Safety Instructions DANGER SYMBOL Th e lightning fl ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of dangerous voltage in the unit. Th is product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. Patents and other rights owners.
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1. READ THIS MANUAL After unpacking this product read the manual carefully and follow all the operating instructions. 2. POWER SOURCES Th is product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the unit. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company.
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11. OBJECTS AND LIQUIDS Never push objects into this product as that could result in a fi re or electric shock. Never spill liquids on the product. 12 .ATTACHMENTS Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards. 13.
CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BASIC INFORMATION FEATURES OF THE RECORDER TERMS IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS SYSTEM CONNECTION CONNECTING THE VIDEO OUTPUT TO YOUR TV COMPOSITE VIDEO TYPICAL CONNECTION SVIDEO CONNECTION COMPONENT VIDEO CONNECTION AUDIO OUTPUT CONNECTIONS ANTENNA & TV CONNECTIONS SYSTEM CONNECTION FOR RECORDING EXTERNAL SIGNALS REAR PANEL SIGNAL INPUT...
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DVD PLAY MODE ENTER THE PLAY MODE MENU DESCRIPTION DISPLAY OSD USB PLAYBACK HDD PLAY MODE HDD PLAYBACK TIME SHIFT SYSTEM SET UP OPERATION INTERFACE AND GENERAL STEPS AUTO CHAPTER MARKER RECORD QUALITY APS AUTO PROGRAM SCAN MODIFY CHANNEL PROGRAM TABLE SET UP MENU ...
Th e machine employs a user friendly-friendly menu operation. Most of operations use only several key presses. SUITABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCS Th e DVDRX160 supports the following discs and fi le types: DVD, DVD±R/RW, VCD, SVCD, CD-DA, Mixed CD-DA, MPEG4, DIVX, MP3, JPEG multi-format discs.
RECORDING QUALITY For DVD R/RW disc with the capacity of 4.7GB and HDD disc with capacity of 160GB, there are 6 diff erent recording qualities available to the user with lower qualities allowing for longer recording times. Th e recording modes available are: 4.7GB DVD SLP (Super Long Play): 6HRS...
Remote Control STANDBY - Turn the unit on or set the unit to Standby mode. DVD - Press to view or play optical disc content. While in DVD playback, pressing DVD will bring up the DVD menu. HDD/DUB - Press to view HDD title list or the dubbing menu. FILE/USB - Press to enter File Manager DV-Press to select DV IN as input source.
Remote Control Instructions Notes: ■ Do not drop the remote controller or leave it in places of high humidity. ■ Do not leave the Infrared receiver exposed to direct sun light or bright light. ■ Do not use new and old batteries together. Try not to use rechargeable batteries. REMOTE CONTROL Your remote control will operate from a 30º...
Turn on the TV and DVD recorder and select the AV mode on your television. Th is is usually done by pressing ‘TV/AV’ or ‘Mode’ on your television remote. Consult your TV manual for further instructions on how to do so. TELEVISION DVDRX160 COMPOSITE VIDEO Connect the Yellow Video...
COMPONENT CONNECTION First, connect a component lead (not included) from the YCb/Pb Cr/Pr terminals on the DVDRX160 to the component input on your TV. If you wish to use progressive scan, ensure that you connect to a YPbPr input. Select the component input on your TV...
Th ese outputs require special cables not included. TELEVISION DVDRX160 Antenna & TV Connections Your DVDRX160 is available with an antenna pass through connection. Use an antenna or cable TV connection to connect the RF input and RF out to connect to a TV. DVDRX160 TELEVISION...
System Connection for recording external signals (Rear Panel Signal Input) Audio/ Video inputs are provided on the front and back side of your DVDRX160 for connection of outside audio/ video sources such as VCRs, Camcorders, DVD Players etc. External sources must support Composite Video and S-Video or stereo audio to be suitable for recording.
System Connection for recording external digital signals (Front Panel) When connecting external signals, be sure to switch off the power source of the unit and other devices DVDRX160 IN/OUT Recording Mode Introduction Th ere are various external signal inputs in the unit, including ■...
