Page 3 - ENGLISH
ENGLISH 3 49 Frame search 49 Slow motion 49 Frame-by-frame playback 49 Selecting camera angles for scenes 49 Enlarging and moving a screen section (zoom) 50 Switching the dubbed language or the audio format 50 Selecting and displaying subtitles 50 Creating and playing a playlist 51 Repeating a chapt...
Page 5 - Special features of your HDD DVD recorder; , MP3, WMA and JPEG data can be played back from both; Disc formats; TIME; MODE; DVD; PARALLEL; MODES
ENGLISH 5 Special features of your HDD DVD recorder Your HDD DVD recorder provides you with perfect digital video record-ing and playback in studio quality. You can record television programmes on the built-in hard disc of theHDD DVD recorder, a DVD+RW/-RW or DVD+R/-R.With the time shift function yo...
Page 6 - Scope of delivery
6 Scope of delivery 1 HDD DVD recorder GDR 5550 HDD 2 Remote control 3 2 batteries, 1.5 V, type AA 4 EURO-AV (SCART) cable 5 Power cord 6 Antenna cable 7 Cinch cable (video) 8 Cinch cable (audio) 9 DVD+RW 10 CD with operating instructions 11 Instruction manual 12 Overview HDD DVD RECORDER GDR 5550 H...
Page 7 - Krieg im Balkan
ENGLISH 7 SET-UP AND SAFETY ____________________ This HDD DVD recorder is designed to record and play back video andaudio signals.Any other use is expressly prohibited. If the HDD DVD recorder is subjected to a sudden change in temperature,for example if it is brought in from the cold to a warm room...
Page 8 - The main functions; Disc playback; You can play back DVDs as well as DivX; HDD archive playback
8 The main functions This section briefly describes the main functions of your HDDDVD recorder. Time shift – watching a current television pro-gramme with a delay (from page 28) When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder, the programme youare currently watching is recorded in the time shift memory. Thi...
Page 10 - Menus and navigation; SET UP
10 Menus and navigation You can access the various menus of your HDD DVD recorderdirectly using the main menu, or with individual buttons on theremote control. 1 Open the »MAIN MENU« of the HDD DVD recorder by press-ing » i «. 2 Press » S « or » A « to select the menu item. »HDD« – switches to the H...
Page 11 - The front of the HDD DVD recorder
ENGLISH 11 The front of the HDD DVD recorder Ǽ Switches the HDD DVD recorder in and out ofstandby mode.In standby mode, the current time and day of the weekappear on the display. IN USB interface for connecting an external data medium(under the cover panel). VIDEO IN Video/audio input sockets for co...
Page 12 - The displays of the HDD DVD recorder; Hdd
12 The displays of the HDD DVD recorder REPEAT ALL Repeat functions activated. REPEAT A-B MP3 Disc mode with MP3 CD. P N PAL or NTSC standard is selected. SVCD Disc mode with S-Video CD, video CD or audio CD. ŀ Playback. ! Pause/freeze-frame. DVD Disc mode with DVD. Hdd HDD mode. PBC PBC function (p...
Page 13 - The back of the HDD DVD recorder
ENGLISH 13 The back of the HDD DVD recorder ANTENNA ANTENNA IN Antenna input socket(for the rooftop antenna). OUT ➞ TV Antenna output socket(to the television). VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT Video output socketfor connecting a television or AV receiverwith a cinch socket. S-VIDEO OUT Video output socketfor co...
Page 15 - The remote control; DISPL; « Selects programme sources.; CL
ENGLISH 15 OVERVIEW______________________________ The remote control Ǽ Switches the HDD DVD recorder in and out of standby mode.In standby mode, the current time and day of theweek appear on the display. DISPL Opens the time shift menu or the playback menu ofa disc. y For selecting and displaying su...
Page 16 - OK; Switches up one menu level.; Closes the disc compartment.; MENU
16 % Switches to forwards slow motion* at various speedsduring playback. ! Freeze-frame/pause.Advances the picture frame by frame. 7 Interrupts playback.Press twice to stop.Hold down to open the disc compartment. 8 Starts playback. 5 6 Select the previous/next chapter or sectionduring playback. m , ...
