Page 2 - Important Information; Product Registration; CAUTION; FCC INFORMATION; CLASS 1
Important Information Product Registration Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately. Returning this card allows usto contact you if needed.Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of purchase. Attach it hereand record the serial and mo...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Connections and Setup Things to consider before you connect ....................................................................................2 Choose your connection..............................................................................................................3 Connectio...
Page 4 - Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
Chapter 1: Connections and Setup 2 VIDEO CD Things to consider before you connect Protect components from overheating • Don’t block ventilation holes on any of the components. Arrange the components sothat air can circulate freely. • Don’t stack components. • When you place components in a stand, ma...
Page 5 - Components; • Coaxial
Chapter 1: Connections and Setup Digital Media TV VCR (optional) Recorder Digital Media TV Cable Box Recorder Digital Media TV Satellite ReceiverRecorder Choose Your Connection There are several ways to connect your Digital Media Recorder. Please use the following chart to determine which connection...
Page 7 - OR
Chapter 1: Connections and Setup 5 Connection: Digital Media Recorder + TV + VCR (optional) 1. Connect the signal (cable or antenna) Note: Depending upon how you currently have your TV and/or a VCR connected, you’ll have to disconnect thecable from your TV’s Antenna Input jack (sometimes labelled CA...
Page 11 - Connection: Digital Media Recorder + TV + Satellite Receiver
9 Chapter 1: Connections and Setup Connection: Digital Media Recorder + TV + Satellite Receiver The following instructions enable you to record the programs from your satellite receiver to the Digital MediaRecorder’s hard disk drive. Keep in mind that the author of these instructions doesn’t know ex...
Page 12 - The Digital Media Recorder’s Audio Jacks
10 Chapter 1: Connections and Setup OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO COMPONENTVIDEO OUTPUT Y Pb Pr ON OFF OUTPUT INPUT S-VIDEO COMPOSITE VIDEO AUDIO RF ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT G-LINK IR SAT L R L R PROG.SCAN Both Dolby Digital® and DTS® are audio formats used to record 5.1-channel audiosignals onto the dig...
Page 14 - Chapter 1: Setup and Connections; Install Batteries in the Remote; Point the Remote in the Right Direction and Put it in DVD Mode; Turn on the TV and Digital Media Recorder; Up arrow button; Complete the Interactive Setup
12 Chapter 1: Setup and Connections Install Batteries in the Remote 1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote. 2. Insert new batteries. Match the polarities (+ and –) on the batteries with the diagram on the remote. 3. Put the battery compartment cover back on the remote. Imp...
Page 16 - d. Confirming Your Settings; If you didn’t connect a satellite receiver, go to step; ) Satellite Receiver
14 Chapter 1: Connections and Setup 3d. Confirming Your Settings Once you’ve finished the GUIDE Plus+ Setup, a screen appears listing the pertinentinformation you’ve given. Check to make sure all settings are complete and correct. Note: If the cable box test failed, you should see INCOMPLETE next to...
Page 17 - The Main Menu Appears; The GUIDE Plus+ Program Guide
15 Chapter 1: Connections and Setup The Main Menu Appears The main menu appears whenever you turn on the Digital Media Recorder. To watchTV, press the OK button when the Channels menu is highlighted. Slower Channel Change When you change channels, you might notice that it takes longer than you’re us...
Page 18 - Video Input Channel Variations; Chapter 3: Using the Digital Media Recorder’s Features (page 23)
Video Input Channel Variations Button/Switch Button on the Channel on the TV TV remote Number VIDEO VID1 S-VID 00 93 SIGNAL LINE INPUT 90 VID 1 VID 1 VID SOURCE 91 VID 2 VID 2 VIDEO AUX 92 INPUT Chapter 1: Connections and Setup 16 Next Steps This chapter is dedicated to connecting your Digital Media...
Page 19 - Chapter 2; The Remote Control; Explanation of the buttons
page 17 Chapter 2 The Remote Control • Explanation of the buttons • Find out if the remote can operate your TV • Programming the remote to operate your TV • Programming the remote to operate other components Graphics contained within this User’s Guide are for representation only. Some of the menuscr...
Page 20 - Explanation of Buttons; Chapter 2: The Remote Control
18 Explanation of Buttons You can use this remote to operate the Digital Media Recorder, and to access thefeatures available. The remote is also designed to operate most RCA, GE, andProscan components (TVs, VCRs, and satellite receivers). If you have another brand,you can program the remote control ...
