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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 1 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 2 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM CAUTION CAUTION concerning the Power Cord RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a DO NOT OPEN dedicated circuit; CAUTION: THESE SERVICING That is, a single outlet circuit which powers only that INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR USE BY appliance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits. QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY. TO Check the specification page of this owner’s manual to be REDUCE THE RISK OF
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 3 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Contents General Explanation of On-Screen Display . . . .24 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Displaying Information While Watching TV . .24 Symbol Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Displaying Disc Information on-screen . . . . .24 General Playback Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Notes on Discs . .
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 4 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Title List and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview . . . . . 45 Original and Playlist Editing (VR Mode) . . . . . . . 47 Adding Chapter Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Changing Title Thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Making a New Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Adding Title/Chapters to the Playlist . . . . . . . . . . 48 Delet
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 5 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Introduction To ensure proper use of this product, please read this About the Symbol Display owner’s manual carefully and retain for future “ ” may appear on your TV display during operation reference. and indicates that the function explained in this owner’s manual is not available on that specific DVD video disc. This manual provides information on the operation and maintenance of your recorder. Should the unit require s
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 6 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Accessories Check for the supplied accessories below. • Video Cable • Remote Control • Audio Cable • Batteries for Remote Control (AAA Size) • RF Cable for TV • Instruction Manual Dispose of batteries according to local environmental regulations. Do not put them in the household rubbish. Recordable and Playable Discs DVD-RAM • DVD-RAM discs can be formatted for VR mode recording. • These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Record
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 7 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM The recordable DVD discs (Example) DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R (DL) Maxell (2×, 3×, 5×) Maxell (1×, 2×, 4×) Maxell (4×, 8×, 16×) Maxell (2.4×, 4×) Maxell (4×, 8×, 16×) Maxell (2.4×) Mitsubishi (2×, 3×) JVC (1×, 4×) Verbatim (4×, 8×) SONY (4×) Mitsubishi (4×, 8×, 16×) Mitsubishi (2.4×, 8×) Fujifilm (2×, 3×) Verbatim (4×) That’s (8×, 16×) Mitsubishi (4×) Ricoh (2×, 4×, 8×, 16×) — — Mitsubishi (2×, 4×) — Ricoh (2.4×, 4×)
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 8 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Exemption of liability concerning About the internal hard disk compensation of recorded contents drive If the recorder fails to record or play back because of The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile piece a fault, Hitachi will not accept any responsibility of equipment. Please use the recorder following the for compensation for HDD contents (recorded guidelines below to protect against possible HDD program data, e
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 9 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Card useable on this unit • 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) • Compatible with: FAT 12, FAT 16, or FAT 32 • Only use the memory cards recommended above. Regarding Write Protect For cards that have a write protect switch, if the switch is on it will not be possible to write, erase or format the car
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 10 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Front Panel POWER button Display window Switches the recorder ON or OFF. Shows the current status of the recorder. (As to the indication of the Operate switch, “ I ” T/S: Indicates the timeshifting mode. shows ON and “ ” shows electrical power REC: The recorder is recording. stand-by.) HDD: The recorder is HDD mode. (OPEN/CLOSE) DVD: The recorder is DVD mode. Opens or closes the disc tray. HDD DVD: The recorder is dubbing.
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 11 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Remote Control CLEAR: (page 27, 34) Removes a REC MODE: (page 36, 38) Selects track number on the Program List the recording mode (XP, SP, LP or or a mark on the Marker Search EP). menu. REPEAT: (page 26) Repeat DISC MENU/LIST: (page 26, 45) chapter, track, title, all. Accesses menu on a DVD disc. RESOLUTION: (page 14) Sets the Switches between Title List-Original output resolution for HDMI. and Title List-Playlist menu. RE
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 12 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Hookup and Settings Rear Panel AERIAL COAXIAL (Digital audio out jack) Connect the aerial to this terminal. Connect to digital (coaxial) audio equipment. HDMI Connector (Type A) OPTICAL (Digital audio out jack) HDMI output providing a high quality interface for Connect to digital (optical) audio equipment. digital audio and video (page 14). Cooling fan AV (VIDEO) OUT AC Power Cord Connect to a TV with video inputs. Plug into th
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 13 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Video connection Connections to Your TV Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the recorder to the Make one of the following connections, depending on video in jack on the TV using the video cable (V). the capabilities of your existing equipment. S-Video connection Connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the recorder to the Tips: S-Video in jack on the TV using the S-Video cable (S). • Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish Compo
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 14 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM • If there is noise or lines on the screen, please check HDMI connection the HDMI cable. If you have a HDMI TV or monitor, you can connect it to this recorder using a HDMI cable. HDMI compatible TV Be sure to use an HDMI cable with HDMI logo (). 1. Connect the HDMI jack on the recorder to the HDMI jack on a HDMI compatible TV or monitor (H). 2. Set the TV’s source to HDMI (refer to TV’s Owner’s manual). Tip: When you use HDM
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 15 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Connecting to an Amplifier Rear of the recorder Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic ll/ Pro Logic Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the recorder to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier, receiver, or stereo system, using the audio cables (A). Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel digital stereo (PCM) or to an Audio/ Video receiver eq
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 16 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Connecting a Digital Camcorder Accessory Audio/Video Using the front panel DV IN jack, it is possible to Connections connect a DV digital camcorder and digitally transfer Notes: DV tapes to DVD. • Pictures containing copy protection signals that Use a DV cable (not supplied) to connect the DV in/out prohibit any copying cannot be recorded. jack of your DV camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack • If you pass the recorder s
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 17 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Using the Home Menu Initial Settings From the Home Menu screen you can access all the In this menu system, there are several ways to Media (HDD, DISC, MEMORY CARD) for playback and customize the settings provided. Most menus consist of recording of the recorder. three levels to set up the options, but some require greater depth for the variety of settings. 1. Press HOME to display the Home Menu screen. General Operation 2. Use
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 18 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Note: Program Edit You can perform a search to select and store TV After you have connected your recorder for the very channels manually. first time. If you press SETUP for initial setting, you can When you select [Program Edit] in step 4 above, the only set the [Auto Programming] option. Then you can display for setting channels appears. set the other options. 1. Use / to select the item and press / to Program Edit ch
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 19 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Display Mode Language Settings Selects how to display a wide picture on the screen when [4:3] is selected in [TV Aspect]. • [Letter Box] Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen. • [Pan Scan] Automatically displays a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit. Power Save Mode You can set up the unit into an economic power save Display Menu mode. Nothing
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01EN01DVDS253A(AU).book Page 20 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM Dolby Digital / DTS / MPEG Lock (Parental Control) Settings • [Bitstream]: Select “Bitstream” if you connect the recorder’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack to an amplifier or other equipment with a Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoder. • [PCM] (for Dolby Digital / MPEG): Select when connected to a two-channel digital stereo amplifier. DVDs encoded in Dolby Digital or MPEG will be automatically downmixed to two-channel PCM audio. • [O
