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DVD Recorder DV-R101 USER MANUAL IMPORTANT! WARRANTY INFORMATION INSIDE. PLEASE READ FOR INQUIRIES CALL 1800 656 700 WWW.TEAC.COM.AU...
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*Your nearest Authorised TEAC Service Centre is listed in your Owners Manual 6. In the event that this unit or any defective parts must be returned to TEAC Service Centres, a copy of this warran- ty certificate and of your purchase receipt must be enclosed to be a valid warranty. Such equipment or parts must be sent freight prepaid to the nearest authorised TEAC Service Centre.
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Postcode 4. Please ensure that your product is packed appropriately upon return to the service centre. If you have any other queries regarding service or warranty please contact the TEAC Service below: TEAC Total Care Ph: 1800 656 700 info@teac.com.au...
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT(for U.K.Customers) CAUTION Regarding Placement To maintain proper ventilation, be sure to leave a DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If space around the unit (from the largest outer dimen- the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in sions including projections) equal to, or greater your home or the cable is too short to reach a power than, shown below.
Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............5 PLAY VIDEO SETTING ............32 BEFORE USE ................6 CHANGE THE ANGLE ............34 NOTES ON DISCS ..............7 SELECT A SUBTITLE LANGUAGE ........34 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT............8 SELECT AN AUDIO LANGUAGE.........34 FEATURES ................9 SETTING A RATING LEVEL AND PASSWORD ....35 CONNECTION ...............10 ABOUT RECORDING ............36 CONTROL FUNCTIONS............13...
Before Use For DVD Players with both 525p and 625p progressive “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. scan outputs: Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION Laboratories.
Notes on Discs This section shows you how to handle, clean, and store discs. < Always place the disc on the disc tray with the label side uppermost. (DVD can be recorded and compact discs can be played only on one side. Some pre- recorded DVDs can be played on both sides) <...
Remote Control Unit Remote Control Operation Range The provided Remote Control Unit allows the unit to be operated from a distance. When operating the remote control unit, point it towards the REMOTE SENSOR on the front panel of the unit. <...
Features PLAYBACK VIDEO - You can play various kinds of media. - Supports Progressive Scan DVD/DVD+R/+RW/-R/-RW Using a component video cable, You can enjoy high Audio CD/CD-R/ CD-RW fidelity non-interlaced pictures. WMA/MP3-CD - Video ehancement - You can play slide show with KODAK/FUJI/JPEG It is easy to adjust the proper Bright/Contrast level.
Connection 1 CAUTION : < Switch off the power to all equipment before making connections. < Read the instructions of each component you intend to use with this unit. < Be sure to insert each plug securely. To prevent hum and noise, avoid bundling the signal interconnection cables together with the AC power cord or speaker cables.
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Connection 2 DIGITAL OUT jacks MD, CD-R, etc. < If the Accessory Component is provided with a DIGITAL INPUT jack, connect it to the DIGITAL DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT jack on the DVD Recorder. (Use the optional coaxial cord or optical fiber cable.) <...
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Connection 3 AUDIO OUT jacks Analog 2-channel audio signal is output from these jacks. Connect the component with an RCA pin cable. Make sure to connect : white plug q white jack (L: left channel) red plug q red jack (R: right channel) <...
Control Functions 1 - Front Panel - SKIP buttons (m m , , POWER switch - In DVD mode, use these buttons to skip chapters or Press this switch to turn the unit on or off(standby). tracks. STANDBY indicator - During PBC playback of a VCD, these buttons are This indicator lights when the unit is in the standby used to advance the menu page.
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Control Functions 2 - Front Panel Display - Angle Indicator. DTS(Digital Theater System) output. Media type indicators. CM SKIP indicator. TV system indicator. P.SCAN indicates prograssive scan mode. PROG. indicates programmed playback is active. Iluminates during shuffle playback. Repeat play mode. Record MODE.
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Control Functions 3 - Rear Panel - AC POWER Cord. Plug into the power source AUDIO/VIDEO JACK Connect to the TV with the SCART jack. AUDIO OUT(Analog) COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Connect to a TV a component input. S-VIDEO OUT Connect to the S-VIDEO input of the TV. COMPOSITE OUT Connect to a TV a composite input.
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Control Functions 4 - Remote Control Unit - CM SKIP Skips 10 seconds forward on the disc (about the length of a typical TV commercial) during DVD play- back. This function may not work with some disc. CHAPTER MARK Use this button to inserts a chapter mark in the recorded title.
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Control Functions 5 STOP Stops playback or recording. REC/OTR Press to start to recording. RETURN Use this button to return to the previous menu of DVD. DIRECTION (g g /t t /5 5 /b b ) buttons Use these buttons to select an item in a menu. TOP MENU Use this button to display the title menu of DVD.
