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  • Page 1 Operating Manual Viewvision DR +...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Welcome ... 6 Scope of delivery ...6 Set up ...6 Shipping the Unit ...7 Disposal ...7 Advantages of connection to a Loewe TV set ...7 About the internal hard disk ...7 For your safety ...8 Essential Information ... 9 Rewritable discs ...9 Playable Discs ...10...

  • Page 3: Remote Control Assist - Recorder Operation

    Remote control Assist – recorder operation Loewe TV: Sound off/on LED indicator for current operating mode Switch over to operate TV set (Page 15) ... Switch over to operate Recorder Timer recording menu; timer recording list menu (Page 41) ...Timeshift Mode (Page 30) ...

  • Page 4: Front Panel

    Front Panel Power button Switch off in standby Record Record Start (screen recording resolution) hard disk Memory card 2 Memory card 1 SD / MMC / MS / CF / MD MS-Pro / XD Disc tray open/close Disc tray Beginning of Next Stop Playback...

  • Page 5: Rear Panel & Display

    Rear Panel & Display HDMI OUT EURO AV 2 DECODER AERIAL connection of a SCART connection for an external Aerial source (Decoder, Set-Top-Box, Video TV with HDMI connection input Recorder etc.). S-VIDEO OUT EURO AV 1 RF. OUT S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO / VIDEO Passes the Connection for a...

  • Page 6: Welcome

    Welcome Thank you for choosing a Loewe product. We are happy to welcome you as our customer. At Loewe we combine the highest standards of technology, design and user friendli- ness. This is equally true of TV, DVD, video, audio and accessories.

  • Page 7: Shipping The Unit

    With Digital Link you can install the recorder for example in a closed rack or a cupboard without direct visual contact with the recorder. With the DVD remote control, you operate the recorder via the Loewe TV set. Digital Link must be switched on on the recorder (page 15).

  • Page 8: For Your Safety

    Keep the disc drawer closed to prevent dust from the drawer getting onto the lens. About this user guide The information in this guide refers to the Loewe product Viewvision DR+ and Viewvision DR+ Secam - (version for France). Unless stated otherwise, the instructions refer to the operating elements on the Assist remote control.

  • Page 9: Essential Information

    Essential Information Rewritable discs DVD-RW (Digital Versatile Disc - ReWritable) DVD-RW discs can be formatted for recording in the VR mode or in the video mode. These discs can be rewritten several times. Recordings can be deleted and the disc can then be rewritten. VR mode Recordings can be extensively edited.

  • Page 10: Playable Discs

    Essential Information Recording TV-Audio Channels This recorder can also record NICAM audio. If the NICAM setting (page 0) is set to “Auto“, NICAM audio will be recorded in the case of a NICAM transmission. Restrictions on Video Recording • You cannot record movie material with copy protection with this recorder. If a copy protection is encountered during recording, the recording stops or is interrupted automatically and a message is displayed on the screen.

  • Page 11: Notes On Discs

    Essential Information Regional code of the Recorder and DVDs This Recorder can only play Region ““ or “all“ coded DVDs. The region code on the label of some DVDs shows which type of DVD recorder can play those discs. If you play other discs the error message “Incorrect region code. Playback not possible.“...

  • Page 12: Initial Installation

    ➠ The recorder must be connected directly to the TV set. Use the “connection wizard” for this in Loewe TV sets. ➠ Do not connect the Recorder AUDIO OUT socket to the audio system Phono In socket.

  • Page 13: Connecting To The Television

    Connect the HDMI OUT socket of the recorder to the HDMI input socket on the TV set with the HDMI cable (H) provided (HDMI socket 1 in Loewe). Make the settings as described on page 9. The SCART connection is required additionally for recording from the TV set.

  • Page 14: Connecting To An External Decoder Box

    Initial Installation Connecting to an External Decoder Box If you use an external decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system, follow the connection procedure described below. Connect your aerial socket in the wall to the aerial input socket on your set-top box / satellite receiver using an aerial cable.

