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- Page 1 ASW8411-250 HARD DRIVE / DVD RECORDER DVD +/- Write /Re Writable USER MANUAL Customer Help Line 01422 203676...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENT Safety information................Front Panel and Rear Panel............... Basic Connections................Feature Hightlights................Disc Types..................Remote Control.................. On Screen Set-up................4.1.Setting the Time and Date........................ 4.1.Setting the Time and Date........................ 4.2.Setting the Language........................4.2.Setting the Language........................4.3.Setting the Video Preferences......................4.3.Setting the Video Preferences...................... -
Page 3: Safety Information
Safety Information CAUTION. PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS USER MANUAL AND MARKED ON THE APPLIANCE. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE USE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure your personal safety. Improper use can result in Electric shock or Fire hazard. - Page 4 Sa fe ty Information Location. Do not place on an unstable surface loose shelves or Power cord protection. other similar place. Dropping this apparatus will severely Do not place wires where they may be tripped over or harm its functions. stepped on.
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Page 5: B Front Panel And Rear Panel
FRONT PANEL STANDBY ON/OFF 8. DVD DOOR VIDEO INPUT (CVBS) 9. DOOR OPEN / CLOSE AUDIO IN LEFT 10. PLAY AUDIO IN RIGHT 11.PAUSE S-VIDEO INPUT 12. INPUT SOURCE DV INPUT (Firewire) 13 PREV / NEXT USB INPUT 14. CH + / - TUNER RF INPUT 13. -
Page 6: Basic Connections
BASIC CONNECTIONS To Record from an analog cable TV signal, connect the cable to the tuner IN jack. To Record from an analog cable TV signal, connect To connect devices that you will be recording from (such as DVD player VCR,etc) To connect devices that you will be recording from (such as DVD player VCR,etc) S-VIDEO/IN S-VIDEO/OUT... -
Page 8: Feature Hightlights
1. Feature Highlights Overview Featrues Time Shifting Time Shifting Time Shifting Simultaneous Video recording and playback Simultaneous Video recording and playback Program Recording Pause and resume live TV broadcast, Issue trick mode Pause and resume live TV broadcast, Issue trick mode Manual programming Manual programming commands like fast forward, fast rewind,jump,and instant... -
Page 9: Disc Types
2. Disc Types The DVD Recorder capable of recording on the following types of disc: Logo Disc type comments DVD+R Video recording in DVD+VR format ISO-9660 for Digital Audio Compression/WMA and JPG archiving DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD-R DVD-R The DVD Recorder is capable of playing the following types of discs: Logo Disc type comments... -
Page 10: Remote Control
/FILE /FILE Do not break open or throw on a fire exhausted batteries. If batteries “leak” remove immediately, clean out any residue with warm soapy water, do NOT allow water to enter the main body of the Remote Control, dry thoroughly before fitting new batteries. -
Page 11: On Screen Set-Up
On-screen Set -up Setup button on the remote) The following Table provides the Setup options of the DVD Recorder(press System Set-up Menu System Set-up Menu Setup Item Setup Item Description Description Options Options Record Playback Language Clock... -
Page 12: Setting The Time And Date
4.1.Setting the time and date The time and date will need to be set before a timer recording can be set. There are two ways to set the clock of the recorder: Auto Clock or Manual Clock setting. Auto Clock Setting-If a Public Broadcasting Station (PBS channel in USA)is a available in your area, the clock may set itself automatically by tuning to this channel. -
Page 13: Setting The Language
After the date and time have been set , press SETUP button again to exit. 4.2. Setting the language You can modify the default language settings of the DVD Recorder by using the following procedure. Press SETUP button on the remote control to display the SYSTEM SET-UP MENU . Use CURSOR buttons on the femote control to move the highlight bar to LANGUAGE and press SELECT . -
Page 14: Parental Control
To set the VIDEO OUTPUT FORMAT please follow the steps below to match the player to your TV. Press SETUP on the remote control to display the SYSTEM SET-UP Menu Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlight bar to VIDEO and press SELECT Use the CURSOR buttons to select TV TYPE and press SELECT Use the CURSOR buttons to select PAL or NTSC and press... -
Page 15: Setting The Digital Audio Output
