JVC DR M70SU User Manual

DVD VIDEO RECORDER

DR-M70SU

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DVD RECORDER

VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are registered

trademarks of Gemstar Development

Corporation.TheVCR Plus+ system is

manufactured under license from

Gemstar Development Corporation.

INSTRUCTIONS

For Customer Use :

Read carefully the information located at the

back of this unit and enter below the Serial

No.Retain this information for future reference.

Model No.

Serial No.

LPT1079-001B

Before you start

Precautions

WARNING^{: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLI-}

ANCETO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,

CAUTION

within an equilateral triangle, is intended to

alert the user to the presence of uninsulated

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

“dangerous voltage” within the product’s

DO NOT OPEN

enclosure that may be of sufficient magni-

tude to constitute a risk of electric shock to

persons.

CAUTION

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO

NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SER-

VICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The exclamation point within an equilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user to the

presence of important operating and main-

tenance (servicing) instructions in the litera-

ture accompanying the appliance.

The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear and the bottom of the unit.

Laser Safety

This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury.

CAUTION:

USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHERTHANTHOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN

MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

CAUTION:

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATIONWHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK DEFEATED. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

LOCATION: INSIDE, NEARTHE DECK MECHANISM.

FCC WARNING-This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to

this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruc-

tion manual.The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modi-

fication is made.

RADIO-TV INTERFERENCE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the

FCC Rules.These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-

tion.This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

1) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2) Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

4) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

CAUTION:TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY

INSERT.

ATTENTION: POUR ÉVITER LES CHOC ÉLECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA

FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU

FOND.

A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING

This product’s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your local recycling

regulations.

Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations concerning chemical wastes.

Make your contribution to the environment!!!

• Used up batteries do not belong in the dust bin.

• You can dispose of them at a collection point for used up batteries or special waste.

Contact your council for details.

Before you start

Precautions (cont’d)

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

1.Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions

supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an

should be read before the appliance is operated.

antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location

of antenna-discharge unit,connection to grounding electrodes,

and requirements for the grounding electrode. (Fig.A)

2.Retain Instructions- The safety and operating instructions

should be retained for future reference.

3.Heed Warnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the

FIGURE A

operating instructions should be adhered to.

ANTENNA

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING

AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

LEAD

WIRE

4.Follow Instructions -All operating and use instructions should

be followed.

GROUND

CLAMP

5.Cleaning - Unplug this product from the wall outlet before

cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use

a damp cloth for cleaning.

EXCEPTION:A product that is meant for uninterrupted ser-

vice and, that for some specific reason, such as the possibility

of the loss of an authorization code for a CATV converter, is

not intended to be unplugged by the user for cleaning or any

other purpose, may exclude the reference to unplugging the

appliance in the cleaning description otherwise required in

item 5.

6.Attachments - Do not use attachments not recommended by

the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

7.Water and Moisture- Do not use this product near water, for

example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry

tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like.

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION 810-20)

ELECTRIC

SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMP

NEC – NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

S2898A

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING

ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H)

14.Lightning - For added protection for this product during a light-

ning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long

periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect

the antenna or cable system.This will prevent damage to the

product due to lightning and power-line surges.

15.Power Lines -An outside antenna system should not be locat-

ed in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light

or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or

circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme

care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines

or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

8.Accessories - Do not place this product on an unstable cart,

stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing

serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the

appliance. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table

recommended by the manufacturer,or sold

with the product. Any mounting of the

16.Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets and extension

appliance should follow the manufacturer's

cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

instructions and should use a mounting

17.Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects of any kind into

this product through any openings as they may touch danger-

ous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire

or electric shock.Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

18.Servicing - Do not attempt to service this product yourself as

opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous

voltage or other hazards.Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel.

19.Damage Requiring Service - Unplug this product from the wall

outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under

the following conditions:

a.When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.

b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the prod-

uct.

accessory recommended by the manufac-

turer. An appliance and cart combination

should be moved with care. Quick stops,

excessive force, and uneven surfaces may

cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn.

9.Ventilation - Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for

ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and

to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not

be blocked or covered.The openings should never be blocked

by placing the product on a bed,sofa,rug,or other similar sur-

face.This product should not be placed in a built-in installation

such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is pro-

vided or the manufacturer's instructions have been adhered to.

10.Power Sources - This product should be operated only from

the type of power source indicated on the marking label.If you

are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, con-

sult your appliance dealer or local power company. For prod-

ucts intended to operate from battery power, or other

sources, refer to the operating instructions.

11.Grounding or Polarization - This product is equipped with a

polarized alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade

wider than the other).This plug will fit into the power outlet

only one way.This is a safety feature.If you are unable to insert

the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug

should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your

obsolete outlet.Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polar-

ized plug.

12.Power Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be rout-

ed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by

items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention

to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point

where they exit from the appliance.

c. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

d. If the product does not operate normally by following the

operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are

covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjust-

ment of other controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the

product to its normal operation.

e. If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way.

f. When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance

this indicates a need for service.

20.Replacement Parts -When replacement parts are required, be

sure the service technician has used replacement parts speci-

fied by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as

the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire,

electric shock or other hazards.

21.Safety Check - Upon completion of any service or repairs to

this product, ask the service technician to perform safety

checks to determine that the product is in proper operating

condition.

13.Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna or cable

system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or

cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection

against voltage surges and built-up static charges.Article 810 of

the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70, provides

information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and

22.Heat -This product should be situated away from heat sources

such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products

(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

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Before you start

Precautions (cont’d)

Installation Location

For safety and optimum performance of this unit:

• Install the unit in a horizontal and stable position. Do not place anything directly on top of the unit. Do not

place the unit directly on top of the TV.

• Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat. Avoid dusty or humid places.

Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper heat dissipation. Do not block the ventilation holes on the

sides of the unit. Avoid locations subject to strong vibration or strong magnetic fields.

Avoid the Hazards of Electrical Shock and Fire

• Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.

• Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it from AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the plug.

• If, by accident, water is spilled on this unit, unplug the power cord immediately and take the unit to our

Authorized Service Center for servicing.

Moisture Condensation Warning

Moisture condensation may occur inside the unit when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place or

after heating a cold room or under conditions of high humidity. Do not use this unit at least for 2 hours until

its inside gets dry.

About Copyright

Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public performance and lending of discs are prohibited.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intel-

lectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and

is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision.

Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Notice for progressive scan outputs

Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and

may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case of picture problems with 525 progressive scan out-

put, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the ‘standard definition’ output. If there are

questions regarding your TV set compatibility with this 525p DVD recorder, please contact our customer

service center.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

Laboratories.

Dolby Digital Recording

“Dolby^®Digital Recording enables consumers to record high-quality video with stereo sound on recordable DVD

discs.The technology, when utilized instead of PCM recording, also saves recordable disc space, allowing for high-

er video resolution or extended recording time on each DVD. DVDs created using Dolby Digital Recording will

play back on all DVD-Video players.”

Note: This is true when the players are compatible with actual recordable DVD discs.

Before you start

Precautions (cont’d)

Maintenance

SERVICING

• Please refer to relevant topics on the Troubleshooting on pages 79-82 before returning the product.

• If this unit becomes inoperative, do not try to correct the problem by yourself.There are no user-serviceable

parts inside.Turn off, unplug the power plug and please call our help line mentioned on the back cover to

locate an Authorized Service Center.

CLEANINGTHE CABINET

• Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol,

spirits, ammonia or abrasive.

CLEANING DISCS

• When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth.Wipe the disc from the center out. Do not wipe

in a circular motion.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, detergent, abrasive cleaning

agents or antistatic spray intended for analogue records.

CLEANINGTHE DISC LENS

• If this unit still does not perform properly although you refer to the relevant sections and to “TROU-

BLESHOOTING” in this Owner’s Manual, the laser optical pickup unit may be dirty. Consult your dealer or an

Authorized Service Center for inspection and cleaning of the laser optical pickup unit.

DISC HANDLING

• Handle the discs so that fingerprints and dust do not adhere to the surfaces of the discs.

• Always store the disc in its protective case when it is not used.

Supplied Accessories

• Remote control

• RF cable

• Audio/Video cables

• Owner’s Manual

with two AA batteries

Owner's Manual

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Before you start

Table of contents

Fast forward / Fast reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Functional overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Installing batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . .10

Using a remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

DISPLAY menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Setting/DISC/CD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Skipping TV commercials during playback . . . . . . . . .47

Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Step by step playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Slow forward / Slow reverse playback . . . . . . . . . . .48

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Marker Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Follow Playback during Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Simultaneous Playback and Recording . . . . . . . . . . .50

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Title/Chapter search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Track search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Time search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Repeat/Random/Program playback . . . . . . . . . .53

Repeat playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Random playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Program playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Selecting a format of audio and video . . . . . . . .55

Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Switching audio soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Visual Noise Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Connection to aTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Connection to a cable box or satellite box . . . .14

Connection to an Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Easy DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Channel setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Getting channels automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Adding/deleting channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Guide channel setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Selecting theTV stereo or SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Auto Clock Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Manual Clock Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Setting the daylight saving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Selecting theTV aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Information on disc editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Guide to a title list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Editing discs inVideo mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Editing discs inVR mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Editing discs inVideo mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Putting names on titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Setting or clearing chapter markers . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Editing discs inVR mode (Original) . . . . . . . . . .61

Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Setting titles to protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Releasing titles from protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Editing discs inVR mode (Playlist) . . . . . . . . . . .64

Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Deleting parts of titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Putting names on titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Setting or clearing chapter markers . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Setting pictures for thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Dividing a title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Combining titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Adding titles to a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Deleting a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Information on DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Recordable disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Recording speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Restrictions on recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Information on copy control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Making discs playable on other DVD player (Finalize) 27

Formatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Choosing the recording format of a blank disc . . . .28

Setting Auto Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Reformatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Recording Audio Select (XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Basic recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Checking the recording picture and sound quality . .31

One-touchTimer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Hints for Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Timer recording using theVCR Plus+^®system .37

Settings for an external source . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Connection to an external source . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Recording from an external source . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Setting a disc to protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Finalizing the discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Auto finalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Changing the Setting menu . . . . . . . . .72

Tour of the Setting menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Language setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Display setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Audio setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Settings for Parental lock level . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Disc playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Information on DVD playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Playing back JPEG disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Playing back discs using the disc menu . . . . . . . . . . .45

Playing back discs using the title menu . . . . . . . . . . .46

Cancelling and Recalling the PBC function . . . . . . . .46

Special playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Resume playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Language code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Before you start

Features

This unit not only plays back DVDs and CDs but also offers features for you to record on DVD discs and

edit them after that.The following features are offered with this unit.

Recording

Editing

This unit is compatible with both DVD-RW, which is

rewritable repeatedly, and DVD-R, which is available for

one-time recording only.

Deleting titles:

You can delete titles which you do not need anymore.

Making your own Playlist (VR mode):

With the Original remains as it is, you can edit titles on

Various playlist as you prefer.

Recording up to 8 programs:

You can program the unit to record up to 8 programs

within a month in advance. Daily or weekly program

recordings are also available.

Putting names on titles.

Setting pictures for thumbnails.

Setting/clearing chapter markers.

Dividing / Combining titles.

One-touchTimer Recording:

You can easily set recording time as you prefer. Every time

[REC I] is pressed during recording, the recording time

will be increased by 30 minutes up to 4 hours.

The recording automatically stops after set recording time

elapses.

Deleting parts of titles, etc.

Protecting titles (VR mode):

You can prevent accidental editing or title erasing, with this

function.

TheVCR Plus+ system:

Compatibility

You can program the automatic timer recording using the

PlusCode programming numbers that are printed in most

newspaper TV listings and TV Guide magazine.

Left channel stereo recording:

Playback of discs recorded inVideo mode on a reg-

ular DVD player (Video mode):

Discs recorded inVideo mode can be played back on regu-

lar DVD players, including computer DVD drives compati-

ble with DVD-Video playback*.You will need to finalize the

discs recorded inVideo mode to play them back on other

DVD players.

This unit can record the Left channel monaural sound as

Left and Right channel sound automatically (the input from

LINE2 only).

* DVD-Video Format (Video mode) is a new format for record-

ing on DVD-RW/R discs that was approved by the DVD Forum

in 2000. Adoption of this format is optional for manufactures

of DVD playback devices, and there are DVD-Video players,

DVD-ROM drives or other DVD playback devices that do not

play back DVD-RW/R discs recorded in the DVD-Video Format.

[REC MONITOR]:

You can confirm the picture and sound quality for record-

ing of the current recording speed which you set.

If you want to change the recording speed, press

[REC SPEED] to set the desired recording mode.

Automatic Chapter marker setting:

You can mark each title of recording with chapter markers

as you set in the Setting menu before recording.

AutomaticTitle menu making (Video mode):

The unit makes title menus automatically when finalizing

the disc.

Others

Progressive Scan system

Unlike conventional interlace scanning, the progressive scan

system provides less flickering and higher resolution images

than the traditional scanning system does.

Automatic PLAYLIST making (VR mode):

A Playlist will be prepared from an Original list, so that you

can edit titles on a Playlist as you prefer.An Original list is

kept as it is.

Automatic finalizing (Video mode):

The unit can finalize discs automatically after finishing all

Timer Recordings or when the disc runs out recordable

space.

Symbol in this Owner’s Manual

The available functions depend on the type of disc or the

recording mode.

To specify disc type or recording mode for each function,

we put the following symbols at the beginning of each

function.

Playback

Symbol

Description

Theater quality sound at your home:

When connecting the unit to an amplifier or a decoder

which is compatible with Dolby Digital or DTS, you can

experience the theater-quality sound environment.

Follow Playback during Recording and

Simultaneous Playback and Recording:

You can play the already recorded part of the current

Available to DVDVideo discs

DVD-V

Video

DVD-RW

Available to DVD-RW inVideo mode

Available to DVD-RW inVR mode

Available to DVD-R discs

DVD-R

DVD+RW

DVD+R

VCD

*Available to DVD+RW discs

*Available to DVD+R discs

Available toVideo CDs

recording or another title during recording.

Quick search for what you want to watch:

You can easily find the part you want to watch using title,

chapter or time search functions.

Start Playback from Original and Playlist (VR

mode):

Available to Audio CDs

CCDD

Available to CD-RW/R discs with

JPEG files

You can play back titles from either the Original list or the

Playlist.

JJPPEEGG

JPEG PictureViewer

* Some DVD+RW/+R discs may not be operated properly

because the unit conforms to the discs recorded in

DVD-RW/-R format.

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Before you start

Functional overview

Front Panel

5 7* 9

6 8*

/ I ^STANDBY/ON

( ) The unit can also

S-VIDEO VIDEO ^(MONO)L

AUDIO

be turned on by

pressing these

buttons.

REC SPEED

1. Disc tray

Place a disc when it is open.

2. Display

Shows various information and messages.

3. OPEN/CLOSE A button*

Press to open or close the disc tray.

4. CH + / – buttons

Press to change the channel up and down.

5. REW E button

9. STANDBY/ON y/I button

Press to turn on and off the unit.

10. AUDIO input jacks (LINE2)

Use to connect external equipment with standard

audio cables.

11. VIDEO input jack (LINE2)

Use to connect external equipment with a standard

video cable.

12. S-VIDEO input jack (LINE2)

Use to connect the S-Video output of external equip-

ment with an S-Video cable.

During playback, press to play back in fast reverse.

Or when playback is paused, press to play back in

slow reverse.

13. REC I button

6. FWD D button

Press once to start recording.

During playback, press to play back in fast forward.

Or when playback is paused, press to play back in

slow forward.

Press repeatedly to start a One-Touch Timer

Recording.

14. REC SPEED button

Press to change the recording speed.

15. Remote control sensor

Receive signals from your remote control so that you

can control the unit from a distance.

7. STOP C button*

Press to stop playback or recording.

Press to stop the proceeding Timer Recording in

DVD.

8. PLAY B button*

Press to start or resume play.

Rear Panel

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUTPUT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

PCM BITSTREAM

OUT

AUDIO IN

(L1)

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

AUDIO OUT

11 10 9 8

1. TV ANTENNA IN jack

Use to connect an antenna.

2. VIDEO IN jack (LINE1)

7. COMPONENTVIDEO OUTPUT jacks

Use to connect a TV monitor with component video

inputs with component video cables.

Use to connect external equipment with a standard

video cable.

8. S-VIDEO OUT jack

3. VIDEO OUT jack

Use to connect the S-Video input of a TV monitor,AV

receiver or other equipment with an S-Video cable.

9. S-VIDEO IN jack (LINE1)

Use to connect a TV monitor,AV receiver or other

equipment with a standard video cable.

4. AC Power Cord

Use to connect the S-Video output of external equip-

ment with an S-Video cable.

Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to this unit.

5. COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

PCM / BITSTREAM jack

10. AUDIO IN jacks (LINE1)

Use to connect external equipment with standard

audio cables.

Use to connect an AV receiver, Dolby Digital decoder,

DTS decoder or other equipment with a coaxial digi-

tal input jack with a digital coaxial cable.

11. TV ANTENNA OUT jack

Use to connect an antenna cable to pass the signal

from the TV ANTENNA IN to your TV monitor.

6. AUDIO OUT jacks

Use to connect a TV monitor,AV receiver or other

equipment with standard audio cables.

Note: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent

damage to the unit.

Before you start

Functional overview (cont’d)

1. ON SCREEN button

Press to display the on-screen

menu.

14. STOP C button*

Press to stop playback or record-

ing.

Remote Control

2. OPEN/CLOSE A button*

Press to open or close the disc

tray.

3. Number buttons

Press to select channel numbers.

Press to select a title / chapter /

track on display.

15. REC SPEED button

Press to change the recording

speed.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

16. SET UP button

Press to display the Setting menu.

17. STANDBY/ON y/I button

Press to turn on and off the unit.

18. REPEAT button

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Press to enter theVCR Plus+

programming number.

Also press to enter values for the

settings in the Setting menu.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Press to display the repeat setting

menu.

19. ZOOM button

During playback, press to enlarge

the picture on the screen.

20. CH + / - buttons

Press to change the channel up

and down.

CLEAR

AUDIO

20 4. CLEAR button

Press to clear the password

entered, to cancel the program-

ming for CD, to clear the high-

lighted marker number in the

marker setup mode or to clear

the program once entered in the

Timer Recording setting mode,

etc.

PROG

VCR Plus+

21. AUDIO button

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Press to display the audio menu

during playback.

ENTER

22. MENU/LIST button

Press to display the Disc menu.

Press to change ORIGINAL and

PLAYLIST on the TV screen.

(VR mode only)

23. RETURN button

Press to return to the previously

displayed menu screen.

24. G (SKIP) button

During playback, press to skip to

the next chapter or track.

Or when playback is paused, press

to play back in forward step by

step.

5. PROG/VCR Plus+ button

Press once to display theVCR

Plus+ setting window.

Press twice to display the Timer

Programming list.

6. TOP MENU button

Press to display the top menu.

7. Cursor K / L / { / B buttons

Press to select items or settings.

8. ENTER button

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

12*

14*

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Press to confirm or select menu

items.

(CM SKIP) button

During playback, press to skip to

the 30 second advanced point.

REMOTE CONTROL

25. SLOW

/ FWD D button

During playback, press to play

back in fast forward.

10. H (SKIP) button

During playback, press to skip to

the previous chapter or track.

Or when playback is paused, press

to play back in reverse step by

step.

Or when playback is paused, press

to play back in slow forward.

26. PAUSE F button

Press to pause playback or

recording.

27. REC MONITOR button

Press to check the video and

audio signals for recording.

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

( ) The unit can also be turned on by

pressing these buttons.

11. SLOW

/ REW E button

During playback, press to play

back in fast reverse.

Or when playback is paused, press

to play back in slow reverse.

12. PLAY B button*

Press to start or resume playback.

13. REC I button

Press once to start a recording.

