Zenith DVR313 Operating Guide

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    Installation and Operating Guide | Warranty Model Number | DVR313 | DVD Recorder © Copyright 2003, Zenith Electronics Corporation
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    guide as a permanent record of your purchase. Model No Serial No CAUTION: This DVD Recorder employs a Laser System. To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner's manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service
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    INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER'S MANUAL. AND THOSE MARKED ON THE PRODUCT. RETAIN THIS MANUAL user. DO NOT REMOVE THE CABINET COVER, OR YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS VOLTAGE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY. 1. Read these instructions. - All these safety and operating instructions
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    disc symbols for instructions . . . . 9 Front Panel 10 Function Display Window 11 Remote Control Overview 12 Controlling TVs and Cable Boxes (DBS) . . . . . 13 Programming the Remote 13 Rear Panel 14 DVR HOOKUP Connections 15-18 Connecting Antenna/Cable TV to DVD Recorder 15 Connecting to
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    38 Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress . . . . . 38 Timer Recording Troubleshooting 38 Recording from an External Input 39-40 Recording from External Components 39 Recording from a Digital Camcorder 39 Recording from the DV output 39 Playing your recordings on other DVD players . . 39
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    result in malfunctions. Regional code of the DVD Recorder and DVDs This DVD Recorder is designed and manufac- 1 tured for playback of Region 1 encoded DVD software. The region code on the labels of some DVD discs indicates which type of DVD Recorder can play those discs. This unit can play
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    INTRODUCTION DVR313 Overview About DVD-R and DVD-RW disc How are DVD-R and DVD-RW discs different? The essential difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW is that DVD-R is a record-once medium, while DVD-RW is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/ erase a DVD-RW disc approximately 1,000
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    increase the recording time available (except for the last recorded title on a DVD-RW disc in Video mode). Recording TV audio channels This recorder can record one or property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be
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    this owner's manual is not available on that specific disc. About the disc symbols for instructions A section whose title has one of the following symbols are applicable only to those discs represented by the symbol. Video DVD-R/RW with Video recording mode VR DVD-RW with VR recording mode DVD DVD
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    mode. PLAY (N) To play back a disc. OPEN/CLOSE (Z) Opens or closes the disc tray. Remote Sensor Point the DVD Recorder remote control here. Display window Shows the current status of the DVD Recorder. Disc Tray Insert a disc here. DV INPUT Connect the DV output of a digital camcorder. S-V (S-Video
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    playback active. RANDOM RANDOM playback active. FINALIZED Finalized disc is loaded. RECORD The recorder is recording. Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed. HQ, SQ, LQ, AUTO Indicates recording mode. REMAIN Indicates remaining time of Instant Timer
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    Switches the DVD Recorder ON and OFF. INPUT Changes the input to use for recording (Tuner, AV INPUT 1 - 2, S-V, or DV IN). TV, CATV, DVD buttons Selects operational mode of remote control. 0-9 numerical buttons Selects numbered options in a menu. CH ADD/DEL Add or erase channels manually from memory
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    DBS) and TVs. power input open/close tv catv dvd Programming the Remote 1 In the chart, find the code corresponding to KMC 09 SOUNDESIGN KTV 01,08,09,31 SYLVANIA LG (GOLDSTAR) 01,07,08,09,35,39,40 WAY 01,42 VIEWSTAR 24,25,28 ZENITH 01,02,03 ZENITH HT-2000 01 DBS Brand Name Codes
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    Rear Panel ANT.IN Connect the VHF/UHF/CATV antenna to this terminal. COAXIAL (Digital audio out jack) Connect to digital (coaxial) audio equipment. COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y Pb Pr) Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs. VIDEO OUT/AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs. INPUT 1
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    , super band, and hyperband channels. (All cable channels.) Cable Service With Cable Box If a converter is required in your cable system, follow the instruction below: The cable hookup permits both TV and DVD Recorder operation. To view or record a CATV channel 1 Tune the TV to the correct video
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    various ways you could connect the recorder. Use only one of the connections described below. Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo System existing equipment. RF coaxial connection Connect the OUT TO TV jack on the DVD Recorder to the antenna in jack on the TV using the 75-ohm Coaxial
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    the best sound quality. For this you need a multi-channel Audio/Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your DVD Recorder (MPEG 2, Dolby Digital and DTS). Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver. Caution: Due to the DTS Licensing
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    Camcorder Using the front panel DV IN jack, it is possible to connect a DV digital camcorder or video deck or DVD-R/RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD-R/RW discs to DVD-R/RW. Use a DV cable (not supplied) to connect the DV in/out jack of your DV camcorder/video deck to
