You can save to a high capacity HDD or DVD-RAM. You can play on a television screen. You can set the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) for automatic printing on your home printer or at a photo developing store.

Table of contents

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. 3 Features. 3 Accessories. 4

Dubbing

Dubbing programs or play list. 30 One Touch Dubbing. 31

Setting up

STEP 1 Antenna and television connections. 5 STEP 2 The remote control. 6 STEP 3 Plug-in Auto Tuning. 6 STEP 4 VCR Plusi guide channel settings. 8 STEP 5 Set up to match your television. 9 Disc information. 10 HDD (Hard disk drive). 11 Control reference guide. 12

Editing

Creating play lists. Playing play lists. Playing play list scenes. To erase a play list or a play list scene during playback. Editing play lists. Editing programs. Editing still pictures. Editing SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs. HDD, Disc setting. Entering text. 44 46

Recording

Recording television programs. 14 Inserting discs. 14 Watching the television while recording. 15 Recording the best quality pictures within the set amount of time Flexible Recording. 15 Recording from a video cassette recorder. 16 DV Automatic Recording (DV AUTO REC). 16 Playing while you are recording. 17 Playing from the beginning of the program while you are recordingChasing Play. 17 Simultaneous rec and play. 17 Reviewing the recorded images while recordingTime Slip. 17

Advanced operation

On-screen displays. 47 Using on-screen menus. 48 Common procedures. 48 Disc menu. 48 Play menu. 49 Audio menu. 49 Video menu. 49 Using the FUNCTIONS window. 50 Changing the units settings. 51 Summary of settings. 51 Common procedures. 54 Changing the remote control code. 54 Audio channel for DV input. 54 Clock settings. 55 Other channel settings. 56 Home Theater. 57 Connecting a cable TV box/satellite receiver. 58 Connecting an amplifier or system component. 59 Connecting other video equipment. 60 Other antenna connections. 61 Other antenna connection to the unit. 61 Other antenna connection from the unit to the television. 61

Playing back

Playing discs. 18 When a menu screen appears on the television. 19 Position Memory. 19 Using the Direct Navigator. 19 To erase a program that is being played back. 19 Other methods of play. 20 Skipping. 20 Slow-motion play. 20 Frame-by-frame viewing. 20 Fast forward and rewindSEARCH. 20 Starting play from a selected item. 20 Skipping a minute forwardCM Skip. 21 Selecting an amount of time to skipTime Slip. 21 Quick View. 21 Marking places to play againMARKER. 21 Playing still pictures and SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs. 22 Using menus to play MP3 discs. 24 Changing audio. 25

Safeguards against accidental loss
Data may be lost if the HDD suffers damage. Any contents you wish to keep permanently should be dubbed to DVD-RAM or DVD-R.
When HDD SLEEP appears in the display
The HDD has automatically gone into SLEEP mode in order to extend the life of the HDD. (The [HDD] button on the main unit flashes and then goes out.) Press [HDD] to activate. While in SLEEP mode play or recording may not begin right away because the HDD takes time to be re-activated. If there is no disc in the unit, the HDD will go into SLEEP mode after there has been no operation for 30 minutes or longer. When not using the unit, we recommend removing the disc.
HDD recording time remaining
This unit records using a VBR (Variable bit rate) data compression system to vary recorded data segments to match video data segments which may cause differences in the displayed amount of time and space remaining for recording. If the remaining amount time is insufficient, erase any unwanted programs to create enough space before you start recording. (Erasing a play list will not increase the amount of time.)

Still pictures

Compatible formats: DCF compliant (Content recorded on a digital camera etc.) Design rule for Camera File system: unified standard established by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA). File format: JPEG, TIFF non-compressed RGB chunky format Number of pixels: 320 k 240 to 6144 k 4096 (Sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0) The unit can handle a maximum of 3000 files and a maximum of 300 folders (including higher level folders). Operation may take time to complete when playing TIFF format still pictures, or when there are many files and/or folders, some files may not display or be playable. MOTION JPEG is not supported.
SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs
Compatible format: SD VIDEO specification compliant (ASF) Video: MPEG4 compliant Audio: G.726 compliant (monaural) Maximum bit rate: 64 kbps to 1050 kbps Average bit rate: 60 kbps to 768 kbps Number of pixels: 176 k 144 (QCIF format) to 320 k 240 (QVGA format) Frame rate: 6 fps to 15 fps The unit can handle a maximum of 999 files.

Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tray and insert a disc (page 14).
Press the button again to close the tray. If cartridge protection is activated (page 10), play begins automatically when you close the tray. [RAM] You cannot play continuously from one side of a doublesided disc to the other. Eject the disc and turn it over. If you put a disc in while the HDD is selected, the DVD button on the unit will flash while the unit reads the disc.
; MENU 3, 4, 2, 1 ENTER RETURN
:, 9 ? DIRECT NAVIGATOR, TOP MENU
The unit takes some time to read the disc before play starts. (When a menu screen appears on the television next page)

DVD-RA

Play starts from the most recently recorded program. [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] Play starts from the beginning of the disc. [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3]
To stop play Press []. Resume play function DVD-RA When PLAY flashes on the display, resume function is active. Press [1] (PLAY) to start play PLAY from where you stopped it. To cancel, press [] until PLAY goes out. (The position is also cleared when you turn the unit off or open the disc tray.) The screen saver may appear when you stop play. Press [] again and you can use this units tuner to watch television.
If you select another drive while playback is in progress, playback will be stopped. If using DVD-Video, the contents of the menu screen may be returned to their initial state. If a disc is loaded, the unit will come on and play will start when you press [1] (PLAY). When you play a disc with an audio-only track, the video from the previous disc may continue to be shown on the television. Actual sound levels for DVD-Video are lower compared to television broadcast or playback of other discs. To avoid a sudden increase in volume level when switching from DVD-Video, reduce the volume setting before playing other sources or switching to television broadcast. When using this unit for the first time, the HDD has nothing recorded on it. You must record a program etc to the HDD before you can enjoy playback.
To pause play Press [;]. (Press again to restart play.)

Quick View

[HDD] [RAM] (Only with Dolby Digital) You can increase the speed of play without disrupting the soundtrack. During play
Press and hold [1] (PLAY/ k1.3).
HDD PLAY LR HDD PLAY t1.3 LR
To return to normal speed Press [1] (PLAY/k1.3).
You cannot use this feature if: the discs elapsed play time is not shown in the display. you are using a play list. [HDD] [RAM] protection (cartridge page 10, disc page 44) is set (you can still recall the markers to play a position). [RAM] Subtitles around markers may fail to appear. Markers are cleared when you finalize DVD-R (page 44). Markers on HDD, DVD-RAM and DVD-R are ordered by time, so marker numbers can change when you add and delete them.
Output is in PCM when using a digital connection (page 59, [A]). This is canceled when you perform skip, pause or when play reaches a point where a program recorded in sound other than Dolby Digital starts. This does not work if the setting is Off in PLAY k1.3 & Audio during Search (page 52). This does not work when recording in XP or FR mode. [RAM]
Playing still pictures and SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs

[HDD] [RAM] [SD] [CARD]

Inserting/Removing the SD/PC card
Only insert or remove the SD/PC card after turning the unit off. When the card indicator (SD or CARD) on the unit display is flashing, the card is being read from or written to. Do not turn off the power or remove the card. Such action may result in malfunction or loss of the cards contents.

SD card slot

Inserting the card

6, 5 1

3 Lift
Click into place flush with card

; 3, 4, 2, 1 ENTER

Press down
Insert label up with cut-off corner facing in. Insert straight-in until it fits into place.

RETURN CM SKIP

Removing the card

1 Press down

PC card slot
Inserting the card There are cards requiring adapters (page 11).
Hold the edge of the card and insert until it fits into place. If using the adapter, do not press directly on the card.
2 Press on the center of the card.
Terminal connections facing into the unit
2 Align to match the mark
Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select JPEG to play still JPEG pictures or SD VIDEO (MPEG4) to play SD VIDEO SD VIDEO (MPEG4) (MPEG4) programs and press [ENTER]. Press [3, 4] to select INPUT and press [ENTER].

: Numbers XXX : Letters

To display still pictures one by one with constant interval (Slide Show)
Press [3, 4] to select Slide Show and press [ENTER].
The still pictures in the folder appear in numerical order.
To select the next or previous still picture While in still picture display, press [2, 1]. [2] : previous still picture [1] : next still picture The still picture changes every time the button is pressed. To return to the previous screen Press [RETURN].
To play SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs
DCIM (Still picture folder) XXXXX
Press [3, 4] to select Play and press [ENTER].
Displayed icons : Programs that cannot be played : Programs without audio e.g., SD Card

SD Card

XXXXXXXX.JPG XXXXXXXX.TIF
Press [:, 9] to change between folders.