Page 21 - Find out if the remote can operate your TV
19 Chapter 2: The Remote Control MENU When you’re not playing a disc, accesses the Digital Media Recorder’s menu. When you’re playing a disc, accesses the disc’s menu (discguide) if one is available. MUTE Lowers the volume to its minimum level. Press again to restore volume. OPEN Opens and closes th...
Page 22 - Television Codes
20 Chapter 2: The Remote Control Television Codes Abex . . . . . . . . . . . . .1172Admiral . . . . . . . . . . .1001, 1173, 1211Adventura . . . . . . . . . .1174Aiko . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1016Akai . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1002Alleron . . . . . . . . . . . .1046Amtron . . . . . . . . . . . .1...
Page 23 - Chapter 2: Remote Control; VCR Codes
Chapter 2: Remote Control 21 Technics . . . . . . . . . . .1054Techwood . . . . . . . . . .1004, 1006, 1054Teknika . . . . . . . . . . . .1004, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1016, 1038, 1046,1076, 1082, 1083, 1105, 1170, 1171Telecaption . . . . . . . . .1117TMK . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1004,...
Page 25 - Chapter 3; Using the Recorder’s Features
Chapter 3 Using the Recorder’s Features • Watching TV • Pausing TV • Recording • Playing content you’ve recorded • The GUIDE Plus+ System • Playback Extra Info The following list is provided to give you an idea of what you can do with the Digital Media Recorder, and when. What you can do Pause Live ...
Page 26 - Chapter 3: Using the Recorder’s Features; Watching TV; Recording
24 Chapter 3: Using the Recorder’s Features Watching TV In order to use the Digital Media Recorder’s features such as pausing live TV, the GUIDE Plus+ system’s on-screenprogramming guide, and recording, you must watch TV with the Digital Media Recorder turned on and the TV tuned tothe correct Video ...
Page 27 - Recording from the GUIDE Plus+ on-screen programming guide
25 Chapter 3: Using the Recorder’s Features Watching one channel while you record another channel to the Digital Media Recorder If you want to watch another channel while you’re recording, you need to make sure you’ve connected an RF signal splitter (go to page 4 fordetails), and do the following: 1...
Page 28 - Copying music or pictures to the Digital Media Recorder; Copying from a disc to the Recorder’s hard disk drive; Copying music or pictures from a compact flash card; Renaming picture and/or music files
26 Chapter 3: Using the Recorder’s Features Copying music or pictures to the Digital Media Recorder If you have certain songs (MP3 files) or pictures (JPEG files) that you want to saveto your hard disk drive, there are two ways to do it: • Transfer the MP3 or JPEG files from a disc. • Use a Class Co...
Page 29 - Playing programs you’ve recorded
27 Chapter 3: Using the Recorder’s Features Playback: Watch and/or listen to content that’s stored on the Recorder’s hard disk drive Once you’ve recorded programs to your Digital Media Recorder, they will be saved on the Recorder’s hard diskdrive. Playing programs you’ve recorded To play back shows ...
Page 30 - About GUIDE Plus+ System Program Guide
28 Chapter 3: Using the Recorder’s Features About GUIDE Plus+ System Program Guide The GUIDE Plus+ system is a no-fee, on-screen, program guide that lists TVschedules for your area and allows your Digital Media Recorder direct control of acable box. There are six sections of the GUIDE Plus+ system: ...
Page 31 - Action buttons; Grid Guide Action Buttons; Sort; Locking the Video Window
Action buttons 29 Chapter 3: Using the Recorder’s Features Grid Guide Action Buttons The Action buttons change according to where you are in the GUIDE Plus+ system.Be sure to look at the action bar before pressing any of the command numbers. When a program is highlighted, the following Action button...
Page 32 - News; Messages; Setup
30 Chapter 3: Using the Recorder’s Features News The News menu lets you browse current news stories by headline. After you’ve highlighted the News menu from the Menu Bar, use the up and downarrow buttons to browse the list one story at a time. To scroll through the stories apage at a time, press the...
Page 33 - Chapter 4; Playing Discs
page 31 Chapter 4 Playing Discs • Regional Coding • Using Different Menus • Loading and Playing a Disc • Search Options • Playback Options • Using the On-screen Info Display • Playing MP3 discs • Viewing JPEG files Graphics contained within this User’s Guide are for representation only. Some of the ...