Press repeatedly to start a One-

Touch Timer Recording.

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Before you start

Functional overview (cont’d)

Installing batteries in the remote control Using a remote control

Install two “AA” size batteries (supplied), matching

their polarity to those indicated inside battery com-

partment of the remote control.

Keep in mind the following when using the remote

control:

Make sure that there is no obstacle between the

remote control and the remote sensor of the unit.

• Remote operation may become unreliable if

strong sunlight or fluorescent light is on the

remote sensor of the unit.

•

• Remote control for different devices can inter-

fere with each other. Avoid using remote control

for other equipment located close to the unit.

• Replace the batteries when you notice a fall-off

of the operating range of the remote control.

• The maximum operable ranges from the unit are

Note:

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such

as leakage and bursting. Please follow the instruction

below:

as follows.

- Beeline: approx. 23 feet (7m)

- Either side of the center:

approx. 16 feet (5m) within 30°

- Above: approx. 16 feet (5m) within 15°

- Below: approx. 10 feet (3m) within 30°

• Do not mix new and old batteries together.

• Do not use different kinds of batteries together.

Although they may look similar, different batteries

may have different voltages.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each

battery match the indications in the battery com-

partment.

• Remove batteries from equipment that is not going

to be used for a month or more.

• When disposing used batteries, please comply with

governmental regulations or public rules for envi-

ronmental protection that apply in your country

or area.

Within about

23feet (7m)

30˚

Remote

control

DIO

lus

• Do not recharge, short-circuit, heat, burn or disas-

semble batteries.

Code: JVC C

DISPLAY menu

1. Indicates a disc type and a

5. Each icon means:

Press [ON SCREEN] to call up

the display menu.This menu will

give you the information on the

disc. Some operations are avail-

able while disc is played back.

format mode.

: Search

: Audio

Note: In some descriptions on

this manual, only one disc type

is indicated as an example.

2. Indicates a current channel

number and an audio status of

the program.

3. Indicates a recording mode

and possible recording time

left.

: Subtitle

: Angle (exceptVR mode)

: Repeat

: Marker

0:00:00

DVD-RW

Video mode

: Noise Reduction

: Zoom

CH 8

Stereo

4. Indicates a title number, chap-

ter number and the time

elapsed of disc play.

6. Indicates current disc status.

1:01

Note:

• This is an example screen only for explanation. Displayed items will change depending on the actual mode.

• DISPLAY function is not available when no disc is inserted.

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Before you start

Functional overview (cont’d)

Guide to Displays on-screen menu

This unit uses the following on-screen menu for most operations: Easy Setting Menu,Advanced Setting Menu, Title

list, Playlist, Original and DISPLAY menu.They allow you to change the playback status of the disc during playback.

The DISPLAY menu also gives you information on the playback status of the disc.

Setting/DISC/CD menu

In stop mode, press [SET UP] to display Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu. Choose either Menu

using [K / L], then press [ENTER] to display it.

These menus allow you to perform all main functions and change setting for them.

Easy Setting Menu and Advanced Setting Menu are available. Easy Setting Menu consists of those frequently

needed.You can make all required setting using Advanced Setting Menu. Items with

both menus.

mark can be set in

7. Disc / CD Playback Mode:

“Disc” is available only when a

DVD-RW/R disc is inserted into the

unit. When a DVD-Video disc

(commercially available), a new

DVD-R disc or a finalized DVD-R

disc is inserted into the unit, you

cannot select “Disc”.

“CD Playback Mode” is available

only when an Audio CD disc,Video

CD or a CD-RW/R disc with JPEG

files is inserted into the unit.

1.Title List / Playlist /

Original:

Turns on a title list, playlist or

Original, which shows the record-

ed titles on the disc.

2. Format (DVD-RW only):

Allows you to erase all of the

recorded content on the disc.

The disc will be completely blank.

• Erased content cannot be

retrieved.

• A DVD-RW disc formatted in

Video mode with this unit can

not be used on other DVD

recorders for recording.

• If you want to use a disc format-

ted with this unit on another

DVD recorder, you have to re-

format the disc on that recorder.

3. Finalize:

Allows you to finalize a disc with

titles recorded on this unit only.

4. Disc Protect (VR mode only) :

Allows you to protect a disc from

accidental editing or recording.

5. Random Play:

To activate the random playback.

6. Program Play (Audio CD

andVideo CD only):

To activate the programmed play-

back.

Easy Setting Menu

OSD Language

Clock

English

Video mode

OFF

Channel

DVD-RW Recording Format

Timer Programming

Auto Finalize

Progressive

Disc

Advanced Setting Menu

Playback

Recording

Display

<DVD-R, DVD-RW (Video mode)>

Select Video

Clock

Disc

Title List

Channel

Disc

Format

Finalize

Easy Setting Menu

1. Playback:

To set up the unit to play back

discs as you prefer.

2. Recording:

To set up the unit to record on

discs.

<DVD-RW (VR mode)>

Disc

3. Display:

Playlist

To set up the OSD screen and the

front display of the unit as you prefer.

4. SelectVideo:

Original

Format

Finalize

Disc Protect OFF ON

To choose a line input to record

on DVD discs from other video

equipment.

5. Clock:

To set up the clock of the unit.

6. Channel:

7. PBC (Video CD only):

To switch the PBC(Play Back

Control) on or off.

8. Slide Show (JPEG only):

To change the length of the JPEG

picture display on the TV screen.

CD Playback Mode

To adjust the channel setting of

the unit as you prefer.

Random Play

Program Play

PBC(Video CD only)

Slide Show

OFF

5sec

Note:

• This is an example screen only for explanation. Displayed items will change depending on the actual mode.

EN 11

Before you start

Functional overview (cont’d)

Front Panel Display Guide

1. Current status of the unit

: Appears when a disc play

is paused.

2. Disc type and Current

4. Title/Track and Chapter

mark

status of the unit

Appears when an audio CD

or a disc with JPEG files is

on the disc tray.

: Appears when indicating

a title/track number.

: Appears when indicating

a chapter number.

: Appears when playing

back a disc.

: Appears when the timer

programming or OTR has

been set and is proceed-

ing.

Flashes when all Timer

Recordings have been fin-

ished, or when a program

cannot be performed

with some reasons.

: Appears during recording

process.

Appears when aVideo CD

is on the disc tray.

Appears when a DVD disc 5. Displays the following

is on the disc tray.

• Played-back time / remaining

time

• Current title / chapter / track

number

• Recording time

• Clock

• Channel number

• Remaining time for a one-

touch Timer Recording

Appears when a DVD-R

disc is on the disc tray.

Appears when a DVD-

RW disc is on the disc

tray.

Flashes when a recording

pauses.

3. Recording speed

Indicates the recording speed of

the disc.

: Appears in the after-

noon with the clock

display.

Appears during repeat

playback (disc playback

only).

Appears when the pro-

gressive scan system is

activated.

Display message

Appears when the disc

tray is closing.

Appears when the unit is

turned on.

Appears when a disc is

loaded on the disc tray.

Appears when the unit is

turned off.

Appears when the disc

tray is opening.

Appears when data is

being recorded on a disc.

Appears when the PBC

function is activated

(Video CD playback only.

Refer to page 45).

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Connections

Connection to aTV

Antenna

Cable

TV signal

Cable

TV signal

(Back ofTV)

VIDEO

AUDIO IN

(Back ofTV)

Plug in the AC

power cord

of this unit.

Connect

Video

cable

(supplied)

Connect

RF cable

(supplied)

Audio

cable

(supplied)

Note

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUTPUT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

• You must use both

A/V cables and coax-

ial to operate this

unit.

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

PCM BITSTREAM

OUT

Connect

AUDIO IN

(L1)

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

Disconnect

AUDIO OUT

(Back of this unit)

Choose one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of the equipment you possess.

Method 1

Method 2

Basic Audio

Better picture

Best picture

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO IN

PB/CB

PR/CR

S-Video cable

(commercially

available)

Component

Audio cable

(supplied)

Video cables

(commercially

available)

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUTPUT

This unit

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUTPUT

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

ANTENNA AUDIO IN

(L1)

COAXIAL

AUDIO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

COMPONENTVIDEO OUT

After you have completed connections

• Switch the input selector on your TV to an appropriate external input channel (usually near channel 0). Press a button

on the TV’s original remote control that selects an external input channel until the DVD recorder’s picture appears.

Check your TV owner’s manual for details.

Input Mode Names for Common TV Brands (Example)

Admiral

Curtis Mathis

AUX

Panasonic

TV/VIDEO

LINE1, LINE2, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93 RCA

INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93

INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93 Samsung

TV/VIDEO

Hitachi

INPUT, AUX

Sanyo

Sharp

Sony

VIDEO

JVC

VIDEO, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3

Kenwood

LXI-Series

Magnavox

AUX

VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3

Toshiba

Zenith

TV/GAME

AUX CHANNEL

Note

• Connect this unit directly to the TV. If the A/V cables are connected to aVCR, pictures may be distorted

due to the copy protection system.

EN 13

Connections

Connection to aTV (cont’d)

If yourTV is compatible with Progressive Scan (525p / 480p) and you want

to enjoy that high quality picture;

Progressive

OFF

You must select the connection Method 2 on page 13 and Progressive Scan mode.To set

the mode, press [SET UP] and set “Progressive” to “ON” on the Easy Setting Menu, or

on the “Playback” sub menu of the Advanced Setting Menu.Then press [ENTER].

“P.SCAN” will appear on the display of this unit.

If yourTV is not compatible with Progressive Scan;

Progressive

Use this unit in Interlace mode. Make sure that no “P.SCAN” is on the display of this unit.

If not, press [SET UP] and set “Progressive” to “OFF” on the Easy Setting Menu, or on

the “Playback” sub menu of the Advanced Setting Menu.Then press [ENTER].“P.SCAN”

on the display of this unit will disappear.

OFF

Connection to a cable box or satellite box

Antenna or CableTV signal

RF IN

Connect the aerial.

AC outlet

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUTPUT

INPUT

(Cable box or

Satellite box)

PB/CB

P^R/CR

OUTPUT

P^R

Video

RF OUT

Audio-L

OUTPUT

Audio-R

Video

INPUT

Video

AUDIO

OUTPUT

Audio-L

Audio-R

ANTENNA

Audio-R

OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUTPUT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

PCM BITSTREAM

OUT

AUDIO IN

(L1)

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

AUDIO OUT

Back of this unit

AC outlet

Turn on the power of all the units. Select an appropriate external input on yourTV.

(Refer to page 13, "After you have compleated connections".)

Note to the CableTV System Installer :

This reminder is provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the

National Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding - in particular, specifying that the

cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable

entry as possible.

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Connections

Connection to an Audio System

• When you change the connections, all devices should be turned off.

• Refer to the operation manual accompanying external devices for more information.

Method 1

Method 2

Stereo system

Dolby Digital decoder, DTS decoder,

MD deck or DAT deck

Analog audio

input jacks

AUDIO

COAXIAL

Digital audio

input jack

Audio Coaxial

Digital cable

(commercially

available)

Audio cable

(supplied)

This unit

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

VIDEO OUT

PCM / BITSTREAM

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

AUDIO OUT

• The playback soundtrack selection is done in DISC

menu available thru [TOP MENU] or [MENU/LIST]

buttons. DIGITAL OUT settings must be done correctly

to allow selected soundtrack to be played correctly.

SET UP>Advanced Setting Menu

>Playback >Digital Out >

Setting

Connection

PCM Dolby Digital DTS

If output is Dolby Digital encoded

audio, connect to a Dolby Digital

decoder.

Stream

PCM

OFF

If output is DTS encoded audio, con-

nect to the DTS decoder.

If output is encoded audio for both

Dolby Digital and DTS, connect to

the decoder which encodes multiple

audio sources.

Stream

Connecting to an MD deck or DAT

deck.

PCM

OFF

If not connected to any external

devices.

* To complete these settings, refer to pages 75-77.

Note

• By connecting this unit to a Multi-channel Dolby Digital decoder,

you can enjoy high-quality Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround

sound as heard in the movie theaters.

•The audio source on a disc in a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sur-

round format cannot be recorded as digital sound by an MD or

DAT deck.

• By connecting this unit to the DTS decoder, you can enjoy 5.1

channel Surround System which reproduces the original sound

as truthfully as possible. 5.1 channel Surround System is devel-

oped by the Digital Theater System Inc.

• Playing back a DVD using incorrect settings may generate noise

distortion and may also damage the speakers.

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Getting started

Easy DVD recording

The following will help you to understand easily how to record to DVD discs.

Note:

Make sure batteries are in the remote control and you have connected this unit and the TV correctly.

Step 1: Choose a disc type

Step 2: Insert a blank disc

There are several types of recordable DVD discs

to choose from. Choose a recordable DVD disc

type based on your playback/recording/editing

needs. See “DVD disc types” at the bottom of this

page for more information on the differences

among various compatible media.

Remote Control

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

Turn on

the unit.

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

This DVD recorder can record on the fol-

lowing type of discs.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Open the

disc tray.

(or)

For example, when you want to record

repeatedly on the same disc or when you

want to edit the disc after recording, select

the rewritable DVD-RW type disc.

STANDBY/ON

REPEAT

OPEN/

Close the

disc tray.

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

When you want to save recordings without

any alteration, a non-rewritable DVD-R can

be your choice.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

This operation may take a

while to be recognized.

DVD disc types

Format the disc

When inserting a disc that

has already been recorded

on, you can delete those

contents by formatting that

disc.

: Most suitable.

You want to

RecordTV programs

: Can be used.

: Some functions are limited.

: Cannot be used.

DVD-RW VR

DVD-RW Video

DVD-R

Reuse by deleting unwanted contents

Edit recorded contents

Edit/Record from connected equipment

Copy discs for distribution

Formatting is only neces-

sary to prepare disc pre-

viously recorded on for

recording.

Details are on pages 28-

29.

When you format a disc, the

entire contents on that disc

will be erased.

Play on other DVD equipment

Features

Recording

Rewritable?

DVD-RW VR

DVD-RW Video

DVD-R

Yes

Can create chapters at fixed intervals (auto.)

Can create chapters wherever you like (manual)

Can record 16:9 size pictures

Can record Copy-Once programs

• The unit automatically

starts initializing when a

brand new disc is inserted.

Editing

Can perform basic edit functions

Yes

Can perform advanced edit functions (Playlist edit)

DVD-RW (VR mode) can only be played on DVD

equipment that isVR compatible.

Note:

For details of the above functions and implied

restrictions, see the explanations inside the manual.

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Getting started

Easy DVD recording (Cont’d)

Step 3: Select the

Recording

Step 4: Select the

desired

Step 5: Record to

DVD discs

speed

channel

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

ENTER

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

ENTER

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

REC

PAUSE

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

GHI

JKL

MNO

REC

SPEED MONITOR

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

REC

PAUSE

REC

CLEAR

AUDIO

SPEED MONITOR

PROG

VCR Plus+

CH 12

0:58

Hint 1: Play the recorded contents

You can select the title you want to play back from a displayed menu, and

immediately start to play back. Recorded

Stop Rec.

Start Rec.

Stop/Start

contents are easily accessible, with simple

procedure of choosing a title on a chapter

on the menu screen.

Step 6: Stop the

Title 1

Title 2

Record

What are titles and chapters?

The contents of a DVD disc are gener-

ally divided into titles.Titles may be fur-

ther divided into chapters.

ENTER

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2

RETURN

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Hint 2: Edit the recorded disc

You will find editing discs is easy.This unit offers convenient editing

functions which are possible only with DVD-RW/R discs.

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Title list offers the following editing functions.

• Putting names on titles

• Setting pictures for thumbnails

• Setting/clearing chapter markers

• Deleting parts of titles or scenes

(Possible editing functions depend on the recording format and editing

method.)

Wait for a moment.

90%

Original and Playlist (VR mode)

(Appears only in theVR mode)

You can edit the contents on a Playlist without changing the original

recordings.A Playlist does not take up much disc space.

What “Original” or “Playlist” is for?

Throughout this manual, you will find Original and Playlist to refer to the

original content and the edited version.

• Original content refers to what’s originally recorded on the disc.

• Playlist content refers to the edited version of the original content.

Finalizing a Disc

• You need to record in video mode and finalize the disc to play it back

on other players.

• Once you finalize a disc recorded in video mode, you cannot record

or edit any information on the disc.

• Discs recorded inVR mode can still be edited after finalization.

This operation may take

a while to be completed.

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Getting started

Channel setting

Right after the purchase of the

unit and whenever you move to a

new area, we recommend to pro-

gram available channels in your

area using “Auto Preset” in the

Channel Preset of the Setting

menu.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select “Auto

Preset”. Press [ENTER].

The unit will start getting chan-

nels available in your area.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

AUDIO

CLEAR

Getting channels

automatically

CH 1

PROG

VCR Plus+

Auto Presetting Now

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Press [STANDBY/ON y/I].

SLOW

PLAY

SLOW

Wait for several minutes to finish

channel scanning.

To select a channel

Turn on theTV. Select the

input to which the unit is

connected.

You can select a channel by

directly entering channel num-

ber using the Number but-

tons on the remote control.

Notes for using the

Refer to the table on page 13.

Press [SET UP] to exit.

•

[CH + /

-] will switch among

Number buttons:

the memorized channels.

• When selecting cable chan-

nels which are larger than 99,

enter channel numbers as a

three-digit number. (For

example: 117, press [1], [1],

[7].)

•You must precede single-digit

channel numbers with a zero

(For example: 02, 03, 04 and

so on).

TV's original

remote control

TV / VIDEO

*This button can

be labeled as

INPUT,AUX, etc.

•

You can select the line input

mode (“L1” or “L2”).To select

“L1” by pressing

[0],

[

1].

0],

[2]. Details are on page 39.

Press [SET UP].

To select “L2” by pressing

0],

[

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

Note

• You cannot change the channel

while one of the functions on

the unit is in the recording,

OTR or Timer Recording

mode.

• If the auto presetting is

cancelled during preset-

ting, some of the channels

not yet preset may not be

received.

Using [K / L], select

“Channel”. Press [ENTER].

Channel menu will appear.

• The selection will depend on

how you receive the TV chan-

nels.

To cancel the auto preset-

ting during scanning:

Press [RETURN]or [SET UP]

to cancel.

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Getting started

Channel setting (cont’d)

Adding/deleting

channels

Using [K / L], select “Add”

or “Delete”. Press [ENTER].

The channel number will be

added or deleted from the chan-

nel memory.Then, the next chan-

nel number will appear so that

you can continue adding or delet-

ing channels.

STANDBY/ON

The channels you no longer

receive or seldom watch can be

deleted from the memory.You can

also add channels manually into

memory.

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

Press [SET UP].

Manual Preset

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

ENTER

Add

Delete

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

Using [K / L], select

REC

SPEED MONITOR

“Channel”. Press [ENTER].

Channel menu will appear.

REMOTE CONTROL

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Using [K / L], select “Manual

Preset”. Press [ENTER].

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DVD RECORDER

Manual Preset menu will appear.

Manual Preset

Add

Delete

Select the channel number to

add or delete.

Press [{] or [CH -] to move

to a smaller channel number.

Press [B] or [CH +] to move

to a larger channel number.

• Use [{ / B] to move through

the channels one by one, includ-

ing the ones not in the channel

memory, while use [CH + /

to move through the channels

only in the channel memory.

Press the Number buttons to

select a channel number directly.

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Getting started

Channel setting (cont’d)

Guide channel setting

Channel Line-Up Chart

First, fill in the boxes on this page:

Call letters

Guide Channel

TV Channel

(Local TV station)

(Guide channel number)

(Local channel number)

Write your local channel numbers in “TV Channel”

column, which you can receive in your area by chan-

nel preset.

Write local TV stations corresponding TV Channel in

“Call letters” column, and write guide channel num-

bers corresponding call letters in “Guide Channel”

column, consulting your TV guide magazine or the

TV listings of your local newspaper.

