Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DR-M70 JVC
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STOP PLAY RETURN MENU/LIST TOP MENU PROG CLEAR AUDIO REPEAT ON SCREEN OPEN/ CLOSE SET UP ZOOM PR ENTER SHOWVIEW/ VIDEO Plus+ SLOW SLOW REC REC SPEED REC MONITOR PAU SE © 2005 Victor Company of Japan,.
2 Before you start EN • Remote control with two R6 (AA) batteries • RF cable • Scart cable • Instruction Manual Precautions Laser Safety This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified service personnel should remove the cover or attempt to service this unit, due to the possibility of eye injury .
3 Before you start EN 7. Do not stand the unit vertically . Use the unit in a horizontal (flat) position only . 8. Before attempting to oper ate the unit, make sure that the timer recording mode is off. 9. This product is in St and-by mode when turned off while the mains cable is connected.
4 Before you start EN Maintenance CLEANING THE UNIT Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use solutions containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasive. CLEANING DISCS If a disc becomes dirty , clean it with a cleaning cloth.
5 EN T able of contents Before you start................... ................... 2 Precautions ........................................................... 2 Features ................................................................ 6 Guide to the Instruction Manual .
6 Before you start EN Features Along with playing back CDs and recording, editing, and playing back DVDs, this unit offers you the following features. Recording The unit is compatible with DVD-RW discs, which are recordable repeatedly , and DVD-R discs, which are recordable only once.
7 Before you start EN Guide to the Instruction Manual Symbols used in the Instruction Manual T o show what recording mode or disc type ap plies to each function, the following symbols appear at the beginning of each operating item. * T here may be a disc which cannot be used or played back.
8 Before you start EN Functional overview Front panel 1 Disc tray • Place a disc here when open. 2D i s p l a y • Refer to “Front Panel Display Guide” on page 14. 3 OPEN/CLOSE O button * • Press to open or close the disc tray . 4 PR(OGRAMME) +/ - buttons • Press up or down to change the channel.
9 Before you start EN Rear panel 1 ANTENNA IN • Connect to an antenna or a cable. 2 ANTENNA OUT • Connect to the Aerial jack on your TV , cable box or direct broadcast system. Use the sup plied RF cable. 3 A V2 (DECODER) • Connect to VCR, camcorder , or other Audio-Video equipment.
10 Before you start EN Remote control * Y ou can also turn on the unit by pressing these buttons. 1 OPEN/CLOSE O button* • Press to open or close the disc tray . 2 ON SCREEN button • Press to display the on-screen display . 3 Number buttons • Press to select channel numbers.
11 Before you start EN 20 RETURN button • Press to return to the pr eviously displayed menu screen. 21 B (SKIP) button • During playback, press to skip to the previous chapter or track. • When playback is paused, press to play reverse step by step.
12 Before you start EN Guide to On Screen Displays DISPLA Y menu With a disc inserted into the unit, press [ON SCREEN] to display the on screen display . The menu shows information about what is recorded on the disc. This is an example screen for explanation.
13 Before you start EN Advanced Setting Menu: Y ou can ma ke all the setti ngs available as follows. 1 Playback: Set up the unit to play back a disc. 2 Recording: Set up the unit to record to a disc. 3D i s p l a y : Set up the OSD format and the front panel display of the unit.
14 Before you start EN Front Panel Display Guide 1 Current st atus of the unit p : Appears when disc pl ayback is paused. Appears also during step by step playback. P : Appears when playing back a disc. p P : Appears during slow forward or slow reverse playback.
15 Getting Started EN Connections Connecting to a TV Connect the unit to a TV after considering the capabilities of your existing equipment. Before installation, plug off your TV and this unit. Using the Scart jack 1 Connect the a ntenna or cable to the ANTENNA IN jack of this unit.
16 Getting Started EN Recording from a camcorder or other Audio-Video equipment with no Scart output jack (A V3 or A V4) If no S-Video input jack is available, connect to VIDEO input jack on the front panel using an RCA Video cable. Change the setup when using S-VIDEO input jack.