IMCDPF or IMEXPORT

SD VIDEO (MPEG4)
SD VIDEO (SD VIDEO folder)

PRL (MPEG4 folder)

0 -- 9

001 002

No. CH DATE START 2 12/24 11:00 AM 4 12/31 5:00 PM
TITLE Dinosaur Auto action

MOL.ASF

PRG (MPEG2 folder)

MOV.MOD MOV.MOI PRG.PGI

To select with the numbered buttons: e.g., 5: [0] [0] [5] 15: [0] [1] [5]
MGRINFO (MPEG2 control information folder)

DVDRAM

To return to the previous screen Press [RETURN]. To stop Press []. To pause Press [;]. To skip programs Press [:] or [9]. To skip a minute forward Press [CM SKIP]. To search the point to play Press [6] or [5] during play (3 steps). (Play pauses and only the displayed time advances.) Press [1] (PLAY) to restart play. To display the on-screen display Press [STATUS].

DCIM XXXXX

SD VIDEO (SD VIDEO folder) PRL (MPEG4 folder)
Video on this units display is expanded to fit an aspect ratio of (320 k 240) dots and may be different from the aspect ratio of the original video or may cause the edges of the video to be cut off. The recorded date and time display may be different.
Folders can be created on other equipment. However, these folders cannot be selected as a copy destination. The folder cannot be displayed if the numbers are all 0 (e.g., DCIM000 etc). Files and folders that were created on equipment other than this unit may not display properly or play.
To change the display timing 1 After step 2 on the left page, press [3, 4] to select Settings and press [ENTER]. 2 Press [3, 4] to select Slide Show. 3 Press [2, 1] to select the desired timing between still pictures (seconds) (in base units of 1 second). 4 Press [ENTER].

001track.mp3 002track.mp3 003track.mp3
MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.

Changing audio

While playing HDD, DVD-RAM or Video CD
LR>L>R ^---------------} e.g., DVD-RAM L R is selected

DVD-RAM PLAY LR

If it is a recording of an SAP broadcast, each time you press [AUDIO]: [HDD] [RAM] MAIN()SAP For your reference You can change the audio for the full images being played with simultaneous rec and play and Time Slip. [HDD] [RAM]
While playing DVD-Audio or DVD-Video
You can change the audio channel number each time you press the button. This allows you to change things like the soundtrack language.

Sound track

1 ENG Digital 3/2.1ch
e.g., [DVD-V] English is the selected language.
[HDD] [RAM] You may be unable to change the audio when you have connected the unit to an AV receiver through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal and Dolby Digital is set to Bitstream. If this occurs: Change Dolby Digital to PCM (page 53), or Connect also with an audio cable (page 59, [B]) and change the input on the receiver.
[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] You can change the audio being received or played.

Press [AUDIO].

How the type changes depends on when you press the button.
While receiving MTS audio (Multi-channel Television Sound Stereo)
[. Stereo: Main audio (stereo) l v l SAP: Secondary audio program (SAP) l v a- Mono: Main audio (monaural) If the broadcast is Mono i SAP, audio will be monaural even if you select Stereo mode. Select Mono if reception is poor during a stereo broadcast. e.g., Stereo is selected (( appears when the unit is receiving the type of audio you selected.

No disc CH 12

(( Stereo
If you change the sound setting while recording, the recorded sound will also change. [HDD] [RAM] It will not be possible to alter the sound by pressing [AUDIO] in the following cases: When the DVD drive is selected and a DVD-R is in the disc tray. When recording mode is XP and LPCM has been selected in the Audio menu, Audio Mode for XP Recording (page 53). When Rec in DVD-R high speed mode is set to On (page 52). Select Main or SAP from Select MTS in the Audio menu when recording SAP broadcasts based on the above conditions (page 53, Select MTS). If recorded in SAP mode, main audio is also recorded.
Preparation Set the clock and guide channels for VCR Plusr recording (page 8) correctly. Release protection (cartridge page 10, disc page 44) before proceeding. [RAM]

, DVD POWER VCR Plus+

Using VCR Plusr codes to make timer recordings

Dubbing lists content will be erased in the following cases. If the power is turned off or the original disc is ejected. (Nothing is erased if the power is turned off when dubbing from the HDD). Erasing an original program or play list. When the SD VIDEO (MPEG4) program is erased on the original drive or when recording or dubbing SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs on the original drive. When dubbing using the MPEG2 to 4 mode, the displayed Remain value is calculated using video segments that contain the most information. You may be able to dub even if Amount has exceeded Remain when video images do not change rapidly. Regarding the time until dubbing ends (High Speed mode) You can high speed dub Dolby Digital audio programs. LPCM audio programs take about the same amount of dubbing time. The current progress indicator is corrected each time the program being dubbed changes. When there are programs mixed with LPCM audio and Dolby Digital audio, the dubbing time display may fluctuate significantly. When dubbing SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs, the time display may fluctuate. It is not possible to activate timer recording during dubbing. Title information etc. is dubbed as is. However, when using MPEG2 to 4 mode, protect settings are not dubbed. Markers are only dubbed if you use High Speed dubbing mode. Select the audio format for recording SAP broadcast from Select MTS in the setup menu ( page 53, Audio) when: Dubbing to a DVD-R. Dubbing sound in LPCM. Dubbing programs in MPEG2 to 4 mode. Use [:], [9] to switch between folders when there are other folders on the mobile hard disc which are not displayable on screen.

