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Dolby Laboratories Personal Video Recorder User Manual

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Hard Disk Recorder and DVD Player
Please read the manual in detail before using the unit.
WARNING: AVOID THE EXPOSING THE UNIT TO WATER OR MOISTURE TO PREVENT
THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
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  • Page 1 ersonal ideo ecorder User Manual Hard Disk Recorder and DVD Player Please read the manual in detail before using the unit. WARNING: AVOID THE EXPOSING THE UNIT TO WATER OR MOISTURE TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK. Page 1 of 46...

  • Page 2: Warnings

    WARNINGS The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended toalert the user to the presence of uninsulate "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock to persons. DANGER TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE PVR'S...

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ INSTRUCTIONS-All safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS-The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS-All warnings on the product and in the ooperating instructions should be adhered to.
  • Page 4 *Consult the dealer or an experienced radio & TV technician for help. This product is manufactured under license from Dolby laboratories, "DOLBY" , "AC-3" , and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby laboratories. Copyright 1992-1997,Dolby aboratories.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    INDEX Warnings Safety instructions PVR introduction Remote control Front panel and display System connections Main menu and front panel buttons DVD from the remote control DVD Setup menu operation Playing MP3 and JPEG images Playing MP3 and JPEG simultaneously Receiving TV channels Setting the time and display Setting timer recordings Editing timer recordings...

  • Page 6: Pvr Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing our PVR which could become the entertainment center of your family. This product has two channel AV input, and SVIDEO, SCART input, TV receiver, DOLBY PROLOGIC, DOLBY PROLOGIC 2 function. For the sophisticated operation of this product such as play, record, time recorder, usage of mp3 and jpeg.

  • Page 7: Remote Control

    REMOTE CONTROL: How to put the batteries in the remote control Removing the cover opens the battery compartment. Insert the batteries –type AAA- into remote control according to the indicated polarity. - If the effectiveness of the remote control diminishes considerably, it is probable that the batteries are worn out.
  • Page 8 REMOTE CONTROL: 6. NUMBER KEYS: choose specific chapter, subtitle, track directly(note : not all discs support this function) you can choose the TV channel in the state of tv. 7. RESUME: continue from where it stopped last time. 8. STEP: play one frame by one frame. 9.

  • Page 9: Front Panel And Display

    FRONT PANEL AND DISPLAY 1. Standby. 2. DVD Tray. 3. Receiving sensor for the remote control. 4. VFD DISPLAY. 5. Indicator light. 6. Button to open, to close, to verify selection (OPEN/CLOSE/ENTER). 7. PLAY / 8. STOP / 9. PAUSE (Setup). Page 9 of 46...

  • Page 10: System Connections

    SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 1. Output connections: a. Connection: CVBS, Euroconector (SCART), S-videotape, Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr. NOTE: it is not possible to connect the SCART and CVBS simultaneously, because this would affect to the display quality. b. Connection stereo: connection for speakers right front and left front.
  • Page 11 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 2. CONNECTIONS FOR 5.1. 3. POSITION AND ANGLE OF THE SPEAKERS Surround Speakers Main Speakers Subwoofer Page 11 of 46 Surround Speakers...

  • Page 12: Input Connections

    SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 4. INPUT CONNECTIONS: Inputs: input AV1, input AV2 (SCART), input S-videotape, input RF. NOTE: if using the S-video input the audio input AV1, AV2 and SCART cannot be connected at the same time. Page 12 of 46...

  • Page 13: Main Menu And Front Panel Buttons

    MAIN MENU AND FRONT PANEL BUTTONS MAIN MENU On plugging the unit in, it will go into standby state automatically. Press standby to open self-check and then system menu will appear (if hard disc or CD- ROM are not connected correctly, it will prolong self-check and lead to malfunction.
  • Page 14 DVD INSTRUCTION REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Press this button to turn the machine on or to standby. Press this button to open the disc door and then you can put in or take out the disc. OSD: OPEN After the disc is put in or taken out press this button to close the door.