  • Page 15: Connecting Audio/Video (A/V) Accessories

    DV Digital Camcorder Activating Digital Link With Digital Link, Loewe TV sets pass on the signals from the remote control through the Euro-AV connection on the recorder. Digital Link is useful when you want to put the recorder in a concealed place, e.g. in a closed rack.

  • Page 16: Main Menu

    Initial Installation Main menu All media files can be called from the main menu for playing and recording with the recorder. Call main menu. 34Select desired operating mode. 56 Call options. Confirm selection with OK. Exit main menu. MUSIC DISC Memory Card1 Memory Card2 TV HDD: Live TV picture on –...

  • Page 17: The General Menu

    Prev. Digital Link Plus If you have connected the recorder to a Loewe TV set with Digital Link Plus or a comparable system of another make (e.g. EasyLink, Mega Logic, Project 50), the station list will be transferred from the TV to the recorder. This happens when you log in the recorder to the TV set or when you change the stations on the TV set (resort, delete, add others).

  • Page 18: Program Edit

    Initial Installation Program Edit You can edit a channel manually (add, delete, rename, move etc.). Call menu. 5 6 Select General symbol. 4 Call second level. 5 6 Select Program Edit. 4 Mark Edit. Auto Programming Program Edit Clock Set TV Aspect Display Mode AV2 Connection...

  • Page 19: Station Rename

    Initial Installation Station Rename You can give whatever name you like to a station. Names should have a maximum of five characters. 5 6 Select station in the Station List menu. Confirm with OK. The available options are displayed at the bottom left. 5 6 Select Station Rename.

  • Page 20: Clock Set

    Initial Installation NICAM This recorder can receive HiFi sound broadcasts in NICAM-Stereo. However, distor- tions may occur under unfavourable reception conditions. Switch off the function in this case (off). 5 6 Select station in the Station List menu. Confirm with OK. The available options are displayed at the bottom left.

  • Page 21: Language Menu

    Initial Installation AV2 connection You can connect the following devices to the EURO AV2 DECODER connection on the back of the recorder: Decoder Connect a Pay-TV or Canal+ decoder. Others Connect a video recorder or similar device. Auto Programming Program Edit Clock Set TV Aspect Display Mode...

  • Page 22: Audio Menu

    DVD-Video disc with Dolby Digital audio format. Bitstream Select “Bitstream“ if you have a Dolby Digital decoder (or amplifier, a Loewe TV with AC3 or DIS module or another unit with Dolby Digital decoder) connected to the DIGITAL OUT socket of the DVD recorder.
  • Page 23 Initial Installation Enter password to check. Confirm with OK. ➠ If you make a mistake, press 3repeatedly before you press OK to delete or correct the password numbers one after another. Switching off the password Proceed as follows if you want to switch off the password. Call menu.

  • Page 24: Divx Registration Code

    Initial Installation Area Code Enter the code for a country/region whose standards are to be used to rate the DVD- Video disc. (See “List of country code“ on page 63). For Great Britain select “G B“. Rating Set Password Area Code DivX Reg.

  • Page 25: Recording Menu

    Initial Installation Recording Menu Rec Mode Set You can set the picture quality for recording: DVD+/-R/RW (4,7 GB) HQ mode: approx. 1 hour. SQ mode:  hours. LQ mode: 4 hours. EQ mode: 6 hours. HDD (160 GB) HQ mode: approx.

  • Page 26: Disc Menu

    Finalisation Finalisation fixes recordings so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or a computer with a suitable DVD-ROM drive. During finalisation of a Video mode disc a menu is created for disc navigation (Page 56).

  • Page 27: Disc Protect

    Initial Installation Call menu. 5 6 Select symbol Disc. 4 Call second level. 5 6 Select Finalise. 4 Call third level. 5 6 Select Finalise. Confirm with OK. Finalise Do you want finalisation? Cancel 34 Select OK button. Confirm with OK to finalise the disc. ➠...

