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Table of Contents WARNING 2 Precautions 2 Guide to Parts and Controls 6 Hookups and Settings 10 Hooking Up the Recorder 10 Step 1: Connecting the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver (Tuner 10 Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord 12 Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords/HDMI Cord 14 Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead (Power Cord 15 Step 5: Preparing the Remote 16 Step 6: Initial Setup 18 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 21 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 23 Connecting the USB Device 24 Basic Operation 25 Using the System Menu 25 Inserting and Formatting a Disc 26 Recording a Program to a Disc 27 Viewing the Recorded Program (Title List 28 Checking the Playback Information and Playing Time 30 Changing the Name of a Recorded Program (Title Input 31 Labeling and Protecting a Disc 32 Playing a DVD on Other Equipment (Finalize 33 Recording 35 Before Recording 35 Timer Recording From Connected Equipment 36 Checking/Changing/Canceling Timer Settings (Timer List 37 Recording Without the Timer 39 Recording From a VCR or Similar Device 41 Playback 42 Playing 42 Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track, etc 46 Playing Music CDs and MP3 Audio Tracks 48 Playing JPEG Image Files 50 Erasing and Editing 51 Before Editing 51 Erasing and Editing Titles 52 Editing a Title by Chapter 55 Editing a Playlist 57 4

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Table of Contents
WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Guide to Parts and Controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Hookups and Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Step 1: Connecting the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver (Tuner)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords/HDMI Cord
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead (Power Cord) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Step 5: Preparing the Remote
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Step 6: Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Connecting the USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Basic Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the System Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Inserting and Formatting a Disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Recording a Program to a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Viewing the Recorded Program (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Checking the Playback Information and Playing Time
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Changing the Name of a Recorded Program (Title Input)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Labeling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Playing a DVD on Other Equipment (Finalize)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Before Recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Timer Recording From Connected Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Checking/Changing/Canceling Timer Settings (Timer List)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Recording Without the Timer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Recording From a VCR or Similar Device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Playing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track, etc.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Playing Music CDs and MP3 Audio Tracks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Playing JPEG Image Files
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Erasing and Editing Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Editing a Title by Chapter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Editing a Playlist
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57