Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVR95DF Sylvania
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Set the date Set star t and end time Select the channel number to r ecor d Select the r ecording speed ENTER! Timer Programming 2. --- 3. --- 4. --- 1. JAN/01 12:57AM 1:57AM CH8 1H Date Start End CH Speed Timer Programming 2. --- 3. --- 4. --- 1. JAN/01 12:57AM 1:57AM CH8 Date Start End CH Speed Timer Programming 2.
Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Español Please r ead befor e using this equipment.
Pr ecautions Befor e you start 2 Laser Safety This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified service person should remove the cov er or attempt to service this device , due to possible e ye injury . CAUTION: USE OF CONTR OLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PR OCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE.
Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol 3 Befor e you start Pr ecautions (cont ’ d) IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS 1 . Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read bef ore the appliance is operated.
Pr ecautions (cont ’ d) Befor e you start 4 About Cop yright Unauthorized cop ying, broadcasting, public performance and lending of discs are pr ohibited. This product incorporates cop yright protection technology that is protected b y U.S. patents and other intel- lectual property rights.
Pr ecautions (cont ’ d) Befor e you start Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol 5 Manufactur ed under license from Dolby Laboratories. “ Dolby ” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
T able of contents Befor e you start 6 Fast forward / Fast r ev erse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1 Skipping TV commercials during pla yback . . . . . . . . .4 1 Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Step by step pla yback .
Befor e you start Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol 7 Recording This unit is compatible with both D VD-R W , which is re writable repeatedly , and D VD-R, which is available f or one-time recor ding only .
Functional o verview Befor e you start 8 Front P anel 1 . Disc tra y Place a disc when open. 2 . Displa y Refer to “ Front Panel Displa y ” on page 1 2. 3 . OPEN/CLOSE A button* Hit to open or close the disc tra y . 4 . CHANNEL L / K button Press to change the channel up and do wn.
PO WER ZOOM DISPLA Y SETUP TOP MENU MENU/LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC/OTR P AUSE SKIP SKIP PLA Y CM SKIP REPEA T OPEN/CLOSE TIMER PROG. FWD REV CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SP ACE 0 A HG ENTER CH RETURN .
Functional o verview (cont ’ d) Befor e you start 10 Hit [DISPLA Y] to call up the displa y menu. This menu will giv e you the inf ormation on the pla ying disc. Some operations are a vail- able while disc is pla ying. 1 . Indicates a disc type and a format mode.
Displa ys (cont ’ d) Befor e you start Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol 11 Hit [SETUP] to displa y Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu. Choose either Menu using [ K / L ] , then hit [ENTER] to displa y it.
Displa ys (cont ’ d) Befor e you start 12 1 . Curr ent status of the unit : Appears when disc pla y- back is paused. : Appears when pla ying back a disc. : Appears when the timer programming has been set and is proceeding. Flashes when all Timer Recordings ha ve been fin- ished, or when a program cannot be performed by some reasons.
Connection to a TV Connections Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Choose one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of the equipment you possess.
Connection to a cable bo x or satellite bo x Connections 14 Note to the Cable TV System Installer : This reminder is pr ovided to call the Cable TV system installer ’ s attention to Article 820-40 o.
Connection to an Audio System Connections Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol 15 • When you change the connections, all devices should be turned off. • Refer to the operation manual accompan ying external devices f or more information.
Easy D VD recor ding Getting star ted 16 The following will help y ou to understand easily ho w to record on D VD discs. Note: Mak e sure batteries ar e in the remote contr ol and you ha ve connected this unit and the TV corr ectly . Step 1 : Choose a disc type There ar e sev eral types of recor dable D VD discs to choose from.
Easy D VD recor ding (Cont ’ d) Getting star ted Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol 17 Step 3: Select the r ec.
Channel setting Getting star ted 18 Right after the pur chase of the unit and whenev er you mo ve to a new ar ea, we recommend to pr o- gram a vailable channels in your area using “ Auto Preset ” in the Channel Preset of the Setting menu. Getting channels automatically 1 Hit [POWER] .
Channel setting (cont ’ d) Getting star ted Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol 19 4 Select the channel number to add or delete. Press [ { ] or CH [ L ] to mo ve to a smaller channel number .
