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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 1 Owner’s Manual DVD HARD DISC RECORDER DVD HARD DISC RECORDER Model : DHD-4000D HELP LINE ; 0870 100 2525 With queries, please quote the page number, reference number and model number.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 1 Safety Instructions Please keep the PVR/DVD Combo’s guarantee sheet and receipt in a safe place. Precautions • Read this booklet carefully • Make sure the rating of your household electricity supply matches that shown on the back of your PVR/DVD Combo.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 2 Key Features of the PVR/DVD Combo Digital Video Recording Instant Recording of a television programme by a single button press. Live TV Buffer – This feature allows you to actively time-shift live television. The buffer can store up to one hour of material allowing you to go back in time, replay part of a programme that you might have missed or you just want to see again.
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 3 • DVD, VCD, CD, CD-R (MP3, JPEG), CD-RW playback function • MP3, JPEG file playback function ( CD-R disc having Files such as MP3 and JPEG) • GUI (Graphical User Interface) OSD (On Screen Display) By using the [INFO] button on the remote control, information on the DVD/VCD/CD player and disc,...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 4 Contents Product Information Safety Instructions Key Features of the PVR/DVD Combo Contents Identification of Controls Installation Connections Basic connection Other devices Programme the Remote for a TV PVR part Initial Set-Up menu in PVR Installation Menu Manual Set Auto Set...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 5 Identification of Controls Front panel () 1234 ! STANDBY/ON button Use to power the device on/off if AC power supply is connected. @ Disc tray # Open/Close Tray button $ RESET button % HDD indicator Lights in red when the unit is in PVR mode.
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 6 Operation Display Window ! PVR Operation @ REC and TIMER REC display : Recording , : TIMER Recording , : To be Timer-recorded # Copying Used to copy contents from a disc onto the hard disk.
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 7 Rear panel ANT IN OUTPUT EURO AV2/DECODER EURO AV1 ANT OUT ! EURO AV2/DECODER jack @ Connection for the ANTENNA cable # VIDEO/AUDIO OUTPUT jack $ AUDIO FOR S-VIDEO Input/Output jack % S-VIDEO Input/Output jack ^ Digital Output (OPTICAL, COAXIAL) Jack To enjoy DVD sound quality via a home cinema system, connect this jack to the amplifier or the...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 10 Connections Basic connection ANT IN OUTPUT VIDEO AUDIO FOR S-VIDEO EURO AV2/DECODER SÐVIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO EURO AV1 ANT OUT CBC OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV set and reconnect it to the ANT IN socket of the PVR/DVD. Using the RF cable (supplied), connect the ANT OUT socket of the PVR/DVD to the aerial socket of the TV.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 11 Other devices Decoder, camcorder, satellite receiver, another DVD player, another video recorder, etc. (AV2 socket) Connect the other device to the EURO AV2/DECODER jack using another SCART cable ( only one has been supplied with this unit ) : the video and audio information from this other device will loop through the AV sockets of this unit and can be displayed on your TV set.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 13 Initial Setup menu in PVR Navigation Keys • If you want to perform any function, you must ensure the PVR is switched on. To access the PVR, press the [PVR] button on the remote control. •...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 14 COUNTRY SELECT The next stage is to select the country in which you are currently residing. C C o o u u n n t t r r y y S S e e l l e e c c t t Please select your country.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 15 Installation Menu Installation menu This menu will allow you to make further adjustments to the PVR after initial set- up. I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n Manual Set Auto Set Set Clock...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 16 Manual Set This may be useful if you move house, new television channels become available or if you wish to rearrange the existing memorized channels. M M a a n n u u a a l l S S e e t t Standard : œ...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 17 Auto Set This allows you to reconfigure your unit in a similar way as manual set except rather than you choosing various settings the unit will do choose the optimum settings automatically. C C o o u u n n t t r r y y S S e e l l e e c c t t Please select your country.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 18 Set Clock C C l l o o c c k k S S e e t t Please enter the current date and time. Time: 10 : 22 Date: 02 / Oct / 2003 Save Cancel …...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 19 Satellite & Cable Box This function will allow you to connect your cable or satellite decoder to the PVR. I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n Manual Set Auto Set Set Clock...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 20 S S a a t t e e l l l l i i t t e e & & C C a a b b l l e e B B o o x x Transmitting...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 21 Installation Menu Satellite and Cable Box code table...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 22 Additional Settings The Additional Settings menu will allow you to select a default recording quality for all future timer and Show View / Video Plus(+) recordings. You can change this setting for specific recordings. (See Set a Recording section).
