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Precaution Important Safety Instructions Handling Cautions POWER Maintenance of Cabinet Disc Handling Holding discs DVD-RAM/-RW/-R DVD-Video, CD Cautions on handling discs...
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Disc Storage Disc Specifications DVD-Video Audio CD CD-RW/-R MP3 CD-RW/-R JPEG CD-RW/-R Using CD-RW/-R DVD-R Disc Playback and Recording DVD-RW Disc Playback and Recording...
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DVD-RW (VR mode) DVD-RW (V mode) DVD-RAM Disc Playback and Recording COPY PROTECTION Protection Do not use the following discs!
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Contents Getting Started Getting Started Connecting & Setting Up Connecting & Setting Up System Setup System Setup Playback Playback...
General Features 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 A variety of functions with easy-to-use user interface Before Reading the User’s Manual...
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How to use the DVD Recorder & VCR Step 1 Select the disc type Step 2 Format the disc to start recording Using a DVD-RAM Using a DVD-RW Using a DVD-R Note Step 3 Recording Step 4 Playing Step 5 Editing a recorded disc Creating a playlist (DVD-RAM/-RW in VR mode)
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Finalizing & Playing on Step 6 other DVD components When using a DVD-RW disc in VR Mode When using a DVD-RW disc in V mode When using a DVD-R disc 10 -...
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Description Front Panel Front Panel Display - 11...
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Tour of the Remote Control 1. POWER Button 2. NUMBER Button 3. 100+ Button 4. VCR Button 5. DVD Button 6. TV Control Buttons 7. F.ADV/SKIP Button 8. Playback-related Buttons 9. TITLE LIST(DISC MENU) Button 10. MENU Button 11. ENTER/DIRECTION Buttons 12.
Method 3 : Antenna + DVD Recorder & VCR + Cable box +TV : Cable box with a few scrambled channels Step 3: Connecting the Video Cable Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 S-Video, Component video and Progressive Output Modes 16 - Method 1 : Connecting to a video input jack...
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Method 2 : Connecting to an S-video input jack COMPONENT INPUT Note Method 3 : Connecting to Component video input jacks(Y,P P.SCAN Note P.SCAN - 17...
Step 4 : Connecting the Audio Cable Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 Method 1 : Connecting to your TV 18 - Method 2 : Connecting to a stereo amplifier with analog input jacks Method 3 : Connecting to an AV amplifier with the digital input jack...
Method 2 : Connecting to a TV with DVI Jack HDMI OUT DVI IN AUDIO (red and white) OUT AUDIO (red and white) IN CAUTION HDMI OUT Note HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) HDMI connection description Why does Samsung use HDMI? What is the HDCP? - 19...
Step 6 : Connecting External Devices Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 Method 1 : Connecting a VCR, Set-Top Box(STB) or DVD player to the AUDIO/VIDEO AV IN 1 jacks Note 20 - Method 2 : Connecting a Camcorder to the AV IN 2 jacks Method 3 : Connecting a Camcorder to the DV IN jack...
Step 7 : Connecting the Power Cord “Auto” appears in the front panel display. This means that the current time is being set automati- cally through the antenna under connection(Auto Program). The setup may take several minutes. Step 8 : Preparing the Remote Control Install Batteries in the Remote Control If the remote control does not operate...
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Setting the Remote Control 22 - To determine whether your television is compatible, follow the instructions below. Brand Codes Brand Note You can then control the television using the following buttons. Button Function Note Codes...
System Setup On-Screen Menu Navigation...23 Auto Clock Set ...24 Manual Clock Set ...25 Channel Set ...26 Auto Channel Memory...26 Channel Add/Delete ...27 RF Output Channel...27 Setting Up the Language Options ...28 Setting Up the Audio Options ...29 Setting Up the Display (Video) Options ...30 Setting Up the Parental Control ...32 VCR Setting ...33 Video Input ...34...