Page 17 - SELECT
ENGLISH 17 SELECT Switches between external USB source and HDD archive. SET UP Opens and closes the setup menu of the HDD DVD recorder. – z + Adjust the volume. (red) Selects different functions depending on the mode. (green) Selects different functions depending on the mode. (yellow) Selects differ...
Page 18 - Connecting a rooftop antenna or cable feed; ANTENNA IN; « on the HDD DVD recorder.; OUT; « socket on the
18 Note: Do not connect any other equipment while the device isswitched on. Switch off the other equipment as well before connecting it. Only plug the device into the mains socket afteryou have connected the external devices. Connecting a rooftop antenna or cable feed 1 Plug the cable of the rooftop...
Page 19 - Connecting a television; the VIDEO OUT socket and AUDIO OUT sockets using cinch cables.; EURO AV1; « socket on the HDD DVD recorder and into the correspond-
ENGLISH 19 CONNECTION AND PREPARATION _____ Connecting a television You have four options, depending on the sockets you have on yourtelevision or flat screen:– For the best picture quality, make the connection at the EURO-AV socket using a fully assigned EURO-AV (SCART) cable. – The simplest option ...
Page 20 - Connecting a televisionusing cinch cables; VIDEO OUT
20 Connecting a televisionusing cinch cables 1 Plug the cinch cable supplied into the » VIDEO OUT « socket on the HDD DVD recorder and the corresponding socket(VIDEO IN) on the television. 2 Plug standard cinch cables into the » L AUDIO OUT R « sockets on the HDD DVD recorder and the corresponding s...
Page 21 - L AUDIO OUT R
ENGLISH 21 Connecting a television using cinch cables (pro-gressive scan) Caution: This connection transmits video signals at a high frequencyrange. Before you first switch on the device, please checkwhether your television or projector is suitable for this use.GRUNDIG accepts no liability for damag...
Page 22 - Plug a standard cinch cable into the »; « socket; « sockets on the HDD
22 Connecting an audio system with analogue two-channel stereo sound As an alternative to using the television’s speakers, the sound canalso be played back through an audio system. This can improve thesound quality. 1 Plug a standard cinch cable into the » L AUDIO OUT R « socket on the HDD DVD recor...
Page 23 - DIGITAL; ” are trademarks of the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Cor-
ENGLISH 23 Connecting a digital multi-channel amplifier ordigital two-channel audio system A multi-channel audio/video amplifier (Dolby* digital decoder orDTS** – Digital Theatre System) decodes the digital multi-channelsound of the DVD to provide optimum sound quality. 1 Plug the cinch cable suppli...
Page 24 - Connecting the power cord; Plug the mains cable supplied into the »; Inserting batteries in the remote control; Close the battery compartment.
24 Connecting the power cord 1 Plug the mains cable supplied into the » 110-240 V~ « socket on the back of the HDD DVD recorder. 2 Plug the power cord into the wall socket. Caution: The only way to disconnect the HDD DVD recorder from themains is to pull out the plug. Note: Do not connect any other ...
Page 25 - Switching on the HDD DVD recorder; HELLO; Selecting the screen menu language
ENGLISH 25 INITIAL SETUP___________________________ Switching on the HDD DVD recorder 1 Switch the HDD DVD recorder to standby mode by pressing» Ǽ « on the device and press » Ǽ « on the remote control to switch on from standby.– Display: » HELLO « flashes. Initial setup When you first switch on the ...
Page 26 - Sorting television stations
26 INITIAL SETUP___________________________ Entering a new time and date 1 Select the date line with » S « or » A « and press » OK « to activate it. 2 Enter the date as six digits using » 1…0 « and press » OK « to confirm the setting. 3 Select »NEXT« by pressing » OK «. 4 Select the time line with »...
Page 27 - Setting the TV norm
ENGLISH 27 INITIAL SETUP___________________________ Setting the TV norm The colour norm of the HDD DVD recorder’s screen menus has to beadapted to the format of your television.Select »PAL« for televisions with the PAL standard, or »NTSC« forthose with the NTSC standard.»PAL« is the default setting....
