Page 2 - Safety Instructions; Precautions
1 Safety Instructions Please keep the PVR/DVD Combo’s guarantee sheet and receipt in a safe place. Precautions • Read this booklet carefully • Make sure the rating of your household electricity supply matches that shown on the back of your PVR/DVD Combo. • Read this page and chapter “ Setting up you...
Page 3 - PVR; Key Features of the PVR/DVD Combo; Digital Video Recording; Live TV Buffer –; Live Television Pause; Instant Recording –
PVR Key Features of the PVR/DVD Combo Digital Video Recording Instant Recording of a television programme by asingle button press. Live TV Buffer – This feature allows you to actively time-shift live television. The buffer can store up toone hour of material allowing you to go back in time,replay pa...
Page 4 - DVD
3 Key Features of the PVR/DVD Combo • DVD, VCD, CD, CD-R (MP3, JPEG), CD-RW playback function • MP3, JPEG file playback function ( CD-R disc having Files such as MP3 and JPEG) • GUI (Graphical User Interface) OSD (On Screen Display) By using the [INFO] button on the remote control,information on the...
Page 5 - Contents; Product Information
Contents Safety Instructions 1 Key Features of the PVR/DVD Combo 2 Contents 4 Identification of Controls 5 4 Product Information Playing Disc 37 Playing a desired scene 38 Confirming the current PLAY mode on screen 41 AUDIO language and SUBTITLE language 42 ZOOM and Multi Angle 43 About MP3, JPEG di...
Page 6 - Identification of Controls; Front panel
5 Identification of Controls ! STANDBY/ON button Use to power the device on/off if AC power supplyis connected. @ Disc tray # Open/Close Tray button $ RESET button % HDD indicator Lights in red when the unit is in PVR mode. ^ DVD indicator Lights in green when the unit is in DVD mode. & Operatio...
Page 7 - Operation Display Window
Identification of Controls 6 Operation Display Window @ # ! % ^ ( 1 3 $ & * ) 2 4 ! PVR Operation @ REC and TIMER REC display : Recording , : TIMER Recording , : To be Timer-recorded # Copying Used to copy contents from a disc onto the harddisk. $ Parental (Lock) When you set Parental Lock on DV...
Page 8 - Rear panel
7 Identification of Controls Rear panel PRODUCT INFORMATION ! EURO AV2/DECODER jack @ Connection for the ANTENNA cable # VIDEO/AUDIO OUTPUT jack $ AUDIO FOR S-VIDEO Input/Output jack % S-VIDEO Input/Output jack ^ Digital Output (OPTICAL, COAXIAL) Jack To enjoy DVD sound quality via a home cinemasyst...
Page 9 - Remote Control
Identification of Controls ! [DVD] OPEN/CLOSE @ [PVR] PVR select, [TV] TV select, [DVD] DVD select # [PVR, DVD] INFO bar View the programme banner. To view the transportbar press it twice. $ [PVR] LAST Clip, [DVD] LAST Skip [PVR] View the previous recorded programme, [DVD] Move to a previous chapter...
Page 10 - Accessories
9 Identification of Controls + [PVR, DVD] Fast Forward Press up to five times to increase the speed ingradual stages. x2 (x 1 press) ➝ x4 (x 2 presses) ➝ x8 (x 3 presses) ➝ x16 (x 4 presses) ➝ x32 (x 5 presses) = [PVR] SELECT, [DVD] ENTER Q [PVR] Record To perform an Instant Record or a Record Until...
Page 11 - Connections; Other connection possibilities; Video connection; Basic connection
Connections 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV set and reconnect it to the ANT IN socket of the PVR/DVD. 2 Using the RF cable (supplied), connect the ANT OUT socket of the PVR/DVD to the aerial socket of the TV. 3 A SCART cable ( one supplied with this set ) will provide a superior connectio...
Page 12 - Audio/video amplifier; Stereo HiFi system; Other devices
11 Connections Decoder, camcorder, satellite receiver, another DVD player, another video recorder, etc. (AV2 socket) Connect the other device to the EURO AV2/DECODER jack using another SCART cable ( only one has beensupplied with this unit ) : the video and audio information from this other device w...