Auto Clock Set Note MENU No Disc Setup Setup System √ √ Clock Set Timer Rec. √ √ Channel Set √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √ √ MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† √...
Daylight Saving …† Automatic ENTER No Disc Auto Clock Set Setup Clock Data CH : Automatic √ √ Time Zone : Automatic √ √ Timer Rec. Daylight Saving Automatic MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT Manual Clock Set Note MENU No Disc Setup Setup System...
Channel Set MENU No Disc Setup Setup System √ √ Clock Set Timer Rec. √ √ Channel Set √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √ √ MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† √ ENTER No Disc Setup Setup...
…† Auto Channel Memory ENTER No Disc Auto Channel Memory Setup Total channel numbers: 06/125 Saved channel : Timer Rec. Scanning... Stop MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT ENTER Channel Add/Delete MENU …† Setup √ ENTER …† Channel Set √ ENTER No Disc Channel Set Setup Antenna/Cable TV...
…† √ ENTER No Disc Channel Set Setup Antenna/Cable TV : Cable TV √ √ Auto Channel Memory √ √ Timer Rec. Channel Add/Delete √ √ RF Output Channel : CH3 √ √ MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† Channel ENTER No Disc Channel Set Setup...
Setting Up the Audio Options MENU …† Setup, √ ENTER No Disc Setup Setup System √ √ Clock Set √ √ Timer Rec. Channel Set √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √ √ MOVE SELECT RETURN...
Setting Up the Display(Video) Options MENU …† √ ENTER No Disc Setup Setup System √ √ Clock Set √ √ Timer Rec. Channel Set √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √ √ MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT...
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3D Noise Reduction Off : Note HDMI Resolution No Disc Video Setup TV Aspect : 16:9 Wide √ √ Input Level : Darker √ √ Timer Rec. Black Level : 7.5 IRE √ √ 3D Noise Reduction : Off √ √ HDMI/DVI Resolution : 480P 480P √...
Setting Up the Parental Control MENU …† √ ENTER No Disc Setup Setup System √ √ Clock Set √ √ Timer Rec. Channel Set √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √ √ MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT...
About the Change Password …† ENTER …† √ ENTER Tape Length INFO. No Disc Setup T-120 Tape Length : T-120 √ √ T-160 Auto Play : On √ √ Timer Rec. T-180 Auto Repeat : Off √ √ MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT Auto Play...
Front Display MENU …† Setup √ ENTER No Disc Setup Setup System √ √ Clock Set √ √ Timer Rec. Channel Set √ √ Language √ √ Audio √ √ Video √ √ Parental Control √ √ MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …†...
Automatic Chapter Creator MENU …† √ ENTER DVD-RW(V) Setup Setup System Clock Set Timer Rec. Channel Set Copy Language Title List Audio Video Disc Manager Parental Control MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† √ ENTER …† Chapter Creator √ ENTER DVD-RW(V) System Setup Video Input...
Playback DVD Playback Before Playing ...37 Playing a Disc ...38 Using the Disc Menu and Title Menu ...39 Using the Search & Skip Functions ...39 Slow Motion Play/Step Motion Play...40 About ANYKEY ...40 Repeat Play...41 Selecting the Subtitle & Audio Language...43 Changing the Camera Angle...44 Zooming-In ...44 Using the Bookmarks ...45...
Using the Disc Menu and Title Menu For DVD-VIDEO disc DISC MENU TITLE MENU For DVD-RAM/-RW/-R disc TITLE LIST Using the Search & Skip Functions Searching through a Chapter or Track SEARCH œœ SEARCH √ √ ll Note Skipping Chapters or Tracks œœ...
Slow Motion Play/ Step Motion Play Slow Motion Play (DVD-VIDEO/DVD -RAM/-RW/-R) SEARCH œœ √√ √ √ √ œœ œ œ œ √ Step Motion Play (DVD-VIDEO/DVD -RAM/-RW/-R) F.ADV √ 40 - About ANYKEY √√ Moving to a scene directly using the ANYKEY ANYKEY DVD-VIDEO...
