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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 1 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分
DVD Recorder
DVR-420H
DVR-520H
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Operating Instructions
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 2 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 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 PARTS mai
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 3 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 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 than the o
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 4 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 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 This prod
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 5 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 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 excessive noise.
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 6 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 Contents 01 Before you start 06 Recording Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Puttin
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 7 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 11 The Disc Setup menu Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Initialize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 HDD Initialize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Finalize settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 12 The Video/Audio Adjust menu Setting the pic
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 8 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 Before you start 01 Chapter 1 Before you start • Disc Navigator The on-screen Disc Navigator makes finding your way Features around the contents of a disc or the HDD easy. For recordable DVD and HDD content, moving thumbnail HDD • HDD recording images are displayed for ease of use. The Disc Navigator You can record up to 102 hours of video (in EP mode) on is also where you can edit HDD and recordable DVD
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 9 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 Before you start 01 • One Touch Recording VR mode HDD • Chapter marking Use One Touch Recording to start recording immediately You can easily add chapter markers anywhere in your in 30 minute blocks. Each time you press the REC recordings for easy editing. button, the recording time is extended by another 30 minutes. • Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD Video mode player • O
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 10 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 Before you start 01 Note What’s in the box Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as Please confirm that the following accessories are in the leakage and bursting. Please observe the following: box when you open it. Don’t mix new and old batteries together. Remote control Don’t use different kinds of batteries together— AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 although they may look similar, different batterie
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 11 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 Before you start 01 1 Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play. Disc / content format playback 2 Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when compatibility you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback. 3 Copy-once protected disc titles will not play. General disc compatibility CD-R/RW compatibility This
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 12 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 Before you start 01 WMA (Windows Media Audio) compatibility Frequently asked questions • What’s the difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW? The most important difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW is that DVD-R is a record-once medium, while DVD-RW is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/erase a DVD-RW disc approximately 1,000 times. ® The Windows Media logo printed on the box indicates For more
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 13 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 Before you start 01 • Do I need two DVD recorders for editing? What kind of editing can I do? About the internal hard disk drive Unlike editing video tape, you only need one DVD The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile piece of recorder to edit discs. With DVD, you edit by making equipment. Please use the recorder following the a ‘Play List’ of what to play and when to play it. On guidelines below to protect agai
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 14 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 Connecting up 02 Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 2 3 4 7 OUTPUT 1 INPUT 1/ RL RL AUTO START AC IN REC OUT IN VHF/UHF AUDIO AUDIO IN OPTICAL YPB PR VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUTPUT 2 INPUT 3 CONTROL DIGITAL OUT 5 6 1 VHF/UHF IN/OUT Connect your TV antenna to the VHF/UHF IN jack. The Front panel connections signal is passed through to the VHF/UHF OUT jack for c
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 15 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 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 this recorde
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 16 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 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 type ava
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 17 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 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 selecting them
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 18 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 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. Record using the Auto Start Recording feature (see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 54). Important Do not connect this recor
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 19 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 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 optical 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 shown here), or th
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DVR-04_HDD_KU.book 20 ページ ２００４年４月１５日 木曜日 午前１０時４８分 Connecting up 02 Connecting a DV camcorder (DVR-520H only) Using the front panel DV IN/OUT jack, it is possible to Connecting other AV sources connect a DV camcorder or video deck, or DVD-R/RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD-R/RW Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder discs to DVD-R/RW. DV IN/OUT Important AUDIO/VIDEO AUDIO/VIDEO This jack is for connection to DV equipment only. It is OUTPUT INPUT not co