17 Getting Started EN Selecting the on-screen display (OSD) language 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. 2 If you select “Advanced Setting Menu,” proceed to step 3. If you select “Easy Settin g Menu,” proceed to step 4. 3 Select “Display” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER].
18 Getting Started EN Manual tuning Manually tune each channel. 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. “Easy Setting Menu” or “Advanced Setting Menu” will appear . 2 Select “Channel” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 3 Select “Manual T uning” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER].
19 Getting Started EN Move Y ou can r eplace two channels. 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. If it has already appeared, proceed to step 3. 3 Select “Channel” using [Cursor U / D ], then p ress [ENT ER].
20 Getting Started EN Selecting the TV aspect ratio Y ou ca n select the TV aspect ratio to match the format of the programme you are playing back with the unit and that of your TV screen (4:3 standard or 16:9 wide screen TV). 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP].
21 Recording EN Information on DVD recording T ype of discs This unit can record on DVD-R and D VD-RW . Y ou can record on DVD-R only once. On DVD-RW , you can record and erase many times. It is possible to record on DVD-R only in Video mode. DVD-RW can record in the format you select from Video mode or VR mode.
22 Recording EN Information on copy control Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected information. If you wish to record them, refer to the following.
23 Recording EN Formatting a disc Choosing the recording format of a blank DVD-RW disc When inserting a blank disc, the unit au tomatically starts to initialise the disc. Y ou can also manually format a DVD-RW disc once it has been used. After formatting, you can record on the disc with the recording format selected in the Setting menu.
24 Recording EN Reformatting a disc manually If you are using a DVD-RW disc, you can format the disc by performing “Format.” By default it will be in Video mode. Y ou can change this to VR mode using the Setting menu. Note • When you reformat the disc, the contents of the disc are erased.
25 Recording EN 6 Press [SET UP] to exit. Hint • If you select “S tereo”: The audio will be recorded as “stereo audio .” • If you select “B ilingual”: The audio will be recor ded as “bilingual audio” (see next section for more detail).
26 Recording EN Checking the recording picture and sound quality Before recording on a DVD, you can confirm the quality of the picture and sound with the recording speed you selected. 1 Make sure that the unit is in STOP or REC mode and a DVD is inserted correctly .
27 Recording EN T imer recording Y ou can set the unit to record up to 8 programmes, up to a month in advance. Daily or weekly programme recordings are also available. • Be sure to set the clock before ente ring a timer programming. • Y ou can select the timer p rogramming list by pressing [PROG] twice.
28 Recording EN Checking, cancellin g, or correcting the timer programm ing information In the following example, No. 5 time r programming overlaps on No. 1 and No. 6 timer programmes. In such a case, you should correct the programme time to clear the overlap.
29 Recording EN T imer recording using the S HOW V IEW ® system Y ou can p rogramme the timer using the S HOW V IEW programming numbers that are printed in your local TV guide magazine.
30 Recording EN Hints for timer recording • If there is a power failure or the unit is unplugged for more than 30 seconds, the clock setting and all timer settings will be lost. • If there is no disc or an unrecordable disc in the tray , the icon will flash and timer recording will not occur .
31 Recording EN Settings for external equipment Connection to external equipment Connect the external equipment using either the input jacks, A V1, A V2, A V3 (Rear) or A V4 (Front). How ever , for A V4 jacks, you have to select S-VIDEO input or VIDEO input jacks depending on the connected devices.
32 Recording EN Setting a disc to protect T o prevent accidental ov er-recording, editing or erasing of recordings, you can protect them using the Setting menu. Insert a recorda ble disc. 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. “Easy Setting Menu” or “Advanced Setting Menu” will appear .
33 Recording EN T o cancel finalising (DVD-RW only): At step 4, press [STOP S ] , select “Y es,” then press [ENTER] . Finalising is cancelled and the unit switches to stop mode. If appears w hen [STOP S ] is pressed, you cannot cancel finalising because the fin alising has already reached at a critical point in its process.
34 Playing back discs EN Information on playing back DVDs Read the following information before you play back a DVD. Playable discs Y ou can p lay back all the discs listed on the right. Before attempting to play back a DVD, make sure it meets the requirements for Region Codes and Colour Systems as described in this section.
