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  • Page 1 DVD Recorder+VCR VR4940 User Manual...
  • Page 2 INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE FCC COMPLIANCE: The responsible party for this product’’ s DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET compliance is: GoVideo, 7835 East McClain Drive, Scottsdale, POUSSER JUSQU’’AU FOND. AZ 85260, USA.
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’’S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE PRODUCT. RETAIN THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This product has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION CONNECTIONS & SETUP VR4940 Overview..... 6-9 Connections ......14-17 Recordable Discs .
  • Page 5 Table of Contents PLAYBACK RECORDING DVD and Video CD Playback ... 30-33 Basic Recording ..... 39-40 Playing a DVD or Video CD .

  • Page 6: Vr4940 Overview

    VR4940 Overview Recordable Discs ALL. If you try to play any other discs, the message ““Incorrect region code. Can’’t playback”” will appear on the When you buy recordable discs, look for products with TV screen. Some DVD discs may not have a region code...

  • Page 7: About Dvd-R And Dvd-Rw Discs

    VR4940 Overview (Continued) About DVD-R and DVD-RW Discs Is Editing a DVD like Editing a Videotape? No. When you edit a videotape you need one video How are DVD-R and DVD-RW discs different? deck to play the original tape and another to record the DVD-R is a record-once medium, while DVD-RW is a edits.

  • Page 8: X95;• Notes For Recording

    VR4940 Overview (Continued) Notes for Recording Restrictions on Video Recording •• The recording times shown are not exact because the •• You cannot record copy-protected video using this DVD Recorder+VCR uses variable bit-rate video com- DVD Recorder+VCR. Copy-protected video includes pression.

  • Page 9: Precautions

    VR4940 Overview (Continued) Precautions Notes on Discs Handling Discs Handling the Unit Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Hold the When shipping the unit disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the The original shipping carton and packing materials surface.

  • Page 10: Front Panel Overview

    Front Panel Overview POWER button and indicator EJECT (VCR) Switches the DVD Recorder+VCR ON and OFF. Ejects the tape in the VCR deck. Lights green when the DVD Recorder+VCR is turned on. Cassette Compartment (VCR deck) Insert a video cassette here. EJECT (DVD) (Z) Opens or closes the disc tray.

  • Page 11: Front Panel Display Overview

    Front Panel Display Overview Disc Type indicators Indicates the type of disc loaded. Indicates that a timer recording is in progress or is programmed. REC Indicates that a recording is in progress. PRG Indicates that program playback is active. TTL Indicates current title number. Indicates a disc is inserted in the DVD deck.

  • Page 12: Remote Control Overview

    Remote Control Overview POWER EJECT Turns DVD Recorder+VCR on and off. - Opens and closes disc tray. - Ejects tape in VCR deck. TV/VCR COPY Switches between the DVD Recorder+VCR tuner and your TV tuner. Copies DVD to VCR (or VCR to DVD). CLEAR Selects DVD mode.

  • Page 13: Rear Panel Overview

    Rear Panel Overview RF IN (FROM ANT.) Connect to your antenna or cable TV outlet. AV 1 IN (VIDEO, L-AUDIO-R) Connect to the audio/video output of an external source (VCR, Camcorder, etc.). AV OUT (VIDEO, L-AUDIO-R) Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs. COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE VIDEO OUT (Y Pb Pr) Connect to a TV with Component (Y Pb Pr) inputs.

  • Page 14: Connections

    Connections Cable Service Without Cable Box If your cable wire is connected to your TV without a converter There are a variety of ways to connect the DVD or descrambler box, unscrew the wire from your TV and attach Recorder+VCR to your TV and other equipment. RF IN it to the (FROM ANT.) jack on the DVD Recorder+VCR.

  • Page 15: Connecting A Tv

    Connections (Continued) Connecting a TV S-Video Connection Connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Choose one of the following TV connections, depending Recorder+VCR to the S-Video in jack on your TV on the capabilities of your equipment. using an S-Video cable (S). Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks from the DVD Recorder+VCR to the left/right audio in All video signals are available from all video out-...

  • Page 16: Connecting An Amplifier/Receiver

    Connections (Continued) Connecting an Amplifier/Receiver Rear of DVD Recorder+VCR Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two DVD + VCR OUT channel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic ll/ AV 1 COMPONENT/ AUDIO PROGRESSIVE VIDEO OUT Pro Logic (FROM ANT.) Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the S-VIDEO OUT DVD Recorder+VCR to the left and right audio in jacks (TO TV)

  • Page 17: Connecting Optional Equipment

    Connections (Continued) Connecting Optional Equipment Connecting a Digital Camcorder Connect the AV 1 IN or AV 2 IN jacks on the DVD Using the front panel DV IN jack, it is possible to con- Recorder+VCR to the audio/video out jacks on your nect a DV digital camcorder, video deck or DVD-R/RW external component, using optional audio/video cables.