Selecting the Subtitle & Audio Language Selecting the SUBTITLE language Using the SUBTITLE button SUBTITLE Subtitle …† CLEAR RETURN Using the ANYKEY button ANYKEY DVD-VIDEO 1/10 1/40 00:01:45 D 5.1CH MOVE CHANGE … … † † Subtitle œ œ √ √ DVD-VIDEO 1/10 1/40...
Changing the Camera Angle Using the ANGLE button ANGLE …† Using the ANYKEY button ANYKEY DVD-VIDEO 1/10 1/40 00:01:45 D 5.1CH MOVE CHANGE …† Angle œ √ DVD-VIDEO 1/10 1/40 00:01:45 D 5.1CH MOVE CHANGE 44 - Zooming-In DVD-VIDEO ANGLE MOVE ENTER …†...
Using the Bookmarks MARKER Bookmark MOVE SELECT RETURN ENTER Bookmark MOVE PLAY CANCEL RETURN œ √ ENTER Bookmark MOVE PLAY CANCEL RETURN Playing back a Bookmark MARKER œ √ Bookmark MOVE PLAY CANCEL RETURN √ ENTER Clearing a Bookmark MARKER œ...
Using the Markers MARKER Marker SELECT RETURN ENTER Marker MOVE PLAY CANCEL RETURN œ √ ENTER Marker MOVE CANCEL RETURN PLAY 46 - Playing back a Marker MARKER œ √ Marker MOVE PLAY CANCEL RETURN √ll ENTER NEXT SKIP √√ œœ...
Playing back an Audio CD (CD-DA) Playing 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. TRACK 3 4:30 04. TRACK 4 3:53 01/12 05.
Playing back an MP3 CD Playing 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 Heaven MOVE SELECT RETURN MENU …...
Variable Search System Go To [0:00:00] Stop CLEAR Go To Zero End Search Forward Intro Scan Reverse Intro Scan MOVE SELECT …† Go To Zero ENTER Go To Zero œœ 0 : 00 : 03 End Search 52 - Go To Zero End Search Forward Intro Scan Reverse Intro Scan...
Deleting a the Scheduled Record List...60 VCR Recording Basic VCR Recording...61 Check Remaining Time ...61 Special Recording Features ...62 Copy to DVD or VCR...63 Before Recording Recordable discs DVD-RAM DVD-RW Compatibility between Samsung and Other Company’s Recorder. DVD-R - 53...
Recording Formats Unformatted Disc Do you want to format this disc? Uninitialized Disc Do you want to initialize this disc? DVD-RW(VR) Disc Manager Setup Disc Name Timer Rec. Disc Protection : Not Protected Copy Disc Format Choose the recording format fot DVD-RW. Delete All Title Lists Title List DVD-VR...
Concerning Copy Control Signals - Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM) Recording the current channel you are watching OPEN/CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE LOAD CH/TRK REC SPEED CH 11 Recordable Time 02:08 STOP Pausing / Resuming REC PAUSE REC PAUSE CH/TRK - 55...
Recording From External Devices INPUT SEL. REC SPEED STOP Recording through a DV Input jack 56 - INPUT SEL. REC SPEED INPUT SEL. The DV device is connected MOVE SELECT RETURN PLAY œ √ ENTER STOP...
Making a One Touch Recording (OTR) CH/TRK INPUT SEL. To stop recording STOP STOP Making a Timer Recording DVD-RAM(VR) Setup Timer Rec. Copy Title List Playlist Disc Manager MOVE DVD-RAM(VR) Source 01 --- MOVE OPEN/CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE LOAD MENU …† Timer Rec. √...
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…†œ √ œ √ …† Source Date: … † Start/End Time Recording mode (DVD) AUTO 58 - Recording mode (VCR) AUTO ENTER If the timer settings overlap To exit without saving the current setting MENU TIMER REC To return to the previous menu RETURN...