Selecting the TV stereo or SAP Getting star ted 20 Y ou can select an audio channel to output from TV . 1 Hit [SETUP] in the stop mode. Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . If Advanced Setting Menu is dis- pla yed, proceed to STEP 3.
Setting the clock Getting star ted Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol 21 Set the clock befor e you try the Timer Recording. If a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a vailable in your ar ea, follow the Auto Clock Setting below .
Setting the clock (cont ’ d) Getting star ted 22 Manual Clock Setting 1 Hit [SETUP] in the stop mode. Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear . 2 Using [ K / L ] , select “ Clock ” . Hit [ENTER] . When entering from Advance Setting Menu, clock menu will appear .
Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Getting star ted 23 Setting the clock (cont ’ d) 4 Using [ K / L ] , select “ Da ylight Sa ving Time ” . Hit [ENTER] . Option window will appear .
24 Recording 24 Information on D VD r ecording Information This unit can recor d on D VD-R and D VD-R W discs. D VD-R discs allow you to r ecord pr ograms only once. D VD-R W discs allow y ou to recor d pr ograms repeatedl y , and the recorded contents can be erased.
25 Recording Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Restrictions on recor ding Y ou cannot recor d cop y-protected material using this unit. Copy-pr otected material includes D VD- Video discs and some satellite br oadcasts.
26 Recording Choosing the recor ding format of a b lank disc F ormatting a disc 6 When inserting a blank disc , the unit starts to initialize it automati- cally . After that, you can recor d on the disc with a recor ding format selected in the Setting menu.
27 Recording Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol F ormatting a disc (cont ’ d) Video mode is set as the default recor ding format for D VD-R W . Y ou can change it to VR mode from the Setting Men u.
28 Recording Basic r ecording Note • Recording starts immediately after you hit [REC/O TR] and contin ues until the disc is full or you stop recor ding. • When the clock setting has not been made, the space for a date and time of title names in the Original or Pla ylist will be blank.
29 Recording Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol One-touch Timer Recor ding Note • The remaining r ecording time will appear on the dis- pla y panel during an One- touch Timer Recording.
30 Recording Timer Recording Y ou can program the unit to r ecord up to 8 programs within a month in advance. Daily or weekl y program recor dings are also a vailable . • Be sure to set the clock bef ore programming a timer r ecording. • Insert a recordable disc.
31 Recording Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Español Timer Recording (cont’ d) 9 Hit [ENTER] when informa- tion is entered. Y our pr ogram setting will be stored. • T o set another program, repeat steps 4 to 9 .
32 Recording PROG. 1 PROG. 2 Actual recor ding PROG. 2 When the recor ding time is entirely o verlapped: PR OG. 1 will not be recorded. PROG. 1 PROG. 2 Actual recor ding PROG. 2 PROG. 1 When the recor ding time is partially ov erlapped: PR OG. 1 will start after PR OG.
33 Recording Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Connect the external sour ce properl y to the unit by using input jacks either LINE 2 (Fr ont) or LINE 1 (Rear).
34 Recording Settings for an e xternal sour ce (cont ’ d) Befor e recor ding from an external sour ce , see the instructions for the connection on page 33. D V D - R DV D-R D V D - RW DV D-R W VR D V D - RW DV D-R W Video Recording fr om an external source 1.
35 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol 35 Recording Finalizing the discs Note • Finalizing discs in Video mode automatically cr eates title menus.
36 Recording Finalizing the discs (cont ’ d) POWER ZOOM DISPLA Y SETUP TOP MENU MENU/LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC/OTR P AUSE SKIP SKIP PLA Y CM SKIP REPEA T OPEN/CLOSE TIMER PROG.
37 Disc Pla yback Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Information on D VD pla yback Befor e you pla y back D VD discs, read the following inf ormation. Hit [DISPLA Y] to call up the dis- pla y menu.
38 Disc Pla yback Basic pla yback Note • For D VD-R (Video mode) and D VD-R W (Video mode) discs which are alr eady final- ized, a title list will be dis- pla yed instead of thumbnails. • Y ou can resume pla yback from where y ou stopped pla ying the disc.
39 Disc Pla yback Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Basic pla yback (cont ’ d) 1 Hit [POWER] . When you ar e pla ying a D VD , turn the TV on and be sure to select the input to which the unit is con- nected.