Remember:

If your cable box or satellite box is connected as in

“Connection to a cable box or satellite box” on

page 14,TV Channel number must be channel 3 or 4

for every guide channel number.

Now, compare the channel numbers you have writ-

ten in the Guide Channel and TV Channel columns.

You must set all of these channel numbers that don’t

match using the following procedure before you pro-

gram the automatic timer recording using theVCR

Plus+ system.

• This setting only needs to be set once, but must

be done again if you have moved to a different

area and channel numbers have been changed.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Press [SET UP].

Using [K / L], select “Guide

Channel Setting”. Press

[ENTER].

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is dis-

played, proceed to step 3.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Guide Channel Setting list will

appear.

CLEAR

AUDIO

Guide Channel Setting

PROG

Guide Channel

TV Channel

CH - - -

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

CH - - -

Using [K / L], select

“Advanced Setting Menu”.

Press [ENTER].

CH - - -

ENTER

CH - - -

Advanced Setting Menu will

appear.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Using [K / L], select

“Channel”.

REMOTE CONTROL

Press [ENTER].

Channel menu will appear.

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

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Getting started

Channel setting (cont’d)

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Assign channel numbers to

the guide channels as neces-

sary.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Look in your TV guide to see

which channel numbers should be

assigned to which guide channels.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Using [K / L], select a chan-

nel number. Press [ENTER].

A cursor will move to a TV chan-

nel column.

ENTER

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

If the channel you wish to set is

REC

PAUSE

not on the screen, press [{ / B]

to change the displayed page until

you reach the correct page.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Using [{ / B], select an

external input (L) or

CATV/TV channel (CH).

REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Using the Number buttons or

[K / L], enter aTV channel

number, then press [ENTER].

The channel number is assigned.

Repeat 1-3 above to assign more

channels.

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Note

• To erase a TV channel, press

[{] at step 5-3.

EN 21

Getting started

Selecting theTV stereo or SAP

You can select an audio channel

to output from TV.

Using [K / L], select “TV

Audio Select”. Press

[ENTER].

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Press [SET UP].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is dis-

played, proceed to step 3.

Option window will appear.

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

TV Audio Select

Stereo

SAP

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Using [K / L], select

“Advanced Setting Menu”.

Press [ENTER].

ENTER

The default is set as “Stereo”.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Advanced Setting Menu will

appear.

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Using [K / L], select “Stereo”

or “SAP”. Press [ENTER].

Using [K / L], select

REMOTE CONTROL

“Channel”. Press [ENTER].

Channel menu will appear.

Stereo:

Outputs main-audio.

SAP (Secondary Audio

Program):

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Outputs sub-audio.

Refer to the item in “Glossary”

on page 83 for more information.

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Notes onTV channel audio

• If you want to record a TV program available in second audio or

stereo on a DVD-RW/R, you have to select either Stereo or SAP in the

Channel Preset screen beforehand. Refer to the following table to

check an appropriate setting.

Selected

audio

Broadcast

audio

Disc

recording

Audio

output

Stereo

STEREO+SAP STEREO

STEREO

MONO

SAP

STEREO

MONO+SAP

MONO

STEREO

MONO

SAP

STEREO+SAP SAP

STEREO

MONO+SAP

MONO

STEREO

SAP

MONO

STEREO

SAP

MONO

•

You can only play back the disc in second audio if a TV program is

available in second audio and you set “ TV Audio Select ” to “ SAP ”.

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Getting started

Setting the clock

Set the clock before you try the

Timer Recording. If Public

Broadcasting Service (PBS) is

available in your area, follow the

Auto Clock Setting below. If not,

follow the Manual Clock Setting

on page 24.

• If you do not know the PBS

channel number in your

area:

Using [K / L], select

“Auto”. Press [ENTER].

The setting will be activated.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Auto Clock Setting

Make sure:

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

• The antenna/cable TV connec-

tions are correct.

• If this unit is connected to a

Cable Box or Satellite Box, select

the local PBS station to set the

clock automatically.

• If you know the PBS channel

number in your area:

Using [K / L], select

“Manual”. Press [ENTER].

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Auto Clock Setting - Manual

Set Channel No.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

Press [SET UP].

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is dis-

played, proceed to step 3.

REMOTE CONTROL

Using the Number buttons

or [K / L], enter the PBS

channel number. Press

[ENTER].

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Using [K / L], select

“Advanced Setting Menu”.

Press [ENTER].

The setting will be activated.

Advanced Setting Menu will

appear.

• If you want to set the clock

manually and cancel the

auto clock setting:

Using [K / L], select “OFF”.

Press [ENTER].

The auto clock setting will be

canceled.

Using [K / L], select “Clock”.

Press [ENTER].

Clock menu will appear.

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Using [K / L], select “Auto

Clock Setting”. Press

[ENTER].

Note

Option window will appear.

Press [STANDBY/ON /I] to

• The clock may set itself auto-

matically after you connect

the antenna/cable signal to

this unit and plug in the

power cord. In this case, the

current time will appear on

the front panel display.

• If the current time is not dis-

played or the displayed clock

time is not correct, set the

clock manually.

turn off the unit.

Auto Clock Setting

This unit will search for the clock

time only when the power is off.

Leave it off for several minutes to

give this unit time to set the

clock on the display of the front

panel.

OFF

Auto

Manual

The default setting is “Auto”.

EN 23

Getting started

Setting the clock (cont’d)

Manual Clock Setting

Using [K / L], enter the time

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

(hour / minute).

Press [{ / B] to move the cur-

sor.

Press [SET UP].

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Clock Setting

CLEAR

AUDIO

Using [K / L], select “Clock”.

Press [ENTER].

PROG

JUL/ 23 / 2005(SAT)

4: 14 PM

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

When entering from Advanced

Setting Menu, Clock menu will

appear.

ENTER

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

When entering from

SPEED MONITOR

Press [K / L] to select AM or

PM. Press [ENTER].

Advanced Setting Menu,

using [K / L], select “Clock

Setting”. Press [ENTER].

A clock setting window will

appear.

Clock menu will appear, then the

settings will be activated.

Although seconds are not dis-

played, they will be counted from

zero.

REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Clock Setting

--- / -- / ---- ( ---- )

-- : ----

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Press [ENTER] again.

Default date will appear.

Using [K / L], enter the date

(month / day / year).

Press [{ / B] to move the cur-

sor.

Clock Setting

JAN/ 01 / 2005(SAT)

12: 00 AM

Note

•

Your clock setting will be lost

if either there is a power fail-

ure or this unit has been

unplugged for more than 30

seconds.

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Getting started

Setting the clock (cont’d)

Setting the daylight

saving time

Using [K / L], select

“Daylight SavingTime”. Press

[ENTER].

When Daylight Saving Time is ON,

the clock will automatically move

forward one hour on the first

Sunday in April and move back one

hour on the last Sunday in October.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Option window will appear.

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Daylight Saving Time

CLEAR

AUDIO

OFF

PROG

Press [SET UP].

VCR Plus+

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is dis-

played, proceed to step 3.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Using [K / L], select “ON” or

“OFF”. Press [ENTER].

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Choose “ON” if you are currently

observing the daylight saving time.

REC

PAUSE

Using [K / L], select

REC

SPEED MONITOR

“Advanced Setting Menu”.

Press [ENTER].

Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

Press [SET UP] to exit.

REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Using [K / L] , select

“Clock”. Press [ENTER].

Clock menu will appear.

Selecting theTV aspect ratio

You can select the TV aspect ratio

to match the formats of what you

are playing back on the unit and

your TV screen (4:3 standard or

16:9 widescreen TV).

The default is set as “4:3 Letter

Box”.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select “TV

Aspect”. Press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

TV Aspect

4:3 Letter Box

4:3 Pan & Scan

16:9 Wide

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

Press [SET UP].

VCR Plus+

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is dis-

played, proceed to step 3.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Refer to the Note on this page.

Note

Using [K / L], select

If you have a standardTV:

Select “4:3 Letter Box” for full

length picture with black bars

on the top and bottom of the

screen. Select “4:3 Pan & Scan”

for a full height picture with

both sides trimmed.

“Advanced Setting Menu”.

Press [ENTER].

Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

Using [K / L], select a

desired option. Press

[ENTER].

Using [K / L], select

If you have a widescreenTV:

Select “16:9 Wide”.

“Playback”. Press [ENTER].

Playback menu will appear.

Press [SET UP] to exit.

EN 25

Recording

Information on DVD recording

Information

Recording speed

You can select a recording speed among 6 options,

and the recording time will depend on the record-

ing speed you select as follows.

This unit can record on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs.

DVD-R discs allow you to record programs only

once, and the recorded contents cannot be erased.

DVD-RW discs allow you to record programs

repeatedly, and the recorded contents can be erased.

You can record programs on DVD-R discs only in

Video mode, while recording format for DVD-RW

discs can be eitherVideo mode orVR mode.

Recording Recording

Video/Sound

Quality

Disc Size

speed

time *

18 min

36 min

72 min

Logo

Attributes

8cm Disc

108 min

144 min

180 min

60 min

• 8cm/12cm, single-sided, single layer disc

SLP

SEP

DVD-RW

•

Approx. max. recording time (SEP mode):

600 minutes (4.7GB) (for 12cm)

180 minutes (1.4GB) (for 8cm)

120 min

240 min

360 min

480 min

600 min

DVD-R

12 cm Disc

Recordable disc

SLP

SEP

• Discs that should be used with this recorder:

DVD-RW 2x or 4x

DVD-R 4x or 8x

*The recording time are estimates and actual

recording time may differ.

*The audio and video quality is getting poorer as

the recording time becomes longer.

*Each time [REC SPEED] is press, allowed

recording time will be displayed.

• Discs that were tested and proven as compatible

with this recorder:

Maxell DVD-R

TDK DVD-RW 2x

MITSUBISHI DVD-R 8x

JVC DVD-RW 4x

• AboutVideo mode andVR (Video

Recording) mode

Note

Video mode is the same recording format as

DVD-Video discs purchased locally and

played back on most DVD players.

To play back the disc on other DVD players,

you will need to finalize the disc (Refer to

page 40). Before finalization, you can record

additionally or edit disc with this unit.

VR (Video Recording) mode is a basic

recording format for DVD-RW.You can edit,

record and delete repeatedly.

• This recorder cannot record on CD-RW or

CD-R discs.

• DVD-RW/R and CD-RW/R discs recorded on a

personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder

may not be played back if the disc is damaged or

dirty or if there is dirt of condensation on the

player’s lens.

•

If you record on a disc using a personal computer,

there are cases in which it may not be played back

because of the settings of the application software

used to create the disc, even if it is recorded in a

compatible format. (Check with the software pub-

lisher for more detailed information.)

DVD players with

are capable of playing

DVD-RW recorded inVR mode.

Disc type Disc format Functions

Video mode

Video

Playback, limited

recording, limited editing

• Discs recorded inVideo mode on this unit cannot

record additionally using other DVD recorders.

• A DVD-RW disc formatted inVideo mode with this

unit cannot be used on other DVD recorders.

• Since the recording is made by the variable bit rate

(VBR) method, the actual remaining time for record-

ing may be a little bit shorter than the remaining

time displayed on the OSD, depending on the pic-

ture you are recording.

DVD-RW

VR mode

Playback, recording,

Original/Playlist editing

DVD-RW

Video mode

Playback, limited

recording, limited editing

DVD-R

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Recording

Information on DVD recording (cont’d)

Restrictions on recording

Making discs playable on other DVD

player (Finalize)

You cannot record copy-protected discs or tapes

using this unit. Copy-protected material includes

DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts.

If copy-protected material is encountered during a

recording, recording will be paused or stop automat-

ically and an error message will be displayed

onscreen.

After recording, you must finalize the disc in order

to play on other units. (Refer to page 40.)

Finalizing*

Playable

STANDBY/ON

(

)

AUDIO

REC SPEED

Material that is “copy-once only” can only be

recorded using a DVD-RW disc inVR mode with

CPRM (see below).

When recording a TV broadcast or through an

external input, you can display copy control informa-

tion on screen.

This Unit

DVD player

Not Playable

* You cannot finalize discs recorded in other DVD recorders.

After finalizing:

• After DVD-R discs are finalized :

- A title menu is created automatically.

- Undo finalizing is not possible.

What is “CPRM”?

This is a format used to record copy-once pro-

grams. By recording coded data on the area of

DVD discs that ordinary writing software can-

not write, it prevents copy-once programs from

being recorded repeatedly on different media.

This unit is CPRM compatible, which means

that you can record copy-once broadcast pro-

grams, but then you cannot make a copy of

those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be

made on DVD-RW discs formatted inVR

mode, and CPRM recordings can only be played

back on DVD players that are compatible with

CPRM.

- Additional recording or editing is not possible.

• After DVD-RW (Video mode) discs are finalized :

- A title menu is created automatically.

- Undo finalizing is possible. (Refer to page 40.)

- Additional recording or editing is possible if you

undo finalize. (Refer to page 40.)

• After DVD-RW (VR mode) is finalized :

- A title menu is not created.

- Undo finalizing is possible. (Refer to page 40.)

- Additional recording or editing is possible even

without undo finalizing.

Information on copy control

Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected

information. For their recording, refer to the follow-

ing.

Copy-

prohibited

Copy

-once

Copy

-free

Disc type / format

ver.1.1,1.2

DVD-RW

ver.1.1,1.2 CPRM compatible

ver.1.1,1.2

Video

DVD-RW

ver.1.1,1.2 CPRM compatible

ver.2.0

DVD-R

Recordable

Not Recordable

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Recording

Formatting a disc

Choosing the recording format of a blank disc

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

Video

DVD-RW

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

When inserting a blank disc, the unit

starts to initialize it automatically.

After that, you can record on the

disc with a recording format select-

ed in the Setting menu.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Using [K / L], select “DVD-

RW Recording Format”.

Press [ENTER].

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

Option window will appear.

DVD-RW Recording Format

PROG

Video mode

VR mode

VCR Plus+

Press [SET UP].

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

If Easy Setting Menu is displayed,

proceed to step 3.

ENTER

Video mode

DVD Player Compatibility mode.

VR mode

Editing possibility mode.

Note

• The recording format setting is

effective only for DVD-RW discs.

You cannot change the recording

format for a DVD-R disc. DVD-R

discs will always be inVideo mode.

• You cannot mix two formats

on one DVD-RW disc.When

you load a disc once recorded

before, the recording format

cannot be changed even if you

change it in the Setting menu.

• When inserting a blank DVD+RW

or DVD+R disc, the error mes-

sage (“Disc Error”) will appear.

You cannot record on a

The default is set as “Video mode”.

(Advanced Setting Menu only)

Using [K / L], select

“Recording”. Press [ENTER].

Recording menu will appear.

Using [K / L], select “Video

mode” or “VR mode”. Press

[ENTER].

Recording

DVD-RW Recording Format

Auto Chapter

Video mode

10 minutes

The recording format will be set.

Timer Programming

Recording Audio Select (XP)

Auto Finalize

Dolby Digital

Press [SET UP] to exit.

DVD+RW/R. On this unit,

DVD+RW and DVD+R are for

playback only.

• PLAYLIST will be created auto-

matically when recording on

DVD-RW inVR mode.

Setting Auto Chapter

Video

DVD-RW

You can set specific time interval

for chapter marks.

(Advanced Setting Menu only)

Using [K / L], select “Auto

Chapter”. Press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Auto Chapter

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

OFF

Press [SET UP].

Using [K / L], select

“Advanced Setting Menu”.

Press [ENTER].

5 minutes

10 minutes

15 minutes

30 minutes

60 minutes

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

Using [K / L], select

“Recording”. Press [ENTER].

Recording menu will appear.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

The default is set as “10 minutes”.

ENTER

Recording

DVD-RW Recording Format

Auto Chapter

Video mode

10 minutes

Using [K / L], select a desired

time option. Press [ENTER].

Chapter marks will be put as you

specified.

Note

•

Timer Programming

Recording Audio Select (XP)

Auto Finalize

InVideo mode,Auto Chapter may

not show up as you specified.

Dolby Digital

• A blank chapter may be creat-

ed depending on the remain-

ing time of the disc.

Press [SET UP] to exit.

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Recording

Formatting a disc (cont’d)

Reformatting a disc

Video

DVD-RW

Video mode is the default record-

ing format for DVD-RW.

You can change it toVR mode

from the Setting Menu.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Formatting will start.

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

AUDIO

CLEAR

Press [SET UP].

PROG

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Formatting

90%

Using [K / L], select “Disc”.

Press [ENTER].

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

Disc menu will appear.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Formatting is complete.

100% will be indicated.

Using [K / L], select

REMOTE CONTROL

“Format”. Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Format

Yes

Formatting

100%

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

Final confirmation window will

appear.

Format

Yes

Note

• When you reformat the disc,

all contents of the disc will be

erased.

Are you sure?

Yes

• If you want to cancel format-

ting at step 3 or 4, select

“No”.

• A disc once formatted in

Video mode with this unit

cannot be used on other

DVD recorders.

EN 29

Recording

Recording Audio Select (XP)

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-R

You can enjoy high quality sound

recording.This function works

only when the recording speed is

set at XP.

Select “Recording Audio

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Select (XP)” using [K / L],

then press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Recording Audio Select (XP)

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

PCM

CLEAR

AUDIO

Dolby Digital

Press [SET UP].

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is dis-

played, proceed to STEP 3.

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Easy Setting Menu

The default is “Dolby Digital”.

OSD Language

Clock

English

Video mode

OFF

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Channel

REC

PAUSE

DVD-RW Recording Format

Timer Programming

Auto Finalize

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Select “PCM” or “Dolby

Digital” using [K / L], then

press [ENTER].

Progressive

Disc

Advanced Setting Menu

REMOTE CONTROL

Recording Audio Select (XP)

PCM

RM-SDR053U

Dolby Digital

DVD RECORDER

Select “Advanced Setting

Menu” using [K / L], then

press [ENTER].

Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

Advanced Setting Menu

PCM:

Playback

Recording

Display

Records PCM audio for the best

quality sound.

Select Video

Clock

Channel

Disc

Dolby Digital:

Records Dolby Digital audio for

good quality sound.

Easy Setting Menu

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Select “Recording” using

[K / L], then press [ENTER].

Recording menu will appear.

Recording

Note

DVD-RW Recording Format

Auto Chapter

VR mode

• “PCM” stands for Pulse Code

Modulation. It changes analog

sound to digital sound with-

out compressing audio data.

• When the recording speed is

set at other than XP, the unit

records “Dolby Digital” audio

automatically even if you

10 minutes

Timer Programming

Recording Audio Select (XP)

Auto Finalize

Dolby Digital

selected “PCM”.

30 EN

Recording

Basic recording

Video

DVD-RW

“Video mode” has been selected

as the default. Refer to “Choosing

the recording format of a blank

disc” on page 28.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

DVD-R

GHI

JKL

MNO

Follow steps below to record TV

programs.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

AUDIO

CLEAR

When a DVD-R disc is loaded:

DVD-R discs will always be inVideo mode.

PROG

VCR Plus+

Turn on the unit. Load a

recordable disc.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Make sure that the TV input is set

on the unit.

Using [CH + /

] or the

Number buttons, select a

desired channel to record.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

This operation may take a

while to be recognized.

REC

PAUSE

REC

CH 12

SPEED MONITOR

Using [REC SPEED], select a

recording speed.

Note

Press [REC I] to start record-

•

Recording starts immediately

after you press [REC I] and

continues until the disc is full

or you stop recording.

ing.

0:58

I mark will be displayed for 5 seconds.

Refer to “Recording speed” on page 26.

•

When the clock setting has not

been made, the space for a date

and time of title names in the

Original or Playlist will be blank.

When you record a TV program

broadcasted in both Stereo and

SAP-audio on a DVD-RW/R, you

have to select the TV channel

audio (Stereo or SAP) before-

hand. Only the selected channel

audio will be recorded. Refer to

“Selecting the TV stereo or SAP”

on page 22 for more details.