Editing the Scheduled Record List MENU …† Timer Rec. √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Timer Record Setup Timer Record √ √ Timer Rec. Scheduled Record List √ √ Copy Title List Playlist Disc Manager MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† Scheduled Record List ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Scheduled Record List...
Deleting the Scheduled Record List MENU …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Timer Record Setup Timer Record √ √ Timer Rec. Scheduled Record List √ √ Copy Title List Playlist Disc Manager MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† Scheduled Record List ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Timer Record Setup Timer Record...
Special Recording Features Watch a Different Channel Watch a different media during record- Add Recording Time Recording DVD and VCR at the same time DVD/VCR 62 -...
Copy to DVD or VCR To copy from DVD to VCR …† Copy √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Copy Setup DVD - -> VCR √ √ Timer Rec. VCR - -> DVD √ √ Copy Title List Playlist Disc Manager MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …†...
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To copy from VCR to DVD …† Copy √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Copy Setup DVD - -> VCR √ √ Timer Rec. VCR - -> DVD √ √ Copy Title List Playlist Disc Manager MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) VCR - ->...
Editing Playing the Title List ...65 Basic Editing (Title List) ...67 Renaming (Labeling) a Title ...67 Locking (Protecting) a Title ...68 Deleting a Title ...68 Deleting a Section of a Title ...69 Advanced Editing (Play List)...71 Creating a playlist ...71 Playing Titles in the Playlist...72 Renaming a Playlist Title...73 Editing a Scene for the Playlist...74...
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…† Title List √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Title List No. Title Length Edit 01 JAN/19/2005 1 00:00:21 02 JAN/19/2005 1 00:00:03 03 JAN/20/2005 1 00:00:15 04 JAN/20/2005 1 00:00:16 JAN/19/2005 12:00 AM JAN/19/2005 12:00 AM MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Title List...
Basic Editing (Title List) Renaming (Labeling) a Title TITLE LIST MENU MENU …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Title List No. Title Length Edit 01 JAN/19/2005 1 00:00:21 02 JAN/19/2005 1 00:00:03 03 JAN/20/2005 1 00:00:15 04 JAN/20/2005 1 00:00:16 JAN/19/2005 12:00 AM JAN/19/2005 12:00 AM MOVE...
Locking (Protecting) a Title TITLE LIST MENU MENU …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Title List No. Title Length Edit 01 Drama 00:00:21 02 Music 00:00:03 03 Sports 00:00:15 04 Movie 00:00:16 Drama 05 Sports(A1) 00:06:32 JAN/19/2005 06 Edu 1 00:08:16 12:00 AM MOVE SELECT RETURN...
…† Delete √ ENTER 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 Sports(A1) Delete 05 Sports(A1) 00:06:32 JAN/19/2005 Edit 06 Edu 1 00:08:16 12:00 AM Protection MOVE SELECT RETURN DVD-RAM(VR)
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ENTER Edit Title List Screen Elements DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Title List Title List No. 05 Start 00:00:10 00:00:10 Delete Sports(A1) Return JAN/19/2005 11:50 PM 00:00:00 MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Title List Title List No. 05 Start 00:00:10 00:00:10 Delete Sports(A1) Return JAN/19/2005 11:50 PM...
Advanced Editing (Playlist) Creating a Playlist …† √ ENTER Playlist DVD-RAM(VR) Setup New Playlist Timer Rec. Edit Playlist Copy Title List Playlist Disc Manager MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Make Scene Scene No. 001 Start Start 00:00:00 Title List : 1/6 00:00:00 Make...
Playing Titles in the Playlist PLAY LIST Using the MENU button. MENU …† √ ENTER …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Playlist Setup New Playlist Timer Rec. Edit Playlist Copy Title List Playlist Disc Manager MOVE SELECT RETURN DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Playlist No. Title Length Edit 01 JAN/19/2005 00:00:21...