40 Disc Pla yback Basic pla yback (cont ’ d) Note • Menus vary among discs. Refer to the information accompanying the disc f or details. Pla ying back discs using the disc menu A D VD disc contains a disc menu that describes the contents or allows you to customize the pla yback.
41 Disc Pla yback Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Special pla yback Resume pla yback Y ou can resume pla yback from where y ou stopped it last time. 1 During pla yback, hit [STOP C ].
42 Disc Pla yback Step b y step pla yback 1 During pla yback, hit [P AUSE F ] . Pla y will pause and sound will be muted. 2 Hit [SKIP G ] repeatedl y . The pla y will advance one frame (or step) at a time when you hit [SKIP G ] with the sound muted. T o pla y step by step back- ward: Hit [SKIP H ] repeatedl y .
43 Disc Pla yback Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Special pla yback (cont ’ d) Note • When selecting a smaller factor than the curr ent one , the zoom area will not be displa yed.
44 Disc Pla yback REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC/OTR P AUSE SKIP SKIP PLA Y CM SKIP FWD REV HG B C L h g F STOP Special pla yback (cont’ d) Note • Pla yback image ma y fr eeze momen- tarily during the F ollow Pla yback. How ev er this does not affect the recor ding.
45 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Disc Pla yback Sear ch Title/Chapter sear ch Using [SKIP H / G ] 1 During pla yback, hit [SKIP G ] to skip the current title or chapter and mo ve to the next.
46 Disc Pla yback Sear ch (cont ’ d) T rack search Using [SKIP H / G ] 1 During pla yback, hit [SKIP G ] to skip the current track and mo ve to the ne xt. The track will mov e forward one at a time. T o go back to the beginning of the current track, hit [SKIP H ] .
47 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Disc Pla yback Repeat/Random/Pr ogram pla yback Note • The A-B Repeat pla yback can only be set with in the cur- rent title (f or D VDs), or cur- rent track (f or Audio CDs).
48 DISPLA Y SETUP TOP MENU MENU/LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC/OTR P AUSE SKIP SKIP PLA Y CM SKIP REPEA T FWD REV CLEAR 7 8 9 SP ACE 0 HG ENTER RETURN PQRS TUV WXYZ B C { B K L h g F STOP Disc Pla yback Repeat/Random/Pr ogram pla yback (cont ’ d) Note • T o erase tracks you selected, hit [CLEAR].
49 Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Disc Pla yback Selecting a format of audio and video (cont ’ d) Note • Some discs will only allow you to change the soundtrack from the disc men u.
50 Selecting a format of audio and video (cont ’ d) Switching camera angles Some D VD-Video discs feature scenes shot fr om two or mor e angles. The disc package should be mark ed with an angle icon if it contains multi-angle scenes. 1 During pla yback, hit [DISPLA Y] .
51 Editing Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Information on disc editing Guide to a title list Title list allows you to check the titles r ecorded on the disc easily .
52 Editing Editing discs in Video mode Deleting titles Y ou can delete titles which you do not need anymor e. Be advised that the titles once deleted cannot be reco ver ed. In Video mode, recor dable disc space of D VD-R W disc will increase when the last title on the title list is deleted.
53 Editing Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Editing discs in Video mode (cont ’ d) Y ou can name titles and change the names from this men u. The names you put on the titles will be displa yed on a titlelist.
54 Editing Editing discs in Video mode (cont ’ d) Note • Y ou cannot select a time inter val for mark ers bey ond a length of a title. • The length of chapters ma y be slightly deviate fr om the one specified at step 2. • A chapter mark er ma y be dela yed accor ding to the recor ding content.
55 Editing Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Editing discs in VR mode (Original) When a title is deleted fr om an original list in VR mode , recor d- able disc space will increase.
56 Editing Editing discs in VR mode (Original) (cont ’ d) Y ou can cancel the title-protecting. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 3 on page 55 to displa y the Original menu. • “ Pr otect ” is already highlighted. 2 Hit [ENTER] . Confirmation window will appear .
57 Editing Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu Editing discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) In VR mode , ev en if a title is delet- ed from a Pla ylist, the original title will remain on the Original list, and recor dable disc space will not increase.
58 Editing Editing discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont ’ d) Deleting parts of titles Y ou can delete a specific part of a title. Even if a part of a title is deleted from the pla ylist, the original title will remain as it was, and recor d- able disc space will not increase.
