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© Copyright 2003, Zenith Electronics Corporation Installation and Operating Guide | W arranty Model Number | DVR313 | DVD Recorder ...
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2 Safety Precautions This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons . The exclamation point within an equilater al tr iangl ...
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INTRODUCTION 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. - All these safety and oper- ating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Keep these instructions. - The safety , operating and use instructions should be retained for future ref er- ence. 3. Heed all warnings. - All warnings on the product and in th ...
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4 T able of Contents INTRODUCTION Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 3 T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 D VR313 Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Recordable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Pla ...
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T able of Contents PLA YB A CK Operation with D VD and Video CD . . . . . . . 30-33 Pla ying a D VD or Video CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 • Moving to another TITLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 • Moving to another CHAPTER/TRACK. . . . 30 • Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 • Still Picture and F rame-by-F ram ...
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6 D VR313 Overview Recordab le Discs 12cm/8cm, single-sided, single la yer disc Appro x. max. recording time (LQ mode): 240 minutes (4.7GB), 80 minutes (1.46GB) 12cm/8cm, single-sided, single la yer disc Appro x. max. recording time (LQ mode): 240 minutes (4.7GB), 80 minutes (1.46GB) otes – This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs . – D ...
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INTRODUCTION 7 D VR313 Overview About D VD-R and D VD-R W disc How are D VD-R and D VD-RW discs different? The essential diff erence between D VD-R and D VD-RW is that D VD-R is a record-once medium, while D VD-RW is a re-recordable/er asable medium. Y ou can re-record/ erase a D VD-RW disc appro ximately 1,000 times. Can I play m y recordable disc ...
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D VR313 Overview Notes for recor ding • The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variab le bit-rate video compression. This means that the e xact recording time will depend on the material being recorded. • When recording a TV broadcast, if the reception is poor or the picture contains interf erence, the record- ing tim ...
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INTRODUCTION 9 D VR313 Overview (Continued) Precautions Handling the unit When shipping the unit The original shipping car ton and packing materials come in handy . For maximum protection, re-pac k the unit as it was originally packaged at the f actor y . When setting up the unit The picture and sound of a nearby TV , VCR, or radio ma y be distor t ...
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10 Fr ont Panel > / M Go to NEXT chapter/trac k. Press and hold f or two seconds f or a f ast f orward search. P A USE ( X ) P ause playbac k or recording temporar ily , press again to e xit pause mode. Disc T ray Inser t a disc here. PO WER button and indicator Switches the D VD Recorder ON and OFF . Lights blue when the D VD Recorder is turned ...
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11 INTRODUCTION Function Displa y Window STEREO Indicates a stereo broadcast is being received. Disc type indicators Indicates the type of disc loaded. A udio type indicators Indicates encoding f ormat of the current disc. ANGLE av ailable on disc. RANDOM RANDOM pla yback activ e. FINALIZED Finalized disc is loaded. PLA YLIST VR mode disc is loaded ...
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12 Remote Contr ol Over view ch add ch add /del /del pla pla y slo slo w pause pause slo slo w skip/scan skip/scan skip/scan skip/scan stop stop sound sound /m ute ute tv input input dvd dvd catv catv rec rec rec mode rec mode timer rec timer rec chp chp .mar .mar k thumbnail thumbnail z oom oom delete a-b delete a-b prog prog r am am clear clear i ...
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13 INTRODUCTION Contr olling TVs and Cable Bo xes (DBS) Y our remote control operates the common f eatures of most, but not all, models and br ands of IR (infrared) controlled cable con ver ters (DBS) and TVs. ote Due to the variety of codes used b y manuf acturers, our company cannot guarantee this remote control will oper- ate with e very model o ...
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Rear P anel Caution Do not touch the inner pins of the jac ks on the rear panel. Electrostatic dischar g e may cause permanent damage to the unit. ANT .IN Connect the VHF/UHF/CA TV antenna to this terminal. CO AXIAL (Digital audio out jack) Connect to digital (coaxial) audio equipment. COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y Pb Pr) Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inpu ...
