Page 2 - CAUTION
2 This lightning flash with arrowhead symbolwithin an equilateral triangle is intended toalert the user to the presence of uninsulat-ed dangerous voltage within the product’senclosure that may be of sufficient magni-tude to constitute a risk of electric shock topersons. The exclamation point within ...
Page 3 - REGULATORY INFORMATION: FCC Part 15; CAUTION concerning the Power Cord
3 FCC WARNING: This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifica-tions to this equipment may cause harmful interfer-ence unless the modifications are expresslyapproved in the instruction manual. The user couldlose the authority to operate this equipment if anunauthorized...
Page 4 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
4 1. Read these instructions. - All these safety and operating instructions should be read before theproduct is operated. 2. Keep these instructions. - The safety, operating and use instructions should be retained for futurereference. 3. Heed all warnings. - All warnings on the product and in the op...
Page 5 - About the
5 INTRODUCTION About the Symbol Display . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Symbol Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Notes on Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Moisture Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Recordable and Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . .7Recom...
Page 6 - Handling Discs; Introduction; Moisture Condensation
6 To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s manual carefully and retain for future reference. About the Symbol Display “ ” may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the function is not permitted by thisunit or specific media. Symbol Used in this Manual No...
Page 7 - Recordable and Playable Discs; Recommended recordable DVD discs
HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK RECORDING EDITTING REFERENCE 7 Recordable and Playable Discs DVD-RW (DVD - ReWritable) DVD-RW discs can be formatted for VR mode recording or Video mode recording. These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on thesame ...
Page 8 - Playable Discs; Regional Code; Notes on Regional Codes
8 Playable Discs DVD (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented Video CD (VCD) (8 cm / 12 cm disc) VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in VIDEO CD/Super VIDEO CD format Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD format that can be purchased CD-R/CD-RW (8 c...
Page 9 - INTRODUCTION
9 Restrictions on video recording • You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Videodiscs and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected material is encountered during a recording, recordingwill pause or stop automatically and an error message wil...
Page 10 - Regarding Write Protect; Inserting the card; U s i n g M e m o r y C a r d; About the Remote Control; Operation Range
10 U s e a b l e M e m o r y C a r d s U s e a b l e M e m o r y C a r d s • Compact Flash Card (CF) • Micro Drive (MD), ST1 MD • Secure Digital Card (SD), Mini SD • Multi Media Card (MMC), MMC Plus, RS MMC,MMC Mobile • xD-Picture Card (xD) • Memory Stick (MS), MS Duo, MS Pro, MS ProDuo • Compatible...
Page 11 - Front Panel; e fg
11 a Disc Tray (DVD deck) Insert a disc here. b Z DVD Opens or closes the disc tray. c Cassette Compartment (VCR deck) Insert a video cassette here. d Z VCR Ejects the tape in the VCR deck. e 1 1 POWER Switches the Recorder ON and OFF. f MEMORY CARD Slot 1 Insert a memory card (CF, MD or ST1 MD) g M...
Page 12 - Remote Control
12 a POWER ( 1 ) Turns Recorder ON and OFF. EJECT, OPEN/CLOSE ( Z ) - Opens and closes the disc tray. - Ejects the tape in the VCR deck. DVD Select the Recorder’s function mode toDVD. VCR Select the Recorder’s function mode toVCR. INPUT Changes the input to use for recording(Tuner, AV1, AV2, or DV I...
Page 13 - Cooling fan; HDMI OUT; b c d; Rear Panel; Caution
13 a ANT. IN Connect the antenna to this terminal. b S-VIDEO OUT Connect to a S-Video Input on TV. c COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEOOUT (Y Pb Pr) Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs. d AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) Connect to a TV or other equipment with audioinputs. e AV IN 1 (VIDEO IN /AUDIO IN (Left/Ri...
Page 14 - Antenna; Hookup and Settings
14 Depending on your TV and other equipmentthere are various ways you can connect therecorder. Please refer to the manuals of yourTV, VCR, Stereo System or other devices asnecessary for additional connection informa-tion. Notes: • Make sure the Recorder is connected directly to the TVand tune the TV...