Page 28 - The time shift menu
28 Time shift – watching a current television programme with a delay When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder, the current pro-gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in thetime shift memory. If a digital receiver is connected to the HDD DVD recorder, selectSETUP MENU –> PREFE...
Page 30 - Watching programmes with a time shift; Pausing a live programme; Note for operation with a digital receiver:; Repeating the last scene of the programme
30 Watching programmes with a time shift 1 When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder, the current pro-gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded inthe time shift memory. – The time shift menu is displayed briefly. Note: You can view the time shift menu with » DISPL « or » OK «. Pausi...
Page 31 - Searching for scenes in the time shift memory
ENGLISH 31 Searching for scenes in the time shift memory You can search for scenes in the current recording. The programmecontinues to be recorded in the time shift memory. 1 By pressing » m « you can “rewind” the programme. Three different speeds are available. 2 By pressing » 5 « you can switch ba...
Page 32 - Preparation; Inserting discs; Removing discs
32 DISC PLAYBACK_________________________ Preparation 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for theHDD DVD recorder. 2 If an audio system or an AV receiver is connected to the HDDDVD recorder, switch it on and select the audio input for theHDD DVD recorder. 3 Press » Ǽ « to switch...
Page 33 - DVD playback; DVD features
ENGLISH 33 DVD playback DVD features You can recognise a DVD by the logo on the label.Depending on the content of the DVD, the discs contain one ormore titles.Each title may contain one or more chapters.You can control and direct playback of a DVD using the menu of theHDD DVD recorder on the televis...
Page 34 - Opening the playback menu; Playback
34 5 Advance frame-by-frame by pressing » ! «. 6 Press » 8 « to resume playback. 7 To stop playback, press » 7 « twice. Opening the playback menu 1 You can open the playback menu by pressing » DISPL « twice. 2 You can select repeat functions in » Mode«. DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R playback Features of DVD+RW/+...
Page 37 - Playing audio and video files; DivX
ENGLISH 37 DISC PLAYBACK_________________________ Playing audio and video files DivX © Video CD features DivX © Video is an encoder/decoder based on the MPEG-4 com- pression system which is used to encrypt and display compressedvideo data.This enables the HDD DVD player to play back videos compresse...
Page 38 - Viewing title information; Selecting certain titles
38 DISC PLAYBACK_________________________ Note: You cannot playback from the DivX © video disc whilst recording on the HDD archive.End the recording to play the DivX © video disc. Playback 1 Open the »MAIN MENU« of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing » i «. 2 Select the » 8 DVD« menu item with » S « or...
Page 41 - Picture data CD playback; JPEG CD features
ENGLISH 41 Picture data CD playback JPEG CD features JPEG stands for Joint Picture Experts Group. This process wasdesigned to compress picture files.JPEG files can be burned onto a CD along with other file types.These CDs are known as file CDs or mixed-mode CDs. For example,the CD could contain MP3 ...
Page 42 - Random playback; RND; Selecting slide transition style
42 Random playback 1 Press » RND « during playback. – All the pictures on the JPEG CD are shown in a random order. 2 Press » RND « to quit the function. Selecting slide transition style 1 During playback, press » n « repeatedly. – The type of slide transition style is displayed. Adjusting the pictur...
Page 43 - Adjusting the picture display
ENGLISH 43 KODAK picture CD features This method was developed for archiving analogue photographs.After they are developed, small photographs are scanned with a resolution of 1536 x 1024 pixels and burnt onto a CD in JPEG format.A KODAK picture CD can contain up to 40 pictures. In addition tothe pic...
Page 44 - Audio CD playback; Audio CD features; Fast search
44 Audio CD playback Audio CD features You can recognise audio CDs by this logo.Audio CDs only contain sound recordings. They can be played inthe normal manner via an audio system, just as on a CD player. The individual tracks are stored in a sequence. There are no folders. Playback 1 Open the »MAIN...
Page 46 - Displaying the info line; Frame search
46 Displaying the info line 1 Press » DISPL « or » OK « once or twice to display the info line. – You will see information about the title, total running time and playback time elapsed. – The info line automatically disappears after a short time. Frame search 1 Select the playback speed during playb...