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    : Press B on the remote control. To go back to the previous level: Press b on the remote control. General Operation 1 menu. Setup EZ Channel Scan This DVD Recorder is equipped with a frequency synthesized you to add to or erase channels from memory manually. 1 Use number (0-9) buttons to select a
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    Feature or manually. The Auto Clock Feature enables the DVD Recorder to set up the clock when the DVD Recorder is turned off or during PBS channel tuning. The Clock Set feature is set to Auto at the factory. In the ON setting, the DVD Recorder looks for a channel carrying XDS (Extended Data Services
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    scan compatible TV or monitor. If you set Progressive Scan to ON in error, you must reset the unit. First, remove the disc in the DVD Recorder. Next, press STOP (x) again and hold it for five seconds before releasing it. The video output will be restored to the standard setting, and a picture
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    Select OFF: If you select "OFF", the DTS signal is not output through the DIGITAL OUT jack. Bitstream: Select "Bitstream" if you connected the DVD Recorder's DIGITAL OUT jack to a DTS decoder (or an amplifier or other equipment with a DTS decoder). Setup Language Audio Lock Dolby Digital DTS MPEG
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    (Continued) Lock (Parental Control) Rating Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, to 8: Some discs contain scenes not suitable for children. If you set a rating for the recorder, all disc scenes with the same rating or lower will be played. Higher rated scenes will
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    Enter the code of a country/area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list (See "Country Code List", page 48.). Setup Language Audio Rating Set Password Country Code Lock Recording Disc US Prev. Select 1 Press SETUP. The Setup menu appears. 2 Use v / V to
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    Language Audio Rec Mode Set Rec Aspect Auto Chapter DV Rec Audio Lock Recording Disc Audio 1 Audio 2 Prev. Select Disc Initialize If you're recording on a DVD-R disc, the recording mode will always be Video mode. If you are using a DVD-RW disc, by default it will be VR mode. You can change
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    on the disc, and the number of titles on the disc. A disc recorded can take up to 3-4 minutes to finalize. ip If you load a DVD-RW that has already been finalized on a different DVD Recorder, you can 'unfinalize' it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu. After doing this, you can edit
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    DVR HOOKUP Before Operation Caution: Before using the remote control, press the DVD button to operate this DVD Recorder. General Explanation of On-Screen Display This manual gives basic instructions for operating the DVD Recorder. Some DVDs require specific operation or allow only limited
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    Video Menu Options Title Number Chapter Number Time search Digital Audio Output mode Sound DVD VIDEO TITLE 1 TITLE 1/6 CHAPTER 4/26 TIME 0:10:30 AUDIO 1 D mode, and changes the setting. Shows the disc name, title number, record mode, total title time, and free space time on disc. Selection Method
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    TV Channels Displaying OSD While Watching TV If no disc is playing, you can change TV channels using the number or CH (v / V) buttons on the remote control, or the CH (+/-) buttons on the front panel. ote Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69. Cable channels are numbered 1 through 125. Press
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    on the disc. Follow the instructions on the each menu screen. You DVDs may have a Region Code. Your recorder will not play discs that have a region code different from your recorder. The region code for this recorder is 1 (one). ote Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use the remote
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    PAUSE mode. ote The picture frame-by-frame in reverse is not available for Video CD. Search DVD Video VR VCD2.0 VCD1.1 1 Press and hold SKIP/SCAN (. or >) for about two seconds during playback. The recorder will now go into SEARCH mode. 2 Press and hold SKIP/SCAN (. or >) to select the required
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    1 Press MENU. The disc menu is displayed. 2 To remove the disc menu, press MENU again. Camera Angle DVD ANGLE 1/3 If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera angles, you can change to a different camera angle during playback. Press ANGLE then press b / B repeatedly during playback
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    position. Playback starts from the selected position. ote This function works only when no marker is not be memorized. Last Condition Memory DVD Video VR This recorder memorizes the user settings for the last disc that you have viewed. Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the
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    Disc CD MP3 The DVD Recorder can play audio CDs. Also, the DVD Recorder can play MP3 formatted recordings on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs. Before playing MP3 recordings, read the notes on MP3 Recordings on the right side permission. Permission should always be sought from the copyright owner. 34
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    , press SOUND until "3D SUR." disappears from the menu screen. Search CD 1 Press and hold SKIP/SCAN . or > for about two seconds during playback. The recorder will now go into SEARCH mode. 2 Press and hold SKIP/SCAN . or > to select the required speed: mX2, mX4, mX8 (backward) or MX2, MX4, MX8
