Sansui VRDVD4005 Owner's Manual

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Page 1 DRAFT DVD-RW RECORDER & VCR DVD-RW RECORDER & VCR VRDVD4005 TV/CATV MODE SELECTION When shipped from the factory, the TV/CATV menu option is set to the “CATV” (Cable Television) mode. If not using CATV (Cable TV), set this menu option to the “TV” mode.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Contents ............2 Tape playback Sansui Dual Deck DVD Recorder ....4 Loading and unloading ........38 Warranty ............. 4 Cassette tape playback ....... 39 Master Protection Agreements ....4 Special playback .......... 40 Before using your unit Picture search ........... 40 Still picture ..........
Page 3 Contents Various settings Additional information SETUP MENU ..........69 Glossary ............79 Using the SETUP MENU ......69 Language code list ........81 Setting the language ........70 Error message list ........82 OSD LANGUAGE ........70 Troubleshooting ..........83 DVD MENU ..........
Page 4: Sansui Dual Deck Dvd Recorder
Sansui Dual Deck DVD Recorder Warranty One Year Full Warranty on Sansui Dual Deck DVD Recorder If this product is defective in material or workmanship within one year from the date of purchase, RETURN IT TO YOUR NEAREST SEARS PARTS & REPAIR CENTER, and it will be repaired free of charge.
Page 5: Caution
CAUTION The lightning flash with arrowhead sym- bol, within an equilateral triangle is in- CAUTION tended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
Page 6: Important Safeguards
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.
Page 7 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 14. POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits, as contact with them might be fatal.
Page 8 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 26. DISC Do not use a cracked, deformed, or repaired disc. These discs are easily broken and may cause serious personal injury and product malfunction. 27. 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.
Page 9: Disc
Disc Handling discs Region management information This unit is designed and manufactured to support the Removing the Disc from its case Region management information that is recorded on a DVD disc. If the region number written on the DVD disc Be sure to hold the disc by its edges.
Page 10: Discs On Which Video Can Be Recorded
Disc Discs on which video can be re- Recording format corded This unit has two modes for formatting discs for record- ing: VR mode and video mode. To record video with this unit, use the below discs. When an unused DVD-RW (Ver.1.1) is loaded into this Media type Logo mark unit, the automatic initialization function starts to initial-...
Page 11: Disc Playback In Other Players
Disc Title/Chapter/Track Disc playback in other players A DVD-Video has a large partition called a “title” and a A disc recorded in this unit can be finalized. The final- smaller partition called a “chapter”. ized disc can be played back in players other than this A music CD has another partition called a “track”.
Page 12: Parts And Functions
Parts and functions Front DVD indicator VCR indicator Cassette Loading Slot Display window Disc tray STOP button button SELECT DVD FUNCTION VCR/DVD VCR FUNCTION CHANNEL button POWER EJECT VCR/DVD OPEN/CLOSE PLAY FF (Fast Forward) button button button button button button REW (Rewind) button AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO DVD S-VIDEO...
Page 13: Display Window
Parts and functions Display window Display Description Lights during video tape playback. Video tape is temporarily stopped. Lights during video tape recording. Progressive scanning mode. Timer recording display. XP/SP/LP/EP 4 DVD recording modes. XP, SP, LP or EP is selected in turn by pressing the REC MODE/SPEED each time. SP/SLP 2 VCR recording modes.
Page 14: Remote Control
Parts and functions Page Remote control POWER Turns power on/off. EJECT Ejects the cassette tapes. OPEN/CLOSE Opens or Closes the tray. DVD/VCR Switches to operation between VCR and DVD. Direct channel selection of TV Setting input Entering a password TIMER REC Sets the unit to start recording at a preset time.
Page 15: Power Source
Parts and functions Inserting Batteries Open the battery compartment Install two “AAA” batteries (not Replace the compartment cover. cover in the direction of the ar- supplied), paying attention to the row. polarity diagram in the battery compartment. Battery precautions The precautions below should be followed when using batteries in this device: 1.