RAM DVD-R SD

HDD SD

SD HDD CARD RAM

Refer to the approximate recording times. (below) 2 You cannot select this mode if MPEG4 Rec mode (page 52) is set to Off. 3 You cannot select the high speed mode when dubbing programs or play lists from the HDD to a DVD-R that do not display the . You will not be able to obtain better picture quality of the original picture even if you select a higher quality picture mode than the original. (Only prevents picture degradation.)

(h: hours, m: minutes)

Approximate SD card capacity and dubbing capacity for SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs
Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card. You cannot dub a program utilizing the maximum capacity of the card due to the additional recording of copyright information etc. The first value indicates video with non-rapid movement, the second value indicates rapid movement. Recording mode Capacity SF (Super fine) 1m 1m 2m 2m 5m 4m 10 m 8m 21 m 16 m 42 m 32 m 1 h 24 m 1h5m 2 h 43 m 2h6m 5 h 26 m 4 h 12 m F (Fine) 2m 2m 5m 4m 10 m 9m 21 m 19 m 43 m 40 m 1 h 26 m 1 h 19 m 2 h 55 m 2 h 40 m 5 h 37 m 5h9m 11 h 14 m 10 h 19 m N (Normal) 4m 3m 9m 6m 18 m 13 m 38 m 28 m 1 h 18 m 57 m 2 h 36m 1h 53 m 5 h 16 m 3 h 49 m 10 h 7 m 7 h 21 m 20 h 15 m 14 h 42 m E (Economy) 9m 8m 20 m 19 m 43 m 41 m 1 h 28 m 1 h 24 m 2 h 58 m 2 h 50 m 5 h 56 m 5 h 40 m 11 h 57m 11 h 26 m 23 h 0 m 21 h 59 m 46 h 1m 43 h 59 m

Playing play list scenes

Press [2, 1] to select Erase or Yes and press [ENTER].
Even if you erase play lists or scenes the original program is not erased.
Press [PLAY LIST]. Press [3, 4] to select the play list that contains the scene you want to play and press [1].
Play EDIT Scenes 1 Edit Scenes PL Copy PL Erase 1 Enter Title Properties
Press [3, 4] to select Play Scenes and press [ENTER].
DVD PLAY LIST Play Scenes

1 10/23 0:Dinosaur

001 00:00.19

Select Page

001 / 001

Page no./Total page no.

Editing play lists

Operation

Preparation Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the drive. While stopped

Play Scenes Edit Scenes

page 33, Playing play list scenes

PLAY LIST Edit Scenes

Re-edit
Press [2, 1] to select the item (Add, Move, Reedit or Erase) and press [ENTER].

01 10/10/10/21 - - --/--

0:03 0:07 0:06 --:--
004 Dinosaur 006 USJ 004 Auto action ---
To show scene 10 and later
Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select Next and press [ENTER]. You can also select a page of scenes by entering a 3-digit number with the numbered buttons. e.g., 5: [0] [0] [5] 15: [0] [1] [5]
To clear the play list or scene list screen

To stop set up process

Press [RETURN]. For your reference You can only perform operations for Play Scenes and Properties if the disc is write-protected. Release protection (cartridge page 10, disc page 44) to access other items.
Press [3, 4] to select the play list.
To create a new list, select Create PLAY LIST and press [ENTER] ( page 32).
Press [1] so the submenu appears. Press [3, 4] to select the item and press [ENTER]. PL Copy

Copy PLAY LIST

Copy this PLAY LIST? Copy
Press [2, 1] to select Copy and press [ENTER].
The copied play list appears at the bottom of the list.

Cancel

PL Erase

Erase PLAY LIST

Erase this PLAY LIST? Erase
Once a play list has been erased, it is irretrievable. Check carefully before proceeding.

The play list is erased.

