Accurian ADR-3223 Manual

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Accurian ALL Write DVD Recorder

with 80GB HDD

ADR-3223

Thank you for purchasing this Accuran ALL Write DVD

Recorder with Progressive Scan. Your recorder contains

an 80GB hard drive for recording.You can record and

store up to an average of 50 movies on the HDD. Plus,

this recorder works with the leading media formats.

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

1x Remote control

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User's Guide

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Please read this user's guide before installing, setting up, or using your new product

WHAT'S INCLUDED

1x Audio/Video cable

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1x Power Cord

(In some models, the power

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cord is attached to the unit)

1x RF cable

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Page 1: Getting Started What's Included
Accurian ALL Write DVD Recorder with 80GB HDD ADR-3223 Thank you for purchasing this Accuran ALL Write DVD Recorder with Progressive Scan. Your recorder contains an 80GB hard drive for recording.You can record and store up to an average of 50 movies on the HDD. Plus, this recorder works with the leading media formats.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
ABLE OF CONTENTS TIMER RECORD GETTING STARTED What’s Included....................1 Setting the timer ..................28 Important safety instructions ..............3 Warnings, cautions and others ..............4 TIME SHIFT Disc information ....................5 Pausing Live TV Broadcast ..............30 CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS Record and Play ..................30 Remote control ....................6 PLAYBACK Front panel ......................7...
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
MPORTANT AFETY NSTRUCTIONS Read instructions. Read all the safety and operating instructions regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, before operating the product. grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of Retain instructions. Keep the safety and operating instructions for grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, future reference.
Page 4: Warnings, Cautions And Others
ARNINGS AUTIONS AND THERS THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY FOR U.S.A. CAUTION! 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 CAUTION! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Page 5: Disc Information
NFORMATION  Playable Disc types D is c Types L ogos C haracteris tics This unit can play DV D -Video discs and the region DV D-V IDE O code is printed on the rear of the unit. DV D－R , DV D－R W and DV D＋R , DV D＋R W, discs DV D＋R / ＋R W written in the finalized DV D -Video format or DV D－R / －R W...
Page 6: Controls And Displays
ONTROLS AND ISPLAYS The Remote Control Remote Control Display button (DISPLAY) Open/Close button ( OPEN/CLOSE) Number buttons (1~9,0) Easy Guider Menu button ( GUIDER) Navigation button (NAVI) Cursor (), Enter buttons (ENTER) Top menu button (TOP MENU) Stop button ( STOP) Skip buttons PREVIOUS/...
Page 7: Front Panel
ONTROLS AND ISPLAYS Front panel Names of parts and controls 7) STOP Button Stops playing or recording a disc. 1) POWER ON/OFF Button Turns the recorder on and oﬀ. 8) HDD/DVD Button Press to switch between HDD and DVD. 2) DISC TRAY Holds discs securely during recording or playback 9) RECORD Button Starts recording.
Page 8: Rear Panel
ONTROLS AND ISPLAYS Rear panel (for reference only) Names of parts 1) TUNER Signal IN/OUT Jacks 5) LINE OUT (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) Jacks Tuner signal input and output. Composite signal output. Note: Playback signals don’t go through here. Make 6) LINE OUT (S-VIDEO) Jack proper connections before using this DVD Recorder.
Page 9: Connections
ONNECTIONS Before making connections 1) Do not plug the AC power cord into the outlet until all other connections are made. 2) Connect VIDEO OUT of the unit directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT of the unit to a TV via a VCR may cause a view- ing problem when playing back a copy-protected disc.
Page 10: For Better Video Quality