Press [PAUSE F] to pause.

Press [REC I] to resume.

Make sure that the recording for-

mat is set to the desired mode.

Refer to “Formatting a disc” on

pages 28-29.

Press [STOP C] to stop

When a DVD-RW disc is loaded:

You can chooseVideo mode or

VR mode from the Setting menu.

recording.

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

•

You cannot change the recording

speed during the REC pause mode.

You can change channels dur-

ing the REC pause mode.

Checking the recording picture and sound quality

CLEAR

AUDIO

Video

DVD-RW

Rec Monitor

XP 0:58

DVD-R

PROG

You can confirm the recording picture

and sound quality with the recording

speed you have selected before

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Press [REC SPEED] repeatedly

to change the recording speed.

The recording speed will be

ENTER

attempting to record to a DVD disc.

changed as you press the button

as shown below. Refer to

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

“Recording speed” on page 26.

While in the stop or recording

mode, press [REC MONITOR].

The TV program will be on the

screen in the recording picture

quality and the sound will be out-

put in the recording sound quality

with the recording speed you

have selected.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

SEP

SLP

• You cannot change the record-

ing speed during recording.

Note

•

If you press [REC MONITOR]

while receiving the bilingual

broadcast, the sound to be

recorded is output.

Press [REC MONITOR] again to

exit.

EN 31

Recording

One-touchTimer Recording

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-R

This is a simple way to set the

recording time in blocks of 30

minutes. Check that the disc has

enough recordable space for the

time you set.

After finishing the recording, the

recorder automatically goes into

standby.

Using [CH + /

-] or the

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Number buttons, select a

desired channel to record.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

Press [REC I] repeatedly to

select a desired recording

time.

PROG

VCR Plus+

Recording time appears on the TV

screen (30 minutes to 4 hours).

Recording will start.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Turn on the unit and load a

recordable disc.

ENTER

Make sure that the TV input is set

on the unit.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

This operation may take a

while to be recognized.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

0:30

Using [REC SPEED], select a

recording speed.

0:30

Refer to “Recording speed” on

page 26.

OFF

1:00

(Normal Recording)

4:00

Note

•

The remaining recording time

will appear on the display

panel during an one-touch

Timer Recording. Press

[ON SCREEN] to see it on

the TV screen.

3:30

Make sure that the recording

format is set to the desired

mode.

When the unit reaches the speci-

fied time, it will turn off automati-

cally.

• You cannot pause a one-touch

Timer Recording.

Refer to “Formatting a disc” on

pages 28-29.

To change the recording time dur-

ing the one-touch Timer

Recording, press [REC I]

repeatedly until the desired time

appear.

• Unlike a Timer Recording, you

can perform the following

operations during a one-touch

Timer Recording.

When a DVD-RW disc is

loaded:

You can chooseVideo mode or

VR mode from the Setting menu.

“Video mode” has been selected

as the default. Refer to page 28

“Choosing the recording format

of a blank disc.”

- Turning off the power.

Using [REC I] and

[STOP C].

To cancel the one-touch Timer

Recording within the specified

time, press [STOP C].

• The unit will be turned off

automatically under the follow-

ing conditions.

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

1)No space remained on the disc.

2)When a power failure occurs.

• When OTR is finished and the

power is turned off, the unit

will switch to the standby

mode automatically if a Timer

Recording has been pro-

grammed.

When a DVD-R disc is loaded:

DVD-R discs will always be in

Video mode.

Press [STANDBY/ON /I]

to cancel the standby mode for

using the unit continuously.

32 EN

Recording

Timer Recording

When pressing [L] at the cur-

rent date,Timer Recording mode

will change as follows.

Video

DVD-RW

You can choose the timer

programming menu by press-

ing [PROG/VCR Plus+]

twice. In this case, continue

with step 4.

DVD-R

You can program the unit to record

up to 8 programs within a month in

advance. Daily or weekly program

recordings are also available.

• Be sure to set the clock before

programming a timer recording.

• Insert a recordable disc.

e.g. January 1st

JAN/01

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Daily

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

MON-SAT

MON-FRI

SAT

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

Press [SET UP].

PROG

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

If Easy Setting Menu is displayed,

proceed to step 3.

FRI

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

SUN

ENTER

JAN/31

(Advanced Setting Menu only)

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Using [K / L], select

REC

PAUSE

Using [K / L], enter start and

end time. Press [B].

REC

“Recording”. Press [ENTER].

Recording menu will appear.

SPEED MONITOR

Timer Programming

Recording

Date

Start

End

Speed

DVD-RW Recording Format

Auto Chapter

Video mode

10 minutes

1. JAN/01 12:57AM --:--

REMOTE CONTROL

---

Timer Programming

Recording Audio Select (XP)

Auto Finalize

Dolby Digital

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Using [K / L], select the channel

number. Press [B].

Timer Programming

Using [K / L], select “Timer

Programming”. Press

[ENTER].

Date

Start

End

Speed

1. JAN/01 12:57AM 1:57AM CH

---

Timer Programming list will appear.

To record from external input,

select L1 or L2.

Timer Programming

Date

---

Start

End

Speed

---

Using [K / L], select a record-

Note

---

ing speed.

• If you have not set the

clock yet:

Timer Programming

Date

Start

End

Speed

Auto

A clock setting window will

appear after step 3. Continue

with step 4 in “Auto Clock

Setting” on page 23 or

“Manual Clock Setting” on

page 24 before setting a timer

programming.

• Press [{ / B] to move the

cursor to the left and the

right on the timer program-

ming menu.

Using [K / L], select a pro-

gram number. Press

[ENTER].

1. JAN/01 12:57AM 1:57AM CH

---

Refer to “Recording speed” on

page 26.

If you choose Auto, the unit auto-

matically selects the best record-

ing speed to make the best quality

picture according to the remaining

disc space.

Using [K / L], enter the date.

Press [B].

Timer Programming

Date

Start

--:--

End

--:--

Speed

•

This function works only on the

Program 1.

1. JAN/01

•

After step 10, the recording will

start immediately before the

recording time you set.

---

• The recording may be cut short,

when the available recording

space of the disc is too limited.

EN 33

Recording

Timer Recording (cont’d)

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Press [ENTER] when infor-

mation is entered.

Your program setting will be stored.

• To set another program, repeat

steps 4 to 9.

Press [STANDBY/ON y/I].

The unit will be set in the timer

standby mode.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

indicator will appear on the

front display.

CLEAR

AUDIO

• To exit, press [SET UP].

•

When programs are overlapped,

“Overlap” and the overlapped

program numbers will appear on

the display.

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Checking, canceling or correcting the timer programming

information

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

To clear the timer programming:

Using [K / L], select the pro-

gram. Press [CLEAR].

Press [STANDBY/ON y/I].

indicator disappears from the

front display.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

To correct the timer program-

ming:

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

Press [PROG/VCR Plus+]

Using [K

L], select the pro-

VCR Plus+

twice

gram. Press [ENTER].

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Timer Programming list will appear.

Next, correct the timer program-

ming using [K / L / { / B].

Finally, press [ENTER] again.

ENTER

Timer Programming

Date

---

Start

End

Speed

---

Note

---

• Press [PROG/VCR Plus+]

twice to confirm the timer

programming.

Press [PROG/VCR Plus+] to

exit.

- When the Timer Recording is

in progress, that program will

be highlighted in red. In this

case, you cannot select any

other program for correction

or add any new programs.

-You cannot select any pro-

grams for correction or add

new programs while the unit

is in timer standby mode.

• The unit will be turned on

automatically before the

recording time.

Check the information on the

list you will need.

Press [STANDBY/ON y/I] to

return to the timer standby

mode.

To stop theTimer Recording in progress

Press [STOP C] to stop the disc recording on the front panel of

the main unit. [STOP C] on the remote control is not effective.

34 EN

Recording

Timer Recording (cont’d)

If the timer program did not complete correctly, the error number appears on the timer pro-

gramming list.

Timer Programming

Date

Start

End

Speed

E22

Note

JAN/01 12:57AM 1:57AM CH8

Error number will appear

• A program with the error

number is highlighted in gray

of the asterisked line in the

timer programming list.

---

Each error number means:

E1-22 Recording error other than

E37-39 below

E23-24 Unrecordable disc

E25-28 Copy prohibited program

E36

E40

Already finalizedVideo format

disc

• Once the timer programming

list with error indication is dis-

played, the program line(s)

with error will be cleared only

after the programs are can-

celed and reset to the timer

standby mode.

Some portion has not been

recorded because of program

overlapping. Recording did not

start at the start time.

Power failed

E29

E30

Disc protected

Disc full

E31-32 Already 99 titles recorded

E41

E33

E34

E35

Already 999 chapters recorded E42

No space for Control information

PCA full

No disc when recording

• The current recording pro-

gram will be highlighted in red.

Explanation on the front panel indicator duringTimer Recording

Lights off

Lights on

Flashing

- An OTR is completed, and - The unit entered into the - All timer recordings are

(CLOCK) mark

there is no other timer

recordings in standby.

timer standby mode.

- A Timer Recording or an - The DVD entered into the

completed.

- The timer standby mode is

cancelled by pressing

OTR has started.

When this indicator is on,

you cannot use [SET UP].

timer standby mode when

no disc or an unrecordable

disc is in the unit.

[STANDBY/ON y/I]

- [STANDBY/ON y/I] is

pressed during timer stand-

by, and the component that

is not in timer standby

- The disc runs out of the

space during Timer

Recording.

mode is turned on.

EN 35

Recording

Timer Recording (cont’d)

Hints forTimer Recording

• If there is a power failure or this unit has been unplugged for more than 30 seconds, the clock setting and all timer settings will be lost.

• If a recordable disc is not on the tray, the indicator flashes and Timer Recording cannot be performed. In some cases, the

indicator appears momentarily around the start point as the unit attempts to record. Please insert a recordable disc.

• When all the Timer Recording is completed, the indicator flashes.To play or eject the recorded disc, press

STANDBY/ON y/I] first, and then press [PLAYB] or [OPEN/CLOSE A].

[

• During Timer Recording or timer standby (

indicator is on the front display), any operations on the unit will not be avail-

able.To make these operations available, cancel the Timer Recording or timer standby first (

indicator disappears).

• To cancel the timer standby mode, press [STANDBY/ON y/I].

• When the Start and the End time are the same, the length of the recording will be set for 24 hours.

• When the disc reaches at the end during the Timer Recording, the unit turns itself off.

• When the programmed Start and End time are earlier than the current time, the setting will not be accepted and be cleared for

redoing.

• If the Start time is earlier and the End time is later than the current time, the recording will start right after you press

[STANDBY/ON y/I].

The priority of overlapped settings

This unit records the programs according to priority if the timer programmings are overlapped.The timer programming

set previously has priority.

A Timer Recording of lower priority will be canceled, start from the middle or stop on the way.

Check the overlapped timer programmings and change the priority if necessary.

A programming set previously has priority

When some programming have been made

at the end time of the programming

currently being recorded:

When the starting time is same:

A program set previously (PROG. 1) has priority.

A program set previously (PROG. 2) has priority.

PROG. 1

PROG. 2

PROG. 3

Actual

recording

Actual

recording

PROG. 1

PROG. 2

PROG. 1

PROG. 2

The first 30 seconds (at the longest) will be cut off.

When the recording time is entirely overlapped:

PROG.1 will not be recorded.

When the recording time is partially overlapped:

PROG. 1 will start after PROG. 2 is complete to be

recorded.

PROG. 1

PROG. 2

Actual

recording

PROG. 2

Actual

recording

PROG. 2

PROG. 1

The first 30 seconds (at the longest) will be cut off.

Note for DVD recording

• When the recording time of two programs

are overlapped, or the End time of a pro-

gram and the Start time of another is the

same, the first 30 seconds (at the longest)

of the subsequent program will be cut off.

• If the cut-off portion comes up to one

minute or more, this program will be dis-

played with error number E40 in the timer

programming list.

When the End time of the programming

currently being recorded and the Start time

of the subsequent program are same:

If PROG. 1 is a DVD recording program, the

beginning of the PROG. 2 may be cut off.

PROG. 1

PROG. 2

Actual

recording

PROG. 1

PROG. 2

The first 30 seconds (at the longest) will be cut off.

36 EN

Recording

Timer recording using theVCR Plus+ system

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-R

TheVCR Plus+ system let you set

timer recordings very simply. Just

enter the PlusCode number listed

in the TV program guide.The

date, time and channel for the TV

program to record will set auto-

matically.

Before setting timer recording

using theVCR Plus+ system, read

"Guide channel setting" on pages

20-21.

Check the highlighted pro-

gram.You can change the set-

ting by using [K / L / { / B].

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Timer Programming

GHI

JKL

MNO

Date

Start

End

Speed

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

1. JAN/01 12:57AM 1:57AM CH

CLEAR

AUDIO

---

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

If the Guide channel has not been

assigned, the CH column in the

highlighted program will be select-

ed. Using [K / L], enter the chan-

nel number to record.

In stop mode, press

[PROG/VCR Plus+].

VCR Plus+ setting menu will

appear.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

VCR Plus+

REMOTE CONTROL

Press [ENTER] to confirm

theTimer Programming.

YourVCR Plus+ program setting

will be stored.

Please enter a PlusCode No.

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Note

Note:

• Press [{] to erase the latest

number entered incorrectly at

step 2.

• Press [CLEAR] to erase all

numbers entered incorrectly

at step 2.

• If you enter an incorrect

PlusCode number at step 2

or the programming is not

available, the error message

“Code Error!” will appear.

Enter the correct PlusCode

Press [PROG/VCR Plus+] to

exit.

When eight timer recordings have

been scheduled, the Timer

Programming list will appear

instead.

Press [STANDBY/ON /I].

The unit will be set in the timer

standby mode.

Using the Number buttons,

enter the PlusCode number

correctly.

Press [ENTER].

The Timer Programming list will

appear.

number.

Remember:

If your cable box or satellite

box is connected as in

“Connection to a cable box or

satellite box” on page 14,TV

Channel number must be chan-

nel 3 or 4 for every guide chan-

nel number. Then set your

cable box or satellite box to the

channel you want to record;

leave your cable box or satellite

box on for the timer recording.

EN 37

Recording

Settings for an external source

Connection to an external source

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-R

Connect the external source properly to the unit by using input jacks either LINE2 (Front) or LINE1 (Rear).

When connecting an external equipment of monaural output to this unit, use AUDIO L jack of LINE 1

(Rear) or LINE 2 (Front).

Use commercially available S-Video orVideo cable and an Audio cable for this type of connection.

Another source

OUTPUT

(VCR camcorder etc.)

S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO

AUDIO VIDEO

S -VIDEO

Audio

cable

Video S-Video

cable cable

S-Video Video

cable cable

Audio

cable

S-VIDEO

VIDEO (mono)

AUDIO

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO

AUDIO IN

To LINE 2 IN

To LINE 1 IN

Front of this unit

Rear of this unit

/ I ^STANDBY/ON

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUTPUT

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

PCM BITSTREAM

S-VIDEO VIDEO ^(MONO)

AUDIO

OUT

REC SPEED

ANTENNA AUDIO IN

(L1)

COAXIAL

AUDIO OUT

1. Press [SET UP] to display Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu.

If Advanced Setting Menu is displayed, proceed to step 3.

2. Using [K / L], select “Advanced Setting Menu”. Press [ENTER].

3. Using [K / L], select “SelectVideo”. Press [ENTER].

Select Video

(

)

L1 Rear

Video In

(

)

L2 Front

4. Using [K / L], select “L2 (Front)”. Press

4. Using [K / L], select “L1 (Rear)”. Press

[ENTER].

(

)

(

)

L2 Front

L1 Rear

Video In

S-Video In

5. Using [K / L], select the input jack type to

connect. Press [ENTER].

5. Using [K / L], select the input jack type to

connect. Press [ENTER].

If you want to use S-VIDEO input, select“S-Video In”.

If you want to useVIDEO input (Composite),

select “Video In”.

If you want to use S-VIDEO IN, select“S-Video In”.

If you want to useVIDEO IN (Composite), select

“Video In”.

Select Video

L1 (Rear)

L2 (Front)

S-Video In

Video In

L1 (Rear)

L2 (Front)

Video In

S-Video In

38 EN

Recording

Settings for an external source (cont’d)

Recording from an external source

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-R

Before recording from an external source, see the instructions for the connection on page 38.

1. Turn on theTV and the unit and be sure to select the input

of theTV to which the unit is connected.

Refer to the table on page 13.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

2. Press [OPEN/CLOSE A] to open the disc tray. Place the disc

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

to record properly.

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

3. Press [OPEN/CLOSE A] to close the disc tray.

This operation may take a while to be recognized.

CLEAR

AUDIO

4. Select the input of the unit which the external equipment is

PROG

VCR Plus+

connected (L2 or L1).

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

•

To use the input jacks on the back of this unit, select “L1” position by

pressing [0], [0], [1] on the remote control or [CH + / ] .

To use the input jacks on the front of this unit, select “L2” position by

pressing [0], [0], [2] on the remote control or [CH + / ] .

5. Select a recording speed by pressing [REC SPEED].

ENTER

•

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

Refer to “Recording speed” on page 26.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

6. Press [REC I] on the unit to start

SEP

SLP

recording.

7. Press “Play” on the external source to record from.

8. Press [STOP C] on the unit to stop recording.

This operation may take a while to be completed.

4 8

/ I ^STANDBY/ON

S-VIDEO VIDEO ^(MONO)

AUDIO

REC SPEED

Setting a disc to protect

DVD-RW

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

To prevent accidental recording, edit-

ing or erasing of the titles, you can

protect them from the Setting menu.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

A disc will be protected.

CLEAR

AUDIO

Press [SET UP].

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

Writing to Disc

90%

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

ENTER

Using [K / L], select “Disc”.

Press [ENTER].

Disc menu will appear.

Note

• The Disc Protect setting is available only for a DVD-RW disc recorded in

VR mode.

Using [K / L], select “Disc

Protect OFF ➔ ON”. Press

[ENTER].

•

You can select only Disc Protect off when a protected disc is inserted.

To cancel the disc protect:

Disc Protect ON OFF

•

When you insert a disc protected in this

unit,“Disc Protect ON → OFF” will appear.

To cancel the protection setting for the

disc, select “Disc Protect ON → OFF” at

step 3, then select “Yes”.

Confirm window will appear.

Yes

Disc Protect OFF ON

Yes

EN 39

Recording

Finalizing the discs

Video

DVD-RW

To cancel finalizing...

(DVD-RW only)

DVD-R

You will need to finalize discs

recorded inVideo mode to play

them back on other DVD players.

Finalizing may take several minutes

up to an hour. (It can take up to 15

minutes for a disc recorded inVideo

mode and 60 minutes for a disc

recorded inVR mode.)

A shorter recording period on the

disc will require a longer time peri-

od for finalization. Do not unplug

the power cord during finalization.

Details are on pages 26-27.

•

To cancel finalizing at step 4,

press [STOP C], select “Yes”,

then press [ENTER]. Finalizing

is cancelled and the DVD

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

recorder will be in stop mode.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

Do you want to cancel ?

Yes No

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Finalizing

Press [SET UP].

• If

appear when pressing

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

[STOP C], you cannot cancel

finalizing because the finalizing

has progressed a certain point.

When selecting “No”, press

[ENTER] or [RETURN],

finalizing will be continued.

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

•

Using [K / L], select “Disc”.

Press [ENTER].

REMOTE CONTROL

• You cannot cancel finalizing

the DVD-R disc once it has

started.

RM-SDR053U

Disc menu will appear.

DVD RECORDER

Note

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

Using [K / L], select

• Finalizing discs inVideo mode

automatically creates title

menus.

• Once you have finalized a disc

recorded inVideo mode, you

cannot edit or record any-

thing else on that disc.

