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Precaution STANDBY/ON Important Safety Instructions Maintenance of Cabinet Disc Handling Holding discs DVD-RAM/-RW/-R DVD-Video, Audio-CD Cautions on handling discs Handling Cautions...
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Disc Storage Using CD-RW/-R Disc Specifications Using MPEG4 disc DVD-Video DVD-R Disc Playback and Recording Video CD Audio CD CD-RW/-R MP3 CD-RW/-R DVD-RW Disc Playback and Recording JPEG CD-RW/-R...
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DVD-RW (VR mode) Do not use the following discs! DVD-RW (V mode) DVD-RAM Disc Playback and Recording COPY PROTECTION Protection...
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System Setup System Setup Contents Getting Started Getting Started Connecting & Setting Up Connecting & Setting Up Playback Playback...
Before Reading the General Features User’s Manual Icons that will be used in manual High quality digital audio and video recording and playback Creating DVD video titles using DVD-RW/-R discs A Variety of Recording Options Copying digital camcorder content using DV input jack High quality progressive scan About the use of this user’s manual...
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Step 3 Recording How to use the DVD Recorder & VCR Step 1 Select the disc type Step 4 Playing Step 2 Format the disc to start recording Using a DVD-RAM Using a DVD-RW Step 5 Editing a recorded disc Using a DVD-R Creating a playlist (DVD-RAM/-RW in VR mode)
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Finalising & Playing on Unpacking Step 6 other DVD components Accessories When using a DVD-RW disc in VR Mode When using a DVD-RW disc in V mode Preparing the Remote Control Install Batteries in the Remote Control When using a DVD-R disc If the remote control does not operate properly: 10 -...
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Setting the Remote Control To determine whether your television is compatible, follow the instructions below. You can then control the television using the following buttons. Button Function - 11...
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Description Front Panel Front Panel Display 12 -...
Quick Overview Connecting & Setting Up Connecting DVD Recorder & VCR to the TV using the RF Cable Connecting DVD Recorder & VCR to the TV using the Audio/Video Cable Connecting the S-Video Cable Connecting the Component Video Cable Quick Overview ......15 AV Receiver Connections Connecting DVD Recorder &...
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Connecting DVD Recorder Connecting DVD Recorder & VCR to the TV using the & VCR to the TV using the RF Cable Audio/Video Cable ANT IN 16 -...
Connecting the Connecting the S-Video Cable Component Video Cable COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO COMPONENT INPUT - 17...
Case 2 : Connecting a Camcorder to the Connecting External LINE IN 2 jacks Devices Case 1 : Connecting a VCR, Set-Top Box(STB) or DVD Recorder & VCR to the AUDIO/VIDEO LINE IN 1 jacks Case 3 : Connecting a DV Device to the DV IN jack INPUT SEL.
On-Screen Menu System Setup Navigation No Disc Setup Programme System √ √ Clock Set Setup √ √ Install √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √ √ MOVE RETURN EXIT MENU Button On-Screen Menu Navigation..........20 …...
Plug & Auto Setup Auto Setup Please wait Scanning... RETURN Clock Set Time Date 12 : 00 01 / JAN / 2005 SAT MOVE RETURN … † Auto Setup Language Set English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Nederlands MOVE RETURN Auto Setup Auto setup wil be started.
œ √ Setting the Date and Time No Disc Clock Set Programme Setup Time Date 12 : 00 01 / JAN / 2005 MOVE RETURN EXIT …† …† MENU No Disc Timer Record G-Code Programme √ √ Standard Timer √ √ Setup G-Code Extended : Off...
…† Auto Setup Auto Setup √ No Disc Auto Setup Programme Auto Setup √ √ Manual Setup Setup √ √ Your data will be lost. Press [OK] to continue, [MENU] to exit. MOVE RETURN EXIT No Disc Auto Setup Programme Setup Please wait..
Clearing a Preset …† Station œ √ …† MENU œ √ …† Setup √ …† No Disc Setup œ √ Programme System √ √ Clock Set √ √ Setup Install √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √...
…† Setting Up the √ Language Options œ RETURN MENU MENU …† Setup √ No Disc Setup Programme System √ √ Clock Set √ √ Setup Install √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √...
Digital Output Setting Up the Audio Options Bitstream MENU …† Setup √ No Disc Setup Programme System √ √ Clock Set √ √ Setup Install √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √ √ Dynamic Compression MOVE RETURN...