Selecting Tuner Channel In Tuner Mode: ■ Press the button CH+/- on remote control to select the channel ■ Press the number keys and then press SELECT button to select the channel Recording to DVD or HDD ■ Select recording target drive (DVD or HDD) ■...
DV (Digital Video) Recording Th is unit can perform real-time monitoring and recording for a DV through the IEEE 1394 serial port (DV). ■ Connect the DV to the unit (for details, see System Connection: System Connection for Recording). ■ Switch on the power of the unit. ■...
Timer Recording You can set up your DVDRX160 to schedule recordings to begin and end at specifi c times. To do this: Press the TIMER button to enter the timer recording menu, as shown. You can set up to 8 diff erent scheduled recordings at once.
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Set up the start time of the recording: In the timer recording set up box, use the arrow buttons and then press the SELECT button to highlight the Start option. Enter a time between 0:00 and 23:59 with the number buttons and press SELECT to confi...
Chapter Editing Chapter Editing Mode In DVD mode, press ‘DVD’ to enter the DVD title menu. Select a title and press the RIGHT button to show the Title Menu and select ‘Edit Title’ to enter the Edit Menu. CHAPTER EDITING THE CHAPTER EDITING FUNCTION IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON UNFINALISED DVD±R/W DISCS.
HDD Editing g HDD Edit In HDD mode editing options for each title are accessed from the Title List menu. Press the RIGHT ARROW to access the popup menu. Note: You can access the Edit Menu whilst recording. While editing an icon appears next to the title in the title list. DELETE If a title is not Protected or Locked, select this option to delete it.
SEGMENT Segment mode allows you to hide segments from the recording. Such as ad breaks. Segments will be skipped when played back from the Hard Drive and will not be copied to DVD using DUB. Segments can be re-edited. When you enter the Segment Mode the title will automatically start playing. You can use the playback navigation keys to move to anywhere in the title and apply a segment.
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RENAME Th is option brings up the on-screen keyboard,. Here, you can enter a title name. Use the ARROWs to highlight the desired key, and use SELECT to enter that key. When you have entered the title name, select OK to fi nish. Title name: TITLE Space...
Disc Operation Introduction DVD disc operations include browsing disc information, fi nalising a disc, removing disc content, deleting the last title, setting compatibility and write protection, etc. Menu Description Play: Play the content of the current disc. Rename Disc: Rename the disc (default name: MY DVD). Erase Optical Disc: All content in the disc will be removed completely.
If the unit is working with other inputs, press the PLAY button to enter the Play Mode. Note: If you insert a disc, the DVDRX160 will start playback automatically. Note: If there is no disc in the drive or an unsupported or seriously damaged disc is inserted, the PLAY button will not function.
Display (OSD) While playing DVD, press OSD for menu. MODE: Th e mode option adjusts the playback modes. Th e options are: Normal, A-B Repeat, Chapter Repeat, Title Repeat, Program and Random. TRICK: Th e Trick option gives you your transport options: Play, Prestop, Stop, Pause, Step, Fast Forward x2, Fast Forward x4, Fast Forward x16, Fast Forward x32, Fast Rewind x2, Fast Rewind x4, Fast Rewind x16, Fast Rewind x32, Slow Forward ½, Slow Forward ¼, Slow Forward 1/8, Slow Rewind ½, Slow Rewind ¼, Slow Rewind 1/8.
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Chapter: Option to skip available chapters. AUDIO: Adjust to desired audio setting. Note: For options such as Dolby Digital, a compatible audio system must be used). SUBTITLE: Select desired subtitle language (supported by the disc). ANGLE: Select your desired camera angle, if available on disc. T-TIME: Allows you to skip to any point in the title.
fi les such as .JPG cannot be programmed at the same time. Th at is, if the program includes audio fi les, the picture fi les can not be programmed. ■ When playback is fi nished, you can safely remove the USB drive from your DVDRX160. Note: Do not unplu your USB drive while it is playing! HDD Play Mode HDD Playback Press the HDD/DUB button to switch to HDD Playback.
