User manual GRUNDIG GDR 5400 /1

[. . . ] DVD RECORDER GDR 5400/1 ENGLISH CONTENTS ____________________________________________ 5-6 5 5 6 GDR 5400/1 DVD Recorder Special features of your DVD recorder Disc formats Packing contents 7 8-13 8 9 10-11 12-13 Set-up and safety Overview The front of the DVD recorder The displays on the DVD recorder The back of the DVD recorder The remote control 14-19 14 14-17 17 18 19 19 Connection and preparation Connecting a rooftop antenna or cable feed Connecting a television or flat screen Connecting an audio system with analogue two-channel stereo sound Connecting a digital multi-channel amplifier or digital two channel audio system Connecting the mains cable Inserting batteries in the remote control 20-22 20 20-21 22 22 Initial setup Switching on the DVD recorder Initial setup Setting the TV system (video output format) Selecting the screen format of your television set 23 23 23 23 Before playback Preparation Inserting a disc Removing discs 24-30 24 25 26 27 28-29 30 Playback DVD playback DVD+RW/+R playback S-VCD/VCD playback MP3 CD or WMA CD playback Picture data CD playback Audio CD playback 31-34 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 34 34 Playback convenience functions Selecting titles and chapters Selecting functions in the playback menu Pausing and resuming playback Frame search Slow motion Frame-by-frame playback Selecting camera angles for scenes Enlarging and moving the screen section (zoom) Switching the dubbed language or the audio format Selecting and displaying subtitles Creating and playing a playlist Repeating a chapter, a title or a disc Repeating a selected section (A-B Repeat) 2 CONTENTS ____________________________________________ 35-36 35 35 35 35 36 Recording Recording options Suitable discs for recording Unsuitable discs Initialising discs Recording quality and time 37-38 37 37 38 38 38 One touch recording Preparing for recording Manually recording television programs from the antenna or the cable feed Manually recording television programs from the satellite receiver Finalising a disc (DVD+R) Error messages 39-42 39-40 41 42 Delayed recording Programming recording by entering the data for the television programme Messages during or after programming a recording Checking, modifying or deleting recording information 43-51 43-45 45 46 46-47 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 Managing recording data Edit title Editing the names of recordings Deleting titles (recordings) from the disc Overwrite title Overwrite disc Entering the name of the disc Deleting the content of the disc (DVD+RW) Record title Finalising title editing Lock disc Finalising a disc (DVD+R only) 52-53 52 53 Copying Connection and preparation Recording from external devices 54-55 54 55 Using a decoder Connection and preparation Recording pay TV programmes 56 56 56 Child lock Authorising the contents of a DVD Changing the access code (password) 57 57 Audio settings Selecting the digital output ENGLISH 3 CONTENTS ____________________________________________ 58-60 58 59 59 60 Personal settings Language settings Switching the screen saver on/off Setting the signal type for the video output socket Recording settings 61-63 61 61-62 62 63 63 Special settings Tuning television channels automatically Assigning channel positions manually Sorting television stations Setting the time and date Resetting the DVD recorder to its original condition 64-66 64 65 65 66 66 Information Technical data General instructions on laser devices Troubleshooting Cleaning discs Software information 4 GDR 5400/1 DVD RECORDER__________ Special features of your DVD recorder Your DVD recorder provides you with perfect digital video recording and playback in studio quality. It also provides superb cinema-quality audio playback ­ in stereo or with digital multi-channel sound ­ depending on the type of disc and audio system or stereo television. Other features of DVD video include the choice of audio channel and language, choice of subtitle language, and various camera recording angles. In addition to DVDs it can play MP3 CDs, video CDs, S Video CDs, JPEG encoded (photo) CDs, KODAK picture CDs, WMA CDs and audio CDs. DVD ReWritable DVD R Disc formats DVD+RWs and DVD+Rs are suitable for recording and playback. [. . . ] Notes: During the recording, you can press »q« to enter the switch-off time (30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, none). The DVD recorder automatically switches off the recording after this time. The DVD recorder updates the index, which it then displays. 2 3 4 37 ENGLISH ONE TOUCH RECORDING _________________ Manually recording television programmes from the satellite receiver 1 2 3 4 5 Switch on the satellite receiver. Select the channel position for the satellite receiver on the DVD recorder by pressing »SOURCE«. Press »Q-SET« until the recording quality you require appears in the display. Note: During the recording, you can press »q« to enter the switch-off time (30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, off). The DVD recorder automatically switches off the recording after this time. The DVD recorder updates the index, which it then displays. Finalising a disc (DVD+R) If you want to play programmes recorded on your DVD recorder on a DVD player, you must first finalise the disc as described on page 51. Error messages The DVD recorder displays messages showing how to deal with any errors which might occur. 38 DELAYED RECORDING ________________________ Programming recording by entering the data for the television programme Notes: The time and date on the DVD recorder must be accurate. If all the timer positions are occupied you must delete one, as described in the section on deleting recording data on page 42. Preparation Item Editor Source Quality Mode Date Start End VPS OK ARD SP Once S S S Switch on the television. Select the »AV« channel on the television for the DVD recorder. Put a DVD+R or DVD+RW in the disc compartment. 23. 09. 04 18:00 18:30 OFF Cancel S Example 1 2 Press »TIMER« to open the timer menu and »OK« to confirm. Select »Source« with »S« or »A« and press »OK« to confirm. Select the TV channel with »S« or »A« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: If you want to record the video and audio signal from an external device instead of the TV channel, select »EURO-AV «, »EURO-AV 2«, »VIDEO IN«, »S-VIDEO IN H« or »S-VIDEO IN V« as the input source by pressing »S« or »A«. Recording from a satellite receiver: If you want to record programmes from a connected satellite receiver, press S« or »A« to select the »EURO-AV 2« channel, and select the TV station on the satellite receiver. The satellite receiver must be switched on at the selected recording time and for the duration of the TIMER recording. 3 Select »Quality« with »S« or »A« and press »OK« to confirm. Select the recording quality with »S« or »A« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Mode« with »S« or »A« and press »OK« to confirm. ­ »Once«, the recording is only made once ­ »Daily«, the recording is made at the same time every day ­ »Weekly«, the recording is made at the same time every week Select the recording mode with »S« or »A« and press »OK« to confirm. Item Editor Source Quality Mode Date Start End VPS OK EURO-AV SP Once S S S 23. 09. 04 18:00 18:30 OFF Cancel S Item Editor Source Quality Mode Date Start End VPS OK ARD LP Once S S S 23. 09. 04 18:00 18:30 OFF Cancel S Item Editor Source Quality Mode Date Start End VPS OK ARD LP Once S S S 4 23. 09. 04 18:00 18:30 OFF Cancel S 39 ENGLISH DELAYED RECORDING ________________________ Item Editor Source Quality Mode Date Start End VPS OK ARD LP Once S S S 5 23. 09. 04 18:00 18:30 OFF Cancel S Select »Date« with »S« or »A« and press »OK« to confirm. Use »1. . . 0« to enter the six-digit date for the recording and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Start« with »S« or »A« and press »OK« to confirm. [. . . ] Because of the danger of eye injuries, the unit may only be opened or serviced by trained personnel. If settings other than those specified here are employed or other procedures are carried out, this may lead to dangerous radiation exposure. patents or for other reasons are considered intellectual property of the Macrovision Corporation and other proprietors. Use of this protected technology must be approved by the Macrovision Company and is only permissible for private presentation at home or for other limited applications, where no special permission has been granted by Macrovision. [. . . ]