Page 13 - Programme the Remote for a TV
Programme the Remote for a TV 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Point the PVR's remote at the TV. 3 Holding the TV button down, press the two numbers listed below that is relevant to your brand of TV. 4 After releasing the buttons, check that the remote is programmed to operate your TV. 5 If the above does not wo...
Page 14 - Initial Setup menu in PVR; Navigation Keys; POWER ON; Initial Setup Menu; LANGUAGE SELECTION
13 INSTALLATION Initial Setup menu in PVR • If you want to perform any function, you must ensure the PVR is switched on. To access the PVR, press the [PVR] button on the remote control. • All menus use the [ …†œ √ ] keys on the remote control. • To confirm, press the [SELECT] button on the remote co...
Page 15 - COUNTRY SELECT; CLOCK SET; Au
14 – – : – – Time: – – / – – / – – – – Date: Save Cancel C Cllo oc ck k S Se ett Please enter the current date and time. Select : Confirm Setup : Exit Edit : Choose: œ √ … † COUNTRY SELECT The next stage is to select the country in which you are currently residing. • Use the [ œ √ ] keys to select y...
Page 16 - Installation Menu; Installation menu; Manual Set –; Auto Set –; Set Clock –; Satellite and Cable Box –; IIn
15 PVR PART Installation Menu This menu will allow you to make further adjustments to the PVR after initial set- up. Installation menu • Press the [PVR] button on the remote control. • Press the [SETUP] button on the remote control. • Scroll though the options using the [ …† ] keys on the remote con...
Page 17 - Manual Set Screen; Standard –; Ma
This may be useful if you move house, new television channels become available or if you wish to rearrange theexisting memorized channels. Manual Set 16 Manual Set Screen • Use the [ œ √ ] keys to choose your settings • This menu is superimposed on the television picture so that you can adjust the v...
Page 18 - Auto Set; Country Select; Channel Search; Channel Sorting; Set Clock
17 PVR PART Installation Menu This allows you to reconfigure your unit in a similar way as manual set except rather than you choosing varioussettings the unit will do choose the optimum settings automatically. Auto Set Country Select • Use the [ œ √ ] keys to select the county. France, Finland, Germ...
Page 19 - Cllo; Adjust Channels; Select PR –; Name –; Programme Erase –
Set Clock 10 : 22 Time: 02 / Oct / 2003 Date: Save Cancel C Cllo oc ck k S Se ett Please enter the current date and time. Select : Confirm Setup : Exit Edit : Choose: œ √ … † • Use the [ œ √ ] keys to toggle between hours/mins. • Use the [ œ √ ] keys to toggle between Time and Date. • Use the [ œ √ ...
Page 20 - Satellite & Cable Box
19 Installation Menu PVR PART This function will allow you to connect your cable or satellite decoder to the PVR. Satellite & Cable Box • Press the [PVR] button on your remote control. • Press the [SETUP] button on your remote control. • Using the [ …† ] keys on the remote control highlight Inst...
Page 22 - Satellite and Cable Box code table
21 Installation Menu PVR PART Satellite and Cable Box code table DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 21
Page 23 - Additional Settings; System Information Screen
Installation Menu The Additional Settings menu will allow you to select a default recording quality for all future timer and ShowView / Video Plus(+) recordings. You can change this setting for specific recordings. (See Set a Recordingsection). PDC ( Programme Delivery Control ) will provide a buffe...
Page 24 - Restore Defaults settings; Preferences
23 Installation Menu PVR PART Offers you the opportunity to revert to original factory settings. All information stored in the unit, includingrecorded material, television channel settings and set preferences will be erased. It is useful if 1. You move country 2. You want to re-configure your box. 3...
Page 25 - About Recorded Programmes; Watching a recorded programme
About Recorded Programmes To select a previously recorded programme to watch, press [RECORDED PROG] button on the remote control. Now in the recorded programs list the recordings that will be auto deleted in the very near future are shownagainst a yellow icon. 24 Watching a recorded programme R Re e...