Page 47 - Selecting and playing scenes; Setting bookmarks; Playing bookmarked scenes; During playback, press and hold down »; Deleting bookmarks; Press »
ENGLISH 47 Selecting and playing scenes You can make a bookmark for a scene of a recording in the HDDarchive. This bookmark can be selected directly for playback.You can set one bookmark per recording. Setting bookmarks 1 Press » c « during playback. – Display: » c «. Note: This bookmark is automati...
Page 48 - Selecting titles and chapters; Selecting titles and chapters step by step; Selecting functions in the playback menu; DISC PLAYBACK – CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS
48 The sound is muted for the picture search, slow motion and freeze-frame functions.Depending on the disc in use, some of these functions maybe unavailable. Selecting titles and chapters If a disc has multiple titles or chapters you can select them separately. Selecting titles and chapters step by ...
Page 50 - PROG
50 Switching the dubbed language or the audioformat* These settings allow you to listen to a dubbed language other thanthe default one if the DVD provides alternatives. 1 Press » d « during playback. – Display: for example »AUDIO: 02/03 GER«. 2 Press » d « to select the audio language you want. Note...
Page 51 - Repeating a chapter, a title or a disc
ENGLISH 51 Repeating a chapter, a title or a disc Depending on the type of disc, you can repeat chapters, titles, folders or the entire disc. 1 To repeat the chapter, press » b « during playback until » Repeat chapter« appears in the display.– The chapter currently playing is repeated. or To repeat ...
Page 52 - Recording options; – You can also record films from external devices such as cam-; « or »; « and; L AUDIO IN R; « sockets on the HDD DVD recorder.; Suitable discs for recording; RECORDING – GENERAL INFORMATION
52 Recording options You can record television programmes on the HDD archive of theHDD DVD recorder or on a DVD+RW/-RW and DVD+R/-R.– Immediately, with one touch recording – which means you select the channel on the HDD DVD recorder and start recording straightaway. – At a later stage – by entering ...
Page 53 - Recording quality and time; For the disc
ENGLISH 53 Recording quality and time For the disc You can set the quality of the recording. The table below shows therelationship between quality and recording time:Quality Time HQ – Very high quality 60 minutes on a 4.7 GB blank DVD SP – High quality 120 minutes on a 4.7 GB blank DVD SP+ – Good qu...
Page 54 - Note on recording quality; Recording settings; EMPTY
54 RECORDING – GENERAL INFORMATION Note on recording quality Pay attention to the recording quality, whether you set it manually orwith the timer, when you want to record a program in the HDDarchive and then transfer it to a disc at a later point. If you select a very high recording quality, a 90 mi...
Page 55 - Preparing for recording; Recording from a satellite receiver:; Manually recording television programmes
ENGLISH 55 Preparing for recording 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for theHDD DVD recorder. 2 Press » Ǽ « to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode. 3 Briefly press » ə « on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down » 7 « on the remote control. – Display: » «, th...
Page 56 - Error messages
56 5 Press » ● « to start recording. – The amount of recording time available is shown. Notes: During the recording, you can press » ● « to enter the switch-off time (30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, none).The switch-off time depends on the playing time left on the disc. The HDD DVD recorder auto...
Page 57 - Activating and deactivating the YesDVD function
ENGLISH 57 The YesDVD function allows you to make professional home videosfrom your recordings.At the end of recording, the HDD DVD recorder automatically cre-ates a chapter overview, which is displayed as thumbnail images inthe disc menu.At the same time, a music video is created using three scenes...
Page 66 - Checking, modifying or deleting recording data; Deleting recording data
66 Checking, modifying or deleting recording data Preparation Switch on the television.Select the »AV« channel on the television for the HDD DVDrecorder. Checking recording data 1 Open the »Timer list« menu by pressing » « (green). – The »Timer list« menu appears, displaying the current data. 2 Pres...