  • Page 18: Initial Setup

    Initial Setup Setup Menu Overview Tuning Band CATV Auto Channel Set The DVD Recorder+VCR Setup menu includes system CH. Add/Del settings in six categories GENERAL, LANGUAGE, Clock AUDIO, LOCK, RECORD and DISC. Press SETUP on TV Aspect Ratio the remote control to view the first and second levels of Progressive Scan Factory Setting the Setup menu, and press B to display the third level .

  • Page 19: X95;• Channel Add/Delete

    Initial Setup (Continued) Use v / V to select the Auto option then press Channel Add/Delete ENTER. This feature allows you to manually add or delete chan- The Auto option is set at the factory. In the Auto option, nels from your channel list. the DVD Recorder+VCR looks for a channel carrying XDS (Extended Data Services) information.

  • Page 20: X95;• Tv Aspect Ratio

    Initial Setup (Continued) TV Aspect Ratio Factory Setting 4:3 Letterbox: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is con- If you wish, you can reset the DVD Recorder+VCR to nected. Displays theatrical images with masking bars its original factory settings. Select ““SET”” then press above and below the picture.

  • Page 21: Audio Settings

    Initial Setup (Continued) AUDIO Settings Sampling Frequency •• If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of han- Each DVD disc has a variety of audio output options. dling 96 kHz signals, select 48 kHz. The DVD Set the DVD Recorder+VCR’’ s Audio Output according Recorder+VCR will automatically convert any 96 kHz to the type of audio system you use.

  • Page 22: Lock Settings

    Initial Setup (Continued) LOCK Settings Password Changing the 4-digit code Movie Rating Follow steps 1-3 as shown under Movie Rating. The Lock feature allows you to prevent DVDs from being played based on their ratings or to have certain Use v / V to select the Password option. discs played with alternative scenes.

  • Page 23: X95;• Country Code

    Initial Setup (Continued) Country Code RECORD Settings Enter the 2-letter code for the country/area whose stan- DISC Record Mode dards were used to rate your DVDs, referring to the ““Country Code List”” on page 54. You can set the default DVD recording quality to: SP (Standard, 2 hrs/disc), LP (Low, 4 hrs/disc), or XP (High, 1 hr/disc).

  • Page 24: X95;• Dv Record Audio

    Initial Setup (Continued) DV Record Audio DISC Settings You only need to set DV Record Audio if you have a DISC Initialize digital camcorder with 32kHz/12-bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN jack. Some digital camcorders •• If you load a blank DVD-R disc, it will always be ini- have two stereo tracks for audio.

  • Page 25: X95;• Disc Finalize

    Initial Setup (Continued) DISC Finalize DISC Protect Finalizing a DVD-R/RW ‘‘locks’’ its recordings in place so When a DVD-RW disc is formatted in VR mode, set the disc can be played on most standard DVD players DISC Protect to ON to prevent accidental recording, or computers equipped with DVD-ROM drives.

  • Page 26: X95;• My Dvd

    Initial Setup (Continued) Enter a name for the disc. Use v V b B to select My DVD a character, then press ENTER to confirm your When you load a DVD with the My DVD feature turned selection. on, the DVD Recorder+VCR will automatically search ••...

  • Page 27: On-Screen Display Overview

    Initial Setup (Continued) On-Screen Display Overview Changing TV Channels If no disc is playing, you can change TV channels using The On-Screen Display provides feedback on the status the 0-9 or CH (+/-) buttons on the remote control or CH of the DVD Recorder+VCR and/or the currently loaded (v / V) buttons on the front panel.

  • Page 28: Osd Menu Options By Media Type

    Initial Setup (Continued) OSD Menu Options by Media Type Shows the elapsed playing time and total time. Shows the current Shows the current title/chapter number and Title: 1/4 total number of mode Chapter: 3/28 0:06:32 / 2:12:10 titles/chapters (Use v / V to select desired option) Menu Options Function Selection Method...

  • Page 29: X95;• Video

    Initial Setup (Continued) OSD Menu Options by Media Type (Continued) Shows the elapsed playing time Video and total time. Shows the title name, Title 1 recording date, Shows the current recording mode, etc. 0:06:32 / 2:12:10 01/02/03 mode. ORG: Original PLS: Playlist Menu Options Function...

  • Page 30: Dvd And Video Cd Playback

    DVD and Video CD Playback Playing a DVD or Video CD Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use Playback Setup the remote control. Some features may also be avail- able in the Setup menu. Press the DVD button to set the remote control to operate the DVD deck.