ETTER IDEO UALITY If your TV has S-Video or Component Video inputs, you can enjoy superior picture quality. 1. Connecting to a TV via S-Video out Connecting to a TV with a S-Video jack Use an S-Video cable (not supplied) to connect the S-Video output on the unit to the S-Video input on the television. Notes: 1.
Page 11: For Better Audio Quality
ETTER UDIO UALITY There are two types of audio connections, analog and digital. Connecting to a stereo audio ampliﬁer or receiver Use an audio cord to connect the AUDIO OUT on the unit to the audio input on a stereo ampliﬁer or a receiver. Connecting to a digital audio device Connect an ampliﬁer with Dolby Digital and DTS decoders to enjoy surround sound.
Page 12: Connecting A Satellite Receiver Or Cable Box
ONNECTING ATELLITE ECEIVER OR ABLE Connecting the cable box/satellite box and television Before using the unit, follow the steps below to connect the unit to the cable box and TV. Connecting to a satellite box or a cable box with COMPOSITE jacks Use an RF cable (supplied) to connect the RF IN on the cable box/satellite receiver to the antenna outlet.
Page 13: Setup Menu
ETUP Progressive Scan mode Remote Control & Setup menu You can change the video output mode when you press the Follow the steps below to reset personal preferences for using the [SETUP] button and to select “System-->Video Output--> DVD recorder. Conﬁrm that all connections are secured properly. Progressive.
Page 14: Tv Channel Setup
TV C HANNEL ETUP 9. The channel scanning starts. This process may TV channel scanning take a few minutes. When the “Scan Channel” function is activated, the TV channels are 10. When all the TV channels have been searched searched and stored in a speciﬁc order. If the channel assignment and stored, press [SETUP] to exit.
Page 15: Channel Editor
HANNEL DITOR To access the Channel Editor menu, press [SETUP], select “TV Tuner, ” Swapping TV channels “Utilities, ” “Edit Channel” and press [ENTER]. Or, press [SOURCE] to This function allows you to manually swap the TV channel order set “TV” as the input signal source and press [EDIT]. Either way, the stored in the unit to match the TV channel order stored in your Channel Editor menu will be displayed.
Page 16 HANNEL DITOR Turning TV channels On or Off manually After you have performed the channel scanning process, you may want to add or delete some of the TV channels. This function allows you to turn on a channel not found during channel scanning or to turn oﬀ...
Page 17: Easy Guider
UIDER The Easy Guider menu is a unique user interface 6. Press [ PAUSE] to pause playback. to guide you through the basic functions of this Press [ PLAY] to resume normal playback . recorder. Using the Easy Guider menu requires Press [ STOP] to stop playback at a marked stop.
Page 18: Record On The Hdd
UIDER Record on the HDD Playback pictures with music 1. Press [ GUIDER] to display the Easy Guider menu. 1. Press [ GUIDER] to display the Easy Guider menu. 2. Press [] [] to select “Playback” and then press [ENTER]. 2.
Page 19: Record On Dvd
UIDER Record on DVD Timer Record (Date/Time Setting) Make sure a recordable disc is inserted before recording. 1. Press [ GUIDER] to display the Easy Guider menu. 1. Press [ GUIDER] to display the Easy Guider menu. 2. Press [] [] to select “Timer Record”, and 2.
Page 20 UIDER 7. Press [][] [] [] or the numbered buttons 12. The timer record information will appear and (0~9) to set the time and press [ENTER] when press [ENTER] to exit the timer record settings. done. 13. Press [ POWER] to turn the recorder oﬀ 8.
Page 21: Copy (From Hdd To Dvd)
UIDER Copy (From DVD to HDD ) Copy (From HDD to DVD) Press [ OPEN/CLOSE] to open the disc tray and insert a disc with Press [ OPEN/CLOSE] to open the disc tray and insert a recordable recorded contents on it. Press the button again to close the tray. DVD disc.
Page 22: Recording
ECORDING Before recording 4. Press [RECORD] to start recording. When recording is completed it may take a few moments for the session to close. Cautions: 1. This DVD recorder records on DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD-R/RW discs and the built-in HDD. Please use recommended recordable discs to ensure the best recording quality.
Page 23: Adding New Recordings