Renaming a Playlist Title PLAY LIST Using the MENU button. MENU …† √ ENTER …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Playlist No. Title Length Edit 01 JAN/19/2005 00:00:21 02 JAN/19/2005 00:00:03 03 JAN/20/2005 00:00:15 04 JAN/20/2005 00:00:16 JAN/19/2005 12:00 AM 4 Scenes JAN/19/2005 12:00 AM MOVE SELECT...
Editing a Scene for the Playlist PLAY LIST Using the MENU button. MENU …† √ ENTER …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Playlist No. Title Length Edit 01 Science 00:00:17 02 Sky 00:00:06 03 Dolphin 00:00:06 04 Natural 00:00:37 Science 7 Scenes JAN/20/2005 06:43 AM MOVE SELECT...
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Modifying a Scene (Replacing a Scene) To setup, follow steps 1 to 3 in page 74. …† œ √ DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Scene Scene No. Playlist No. 3 Modify 00:00:26 00:03:07 00:00:04 00:00:03 00:00:11 00:00:04 Delete MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† Modify ENTER DVD-RAM(VR)
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Moving a Scene (Changing the Position of a Scene) To setup, follow steps 1 to 3 in page 74. …† œ √ ENTER 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 MOVE SELECT...
ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Add Scene Scene No. 003 Start 00:00:15 Title List : 1/7 00:00:35 Sclence JAN/20/2005 06:43 AM 00:00:35 MOVE SELECT RETURN …† ENTER …† ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Scene Scene No. Playlist No. 4 00:00:26 00:00:07 00:00:04 00:00:20 00:00:00 MOVE SELECT RETURN Deleting a Scene...
Deleting a Playlist Title from the Playlist PLAY LIST Using the MENU button. MENU …† √ ENTER …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Edit Playlist No. Title 01 Science 00:00:17 02 Sky 00:00:06 03 Dolphin 00:00:06 04 Natural 00:00:37 Science 7 Scenes JAN/20/2005 06:43 AM MOVE SELECT...
Disc Manager Editing the Disc Name DVD-RAM(VR) Setup System Timer Rec. Clock Set Channel Set Copy Language Title List Audio Playlist Video Parental Control Disc Manager MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT …† √ ENTER DVD-RAM(VR) Disc Manager Setup Disc Name Disc Protection : Not Protected Timer Rec.
DVD-RW DVD-RW(VR) Disc Manager Setup Disc Name Disc Protection : Not Protected Timer Rec. Disc Format : DVD-VR Copy Disc Finalize Choose the recording format for DVD-RW. Title List Delete All Title Lists DVD-VR DVD-V Playlist Disc Manager MOVE SELECT RETURN EXIT œ...
œ √ ENTER Delete All Title Lists DVD-RAM(VR) Setup System Setup √ √ Clock Set √ √ Timer Rec. Channel Set √ √ Copy Language √ √ Title List Audio √ √ Video √ √ Playlist Parental Control √ √ Disc Manager MOVE SELECT...
Unfinalizing a Disc (V/VR mode) DVD-RW(VR:F) Setup Setup System √ √ Clock Set √ √ Timer Rec. Channel Set √ √ Copy Language √ √ Title List Audio √ √ Video √ √ Playlist Parental Control √ √ Disc Manager MOVE SELECT RETURN...
Troubleshooting (DVD-VIDEO/DVD-RAM/-RW/-R) If your product malfunctions, go through the check points below before contacting a Samsung authorized ser- vice center. Problem No power. The input is displayed for a while when the power turns on. Cannot record TV programs. Timer recording does not work properly.
Troubleshooting (DVD) Problem 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.
Troubleshooting (VCR) Before contacting a Samsung authorized service center, perform the following simple checks. Problem √ 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...
Specifications General Input Output Audio Output 88 -...
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