  • Page 31: X95;• Still Picture And Frame-By-Frame Playback

    DVD and Video CD Playback (Continued) Playing a DVD or Video CD (Continued) Repeat Video REPEAT Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback CHAPTER Video DVD Video Discs - Repeat Chapter/Title/Off 1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) during playback. 1 To repeat the currently playing chapter, press The DVD Recorder+VCR will go into Pause mode.

  • Page 32: X95;• Time Search

    DVD and Video CD Playback (Continued) Playing a DVD or Video CD (Continued) To Recall a Marked Scene 1 During disc playback, press SEARCH. Time Search The Marker Search menu will appear on the TV screen. Video - : -- : -- Marker Search Marker Search The Time Search function allows you to start playback...

  • Page 33: X95;• Camera Angle

    DVD and Video CD Playback (Continued) Playing a DVD (Continued) Finding Locations on a Disc Use the SEARCH button to access virtually any point during Video CD playback. Camera Angle 1 Press SEARCH during playback. If a DVD contains scenes recorded at different camera The progress bar appears on the TV screen.

  • Page 34: Audio Cd And Mp3 Operation

    Audio CD and MP3 Operation Playing an Audio CD or MP3 Disc Notes on MP3 Recordings About MP3 An MP3 file is audio data compressed using the The DVD Recorder+VCR can play audio CDs and MP3 MPEG1 audio layer 3 file-encoding scheme. Files files on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs.

  • Page 35: X95;• Pause

    Audio CD and MP3 Operation (Continued) Pause Search 1 Press PAUSE/STEP during playback. 1 Press REW or FF during playback. The DVD Recorder+VCR will go into Search mode. 2 To return to playback, press PLAY (N) or press PAUSE/STEP again. 2 Press REW or FF to select the desired speed: mX2, mX4, mX8 (backward) or MX2, MX4, MX8 (forward).

  • Page 36: Program Playback With Audio Cd And Mp3

    Program Playback with Audio CD and MP3 Program Playback enables you to make custom Repeat Programmed Tracks playlists of Audio CD or MP3 tracks. Programs can con- Press REPEAT to select the desired Repeat mode. tain up to 99 Audio CD tracks or 256 MP3 tracks. TRACK : Repeats the current track.

  • Page 37: Viewing A Jpeg Disc

    JPEG Disc Operation Skip Images Viewing a JPEG Disc JPEG While viewing a picture, press PREV (.) or NEXT The DVD Recorder+VCR can play discs with JPEG (>) once to advance to the next file or return to the files. Before playing JPEG recordings, read ““Notes on previous file.

  • Page 38: Vcr Playback Before You Begin

    VCR Playback Before You Begin Special Playback Features Press the VCR button to set the remote control to Notes on special playback features operate the VCR deck. Horizontal lines (noise bars) will appear on the TV screen. This Turn the TV on and select the video input source con- is normal.

  • Page 39: Recording

    Basic Recording Recording from TV One Touch Record (OTR) Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. One Touch Recording allows you add recording time in fixed increments at the touch of a button. Turn on the DVD Recorder+VCR and load a recordable disc or tape.

  • Page 40: One Touch Copy - Dvd To Vhs

    Basic Recording One Touch Copy - DVD to VHS One Touch Copy - VHS to DVD You can copy the contents of a DVD to a VHS tape You can copy the contents of a VHS tape to a DVD-R using the COPY button.

  • Page 41: Timer Recording

    Timer Recording The Timer Recording function allows you to record up to Checking Timer Recording Details 8 programs within a period of one month. Press TIMER RECORD twice to check your Timer Recording settings. Press TIMER RECORD. •• Use v / V to select a program. The Timer Record menu appears.

  • Page 42: Recording From An External Input

    Recording from an External Input Recording from External Components •• The source signal must be DVC-SD format. You can record from an external component, such as a •• Some camcorders cannot be controlled using the camcorder or VCR, connected to any of the DVD DVD Recorder+VCR remote.

  • Page 43: What Is Dv

    Recording from an External Input (Continued) What is DV? DV-Related Messages You may see the following messages appear on your Using DV, also known as i.LINK, you can connect a DV- TV screen when using the DV IN jack. equipped camcorder to the DVD Recorder+VCR using a single DV cable for input and output of audio, video, Camcorder not connected data and control signals.

  • Page 44: Vr Mode: Original And Playlist Editing

    VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing In this section, you will learn about editing DVD-RW Adding Chapter Markers discs in VR Mode. It is important to understand the difference between Chapter edits to the Original content of the disc and edits to the Playlist.