35 Playing back discs EN Basic playback Hint for DVD playback The contents of a DVD are generally divided into titles. T itles are sometimes further subdivided into chapters. Playing back a DVD-RW / DVD-R / DVD+RW / DVD+R disc 1 Press [ST AN DBY/ON y /I] to turn o n the unit.
36 Playing back discs EN 2 Press [Cursor U / D ] to select the desired folder (grou p ) or file (track), then press [ENTER]. If a file is selected: Playback will start. If a folder is selected: The files in the folder will appear . Press [Cursor U / D ] to select the track or folder you want, then press [ENTER] .
37 Playing back discs EN Playing back a disc using the title menu Some DVDs have a title menu, which lists the titles available on the DVD. Y ou can start playing back such discs at a specific title. 1 Press [TOP MENU]. The title menu will appear . If the feature is not available, may appear on the TV screen.
38 Playing back discs EN Cancelling and Re calling the PBC function Insert a Video CD. 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. “Easy Setting Menu” or “Advanced Setting Menu” will appear . 2 Select “CD Playback Mode” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER].
39 Playing back discs EN Hint • Forward / reverse speeds are indicated with icons as follows. Forward (Approx. Speed): x1.5: x20: x40: Reverse (Approx. S peed): x5: x20: x40: Skipping TV comm ercials during playback T o enjoy recorded programmes without any interruptions, press [] .
40 Playing back discs EN Zoom 1 During playback, press [ZOOM]. Four options are available, x1.0, x1.2, x1.5 and x2.0. These are displayed excluding the current zoom rate. Hint • Y ou can also select t he zoom function by pressing [ON SCREEN] . In this case, press [ON SCREEN] first, select the icon using [Cursor L / P ] , and then press [ENTER] .
41 Playing back discs EN Search Title / Chapter search Using [ B / F ] buttons 1 During playback, press [ F ] to skip the current title or cha pter and move to the next. The unit moves to the next title or chapter one after the other . T o go back to the previous title or chapter , press [ B ] repeatedly .
42 Playing back discs EN Time search 1 During playback, press [ON SCREEN]. 2 Select the icon using [Cursor L / P ], then pres s [ENTER]. for the title or track number is highlighted. 3 Press [Cursor L / P ] to highlight . 4 Enter the de sired time to search for using [Cursor U / D ] or [the Number buttons], t hen press [ENTER].
43 Playing back discs EN Note • Y ou can only set A-B repeat playback within the current title (for DVDs) or current track (for Audio CDs and Video CDs). • Y ou cannot sele ct “Group” during the random playback of MP3 files. • For Video CDs with PBC function, repeat playback does not work while the PBC function is on.
44 Playing back discs EN Selecting the format of audio and video Y ou can select the format of audio and video to suit the content of the disc you are playing back. Switching audio soundtrack When playing back a DVD-Videos recorded with two or more soundtracks (often in dif ferent languages), you can switch among them during playback.
45 Playing back discs EN Switching camera angles Some DVD-Videos feature scenes shot from two or more angles. The disc case is usually marked with an angle icon if the disc has multi-angle scenes. 1 During playback, press [ON SCREEN]. The angle icon appears when a switching camera angle is available.
46 Editing EN Disc editing Y ou can edit a disc recorded using the P AL system. It is not possible to edit discs recorded using the NTSC system. Guide to a title list The title list enables you to check the titles recorded on a disc easily . Y ou ca n c hoose a title to play back from the screen and easily edit the titles as you wish.
47 Editing EN 4 Select the desired title using [Cursor U / D / L / P ], then press [ENTER]. 5 Select “Title Delete” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER].
48 Editing EN Note • T o delete letters, press [CLEAR] repeatedly . Press and hold [CLEAR] to delete all letters. • T o move on to the next set of letters, press [Cursor P ] . • Y ou can enter up to 30 letter s. • Unrecognisable characters will be replaced with asterisks (*).
49 Editing EN Editing discs in VR mode For discs in VR mode, you ca n edit from the “Original” menu or the “Playlist” menu that you create from the original. Editing original titles Y ou can p erform the following operations on the original titles.