TV Aspect Setting Up the Display (Video) Options 4:3 Letter Box 4:3 Pan - Scan MENU …† Setup √ 16:9 Wide No Disc Setup Programme System √ √ Clock Set √ √ Setup 3D Noise Reduction Install √ √ (motion adaptive noise reduction) Language √...
Setting Up the Parental √ No Disc Parental Control Control Programme Password Setup MOVE RETURN EXIT …† √ MENU œ RETURN …† Setup MENU √ No Disc Setup Programme System √ √ Clock Set Setup √ √ Install √ √ Language √...
…† Auto Repeat √ No Disc Programme Tape Length : E180 √ √ Auto Play : On Setup √ √ Auto Repeat : Off No Disc √ √ : On √ √ Programme Tape Length : E180 √ √ Colour System : Automatic √...
DVD EP Mode Time Automatic Chapter Creator MENU MENU …† Setup √ …† Setup √ No Disc Setup Programme System √ √ DVD-RW(V) Setup Clock Set √ √ Setup Disc Navigation System √ √ Install √ √ Clock Set √ √ Disc Manager Language √...
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SPEED CAUTION œ √ STOP TITLE MENU Previous Next DISC MENU 36 -...
Front Display NICAM (New Zealand Model only) MENU …† Setup √ No Disc Setup MENU Programme System √ √ Clock Set Setup √ √ Install √ √ …† Setup Language √ √ Audio √ √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √...
Setting up the Canceling the Progressive scan Progressive scan P.SCAN P.SCAN P.SCAN œ √ œ √ Press [Yes] to confirm Interlace scan mode. Otherwise, press [No]. Press [Yes] to confirm Progressive scan mode. Otherwise, press [No]. Please, set your TV to Interlace input. To deactivate, press [STOP] key.
Before Playing Playback Region code (DVD-Video only) Disc types that can be played DVD Playback Before Playing................39 Playing a Disc ................40 Using the Disc Menu and Title Menu ........41 Using the Search & Skip Functions...........41 Slow Motion Play / Step Motion Play ........42 About ANYKEY................42 Repeat Play ................43 Selecting the Subtitle &...
Using the Disc Menu Using the Search & Skip Functions and Title Menu Searching through a Chapter or Track SEARCH œœ √√ For DVD-VIDEO disc SEARCH DISC MENU √√ √√ √√ √√ √√ √√ √√ √√ √√ TITLE MENU √√ √√...
Slow Motion Play/ About ANYKEY Step Motion Play Slow Motion Play SEARCH œœ √√ Moving to a scene directly using the ANYKEY √√ √ √ √ œœ œ œ œ ANYKEY To return to normal speed playback, press the √ √ button.
Repeat Play ANYKEY DVD-VIDEO Playing Repeatedly (Repeat 1/10 1/40 Playback) 00:01:45 D 5.1CH MOVE CHANGE ANYKEY DVD-VIDEO … … † † Time. 1/10 1/40 00:01:45 DVD-VIDEO D 5.1CH 1/10 1/40 00:01:45 MOVE CHANGE D 5.1CH MOVE NUMBER … … † † Repeat DVD-VIDEO 1/10...
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Playing Repeatedly (Repeat Playing a Certain section Playback) Repeatedly (A-B Repeat Playback) ANYKEY ANYKEY Music DVD-VIDEO 1/10 Repeat : Off Play Option : Normal 1/40 01. TRACK 1 00 : 52 00:01:45 01. TRACK 1 4:39 02. TRACK 2 4:31 D 5.1CH 03.
… … † † Subtitle Selecting the Subtitle & œ œ √ √ Audio Language DVD-VIDEO 1/10 1/40 00:01:45 D 5.1CH MOVE CHANGE Selecting the SUBTITLE language Using the SUBTITLE button SUBTITLE Selecting the Audio language Subtitle ANYKEY DVD-VIDEO 1/10 …†...
Playing back a Bookmark Using the Bookmarks MARKER œ √ Bookmark MARKER MOVE PLAY CANCEL RETURN Bookmark √ MOVE RETURN Clearing a Bookmark MARKER œ √ Bookmark Bookmark MOVE PLAY CANCEL RETURN œ √ MOVE PLAY CANCEL RETURN CLEAR Bookmark Bookmark MOVE RETURN...
Buttons on the Remote Control Playing back an Audio used for CD playback CD (CD-DA) Playing back an Audio CD (CD-DA) Music Repeat : Off Play Option : Normal 01. TRACK 1 00 : 52 01. TRACK 1 4:39 02. TRACK 2 4:31 03.