Page 16: Antenna Connections
Basic connections If you are using an antenna system, follow these instructions. If you are a cable (CATV) subscriber, skip ahead to page 18 for the proper connections. ANTENNA TO DVD/VCR CONNECTION The DVD/VCR must be connected “between” the antenna and the TV. First, disconnect the antenna from the TV and connect it to the DVD/VCR.
Page 17: Basic Connections
Basic connections DVD/VCR TO TV CONNECTION After you have connected the antenna to the DVD/VCR, you must connect the DVD/VCR to the TV. Below are 3 common methods of connecting your DVD/VCR to a TV. Find the type of TV you are using and follow the connection diagram.
Page 18: Catv Connections
CATV (CABLE TV) connections Many cable companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pay or subscription chan- nels. This DVD/VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box, except for those channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you subscribe to a special channel which is scrambled, you must have a descrambler box for proper reception.
Page 19 CATV (CABLE TV) connections IMPORTANT: Make sure the TV/CATV menu option is set to the “CATV” mode. This DVD/VCR cannot receive scrambled programs since it does not contain a descrambler. In order to receive scrambled programs, your existing descrambler must be used. Descrambler boxes are available from cable companies. Consult your local cable company for more information concerning connection to their descrambler equipment.
Page 20: Connections With The Tv Or Audio Component
Connections with the TV or audio component The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the DVD/VCR is depen- dent on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner’s Manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs.
Page 21 Connections with the TV or audio component Connect to a stereo amplifier with audio output You can enjoy high quality audio by connecting the audio output to your amplifier. Connect the AUDIO OUT jacks to any line-level inputs (such as AUX, DVD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier. Stereo Amplifier Audio (L) output To Audio (L) input...
Page 22: Auto Clock Setting
Setting the video channel Auto clock setting Preparation: You must set the antenna connection before the AC cord plug is in- serted into the AC outlet. WAIT 30 MINUTES! when the power switch is off, after the connec- tions of the antenna and the power plug. Because the auto clock set- ting feature is activate.
Page 23: Playback Procedure
Playback procedure Preparation: • Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will light.) Press OPEN/CLOSE. The disc tray will open. Place a disc onto the tray. Hold the disc, position it with the printed label side up, align it with the guides, and place it in its proper...
Page 24: Playback By Selecting A Title
Playback by selecting a title Preparation: • Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode. When playing back a recorded • Load a recorded DVD. disc, you can display the title • Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will menu and select the title to be light.) played back.
Page 25: Checking Media Information
Checking media information Preparation: • Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. Various information on the loaded • Load the disc. disc can be displayed on the TV • Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will screen.
Page 26: Special Playback
Special playback Fast forward playback Press F.FWD during normal playback. NOTE: There may be a slight de- Each press of F.FWD will increase the speed of the search (x2), lay between pressing the button (x4), (x8), (x20). and the function activation. •...
Page 27: Commercial Skip
Commercial skip/ Locating a specific scene Commercial skip Use this function to skip commercials while you playback the re- corded video. Press CM SKIP during playback. During DVD playback, the time jumps to a point 29 seconds later and playback resumes. During video playback, the video is rapidly forwarded for 29 seconds and playback resumes.
Page 28: Repeat Playback
Repeat playback One touch repeat This feature repeats playback on a recent section during play- back by returning the video to a recently viewed point. Press ONE TOUCH REPEAT during playback. The video returns to a point 10 seconds before and playback resumes. NOTES: •...
Page 29: Title Selection
Title selection / DVD menu Title selection Two or more titles are recorded on some discs. If the title menu is recorded on the disc, you can select the desired title. Press TITLE MENU/TOP MENU during playback. The title menu appears on the screen. •...
Page 30: Changing Angles
Changing angles / Zooming Changing angles When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facility, you can change the angle that you are viewing the scene from. Press ANGLE during playback. The current angle will appear. Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is selected. Zooming This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image.