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    select the "DEL ALL" or "Del All" icon then press ENTER. All tracks on the program list are deleted. Save Your Program List MP3 This recorder memorizes the user program list for the disc that you have programmed. Program list remains in memory even if you remove the disc from the
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    RECORDING Basic Recording Basic Recording from a TV Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording. 1 Switch on the recorder and load a recordable disc. Also make sure that the TV input is set to
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    display Timer Record List. 3 Press ENTER, the program will be memorized by the DVD Recorder. To check the programming, the Timer Record List will . Timer Recording Troubleshooting Even though the timer is set, the recorder will not record when: • There is no disc loaded. • A non-recordable disc is
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    signal must be DVC-SD format. • Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder's remote. • If you connect a second DVD Recorder using a DV cable, you cannot control the second DVD from this one. • You can't control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack. • You can
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    at a time to this recorder. • You cannot control this recorder from external equipment connected via the DV IN jack (including two DVD recorders). • It may not always off. Too many devices connected The DV jack on this recorder supports connection to just one camcorder. Check the tape There is no
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    than 6 titles/chapters. • To exit the Title List, press RETURN. 1/12 Title List DVD-VR 1H 5M HQ Free TITLE 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 12/7 0:16:00 12/9 on the TV screen. • You can also put chapter markers in during recording. 2 To switch between the Original (Title/Chapter List) and Playlist (
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    • You can also use the CLEAR button to delete charac- ters directly. • Names can be up to 22 characters long. • For discs formatted on a different DVD Recorder, you will see only a limited character set. 42
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    EDITING VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued) Making a New Playlist (Program) VR Use this function to add an Original title or chapter to the Playlist (Program). When you do this, the whole title is put into the Playlist (you can erase bits you don't need later - see Erasing an
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    a title or chapter from the Original title/chapter list, the title or chapter is actually erased from the disc and the remaining time available for recording increases. Titles/chapters erased from the Original are also removed from the Playlist. ote It may not be possible to erase chapters that are
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    title. 1 Starts playback. 2 Press DELETE A-B at the starting point (A) of the section you want to erase. Progress bar appears on the TV screen and the recorder will now go into PAUSE mode. 3 Press ENTER. Edit starts and progress is indicated in yellow on the Progress Bar. You can cancel the Edit
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    ,the title will dis- appear from the Title List, but the available recording time will not increase. • When erasing a title from a DVD-RW disc, the remaining time available for recording will only increase if it is the last title on the disc. 1 Press REC LIST to display Title List 2 Use v V b B to
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    REFERENCE Language Code List Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings "Disc Audio", "Disc Subtitle" and/or "Disc Menu" (See page 21). Code Language 6566 Abkhazian 6565 Afar 6570 Afrikaans 8381 Albanian 6577 Amharic 6582 Arabic 7289 Armenian 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590
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    Country Code List Enter the appropriate code number for the initial setting "Country Code" (See page 24). Code Country AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American
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    Troubleshooting Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Symptom No power. Cause The power cord is disconnected. No picture. The TV is not set to receive DVD Recorder signal output. No sound. The playback picture is poor. The DVD Recorder
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    viewing at the TV. DVD Recorder's TV audio channel is set to SAP or MONO. The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor of the DVD Recorder. The remote control is too far from the DVD Recorder. There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the DVD Recorder. The batteries in the
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    Recording Recording format Recordable discs Recordable time Video recording format Sampling frequency Compression format Audio recording format Sampling frequency Compression format DVD VideoRecording, DVD-VIDEO DVD-ReRecordable, DVD-Recordable 1 Remote control 1 Audio cable 1 Blank DVD-RW
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    DVD Recorder DVR313 LIMITED WARRANTY - USA Zenith will repair or replace your product, at Zenith of the original warranty period. HOW SERVICE IS HANDLED: Carry-in Service: Please retain dealer's dated bill or operating problems that result from shipping, installation, adjustment of user controls,
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© Copyright 2003, Zenith Electronics Corporation
Installation and Operating Guide | Warranty
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DVR313
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DVD Recorder