4.5.Setting the Digital Audio Output You can use this setting to modify the digital audio output to the AV receiver depending on whether it includes its own digital multi-channel sound decoder. Press SETUP on the remote control to enter the SETUP MENU Use the CURSOR buttons to select ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT and press SELECT The DVD recorder is defaulted to 2CH (Normal Stereo) to set for Surround Sound select... -
Page 16: Power On/Off
STANDARD. In the UK “PAL I” is used, this denotes the “Sound Standard”. If you wish to move to another country you must reset the STANDARD. In Western Europe select PAL B/G, Eastern Europe PAL D/K, and France SECAM B/G. To select the STANDARD enter the SETUP menu and select RECORDING, press SELECT Use the CURSOR buttons to select MODIFY CHANNEL INFORMATION and press... - Page 17 Remotc control On-Screen Display Info (pressed once) Time shifting buffer information. Current playback time, time of recording, time of recording minus 1 hour, trick mode status, Saving status, Channel/Source information,Dubbing indicator(if Dubbing is on-going) - see time shifting figure Info (pressed twice) Hot keys and navigation information Removes all On-screen Display Info (pressed three times)
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Page 18: Save
Note: Ifyou have change d the source of video,the time shofting buffer will be erasd. Note: During Time shifting,a Timer recording(programmed recording)may come up.Asyou can not watch one program in Time shifting and another channel,the DVD Recorder will prompt you to confirm if you want to keep the current channel or proceed with Timer recording.lf there is no response,the DVD Recorder assumes Timer recording should be started.The message will appear 2 minutes before the timer recording is due. -
Page 19: Recoding To Dvd
Time shifting buffer when it is about to be overwritten by Live recording. DVD Recorder will carry our save immediately if the system is powered down, or if the buffer is about to be flushed. While in Time shifting mode, you can use the following keys for other operations: Note Result (recording continues) -
Page 20: Recoding Quality
6.3 Recording Quality You can select up to six settings of recording quality. This will determine the quality of recording on DVD disc and capacity on HDD. Higher the quality, the less time for recording. Record Quality Recording Time Recording Time Recording Time Video Quality 4.7Gb DVD... - Page 21 Timer Recordings cont.. Press and you will see the table below. SELECT Use the Cursor buttons to select SOURCE press SELECT Use the Cursor buttons to select the programme station or input and press SELECT Use the Cursor buttons to select RECORD To and press SELECT Use the Cursor buttons to select HDD or DVD and press SELECT...
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Page 22: Dubbing
8.Dubbing Insert a recordable disc into the disc tray for dubbing, the recorder will format the disc if it is used for the first time. It may take a few moments to check the compatibility and capacity. Once a dubbing title is selected, the percentage of disc capacity will be shown at the top right of the screen. -
Page 23: Title Edit Menu
Erase disc TO erase all titles in the disc. A warning message will be displayed as follows:"WARNING" This operation will erase all data in the disc Are you sure you want to continue Use CURSOR button on the remote contorl to highlight Yes and press SELECT to confirm this operation Record a new title To record a new title which will be listed at the end... -
Page 24: Palyback From Optical Drive
the current chapter during playback. (NOTE:you can use this feature to remove commercials during playback by inserting chapter markers at the start and end of a commercial interruption and hiding the chapter created) To edit the title index picture on the screen to highlight a desired image and press SELECT to confirm this new index picture Index Picture to divide the title into two separate titles.When highlighted,the current tile... -
Page 25: Playing An Audio Cd
Playing a VCD Once the VCD is loaded,the disc should start playing automatically, if the disc does not start,press PLAY on the remote control or the front panes of the DVD Recorder . VCD s may have PBC(Playbacd Control)which allows special features on the disc to be accessed through the menus Load a disc and a menu is displayed, chose a feature from the Main Menu using the CURSOR... - Page 26 Trick play Features Feature DVD-V Audio Digital Audio JPEG Camcorder +R/+RW Compression VV Stop,Pause Step Forward Slow Forward,Slow Reverse Fast Forward,Fast Reverse Next,Previous SearchTitle/Chapter/Track/Time Subtitle Zoom Angle Repeat Program Playback Random Playback STOP Pressing STOP button on the remote control or the front panel of the DVD Recoredr will stop playback of the disc If the disc is stopped for more than 3 minutes,the DVD Recorder screen saver will turn on.