ECORDING Adding new recordings Playback the last recorded title (on HDD only) Adding new recordings after other recording sessions. Press [PLAY] or to start the playback of GUIDER] the last recorded title . Press [RECORD] to start recording, and press [ STOP] at the point you want to stop.
Page 24: Recording From A Vcr Or Camcorder
ECORDING To start recording Recording from a VCR or Camcorder 1. Press the [HDD/DVD] button to set the target Before starting to record device for the recording. If “DVD” is set as the target device, press [ OPEN/CLOSE] to open This DVD recorder can accept standard CVBS (RCA) analog audio/ the disc tray and insert a recordable DVD disc with the label side video cable or IEEE-1394 cable and record Camcorder onto DVD in...
Page 25: One Touch Recording
ECORDING One-touch recording Use “One-touch recording” to start recording immediately in 30-minute blocks. Press [RECORD] twice to start a 30-minute recording session. Press [RECORD] repeatedly to record longer timed recordings, up to 6 hours in thirty-minute increments. Pressing [RECORD] when the timed recording exceeds the 6-hour constraint automatically sets “one-touch recording”...
Page 26: Dv Recording - One-Touch Recording
ECORDING DV Recording -- One-Touch Recording 8. To pause recording. Before you start to record DV contents Press [ PAUSE ] on the remote control to pause recording. Press [ PAUSE ] again, if you want to resume recording. This unit allows basic DV control on screen. The on-screen functions are accessed using the DVD recorder remote control.
Page 27: Recording On A Cd-R/Cd-Rw Disc
ECORDING Record on a CD-R/CD-RW disc Notes: Before starting to record 1. You can’t perform any record, before you formatted the CD-R/CD- The DVD recorder can also record video in either VCD/SVCD RW disc. or audio CD format on CD-R/RW discs. Before you start to 2.
Page 28: Timer Record
IMER ECORD 8. Press [] [] [][] to select “Repeat Prior to timer record (once, daily or weekly), ” and then press [ENTER] Please ensure that the recordable DVD disc or the HDD has enough to bring up the list. available space for the Timer Record function.
Page 29 IMER ECORD To check the recording status while Timer Record is 9. Press [] [] [][] to select “Start (Start Time)” , active and then press [ENTER]. Use the numbered buttons (0~9) or press [] [] [] [] to Press [DISPLAY] and the Timer Record information appears enter the start time.
Page 30: Time Shift
HIFT The “Time Shift” feature allows you to “Pause Live TV” and resume Record and Play viewing at the point of interruption or at your leisure. Follow the steps below to start playback of the recorded program/ Timer Record program before the recording is scheduled to end. Note: 1.
Page 31: Playback
LAYBACK DVD/VCD/SVCD video disc playback Before you begin to enjoy the digital world of audio and video on DVDs, please ensure that you have made the correct settings in the Setup menu. These settings should correspond to the capabilities of your home system. Having made the correct settings, you are now ready to use the DVD recorder to enjoy DVDs, Video CDs, and CDs.
Page 32: Navigation Operation
LAYBACK Navigation operation Repeating a desired part. During playback, press [NAVI] to display the Navigation menu. REPEAT Select “Point A” at the beginning of the part you want to repeat. Select “Point B” at the end of the part you want to repeat.
Page 33: Video Title Playback (By Browser)
IDEO ITLE LAYBACK ROWSER This unit can play video titles recorded on the HDD or the recordable Note: DVD disc. The index page numbers shown on the bottom of the Browser menu varies with the number of titles/ﬁles saved on the HDD/ DVD disc Playing back video title and do not always follow the numeric order.
Page 34: Music File Playback (By Browser)
USIC LAYBACK ICTURE LAYBACK ROWSER The unit can play Audio CD, JPEG/BMP or MP3/WMA/WAV ﬁles on a Playing back picture ﬁles disc or from the HDD. Playing back JPEG/BMP ﬁles. Playing back music ﬁles 1. Place a picture disc on the tray or save the picture ﬁles to the HDD.
Page 35: Audio Cd Playback
CD P UDIO LAYBACK LAYBACK ICTURES AND USIC Audio CD playback 7. Press [] [][] [] and [ENTER] to select the music album, and then the music ﬁle you want Playing Audio CDs to start playing back. 1. Place the Audio CD on the tray. Playback will start.
Page 36: Copy
