Grundig GDRH 5625 - Manual

ENGLISH 7 Scope of delivery 1 HDD DVD recorder GDRH 5625 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 GDRH ...

8 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 ...

ENGLISH 9 The main functions Time shift – watching a current television programme with a delay (from page 30) When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder, the programme youare currently watching is recorded in the time shift memory. You canchoose whether the time shift memory has space for approx. oneho...

ENGLISH 11 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 ...

12 The front of the HDD DVD recorder Ǽ Switches the HDD DVD recorder in and out of standbymode.In standby mode, the current time and day of the weekappear on the display C . IN USB interface for connecting an external data medium(under the cover panel). VIDEO IN Video/audio input sockets for connect...

ENGLISH 13 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 fun...

14 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 connecting...

16 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 disp...

ENGLISH 17 % 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;During playback, by pressing » 8 « you can repeat the last se...

18 SELECT Switches between the file browser and the HDD archive. SETUP Opens and closes the setup menu of the HDD DVDrecorder. – z + Adjusts the volume. (red) Selects different functions depending on the mode. (green) Selects different functions depending on the mode. Main function is selecting the ...

ENGLISH 19 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...

20 CONNECTION AND PREPARATION _________ Connecting the DVB receiver If you do not have an antenna or a cable connection but you receivethe television station via a DVB receiver (DVB-S for satellite stations,DVB-C for digital television stations from broadband cable or DVB-T for digital television st...

ENGLISH 21 21 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 ...

22 22 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 correspondin...

ENGLISH 23 23 Connecting a television using cinch cables (progressive 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 dam...

24 24 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 re...

ENGLISH 25 25 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 sup...

26 26 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 oth...

ENGLISH 27 ENGLISH 27 INITIAL SETUP __________________________________________ Switching on the HDD DVD recorder 1 Press » Ǽ « to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode.– Display: » HELLO « flashes. Initial setup When you first switch on the HDD DVD recorder, the »Initial setup«menu always...

28 28 INITIAL SETUP __________________________________________ Setting the time and date 1 If the time and date are correct, select »NEXT« » OK « to con- firm. 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 usin...

ENGLISH 29 29 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 t...

30 30 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 –> RE...

32 32 Watching programmes with a time shift 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for theHDD DVD recorder. 2 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 disp...

ENGLISH 33 33 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...

34 34 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 Pres...

ENGLISH 35 35 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 tele...

36 36 Opening the playback menu 1 Press » DISPL « or » OK « twice to display the playback menu. 2 You can select repeat functions in » Mode«. DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R playback Features of DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R You can recognise a disc by the logo on the label. If programmes were recorded on these discs, your HDD...

ENGLISH 37 37 S-VCD/VCD playback S-VCD/VCD features You can recognise S-VCD/VCDs (video CDs) by the logo on thelabel.Depending on the contents of the S-VCD/VCD (films, music videosetc.), the discs may carry one or more tracks.You can create S-VCDs/VCDs using the PBC (playback control) system for tra...

38 38 DISC PLAYBACK ______________________________________ Switching PBC (playback control) on and off 1 During playback, press » DISPL « or » OK « twice. 2 Select »PBC« with » S « or » A « and press » OK « to confirm. 3 Activate the PBC function with » S « or » A « (On) and con- firm with » OK «. N...

ENGLISH 39 39 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...

40 40 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 If the HDD DVD recorder is in time shift mode, the file browseris displayed after a disc is ...

ENGLISH 41 41 DISC PLAYBACK ______________________________________ Selecting a title in steps (SKIP) 1 Select the next title by pressing » 6 « during playback. 2 Press » 5 « to select the previous title. – Playback begins with the selected title. Selecting a section to the minute 1 During playback, ...

ENGLISH 43 43 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 M...

44 44 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 pic...

ENGLISH 45 45 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 ...

46 46 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 If the HDD ...

ENGLISH 47 ENGLISH 47 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 on the HDD DVD reco...

ENGLISH 49 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...

50 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 ...

52 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...

ENGLISH 53 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 ...

54 PIP (picture in a picture) allows you to watch the inset picture from asecond picture source in addition to the playback from the disc orthe HDD archive. Television stations, DVD players and recorders, video recorders orDVB receivers can be used as video sources. The external devicesmust be conne...

ENGLISH 55 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 e...

56 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 quality 15...

ENGLISH 57 RECORDING – GENERAL INFORMATION Available memory (recording time) for the HDDarchive In the setup menu, you can find out how much memory is still available. 1 Press » S E T U P « to open the setup menu. 2 Select » SETUP MENU – Archive settings« ( ) by pressing » S « or » A « and press » O...

58 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: » «, the disc c...

ENGLISH 59 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 recor...

60 The YesDVD function allows you to make professional home videosfrom any recordings.At the end of the recording on the HDD archive or the disc, the HDDDVD recorder automatically creates a chapter overview, which isdisplayed as inset pictures in the disc menu and in the HDD archive.At the same time...

62 Preparing for recording 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for theHDD DVD recorder. 2 Switch the HDD DVD recorder to and from standby with » Ǽ « on the remote contro. Note: Please select the recording quality before starting the recording.See the section on custom settings a...