Page 31: Changing Soundtrack
Changing soundtrack language / Subtitles Changing soundtrack language You can select the language when you play a multilingual disc. Press AUDIO during playback. The current soundtrack language will appear. Audio 1/8 ENG Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired language is selected. The on-screen display will disap- pear after a few seconds.
Page 32: Various Operations On Cd
Various operations on CD Preparation: • Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode. This section describes the play mu- • Load the music CD. sic screen where music CDs can be • Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will light.) played back using the various opera- tions.
Page 33 Various operations on CD Random playback Select “RAMDOM PLAY” from the menu list and press ENTER. The order of music tracks is automatically changed. Press PLAY. Music is played back in random order. To cancel random playback, select “RAMDOM PLAY” from the menu list again, and press ENTER.
Page 34: Mp3/Wma/Jpeg Playback
MP3/WMA/JPEG playback Preparation: • Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode. MP3 and WMA files can be played • Load the disc storing MP3, WMA or JPEG. back. Also, you can display JPEG • Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will light.) files on the TV screen and enjoy their slide show.
Page 35 MP3/WMA/JPEG playback Playing back MP3/WMA files Press to select MP3 or WMA file. BROWSER Grammy03_01.mp3 Grammy03_02.mp3 Grammy03_03.mp3 Grammy03_04.mp3 Grammy03_05.mp3 Grammy03_06.mp3 Grammy03_07.mp3 Grammy03_08.mp3 Grammy03_09.mp3 Grammy03_10.mp3 SELECT MP3 CD ENTER/ TITLE ENTER RETURN BACK SELECT MENU • MP3 files must have the extension letters, “.MP3 ”...
Page 36: Playing Back Jpeg Files
MP3/WMA/JPEG playback Playing back JPEG files Press to select JPEG file. BROWSER /popArt Alfred Ia Guigne.jpg Alone.jpg Ambassadeurs-Aristide_Bruant.jp Arlstide Bruant.jpg At_the_Moulin_Rouge.jpg Clown Cha-U-Kao.jpg Dancer Seated.jpg EI Dorado.jpg Galerie 65 Cannes.jpg Jane Avril-1893.jpg SELECT ENTER/ TITLE ENTER RETURN BACK MENU SELECT Carry out either of the item a or b below.
Page 37: Progressive Scan
Progressive scan Preparation: • Connect to a TV equipped with component jacks which support the The unit supports the progressive progressive video input. scanning system as well as the con- • Turn ON the TV and set it to the corresponding video input mode. ventional interlaced scanning sys- •...
Page 38: Loading And Unloading A Cassette Tape
Loading and unloading a cassette tape Use only video cassette tapes marked • Cassettes marked “VHS” (or “S-VHS”) can be used with this video cassette recorder However, S-VHS recording is not possible with this model. • This model is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) that makes it possible to playback S-VHS recordings with regular VHS resolution.
Page 39: Cassette Tape Playback
Cassette tape playback Preparation: • Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Press DVD/VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will light.) Load a prerecorded tape (When loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab, playback will start auto-matically).
Page 40: Special Playback
Special playback Repeat playback The entire video tape will be played until its end. The Picture search tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and Reverse picture search function the playback will be repeated. Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback. Forward picture search function Press REPEAT while VCR is played back.
Page 41: Zero Return Function
ZERO RETURN function / Video index search system Press DISPLAY/CALL. The counter display shows the tape run- 8 : 47 ZERO RETURN function HI-FI ning time during playback or recording. This function makes tape rewind- ing stop at the counter “00:00:00” 00 : 04 : 38 SP position automatically.
Page 42: Recording
Read this before recording on disc Types of disc This section explains things you must You can use DVD-RW and DVD-R discs to record video. know to record on disc. Read it be- fore attempting to record. DVD-RW discs • Ver.1.1 discs can be formatted for recording in one of two modes: the VR mode or the video mode.
Page 43: Disc Remaining Time
Read this before recording video on disc In DVD recording with VBR (Variable Bit Rate), recoding time can vary except with some recording modes. To know the correct recording time, stop recording and check the me- dia information. (See page 25.) Disc remaining time VR mode •...

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