  • Page 15: Dvd From The Remote Control

    DVD FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL When a DVD is playing, press the OSD button twice to show the time remaining on the disk. When a DVD is playing, press the button OSD three times to show the playing time of the chapters. When a DVD is playing, press the button OSD four times to show the remaining time of the chapters.
  • Page 16 DVD FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL When an Mp3 disc is played, the playing time of a single song is shown automatically. When an MP3 disc is played, press OSD to show the rest time of the single song. Press N/P to switch Video Output between PAL, NTSC and MULTI TV type.
  • Page 17 DVD FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAM (PROGRAMMING): Procedures for programming when DVD, SVCD, CVD, VCD discs are played: 1. Make PBC off. 2. Press PROGRAM button and enter the chapter or song with number keys. PROGRAM P00:00 shows on the upper left of the screen.
  • Page 18 DVD FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL Press MENU to enter the menu after STOP is pressed if it is a CD disc. Choice 1: INTRO; Each song will be played for 9s. When your wanted song is played, press number keys to play the song wholly.
  • Page 19 DVD FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL Press the PBC button again to make sure that the function is activated and press the button MENU to return to the menu. A-B: Choose the starting point of A by pressing the button A-B once. Choose the end point of B by pressing the button TO-B twice.
  • Page 20 DVD FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL Press the button once REPEAT to repeat the SVCD, CVD, Videotape CD, CD, and MP3. Press the button REPEAT twice to repeat the SVCD, CVD, VCD, CD and MP3. Press the button REPEAT three times to cancel.
  • Page 21 DVD FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL L/R: Press L/R button repeatedly and the audio mode will move AUDIO 1, AUDI02, AUDIO 1 VOCAL, AUD102 VOCAL (for DVD),within LEFTVOCAL, RIGHT VOCAL,MONO LEFT, MONO - RIGHT, STEREO(for VCD). If the disc has two sound language, you can use this button to select one.

  • Page 22: Remote Control Instructions

    REMOTE CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS DIRECTIONAL KEYS: CURSOR CONTROL: to move the cursor up or down to move the cursor right to move the cursor left to enter the selected function ENTER PLAYING FRAME BY FRAME: Playing a disk frame by frame. SLOW MOTION Slow the playing speed, in the case gives of a DVD by 2x, 4x and 8x and...

  • Page 23: Dvd Setup Menu Operation

    DVD SETUP MENU - SET MENU MAIN PAGE In the main page you can select general setup, speaker setup, audio setup, preferences & PVR control -GENERAL SETUP DISPLAYING FORMAT SETUP Set 4:3 pan scan, 4:3 letterbox, 16:9 panoramic. Note – this moved to preferences -PICTURE MODE You will be able to choose among the different formats that can be...

  • Page 24: Center Delay

    DVD SETUP MENU -SCREEN SAVER If the unit is without a picture for more than one minute, screensaver will operate to protect the screen. Choose ON to activate this function (default is OFF - disabled). -SPEAKER SETUP 5.1 CHANNELS & STEREO LT/RT: mixes the left &...
  • Page 25 DVD SETUP MENU -TEST TONE Tests if all the speakers are connected correctly. -AUDIO OUT You can choose between: Analog, RAW, digital and digital PCM. -OUTPUT MODE You can choose between two: linear & radio frequency. -DUAL MONO STEREO: standard output. L-mono: transfers the left channel to the left and right channels.
  • Page 26 DVD SETUP MENU PRO LOGIC II MODE This option allows selection of: Logic, Virtual, Music, Movie and Matrix. PRO LOGIC II CONTROL This option allows selection and control. DIMENSION Adjust from 3 to +3. PANORAMA Activate (ON) or disable (OFF) the CENTRE WIDTH This option allows selection of central width from 0 at 4.

  • Page 27: Video Output Mode

    DVD SETUP MENU SURROUND COHERENCE Activate (ON) or disable (OFF) this option. LPCM OUTPUT Choose 48k or 96k. PREFERENCES TV TYPE SETUP Select PAL, NTSC or MULTI. (If the TV is PAL, select PAL; if it is only NTSC, select NTSC; if the TV accepts both select MULTI - if it is a PAL DVD, PAL will be output, if the disk is NTSC, NTSC will be output.

  • Page 28: Smart Navigation

    DVD SETUP MENU DISC MENU Choose the language for the menu. Note: the disk must support this function. LOCALE Each country has different standards of paternal control Select the option for your country. PARENTERAL There are eight levels of restriction of access.

  • Page 29: Playing Mode

    MP3 AND JPEG Playing of MP3 and JPEG when the NO MENU option is selected. Press PLAY when the player has read the disc. When playing, user can only press previous, Next or 0-9, +10 numeric button to choose songs. Press Stop, previous appears.
  • Page 30 MP3 AND JPEG DISC: play songs or pictures of all folders DISC REP: repeat playing all songs or pictures of all folders. DISC SCAN: every song will play 10 for seconds (pictures can not play when in this mode.). SINGLE PLAYING: stop playing when songs played, and repeat playing when picture played.

