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DVR-230_YP.book Page 1 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM
DVD Recorder
DVR-230-S
®
Operating Instructions
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 2 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral within an equilateral triangle, is intended to TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR presence of important operating and "dangerous voltage" within the product's BACK). NO USER-S
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 3 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM VENTILATION CAUTION This product is for general household purposes. Any failure When installing this unit, make sure to leave space due to use for other than household purposes (such as long- around the unit for ventilation to improve heat term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for 10 cm at each side). even during th
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 4 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Contents 01 Contents 01 Before you start 06 Recording Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Recording time and picture quality .
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 5 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Before you start 01 Chapter 1 Before you start • Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD Video mode Features player Discs recorded using the Video mode can be played back • Progressive scan-compatible on regular DVD players, including computer DVD drives Compared to standard interlaced video, progressive scan *2 compatible with DVD-Video playback . effectively doubles the amount of video inform
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 6 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Before you start 01 Putting the batteries in the remote Using the remote control Keep in mind the following when using the remote control control: 1 Open the battery compartment cover on the Make sure that there are no obstacles between the back of the remote control. remote and the remote sensor on the unit. Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s remote se
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 7 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Before you start 01 This recorder cannot record onto DVD-R DL Ver. 3.0 (Dual Layer) discs. Dual Layer discs recorded and finalized on Disc / content format playback other recorders, however, can be played on this recorder. compatibility Older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. If you want to share DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an older General disc compatib
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 8 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Before you start 01 PC-created disc compatibility This recorder supports the recording of ‘copy-once’ broadcast programs using the CPRM copy protection Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be system (see CPRM on page 34) on CPRM-compliant playable in this unit due to the setting of the application DVD-RW discs in VR mode. CPRM recordings can only software used to create the disc. In these particular be play
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ANTENNA DVR-230_YP.book Page 9 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Connecting up 02 Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 2 3 4 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB VIDEO OUT PR IN RL RL DIGITAL AUDIO S-VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT AC IN OUT OUTPUT INPUT 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 AC IN Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable Front panel connections only. REC 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO STANDBY/ON VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R INPUT 2 A high-quality video output f
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ANTENNA DVR-230_YP.book Page 10 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Connecting up 02 Easy connections The setup described here is a basic configuration that allows you to record TV programs on both this recorder and your VCR. When watching recordings from this recorder, set your TV to input 1; switch to input 2 to watch a video playing in the VCR. Important This recorder is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this recorder to your TV via a VCR (or your VCR via
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ANTENNA DVR-230_YP.book Page 11 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Connecting up 02 Using other types of video output This recorder has standard (composite), S-video and component video outputs. The main difference between them is the quality of the picture. S-video delivers a better picture than composite video, while component video gives better picture quality still. The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equipment using the best connecti
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ANTENNA DVR-230_YP.book Page 12 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Connecting up 02 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1) If you are using a cable box or satellite receiver with only a few scrambled channels, follow the setup on this page. If many or all the channels are scrambled, we recommend using the setup on the following page. Using the setup on this page you can: Record unscrambled channels by selecting them on this recorder. Record scrambled channels by select
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ANTENNA DVR-230_YP.book Page 13 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Connecting up 02 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (2) If many or all the channels you receive by cable or satellite are scrambled, we recommend using this setup. Using the setup on this page you can: Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box/satellite tuner. Important Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component directly to
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ANTENNA DVR-230_YP.book Page 14 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Connecting up 02 Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amp/receiver using the digital coaxial output. In addition to the digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection for compatibility with all discs and sources.. You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amp/receiver. Use the
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 15 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Connecting up 02 Connecting other AV sources Plugging in Before plugging in for the first time, make sure that everything is connected properly. Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder REC STANDBY/ON VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R INPUT 2 AUDIO/VIDEO AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT AC IN 1 2 Analog camcorder AUDIO/VIDEO AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT INPUT 1 Plug the supplied AC power cable into the AC IN VCR inlet and the other end into a standard househo
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 16 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Controls and displays 03 Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel REC STANDBY/ON VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R INPUT 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 STANDBY/ON 5 Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. Press to start or restart playback (press while playing to pause playback). 2 Front panel inputs (page 9) Audio/video inputs, convenient for connecting a video 6 +/– (page 21, 22) cam
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 17 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Controls and displays 03 Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again. Remote control 6 DISC NAVIGATOR, TOP MENU Press to display the Disc Navigator, or the ‘top menu’ when a DVD-Video disc is loaded. 7 MENU (page 22) STANDBY/ON DISPLAY Press to display the menu of a DVD-Video disc. 2 1 8 /// (cursor buttons), CH +/–, ENTER AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE 3 Used to navigate all on-screen displays. Press ENTER to select the curren
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 18 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Getting started 04 Chapter 4 Getting started 3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to choose a language, then press ENTER. Switching on and setting up When you switch the recorder on for the first time, you OSD Language can make several basic settings using the Setup OSD Language English Navigator. This takes you through setting the clock and the internal TV tuner settings. If you’re using the recorder for t
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 19 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Getting started 04 • Auto-tuning channels Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to set The Auto Scan option automatically scans and sets the your time zone. channel presets. Set the time relative to GMT (see Time Zone list on page 62 for a list of the possible time zones). Tuning Clock 20/122 Please wait a moment. Cancel Auto Date SAT 01 / 01 / 2005 Manual Time 12 : 00 6 Select ‘Auto’ for au
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DVR-230_YP.book Page 20 Monday, July 4, 2005 5:20 PM Getting started 04 Other settings you can make After setting up using the Setup Navigator, you should be Making your first recording ready to start enjoying your DVD recorder. It’s possible, This quick guide shows you how to make a basic however, that you may want to make a couple of recording of a TV program to a recordable DVD. additional settings, depending on how the recorder is set Recording is covered in mu