Page 67 - Editing titles; Opening the editing menu; Adding chapter markers
ENGLISH 67 The index screen of the DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R and DVD-RWshows the title, length, quality and date of the recording. The firstframe of the recording is also displayed.If the »Automatic chapter marking« is activated, the HDD DVDrecorder makes chapter markings during the recording. You can se...
Page 70 - Editing the names of recordings
70 Editing the names of recordings You can give recordings a name. 1 Put a DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW in the disc com-partment. 2 Press » i « to open the main menu. 3 Select » 8 DVD« by pressing » S « or » A « and activate with » OK «. – The index screen appears. 4 Press » S « or » A « to select...
Page 71 - Deleting titles (recordings) from the disc; Overwriting titles
ENGLISH 71 Deleting titles (recordings) from the disc 1 Put a DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW in the disc com-partment. 2 Press » i « to open the main menu. 3 Select » 8 DVD« by pressing » S « or » A « and activate with » OK «. – The index screen appears. 4 Press » S « or » A « to select the title an...
Page 72 - Overwriting discs
72 6 Press » SOURCE « to select the input source (for example, TV). – Display: for example, »P1 ARD«, the current TV station is shown. 7 Select the television programme by pressing » A « or » S «. 8 Press » ● « to start recording. – The available recording time is displayed. The recording stops auto...
Page 73 - Entering the name of the disc
ENGLISH 73 Entering the name of the disc You can enter a name for each disc; the name is shown on the indexscreen. 1 Put a DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW in the disc com-partment. 2 Press » i « to open the main menu. 3 Select » 8 DVD« by pressing » S « or » A « and activate with » OK «. – The index ...
Page 74 - Recording titles
74 4 Select the disc information »MY DVD« by pressing » S « or » A « and activate with » s «. – The disc menu is displayed. 5 Select » Erase disc« with » S « or » A « and press » OK « to confirm. 6 Press » OK « to delete the disc. – Display: » Warning: This operation will erase all data on the disc....
Page 75 - Finalising title editing; Locking a disc
ENGLISH 75 EDITING DATA ON A DISC ______________ Finalising title editing If you have edited titles or chapters, a DVD player may not be ableto display this properly.This function allows you to eliminate this problem.If » Make compatible« does not appear in the menu, the disc isalready compatible an...
Page 77 - Copying a title to disc
ENGLISH 77 In the »HDD archive« menu there are many options for editing therecorded programmes.You can select titles and copy them to disc or delete or sort titles.You can start playback in a sub-menu, delete a title, split the title intwo parts, mark certain parts of the title and block their playb...
Page 78 - Deleting titles in the HDD archive; Sorting titles in the HDD archive; Playing titles; Deleting titles
78 EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARCHIVE __ Deleting titles in the HDD archive 1 Select the title to be deleted with » S « or » A «. 2 Press » « (red) to delete the titles. – Display: » Do you want to delete this title?«. 3 Select » Yes« with » a « or » s « and press » OK « to confirm. Sorting titles in t...
Page 83 - Deleting data in the HDD archive; S E T U P
ENGLISH 83 Deleting data in the HDD archive This function deletes all the data in the HDD archive. Caution: Even the protected recordings in the »HDD archive« are deleted. 1 Press » S E T U P « to open the setup menu. 2 Select »SETUP-MENU – ARCHIVE SETTINGS« ( ) with » S « or » A « and press » OK « ...
Page 84 - Connection and preparation; Connecting a camcorder
84 Note: Do not connect any other equipment while the device is switched on.Switch off the other equipment as well before connecting it.Only plug the device into the mains socket after you have connected theexternal devices and the antenna. Connection and preparation Connecting a camcorder 1 Connect...
Page 85 - Recording from external devices
ENGLISH 85 Recording from external devices Preparation Switch on the television.Select the »AV« channel on the television for the HDD DVDrecorder.Put a DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW into the disc compartment.Please select the recording quality before starting the recording. Seethe section on custom...
Page 86 - Connection
86 Connection and preparation A decoder is necessary when the HDD DVD recorder receivesencoded programs from a private broadcaster.Ask your dealer about the decoder. Connection 1 Connect the » EURO AV2 ➞ DECODER « socket on the HDD DVD recorder to a suitable socket on the decoder using aEURO-AV (SCA...