Page 26 - Edit Title of recorded programmes
25 About Recorded Programmes Edit Title of recorded programmes PVR PART R Re ec co orrd de ed d P Prro og grra am mm me ess Select : Confirm Setup : Exit Choose: … † Title Date Length Load of the Rings 30:01 02:10 Star Wars 11:02 03:30 Harry Potter 12:06 03:30 Video Games 20:07 10:10 Title: Load of ...
Page 27 - Video Edit; Partial Delete
Video Edit Video Edit enables you to edit the television programmes stored on the hard disk. “Partial delete” enables the user to delete up to eight different sections of a recorded Programme. “Divide” enables the viewer to separate a single recording into as many as eight separate recordings. “Comb...
Page 29 - Divide
28 Video Edit Divide R Re ec co orrd de ed d P Prro og grra am mm me ess Select : Confirm Setup : Exit Choose: … † Title Date Length Load of the Rings 10/01 02:10 Star Wars 11/02 00:30 Harry Potter 12/06 03:10 Video Games 20/07 00:01 Play DeleteUnlockEDIT TitleVideo Edit No Thumbnail Selected R Re e...
Page 30 - Combine
29 PVR PART Video Edit Combine R Re ec co orrd de ed d P Prro og grra am mm me ess Select : Confirm Setup : Exit Choose: … † Title Date Length Load of the Rings 10/01 02:10 Star Wars 11/02 00:30 Harry Potter 12/06 03:10 Video Games 20/07 00:01 Play DeleteUnlockEDIT TitleVideo Edit No Thumbnail Selec...
Page 31 - Set Recording
30 Set Recording There are two different ways to set a recording. Manual Set S Se ett R Re ec co orrd diin ng g Select : Confirm Setup : Exit Choose: … † No Date Start End Prog. Mode Freq. 1 01.10 03:00 04:00 SAT022 MO Weekly 2 05.11 03:00 03:30 FRE2 MO Once 3 04.12 11:15 11:30 AV1 MO Weekly 4 12.12...
Page 32 - Delete a recording; Performing multiple tasks
31 PVR PART Set Recording Delete a recording S Se ett R Re ec co orrd diin ng g Select : Confirm Setup : Exit Choose: … † No Date Start End Prog. Mode Freq. 1 01.10 03:00 04:00 SAT022 MO Weekly 2 05.11 03:00 03:30 FRE2 MO Once 3 04.12 11:15 11:30 AV1 MO Weekly 4 12.12 22:30 00:00 AV2 MO Daily Edit D...
Page 33 - Viid
32 Show View / Video Plus(+) recording … … – – – – – – – – – † † Next Cancel V Viid de eo o P Pllu uss Please enter the Video Plus codeusing number 0-9. Select : Confirm Setup : Exit Choose: Edit : œ √ … † • To access a timer record, press the [SV/VP+] button on the remote control. • You will need t...
Page 34 - Record a television programme; One Touch Recording; Record Until
33 PVR PART Record a television programme This feature will allow you to record a programme you are currently watching without setting the timer. Therecording will continue until you press [STOP] button on the remote control or the unit runs out of available diskspace. One Touch Recording • Press [P...
Page 35 - Information Bars
34 Information Bars There are two information bars. The bar that appears at the top of the screen is the programme banner and bypressing the [INFO] button on the remote control will show you what you are watching. 11/12 (Mon) 12:22 PR01 BBC1 Stereo • Press [PVR] button on the remote control. • Press...
Page 36 - Guide and Warning Messages; For timer recording the clock must be set; Do you really want to delete it?; Do you want to restore all the defaults settings?
35 PVR PART Guide and Warning Messages The following is a list of guide messages that may appear on the screen. You have entered the wrong data. Make sure the data youhave entered is correct. Go back and re enter data. You have entered the wrong data please re-confirm it. To record anything on the P...
Page 38 - Playing Discs; Various Playback Methods; If you want slow playback,; If you want a still picture,
37 PVR PART DVD PART Playing Discs 1 Press [ √ ] button to power on. 2 Press [DVD] button to enter into DVD mode. 3 Press [OPEN/CLOSE] button to open the disc tray. Place a disc accurately within the disc tray, ensuring that the label is facing upwards. 4 Press [OPEN/CLOSE] button to close the tray....
