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DVD Recorder
DVR-231-S
DVR-231-AV
DVR-233-S
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Operating Instructions
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 2 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead, within CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the 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-SERVICEABLE
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 3 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push operating instructions should be read before the If this product is equipped with a polarized objects of any kind into this product through product is operated. alternating current line plug (a plug having one openings as they may touch dangerous voltage RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and blade wider t
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 4 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM POWER-CORD CAUTION DANGER Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power OPEN. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 5 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM We Want You Listening For A Lifetime Used wisely, your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment. Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late, this manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid you’ve just purchased is only the start of your prolonged exposure to excessi
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 6 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM Contents Contents 01 Before you start 06 Recording Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Recording time and picture quality.
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English DVR-230_KU.book Page 7 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 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 vi
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 8 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 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
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English DVR-230_KU.book Page 9 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM Before you start 01 – The DVD-Video content on DVD side of a DualDisc Frequently asked questions may or may not be played with this product. • What’s the difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW? – Since audio content on ‘non-DVD’ side of a DualDisc is not compliant with the Compact Disc The most important difference between DVD-R and Digital Audio specification, it may or may not be DVD-RW
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 10 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM Connecting up 02 Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 2 3 4 VHF UHF COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL IN OUT YPB PR OUT AC IN RL RL OUTPUT INPUT 1 AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 AC IN Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable Front panel connections only. 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OPEN/ CLOSE STANDBY/ON VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R REC A high-quality video ou
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English DVR-230_KU.book Page 11 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 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
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 12 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 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 connection
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English DVR-230_KU.book Page 13 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 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
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 14 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 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 yo
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English DVR-230_KU.book Page 15 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 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. You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amp/receiver. Use the standard (composite) video output (as
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 16 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM Connecting up 02 Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder OPEN/ CLOSE STANDBY/ON VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R REC INPUT 2 AUDIO/VIDEO AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT 1 2 Analog camcorder AUDIO/VIDEO AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT INPUT VCR 1 Connect a set of audio and video outputs of your VCR or camcorder to a set of inputs on this recorder. This enables you to record tapes from your VCR or camcorder. You can use sta
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English DVR-230_KU.book Page 17 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM Controls and displays 03 Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel OPEN/ CLOSE STANDBY/ON VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R REC INPUT 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 STANDBY/ON 6 Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. Press to stop playback or recording. 2 Front panel inputs (page 10) 7 Audio/video inputs, convenient for connecting a video Press to start or restart playback
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 18 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM Controls and displays 03 11 2 3 (page 48) 4 VCR Plus+ Shows the remote control mode (if nothing is displayed, Press, then use the number buttons to enter a ® the remote control mode is 1). PlusCode programming number for a timer recording. 12 PM 5 Number buttons, CLEAR Lights to indicate PM (after midday) for the clock display. Use the number buttons for track/chapter/tit
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English DVR-230_KU.book Page 19 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM Controls and displays 03 TIMER REC Press to set a timer recording from the standard Timer Recording screen. CM SKIP Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing. 19 En
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DVR-230_KU.book Page 20 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:42 PM Getting started 04 Chapter 4 Getting started 3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select English, French or Spanish as the on-screen display Switching on and setting up (OSD) language, then press ENTER. When you switch the recorder on for the first time, you can make several basic settings using the Setup OSD Language Navigator. This takes you through setting the clock and OSD Language English