Page 15 - RF coaxial connection; Video connection; HOOKUP
15 C o n n e c t i o n s t o y o u r T V C o n n e c t i o n s t o y o u r T V Make one of the following connections, depending onthe capabilities of your TV. RF coaxial connection Connect the RF OUT jack on the Recorder to theantenna in jack on the TV using the supplied 75-ohmCoaxial Cable (R). How...
Page 16 - HDMI connection; About HDMI
16 HDMI connection If you have a HDMI TV or monitor, you can connect itto this recorder using a HDMI cable. 1. Connect the HDMI OUT jack on the recorder to the HDMI jack on a HDMI compatible TV or moni-tor (H). 2. Set the TV’s source to HDMI (refer to TV’s Owner’s manual). Notes: • If your TV is NOT...
Page 17 - Digital Multi-channel sound
17 C o n n e c t i o n t o a n C o n n e c t i o n t o a n A m p l i f i e r A m p l i f i e r Connecting to an amplifier equipped with twochannel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic II/ProLogic Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT (orDVD/VCR AUDIO OUT) jacks on the Recorder to the audio left and right...
Page 19 - Auto
19 I n i t i a l S e t u p W I n i t i a l S e t u p W i z a r d i z a r d When POWER is pressed for the first time to turn theunit on, the Initial Setup Wizard function sets theLanguage, Channels and Clock. 1. Use v / V to select a language for the Setup menu and information display and then pressE...
Page 21 - Tuning Band Select
21 G e n e r a l S e t t i n g s G e n e r a l S e t t i n g s Tuning Band Select 1. Select the [Tuning Band] option then press B . 2. Use v / V to select the tuning band (TV or CATV) option then press ENTER. TV: If you are using a standard antenna to receive channels. CATV: If you are using basic c...
Page 22 - Manual; TV Aspect; L a n g u a g e S e t t i n g s; Display Menu; A u d i o S e t t i n g s
22 Manual If your local TV station does not send date andtime information, or sends incorrect information,you can set the clock manually. 1. Select the [Clock Set] > [Manual] option. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Enter the necessary information for year, date and time. b / B (left/right): Moves the cursor t...
Page 23 - Rating; Set Password; Area Code
23 Sampling Freq. (Frequency) If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of han-dling 96 kHz signals, select 48 kHz. When this choiceis made, this unit automatically converts any 96 kHzsignals to 48 kHz so your system can decode them. If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling 96kHz sign...
Page 24 - Disc Record Mode; VCR Record Mode; D i s c S e t t i n g s; Initialize
24 R e c o r d i n g S e t t i n g s R e c o r d i n g S e t t i n g s Disc Record Mode You can set the picture quality for recording; XP (Excellent quality), SP (Standard quality), LP (Lowquality), EP (Extend quality). 1. Select the [Disc Record Mode] option then press B . 2. Use v / V to select a ...
Page 26 - Changing TV Audio Channel
26 G e n e r a l E x p l a n a t i o n o f G e n e r a l E x p l a n a t i o n o f O n - S c r e e n D i s p l a y O n - S c r e e n D i s p l a y Some DVDs require specific operation or allow onlylimited operation during playback. When this occurs, is displayed, action prohibited or not available. ...
Page 27 - PLA; Playback
27 P l a y i n g a T P l a y i n g a T a p e a p e 1. Press VCR to control the VCR deck. 2. Insert a pre-recorded video cassette. • If the unit is powered off, it will power on automatically when the tape is loaded. • If the Timer indicator lights on the front paneldisplay window, press POWER once. ...
Page 28 - VCR Playback Features; Buttons
28 VCR Playback Features Buttons Operations EJECT ( Z ) Ejects the tape in the VCR deck. PAUSE/STEP ( X ) Pause playback. Press repeatedly to step forward one frame at a time. • After 5 minutes in STILL mode the Recorder stops to protectthe tape and video heads. FORWARD ( M ) Scan forward.In Stop mo...
Page 29 - DVD or Video CD Playback Features; Discs
29 DVD or Video CD Playback Features Buttons Operations OPEN / CLOSE ( Z ) Opens or closes the disc tray. PAUSE/STEP ( X ) Pause playback. Press repeatedly to play Frame-by-Frame. You can also use b / B to step backward and forward while in Pause mode. • This function is forward only for Video CD. B...