Buttons on the Remote Control Playing back an MP3 used for MP3 playback Disc Playing back an MP3 Disc Music Repeat : Off Play Option : Normal Straight from the heart 00 :22 ROOT Bryan Adams Bryan Adams_2 Straight from the heart ROOT Run to you 03/06...
Variable Search ANYKEY System Go To [0:00:00] End Search Forward Intro Scan Reverse Intro Scan MOVE index …† End Search Go To [0:00:00] Stop End Search √√ 0 : 00 : 03 CLEAR ANYKEY Forward/Backward Intro Scan Go To [0:00:00] End Search ANYKEY Forward Intro Scan...
Before Recording Recording Recordable discs This section shows various DVD recording methods. Compatibility between Samsung and Other Company’s Recorder. DVD Recording Before Recording ..............56 Recording the current Programme you are watching ....58 Recording From External Devices ..........59 Recording through a DV Input jack .........59 Making a One Touch Recording (OTR)........60...
Recording Formats Recording Mode REC SPEED Unformatted Disc Do you want to format this disc? Uninitialized Disc Do you want to initialize this disc? Unrecordable video DVD-RW(VR) Disc Manager Disc Navigation Disc Name √ √ Playlist Disc Protection : Not protected √...
Concerning Copy Control Signals PROG/TRK REC SPEED XP Recordable Time 02:08 Copy Once - Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM) STOP Pausing / Resuming REC PAUSE REC PAUSE Recording the current PROG/TRK Programme you are watching OPEN/CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE LOAD 58 -...
Recording From External Devices INPUT SEL. INPUT SEL. REC SPEED The DV device is connected. MOVE RETURN PLAY STOP œ √ Recording through a DV STOP Input jack - 59...
Making a One Touch Making a Timer Recording (OTR) Recording PROG/TRK OPEN/CLOSE INPUT SEL. OPEN/CLOSE LOAD MENU …† Programme √ DVD-RAM(VR) Timer Record Disc Navigation G-Code √ √ Standard Timer Playlist √ √ G-Code Extended : Off √ √ Disc Manager Copy Programme To stop recording...
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…†œ √ œ √ If the timer settings overlap …† Start/End Time To exit without saving the current setting MENU RETURN To return to the previous menu Recording Speed (DVD) RETURN AUTO Recording Speed (VCR) AUTO - 61...
…† Deleting the Scheduled Record List DVD-RAM(VR) Scheduled Record List No. To Start Speed Edit Edit 01 DVD LINE 1 SAT01 11:00 13:00 √ √ Delete 02 DVD LINE 1 SAT01 09:22 10:30 √ √ 03 -- --/ - - --:-- --:-- √...
Maximum Recording Time - SP vs. LP Special Recording Features Watch a different media during recording STOP Add Recording Time Pausing / Resuming REC PAUSE Recording DVD and VCR at the same time REC PAUSE DVD/VCR PROG/TRK Check Remaining Time INFO.
…† √ Copy to DVD or VCR DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Copylist No. Title Length Edit 01 19/JAN/2005 1 00:00:21 Play √ √ Rename Edit Scene Copy Delete 19/JAN/2005 12:00 7 Scenes 19/JAN/2005 12:00 MOVE RETURN EXIT …† Copy √ To copy from DVD to VCR DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Copylist No.
√ œ œ √√ œ œ √√ II I To copy from VCR to DVD MENU DVD-RAM(VR) VCR - -> DVD …† Copy No. Start Edit √ 00:00:21 00:01:04 √ √ --:--:-- --:--:-- √ √ Copy DVD-RAM(VR) Disc Navigation DVD - -> VCR 00:01:07 √...
Playing the Title List Editing Using the TITLE LIST button TITLE LIST Title List DVD-RAM(VR) Title List No. Title Length Edit 01 19/JAN/2005 00:00:21 √ √ 02 19/JAN/2005 00:00:03 √ √ 03 20/JAN/2005 00:00:15 √ √ 04 20/JAN/2005 00:00:16 √ √ 19/JAN/2005 12:00 PR1 22/JAN/2005 12:00...
…† Disc Navigation √ ANYKEY Title List DVD-RAM(VR) DVD-RAM(VR) Title List 00:01:45 No. Title Length Edit 01 19/JAN/2005 1 00:00:21 √ √ D 5.1CH 02 19/JAN/2005 1 00:00:03 √ √ 03 20/JAN/2005 1 00:00:15 √ √ 04 20/JAN/2005 1 00:00:16 √...