This DVD recorder is equipped with a “One Touch Copy” feature, Copy from HDD to DVD which allows you to copy recorded ﬁles from the HDD to DVD or from DVD to HDD. This function is only applicable to JPEG, BMP, VOB, 1.
Page 37: Edit
Before starting to edit This section explains the basic editing functions on the unit. Protecting a title (HDD and DVD) Please ﬁnish all the editing before ﬁnalizing the disc. You cannot edit You can protect the title from accidental erasure or editing when you the contents once you ﬁnalize a disc.
Page 38: Splitting A Title
Notes: Splitting a title (HDD, DVD+RW or DVD-RW only) 1. For video titles recorded on a DVD+RW or a DVD-RW disc, you can only merge the title with its previous/next title and only when Use this function to divide a title into two distinct sessions. After the previous/next title has the same recording quality, TV signal, the split, the new title can still be merged again.
Page 39: Chapter Marks Relevant Setting
4. Press [] [] to select “Set Thumbnail. ” Notes: 1. You cannot add chapter marks to recorded title(s) on a DVD+R, DVD-R or DVD-RW disc once the disc is ﬁnalized. 2. When not in the EDIT menu, pressing [EDIT] during normal recording can add chapter marks in the recorded session(s) manually.
Page 40 Hiding Chapter(s) (HDD and DVD only) During playback you can set and hide chapter(s) within a title. 1. Press [BROWSER] to display the Browser menu. 2. Press [] [] [] [] to select the title you want to edit, and then press [EDIT] to go to the edit screen.
Page 41: Disc Tools
OOLS Erase Finalize (make compatible) Before you begin erasing any contents on a disc or the HDD, please CAUTIONS: ensure that all important contents are safely backed-up. All contents will be permanently erased. For DVD+R/DVD-R/DVD-RW/CD-R/CD-RW discs: CAUTIONS: Finalizing a disc is a necessary step when you want to share your For DVD+RW,DVD-RW and CD-RW discs, you can erase the contents digital content with others.
Page 42: Clean Up Hdd
OOLS Clean Up HDD Defragment (HDD only) 1. Press [TOOLS] to display the Disc Tools Menu. The “Defragment” process reorganizes the contents of the HDD creating continuous blocks of available space. 2. Press [] [] to select the “CleanUp Disc, ” and then press [ENTER].
Page 43: Gui Operation
GUI O PERATION Language System Video Output Select a system operating language. The options are: Switch video output signal. English, Français, Español Component (Default) Progressive Menu Language Select a menu operating language. The options are: TV Type English, French, Spanish Select type of the TV output.
Page 44 GUI O PERATION Record Record Mode (Record Quality) Set the default recording quality. SP (Default) Chapter Mark Set the interval for auto-insertion of chapters during recording. Oﬀ 5/10/15/20/25/30 mins (Default: 5mins) TV Tuner TV Signal ---> Antenna or Cable or HRC or IRC (Select the type of antenna input) Country --->...
Page 45: Glossary
LOSSARY 480i/480p DVD+RW Indicates the number of scanning lines and the scanning format of DVD+RW is a recordable and rewritable disc. Recording can be an image signal. 480i indicates 480 scanning lines with interlace format, and 480p erased and you can record on the same disc again for the maximum indicates 480 scanning lines with progressive format.
Page 46: Specifications
PECIFICATIONS AUDIO FORMAT SUPPORTED - Playback DISC TYPES SUPPORTED (Read Only): DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW Analog output 2channel Digital output coaxial/optical Format supported LPCM Dolby Digital CONTENT FORMAT SUPPORTED : DTS (only digital out) MPEG 1) DVD-Video 2) DVD+VR (DVD+VR format is compatible with DVD-Video in most cases) 3) Video CD AUDIO PERFORMANCE...
Page 47: Troubleshooting Guide
ROUBLESHOOTING UIDE No playback on DVD recorder. Picture --> There’s no recording on the disc. Check the disc ﬁrst. --> An unplayable disc type is inserted. Check the playable disc The image from this unit does not appear on type list. the television.
Page 48: Fcc Information
Innovation One dealers. For complete warranty details and exclusions, check with your dealer or contact Innovation One directly. Innovation One, Inc. 350 North Henderson Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 04/05 ADR-3223 07A05 ©2005. Innovation One, Inc. Printed in China All rights reserved. Accurian is a trademark used by Innovation One..