“Finalize”. Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

Finalize

Yes

Finalizing is complete.

Discs recorded inVR mode

can still be recorded and edit-

ed on this unit even after

finalization.

• When you insert a DVD-RW

disc finalized with this unit,

“Undo Finalize” will appear

instead of “Finalize”.

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

Disc

Playlist

Finalizing will start.

Original

Format

Undo Finalize

Disc Protect OFF ON

To reverse the finalization of

the disc, select “Undo

Finalize” at step 3.

Finalizing

90%

*DO NOT power off during

finalization.This will result in

malfunction.

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Recording

Finalizing the discs (cont’d)

Auto finalize

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-R

STANDBY/ON

This function automatically final-

izes discs after all Timer

Recordings are completed and

when the disc space runs out.

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select “Disc

Full” or “End ofTimer Rec”.

Press [ENTER].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Option window will appear.

CLEAR

AUDIO

Auto Finalize - Disc Full

Press [SET UP].

PROG

OFF

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

If Easy Setting Menu is displayed,

proceed to step 3.

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

(Advanced Setting Menu only)

<Example: Disc Full>

REC

PAUSE

Using [K / L], select

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Auto Finalize - End of Timer Rec

“Recording”. Press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

OFF

REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

Using [K / L], select “Auto

Finalize”. Press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

DVD RECORDER

<Example: End of Timer Rec>

Auto Finalize

Disc Full

OFF

End of Timer Rec

Using [K / L], select “ON”.

Press [ENTER].

Your setting will be activated.

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Note

• Auto Finalize is not available

for discs recorded inVR

mode.

EN 41

Disc Playback

Information on DVD playback

Before you play back DVD discs, read the following information.

Playable discs

Color systems

This unit is compatible with the following discs.

To play back a DVD, make sure that it meets the

requirements for Region Codes and Color Systems

as described below. Discs with the following logos

can be played back on the unit. Other Disc types

are not guaranteed to be played back.

DVDs are recorded in different color systems

throughout the world.The most common color sys-

tem is NTSC (which are used primarily in the

United States and Canada).

This unit uses NTSC, you must use DVDs recorded

in the NTSC system.You cannot play back DVDs

recorded in other color systems.

Disc

Logo

Region codes

DVD-VIDEO

This unit has been designed to play back DVD discs

with Region One (1). DVDs must be labeled for ALL

regions or for Region 1.You cannot play back DVDs

labeled for other regions. Look for the symbols

below on your DVDs. If these region symbols are

not on your DVD, you cannot play back the DVD

on this unit.

DVD-RW

(VIDEO/VR mode)

DVD-R

(VIDEO mode)

*DVD+RW

*DVD+R

The number inside the globe refers to region of the world.

A DVD labeled for a specific region can only be

played back on the unit with the same region code.

VIDEO CD

Hint for DVD playback

The contents of DVD disc are generally divided into

titles.Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.

CD-DA

(AUDIO CD)

Start Rec.

Stop/Start

Stop Rec.

CD-RW

(CD-DA FORMAT, JPEG files)

Title 1

Title 2

CD-R

(CD-DA FORMAT, JPEG files)

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2

About the PBC function of Video CD

This unit conforms to ver.1.1 and ver.2.0 of Video CD

standard, with PBC function.

Ver.1.1 (without PBC function):You can enjoy playback

picture as well as music CD.

Ver.2.0 (with PBC function):When using aVideo CD with

PBC function,“Pbc” appears on the display.

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.

* Some DVD+RW/+R discs may not be operated

properly because the unit conforms to the discs

recorded in DVD-RW/-R format.

What is PBC? : “PBC” stands for the Play Back

Control.You can play interactive software using a

menu screens. Refer to instructions of Video CD.

42 EN

Disc Playback

Basic playback

Playback

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-R

Press [TOP MENU] to dis-

play the title menu.

You can change “Original” or

“Playlist” of VR mode using

[MENU/LIST].

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

DVD+R

DVD+RW

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Press [STANDBY/ON /I].

When you are playing back a DVD,

turn on the TV and be sure to select

the input to which the unit is con-

nected.

Video mode:

CLEAR

AUDIO

Title List

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

JAN/1 1:00AM CH12 XP

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Press [OPEN/CLOSE A].

The disc tray will open.

REC

PAUSE

VR mode:

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Original

Insert your disc with its label

facing up.Align the disc to

the disc tray guide.

REMOTE CONTROL

JAN/1 1:00AM CH12 XP

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

[MENU/LIST]

disc

Playlist

tray

guide

Note

• For DVD-R (Video mode),

DVD-RW (Video mode) and

DVD+R discs which are

already finalized and

DVD+RW discs, the Title

Menu will be displayed instead

of the thumbnails.

JAN/1 1:00AM CH12 XP

Press [OPEN/CLOSE A] to

close the disc tray.

• To exit the title menu, press

[TOP MENU] again.

This operation may take a

while to be recognized.

Title Menu

1 CH 10 XP

2 CH 10 XP

3 CH 8

4 CH 8

5 CH 8

Using [K / L / { / B], select a

desired title. Press [ENTER].

Playback will start.

Press [STOP C] to stop play-

• You can resume playback

from the point you stopped

playback. (Resume playback)

Refer to page 46 for details

about resume playback.

• Some discs may start playback

automatically.

back.

To eject the disc, press

[OPEN/CLOSE A] to open the

disc tray, then remove the disc

before turning off the unit.

EN 43

Disc Playback

Basic playback (cont’d)

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

DVD-V

VCD

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Press [PLAY B] to start play-

back.

GHI

JKL

MNO

Press [STANDBY/ON y/I].

When you are playing back a DVD

or an audio CD, turn on the TV

and be sure to select the input to

which the unit is connected.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Playback will start.

CLEAR

AUDIO

If you are playing back a DVD-Video

orVideo CD disc, a menu may

appear.

Refer to page 45 for details about

a disc menu.

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Press [OPEN/CLOSE A] to

open the disc tray.

The disc tray will open.

Press [STOP C] to stop play-

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

back.

REC

PAUSE

Insert your disc with its label

facing up.Align the disc to

the disc tray guide.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Note

• Some discs may start playback

automatically.

Playing back JPEG disc

• Press [PLAY B], [ENTER] or

[B] to move to the lower hier-

archies.

• Press [s] or [RETURN] to go

to the previous hierarchy.

• Press [STOP C] to return to

the first item.

Hints for JPEG files:

• Folders are known as Groups,

files are known as Tracks.

• Folders are accompanied by

icon.

JJPPEEGG

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Follow steps 1 to 4 on page 43 to

display the title list.

If the disc is in the unit, press

[TOP MENU] to call up the

JPEG menu.

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

File List

VCR Plus+

DISC NAME

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

FOLDER NAME 1

FOLDER NAME 2

FOLDER NAME 3

FOLDER NAME 4

FOLDER NAME 5

FOLDER NAME 6

1 FILE NAME 1

•

JPEG files are accompanied by

icon.

• The system can recognize up to

255 groups (or folders) and up to

255 tracks.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

2 FILE NAME 2

REC

PAUSE

1/2

•

The name of the group and track

can be displayed in up to 29 char-

acters. Unrecognizable characters

will be replaced with asterisks.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

• To exit the menu, press

[TOP MENU] again.

• If there are no files in the folder,

“No Files” will be displayed.

This unit recommends the files

recorded under the following cir-

cumstances:

Press [K / L] to select a

desired folder (group) or track.

Press [ENTER].

Note

• Files whose extension other

than “.jpg / .jpeg (JPEG)” will

not appear in the file list.

When selecting track:

Playback will start.

•

Upper limit: 6,300 x 5,

100 dots.

• High-resolution JPEG files

take longer to be displayed.

• During JPEG playback, press

Lower limit: 32 x 32 dots.

When selecting the folder:

The files in the folder will appear.

Press [K / L] to select the track

or folder you want, then press

• File size of image maximum: 2.2MB.

[{ /

to rotate a picture

90 degrees clockwise or

counterclockwise respectively.

(Not available when the dis-

play menu appears.)

[ENTER]

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Disc Playback

Basic playback (cont’d)

Playing back discs using the disc menu

DVD-V

A DVD disc contains a disc menu that describes the contents or allows you

to customize the playback. For example, the menu may offer choices for sub-

title languages, special features, or chapter selection.

Some discs display them automatically when you start playback. For others,

they only appear when you press [MENU / LIST].

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

Press [MENU/LIST].

The disc menu will appear.

PROG

VCR Plus+

If the feature is not available,

may appear on the TV screen.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Using [K / L / { / B], select an item. Press [ENTER] to confirm.

Continue this step to set up all the features you want or to start playing

back the disc from the menu.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

MENU/LIST button:

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Displays a DVD disc menu. It may be the same with the ‘Title menu.’

Cursor K / L / { / B buttons:

Moves the cursor on the screen.

ENTER button:

Selects the currently highlighted menu option.

Number buttons:

Note

• Menus vary among discs.

Refer to the information

accompanying the disc for

details.

Selects a numbered menu option (some discs only). Press [ENTER] after.

Press [MENU/LIST] to exit the disc menu.

VCD

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

When “PBC (Video CD only)” in the Disc menu is ON and the

display menu is not displayed, theVideo CD main menu will

appear when inserting a disc or press [RETURN] during playback.

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

If the feature is not available,

may appear on the TV screen.

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Select an item using the Number buttons to play back.

Note

• Menus vary among discs.

Refer to the information

accompanying the disc for

details.

Press [STOP C] to stop playing.

EN 45

Disc Playback

Basic playback (cont’d)

Playing back discs using the title menu

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

DVD-V

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

TOP MENU button:

Displays the ‘Title menu’ of a DVD

disc.

Cursor K / L / { / B buttons:

Moves the cursor on the screen.

Some DVDs have a title menu,

which lists the titles available on

them. It helps you to start play-

back at a specific title.

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER button:

ENTER

Selects the current highlighted

menu option.

Press [TOP MENU].

The title menu will appear.

If the feature is not available,

may appear on the TV screen.

Number buttons:

Selects a numbered menu option

(some discs only). Press [ENTER]

after.

Note

• [TOP MENU] will not always

be active with all DVDs.

• Menus vary among discs. Refer

to the information accompany-

ing the disc for details.

Using the [K / L / { / B], select

a title to play. Press [ENTER].

Playback will begin at the title you

selected.

Press [TOP MENU] to exit

the title menu.

Cancelling and Recalling the PBC function

without PBC

function

(

)

CD Playback Mode

VCD

STANDBY/ON

Random Play

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Program Play

PBC(Video CD only)

Slide Show

In stop mode, press [SET UP].

“Easy Setting Menu” or “Advanced

Setting Menu” will appear.

5sec

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

Select “CD Playback Mode”

using [K / L], then press

[ENTER].

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Select “OFF” using [K / L]

ENTER

then press [ENTER].

Select “PBC (Video CD

only)” using [K / L], then

press [ENTER].

Note

Press [SET UP] to exit.

To recall the PBC function, select

“ON” in step 4 above.

• The default setting of “PBC

(Video CD only)” is “ON”.

Special playback

Resume playback

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-V

DVD-R

DVD-RW

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Press [PLAY B].

DVD+R

JJPPEEGG

DVD+RW

REC

PAUSE

Within a few seconds, playback

will resume from the point at

which it stopped last.You can

resume playback at the same

point even if you turn off the unit.

without PBC

function

REC

(

)

SPEED MONITOR

VCD

You can resume playback from

where you stopped it last time.

Note

• For JPEG files, playback will

resume from the beginning of

the track which you stopped

playing back.

To cancel resuming and start disc

playback from the beginning, press

[STOP C] again while the play is

stopped.

During playback, press [STOP C].

The resume message will appear.

Resume ON

46 EN

Disc Playback

Special playback (cont’d)

Fast forward / Fast reverse

Video

DVD-RW

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

DVD-V

DVD-R

DVD+R

VCD

DVD+RW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

During playback, press [FWD D] or [REW E].

Every time you press [FWD D] or [REW E], approximate speed will be

changed as follows. For DVD discs, sound will be output during x1.5 fast for-

ward only if you set “Fast Forward with Audio” to “ON” at the “Playback” set-

ting in the Setting menu.

Note

• Forward/reverse speed will be

indicated with icons as follows.

Forward (Approx. Speed)

x1.5:

Fast forward or fast reverse playback across titles (for DVD discs) or

tracks is not possible.

SLOW

x20:

x40:

Normal

speed

x40

x20

x1.5

x20

x40

SLOW

playback

Reverse (Approx. Speed)

x5:

x20:

x40:

ForVideo CDs, approximate speed is fixed at x1.5, x8, x16 in fast for-

ward and x2, x8, x16 in fast reverse playback.

For Audio CDs, approximate speed is fixed at x8 with sound.

To return to the normal playback, press [PLAY B].

SkippingTV commercials during playback

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Video

DVD-RW

Every time you press [ ], the

playback starting point will be

extended by 30 seconds ahead.

You can press up to 6 times (180

seconds).

DVD-R

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

You can skip TV commercials by

GHI

JKL

MNO

pressing [ ], in order to enjoy

the recorded programs without

interruption.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

e.g. Press [ ] once.

PROG

VCR Plus+

CM Skip 30 sec.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

During playback, press [ ].

Normal playback will start at 30-

seconds advanced from where

ENTER

(forwarding 30 seconds)

you press [ ].

Playback will restart automatically.

Pause

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-V

DVD-R

VCD

DVD+R

DVD+RW

Press [PLAY B] to resume

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

play.

JJPPEEGG

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

During playback, press

[PAUSE F].

Playback will pause and sound will

be muted.

Note

• For JPEG files, playback will

resume from the beginning of

the track at which playback

was stopped.

EN 47

Disc Playback

Special playback (cont’d)

Step by step playback

Video

DVD-RW

DVD+R

To playback step by step

backward:

Press [H] repeatedly.

Every time you press the button,

the playback will go backward by

one frame at a time.

• Press and hold

[H / G] to advance/ reverse

continuously.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

DVD-V

DVD-R

VCD

ENTER

DVD+RW

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

During playback, press [PAUSE F].

Playback will be paused and sound

will be muted.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Note

Press [PLAY B] to resume

• Reverse step by step playback

is not available onVideo CDs.

play.

Press [G] repeatedly.

The playback will advance one frame

(or step) at a time when you press

[G].The sound will be muted.

Slow forward / Slow reverse playback

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-V

VCD

DVD-R

DVD+R

DVD+RW

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Note

• Forward/reverse speed will be

indicated with icons as follows.

During playback, press [PAUSE k]. Press [SLOW ] or

[SLOW ].

Forward (Approx. Speed)

x1/16:

Every time you press [SLOW ] or [SLOW ], approximate speed will

change as follows. (The sound will remain muted.)

x1/8:

x1/2:

SLOW

Reverse (Approx. Speed)

x1/16:

x1/8:

x1/4:

Pause

x1/4

x1/8

x1/16

x1/8

x1/2

To return to the normal playback, press [PLAY B].

Slow reverse playback is not

available onVideo CDs.

Zoom

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-V

DVD-R

VCD

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Using [K / L], select a desired

zoom factor to zoom. Press

[ENTER].

DVD+R

DVD+RW

CLEAR

AUDIO

JJPPEEGG

PROG

The zoom area will be displayed.

VCR Plus+

During playback, press [ZOOM].

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Zoom menu will appear.

ENTER

0:00:00

DVD-Video

1.2

1.5

2.0

Note

• When selecting a smaller fac-

tor than the current one, the

zoom area will not be dis-

played.

•

To remove the zoom menu,

Using [K / L / { / B], select a

desired zoom position. Press

[ENTER].

press [ZOOM] again at step 1.

There are four options

• To cancel the zoom, select

x1.0 using [K / L], then

press [ENTER].

(x1.0, x1.2, x1.5 and x2.0), which

will be displayed excluding the

current zoom rate.

The zoom play will start.

48 EN

Disc Playback

Special playback (cont’d)

Marker Setup

Video

DVD-RW

Screen for CD:

DVD-V

DVD-R

DVD-RW

DVD+RW

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

0:00:00

Audio CD

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

DVD+R

without PBC

function

(

)

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

VCD

GHI

JKL

MNO

This function allows you to assign

a specific point on a disc to be

called back later.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

Using [K / L], select a desired

marker number.When it

reaches the desired point,

press [ENTER].

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

During playback, press

[ON SCREEN].

ENTER

The display menu will appear.

The title (track) number and the

time will be displayed.

0:00:00

DVD-Video

Note

• To clear a marker, select the

marker number to be cleared,

then press [CLEAR].

• All markers will be erased

when you operate these

operations listed below.

– Opening the disc tray.

– Turning off the power.

– Recording to a recordable

disc.

To return to the marker

later:

Using [{ / B], select

icon. Press [ENTER].

Marker setting menu will appear.

Screen for DVD:

Using [K / L], select the

desired marker number. Press

[ENTER].

0:00:00

DVD-Video

– Changing the mode

between Original and

Playlist.(VR mode)

•You can mark up to 6 points.

Follow Playback during Recording

DVD-RW

If you play the fast forward playback

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

and the playback reaches the scene

recorded 1 minute ago, the for-

warding playback will automatically

return to the normal playback.

REC

PAUSE

You can play back the already record-

ed part of the currently recording pro-

gram without waiting for the record-

ing to end. This function works from 1

minute after the start of the recording.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Note

Press [STOP C] once to stop

playback.

• Playback image may freeze momen-

tarily during the Follow Playback.

However this does not affect the

recording.

• The x1.5 fast forward is not available.

• You cannot change the recording

time length during the Follow

Playback.

During recording, press

[PLAY B].

Playback will start from the begin-

ning of the program that you are

currently recording.

The resume message will appear.

Screen for the current recording:

0:45:10

DVD-RW

VR Original

CH 12

Screen for the current playback:

• “Wait for a moment.” will be dis-

played on the screen if you press

[PLAY B] within 1 minute of the

start of the recording.

0:23:13

DVD-RW

VR Original

Resume ON

0:11

• This function is available only when

you are recording with DVD-RW in

VR mode and the recording speed

of LP, EP, SLP, or SEP.

To cancel the resume, press

[STOP C] once.

To stop recording, press

[STOP C] again.

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Disc Playback

Special playback (cont’d)

Simultaneous Playback and Recording

Chapter:

DVD-RW

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

To move to

[B].

Enter a desired chapter num-

ber to search using [K / L] or

the Number buttons, then

press [ENTER].

Selected chapter will start play-

back.

for chapter, press

You can also play back a recorded

title during current recording or

the Timer Recording on the same

disc.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

During recording, press

[ON SCREEN].

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

The display menu will appear.

ENTER

0:00:00

DVD-RW

VR Original

CH 12

Press [STOP C] once to stop

playback.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

The resume message will appear.

Screen for the current recording:

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

0:45:10

DVD-RW

VR Original

CH 12

Select

icon using [{ / B],

then press [ENTER].

REMOTE CONTROL

The title number next to

be highlighted.

will

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Resume ON

0:11

Title:

Enter a desired title number

To cancel the resume, press

[STOP C] once.

To stop recording, press

to search using [K / L] or the

Number buttons, then press

[ENTER].

[STOP C] again.

Selected title will start playback.

Note

• Only titles (chapters) in the

“Original” can be selected.

You cannot select titles from

the Titles List.

•

When you stop the playback

after the Timer Recording is

completed, the unit will be

switched to the timer standby

mode if another program has

been set (refer to “Hints for

Timer Recording” on page 36).

• This function is available only

when you are recording with

DVD-RW inVR mode and the

recording speed of LP, EP, SLP,

or SEP.

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Disc Playback

Title/Chapter search

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-V

DVD-R

DVD+R

DVD+RW

Using [H / G]

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

During playback, press [G] to skip the current title or chap-

ter and move to the next.

To go back to the beginning of the current title or chapter, press [H].

Press it repeatedly to go to the previous titles or chapters.