  • Page 28: Additional Screen Menus

    Initial Installation Additional Screen Menus This manual contains basic instructions for operating the recorder. Some DVDs require specific handling or only permit limited operation during playback. If this is the case the symbol appears on the screen. This indicates that certain operations are not permitted at certain points or that no menu is available on the disc The Disc Info menu If you are currently watching a TV channel supplied by the integrated receiver of...

  • Page 29: Hdmi Mode

    HDMI (DVI) connection The HDMI connection (High Definiton Multimedia Interface) allows digital picture and sound transmission via a connecting cable, e.g. to Loewe Flat TV sets. The digital picture and sound data are transmitted without data compression and there- fore lose none of their quality. In the equipment connected, no analogue/digital conversion is necessary, which might also have lead to losses in quality.

  • Page 30: Video Mode

    Video mode Playing back a DVD or video CD Preparation Switch the television on and set the video source to be the input that the recorder has been connected to or activate the “Control voltage“ option for the television‘s AV input. If you have connected the recorder to an audio system, switch on the audio system and, as the source, set the input that the DVD recorder has been connected to.

  • Page 31: Slow Motion

    Video mode Freeze frame and picture for picture play-back HDD DVD-ALL VCD DivX Pause: Pause playing. 34 Scroll picture by picture. Continue playing. ➠ The picture by picture scroll back is not supported by Video- CDs and in DivX. You can page forward through images by pressing PAUSE on the remote control.
  • Page 32 Video mode Marker Search Move Select Delete Marker Press the blue button long to select Marker Search menu. 5 634 Select marked scene. Delete Marker. 34 Select yes option. Confirm with OK. Exit the Marker Search menu. ➠ The markers are only saved until the disc is changed (DVD-ALL VCD). Disc menu HDD DVD-V VCD DVDs and Video CDs usually contain their own menus.

  • Page 33: Playing Memory Media With Mixed Contents

    Video mode Subtitles DVD-ALL DivX DVD-Video � 4/14 � Select twice during play-back. 1/10 5 6 Select 0:12:34 symbol. 1.STEREO NORMAL 3 4 Select the desired subtitle language. Playing memory media with mixed contents If the memory media contain files of different playing formats such as MP3, JPG and DivX, you can switch between the three play modes MOVIE, PHOTO and MUSIC with the button in the main menu (page 16):...

  • Page 34: Divx Mode

    DivX mode With this recorder you can play DivX files which are saved on HDD, CD-R/RW or DVD±R/RW media. ➠ Before playing DivX files, please read the notes “About DivX Video files” on this page. Playing DivX files Open the disc drawer. Insert the selected disc in the drawer with the side to be played facing down.

  • Page 35: Audio Mode

    Audio mode Playing titles on Audio CD or MP3/WMA media Audio CDs can be played with the recorder. Recordings in MP3/WMA format can also be played from HDD, memory card, CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs (read the instructions for MP3/WMA recordings on page 36 before playing MP3/WMA recordings).

  • Page 36: Copy/Move Files/Folders

    Audio mode Random play 5 6 Select title or folder. OK display menu options. 5 6 Select Random. Confirm with OK. The random play-back starts and the symbol is displayed: Skip the current title with P+. Hints for MP3/WMA recordings •...

  • Page 37: Program List

    Audio mode Program list With the program list you can put together your favorite titles on a memory medium in any order for your individual program. This list may contain 99 titles (Audio CD) or 56 titles (MP3/WMA). Program lists can be saved permanently, renamed, deleted and loaded as often as you like.

  • Page 38: Photo Mode

    Photo mode Show photos The recorder can display JPEG files under the following conditions. The maximum size of a JPEG file may not exceed 4 MB. The total number of files and folders is 1999. The file extension must be “.jpg”. The progressive and loss-free compression of JPEG files is not supported.

  • Page 39: Card-Reader Mode

    MP3/WMA audio files can be played. You can operate the Audio/Photo Card reader with the remote control of the Loewe recorder. MP3 or JPEG files can be copied from a data-CD/DVD to a memory card or an HDD with sufficient free capacity (page 36).