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DVD-RAM(VR) Rename 0 1 / J A N / 2 0 0 5 1 2 : 0 0 P R 1 Basic Editing (Title List) MOVE RETURN EXIT Renaming (Labeling) a Title …† œ √ DVD-RAM(VR) Rename Sports(A1) TITLE LIST MENU MENU …†...
œ √ Locking (Protecting) a Title DVD-RAM(VR) Title List No. Title Length Edit 01 Drama 00:00:21 √ √ 02 Music 00:00:03 TITLE LIST √ √ 03 Sports 00:00:15 √ √ 04 Movie 00:00:16 √ √ Sports(A1) 05 Sports(A1) 00:06:32 MENU √...
…† Delete Deleting a Section of a Title √ DVD-RAM(VR) Title List No. Title Length Edit 01 Drama 00:00:21 √ √ 02 Music 00:00:03 √ √ 03 Sports 00:00:15 Play √ √ 04 Movie 00:00:16 Rename √ √ TITLE LIST Sports(A1) 05 Sports(A1) 00:06:32...
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…† Delete DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Title List DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Title List Title List No. 05 Title List No. 05 Start Start Start 00:00:10 Start 00:00:10 00:10:10 Delete 00:00:10 Delete Sports(A1) Sports(A1) Return 19/JAN/2005 11:50 Return 19/JAN/2005 11:50 00:10:10 00:00:00 MOVE RETURN EXIT MOVE RETURN...
Advanced Editing DVD-RAM(VR) Make Scene Scene No. 001 (Playlist) Start Start 00:00:10 Title List: 1/6 00:10:00 Make New Playlist Return 19/JAN/2005 12:00 00:10:00 Creating a Playlist MOVE RETURN EXIT MENU - To make a new playlist - …† Playlist √ …†...
Editing a Scene for the Playlist DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Scene Scene No. Playlist No. 3 Play Modify 00:00:26 00:00:07 00:00:04 Move 00:00:03 00:00:11 00:00:04 Delete PLAY LIST MOVE RETURN EXIT Edit Playlist DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Playlist No. Title Length Edit Playing a Selected Scene 01 Science 00:00:17 √...
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Modifying a Scene (Replacing a Scene) DVD-RAM(VR) Modify Scene To setup, follow steps 1 to 3 in page 78. Scene No. 002 Start …† œ √ Start 00:00:20 Title List : 1/7 00:00:30 Change Dolphin DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Scene Cancel 20/JAN/2005 06:43 00:00:30 Scene No.
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Moving a Scene (Changing the Position of a Scene) To setup, follow steps 1 to 3 in page 78. …† œ √ DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Scene Adding a Scene Scene No. Playlist No. Play Modify To setup, follow steps 1 to 3 in page 78. 00:00:26 00:00:07 00:00:04...
Copying a Playlist to the VCR DVD-RAM(VR) Add Scene Scene No. 003 PLAY LIST Start Edit Playlist Start 00:00:15 Title List : 1/7 00:00:35 DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Playlist Sclence Cancel No. Title Length Edit 20/JAN/2005 06:43 00:00:35 01 Science 00:00:17 √ √ MOVE RETURN EXIT...
Deleting a Playlist from the Playlist PLAY LIST DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Playlist Edit Playlist Do you want to delete? DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Playlist No. Title Length Edit Dolphin 01 Science 00:00:17 7 Scenes √ √ 20/JAN/2005 06:43 02 Sky 00:00:06 √ √ 03 Dolphin 00:00:06 √...
Delete All Title Lists DVD-RAM(VR) Disc Manager Disc Navigation Disc Name √ √ Disc Protection : Not protected √ √ Playlist MENU Disc Format √ √ Disc Manager Disc Finalise √ √ Do you want to delete all title lists? Copy Delete All Title Lists √...
Troubleshooting (DVD-VIDEO/VIDEO-CD/DVD-RAM/-RW/-R) If your product malfunctions, go through the check points below before contacting a Samsung authorized service center. Problem Explanation/Solution No power. STANDBY/ON The input is displayed for a while when the power turns on. Cannot record TV programmes.
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Troubleshooting (DVD) Problem Explanation/Solution icon appears on the screen. Play mode settings are different from the set- tings configured with the Setting menu. Cannot change the aspect ratio. No audio output. No video or audio output. The disc tray is ejected after 2 to 5 seconds.
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Troubleshooting (VCR) Before contacting a Samsung authorized service center, perform the following simple checks. Problem Explanation/Solution STANDBY/ON PROG/TRK √ PROG/TRK If you are unable to solve the problem after reading the above instructions, note: The model and serial number on the rear of your DVD Recorder & VCR...