Page 30 - DVD or Video CD Playback Features (Continued)
30 DVD or Video CD Playback Features (Continued) Buttons Operations PLAY MODE Select a desired play mode while playback. [A-] : Repeats a sequence between A (Start point) and B (End point) during playback. Press ENTER at yourchosen end point then the repeat sequence begins. [CHAPTER] : Repeats the c...
Page 31 - To enter a Marker
31 S p e c i a l P l a y b a c k O p t i o n s S p e c i a l P l a y b a c k O p t i o n s If a menu screen is displayed In some cases, the disc menu might appear instead. Use the b B v V buttons to select the title/chapter you want to view, then press ENTER to start. PressTITLE or DISC MENU/LIST to...
Page 32 - Notice for displaying the DivX subtitle
32 P l a y i n g a D i v X M o v i e F i l e P l a y i n g a D i v X M o v i e F i l e The Recorder can play Divx files. Before playing DivXfiles, read “About DivX movie files” on right. 1. Press HOME and the Home menu appears. 2. Select [Movie] > [DISC] and press ENTER.3. Use v / V to select a f...
Page 33 - Example) Audio CD Menu; Audio CD and Music menu options; Random; MP3/WMA audio file requirement; File extensions
33 P l a y i n g a n P l a y i n g a n A u d i o C D o r A u d i o C D o r M P 3 / W M A M P 3 / W M A f i l e s f i l e s The Recorder can play Audio CDs and MP3/WMAfiles. Before playing MP3/WMA files, read [MP3/WMAaudio file requirement] on right. 1. Press HOME and the Home menu appears. 2. Select...
Page 34 - Photo menu options; Still picture
34 V V i e w i n g a J P E G f i l e s i e w i n g a J P E G f i l e s This unit can play JPEG files. Before playing JPEGrecordings, read “Photo file requirement” on page 35. 1. Press HOME and the Home menu appears. 2. Select [Photo] > [DISC] or [MEMORY CARD] and press ENTER. 3. Use v V b B to se...
Page 35 - View Slide Shows; Photo file requirement
35 View Slide Shows 1. Select [Slide Show] option on the Photo menu. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Use b / B / v / V to set the options. [Object] option: • [Selected] Views slide show only selected files. • [All] Views slide show all files. [Speed] option: Sets the Slide Show speed to [Normal], [Slow], or [Fas...
Page 36 - Recording
36 A b o u t D V D r e c o r d i n g A b o u t D V D r e c o r d i n g Notes: • This Recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RWdiscs. • Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc canaffect playback and/or recording performance.Please take proper care of your discs. • The company does not hold any responsi...
Page 37 - Checking the Recording Time
INTRODUCTION HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK EDITTING REFERENCE 37 B a s i c R e c o r d i n g f r o m a T V B a s i c R e c o r d i n g f r o m a T V Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.Recording starts immediately and continues until thedisc or tape is full or you stop the recording...
Page 38 - Checking Timer Recording Details
38 T T i m e r R e c o r d i n g i m e r R e c o r d i n g The Timer Recording function allows you to record upto 16 programs within a period of one month. 1. Press HOME and the Home menu appears.2. Select [TV] > [Timer Record] and press ENTER. 3. Select [NEW] and press ENTER. The Timer Record me...
Page 39 - Timer Recording Troubleshooting; You cannot enter a timer program when:; If two or more timer programs overlap:
INTRODUCTION HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK EDITTING REFERENCE 39 Timer Recording Troubleshooting Even though the timer is set, the recorder will notrecord when: • There is no disc (or tape) loaded. • A non-recordable disc (or tape) is loaded. • Disc Protect is set to [ON] in the Disc menu(see page 2...
Page 41 - Simultaneous Play and Record; or; RAM
INTRODUCTION HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK EDITTING REFERENCE 41 R e c o r d i n g f r o m E x t e r n a l R e c o r d i n g f r o m E x t e r n a l C o m p o n e n t s C o m p o n e n t s You can record from an external component, such asa camcorder or VCR, connected to any of theRecorder’s externa...
Page 42 - Before DV dubbing
42 R e c o r d i n g f r o m D V I n p u t R e c o r d i n g f r o m D V I n p u t Before DV dubbing You can connect a DV-equipped camcorder to thisrecorder using a single DV cable for input and outputof audio, video, data and control signals. This recorder is only compatible with DV-format(DVC-SD, ...