  • Page 45: Using The Original (Title) Menu

    VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued) Using the Original (Chapter) Menu Using the Original (Title) Menu The Original (Title) menu is where you build and edit your Playlist, and where you can erase titles and make Press DISC MENU/LIST repeatedly to display other changes to the Original content of the disc.

  • Page 46: Using The Playlist (Title) Menu

    VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued) Using the Playlist (Chapter) Menu Using the Playlist (Title) Menu Press DISC MENU/LIST repeatedly to display the Playlist (Title) menu. Press DISC MENU/LIST repeatedly to display •• Use the v / V buttons to display the the Playlist (Title) menu.

  • Page 47: Naming A Title

    VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued) Naming a Title Making a New Playlist You can name Original and Playlist titles independently. Use this function to add an Original title or chapter to Names can be up to 32 characters long. your Playlist (Program).

  • Page 48: Erasing An Original Or Playlist Title/Chapter

    VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued) Erasing an Original or Playlist Adding Title/Chapters to the Title/Chapter Playlist You can add an Original title/chapter to a Playlist title When you erase a title or chapter from the Playlist even if it is already registered. menu, you only remove it from the Playlist;...

  • Page 49: Combining Two Chapters Into One

    VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued) Combining Two Chapters Into One Moving a Playlist Chapter Use this function to combine two adjacent Playlist or Use this function to rearrange the playback order of Original chapters into one. Playlist chapters on the Playlist (Title) menu. Press DISC MENU/LIST repeatedly to display the Original (Title) or Playlist (Title) menu.

  • Page 50: Deleting A Part

    VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued) Deleting a Part If you select Cancel then press ENTER, the DVD You can erase a part which you do not want in a title. Recorder+VCR will go to former option and into Pause Press DISC MENU/LIST repeatedly to display mode.

  • Page 51: Video Mode: Original Editing

    Video Mode: Original Editing In this section, you will learn about editing DVD-R and Erasing a Title Video DVD-RW discs in Video Mode. Before a disc is finalized, you can erase titles recorded on the disc. Using the Title List Video Caution From the Title List display you can play, name and...

  • Page 52: Programming The Multibrand Remote To Control Your Tv

    Programming the MultiBrand Remote to Control Your TV You can program the DVD Recorder+VCR MultiBrand remote control to operate many TV brands and models. In the chart below, find the code(s) correspon- ding to your brand of TV. While holding down the TV POWER button, enter the 2-digit code number using the 0-9 but- tons.

  • Page 53: Language Code List

    Language Code List Use this list to enter the appropriate code number for your preferred Disc Menu, Disc Audio, and Disc Subtitle lan- guages; see page 20. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 6566 Abkhazian 7074 Fiji 7678 Lingala 8373 Singhalese...

  • Page 54: Country Code List

    Country Code List Use this list to enter the appropriate code number for the ““Country Code”” setting; see page 23. Code Country Code Country Code Country Code Country Andorra Eritrea Saint Lucia Seychelles United Arab Emirates Spain Liechtenstein Sudan Afghanistan Ethiopia Sri Lanka Sweden...

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting customer support. Symptom Cause Solution The power cord is disconnected. Plug the power cord into the wall outlet No power. securely. The TV is not set to receive DVD Select the appropriate video input on the TV No picture.
  • Page 56 Troubleshooting (Continued) Symptom Cause Solution The remaining blank space on the disc is Use another disc. Cannot record or did not record successfully. insufficient. The source you are trying to record is copy- You cannot record the source. protected. When setting the recording channel, the Select the channel on the DVD channel is tuned on the TV’’...

  • Page 57: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications General Power requirements AC 120V, 60 Hz Power consumption Dimensions (approx.) 16.9 x 3.25 x 14.2 inches (430 X 83.5 X 360 mm) (w x h x d) Mass (approx.) 14.9 lbs (6.8 kg) Operating temperature 41F to 95F (5C to 35C) Operating humidity 5% to 90% Signal system...
  • Page 58 Technical Specifications (Continued) Outputs VIDEO OUT 1 Vp-p 75 , sync negative, RCA jack x 1 S-VIDEO OUT (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 , negative sync, Mini DIN 4-pin x 1 (C) 0.286 V (p-p) 75 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 , negative sync, RCA jack x 1 (PROGRESSIVE SCAN) (Pb)/(Pr) 0.7 V (p-p), 75...

  • Page 59: Limited Warranty

    This warranty covers internal operating parts and service/labor to repair or replace covered parts in this GoVideo product for 90 days labor, 1 year parts, from the date of purchase, defined as follows: (1) Original Consumer Retail Purchase; (2) First Rental Purchase Agreement; or (3) First Lease Purchase Agreement (the ““Warranty Period””).
  • Page 60 3834RV0002? Printed in Korea...

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