Enter Title _
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6 b e h k n q u x '

7 c f i l

i j l % $

To select the copying drive While the confirmation screen is displayed 1. Press [3, 4] to select Destination and press [ENTER]. 2. Press [2] and [3, 4] to select the drive. 3. Press [1] and [3, 4] to select the folder and press [ENTER]. Some folders cannot be copied to [ page 23, Folder structure (indicated by )].
Press [2, 1] to select SD card or PC card.
Press [3, 4] to highlight Copy to and press [2, 1] to select HDD or DVD.
Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select All copy and press [ENTER].
All still pictures are copied, and ALL COPY screen reappears.
While stopped INPUT, Copy and All copy of the card page 38 Album page 22, To display still pictures (Album Display) Slide Show page 23, To display still pictures one by one with constant interval (Slide Show)

[SD] [CARD] [HDD] [RAM]

JPEG ERASE

Folder

e.g., SD card: Second page

SD card 100_PANA

Erase Protect Print (DPOF)
When you erase folders, files other than still pictures in the folder are also erased. Folders lower than the folder to be erased will not be erased.

Settings

To select a folder other than the one currently being displayed page 38, INPUT

Protect

[SD] [CARD] [HDD] [RAM] You can set protection for whole folders or for individual still pictures.

JPEG PROTECT

Cancel Set Up

Print (DPOF)

DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST TOP MENU MENU

JPEG DPOF

Set Up
[SD] [CARD] You can select a whole folder or individual pictures for printing and specify the number of prints to be made (maximum 999 files).
Settings cannot be made for folders and files not in accordance with DCF standards. Print settings (DPOF) made using this unit may not be viewable on other equipment. Settings cannot be made if there is no remaining space on the card. All settings made on other equipment, except the number of prints, will be canceled.

Slide Show Settings

[HDD] [RAM] [SD] [CARD] To change the display timing page 23

Format

[SD] [CARD] You can erase all still pictures in the card and format an unformatted card.
You can only perform operations for Slide Show in Settings if the disc or card is write-protected. Release the protection (cartridge or card page 10, folder right, disc page 44) to access other items.
Once activated, material cannot be returned to its original form. Check carefully before proceeding.
Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select Erase and press [ENTER].
Selected still pictures are erased, and the still picture select screen reappears.

Changing the information displayed Press [STATUS].
The display changes each time you press the button. e.g., HDD HDD

REC PLAY LR

Remain 6/8 10:15 PM PRG2 0:05.14 XP PRG1 0:00.10 SP

0:50 XP+N

HDD REC PLAY LR

DISPLAY

Bit Rate 0. 5. 10 REC 5.4Mbps XP PLAY 3.1Mbps SP

No display

Display examples
e.g., HDD a HDD/Disc indication

e.g., HDD

e The current date and time
l Selected group and track name m Selected group and track number
f Elapsed recording time/recording mode

e.g., MP3

G1 Total T8 8/18 1:35
n Selected track no./Total track no. g Elapsed play time of a program playin all groups ing/mode at the time of recording o Elapsed play time of a track playh Available recording time ing i Recording moderMPEG4 recording mode
6/9 10:15 PM Group: RootsMusic Track: 008 Holy.mp3
j Approximate volume of recording k Play position in the volume of recording
p Recording mode or I/P/B display when paused (page 62) q Video bit-rate when recording r Video bit-rate when playing s Bit-rate display Show as Mbps (Megabits per seconds) during play and recording, or kbit (kilobits) while paused.
The method of calculating bit-rate for recording and playing is different so there may be differences in the figures displayed. (Values are approximate.)
c Current recording or play status/input channel and caption (if entered) b Audio type (page 25) REC: Recording Shows the selected audio type. PAUSE: Recording paused During reception ;: Playing paused PLAY: Playing Stereo: Stereo is selected 6: Rewinding 5: Fast forwarding Mono: Monaural is selected E: Reverse slow-motion D: Slow-motion SAP: Secondary audio program is d HDD recording/DVD recording: selected the recording drive is indicated ((( appears when the type you have Tray open/closed: indicates the status of the disc tray selected is actually being received.) when the HDD drive is selected During play LR, R, L: a stereo program is recorded MAIN, SAP: an SAP program is recorded

Using on-screen menus

Disc menu
Not available when playing CDs and MP3 discs. e.g., DVD-RAM
Sound track Subtitle Audio channel