Time Shift Timeshift allows you to pause and rewind live television. Th e unit continuously records an hour “buff er,” which can be rewound or paused without missing any of the program. ■ Timeshift only works in TV mode. ■ Timeshifting begins recording only when the unit is switched on.
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During timeshifting, a Timer recording (pre-programmed recording) may come up. As you can not watch one program in Timeshifting and record another channel, the DVDRX160 will ask you to confi rm if you want to keep the current channel or proceed with Timer recording. If there is no response, the unit will assume Timer recording should start.
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While in Timeshifting mode, you can use the following keys for other operations: Function HDD Title List Play Disc File/USB USB Mode Display Information List OPEN/CLOSE Open/ Close the disc tray STAND-BY Power Off SETUP Bring up the Set Up Menu TIMER Bring up the Timer Menu PSCAN...
System Set Up Operation Interface and General Steps Th is section will introduce the menu interface of the System Setup and general operation. Press the SETUP button to enter the System Setup mode. Now the system setup menu will appear on the top of the OSD, as shown in the following chart.
APS (Auto Program Scan) Your DVDRX160 has a built-in TV tuner. You can receive TV signals directly from the unit, but fi rst, you must conduct a channel scan to tune in various channels automatically and determine their frequencies. Th e tuned channels will be saved automatically. Even if the power is off...
If you want to edit the channels stored, select ‘Modify Channel then press SELECT button to confi rm,. In the channel edit dailog box, use the ▲ or ▼ button and the SELECT button to select and confi rm. Th e options are as follow : ■...
Set Up Menu - Video TV TYPE Th e unit supports two diff erent television systems. NTSC is the television system that is adopted in the North American region. PAL is the television system this is adopted typically in the rest of the world especially in Europe, and Australasia.
VIDEO OUTPUT FORMAT In the General Setting menu, use the ▲ or ▼ button to move the cursor, select the Video Output Format item and press the SELECT button. Select the Progressive or Interlace option for video scan output mode, and press the SELECT button to confi rm. Th is function can do by pressing PSCAN button on the remote controller.
LPCM OUTPUT Th e unit can set LPCM96K and LPCM 48K as the audio sampling frequency. NOTE: See your amplifi er manual if unsure. Set Up Menu - Language SYSTEM LANGUAGE To satisfy the needs of consumers in diff erent countries, the unit provides various menu language settings.
DISC MENU LANGUAGE Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select the language you want and press the SELECT button. ■ Th e system will give priority to this setting as the DVD menu language. If the DVD played does not support the selected language, the setting will be invalid.
PROGRAM If you select Auto in the Date-Time setting optical bar, you must select a Public Broadcasting Station (PBS channel in USA) which is available in your area, the clock will set itself automatically by tuning to this channel DATE DD/MM/YYYY Use the CURSOR buttons of the remote control to select the Date (dd/mm/yyyy) and press the SELECT button to confi...
CHANGE PASSWORD 1. Tt modify a password, use arrow button to Change password. Press the SELECT button and a dialog box will pop up as shown in the right chart. 2. Use arrow buttons to select the ‘Enter password here’ box and enter the password with number buttons.
Basic Information SETUP MENU - Time shift HARD DISK INFO Shows the information on HDD size SPACE MANAGEMENT Automatic: When Space Management is ‘Automatic’ and the HDD is full, the system will overwrite unprotected titles in a FIFO (First In First Out) scheme ( the exception is when the title is selected to be dubbed - in which case, the case, the title shall be kept until dubbing is over) When Space Management is set to ‘Manual’...
Appendix (Troubleshooting Guide) Before contacting service personnel, please check possible causes according to the following instruction. Symptom No Power 1. Power Supply disconnected; 2. Th e power of the socket is switched off . No Sound 1. Incorrect cable connection. 2.
Attachment Supported Media (DVD±R) RECOMMENDED DVD - R Max Write Speed: 8x DVD + R NOT RECOMMENDED DVD - R Max Write Speed: 8x DVD + R Supported Media (DVD±RW) RECOMMENDED DVD - R Max Write Speed: 8x DVD + R NOT RECOMMENDED DVD - R Max Write...
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