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 23 Restore Defaults settings Offers you the opportunity to revert to original factory settings. All information stored in the unit, including recorded material, television channel settings and set preferences will be erased. It is useful if 1.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 24 About Recorded Programmes Watching a recorded programme To select a previously recorded programme to watch, press [RECORDED PROG] button on the remote control. Now in the recorded programs list the recordings that will be auto deleted in the very near future are shown against a yellow icon.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 25 Edit Title of recorded programmes R R e e c c o o r r d d e e d d P P r r o o g g r r a a m m m m e e s s Title Date Length Load of the Rings...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 26 Video Edit Video Edit enables you to edit the television programmes stored on the hard disk. “Partial delete” enables the user to delete up to eight different sections of a recorded Programme. “Divide” enables the viewer to separate a single recording into as many as eight separate recordings. “Combine”...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 27 R R e e c c o o r r d d e e d d P P r r o o g g r r a a m m m m e e s s Title Date Length Load of the Rings...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 28 Divide R R e e c c o o r r d d e e d d P P r r o o g g r r a a m m m m e e s s Title Date Length Load of the Rings...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 29 Combine R R e e c c o o r r d d e e d d P P r r o o g g r r a a m m m m e e s s Title Date Length Load of the Rings...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 30 Set Recording Manual Set There are two different ways to set a recording. S S e e t t R R e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g No Date Start End Prog.
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 31 Delete a recording S S e e t t R R e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g No Date Start End Prog. Mode Freq. 1 01.10 03:00 04:00 SAT022 MO Weekly 2 05.11 03:00 03:30 FRE2 MO Once...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 32 Show View / Video Plus(+) recording V V i i d d e e o o P P l l u u s s Please enter the Video Plus code using number 0-9. …...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 33 Record a television programme One Touch Recording This feature will allow you to record a programme you are currently watching without setting the timer. The recording will continue until you press [STOP] button on the remote control or the unit runs out of available disk space.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 34 Information Bars There are two information bars. The bar that appears at the top of the screen is the programme banner and by pressing the [INFO] button on the remote control will show you what you are watching. 11/12 (Mon) 12:22 PR01 BBC1 Stereo 11/12 (Mon) 12:22 PR01 BBC1 Stereo Medium 11/12 (Mon) 12:22 Return of the Jedi...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 35 Guide and Warning Messages The following is a list of guide messages that may appear on the screen. You have entered the wrong data please re- confirm it. For timer recording the clock must be set Overlap The new recording conflicts with others already A programme is currently being recorded.
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 36 No set recording available please remove a set recording in advance. A programme is currently being recorded. To change channel, you have to stop recording. Hard disk space insufficient. Cannot complete task. The oldest recorded programme will be removed automatically.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 37 Playing Discs Press [ √ ] button to power on. Press [DVD] button to enter into DVD mode. Press [OPEN/CLOSE] button to open the disc tray. Place a disc accurately within the disc tray, ensuring that the label is facing upwards. Press [OPEN/CLOSE] button to close the tray.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 38 Playing a desired scene To skip scenes in a disc To move to the next chapter (or track), press [NEXT √√ ] button. The current chapter (or track) moves to the next chapter (or track). Press [LAST œœ...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 39 Repeating a defined period Each time you press [REPEAT] button in playback mode, repeat playback starts as below. - DVD - - VCD - C H A P T E R T R A C K T I T L E D I S C O F F...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 40 Searching VCD, CD and MP3 with a track or track time If you want to search for a particular track, press [SEARCH] button once. In the case of PBC OFF, a screen as shown to the right will appear showing the current and total track numbers.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 41 Confirming the current PLAY mode on screen During play, press [INFO] button. This will display the current disc mode. If you want to change any of the modes displayed, select the item using the up/ down cursors and choose the new setting using either the [œ...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 42 AUDIO language and SUBTITLE language The user may select the audio track or the subtitle language if the disc supports this multi-language function. Selecting an audio language Keep pressing [AUDIO] button until the user’s preferred language appears in playback mode.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 43 ZOOM and Multi Angle Using a zoom function The user can enlarge the current screen by either 2 or 4 times. Keep pressing the [ZOOM] button until the preferred zoom appears. Every time the user presses the [ZOOM] button, the magnification changes: 2 times (X2) 2 times (X2) ...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 44 About MP3 and JPEG discs This unit will play MP3, JPEG files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs. Turn on your television and select the channel assigned to this DVD player. Press the DVD [OPEN/CLOSE] button, to open the disc tray. Place the disc containing MP3, JPEG files on the disc tray with the label facing upwards.