SLOW

REC

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

PAUSE

Using [ON SCREEN]

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

During playback, press [ON SCREEN].

The display menu will appear.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

0:00:00

DVD-Video

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Using [{ / B], select

icon. Press [ENTER].

The title number next to

will be highlighted.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Title:

REC

PAUSE

REC

Using [K / L] or the Number buttons, enter a desired title

number to search. Press [ENTER].

Title search will start.

SPEED MONITOR

REMOTE CONTROL

Chapter:

To move to

for chapter, press [B].

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Using [K / L] or the Number buttons, enter a desired chapter

number to search. Press [ENTER].

Chapter search will start.

numbers of each search contents

(title/chapter/time) are shown as

a denominator.

Total time of

the current title

Total number

of titles

Total number

of chapters

EN 51

Disc Playback

Search (cont’d)

Track search

without PBC

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

(

)

VCD

JJPPEEGG

function

ENTER

Using [H / G]

SLOW

REC

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

During playback, press [G] to skip the current track and

PAUSE

move to the next.

To go back to the beginning of the current track, press [H]. Press it

repeatedly to go to the previous tracks.

Using [ON SCREEN]

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

During playback, press [ON SCREEN].

GHI

JKL

MNO

The display menu will appear.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Screen for CD;

Screen forVideo CD:

CLEAR

AUDIO

0:00:00

Audio CD

0:15:25

Video CD

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Screen for JPEG:

ENTER

0:15:25

JPEG

Note

•

During CD playback you can

enter a track number directly

using the Number buttons

for track search without dis-

playing the menu (except during

random and program playback).

Using [{ / B], select

icon. Press [ENTER].

The track number next to

will be highlighted.

• ForVideo CDs,Audio CDs

and JPEG,Track search is not

available for programmed or

random playback.

Using [K / L] or the Number buttons, enter a desired track

number to search. Press [ENTER].

Track search will start.

Time search

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-V

DVD-R

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

DVD+R

DVD+RW

Using [{ / B], select

icon. Press [ENTER].

without PBC

function

(

)

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

VCD

GHI

JKL

MNO

The number next to

highlighted.

To move to the clock icon

press [B].

When time search is not available,

“--:--:--/--:--:--” (“0:00:00/0:00:00”

forVideo CD and Audio CD) is dis-

played instead of time count.

will be

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

During playback, press

[ON SCREEN].

The display menu will appear.

Screen for DVD:

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

0:00:00

DVD-Video

Screen for CD:

Using [K /

or the Number

Note

buttons, enter a desired time

to search. Press [ENTER].

Time search will start.

0:00:00

Audio CD

• Time search is available only

within the same track or title.

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Disc Playback

Repeat/Random/Program playback

Repeat playback

You can choose the repeat

Video

DVD-RW

menu by pressing [REPEAT]. In

DVD-V

DVD-R

this case, continue with step 3.

Using [K / L], select a desired

option for repeat playback.

Press [ENTER].

DVD+R

JJPPEEGG

DVD+RW

without PBC

function

(

)

VCD

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

The selected repeat playback will

start.

Title:

The current title will be played

back repeatedly. (DVD only)

During playback, press

[ON SCREEN].

The display menu will appear.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

0:00:00

DVD-Video

CLEAR

AUDIO

Chapter:

The current chapter will be played

back repeatedly. (DVD only)

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Using [{ / B], select

All:

icon. Press [ENTER].

ENTER

The current disc will be played

back repeatedly (DVD-RW (VR

mode), Audio CD, Video CD and

JPEG only).

Repeat menu will appear.

Screen for DVD:

0:00:00

DVD-Video

Audio CD

Video CD

JPEG

Note

OFF

Title

Chapter

A - B

•

The A-B Repeat playback can

only be set within the current

title (for DVDs), or current track

(forVideo CDs and Audio CDs).

To cancel the repeat playback,

select “OFF” at step 2.The

A-B:

The A-B point will be played back

repeatedly.

When pressing [ENTER] while

A-B is highlighted, the unit

becomes ready for the input.

Press [ENTER] again to decide

the starting point (A).

Press [ENTER] after setting

point A to select the ending point

(B) (DVD, Audio CD andVideo

CD only).

Screen for Audio CD:

0:00:00

•

OFF

Track

All

repeat setting will be also

cleared when you stop playback.

A-B

• You cannot select “Group”

for repeat playback during the

random playback of JPEG files.

• Repeat playback does not

work when playing backVideo

CD with PBC function.

Screen forVideo CD:

0:15:25

OFF

Track

All

Track:

A-B

The current track will be played

back repeatedly. (Audio CD,

Video CD and JPEG only)

STANDBY/ON

Screen for JPEG:

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

0:15:25

Group:

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

OFF

Track

All

The current group will be played

back repeatedly. (JPEG only)

GHI

JKL

MNO

Group

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

Random playback

PROG

without PBC

function

(

)

VCD

JJPPEEGG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

You can play back a disc randomly

instead of playing back in the orig-

inal order.

Using [K / L], select “CD

Playback Mode”. Press

[ENTER].

ENTER

CD Playback Mode menu will

appear.

Note

•

To cancel random playback,

press [STOP C] twice during

random playback.“Playmode

OFF” appears on the screen.

Random playback turns off “PBC”

automatically when you play back

Video CDs with PBC function.

Press [SET UP].

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

Using [K / L], select

“Random Play”. Press

[ENTER].

•

Random playback will start.

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Disc Playback

Repeat/Random/Program playback (cont’d)

Program playback

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

without PBC

function

(

)

VCD

You can program a playback

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

sequence in your desired order.

Using [K / L] or the Number

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

buttons, select a desired

track. Press [ENTER] or [B

A cursor will move to the next.

CLEAR

AUDIO

Press [SET UP].

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

PROG

Program Play

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

09 --

ENTER

Using [K / L], select “CD

Playback Mode”. Press

[ENTER].

SLOW

PLAY

SLOW

Total 0:06:11

CD Playback Mode menu will appear.

Note

• To erase tracks you selected,

press [CLEAR].

Using [

L], select “Program

Press [PLAY B

]

to start pro-

• You can make program set-

tings up to 50.

• To cancel program playback,

press [STOP C] twice dur-

ing program playback.

• “Playmode OFF” appears on

the screen.

Play”. Press [ENTER].

Program play list will appear.

gram playback.

Program playback will start.

Program Play

•

You may also select a desired

track using the Number

buttons at step 4.

ForVideo CDs, the PBC setting

will switch to off automatically

during program playback.

Total 0:00:00

•

Slide Show

JJPPEEGG

You can select the display time

between 5 seconds and 10 seconds.

Using [K / L], select “Slide

Show”. Press [ENTER].

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Press [SET UP].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced

Setting Menu will appear.

Using [K / L], select a desired

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

time. Press [ENTER].

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

Using [K / L], select “CD

Playback Mode”. Press [ENTER].

CD Playback Mode menu will

appear.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Note

•

Large-size JPEG files take a few

moments to be displayed.

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Disc Playback

Selecting a format of audio and video

You can select a desired audio and video format. Selections depend on

the contents of the disc you are playing back.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Switching subtitles

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

DVD-V

DVD-RW

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Many DVD-Video discs have subti-

tles in one or more languages –

they usually tell you which subtitle

languages are available.You can

switch subtitle languages anytime

during playback.

Using [{ /

]

, select

CLEAR

AUDIO

icon. Press [ENTER].

Subtitle menu will appear.

PROG

0:00:00

DVD-Video

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

OFF

1.English

ENTER

2.Japanese

During playback, press

[ON SCREEN].

Display menu will appear.

Note

•

Using [K / L], select a desired

subtitle language. Press

[ENTER].

Some discs will only allow you to

change subtitles from the disc’s

menu. Press [TOP MENU] or

[MENU/LIST] to display the

disc menu.

0:00:00

DVD-Video

Subtitles will be displayed in the

selected language.

When selecting “OFF,” subtitles

will disappear.

• If a 4-digit language code

appears in the subtitle menu

at step 2, refer to the

Switching audio soundtrack

Language code on page 84.

DVD-RW

<DVD-RWVR mode>

VCD

DVD-V

0:00:00

DVD-RW

VR Playlist

When playing back a DVD-Video disc

recorded with two or more sound-

tracks (these are often in different

languages), you can switch among

them during playback.

1.Dolby Digital Dual L/R

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

When playing back DVD-RW discs

recorded inVR mode, you can switch

to main audio (L), sub audio (R) or a

combination of both (L/R).When

playing back Audio CDs, you can

switch among stereo, the left channel

only and the right channel only.

0:00:00

Audio CD

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Using [K / L], select a desired

audio soundtrack or audio

channel. Press [ENTER].

<DVD-Video>

Audio soundtrack will switch.

<DVD-RWVR mode>

During playback, press

[ON SCREEN]. (or press

[AUDIO] and follow from step 3.)

Note

•

Some discs will only allow

you to change the sound-

track from the disc menu.

Press [TOP MENU] or

[MENU/LIST] to display

the disc menu.

• On DVD-RW discs recorded

inVR mode with both main

and sub audio, you can switch

to main (L), sub audio (R) or a

mix of both (L/R).

0:00:00

DVD-RW

VR Playlist

Using [{ /

B], select

L/R

icon. Press [ENTER].

Audio menu will appear.

<DVD-Video>

Audio channel menu will appear.

Follow step 3.

Audio channel will switch.

0:00:00

DVD-Video

1.Dolby Digital 5.1ch English

2.Dolby Digital 2ch Japanese

•

This unit CANNOT record

in both stereo and SAP

(Secondary Audio Program)

at the same time.

Using [K / L], select a desired

audio channel. Press

[ENTER].

Audio channel will switch.

EN 55

Disc Playback

Selecting a format of audio and video (cont’d)

Switching camera angles

DVD-V

Some DVD-Video discs feature

scenes shot from two or more

angles.The disc package should be

marked with an angle icon if it

contains multi-angle scenes.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [{ / B], select

icon. Press [ENTER].

Angle will change each time you

press [ENTER].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

During playback, press

[ON SCREEN].

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Display menu will appear.

ENTER

0:00:00

DVD-Video

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Angle icon appears when different

camera angles are available.

REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Visual Noise Reduction

Video

DVD-RW

DVD-V

DVD-R

VCD

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

0:00:00

DVD-Video

DVD+R

DVD+RW

OFF

Type 1

Type 2

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

AUDIO

CLEAR

PROG

During playback, press

[ON SCREEN].

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Display menu will appear.

ENTER

0:00:00

DVD-Video

Using [K / L], select a desired

option. Press [ENTER].

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Your setting will be activated.

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

This function reduces visual noise.

When playing back discs recorded

in long time mode such as SLP or

SEP mode, select “Type 1” or

“Type 2”. (“Type 2” is more effec-

tive.)

When playing back discs with a

few noises such as DVD-Video

discs, select “OFF”.

REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Using [{ /

B], select

icon. Press [ENTER].

Noise Reduction menu will appear

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Editing

Information on disc editing

Guide to a title list

Editing discs inVideo mode

Title list allows you to check the titles recorded on

the disc easily.You can choose a title to play it back

from this screen and easily edit the titles as you pre-

fer.

You can edit discs inVideo mode for the following items.

Be sure that once you edit titles, you cannot change

them back to the original ones.

• Deleting titles (Refer to page 58)

• Putting names on titles (Refer to page 59)

• Setting or clearing chapter markers (Refer to page 60)

Original

Note

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•

Once a disc is finalized, editing the disc or

recording to the disc will not be available.

(Except DVD-RW discs inVR mode.)

A playlist is not available with the DVD-R discs

and DVD-RW discs inVideo mode.

•

Editing discs inVR mode

Original

For discs inVR mode, you can use either “Original”

menu or “Playlist” menu, which is created from the

original, for editing.

Title Delete

Protect

Editing original titles

The following items are available for editing of the

original titles.

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0:00:59

• Deleting titles (Refer to page 61)

• Setting titles to protect (Refer to page 62)

• Releasing titles from protecting (Refer to page 63)

Editing playlists

You can create a playlist from original titles, in

order to edit as you prefer without losing original

titles.

1. Titles recorded on the disc can be selected for

editing by pressing [ENTER] with the cursor

on the title.

2. Protect icon, which appears when the title has

been protected (original titles only).

3. The arrow icon, which means the title list has a

next or a previous page. Press [{ / B] or

[H / G] by following direction of the icon.

4. Features for editing titles.The available menus

depend on the disc type and the format type.

An unavailable item is grayed out.

5. The details of the title.Title name can be

changed on the Playlist.

6. Time status bar of the title.

After exiting the edit mode, you can resume

playback from the point you stopped for editing.

7. The thumbnail of the title selected from the

title list.

The following items are available for editing on a

playlist.

• Deleting titles (Refer to page 64)

• Deleting parts of titles (Refer to page 65)

• Putting names on titles (Refer to page 66)

• Setting or clearing chapter markers (Refer to

page 67)

• Setting pictures for thumbnails (Refer to page 68)

• Dividing a title (Refer to page 69)

• Combining titles (Refer to page 70)

• Adding titles to a playlist (Refer to page 71)

• Deleting a playlist (Refer to page 71)

• The selected title will be played back auto-

matically.

8. Playback status of the current disc.

Note

•

Once-edited original titles will not remain as

recorded originally.When you want to leave the

original as it is, edit the playlist.

After you finish all editing, press [SET UP] to exit the editing mode. “Writing to Disc” appears momen-

y/I] to turn off the unit, or when a recording

tarily. If you open the disc tray, or press [STANDBY/ON

error occurs after editing,“Writing to Disc” also appears.

EN 57

Editing

Editing discs inVideo mode

Deleting titles

Video

DVD-R

DVD-RW

You can delete titles which you

do not need anymore.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L / { /

B], select a

Be advised that the titles once

deleted cannot be recovered.

InVideo mode, recordable disc

space of DVD-RW disc will

increase when the last title on

the title list is deleted. However,

deleting the last title will not

change recordable disc space of

DVD-R discs.

For DVD-R or DVD-RW (in

Video mode) discs once finalized,

the title list cannot be selected

for editing.

desired title. Press [ENTER].

Edit menu will appear.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Title List

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Title Delete

CLEAR

AUDIO

Edit Title Name

Chapter Mark

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

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ENTER

• You cannot select “Chapter

Mark” when a DVD-R disc is

inserted into the unit.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Using [K /

L], select “Title

Delete”. Press [ENTER].

Press [SET UP]. Using [K / L],

select “Disc”. Press [ENTER].

Disc menu will appear.

REMOTE CONTROL

Confirmation window will appear.

Title List - Title Delete

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Yes

Disc

Title List

Format

Finalize

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Using [K /

L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

Title will be deleted.

Using [K /

L], select “Title

List”. Press [ENTER].

Title List

Title list will appear.

Title List

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After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

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Editing

Editing discs inVideo mode (cont’d)

Putting names on titles

Video

DVD-R

DVD-RW

You can name titles and change

the names from this menu.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K /

L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

The name you entered will be

activated.

The names you put on the titles

will be displayed on a titlelist.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Title List

CLEAR

AUDIO

Title Delete

Edit Title Name

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 58 to

Chapter Mark

PROG

VCR Plus+

display the Edit menu.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Using [K /

L], select “Edit

ENTER

Title Name”. Press [ENTER].

A window for entering a title

name will appear.

MY FAVORITE

0:00:59

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Title List - Edit Title Name

REC

PAUSE

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

REMOTE CONTROL

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0:00:59

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

[

]

Guide to edit title name

[

]

Select a desired character set using [K L], then

Step1 :

To enter a title name, follow

the steps of “Guide to edit

title name” on this page.

character set

A B C

a b c

1 2 3

@ ! ?

press [ENTER].

[

]

Step2 : Follow the list below, press the Number buttons repeatedly until the

e.g. character set : A B C

desired letter appears.

Title List - Edit Title Name

press

Select

Press

ABC

abc

123

@ ! ?

...

A B C A

<space>

! ” # $ % & ’ ( )

Note:

Undefined letters in a

title name are shown

–

+ , - . / : ; < = >

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by “ ”. If you delete

them, adjoining letters

area for entering title names

–

ABC

DEF

abc

def

may change to “ ” or

other.

When you finish entering a title

name, press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

GHI

ghi

JKL

jkl

MNO

PQRS

TUV

WXYZ

mno

pqrs

tuv

wxyz

• Character set will be changed to the “ @ ” automatically if you press

after you selected the “ABC” or “abc” mode.

If you want to mix different character sets in one title, repeat steps 1 to 2 above.

•To delete letters, press [CLEAR] repeatedly. Hold [CLEAR] to delete all letters.

•

•To go on to the next entering area for letters, press

•You can enter up to 30 letters.

[B].

EN 59

Editing

Editing discs inVideo mode (cont’d)

Setting or clearing chapter markers

Video

DVD-RW

You can put chapter markers on

each title and use them for the

chapter search.

You can specify time interval for

chapter markers for titles last

more than 5 minutes.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Chapter markers will be added.

If you select “OFF” at step 2, all

the chapter markers will be

erased.

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 58 to

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

display the Edit menu.

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

Using [K / L], select

“Chapter Mark”. Press

[ENTER].

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

REC

PAUSE

Option window will appear.

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Title List - Chapter Mark

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

OFF

5 minutes

10 minutes

15 minutes

30 minutes

60 minutes

REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

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Using [K / L], select a desired

time. Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

Note

• You cannot select a time

interval for markers beyond a

length of the title.

Title List - Chapter Mark - 5 minutes

Yes

• The interval between markers

may slightly deviate from the

one specified at step 2.

• A chapter marker may be

delayed according to the

recording content.

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1:27:10

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Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Original)

Deleting titles

DVD-RW

When a title is deleted from an

original list inVR mode, the

recordable disc space will

increase.

Be advised that the titles once

deleted cannot be recovered.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select “Title

Delete”. Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Original - Title Delete

CLEAR

AUDIO

Yes

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Press [SET UP]. Using [K / L],

select “Disc”. Press [ENTER].

Disc menu will appear.

ENTER

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Disc

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Playlist

REC

PAUSE

Original

Format

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Finalize

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

Disc Protect OFF ON

Title will be deleted.

Original - Title Delete

REMOTE CONTROL

Yes

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Using [K / L], select

“Original”. Press [ENTER].

Original list will appear.

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Wait for a moment.

Original

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

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This operation may take a

while to be completed.

Using [K / L / { / B], select a

desired title. Press [ENTER].

Original menu will appear.

Original

Title Delete

Protect

Note

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• When a title is deleted from

an Original list, corresponding

title on the Playlist(s) will be

also deleted.

EN 61

Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Original) (cont’d)

Setting titles to protect

DVD-RW

To prevent accidental editing or

title erasing, you can protect the

contents in the Original menu.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 61 to

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

display the Original menu.

Using [K / L], select

PROG

VCR Plus+

“Protect”. Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

To protect a whole disc

(DVD-RW VR mode Only) :

Select “Disc Protect” from Disc

menu, then select “Yes”.

Refer to “Setting a disc to pro-

tect” on page 39.

ENTER

Original - Protect

OFF ON

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

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REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Confirm the indication

“OFF ➔ ON”. Press

[ENTER].

Original - Protect

OFF ON

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Wait for a moment.

The key icon will appear on the

title in the Original list.

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Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Original) (cont’d)

Releasing titles from protecting

DVD-RW

You can cancel the title-protecting.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 61 to

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

display the Original menu.

CLEAR

AUDIO

A “

” icon is shown on the

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

PROG

protected titles.

• “Protect” is already highlighted.

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

Original - Protect

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

ON OFF

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

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REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Confirm the indication

“ON ➔ OFF”. Press

[ENTER].

Original - Protect

ON OFF

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Wait for a moment.

The key icon will disappear from

the title in the Original list.

EN 63

Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Playlist)

Deleting titles

DVD-RW

STANDBY/ON

InVR mode, even if a title is

deleted from a Playlist, the

original title will remain on

the Original list, and recordable

disc space will not increase.