Page 35 - Chapter 4: Playing Discs; Regional Coding
32 Chapter 4: Playing Discs Regional Coding Both the Digital Media Recorder and the discs are coded by region. These regionalcodes must match in order for the disc to play. This player’s code is region 1. Using Different Menus Each disc is programmed with different features. There are three separate...
Page 36 - Search Options; Quick Fast Forward and Quick Reverse; Playback options; Zoom
Search Options Picture Scan — To search a disc, use the FORWARD or REVERSE button. Each timeyou press FORWARD or REVERSE, your Digital Media Recorder scans the disc fasteruntil you reach the fastest scan speed. To resume normal playback, press PLAY. Freeze Frame and Frame Advance – While a disc is p...
Page 37 - Using the On-Screen Info Display; This is the Info Display you’ll see when you’re playing a DVD disc.
34 Using the On-Screen Info Display The on-screen Info Display contains many playback features. To see the Info Display, press the INFO button on the remote while a disc is playing(the Info Display appears across the top of the screen). Each feature is illustrated with an icon. Use the left and righ...
Page 38 - Selecting a Chapter; Time Display; Selecting Subtitles
35 Selecting a Chapter Because DVD discs use digital technology, a title can be divided into individual chapters (similar to tracks on aCD). You can skip to a specific chapter by using the Chapter feature in the Info Display. 1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote (the Info Display app...
Page 39 - Using the Repeat Feature; AB Repeat; Changing the Audio Language
Using the Repeat Feature By default, the Repeat feature is Off. There are three Repeat options: • Title – repeats the title that is playing • Disc – repeats the chapter that is playing • A-B – repeats a segment of the disc that you select. Repeating Titles, Chapters, or Tracks 1. While a disc is pla...
Page 40 - Changing the Camera Angle; Random; Program
Chapter 4: Playing Discs (DVDs) 37 Changing the Camera Angle Some discs contain multiple angles of a particular scene or sequence. If the disc only has one angle, this featurewon’t work. Currently, very few discs have this feature. 1. While a disc is playing, press ANGLE on the remote. If the disc w...
Page 41 - IntroScan
38 Chapter 4: Playing Discs (Audio CDs) IntroScan Use the IntroScan feature to preview each track on the CD. 1. While the CD is playing, press INFO (the Info Display appears). 2. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the IntroScan icon. 3. Press OK (the first 20 seconds of each track starts playing). P...
Page 42 - Playing MP3 Discs; Creating an MP3 Disc on Your Computer; For more help and recommendations about MP3 files, go to page 52.
39 The MP3 Display MP3 discs contain individual songs that can be organized into folders — similar tohow you use your computer to put documents (files) into different folders when youburn them onto the CD. The contents of a folder can either be songs or more folders(subdirectories). Selecting Folder...
Page 43 - Viewing JPEG files; Slide Show; Saving JPEG files to the hard disk drive
40 Chapter 4: Playing Discs (JPEG files) Viewing JPEG files The Digital Media Recorder can play discs with JPEG files on them. You can use theDigital Media Recorder to show the pictures in a slide show format. Slide Show After you put the disc in the Digital Media Recorder and it detects there are J...
Page 44 - Chapter 5; The Menu System
page 41 Chapter 5 The Menu System • Overview of the Digital Media Recorder’s Menu System • Channels Menu • Disc Menu • Video Menu • Music Menu • Pictures Menu • Recordings Menu • Setup Menu • Memory Card Menu • Using the Parental Control Feature Graphics contained within this User’s Guide are for re...
Page 45 - Overview of the Digital Media Recorder’s Menu System; Chapter 5: The Menu System; How to navigate through on-screen menus
42 Overview of the Digital Media Recorder’s Menu System Since this product has many features, it has a wealth of menus and options. To access the main menu during playback, press the STOP button onthe remote. To access the main menu when you’re not playing a disc or a program that you recorded to th...
Page 46 - Channels
43 Chapter 5: The Menu System Channels Shows the current channel or input. To watch TV, press OK when the Channelsmenu is highlighted (the channel banner appears to show you channel, audioselection, and the current mode, such as Live, Delayed, Pause, etc.). Disc Menu You can only access the disc men...