OSD Language Setting This unit supports seven user selectable languages. Press the SETUP, then SETUP screen will appear. Use the b,5 buttons to select the "General" and press the t or ENTER. Use the b,5 buttons to select the "General Set" and press the t or ENTER.
Set Initialize Setting the Clock If the system should fail to work properly, it can be reset This setting is required to perform timer recording. to the factory condition. Manual Clock Set Press the SETUP button, then the SETUP MENU will be displayed.
TV Initial Set Press the TV button to enter the TV mode. (When entered the TV mode, The Display panel displays the current channel.) Press the SETUP , then SET UP screen will appear. Use the b b , 5 5 buttons to select the "TV Setup" and press the t t or ENTER.
Channel Setting TO SET TV CHANNELS AUTOMATICALLY 1. Select the 'Execution APS' menu, then press the t or ENTER button. 2. The Auto Searching pop-up appears on the TV screen. 3. After finishing the AUTO SEARCH Process, the SETUP menu screen is automatically resumed. 4.
Manual Tuning System This is a convenient way to memorise additional channels not set by automatic search. And you can change channel settings memorized by the automatic search. 1. Press the SETUP, and then select the TV SETUP by pressing the b,5 buttons. 2.
Playback Press the POWER switch to turn the unit on. POWER OPEN/ Press the OPEN/CLOSE button (L). CLOSE Place a disc on the tray with the printed label face Never place more than one disc on the tray. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button (L) to close the tray. <...
JPEG Viewing Images You can view JPEG pictures as a single image or one after the other automatically. < To view single picture, press the ENTER. < To view all the images as a slide show, press the y (Play). JPEG picture is shown on the TV for approximately 8 seconds and then automatically changed to the next file.
Title/Chapter/Time Select You can search for a specific place within a video using the Search bar. Title/Chapter Select g g , t t buttons to Press GUI button then use the move to (Search Action icon) and press ENTER. The search bar opens and the current title and chapter number.
Playback from a specific chapter/track Slow-Motion Playback To skip to a specific chapter/track DVD only To play a disc in slow-motion, press the SLOW buttons During playback, press the .or/(SKIP) button during playback. repeatedly until the desired chapter or track is found. Each time the SLOW buttons is pressed, the speed is The selected chapter/track will be played from the changed.
SLEEP The power can be switched off after a specified amount PIP function only works in the DVD mode. of time. Picture in Picture enables you to view a TV channel Press the SLEEP button repeatedly until desired time while you are watching a video or listening to music. appears on the display.
GUI (Graphical User Interface) If you press the GUI button during playback, specific information will appear on the screen. Current/Total Title number The current data and time Audio channel D VD O3. 29.2004 - 17: 27 Title 01/03 Dolby 6CH ENGLISH Chap
: 21/31 Korean...
Play Mode 1 You can change the track (song) order in an album by moving, shuffling or skipping. To move the song order DIRECTION ENTER From the Music screen, move to track you want to change and press ENTER. Action bar is highlighted. g g , t t buttons to move to Use the (Move item)
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Play Mode 2 Repeat Playback of CD,MP3 Repeat Playback of a Designated Section(A-B Repeat) of DVD Method 1. Each time the REPEAT A-B is pressed, the mode is g g , t t buttons to move to Use the (Select play changed as follows : mode) on the Action bar and press ENTER.
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Play Mode 3 Folder mode/Split mode when an MP3 disc is loaded, if you want to select g g , t t buttons to move to another directory, use the (Enter Folder mode) on the Action bar and press the ENTER to the ROOT directory. DIRECTION When an MP3 disc has many folders, you can select (Enter folder mode) or...
Play Video Setting g g , t t buttons to move to Press GUI then use the (Open play setting Action bar) and press ENTER. Use the DIRECTION buttons to select desired item. Video TV Type Depending on the type of TV you have, you may want to adjust the screen setting.(aspect ratio ) 4:3 PS (Pan &...
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Play Video Setting Video Output Select this when your TV or monitor is connected via the SCART VIDEO jack. SCART VIDEO signal is output from the AUDIO/VIDEO jack. Select this when your TV or monitor is connected via the COMPONENT VIDEO jack. COMPONENT VIDEO signal is output from the COMPO- DIRECTION NENT VIDEO OUT jack.
Change the Angle When a scene recorded with multiple angles is played, the angle icon appears on the screen. Each time you press the ANGLE button while the angle icon is dis- played, the camera angle changes. < When no other angle is recorded, the PROHIBIT icon A will be displayed.
Setting a Rating Level and Password How to use the Lock. You can prohibit the playing of specified DVDs which NUMERIC are unsuitable for children. Some DVD discs contain a restriction level which enables parents to remove scenes or prevent playback of discs by children. Your DVD player has a password device designed to prevent children from changing the level.
It is not possible to record from protected when the disc is inserted. discs, video tapes or other copy protected sources. Unfinalised +RW/-RW discs recorded on non - TEAC DVD recorders may not be compatible with this unit. In DISCS FOR RECORDING...