Page 39 - Playing a desired scene; To skip scenes in a disc; select the desired title.; Directly moving to a desired title
38 DVD, VCD, CD, MP3 Playing a desired scene To move to the next chapter (or track), press [NEXT √√ ❚ ] button. The current chapter (or track) moves to the next chapter (or track). Press [LAST ❚ œœ ] button. The current scene moves to the previous chapter (or track) or first scene of current chapter...
Page 40 - Repeating a defined period; Searching DVD with a title number, a chapter number or a time
39 DVD PART Playing a desired scene Each time you press [REPEAT] button in playback mode, repeat playback starts as below. Repeating a defined period DVD, VCD, CD, MP3 • CHAPTER : Current chapter will repeatedly played back. • TITLE : Current title will repeatedly played back. • TRACK : Current trac...
Page 41 - Searching VCD, CD and MP3 with a track or track time
40 Playing a desired scene 1 If you want to search for a particular track, press [SEARCH] button once. In the case of PBC OFF, a screen as shown to the right will appear showing thecurrent and total track numbers. Please enter the required track number using the[NUMBER] buttons on the remote control...
Page 42 - Confirming the current PLAY mode on screen; DISPLAY
41 DVD PART Confirming the current PLAY mode on screen During play, press [INFO] button. This will display the current disc mode. If you want to change any of the modes displayed, select the item using the up/ down cursors and choose thenew setting using either the [ œ ] or [ √ ] button or the numer...
Page 43 - AUDIO language and SUBTITLE language; Selecting an audio language; Selecting a subtitle language
42 DVD AUDIO language and SUBTITLE language Keep pressing [AUDIO] button until the user’s preferred language appears in playbackmode. If that particular DVD disc includes this audio information, the user can press[AUDIO] button to scroll through the available languages. • Certain discs may not suppo...
Page 44 - ZOOM and Multi Angle; Keep pressing the [ZOOM] button until the preferred zoom appears.; Using a zoom function; Multi Angle
43 DVD PART ZOOM and Multi Angle DVD, SVCD, VCD The user can enlarge the current screen by either 2 or 4 times. Keep pressing the [ZOOM] button until the preferred zoom appears. Every time the user presses the [ZOOM] button, the magnification changes: 2 times (X2) ➝ 4 times (X4) ➝ OFF ➝ 2 times (X2)...
Page 45 - About MP3 and JPEG discs; The figure such as that displayed on the right should appear.
44 About MP3 and JPEG discs 4 The figure such as that displayed on the right should appear. 5 Select your disc type. Move the cursor to FILTER by pressing [ …†œ √ ] button. Keep pressing the [ENTER] button until the user’s preferred disc type. Eachtime the user presses the [ENTER] button, the disc t...
Page 46 - About MP3, JPEG discs; PLAY and PAUSE
45 DVD PART About MP3, JPEG discs PLAY and PAUSE Press the [PLAY] or [PAUSE] button toggle between those functions. Search for a track The [SEARCH] button works on MP3/JPEG discs as well as VCD/CD audio. * If the [SEARCH] button is pressed in playback mode the folder tree view will disappear to be r...
Page 47 - Displaying menus in a disc; Move the cursor to the particular item by using the [; To display menus in a disc
46 DVD, VCD2.0 Displaying menus in a disc If a disc includes menus, the user may use them. 1 Press [TITLE/PBC] or [MENU] button. • This will show the available menus held on the disc, which will differ between formats (“Return” will appear on the OSD with VCD2.0) • If it is a VCD2.0, select PBC ON m...
Page 48 - DVD Setup; Selecting an OSD LANGUAGE; Selecting an AUDIO language; Selecting a SUBTITLE language; Language Setup
47 DVD PART DVD Setup 1 Press [SETUP] button when the DVD player is either in the STOP or theResume STOP mode. 2 Selecting an OSD LANGUAGE Please select a language to be displayed on the DVD screen. Each time the user presses the [ENTER] button, the available OSDLANGUAGE changes in rotation. 3 Selec...
