting (cont’d) Display FL Dimmer Bright Screen Saver 10 minutes OSD Language English OSD Language Français Español English • Using [ K / L ], select a set- ting. Hit [ENTER]. Your setting will be activated. OSD Language (Default : English) Set the language for ...

Changing the Setting menu Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting men u 69 Audio setting (cont’d) 2 Using [ K / L ], select “Advanced Setting Menu”. Hit [ENTER]. Advanced Setting Menu will appear. 3 Using [ K / L ], sele...

70 Changing the Setting menu Note • Parental lock function may not be available to some discs. • With some DVDs, it may be difficult to find if they are compatible with parental lock. Besure to check if the parental lock functionoperates in the way that you have set. • Record the password in case yo...

Changing the Setting menu Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting men u 71 Parental Lock (Default : All) Set the Parental Lock level. • Using [ K / L ], change the parental level. Hit[ENTER]. Option window will appearPro...

72 Others Troubleshooting Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you areexperiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem andrestore proper operation. Symptom Remedy Power The power does not turn ...

75 Others Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting men u Troubleshooting (cont’d) Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code (Afan) Oromo 6 1 59 Abkhazian 4748 Afar 4747 Afrikaans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4...

Others Glossary Frequently Asked Questions Analog audio An electrical signal that directlyrepresents sound. Compare thisto digital audio which can be anelectrical signal, but is an indirectrepresentation of sound. See alsoDigital audio. Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relativeto its height. Co...

77 Others Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting men u Specifications SystemPower requirementsPower consumptionWeightDimensions (width x height x depth)Operating temperatureOperating humidityTV format DVD-Video, DVD-RW/...

Español Fácil grabación de DVD 78 Estas instrucciones le ayudarán a entender fácilmente cómo grabar discos DVD. Nota: Asegúrese que las pilas están en el mando a distancia y que ha conectado correctamente esta unidad y el TV. Paso 1 : Elija un tipo de disco Puede elegir entre distintos tipos de disc...

Paso 5: Grabe en discosDVD DISPLAY SETUP TOP MENU MENU/LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC/OTR PAUSE SKIP SKIP PLAY CM SKIP FWD REV CLEAR SPACE 0 H G ENTER RETURN B C { B K L h g F STOP Español Recor ding Pla ying discs Editing Bef ore you star t Connections Getting star ted Others Espa ñ ol Changing the...

1VMN20363 / E6700UD ★★★★★ Printed in China LIMITED WARRANTY FUNAI CORP. will repair this SYLVANIA product, free of charge in the USA in the event of defect in mate- rials or workmanship as follows: DURATION: PARTS: FUNAI CORP. will provide parts to replace defective parts without charge for one (1) ...