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 45 PLAY and PAUSE Press the [PLAY] or [PAUSE] button toggle between those functions. Search for a track The [SEARCH] button works on MP3/JPEG discs as well as VCD/CD audio. * If the [SEARCH] button is pressed in playback mode the folder tree view will disappear to be replaced by the search bar. To stop playback Press the [STOP] button.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 46 Displaying menus in a disc To display menus in a disc If a disc includes menus, the user may use them. Press [TITLE/PBC] or [MENU] button. • This will show the available menus held on the disc, which will differ between formats (“Return” will appear on the OSD with VCD2.0) •...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 47 DVD Setup Language Setup Press [SETUP] button when the DVD player is either in the STOP or the Resume STOP mode. Selecting an OSD LANGUAGE Please select a language to be displayed on the DVD screen. Each time the user presses the [ENTER] button, the available OSD LANGUAGE changes in rotation.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 48 Video Setup Press [SETUP] button when the DVD player is either in the STOP or the Resume STOP mode. Selecting TV ASPECT Every time the user presses the [ENTER] button, the TV ASPECT changes 4:3 LB 16:9 WIDE 4:3 in rotation.
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 49 Others Setup Press [SETUP] button when the DVD player is either in the STOP or the Resume STOP mode. Selecting OSD. Select “ON” to allow OSD (On Screen Display) to be displayed on the TV. Selecting SCREEN SAVER.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 50 About DVD Playable Disc • DVD, Video CD (Version 1.1, 2.0), S-VCD and Audio CD Disc type Playable Possible Video CD Possible Possible CD-G Possible CD-ROM Possible CD-R Possible CD-RW Possible DVD-R Possible DVD-RW Possible DVD+RW...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 51 Terms relating to DVD A DVD (abbreviation of Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) can include 135 minutes of video information. And for audio, it can hold up to 8 kinds of languages and 32 kinds of subtitle languages.
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 52 The safe keeping of discs. • To keep a disc in a clean condition, please do not touch the side containing play information. • Do not attach a bit of paper or sticky tape on it. •...
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 53 Problems and Solutions No Power When the power is turn on it takes some time for the picture to be displayed The television programme has not recorded Timer Recording was unsuccessful A recording has been erased from the Recorded Programmes List Check that the power plug is connected to the wall outlet and you have pressed the Power On/Standby...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 54 The DVD player does not play. No sound comes through. A disc is playing but screen does not appear or poor screen appears. The sound is irregular. Remote control does not work No sound comes through during Dolby Digital mode.
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 55 [AUDIO] or [SUBTITLE] button does not work. [ANGLE] button does not work while a DVD is playing. “MENU” does not appear while a DVD is playing. Screen shakes or appears only in black and white. The file name of MP3 (CD-R) appears with strange letters.
DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 56 Specifications General Model Description 1st Target Market Mass Production Start Power Consumption Set Gross Weight (Estimated) Set Size (WxHxD) Stuffing Quantity (40ft) PVR Features Drive interface Capacity Start time Stop time Video Recording Format Horizontal Resolution ( line input ) Screen size(MPEG encoder) Recording Rate (Mb/sec)
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 57 Special Playback & Recording Time Shifting Forward / Reverse Search Speed Still Picture Slow (Variable Slow Speed) Repeat Play "A-B" REC Recorded Programme Search REC Bit Rate Select System information Number of Timer Recording Auto Clock Setting Timer Recording System (Show View / Video Plus(+), etc)
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 58 DVD features continued Slow Motion (FWD / REV) Slow Motion (FWD / REV) Still picture/freeze frame) Frame by Frame (forward) Skip (FWD / REV) 2x Subtitle Display Repeat playback function Programme Play Random Play BOOK Mark function Time Search Zoom on Still / Running DVD Video...
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DH-A61D1D-LS(GB)_DESUK 03.7.27 11:45 PM ˘ ` 59 Accessory Remote controller Scart cable(21pin) RF Cable S-Video cable CBC cable User manual Packaging 4-coloured coating box Carrying Handle 1 EA Incl. Battery 1 EA cf) Scart+Phone cable for Australia 1 EA Option 1 EA 1 EA 1 unit per carton...