Page 87 - Recording pay TV programmes
ENGLISH 87 Recording pay TV programmes Preparation Switch on the television.Select the »AV« channel on the television for the HDD DVDrecorder.Put a DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW into the disc compartment.Please select the recording quality before starting the recording. Seethe section on custom set...
Page 88 - Connecting external data devices
88 Connection and preparation To connect a digital camera or an external storage medium, switchthe HDD DVD recorder into standby with » Ǽ « and switch it on only after connecting. Even if you disconnect the USB, the HDD DVDrecorder must first be switched to standby, otherwise files can bedamaged. Co...
Page 89 - Playing back content from external data devices; Creating and playing back a playlist
ENGLISH 89 Playing back content from external data devices Playback 1 Press » Ǽ « on the remote control to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode. 2 Press » i « to open the main menu. 3 Select » USB« with » S « or » A « and press » OK « to activate.– The file browser appears. 4 Select the ...
Page 90 - Copying content from external data devices to disc
90 Copying content from external data devices to disc This function allows you to copy files from an external data deviceonto a DVD+R/+RW or DVD-R/-RW.DVD +RW/-RWs can be recorded on several times.If you use DVD +R/-Rs for copying, burning is only possible once. Preparation Switch on the television....
Page 91 - Authorising the content of a DVD
ENGLISH 91 Authorising the content of a DVD Films on DVD may be wholly or partially unsuitable for children.These DVDs contain information which marks the content or scenes.They are assigned access levels 1 to 8, which may differ from coun-try to country. You can select one of the access levels and ...
Page 94 - Language settings; Selecting the dubbing language
94 Language settings You can choose between various languages. 1 Press » S E T U P « to open the setup menu. 2 Select » SETUP-MENU – LANGUAGE« ( ) with » S « or » A « and press » OK « to confirm. Note: The rest of the process is described in the following sections,starting from step 1 . Selecting th...
Page 95 - Switching the screen saver on and off
ENGLISH 95 Switching the screen saver on and off When this function is activated, the screen saver starts when nofunction has been selected on the HDD DVD recorder for some time. 1 Press » S E T U P « to open the setup menu. 2 Select » SETUP-MENU – PREFERENCES« ( ) with » S « or » A « and press » OK...
Page 97 - Tuning television channels automatically
ENGLISH 97 Tuning television channels automatically 1 Open the »MAIN MENU« of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing » i «. 2 Select the » TimeShift« menu item with » S « or » A « and press » OK « to confirm. 3 Press » S E T U P « to open the setup menu. 4 Select » SETUP-MENU – RECORDING« ( ) with » S « o...
Page 99 - Setting the time and date
ENGLISH 99 Setting the time and date If you do not want to use the date and time broadcast by a tele-vision station, you can set it manually. 1 Press » S E T U P « to open the setup menu. 2 Select » SETUP-MENU – DATE/TIME« ( ) with » S « or » A « and press » OK « to confirm. 3 Select » Date« with » ...
Page 101 - Technical data
ENGLISH 101 Technical data This product fulfils the European directives 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC.This device conforms to the safety regulation DIN EN 60065 (VDE 0860) and thereby the interna-tional safety regulation IEC 60065.Never open up the HDD DVD recorder. The manufacturer will not a...
Page 102 - General information on laser devices; CLASS 1
102 General information on laser devices Your system is a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. This means that the laser is designed in such a way as toensure that the maximum permissible emission value cannot be exceeded under any circumstances. Caution: This device emits laser radiation. Because of the danger o...
Page 105 - Environmental note
ENGLISH 105 Environmental note This product has been made from high-quality parts and materials which can be re-used and recycled.Therefore, do not throw the product away with normal household waste at the end of its life. Take it toa collection point for recycling electrical and electronic devices....
Page 106 - Additional Information for units sold in the UK.; INFORMATION
106 Additional Information for units sold in the UK. Units sold in the UK are suitable for operation from a 240V ac, 50Hz mains supply. The range of multi-system receivers is built to work in most European coun- tries. However, the mains plug and socket system for the UK differs from many European c...