ENGLISH 63 4 Press » 7 « to stop recording. – A message appears. Press » OK « to confirm. – If the YesDVD function is activated, a message appears telling you the function is in progress. – You can see the data for the recording in the HDD archive. Note: If this message is not confirmed, the HDD DVD...

64 Recording on the HDD archive and simultaneousplayback from the HDD archive 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.– When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder, the current pro- gramme that yo...

68 Setting the copy mode There are three ways you can copy data onto a disc. – »To the disc« – the recording is adapted to the disc depending on the recording quality and the playing time in the memory. Thecopying is done in real time.If the HDD DVD recorder recognises that the recording will notfit...

ENGLISH 69 COPYING RECORDINGS __________________________ Copying a title from the HDD archive onto a disc If the HDD archive is full up or you want to make a back-up copy ofspecial recordings, you can copy the data from the HDD archiveonto a disc. 1 Insert a DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW into the d...

70 Copying a title on the disc to the HDD archive Note: This function is only possible if the disc has not been finalised andthe YesDVD function is not activated. 1 Insert a DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW into the disccompartment. 2 Press » i « to open the main menu. 3 Select » 8 DVD« with » S « or ...

ENGLISH 71 Programming recordings by entering the data forthe television programme Notes: You can store the television programme on a disc or in the HDDarchive.The time and date on the HDD DVD recorder must be accurate.If all the timer positions are occupied and you want to programa new recording yo...

74 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...

ENGLISH 75 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...

76 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 ...

ENGLISH 77 Splitting titles in two You can split a title into two. Afterwards you can then delete thesetitles separately, so that you can use the memory space on the harddisc again. 1 Select » Split« with » S « or » A « and confirm with » OK «. – Playback of the title starts. 2 At the scene where th...

78 EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARCHIVE ___ Connecting tracks You can join two different tracks into one track. However, bothtracks must be recorded with the same quality. 1 Select the first track with » S « or » A « and press » OK « to confirm. 2 Select » Combine« by pressing » S « or » A «. 3 Select th...

ENGLISH 79 4 When you have entered the new name, press » S «, » A «, » a « or » s « to switch to the »OK« button and press » OK « to confirm.– You will see the new name in the contents table. Locking playback of a title You can only start playing back the title once you have entered apassword. 1 Sel...

ENGLISH 81 4 Select » Automatically« or » Manually« and press » OK « to con- firm. 5 Press » OK « to confirm the function. 6 Press » S E T U P « to quit the menu. Deleting data in the HDD archive This function deletes all the data in the HDD archive. Caution: Even the protected recordings in the »HD...

82 About the file browser The file browser shows you the different types of data (JPEG, MP3,WMA, DivX © ) at a glance. The data can be retrieved from the archive of the HDD DVDrecorder, from a disc or via the USB socket of a memory stick, anMP3 player or a digital camera.A folder (named HDD) is avai...

ENGLISH 83 Connecting external data devices 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...

84 Playing back data Data can be retrieved from the archive of the HDD DVD recorder,from a disc or via the USB socket of a memory stick, an MP3 playeror a digital camera. 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 S...

88 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 setthe tim...

90 Creating a new title thumbnail You can select and save any scene as a new index thumbnail picturefor the title. 1 Select » Title« with » S « or » A « and press » OK « to activate. 2 Press » 1…0 « to enter the title and press » OK « to confirm. 3 Select » Index picture« by pressing » S « or » A «....

ENGLISH 91 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 « t...

92 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 and activa...

ENGLISH 93 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 st...

94 Recording titles This menu only appears with the last recording on the disc.The new recording is added to the last one. A new index screen isnot made. Note: If you want to create a new index screen for the new recording,select » EMPTY« by pressing » S « and press » s « to activate. 1 Put a DVD+RW...

ENGLISH 95 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 ...

98 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...

100 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 Connec...

ENGLISH 101 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 custo...

102 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 (SC...

ENGLISH 103 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 se...

104 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 a certa...

ENGLISH 105 Selecting the digital output Here you select whether the audio signal is emitted from the » DIGITAL AUDIO OUT « socket in the original data format (All) or in PCM format (Pulse Code Modulation). 1 Press » S E T U P « to open the setup menu. 2 Select » SETUP-MENU – AUDIO/PIP« ( ) with » S...

ENGLISH 107 Selecting the PIP default source For the source of the inset picture, you can select the input socket ofthe HDD DVD recorder (and therefore the video signal of the connected device) or the tuner setting (television station). 1 Press » S E T U P « to open the setup menu. 2 Select » SETUP ...

108 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 t...

ENGLISH 109 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 » O...

ENGLISH 111 Tuning television stations This setting is only necessary if a new channel comes on air and youdo not want to change the order of your channels. The televisionchannel can be set directly or using the search. Tuning television channels automatically 1 Open the »MAIN MENU« of the HDD DVD r...

116 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 accept an...

ENGLISH 117 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 ...

118 Troubleshooting Not every picture or sound problem is caused by a defect in your HDD DVD recorder. Impairment canalso be caused by leads having been accidentally pulled out, damaged DVDs/CDs and worn-out bat-teries in the remote control.If the following measures do not rectify the problem, consu...

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