  • Page 40: Remote Control Assist - Card-Reader Operation

    Remote control Assist – Card-Reader operation Loewe TV: Sound off/on LED indicator for current operating mode Switch over to operate TV set (Page 15) ... Switch over to operate Recorder (Page 37) ...MP3/WMA: original list / playlist (Page 16) ...“Set-up” menu V–/V+ Loewe TV volume...

  • Page 41: Recording

    Recording Recordings on the HDD Recordings on the internal hard disc (HDD) of the recorder are similar to recording in the VR mode on DVD-RW discs. Ten genres can be assigned to the recordings for easier management (see “Title Name”, page 50). ➠...

  • Page 42: Simultaneous Record And Display

    Recording Simultaneous record and display Playing another medium during recording Play and record take place independently of each other for DVDs and the integrated HDD. For example, you can record on a DVD or the HDD and at the same time play a movie, photos or music from the respective other memory medium (except Timeshift, DivX).

  • Page 43: Timer Recording

    Recording Timer Recording This recorder can be programmed to record up to seven programs within one month. For programmed recordings the timer must be informed which signal sources (TV stations or from AV devices) are to be recorded and the respective start and stop time.

  • Page 44: Timer Record List

    Close MENU ➠ If you operate this recorder with a Loewe Flat-TV set, the recording wizard of the TV set controls the recording via Digital Link Plus. This has the advan- tages of easier operation, especially when recording digital stations. You will find further information in the TV user guide under “Operation of additional...

  • Page 45: Recording From A Digital Camcorder

    Recording • Digital camcorders can usually record audio as 16 bit/48 kHz stereo or twin stereo tracks with 1 bit/3 kHz. This recorder can only record one stereo audio track. Set “DV Rec Audio“ as required or Audio 1 or Audio  (page 5). •...

  • Page 46: Edit Recordings

    Edit recordings Menu Title List and Chapter List Under the Title List menu, video contents on unfinalised DVDs in VR mode and video contents on the internal HDD can be edited. The available edit functions are dependent on whether video on a DVD in VR mode or on the HDD or whether original contents or playlists are edited.

  • Page 47: Edit Original And Playlist

    Edit recordings Edit Original and Playlist Title, Chapter and Parts Titles of the original content of the disc contain one or more chapters. When insert- ing a title in the playlist, all the chapters within this title also appear. That means that chapters in the playlist behave exactly the same as chapters on a DVD-Video disc.

  • Page 48: Add Title/Chapter To The Playlist

    Edit recordings Title List - Original DVD-RW Select Playlist SQ 25M New Playlist Free TITLE 1 Play 21.11. 0:25:30 Search > Delete Protect Edit > TITLE 4 Playlist Add > 24.11. 0:12:55 Dubbing Info Select INFO 56 Select New Playlist. Confirm with OK.

  • Page 49: Delete Title/Chapter From Original/Playlist

    Edit recordings Delete title/chapter from Original/Playlist When you delete a title or a chapter from the playlist, you only remove the title/ chapter from the playlist. When you delete a title or chapter from the original list, title/chapter are deleted from the disc and the time remaining for recording is prolonged again.

  • Page 50: Title Name

    Edit recordings Title Name You can assign names to the titles of Original or Playlist. The names may have a maximum 3 characters. A genre can be added to the name (HDD). 5634 Select title to be renamed in the Title List menu. Confirm with OK.

  • Page 51: Sorting

    Edit recordings Sorting With this function the title list can be sorted by date, title or genre for quicker retrieval of titles. 5634 Select title in the Title List menu of the HDD. Confirm with OK. The available options are displayed at the left. 56 Select Sort.

  • Page 52: Divide Title

    Edit recordings Divide title HDD +RW With this function you can divide a title into two new titles. 5634 Select title to be divided in the Title List menu. Confirm with OK. The available options are displayed at the left. 56 Select Edit - Divide. Example: Title List (HDD): Title List SQ 80H 09M...

  • Page 53: Move Playlists Chapters

    Edit recordings Move Playlists Chapters -RW With this function the play-back order of the chapters within Playlists can be edited. ➠ This function is not available if only one chapter is available. 5634 Select chapter in the Chapter List-Playlist menu. Confirm with OK.