59 Editing Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu Editing discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont ’ d) Y ou can name titles and change the names in this menu. The names you put on the titles will be displa yed on a titlelist.
60 Editing Editing discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont ’ d) Y ou can put chapter mark ers on each title. Once a chapter is mark ed, you can use it for the chapter sear ch. Y ou can put a chapter mark er anywher e you want until the total number of the mark ers reaches 999.
61 Editing Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu Editing discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont ’ d) Note • If a selected picture f or a thumbnail is deleted by delet- ing a part of a title , a default picture will automaticall y replace it.
62 Editing discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont ’ d) Editing Dividing a title Y ou can divide a title into two new titles. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 3 on page 57 to displa y the Pla ylist menu. Use [SKIP H / G ] , [ REV E ] , [FWD D ] , [ PLAY B ] and [P AUSE F ] to decide the point at which y ou will divide the title.
63 Editing discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont ’ d) Editing Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Changing the Setting menu Others Espa ñ ol Combining titles Y ou can combine two titles into a single title. 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 57 to displa y the Pla ylist menu.
64 Editing Editing discs in VR mode (Pla ylist) (cont ’ d) Y ou can add or delete a title on the pla ylist as you pr efer . Y ou can add up to 99 titles to a Pla ylist. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 2 on page 57 to displa y the Pla ylist. “ Add Ne w Title ” “ Delete Pla ylist ” menu will appear next to the last title.
Changing the Setting menu Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu T our of the Setting menu 65 Note • If you change the settings in the Setting menu, the information of contents sta ys on ev en after the pow er is switched off or the disc tra y is opened or closed.
66 Changing the Setting menu Languag e setting Playback Parental Lock All TV Aspect 4:3 Letter Bo x Subtitle Language OFF Digital Out Audio Language Original Fast Forward with A udio OFF Dynamic Range.
Changing the Setting menu Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu Languag e setting (cont ’ d) 67 If “ Other ” is selected, press 4-digit code using the Number buttons .
68 Changing the Setting menu Displa y setting (cont ’ d) Display FL Dimmer Bright Screen Saver 10 minutes OSD Language English OSD Language Français Español English • Using [ K / L ] , select a lan- guag e . Hit [ENTER] . Y our setting will be activated.
Changing the Setting menu Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu 69 Audio setting (cont ’ d) 2 Using [ K / L ] , select “ Advanced Setting Menu ” . Hit [ENTER] .
70 Changing the Setting menu Note • Parental lock ma y not be a vailable on some discs. • For some D VDs, it may be difficult to find if they ar e compatible with parental lock. Be sure to check if the par ental lock operates in the wa y that you ha ve set.
Changing the Setting menu Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu 71 P arental Lock (Default : All) Set the Parental Lock le vel. • Using [ K / L ] , change the parental le vel.
72 Others T r oubleshooting Befor e requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem y ou are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the pr oblem and restor e pr oper performance.
73 Others Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu T roubleshooting (cont ’ d) Symptom Remedy Recording/Timer Recor ding/Editing The channel cannot be changed from the channel you ar e recor ding.
74 Others T r oubleshooting (cont ’ d) Symptom Remedy Others The unit does not operate properl y . • When static electricity , etc., causes the unit to operate abnormally , unplug the unit and then plug it again. The disc tra y does not open when you press [OPEN/CLOSE A ] .
75 Others Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu T roubleshooting (cont ’ d) Language Code Language Code Language .
Others Glossar y Fr equently Ask ed Questions Analog audio An electrical signal that directl y repr esents sound. In contrast, digi- tal audio can be an electrical sig- nal, but is an indirect repr esenta- tion of sound. See also Digital audio . Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen r elative to its height.
77 Others Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu Specifications System Po wer r equirements Po wer consumption W eig.
Espa ñ ol F á cil grabaci ó n de D VD 78 Estas instrucciones le a yudar á n a entender f á cilmente c ó mo grabar discos D VD . Nota: Aseg ú rese que las pilas est á n en el mando a distancia y que ha conectado cor rectamente esta unidad y el TV .
P aso 5: Grabe en discos DV D Espa ñ ol Recording Disc Pla yback Editing Befor e you start Connections Getting started Others Espa ñ ol Changing the Setting menu F á cil grabaci ó n de D VD (cont.
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