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select “Title

Delete”. Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Playlist - Title Delete

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Yes

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

Press [SET UP]. Using [K / L]

select “Disc”. Press [ENTER].

Disc menu will appear.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

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ENTER

Disc

Playlist

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Original

Format

REC

PAUSE

Finalize

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Disc Protect OFF ON

Title will be deleted.

Playlist - Title Delete

REMOTE CONTROL

Yes

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Using [K / L], select

“Playlist”. Press [ENTER].

Playlist will appear.

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Wait for a moment.

Playlist

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

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This operation may take a

while to be completed.

Using [K / L / { / B], select a

desired title. Press [ENTER].

Playlist menu will appear.

Playlist

Title Delete

Scene Delete

Edit Title Name

Chapter Mark

Index Picture

Title Dividing

Title Combining

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Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Playlist) (cont’d)

Deleting parts of titles

DVD-RW

You can delete a specific part of a

title.

Even if a part of a title is deleted

from the playlist, the original title

will remain as it was, and record-

able disc space will not increase.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select

“Delete”. Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Playlist - Scene Delete

CLEAR

AUDIO

Yes

PROG

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 64 to

display the Playlist menu.

Using [K / L], select “Scene

Delete”. Press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

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Playlist - Scene Delete

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Start

REC

PAUSE

End

Preview

Delete

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

Part of a title will be deleted.

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REMOTE CONTROL

Playlist - Scene Delete

Yes

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Use [H / G],

[REW E], [FWD D],

[PLAY B] and [PAUSE F] to

decide the start point, then

press [ENTER].

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Wait for a moment.

Then use [H / G],

[REW E], [FWD D],

[PLAY B] and [PAUSE F ]

again to move to the end

point and press [ENTER].

The cursor will move to “Preview.”

The bar at the bottom of the

screen indicates the total and the

elapsed time of the title.The area

selected for deletion will be indicat-

ed in red during the preview.

Press [ENTER] again to start

the preview.

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

Data will be written onto the disc

momentarily.

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

You can check the result of the

delation by preview.

Start point End point

Before

editing

Note

• You cannot select “Scene

Delete” when the number of

chapter markers exceeds 900.

Edited

EN 65

Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Playlist) (cont’d)

Putting names on titles

DVD-RW

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

You can name titles and change

the names in this menu.

The names you put on the titles

will be displayed on a title list.

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

The name you entered will be

activated.

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

Playlist

PROG

Title Delete

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 64 to

Scene Delete

Edit Title Name

Chapter Mark

Index Picture

Title Dividing

Title Combining

VCR Plus+

display the Playlist menu.

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Using [K / L], select “Edit

Title Name”. Press [ENTER].

A window for entering a title

name will appear.

ENTER

MY FAVORITE

0:00:59

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Playlist - Edit Title Name

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to exit.

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

REMOTE CONTROL

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RM-SDR053U

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

DVD RECORDER

[

]

Guide to edit title name

To enter a title name, follow

the steps of “Guide to edit

title name” on this page.

character set

[

]

Select a desired character set using [K L], then

Step1 :

A B C

a b c

1 2 3

@ ! ?

press [ENTER].

[

]

Step2 : Follow the list below, press the Number buttons repeatedly until the

Playlist - Edit Title Name

e.g. character set : A B C

desired letter appears.

press

Select

Press

ABC

abc

123

@ ! ?

...

A B C A

<space>

! ” # $ % & ’ ( )

Note:

Undefined letters in a

title name are shown

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–

+ , - . / : ; < = >

? @ [ ] ^ _ { | }

0:00:59

by “ ”. If you delete

them, adjoining letters

area for entering title names

–

ABC

DEF

abc

def

may change to “ ” or

When you finish entering a title

name, press [ENTER].

Confirm window will appear.

other.

GHI

ghi

JKL

jkl

MNO

PQRS

TUV

WXYZ

mno

pqrs

tuv

wxyz

• Character set will be changed to the “ @ ” automatically if you press

after you selected the “ABC” or “abc” mode.

If you want to mix different character sets in one title, repeat steps 1 to 2 above.

•To delete letters, press [CLEAR] repeatedly. Hold [CLEAR] to delete all letters.

•

•To go on to the next entering area for letters, press

•You can enter up to 30 letters.

[B].

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Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Playlist) (cont’d)

Setting or clearing chapter markers

DVD-RW

<Delete>:

Playlist - Chapter Mark - Delete

STANDBY/ON

You can put chapter markers on

each title and can use them for

the chapter search.

You can put a chapter marker

anywhere you want until the total

number of the markers reaches

999.

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Yes

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Chapter

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

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CLEAR

AUDIO

0:00:59

PROG

•You cannot delete the first

chapter of each title.

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 64 to

display the Playlist menu.

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

When you select “Add” at step 2, a

new chapter marker will be added

at the point you have decided.

<Add>:

Using [K / L], select

“Chapter Mark”. Press

[ENTER].

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Option window will appear.

Playlist - Chapter Mark

Playlist - Chapter Mark - Add

Add

Delete

Yes

REMOTE CONTROL

Chapter

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

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0:00:59

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Wait for a moment.

When you select “Delete” at step

2, the chapter marker you have

selected will be deleted.

<Delete>:

Use [H / G],

[REW E], [FWD D],

[PLAY B] and [PAUSE F ] to

decide the point for a new

chapter marker.

Or, use [H / G] to decide a

chapter marker that you will

delete. Select “Add” or

Playlist - Chapter Mark - Delete

Yes

Chapter

“Delete” accordingly using

[K / L], then press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

<Add>:

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Wait for a moment.

Playlist - Chapter Mark - Add

Yes

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

Chapter

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

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0:00:59

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

EN 67

Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Playlist) (cont’d)

Setting pictures for thumbnails

DVD-RW

STANDBY/ON

You can set an image picture for each

title as a thumbnail. It helps you

remember the contents of the title

during playback.The default setting

chooses the first scene of each title

as the thumbnail.

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

CLEAR

AUDIO

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 64 to

ENTER

display the Playlist menu.

Using [K / L], select “Index

Picture Set”.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Use [H / G],

REC

PAUSE

[REW E], [FWD D],

[PLAY B] and [PAUSE F] to

decide the picture you want

to select as thumbnail.Then

press [ENTER].

REC

SPEED MONITOR

REMOTE CONTROL

Confirmation window will appear.

RM-SDR053U

Playlist - Index Picture

DVD RECORDER

Yes

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Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

A picture for thumbnail will be

set.

Playlist - Index Picture

Yes

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Wait for a moment.

Note

• If a selected picture as

thumbnail is deleted by delet-

ing a part of a title, a default

picture will automatically

replace it.

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Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Playlist) (cont’d)

Dividing a title

DVD-RW

STANDBY/ON

You can divide a title into two

new titles.

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

CLEAR

AUDIO

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 64 to

display the Playlist menu.

Use [H / G],

[REW E], [FWD D],

[PLAY B] and [PAUSE F] to

decide the point at which you

will divide the title.

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Using [K / L], select “Title

Dividing”. Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Playlist - Title Dividing

Yes

REMOTE CONTROL

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

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Using [

L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

The title will be divided into two

new titles.

Both title names are identical and

index pictures are reset to the

first scene of each title.

Playlist - Title Dividing

Yes

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Wait for a moment.

Note

• If a disc contains the maxi-

mum number of recordings

(99), you cannot divide any

titles.

• You cannot divide the titles if

the total number of th chap-

ters have already reached

999.

EN 69

Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Playlist) (cont’d)

Combining titles

DVD-RW

STANDBY/ON

You can combine two titles into a

single title.

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Playlist - Title Combining

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 64 to

CLEAR

AUDIO

display the Playlist menu.

PROG

Yes

Using [K / L], select “Title

Combining”. Press [ENTER].

Title Combining setting window

will appear.

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Wait for a moment.

The selected title will be grayed

out, and the frame of the next

title becomes yellow.

Two titles will be combined into a

single title.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

Playlist - Title Combining

REC

SPEED MONITOR

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

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REMOTE CONTROL

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

Using [K / L / s / B], select

another title to combine.

Press [ENTER].

Confirmation window will appear.

Playlist - Title Combining

Yes

Note

• If the number of chapter

markers in the combined title

exceeds 999, the combination

will be rejected.

• If one of two titles in the

original is deleted, the com-

bined new title will be delet-

ed.

• The name of the title selected

first will become the name of

the combined title.

• The title selected first will be

the first point of the com-

bined title.

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Editing

Editing discs inVR mode (Playlist) (cont’d)

Adding titles to a Playlist

DVD-RW

STANDBY/ON

You can add or delete a title on

the Playlist as you prefer.

You can add up to 99 titles to a

Playlist.

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Using [K / L / { / B], select a

desired title. Press [ENTER].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Wait for a moment.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

The selected title will appear to

the Playlist.

CLEAR

AUDIO

Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 64 to

display the Playlist.“Add New

Title” “Delete Playlist” menu will

appear next to the last title.

Using [K / L / { / B], select

“Add NewTitle”. Press

[ENTER].

PROG

Playlist

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

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Add New

Title

Delete

Playlist

SLOW

REC

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

Original list will appear.

PAUSE

Playlist - Add New Title

Note

• When a Playlist contains 99

titles or more or 999 chap-

ters or more,“Add New

Title” cannot be selected.

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

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Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

•

To delete a title from Playlist,

refer to “Deleting titles” on

page 64.

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

• To delete a Playlist, refer to

“Deleting a Playlist” on this

page.

Deleting a Playlist

DVD-RW

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

A Playlist can be deleted if it is

no longer needed.

Using [{ / B], select “Yes”.

Press [ENTER].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

A Playlist will be deleted.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 64 to

display the Playlist.“Add New

Title” “Delete Playlist” menu will

appear next to the last title.

Using [K / L / { / B], select

“Delete Playlist”. Press

[ENTER].

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

After this operation is com-

pleted, press [SET UP] to

exit.

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Writing the data on the disc will

start momentarily.

Confirmation window will appear.

Playlist - Delete Playlist

SLOW

REC

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

This operation may take a

while to be completed.

PAUSE

Yes

Note

Add New

Title

Delete

Playlist

• Deleting a Playlist will not

increase the recordable disc

space.

EN 71

Changing the Setting menu

Tour of the Setting menu

The following table shows the items which you can change the setting and their default settings.

Refer to the following table for your convenience.

Setting menu

Items (highlight is the default)

Contents

1.Language setting

English

French

Spanish

Disc Menu Language

Set the language for disc menu.

Pages 73-74

Original

English

French

Audio Language

Set the language for audio.

OFF

English

French

Set the language for subtitles.

Subtitle Language

2.Display setting

OSD Language

FL Dimmer

English

Français

Español

Set the language for OSD

(On-Screen Display).

Pages 74-75

Auto

Bright

Dark

Set the brightness of front display.

Screen Saver

OFF

5 minutes

10 minutes

Set the idling time before the screen saver

starts.

PCM

3.Audio setting

Digital Out

Set whether the sound recorded in 96kHz

will be down sampled in 48kHz.

48kHz

96kHz

Pages 75-77

Dolby Digital

Set the type of sound signal output

from the digital audio output jack.

PCM

Stream

DTS

Set whether or not DTS signal will be

output.

OFF

Compressing the range of sound volume.

Dynamic Range

Control

OFF

Set whether or not to output sound during

fast forward playback.

Fast Forward with

Audio

OFF

All

Set the parental level for DVD disc playback.

4.Parental setting

Pages 77-78

Parental Lock

level 8 to 1

Enter the current

four-digit password.

Set and change the password.

(Change password)

Note

• If you change the settings in the

Setting menu, the information of

contents stays on even after the

power is switched off or the disc

tray is opened or closed.

• An item which is not currently avail-

able is grayed out in Setting menus.

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Changing the Setting menu

Language setting

Press [STOP C] if you are playing back a disc.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Press [SET UP].

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is displayed, proceed to step 3.

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

Using [K / L], select “Advanced Setting Menu”. Press

[ENTER].

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

Using [K / L], select “Playback”. Press [ENTER].

REC

Option window will appear.

SPEED MONITOR

REMOTE CONTROL

Using [K / L], select a desired item. Press [ENTER].

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

Disc Menu Language (Default : English)

Set the language for Disc Menu.

• Using [K / L], select a lan-

guage. Press [ENTER].

Your setting will be activated.

Playback

TV Aspect

Disc Menu Language

4:3 Letter Box

All

English

French

Spanish

Other

Parental Lock

Disc Menu Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Digital Out

English

Original

OFF

Dynamic Range Control

Fast Forward with Audio

Progressive

OFF

Audio Language (Default : Original)

Set the Audio language.

• Using [K / L], select a set-

ting. Press [ENTER].

Your setting will be activated.

• When Original is selected, the

audio language will be the

disc’s default language.

Playback

Audio Language

TV Aspect

4:3 Letter Box

All

Original

English

French

Spanish

Other

Parental Lock

Disc Menu Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Digital Out

English

Original

OFF

Dynamic Range Control

Fast Forward with Audio

Progressive

OFF

Instructions continue on the next page.

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Changing the Setting menu

Language setting (cont’d)

Subtitle Language (Default : OFF)

Set the Subtitle language.

Subtitle Language

• Using [K / L], select a lan-

guage. Press [ENTER].

Your setting will be activated.

Playback

TV Aspect

4:3 Letter Box

OFF

Parental Lock

All

English

French

Spanish

Other

Disc Menu Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Digital Out

English

Original

OFF

Dynamic Range Control

Fast Forward with Audio

Progressive

OFF

If “Other” is selected, enter 4-digit code using the Number buttons.

Note

Disc Menu Language

•

When you finish entering

the code, press [ENTER].

Refer to the language

• Only the languages supported by

the disc can be selected.

• Audio Language setting may not be

available on some discs.

Code Input

code table on page 84.

• You can also change or switch off

the subtitles on a DVD disc also

from the disc menu if it is available.

• Press [CLEAR] or [s] to erase

numbers entered incorrectly.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Display setting

Press [STOP C] if you are playing back a disc.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Press [SET UP].

CLEAR

AUDIO

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is displayed, proceed to step 3.

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

ENTER

Using [K / L], select “Advanced Setting Menu”. Press

[ENTER].

Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

SLOW

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

REC

PAUSE

REC

SPEED MONITOR

Using [K / L], select “Display”. Press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

REMOTE CONTROL

Using [K / L], select a desired item. Press [ENTER].

RM-SDR053U

DVD RECORDER

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Changing the Setting menu

Display setting (cont’d)

OSD Language (Default : English)

Set the language for OSD.

Display

• Using [K / L], select a lan-

guage. Press [ENTER].

Your setting will be activated.

OSD Language

FL Dimmer

English

Auto

English

Français

Español

Screen Saver

10 minutes

FL Dimmer (Default : Auto)

Set the idling time before the screen saver starts.

Display

• Using [K / L], select a set-

ting. Press [ENTER].

FL Dimmer

OSD Language

FL Dimmer

English

Auto

Bright

Dark

Your setting will be activated.

• You can choose one among

“Auto”, ”Bright” and ”Dark”.

When “Auto” is selected, the

display will be shown brighter

when the power is on and

darker when the power is off.

Screen Saver

10 minutes

Screen Saver (Default : 10 minutes)

Set the the idling time before the screen saver starts.

Screen Saver

• Using [K / L], select a set-

ting. Press [ENTER].

Your setting will be activated.

Display

OFF

OSD Language

FL Dimmer

English

Auto

5 minutes

10 minutes

15 minutes

30 minutes

Screen Saver

10 minutes

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Audio setting

Choose the appropriate Audio settings for your equipment.

Press [STOP C] if you are playing back a disc.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Press [SET UP].

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is displayed, proceed to step 3.

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

Instructions continue on the next page.

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Changing the Setting menu

Audio setting (cont’d)

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Using [K / L], select “Advanced Setting Menu”. Press

[ENTER].

ENTER

Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

Note

• Dynamic Range Control

is available only on the

discs which are recorded

in Dolby Digital format.

Using [K / L], select “Playback”. Press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

Using [K / L], select a desired item. Press [ENTER].

Digital Out

Set the digital audio output.

Playback

Digital Out

• Using [K / L], select a set-

ting. Press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

Proceed to steps A, B or C.

TV Aspect

4:3 Letter Box

All

PCM

48kHz

Stream

Parental Lock

Dolby Digital

DTS

Disc Menu Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Digital Out

English

Original

OFF

Dynamic Range Control

Fast Forward with Audio

Progressive

OFF

Settings for PCM (Default : 48kHz)

• Using [K / L], select a setting. Press

[ENTER].

Digital Out - PCM

Note

48kHz

96kHz

When playing back disc

Your setting will be activated.

with copyright protection

48kHz : If your amplifier/decoder is NOT com-

patible with 96kHz PCM, select “48kHz”.

96kHz sound will be output in 48kHz.

96kHz : If your amplifier/decoder is compatible

with 96kHz PCM, select “96kHz”. 96kHz

sound will be output.

• Even if you select “96kHz”,

the sound will be down

sampled at 48kHz.

Settings for Dolby Digital (Default : Stream)

• Using [K / L], select a setting. Press

[ENTER].

Digital Out - Dolby Digital

Note

PCM

When playing back a

DVD-RW disc recorded

inVR mode

Stream

Your setting will be activated.

PCM : Convert the Dolby Digital into PCM

(2 channel).

When your amplifier/decoder is NOT com-

patible with Dolby Digital, set to “PCM”.

Stream : Outputs Dolby Digital signals.

When your amplifier/decoder is compati-

ble with Dolby Digital, set to “Stream”.

•

If the audio on a disc is

recorded in Dolby Digital

format, set “Dolby

Digital” to “PCM” so that

you can switch to main

(L), sub audio (R), or a

mix of both (L/R) with

your amplifier/decoder.

Settings for DTS (Default : ON)

•

Select a setting using [K / L], then press [ENTER].

Digital Out - DTS

Your setting will be activated.

ON : Outputs DTS signals.

OFF

When your amplifier/decoder is compatible with DTS, set to “ON”.

OFF : No DTS signal is output.

When your amplifier/decoder is NOT compatible with DTS, set to

“OFF”.

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Changing the Setting menu

Audio setting (cont’d)

Dynamic Range Control (Default : ON)

Set to “ON” to compress the range between soft and loud sounds.

Playback

TV Aspect

Dynamic Range Control

• Using [K / L], select a set-

ting. Press [ENTER].

Your setting will be activated.

4:3 Letter Box

All

Parental Lock

OFF

Disc Menu Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Digital Out

English

Original

OFF

Dynamic Range Control

Fast Forward with Audio

Progressive

OFF

Fast Forward with Audio (Default : ON)

Set to “ON” to output the sound during playback in x1.5 fast forward.

Playback

Fast Forward with Audio

• Using [K / L], select a set-

ting. Press [ENTER].

Your setting will be activated.

TV Aspect

4:3 Letter Box

All

Parental Lock

OFF

Disc Menu Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Digital Out

English

Original

OFF

Dynamic Range Control

Fast Forward with Audio

Progressive

OFF

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Settings for Parental lock level

Some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. Playback

will stop if the disc’s general rating exceeds the level you set. It

will require you to enter a password before the disc will be

played back.This function prevents your children from viewing

inappropriate materials.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

Press [STOP C] if you are playing a disc.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

TOP MENU

MENU/LIST

RETURN

Press [SET UP].

ENTER

Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

If Advanced Setting Menu is displayed, proceed to step 3.

SLOW

REC

PLAY

STOP

SLOW

PAUSE

Using [K / L], select “Advanced Setting Menu”. Press

[ENTER].

Advanced Setting Menu will appear.

Note

• Parental lock may not be available on

some discs.

• For some DVDs, it may be difficult to find if

they are compatible with parental lock. Be

sure to check if the parental lock operates

in the way that you have set.

Using [K / L], select “Playback”. Press [ENTER].