Page 49 - Selecting DYNAMIC RANGE.; Video Setup; Audio Setup
48 1 Press [SETUP] button when the DVD player is either in the STOP or theResume STOP mode. Press [ …†œ √ ] button to move the cursor across to the audio menu. 2 Selecting DIGITAL OUT. Every time the user presses the [ENTER] button, one of two DIGITAL OUToptions ( BITSTREAM & LPCM ) are made ava...
Page 50 - Selecting SCREEN SAVER.; Others Setup
49 DVD PART DVD Setup 1 Press [SETUP] button when the DVD player is either in the STOP or theResume STOP mode. 2 Selecting OSD. Select “ON” to allow OSD (On Screen Display) to be displayed on the TV. 3 Selecting SCREEN SAVER. If bright scenes continue to be displayed on the screen, the TV canbecome ...
Page 51 - About DVD; Playable Disc; REGION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION; ALL
50 About DVD Playable Disc REGION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION If the region number described on the DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this player,the player will not play this disc. (Region 2) (Region ALL) 2 ALL • DVD, Video CD (Version 1.1, 2.0), S-VCD and Audio CD Disc type Playable ...
Page 52 - Terms relating to DVD
51 MISCELLANEOUS About DVD DVD A DVD (abbreviation of Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) can include 135 minutes ofvideo information. And for audio, it can hold up to 8 kinds of languages and 32 kinds ofsubtitle languages. By using MPEG-2 video compression and digital 3D surround sound, D...
Page 53 - The safe keeping of discs.
About DVD 52 • To keep a disc in a clean condition, please do not touch the side containing play information. • Do not attach a bit of paper or sticky tape on it. • Do not expose a disc to direct sunlight or electric heating systems. • After using it, please keep the disc in a case. The safe keeping...
Page 54 - Problems and Solutions; No Power
53 MISCELLANEOUS Problems and Solutions ➤ Check that the power plug is connected to the wall outlet and you have pressed the Power On/Standby button. ➤ Due to the time it takes to initialize the Hard disk drive it may take a few moments for the picture to appear. ➤ Check the aerial connections. ➤ Ch...
Page 55 - The DVD player does not play.
54 Problems and Solutions ➤ If a DVD is from overseas, it may not be played. Please check the DVD’s region code whether it has the relative region code 2 or All. ➤ Please check whether a DVD is inserted in the right direction. ➤ This unit does not support CD-ROM or DVD-ROM playback. ➤ Play mode may ...
Page 57 - Specifications; General
56 Specifications Model Description DVD HARD DISC Recorder 1st Target Market Europe Mass Production Start JULY. 2003 Power Consumption 50W(Max), 45W(working), 15W (Stand-By), 6W (Power-off) Set Gross Weight (Estimated) 5.5 Kg Set Size (WxHxD) 420 x 80 x 300 (mm) Stuffing Quantity (40ft) 1750 units G...
Page 58 - Special Playback & Recording
57 MISCELLANEOUS Specifications Time Shifting Yes Forward / Reverse Search Speed 5 steps(x2, x10, x20 , x40 ,x80 ) x2 forward digest function Normal audio out Still Picture O Slow (Variable Slow Speed) Yes ( 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 : 5 steps ) - Available only forward Repeat Play Yes - "A-B re...
Page 59 - User Interface & Operation
58 Specifications Slow Motion (FWD / REV) DVD : (O/O) : x1/2, x1/4, x1/8, x1/16, x1/32 Slow Motion (FWD / REV) VCD : (O/O) : x1/2, x1/4, x1/8, x1/16, x1/32 Still picture/freeze frame) Yes( jitter-free : auto-switching: Field / Frame) Frame by Frame (forward) Yes Skip (FWD / REV) Yes 2x Subtitle Disp...
Page 60 - Accessory
59 MISCELLANEOUS Specifications Remote controller 1 EA Incl. Battery Scart cable(21pin) 1 EA cf) Scart+Phone cable for Australia RF Cable 1 EA S-Video cable Option CBC cable 1 EA User manual 1 EA Accessory 4-coloured coating box Yes 1 unit per carton Carrying Handle No Packaging DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DES...