  • Page 31: Playing Mp3 And Jpeg Simultaneously

    When the images and the songs are in the same folder Operation I: playing begins from the first song and continues until the end of the images. If the disk has JPEG and MPEG files, press to choose JPEG. Press STEP to open the music background (the OSD will show (MUSIC SLIDE SHOW) and press ENTER or PLAY to begin the...
  • Page 32 PLAYING MP3 AND JPEG SIMULTANEOUSLY When music & pictures are in the same folders. When playing pictures and music, if the pictures can not play over the music, press PAUSE once to pause the pictures but the music will continue playing. Press PAUSE a second time and music &...

  • Page 33: Tuning Tv Channels

    TUNING TV CHANNELS SCAN CHANNELS 1. Select the option PVR CONTROL inside the Menu for Configuration to carry out the tuning . Remember to configure the correct input format before carrying out this operation. 2. Select the option TUNER CONTROL. 3.

  • Page 34: Setting The Time And Display

    TIME AND DISPLAY SETTING TIME SETTING: Steps: 1. Select PVR Control in the SETUP menu. 2. Choose CLOCK SETUP 3.Enter the year, month, day, hour and minute through the numeric keys. Note: The screen will show an error if the data is not correct. 4.Confirm the information to leave this screen.

  • Page 35: Timer Recording

    TIMER RECORDING TO PROGRAM TIME RECORDING This function sets the recorder to record unattended at some preset time. Steps 1. Press the button SETUP MENU and select MAIN PAGE, then select PVR Control. And press ENTER. 2. Select PROGRAM SETUP and then CREATE RECORD.

  • Page 36: Editing Timer Recordings

    TO EDIT A TIMER RECORDING The unit allows you to see the recording and a DVD at the same time. NOTE: a red display will appear in the bottom left corner giving the state of the recording. 4. After having carried out the changes to the time press, CONFIRM to leave.

  • Page 37: To Record A Program

    TO RECORD A PROGRAM Before time recording a program Before recording, go to PVR CONTROL, select the quality (XP, SP, LP, EP), the time shift mode and the format of the source(AUTO, SECAM). Live recording 1. From the remote control press the VIDEO IN button to be able to select, AV1, AV2, SCART, S-video or TV.
  • Page 38 TO RECORD A PROGRAM Recording in the background Steps: 1. Select LIVE VIDEO in the main menu and enter CONFIRM. Through option VIDEO select source. 2. Select SMART NAVI to enter smart navi mode and press REC from the remote control to begin the recording in the background.
  • Page 39 TO RECORD A PROGRAM B. Recording several MP3s or JPEGs: 1. Press SELECT in the OSD menu during playback of a DVD and select the item. The unit will automatically select one mode. If you want to select all the files, press SELECT twice.

  • Page 40: Rename, Move/Copy, Erase Document And Property

    TO RENAME, MOVE/COPY, ERASE A FILE AND TO VIEW ITS PROPERTIES Through the menu SMART NAVI you can rename, move, copy, erase files or see its properties. To rename A. From the SMART NAVI menu select the option RENAME (press the button OSD on the remote control) to change the name of a file.
  • Page 41 TO RENAME, MOVE, COPY AND ERASE C. The recording begins. Press STOP to stop the copying. NOTE: If there are no files to copy, move or delete, the option is not valid. To move files Carry out the same steps as to copy files.

  • Page 42: Format, Repair And De-Fragment The Hard Disk

    TO FORMAT, REPAIR AND DEFRAGMENT THE HARD DISK To format to the hard disk 1. From the configuration menu choose PVR Control. 2. Select FORMAT DISK from DISK TOOLS. Press to return or ENTER to format the disk. EXPLANATION: The contents of the disk will be erased after the formatting.

  • Page 43: Time-Shift Function

    TIMESHIFTING This function allows you to record programs to the hard disk. It can also play, advance, go back and pause a recording. Press LIVE TV, to see programs in real time from external sources. Go to the option PVR CONTROL in the configuration menu select...

  • Page 44: Change The Hard Disk

    TO CHANGE THE HARD DISK ATTENTION: Before you change the hard disk, you must switch off and unplug the PVR to avoid any possible damage to the hard disk or the circuit. NOTE: You should prepare a new hard disk using FDISK to partition and format it in your PC before installing it in the PVR.

  • Page 45: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS General specifications: Voltage: AC90V-260 50/60 Hz Consumption-operate mode - 40 W Consumption-standby mode: less than 2W Size: 430x440x60 mm Weigh: 5 Kg Temperature: 5-40º C Humidity: 15-75% Supports DVD, SVCD, CVD, VCD 1.0/1.1/2.0, YOU CD-GIVES, MP3, KODAK PICTURE CD, CD- R/RW.

  • Page 46: Problem Solving

    BASIC FAULT FNDING No sound, No Video: - Check all the cables give audio are connected correctly. It is not possible to use an external source: - Check the input connections. -Check the external source. External source errors: - Check the input cables are correctly connected.

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