Operating Instructions DVD Video Recorder Model No. DMR-E55 Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future reference. [For\U.S.A.]only] The warranty can be found on page 46. [For\Canada]only] The warranty can be found on page 47. Region number supported by this unit Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and software according to where they are sold. The region number of this unit is "1". The unit will play DVDs marked with labels containing "1" or "ALL". Example: La referencia rápida en español se puede encontrar en la página 48­51. 1 P PC PX ALL 1 2 4 Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in these operating instructions are of DMR-E55 for U.S.A. and Canada. RQT7301-1P CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. CAUTION! DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS. DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT'S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS, TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS. DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES, ON THE UNIT. DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. Getting started WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables when connecting to peripheral devices. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. and Canada CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicable safety instructions listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or groundingtype plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. 10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. 9) RQT7301 2 Useful features This DVD Video recorder records high quality images to rapid random access capable DVD-RAM media. This has resulted in many new features that out perform older tape formats. The following information summarizes a few of these features. Table of contents Getting started IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 STEP 2 Plug-in Auto Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 STEP 3 Channel settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 STEP 4 Set up to match your television and remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Instant recording You no longer need to search for empty disc space. By pressing the recording button, the unit finds available recording space and begins recording right away. There is no need to worry about overwriting already recorded content. Recording Recording television programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . . Selecting audio to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 17 18 18 Instant play There is no need to rewind or search forward. Direct Navigator guides you to the beginning of the recorded video immediately. Chasing playback There is no need to wait until recording is complete. Without stopping recording, you can play the video currently being recorded from its beginning. Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using VCR Plusr number to make timer recordings . . . . . . . . 19 Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Check, change or delete a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Playing back Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Editing operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Simultaneous Recording and Playback While recording, you can play another video program that was recorded previously. Using menus to play MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disc menu­Setting disc content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play menu­Change play sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video menu­Change picture quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio menu­Change sound effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 26 27 27 27 Time Slip During play and also while recording, you can jump to the scene you wish to view by specifying the skip time. Editing Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Creating, editing and playing play lists . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Creating play lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing and playing play lists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play list operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 31 31 31 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. "DTS" and "DTS 2.0 i Digital Out" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216, and 4,819,098, licensed for limited viewing uses only. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia. VCR Plusi and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plusi system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation. Pats. 5,307,173; 5,335,079; 4,908,713; 4,751,578; and 4,706,121 Convenient functions Disc setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Disc Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disc Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Format disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select First play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 33 33 33 33 Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 FUNCTIONS window and Status messages . . . . . . . . . 35 FUNCTIONS window . . . . . . . . . . . . ...