Option window will appear.

• Record the password in case you forget it.

Using [K / L], select “Parental Lock”. Press [ENTER].

Instructions continue on the next page.

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Changing the Setting menu

Settings for Parental lock level (cont’d)

Parental Lock (Default :All)

Set the Parental Lock level.

Playback

• Using [K / L], change the

parental level. Press

[ENTER].

Option window will appear.

Proceed to step A or B.

Parental Lock

TV Aspect

4:3 Letter Box

All

Parental Lock

Disc Menu Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Digital Out

English

Original

OFF

Dynamic Range Control

Fast Forward with Audio

Progressive

OFF

A password has not been set yet

Parental Lock

• Using [K / L], select

“Yes”. Using the Number

buttons, enter a new pass-

word. Press [ENTER].

Change Password?

Yes

Password Input

Your setting will be activated.

• If you select “No”, proceed

to step 5.

A password has been set already

Change the password

Parental Lock

Change Password?

Yes

Password Input

* * * *

• If you select “No”, proceed

to step 5.

• Using the Number buttons,

enter the current password.

• Using [K / L], select

“Yes”. Using the Number

buttons, enter a new pass-

word. Press [ENTER].

Your setting will be activated.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/

CLOSE ON SCREEN SET UP

Press [SET UP] to exit.

Note

• Press [CLEAR] to erase numbers entered

incorrectly.

.@/:

ABC

DEF

REPEAT

ZOOM

GHI

JKL

MNO

• Do not use 4, 7, 3, 7 as password.

• When you forget the password or you

want to clear all settings in Parental lock,

enter 4,7,3,7 using the Number buttons

in input window at step B. Password will be

cleared and parental levels will be set to

All.

PQRS

TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

AUDIO

PROG

VCR Plus+

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Others

Troubleshooting

Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing.

Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper performance.

Symptom

Power

Remedy

The power does not turn on.

• Check that the AC power cord is connected securely.

• (In case of power failure) Check the breaker.

Picture

There is no picture.

• Re-connect the connecting cord securely.

• The connecting cords are damaged.

• The Setup Display appears. Press [RETURN] to turn off the

display.

• Check the connection to yourTV (page 13).

• Check if the INTERLACE/PROGRESSIVE mode is set correctly

according to yourTV (page 14).

• Switch the input selector on yourTV (such as to “LINE1”) so

that the signal from this unit appears on theTV screen.

Picture noise appears.

• The disc is dirty or flawed.

• If the picture output signal from the unit passes through your

VCR before reaching yourTV, or if you are connected to a

combinationTV/VIDEO player, the copy-protection signal

applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality. If

you still experience this problem even when you connect the

unit directly to yourTV, try connecting the unit to yourTV's

S-VIDEO input.

TV program reception does not fill the

screen.

•

Try to set the channels with “Auto Preset” in the Setting menu (page 18).

Select a channel of anyTV program using [CH + / -].

TV program pictures are distorted.

• AdjustTV antenna.

• Adjust the picture (see theTV’s instruction manual).

• Place the unit andTV farther apart.

• Place theTV and any bunched antenna cables farther apart.

TV channels cannot be changed.

Playback picture is distorted.

• Switch the input toTV.

• Connect the antenna cable correctly (page 14).

• Keep the equipment which may cause electrical disturbances,

such as a cellular phone, away.

The playback picture orTV program from • If the playback picture output from a DVD player,VCR or tuner

the equipment connected through the

unit is distorted.

goes through the unit before reaching yourTV, the copy-

protection signal applied to some programs could affect picture

quality. Disconnect the playback equipment in question and

connect it directly to yourTV.

Sound

There is no sound.

• The disc is dirty or flawed.

• Re-connect all connections securely.

• The connecting cord is damaged.

• Check the connections to the amplifier input.

• The input source setting on the amplifier is incorrect.

• The recorder is in pause mode or in Slow-motion Play mode.

• The recorder is in fast forward or fast reverse mode.

•

If the audio signal does not come through the COAXIAL DIGITAL

AUDIO OUTPUT PCM / BITSTREAM jack, check the Audio

settings (pages 75-77).

Sound is noisy.

• The disc is dirty or flawed.

No DTS sound on digital output.

No DTS sound from analog output.

• Change the setting menu for DTS to ON.

• This unit has no analog sound output when playing the selected

DTS sound mode.

Remote control

The remote control does not function.

• Batteries are weak.

• There are obstacles between the remote control and the unit.

• The remote control is far from the unit.

• There are no batteries in the remote control.

• Turn on the unit.

• The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor on the

unit.

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Others

Troubleshooting (cont’d)

Symptom

Playback

Remedy

The unit does not play back the disc.

• No disc is inserted.

• A blank disc is inserted.

• The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the labeled side

facing up.

• The disc is not correctly inserted.

• The unit cannot play back certain discs (such as a CD-ROM)

(page 42).

• The region code on the DVD-Video does not match the ones

on the unit (page 42).

• Moisture has condensed inside the unit. Remove the disc and

leave the unit turned on for about two hours until the moisture

evaporates (page 4).

• If the disc was recorded on another recorder, the unit cannot

play back the disc unless it is finalized (page 40).

Playback image freezes for a second.

• During the playback of two layered disc, picture may freeze for

a moment when the 1st layer switches to the 2nd layer.This is

not a malfunction.

The disc does not start playback from the

beginning.

•

Resume playback was activated (page 46). Press [STOP

C] twice.

You have inserted a disc whoseTitle menu or DVD menu automatically

appears on theTV screen when it is inserted for the first time.

The unit starts playing back the disc

automatically.

• The DVD-Video provides an auto playback function.

Some functions such as Stop, Search, or

Slow-motion Play cannot be performed.

•

Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of these

operations. See the instruction manual supplied with the disc.

The language for the sound track cannot

be changed.

• Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD-Video,

DVD-R or DVD-RW being played back.

• The DVD-Video prohibits the changing of the language for the

sound track.

• Try changing the language using the DVD-Video’s menu.

The subtitle language cannot be changed

or turned off.

• Multilingual subtitle are not recorded on the DVD-Video.

• The DVD-Video prohibits changing of the subtitles.

• Try changing the subtitles using the DVD-Video’s menu.

The angles cannot be changed.

•

Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD-Video being played back.

• The angle-change operation is possible as long as the disc

contains a multi-angle portion.Actual change can be performed

when the portion has come up.

• The DVD-Video prohibits changing angles.

• Try changing the angles using the DVD-Video's menu.

Recording/Timer Recording/Editing

The channel cannot be changed from the

channel you are recording.

• Set theTV’s input to “TV.”

Recording does not start immediately

after you press [REC I].

• An unused DVD-R or DVD-RW was inserted. It takes a while

for the unit to automatically format a DVD-RW.

Nothing was recorded even though you

set the timer setting correctly.

• There was a power failure during recording.

• The unit's internal clock stopped due to a power failure that

lasted for more than 30 seconds.

• Reset the clock (pages 23, 24).

• Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet, and

connect it again.

• The program contains copy protection signals that restricts

copying.

• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that was set

later or has priority.

Recording does not stop immediately

after you press [STOP C].

• It will take a few seconds for the unit to input disc data before

recording can stop.

Timer Recording is not completed or did • The timer setting overlapped with another setting that was set

not start from the beginning.

later or has priority (page 36).

• Disc space was not enough.

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Others

Troubleshooting (cont’d)

Remedy

Symptom

Others

The unit does not operate properly.

• When static electricity, etc., causes the unit to operate

abnormally, unplug the unit and then plug it again.

The disc tray does not open when you

press [OPEN/CLOSE A].

• It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you

have recorded or edited a disc.This is because the unit is adding

disc data to the disc.

"Repairing" appears on the display.

• If there is a power failure or unplugging during recording,

finalizing, formatting or editing (even after “Wait for a moment.”

message is disappeared), a Repairing process will begin

automatically soon after turning the unit on again.

It may take several minutes up to about four hours.

• If above remedies do not solve the problem, please call the Service Center for help.

Error message

Cause

Solution

Disc Error

--- Please eject the disc. ---

Playback feature may not be

available on this Disc.

Unplayable disc is inserted

in the unit.

The disc is upside down.

Insert the standardized disc which

bears the marks on page 42.

Insert the disc with the labeled side

facing up.

Region Error

The region of the DVD-Video

disc does not match the ones

on the unit.

Insert the DVD-Video disc with

region code 1 or ALL.

--- Please eject the disc. ---

Playback is not authorized in your

region.

Parental Lock On

The current selected parental level

prohibits playback.

The current selected parental

level in the Setting Menu

prohibits playback.

Check the “Parental Lock” setting

(pages 77-78).

Recording Error

The recording function encountered

a copy prohibited program.

You cannot record copy prohibited

programs.

This program is not allowed

to be recorded.

Recording Error

This program is not

recordable inVideo mode.

You are trying to record a copy-

once program onto the DVD-RW

disc inVideo mode.

Set “DVD-RW Recording Format”

to “VR mode”(page 28).

Insert a recordable disc, and

ensure the disc status satisfies the

recording requirements

(pages 26-27).

Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth.

Replace the disc.

Recording Error

You are trying to record onto the

disc which is unrecordable, or the

disc status is unable to record.

The disc is dirty.

Can not record on this disc.

The disc is damaged.

Recording Error

You are trying to record a copy-

once program onto the DVD-RW

disc which is not compatible with

CPRM.

Insert a ver.1.1 or 1.2 CPRM

compatible DVD-RW disc.

This program is not allowed to

be recorded on this disc.

Recording Error

You are trying to record onto the

protected disc.

Cancel the disc protect setting

in the Disc Setting menu (page 39).

This disc is protected and not

recordable.

Recording Error

Disc is full.

You are trying to record onto

the disc with no recording space

left.

Insert the recordable disc with

enough recording space.

(No area for new recording)

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Others

Troubleshooting (cont’d)

Cause

Error message

Solution

Recording Error

You are trying to record onto the

disc on which the number of

recording titles already reached the

maximum (99).

Delete unnecessary titles

(pages 58, 61).

You cannot record more

than 99 titles on one disc.

(The maximum is 99)

You are trying to record onto the

VR mode DVD-RW disc on which

the number of recording chapters

already reached to the maximum

(999).

This unit cannot delete the original

chapter. Delete unnecessary chapter

marker using other DVD recorders.

Recording Error

You cannot record more than

999 chapters on one disc.

(The maximum is 999)

Delete unnecessary titles from the

Original list (page 61).

Recording Error

This disc has no space to write

the Control Information when

recording or deleting contents.

Delete unnecessary titles

(pages 58, 61).

You cannot record on this disc

as Control Information is full.

When editing has been repeatedly

performed, the control Information

area may become full even if the

recording area still has enough space.

When recordings are performed

repeatedly onto an unstable disc,

this area may become full.

Recording Error

Insert a new disc.

You cannot record on this

disc as Power Calibration

Area is full.

Every time you insert a disc for

recording, the disc's working area

will be taken up. And if you repeat

this frequently, it will be used up

sooner and you may not be able to

record full 99 titles.

Recording Error

You are trying to record onto

the disc already finalized.

Undo finalizing of the disc

(page 40).

This disc is already finalized.

* If you are still having trouble with this unit after checking Troubleshooting, write down the error code and the error

description, and call our helpline mentioned on the back cover to locate an Authorized Service Center.

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Others

Glossary

Dolby Digital

Analog audio

Regions code

An electrical signal that directly

The system developed by Dolby

Regions associate discs and play-

ers with particular areas of the

world.This unit will only play back

discs that have compatible region

codes.You can find the region

code of your unit by looking at

the rear panel. Some discs are

compatible with more than one

region (or all regions).

represents sound. In contrast, digi- Laboratories to compress digital

tal audio which can be an electri-

cal signal, but is an indirect repre-

sentation of sound. See also

Digital audio.

sound. It offers you sound of

stereo(2ch) or multi-channel

audio (up to 5.1ch).

DTS (DigitalTheater System)

DTS is a 5.1 channel surround

sound system, but it is different

Aspect ratio

The width of a TV screen relative

to its height. Conventional TVs are from Dolby Digital.The formats

4:3 (in other words, the screen is

almost square); widescreen mod-

els are 16:9 (the screen is almost

twice as wide as it is high).

Sampling frequency

were developed by Digital Theater

System, Inc.

The rate which sound is measured

by a specified interval to turn it

into digital audio data.The num-

bers of sampling in one second

defines as sampling frequency.The

higher the rate, the better the

sound quality is.

Finalize

To make recorded contents on

DVD discs possible to be played

back on DVD players.With this

unit, it is possible to finalize DVD-

RW/DVD-R discs.

Chapter

Just as a book is split up into sev-

eral chapters, a title on a DVD

disc is usually divided into chap-

ters. See also Title.

SAP

PCM

(Secondary Audio Program)

Component video output

(Pulse Code Modulation)

Sub-audio channel which is deliv-

ered separately from main-audio

channel.This audio channel is used

as an alternate in bilingual broad-

casting.

This is a video signal format that

conveys each of three principal

colors of light (red, blue and

green) through different signal

lines.This allows the viewers to

experience picture colors as origi- even compressed Dolby Digital

nal as it is.There are several signal and MPEG audio to PCM.

PCM is a format that converts

audio into digital data. It is mainly

used for Audio CDs and DAT.This

unit can play back sounds as real-

istic as possible by converting

S-Video output

It delivers independently each sig-

nal of color(C) and luminance(Y)

to TV as video signals, so that

higher-quality picture will be

materialized.

formats, includingY/PB/PR and

Y/CB/CR.

Playlist

From this list you can play back

contents of a disc in your desired

order or sequence.Also it allows

to search a specific scene directly.

CPRM (Content Protection

for Recordable Media)

Title (DVD only)

A collection of chapters on DVD

disc. See also chapter.

This is a format used to record

copy-once programs. By recording

coded data on the area of DVD

discs that ordinary writing soft-

ware cannot write on, it prevents

copy-once programs from being

recorded repeatedly on different

media.

Progressive Scan (525p/480p)

A type of display that does not

split each frame into fields, and

instead scans directly through all

the scanlines of each frame in

order. Progressive Scan provides

less flickering and higher image

resolution than traditional

Track

Audio CDs use tracks to divide

the content of a disc.The DVD

equivalent is called a chapter. See

also Chapter.

Digital audio

An indirect representation of

sound by numbers. During record- page 14 for instructions on selec-

VCR Plus+ system

(525i/480i) TV signals. Refer to

Allows you to set a timer record-

ing by entering a PlusCode num-

ber found in participating TV list-

ings.

ing, the sound is measured at dis-

crete intervals (44, 100 times a

second for CD audio) by an ana-

log-to-digital converter, generating

a stream of numbers. On playback,

a digital-to-analog converter gen-

erates an analog signal based on

these numbers. See also Sampling

frequency and Analog audio.

tive Progressive Scan mode.

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Language code

Language

Code

Language

Code

Language

Code

Language

Code

Abkhazian

Afar

Afrikaans

Albanian

Amharic

Arabic

Armenian

Assamese

Aymara

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

4748

4747

4752

6563

4759

4764

5471

4765

4771

4772

4847

5167

4860

5072

4854

4855

4864

4853

5971

4851

5759

4947

7254

4961

5464

4965

5047

6058

5160

5161

5166

5261

5256

5255

French

Frisian

5264

5271

5358

5747

5051

5158

5758

5360

5367

5447

5569

5455

5467

5565

5560

5547

5551

5557

5347

5566

5647

5669

5760

5765

5757

6469

5771

6460

5761

5767

5861

5847

5868

5860

Lithuanian

Macedonian

Malagasy

Malay

Malayalam

Maltese

Maori

Marathi

Moldavian

Mongolian

Nauru

Nepali

Norwegian

Occitan

Oriya

(Afan) Oromo

Panjabi

Pashto; Pushto

Persian

Polish

Portuguese

Quechua

Rhaeto-Romance

Romanian

Russian

5866

5957

5953

5965

5958

5966

5955

5964

5961

5960

6047

6051

6061

6149

6164

6159

6247

6265

5247

6258

6266

6367

6459

6461

6467

6559

6553

6547

5350

6564

6554

6566

6660

6560

Sindhi

Singhalese

Siswat

6550

6555

6565

6557

6558

6561

5165

6567

6569

6568

6658

6653

6647

6666

6651

6654

4861

6655

6661

6665

6664

6657

6669

6757

6764

6772

6855

6861

4971

6961

7054

5655

7161

7267

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Greenlandic

Guarani

Gujarati

Hausa

Slovak

Slovenian

Somali

Spanish

Sundanese

Swahili

Swedish

Tagalog

Tajik

Hebrew

Hindi

Basque

Bengali;Bangla

Bhutani

Bihari

Bislama

Breton

Bulgarian

Burmese

Byelorussian

Cambodian

Catalan

Chinese

Corsican

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

English

Esperanto

Estonian

Faroese

Fiji

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inupiak

Tamil

Tatar

Telugu

Thai

Tibetan

Tigrinya

Tonga

Tsonga

Turkish

Turkmen

Twi

Ukrainian

Urdu

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Kashmiri

Kazakh

Kinyarwanda

Kirghiz

Kirundi

Samoan

Sangho

Sanskrit

Scots Gaelic

Serbian

Serbo-Croatian

Sesotho

Setswana

Shona

Uzbek

Vietnamese

Volapuk

Welsh

Korean

Kurdish

Laothian

Latin

Latvian; Lettish

Lingala

Wolof

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

Finnish

Frequently Asked Questions

–– Can I record on CD-RW/R?

No, this unit records only DVDs.

–– Can I play back DVD-Video that is bought in another country?

Possible only if the region code of the disc is 1 and ALL.

–– Is this unit MP3 compatible?

No.

–– Can I connect the unit to my PC?

No, you cannot control the unit by PCs.

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Specifications

General

System

DVD-Video, DVD-RW/R, CD-DA, CD-RW/R

Power requirements

Power consumption

Weight

AC120V, 60 Hz

20W (standby: 2.7W)

5.06 lbs ( 2.3 kg )

Dimensions (width x height x depth)

Operating temperature

Operating humidity

TV format

17 3/16" x 2 5/8" x 9 5/8" (435 x 66 x 244 mm)

41Fº to 104Fº (5ºC to 40ºC)

less than 80% (no condensation)

NTSC

Recording

Recording format

Video Recording format (DVD-RW only),

Video format (DVD-RW, DVD-R)

DVD-Rewritable, DVD-Recordable

Recordable discs

Video recording format

Sampling frequency

Compression format

13.5MHz

MPEG

Audio recording format

Sampling frequency

Compression format

48kHz

Dolby Digital

Tuner

Receivable channels

VHF

2-13ch

UHF

CATV

14-69ch

C1-C125ch

Input/Output

VHF/UHF antenna input/output terminal

VHF/UHF set 75Ω

Video input

Input level

Jacks

Input 1 (rear), 2 (front)

1Vp-p (75Ω)

RCA jack

Video output

Output level

Jack

Output 1

1Vp-p (75Ω)

RCA jack

S-Video input

Y (Iuminance) - Input level

C (color) - Input level

Jacks

Input 1 (rear), 2 (front)

1Vp-p (75Ω)

286 mVp-p (75Ω)

4 pin mini DIN

S-Video output

Y (Iuminance) - Output level

C (color) - Output level

Jack

1Vp-p (75Ω)

286 mVp-p (75Ω)

4 pin mini DIN

Component video output

Output level

Jacks

Y: 1.0Vp-p (75Ω), P^B, PR: 0.7Vp-p (75Ω)

RCA jacks

Audio input

During audio input

Jacks

Input 1 (rear), 2 (front) L/R

2V rms (Input impedance: more than 22kΩ)

RCA jacks

Audio output

During audio output

Jacks

Output 1 L/R

2V rms (Output impedance: less than 1kΩ)

RCA jacks

Digital audio output

Output level

Jacks

500 mVp-p (75Ω)

RCA jack

Note:

The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice.

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