Page 47 - Video; Pictures
44 Chapter 5: The Menu System Video Video refers to programs you recorded from the TV to the Digital Media Recorder’shard disk drive. From the Video menu, you can choose to play a program by usingthe arrow buttons to highlight it, and pressing the PLAY button. To delete or renamea program, press the...
Page 49 - Memory Card
46 Chapter 5: The Menu System Installation: The submenus contained in Installation menu pertain to the wayyou’ve connected the Digital Media Recorder to other components such as your TV,satellite receiver, and or cable box. If you move, or change any of the informationyou gave the Digital Media Reco...
Page 50 - Password; Using Parental Controls
Password You can change your password. 1. From the Digital Media Recorder’s main menu, select Setup and press OK (the Setup menu items appear). 2. Since Parental Control is highlighted, just press the OK button (the Parental Control menu items appear). 3. Highlight Password, and press OK. 4. Use the...
Page 51 - Rating Limits; Unrated Titles
48 Chapter 5: The Menu System Rating Limits The Rating Limits menu lets you determine what types of discs can be played in the player, and what types of discs will require a passwordto override the rating limit that you’ve set. In the U.S., the ratings feature is based on the ratings set up by the M...
Page 52 - Chapter 6; Additional Information
page 49 Chapter 6 Additional Information • Troubleshooting • Back of the Digital Media Recorder • Front of the Digital Media Recorder • Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables • Limited Warranty • Accessory Information Graphics contained within this User’s Guide are for representation only. Some of th...
Page 53 - Chapter 6: Additional Information; Troubleshooting
50 Chapter 6: Additional Information Troubleshooting G ENERAL P ROBLEMS Player won’t work (locks up) •Try unplugging the AC power cord and plugging it back in. • Reset the Digital Media Recorder: on the front of the unit, press and hold the STANDBY/ON button while you press and hold STOP and OPEN/CL...
Page 56 - Handling Cautions; Maintenance of Cabinet; Formation of Condensation
53 Chapter 6: Additional Information Handling Cautions • Before connecting other components to this Digital Media Recorder, be sure to turn all components off. • Don’t move the player while a disc is being played. The disc may get scratched or broken, and the player’s internal parts may be damaged. ...
Page 57 - Back of the Digital Media Recorder
54 DIGITAL AUDIO (OPTICAL and COAXIAL) Use one of these jacks to connect your Digital Media Recorder to a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver or decoder. Some receivers have either theCOAXIAL or OPTICAL type of Digital Audio Input jack, and some have both. Under most conditions, optical and coaxial connec...
Page 58 - Front Panel Controls
55 Chapter 6: Additional Information OPTICAL - connect an optical cable (SPDIF) to the OPTICAL jack on the Digital Media Recorder and Digital AudioOptical Input jack on your receiver. COAXIAL - connect a digital coaxial cable to this jack and to the Digital Audio Coaxial Input jack on yourreceiver. ...
Page 59 - S-Video Jacks and Cables; Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables
56 Chapter 6: Additional Information S-Video Jacks and Cables The S-Video (separate video) jack provides better picture quality than a composite video jack(sometimes labeled VIDEO and color-coded yellow on TVs) because S-Video keeps the color(chrominance, also called chroma) part of the signal separ...
Page 60 - Limited Warranty; What your warranty covers:; For how long after your purchase:
57 Chapter 6: Additional Information Limited Warranty What your warranty covers: • Defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • 90 days from date of purchase - Unit exchange, which includes parts and labor. • 91 days to 1 year from date of purchase - Unit exchange, which i...
Page 61 - What your warranty does not cover:; Product Registration:; Limitation of Warranty:
58 What your warranty does not cover: • Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage. • Adjustment of customer controls. • Damage from misuse or neglect. • A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes. • Ba...
Page 62 - Accessory Information; How to Order
59 Chapter 6: Additional Information Accessory Information There are various accessories available to complement your Digital Media Recorder. Prices are subject to change without notice. Allaccessories are subject to availability. A shipping and handling fee will be charged upon ordering, and we are...
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Page 65 - ©2002 Thomson multimedia Inc.; Printed in Thailand
©2002 Thomson multimedia Inc. Trademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s) Printed in Thailand TOCOM 1590938A Rev. 1 (082602) Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in servicefor your product. Thomson multimed...