  • Page 54: Dubbing

    Dubbing Before dubbing With the dubbing function of this recorder you can • create backup copies of important recordings on the HDD on a DVD. • Create a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD for playing on other players. •...

  • Page 55: Dub From Hdd To Dvd

    Dubbing Dub from HDD to DVD 5634 Select title in the Title List (HDD) menu. Confirm with OK. The available options are displayed at the bottom left. Title List SQ 80H 09M Free TITLE 1 Play 21.11. 0:25:30 Search > Delete Rename Edit...

  • Page 56: Overwrite Recordings

    Dubbing Overwrite recordings Proceed as follows to overwrite a recorded title with a new video recording: ➠ This function is not possible for DVD+R because the recordings are always made at the end of the disc here. Switch the recorder input to the signal source you wish to record from with the number buttons, the P+ / P- buttons or the 0 AV button.

  • Page 57: Troubleshooting

    A/V input or DV IN to the Recorder. A disc that was recorded to from this Recorder cannot be played on a different DVD player. Possible cause The mains cable is not plugged in. The television is not switched to re- ceive signals from the Recorder.
  • Page 58 Troubleshooting Problem A disc that was recorded to from this Recorder cannot be played on a different DVD player. Playback not possible or unsuccessful. Timer recording not possible. Stereo-audio recording and/or playback unavailable. The remote control is not working properly.

  • Page 59: Technical Specifications

    ,0 Vrms (1 kHz, 0 dB), 600 ohms, RCA socket (L, R) x 1 / SCART Masthead The Loewe Opta GmbH is a share company of German law with its Head Office in Kronach. Industriestraße 11, 96317 Kronach Telephone: + 49 (0)961 / 99-0...

  • Page 60: Operating Additional Devices

    Operating additional devices Setting the remote control The different Loewe sets can be set as follows on the Assist remote control: Device Button combination Loewe TV (Q500 – L650) Loewe TV (Q300 – Q400) Loewe Centros 11x Loewe Viewvision, Centros 1x...

  • Page 61: Remote Control Assist - Tv-Operation

    Remote control Assist – TV-operation Sound off/on LED indicator for current operating mode Switch over to operate TV set Switch over to operate Recorder Call timer list Set picture format Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) on/off Teletext on/off Show/hide menu V–/V+ Volume down/up Station list on;...

  • Page 62: Language Code List

    Language Code List Enter the appropriate code when fi rst setting up “Disc Audio“, “Disc Subtitles“ and/or “Disc Menu“. (Further information can be found under “Disc Languages“ on page 1.) Code Language 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhaz 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Amharic 658 Arabic 6583...

  • Page 63: List Of Country Codes

    List of country codes Key in the corresponding code when first setting the “Area code“ (page 4). Code Code Country code Andorra United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla Albania Armenia Dutch Antilles Angola Antarctic Argentina American Samoa Austria Australia Aruba Azerbaizhan...

  • Page 64: Glossary

    YPrPb. Digital Link: System for controlling recorders (for Loewe video recorders and DVD recorders) via the Euro AV sockets of the Loewe TV set when installed in a concealed place. Control of the recorder for timer recordings.

  • Page 65: Index

    Index Dubbing 54 AERIAL 5 Dub from DVD to HDD 55 Area Code 4 Dub from HDD to DVD 55 AUDIO IN 5 DV IN 4 AUDIO OUT 5 Auto Chapter 5 Automatic programming 17 Edit recordings 46 Add chapter markers 47 Combine chapters 5 Basic Settings 15 Combine titles 51...

  • Page 66: Service

    Fax +7 - 1 14 66 4 85 Estrada Circunvalacao, Email mail@loewe.co.za Quinta do Paizinho, Arm. 5 795-63 Carnaxide, Portugal Tel. +351 -  14 4 17 70 Fax +351 -  14 18 80 93 Email office@videoacustica.pt Россия © by Loewe Opta 070918...

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