1 Digital 2/0 ch OFF LR

Seamless Play Turn seamless play on or off on discs with play lists.
Input Level (Lighter/Darker): Black Level Control Select normal, lighter or darker for adjusting the black level Adjusts the black level of the input signal (e.g., L1, L2, L3) control to the desired setting for picture enhancement. Composite & S Video Output Level (Lighter/Darker): when connected to a TV through the VIDEO OUT or S-VIDEO OUT terminal Component Video Output Level (Lighter/Normal/Darker): when connected to a TV through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y/PB/PR) terminal
PLAY k1.3 & Audio during Search [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] Choose whether to have sound during the first level of fastforward. Quick View (page 21) does not work if you make the setting Off. D. Range Compression [DVD-V] (Dolby Digital only) Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.
On Off You may hear sound regardless of this setting with some discs.
Menus Select MTS (page 25) Select the audio recording type, main or secondary (SAP) audio when: Recording or dubbing to a DVD-R. Recording or dubbing sound in LPCM. (Audio Mode for XP Recording below) Dubbing in MPEG2 to 4 mode. When Rec in DVD-R high speed mode (page 52) is set to On.
Options Main SAP You cannot change secondary audio when: Recording audio to DVD-R from an external source. Recording a program as SD VIDEO (MPEG4) at the same time from an external source.
Digital Audio Output Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this units DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (page 59, [A]). PCM Down Conversion You can select whether or not to convert recorded audio sampling rates from 96kHz or 88. 2 kHz (as is if setting Off) to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz (if the setting is On). On: If the equipment or connection doesnt support 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. Off: If the equipment or connection does support 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. However, output will be down converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz regardless of settings if the signal is greater than 176.4 kHz or a copy guard has been applied to the disc. Bitstream: Select if the equipment you connected can decode the signal. PCM: Select if the equipment you connected cannot decode the signal. Bitstream: Select if the equipment you connected can decode the signal. Off: Select if the equipment you connected cannot decode the signal. LPCM (page 62)

Dolby Digital

If the equipment you connected cannot decode the signal, the setting must be changed to PCM or Off. If not, signals the equipment cannot process will be output by this unit, causing high levels of noise which can damage your hearing and the speakers.
Audio Mode for XP Recording Dolby Digital (page 62) Choose the audio type when recording with XP mode. Sound recordings made using LPCM require more information than usual. Consequently the picture quality of LPCM recordings may be less than that of normal XP mode recordings. Select Audio CH for DV input (page 54) You can select the kind of sound when recording from the units DV terminal. Stereo 1 Stereo 2

Specifications

Recording system: Optical pick-up: DVD video recording standards (DVD-RAM), DVD video standards (DVD-R) System with 1 lens, 2 integration units (662 nm wavelength for DVDs, 790 nm wavelength for CDs) 12 cm (5q) 4.7 GB DVD-RAM discs 12 cm (5q) 9.4 GB DVD-RAM discs 8 cm (3q) 2.8 GB DVD-RAM discs 12 cm (5q) 4.7 GB DVD-R discs 8 cm (3q) 1.4 GB DVD-R discs (for General Ver. 2.0) 12 cm (5q) 4.7 GB DVD-R discs (for General Ver. 2.0/4kSPEED DVD-R Revision 1.0) Max. 6 hours (using 4.7 GB disc) XP: 60 minutes SP: 120 minutes LP: 240 minutes EP: 360 minutes Max. 160 hours (using Built-in HDD: HDD capacity 120 GB) XP: 26 hours SP: 52 hours LP: 104 hours EP: 160 hours (Continuous Recording time is 6 hours max.) 12 cm (5q) 4.7 GB DVD-RAM discs 12 cm (5q) 9.4 GB DVD-RAM discs 8 cm (3q) 2.8 GB DVD-RAM discs 12 cm (5q) 4.7 GB DVD-R discs 8 cm (3q) 1.4 GB DVD-R discs (for General Ver. 2.0) 12 cm (5q) 4.7 GB DVD-R discs (for General Ver. 2.0/4kSPEED DVD-R Revision 1.0) DVD-VIDEO discs CD-Audio discs (CD-DA) Video CD discs DVD-Audio discs CD-R/CD-RW discs (CD-DA, Video CD, MP3 formatted discs) High Speed Drive (DVD-R 4k recording speed compatible) 3 SD Video MPEG2 Card slot: SD Memory Card/PC Card Type II Compatible media: SD Memory Card, Multi Media Card, Mobile hard disk (read only) File format: SD VIDEO specification compliant Video system TV system: NTSC system, 525 lines, 60 fields Recording system: MPEG2 (Hybrid VBR)/MPEG4 Input: LINE (pin jack)a3, 1.0 Vp-p; 75 Y: 1.0 Vp-p; 75 S connectora3 C: 0.286 Vp-p; 75 Output: LINE (pin jack)a2,1.0 Vp-p; 75 S connectora2 Y: 1.0 Vp-p; 75 C: 0.286 Vp-p; 75 Component video output (480P/480i): Y: 1.0 Vp-p; 75 PB: 0.7 Vp-p; 75 PR: 0.7 Vp-p; 75 Antenna reception input: TV Channel: 2ch69ch, 75 CATV Channel: 1ch125ch, 75 Audio system Recording system: Dolby Digital (XP/SP/LP/EP) LINEAR PCM (XP mode only) Input: LINE (pin jack)a3 Reference input: 309 mVrms FS: 2 Vrms (1 kHz, 0 dB) Input impedance: 47 k Output: LINE (pin jack)a2 Reference output: 309 mVrms FS: 2 Vrms (1 kHz, 0 dB) Output impedance: 1 k (Load impedance: 10 k) Number of channels: Recording: 2 channels Playback: 2 channels Other input/output connectors: Digital audio optical output connector (PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS) Operating temperature range: 5 oC40 oC (41 oF104 oF) Operating humidity range: 10 %80 % RH (no condensation) Clock unit: Quartz-controlled 12-hour digital display LASER Specification Class I LASER Product Wave Length: 779791 nm 653662 nm Laser Power: No hazardous radiation is emitted with the safety protection DV input: IEEE 1394 Standard, 4 pin Power supply: Power consumption: Dimensions: AC 120 V, 60 Hz 42 W Approx. 430 (W)k79 (H)k296 (D) mm [Approx.1615/16q(W)k31/8q(H)k1111/16q(D)] (excluding protrusions) Approx. 5.5 kg (12.13 lbs)