Page 43 - Editing
INTRODUCTION HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK RECORDING REFERENCE 43 T T i t l e L i s t a n d C h a p t e r L i s t i t l e L i s t a n d C h a p t e r L i s t M e n u O v e r v i e w M e n u O v e r v i e w Using the Title List menu you can edit video content.The editing features available in the Tit...
Page 44 - Titles, Chapters and Parts; About word ‘Original’ and ‘Playlist’; A d d i n g C h a p t e r M a r k e r s
44 V R M o d e : O r i g i n a l a n d V R M o d e : O r i g i n a l a n d P l a y l i s t E d i t i n g P l a y l i s t E d i t i n g Titles, Chapters and Parts Titles in the disc’s original content contain one ormore chapters. When you insert a disc’s title into thePlaylist, all the chapters withi...
Page 45 - A d d i n g
INTRODUCTION HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK RECORDING REFERENCE 45 M a k i n g a N e w P l a y l i s t M a k i n g a N e w P l a y l i s t Use this function to add an Original title or chapter tothe Playlist. When you do this, the whole title is putinto the Playlist (you can delete bits you don’t nee...
Page 47 - Language; i m e S e a r c h
INTRODUCTION HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK RECORDING REFERENCE 47 N a m i n g a T N a m i n g a T i t l e i t l e You can name Original and Playlist titles independ-ently. 1. Choose the title you want to name on the Title List menu, then press ENTER.The menu options appears on the left side of theme...
Page 48 - P r o t e c t a T
48 Moving a Playlist Chapter Moving a Playlist Chapter Use this function to re-arrange the playing order ofPlaylist chapters on the Chapter List-Playlist menu. Note: This function is not available if there is only onechapter. 1. Select a chapter on the Chapter List-Playlist menu. 2. Press ENTER. The...
Page 50 - To finalize a disc, refer to
50 O v e r w r i t i n g R e c o r d i n g O v e r w r i t i n g R e c o r d i n g To overwrite a new video recording on a previouslyrecorded title, follow these steps. This feature is notavailable for DVD+Rs, that always record at the endof the Disc. 1. Select input source you want to record (TV ch...
Page 51 - By pressing; Code numbers of controllable TVs; Reference
INTRODUCTION HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK RECORDING EDITTING 51 C o n t r o l l i n g C o n t r o l l i n g Y Y o u r T V w i t h t h e o u r T V w i t h t h e S u p p l i e d U n i v e r s a l R e m o t e S u p p l i e d U n i v e r s a l R e m o t e C o n t r o l C o n t r o l You can control the...
Page 52 - L a n g u a g e C o d e L i s t
52 Area Code Afghanistan AF Argentina AR Australia AU Austria AT Belgium BE Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Brazil BR Cambodia KH Canada CA Chile CL China CN Colombia CO Congo CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Czech Republic CZ Denmark DK Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Area Code Ethiopia ET Fiji FJ Finland FI Fr...
Page 53 - Symptom
INTRODUCTION HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK RECORDING EDITTING 53 T T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g r o u b l e s h o o t i n g Symptom No power. Abnormal or no picture. No sound. The playback picture ispoor. Picture from externalinput is distorted. Some channels areskipped over whenusing CH( v / V ). ...
Page 55 - Reset the Recorder
INTRODUCTION HOOKUP AND SETTINGS PLA YBACK RECORDING EDITTING 55 Symptom Picture or sound ofbroadcasting channel isweak or missing. Can’t play disc recordedon this Recorder onanother DVD player. Cannot record or didnot record successfully. Stereo Audio Recordand/or Playback notpresent. Cause Antenna...
Page 56 - Video recording format; S p e c i f i c a t i o n s
56 General Power requirements AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption 27 W Dimensions (approx.) 430 X 78.5 X 310 mm (16.9 x 3.1 x 12.2 inches) (w x h x d) Mass (approx.) 5.2 kg (11.44 lbs) Operating temperature 5˚C to 35˚C (41˚F to 95˚F) Operating humidity 5 % to 90 % Signal system NTSC Recording Recordin...
Page 58 - THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO:; Limited Warranty - USA
This LG Electronics product, will be repaired or replaced, at LG’s option, if it proves to be defective in material orworkmanship, under normal use, during the warranty period (“Warranty Period”) listed below, effective from the date(“Date of Purchase”) of original consumer purchase of the product. ...