Initialize Initializing a DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW disc When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will initialize it automati- cally for recording. You can also manually initialize DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW discs. New Disc initialzing (-R/+R/+RW) Insert NEW DISC in the disc tray. "FORMAT" window will be displayed, then format will be performed automatically.
Finalise Finalise(DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW) Finalising ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive. Once you’ve finalised a disc recording, you can’t edit or record anything else on that disc.
Recording Recording Television Programs To record a TV program : Insert a recordable DVD into the disc drive. Select the desired TV channel by using the channel selection keys on the remote control unit. Press REC. The recording icon K K displays in the top right of screen.
Recording from External Input Make sure that external equipments is connected securely. Select the desired external source by using input select key. (AV1/AV2/AV3/S-video) Press "REC" to start recording. Recording from DV jack Connect the camcorder to DV jack on the front using IEEE-1394(firewire) cable.
Timer Recordings You are able to set the DVD unit †o record programs at the any time or on date. You can also update details of a recording already scheduled. The basic information needed for any new scheduled recording is the start time and date, end time and date, rec input and recurrence, and so on.
Use the b b to select Add and press Enter. T-REC The new recording details are added to the list of scheduled recordings in the Timer screen and the New Timer Recording window closes. RETURN Note: DIRECTION ENTER When you want to cancel the scheduled recording tem- porarily, press the T-REC button once.
Editing the Disc The keyboard has three separate screens; letters, num- bers, and signs. Use the b b /5 5 on the remote control unit to change b b once between the keyboards. For example, press the to move from the letters keyboard to the numbers key- board.
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Editing the Disc To change between upper and lower case letters: 1. Use the direction buttons to move to Caps and the ENTER. A menu opens enabling you to select the desired case for the letters. 5 5 ,b b buttons to move to the desired case 2.
Editing in VR mode VR(Video Recording) mode supports editing individual chapters with combine, rename, delete and split func- tions. VR mode can be only supported when you use DVD-RW disc with DVD-VR format. You first have to for- mat with DVD-VR format to use VR mode. COMBINE CHAPTER You can combine chapter of one with the following chapter.
Quality Mode You can select the quality of the recorded picture. The higher the quality mode, the less the recording time CHAPTER MARK on the disc. Select "Recording" from SET UP menu. Quality mode will appear. DIRECTION ENTER Select the desired quality of the recording using RETURN SETUP g g , t t buttons.
Using the Setup Options The SETUP options enable you to define the settings for 5 5 ,b b buttons to move to the desired setting Use the the DVD Recorder unit. The settings of the unit affect option and press the t t or ENTER button.
Summary of settings TV Setup Settings Setting Option Option Selection TV Setup Excute APS Set Channels PR Erase PR Move TV Initial Set RF Out Sound System RF Out Channel 21~68 RF Out Pattern Fine Tune Manual Set Video Settings Option Selection Setting Option Video...
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Summary of settings Lock Settings Setting Option Option Selection Lock Parental Options PASSWORD : **** Level : Level 1~8 Change Password Old Password : **** New Password : **** Recording Settings Setting Option Option Selection Recording Timer Recording Quality Mode XP(1 Hour) (You able control the recording quality for Recording Option...
Glossary 480i/480p DTS(digital Theater Systems) Indicates the number of scanning lines and scanning DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is a format of an image signal. Digital Surround audio encoding format configured 480p indicates 480 scanning lines with progressive with six (5.1) channels, similar to Dolby Digital.
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Glossary Linear PCM audio S-Video PCM stands for "Pulse Code Modulation". Linear PCM A video signal which improves picture quality over is the usual method for digitally encoding audio with- standard composite connections. Used on Super out compression, and is used for the audio tracks on VHS, DVD, high end TV monitors, etc.
Programming the Remote Using the TV, CABLE and SAT Buttons on the Remote Control Your unit remote control has been designed to work with other brands of TV, CABLE and SAT units. To deter- mine whether your TV, CABLE or SAT are compatible, CABLE follow the instructions below.
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Programming the Remote SAT Brand List Brand CODE No. Brand CODE No. ALBA PACE 017 018 AMSTRAD ARCON PANASONIC ARISTONA PHILIPS ASTRA PHONOLA BLAUPUNKT PROSAT BUSH CH.MASTER QUADRAL CITY COM QUELLE RADIOLA DYNASAT REDIFFUSION ECHOSTAR SABA EMME ESSE SALORA FAIT SAMSUNG FERGUSON 017 018...
Troubleshooting Before you call a technician If you have any problems using this DVD Recorder, the reason may be one of the following. You can also call the customer service centre in your country or speak with the retailer from whom the product was purchased. No power e Parental control is on read chapter 'Setting a e Check the connection to the AC wall outlet.