On-screen display. 47 On-screen menu. 4850 PC card. 11, 22 PCM Down Conversion. 53 Picture. 49 PLAY FROM TOP. 50 Play list. 3235 Position memory. 19 Progressive. 5, 9, 49, 62 Properties play list. 34 program. 36, 43 Protection card. 10 cartridge. 10 disc. 44 folder. 40 program. 36 still picture. 40 Quick View. 21 Ratings password. 51 Recording mode. 15 Re-initialize setting. 51

Language code list

Abkhazian: 6566 Afar: 6565 Afrikaans: 6570 Albanian: 8381 Ameharic: 6577 Arabic: 6582 Armenian: 7289 Assamese: 6583 Aymara: 6588 Azerbaijani: 6590 Bashkir: 6665 Basque: 6985 Bengali; Bangla: 6678 Bhutani: 6890 Bihari: 6672 Breton: 6682 Bulgarian: 6671 Burmese: 7789 Byelorussian: 6669 Cambodian: 7577 Catalan: 6765
Input the code with numbered buttons.
7185 Hausa: Hebrew: Hindi: Hungarian: Icelandic: Indonesian: Interlingua: Irish: Italian: Japanese: Javanese: Kannada: Kashmiri: Kazakh: Kirghiz: Korean: Kurdish: Laotian: Latin: Latvian, Lettish: Lingala: 7678 Lithuanian: Macedonian: Malagasy: Malay: Malayalam: Maltese: Maori: Marathi: Moldavian: Mongolian: Nauru: Nepali: Norwegian: Oriya: Pashto, Pushto: Persian: Polish: Portuguese: Punjabi: Quechua: Rhaeto-Romance: 8277 Romanian: Russian: Samoan: Sanskrit: Scots Gaelic: Serbian: Serbo-Croatian: Shona: Sindhi: Singhalese: Slovak: Slovenian: Somali: Spanish: Sundanese: Swahili: Swedish: Tagalog: Tajik: Tamil: Tatar: 8484 Telugu: Thai: Tibetan: Tigrinya: Tonga: Turkish: Turkmen: Twi: Ukrainian: Urdu: Uzbek: Vietnamese: Volapk: Welsh: Wolof: Xhosa: Yiddish: Yoruba: Zulu: 9085
Chinese: Corsican: Croatian: Czech: Danish: Dutch: English: Esperanto: Estonian: Faroese: Fiji: Finnish: French: Frisian: Galician: Georgian: German: Greek: Greenlandic: Guarani: Gujarati:
U.S. patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited consumer uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
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OPTODISC FUNCTION TEST REPORT

TESTING DATE

PRODUCTS WRTIE SPEED READ SPECFICATION +R -RW +RW -RAM -R +R -RW +RW -RAM
1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 4x 4x 1x 1x 1x 1x Panasonic DMR-E100H Panasonic DMR-E200H 1-4x 1-4x 1x 1x 1x Philips DVDR-70 Philips DVDR-75 1x 1x 1x Pioneer 310S Pioneer DVR 77H Pioneer DVR 99H Pioneer DVR 510H Pioneer DVR 515H Pioneer DVR 520H SHARP DV-HRD1 SHARP DV-HRD2 SHARP DV-HRD10 SHARP DV-HRD350 Sony RDR-A11 Sony RDR-GX7 Sony RDR-HX10 Sony PSX 1x 1-4x 1-4x 1-4x 1-4x 1-4x 1x 1x 1x 1-4x 1x 1x 1-4x 1-4x 1x Toshiba RD-X3 1x 1x 1x Toshiba RD-XS32 Toshiba RD-XS41 Recordable DRIVE Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer A Pioneer A06 Pioneer A07 Pioneer SK11B (slim) LGLG-Hitachi 4040 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1x 1x 1x 1-2x 1x 1x 1-2x 1-2x 1x 1-2.4x 1-2.4x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2-3x 2-3x OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK 2.4x 2.4-4x 2x 2.4x 2-3x OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK

July 20 V1, 2004

drive Spec. Highest speed drive Spec. Highest speed drive Spec. Highest speed
Apex 9000 JVC M1 JVC MH5 Lite-On LVW-5001 Lite-On LVW-5005 Mustek R100A Mistubishi E500 Mistubishi E600`

-RW +RW -RAM

2.4x 1x 1x 2x 4x 4x 1x 1x 1x 1x 4x 4x 2.4x 2.4x 2x 2.4x 1x 1x 2x 2x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x
2x 2x 2x 2x 3x 3x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 1x 1x 1x 1x 2x 2x 2x 2x 4x 1x 1x 1x 2x 1x 1x 2x 2x
1x 1x 1x 1x 4x 4x 4x 4x 8x 1x 1x 1x 4x 1x 1x 4x 4x 1x 1x 1x 1x 4x 4x
2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x
2x 2x 1x 1x 2x 2x 4x 2x 1x 2x

1x 1-2x 1-4x

-RW +RW -RAM -R +R -RW +RW -RAM
1x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-4x 1-2x 1x 1-2x
1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-8x 1-2x 1-2x 1-4x 2.4-4x

2x 2x 4x 4x 8x 2x 2x 4x

2.4x 4x 2x 2.4x 3x
LG-Hitachi 4081B LG-Hitachi 4082 B LG-Hitachi 4120 B Sony DRU-500ULX Sony DRU-530 A Sony DRU-700 A Samsung W08
1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-8x 1-8x 2.4-8x
1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-4x 1-2x 1-4x
2.4-4x 2.4-4x 2.4-4x 2.4X 4x 4x 2.4-4x 2.4-4x 2.4-4x 2.4x

2-3x 2-3x 2-3x

OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK

OK OK OK

4x 8x 8x 4x 4x 4x 8x 8x 8x
8x 8x 12x 4x 4x 4x 8x 8x 8x 2.4x 4x 8x 4x 8x 4x 8x 4x 4x 8x 8x
2x 4x 4x 2x 2x 2x 4x 4x 4x
2.4x 2.4-4x NEC Plextor PX504A Plextor 708A Philips 8301 Philips 8401 TDK 420N (NEC 1100) TDK 440N (NEC 1300) TDK 840G (Plextor 708A) TDK 880N (NEC 2500) Panasonic LF-D311 Panasonic LF-D210 Panasonic LFD-521(9571) Panasonic LF-D621 Panasonic LF-P667 Panasonic SW-9583 NEC NEC NEC NEC Toshiba 5002 Toshiba SD-R5112 Toshiba SD-R5272 Toshiba SD-R6012 Toshiba SD-R6112 Toshiba W2002 Samsung SH-W08A (OEM Toshiba SD-R52 1-4x 2.4-4x TEAC DV-W50E (Pioneer) HP DVD300Xi HP DVD400i NEC MITSUMI DW-7801TE (NEC 1100) MITSUMI 7872TE (BTC 1008 IM) Asus (Pioneer A07 OEM) Aopen 4410 Aopen 8800 (NEC 2500) Artec 8x4x12 BenQ DW 400A BenQ DW 800A BenQ DW 822A BenQ DW 830A BenQ DW 1600A Lite-On LDW-400D Lite-On LDW 411S Lite-On LDW 811S Lite-On LDW 851S 1-4x 2.4-4x 2.4-8x 1-4x 2.4-4x 2.4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-8x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-8x 2.4-4x 1-2x 2.4x 1-2x 1-4x 1-2x TEAC DV-58G (OEM Lite-On LDW 812S) 1-4x 2.4-8x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-4x 1-2x 1-4x 2.4-4x 2.4x 2.4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1x 1x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1x 1-2x 1-2z 1-2x 1x 1-2x 1-2x 1x 1x 1x 1x 2x 1-2x 1.4x 1-4x 2.4-4x 2.4x 1-4x 2.4-8x 2.4-4x 2.4-8x 2.4x 2.4-4x 1-2x 1-2x 1-2x 1-4x 2.4-8x 1-4x 2.4-4x 1x 1-2x 1-2x