50 Editing EN Protecting titles T o prevent the accidental editing or erasing of the titles, you can protect them in the original menu. 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. “Easy Setting Menu” or “Advanced Setting Menu” will appear . 2 Select “Disc” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER].
51 Editing EN Editing the Playlist in VR mode Note • When you play back the disc of which the playlist is edited, select “Playlist” in the title menu. Insert a recorda ble disc before ed iting. Deleting titles In VR mode, even when a title is deleted from the Playlist, the original title will remain in the Original list.
52 Editing EN Editing titles Y ou can e dit the title names from this menu. The names you edit will appear on the title list. 1 Follow st eps 1 to 4 in “ Deleting titles.” 2 Select “Edit Title Name” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 3 T o enter the title name, refer to “Guide to editing title name s” on p age 47.
53 Editing EN Setting pictures as thumbnails Y ou can set a picture as a thu mbnail for each title. This helps you to remember the content of the title without having to play it back. The first picture of the title is selected as the default. 1 Follow st eps 1 to 4 in “ Deleting titles.
54 Editing EN Combining titles Y ou can combine two t itles into a single title. 1 Follow st eps 1 to 4 in “ Deleting titles.” 2 Select “Title Co mbining” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. 3 Select another tit le to combine usin g [Cursor U / D / L / P ], then press [ENTER].
55 Changing the Setting menu EN T our of the Setting menu The following table shows the items y ou can set and their default settings. Use the table as a reference for efficient operation. Note • Changes you make to t he Setting menu remain even after power to the unit is switched off or the disc tray is opened or closed.
56 Changing the Setting menu EN Language setting 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. If it has already appeared, proceed to step 3. 3 Select “Playback” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER].
57 Changing the Setting menu EN Display setting 1 In stop mode, press [SET UP]. 2 Select “Advanced Setting Menu” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. If it has already appeared, proceed to step 3. 3 Select “Display” using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER].
58 Changing the Setting menu EN Note When playing back a disc with copyr ight protection: • Even if you select “96kHz,” the sound is down sampled to 48 kHz. Select a setting using [Cursor U / D ], then press [ENTER]. Y our setting is activated. PCM: Converts the Dolby Digital into PCM (2 channel).
59 Changing the Setting menu EN DVD-Videos Parental lock level Some DVD-Videos feature a Parental Lock function. If the rating of the inserted disc exceeds the level you set, playback will stop. Y ou must enter a password before the disc will be played back.
60 Changing the Setting menu EN Note •P r e s s [CLEAR] to erase numbers entered incorrectly . • If you forget your password or you want to clear all settings in Parental lock, enter [4] , [7] , [3] , [7] using [the Number buttons ] at the option window .
61 Others EN T roubleshooting Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible caus e of the prob lem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment by you may eliminate the problem and restore correct operation.
62 Others EN *If the above remedies do not solve the problem, please call the service centre for he lp. Playback The unit does not pla y back the disc. • No disc is inserted. • A blank disc is inserted. • The disc is upside down. In sert the disc with the labell ed side facing u p.
63 Others EN * If you are still having trouble with th e unit after checking all the T roubleshoot ing points, write down the error code and the error description and consult your dealer or an author ized service centre. Error message Cause Solution Disc Error — Please eject the disc.
64 Others EN Language code Languag e Code Abkhazian 4748 Afar 4747 Afrikaans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4759 Arabic 4764 Armenian 5471 Assamese 4765 Aymara 4771 Azerbaijani 4772 Bashkir 4847 Basque 51.
65 Others EN Glossary Analogue audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. In contrast, digital audio can also be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also Digital audio. Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height.
66 Others EN Specifications Note • The specifications and design of this pr oduct are subject to change without notice. Declaration of Conformity This product complies with the requirement of the di.
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STOP PLAY RETURN MENU/LIST TOP MENU PROG CLEAR AUDIO REPEAT ON SCREEN OPEN/ CLOSE SET UP ZOOM PR ENTER SHOWVIEW/ VIDEO Plus+ SLOW SLOW REC REC SPEED REC MONITOR PAU SE © 2005 Victor Company of Japan,.
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