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Page 27: Time Search
NEXT,PREVIOUS Pressing NEXT button on the remote control during normal playbacd: Skips to the nesxt chapter or title on a DVD or VCD Skips to the next chapter or tetle on a DVD+R/+RW Skips to the nextrack on an Audio CD or CD with Digital Audio Compression files Skips to the next picture on a CD with JPEG files Pressing PREVIOUS button on the remote contol during normal playback: Skips back to the beginning of the current chapter on a DVD or VCD .Pressing... - Page 28 ANGL E Some DVD-Video discs contain scenes shot from two or more different camera angles(multi-angle). If the DVD-Video disc supports multi-angle scenes,which should be indicated on the disc case ,and an angle icon appears on the screen when playing. During playback,press ANGLE button on the remote control when you observed the angle icon on the screen,The camera angle will be numbered depending on which one is being currently viewed by h ow many angles are available (example2/2or3/5) If multiple angle scenes are available,press ANGLE button to select different camera angles.
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Page 29: Hdd Title List
13.HDD Title List Press to see the HDD title list. The title list presents the list of all the programmes you have saved on the HDD. For each programme, the Duration, a Thumbnail picture, and the Recording mode (HQ,SP etc) are displayed. It also indicates a programme has been edited (Edit Icons are seen next to the thumbnail). -
Page 30: Playback Of Recorded Disc
15.1 Playback of Recorded DVD Discs DVD+RW Disc Load the recorded+RWDisc,press PLAY on the remote control or the front panel of DVD Recorder. A main menu of recorded programs with tites will popup. Highlight the title on the menu by using the cursor buttons on the remote control. Press SELECT to playback the desired program. -
Page 31: Hdd Edit
Functioning Keys on Remete Contrel during HDD playback: Result No te Play (resume) Follows pause Play Pause Pause/Step Will return to the Title list.Same as Return Stop Stop Return Return Will return to the Title list.Same as Stop Fast Forwardx4,8,32 Fast Backwardx4,8.32 Slow Slow forward1/2,1/4,1/8... -
Page 32: Segment 16.3.Segment
Note: Split is irreversible. Once the progarm has been split,the 2 titles can not be conce trated back. Note: When a program is split ,the resulting two programs will carry the same name with added index numbers 1,2;date/time of the2 portion will be updated according to the split point.The Index picture of the 2 portion is the first non-blank picture of the 2 portion while the Index of the first portion is first non-blank picture of the 1st portion. -
Page 33: Change Index Pivture 16.4.Change Index Pivture
When you enter Segment screen,the title will automatically starts playing .You can use the playback navigation keys to move to anywhere in the title and apply a segment. The following remote control keys are supported: Function Keys No te Enter Define your segments Mard the In/Out point(s). -
Page 34: Lock 16.6.Lock
Note: Note This operation is allowed only if the title is not protected or locked 16.6 Lock Once you have highlighted the program on the HDD title list,bring up the Popup menu by pressing Right Arrow. Righ Right t Arrow Arrow. -
Page 35: Protect 16.7.Protect
Editing and analog recording to HDD.Background recording can start while editing another program. Watch a program from HDDtitle list while recording another program to DVD 17.1.Basi 17.1.Basic c DV DVD D Recorde Recorder r operations operations: : 1 1 ) ) You are watching You are watching a TV program in Time shifting mode,then you decide to watch a DVD in Time shifting... -
Page 36: Specifications
Specifications DVD HDD Format DVD HDD Format 17hrs MPEG2 Disc type 32hrs MPEG2 2hrs Play:DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW, 4hrs 64hrs MPEG2 CD-R,CD-RW SLP 6hrs 96hrs MPEG1 Write:DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-R, Aspectratio HDD 160 Gb or 250Gb model related Supporting 4:3(letter box),4:3P an & Scan,16:9 Format Video Performance DVD-Video DVD+VR D/A converter:10-bit/54MHz... -
Page 37: Trouble Shooting
Should this DVD recorder malfunction, please see the table below to help you solve your problem. Symptom Possible Cause Remedy Dead. No display lit. No power to the DVD recorder Check the mains connection and mains supply No operation. Led dim showing the The set is in Standby. -
Page 38: Caring For Discs
Caring for discs disc at the centre or at the outer edge. Do not touch disc surface. Do not bend or press the disc. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat. Store the discs vertically and in a dry location to protect from moisture and humidity. a soft,dry cloth in necessary.Wipe gently from the centre to the outer edge in straight lines. - Page 39 74-G070114A-AR...
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