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D VR HOOKUP 15 Connections Connecting Antenna/Cable TV to D VD Recor der 1 1 Disconnect the antenna leads from the rear of the TV . 2 2 Identify the type of cable from y our antenna. If it is a round cable as illustr ated, it is a 75 ohm coaxial antenna cable . This cable will connect directly to the jack marked ANT .IN on your D VD Recorder. ip If ...
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Connections (Continued) 16 ips Depending on your TV and other equipment y ou wish to connect, there are various wa ys you could connect the recorder . Use only one of the connections described below . Please ref er to the manuals of y our TV , VCR, Stereo System or other de vices as necessar y to make the best connections. F ...
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D VR HOOKUP 17 Connecting to Optional Equipment Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo or Dolb y Pro Logic ll/ Pro Logic Connect the Left and Right A UDIO OUT jacks on the D VD Recorder to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier , receiv er, or stereo system, using the audio cables (A) . Connecting to an ampl ...
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18 Accessory A udio/Video (A/V) Connections to D VD Recor der Connect the INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 jacks on the D VD Recorder to the audio/video out jacks on y our accessor y component, using optional audio/video cables . ote If you use the S-V INPUT jac k on the front panel, the signal of VIDEO OUT jack on the front panel is not out- put. Connecting a D ...
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D VR HOOKUP 19 Bef ore Operation Initial Settings In this menu system, there are se veral w ays to cus- tomize the settings pro vided. Most menus consist of three le vels to set up the options , but some require greater depth f or the variety of settings. If you press SETUP , only the first and second lev el of the menu sys- tem will appear on the ...
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20 Bef ore Operation A uto Clock Set The D VD Recorder giv es you two wa ys to set the time and date: the Auto Clock F eature or manually . The Auto Clock F eature enables the D VD Recorder to set up the clock when the D VD Recorder is tur ned off or during PBS channel tuning. The Clock Set f eature is set to Auto at the f actor y . In the ON setti ...
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21 D VR HOOKUP Bef ore Operation Progressive Scan Progressiv e Scan Video pro vides the highest quality pictures with less flick er ing. If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jac ks, but are connecting the D VD recorder to a standard (analog) tele vision, set Progressiv e Scan to OFF . If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jac ks f or connect ...
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Bef ore Operation A udio Each D VD disc has a v ar iety of audio output options. Set the recorder ’ s Audio Output according to the type of audio system you use . Dolby Digital PCM: Select when connected to a 2-channel digital stereo amplifier . The D VD Recorder ’ s digital audio outputs sounds in the PCM 2ch f ormat when you play a D VD video ...
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Bef ore Operation (Continued) D VR HOOKUP 23 Loc k (Parental Contr ol) Rating Movies on D VDs may contain scenes not suitable f or children. Therefore , discs may contain P arental Control inf ormation that applies to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from Le vel 1 to 8, and alternatively , more suitable sc ...
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Country Code Enter the code of a countr y/area whose standards were used to rate the D VD video disc, referring to the list (See “ Country Code List ” , page 48.). 1 1 Press SETUP . The Setup menu appears. 2 2 Use v / V to select the Lock option. 3 3 While the Lock option is selected, press B to move to the second le vel. 4 4 Use v / V to selec ...
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Bef ore Operation (Continued) A uto Chapter When recording in Video mode, chapter markers are put in e very three minutes on the def ault setting. Y ou can change this inter v al to 3 minutes, 5 minutes or 10 min- utes. If you select Not Use , switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the No Separation setting D V Rec A udio Y ou need to ...
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Bef ore Operation (Continued) Finalize Finalizing ‘ fixes ’ the recordings in place so that the disc can be pla yed on a regular D VD play er or computer equipped with a suitable D VD-ROM drive. Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen f or navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressing MENU or TITLE. Caution • Once you ’ ve fi ...
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D VR HOOKUP 27 Bef ore Operation Caution: Bef ore using the remote control, press the DV D button to operate this D VD Recorder. General Explanation of On-Screen Displa y This manual giv es basic instr uctions f or operating the D VD Recorder . Some D VDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during pla yback. When this occurs, ...
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Bef ore Operation 28 Menu Options Title Number Chapter Number Time search Digital Audio Output mode Subtitle language Sound Function (Use v / V to select desired option) Shows the current title number and total n umber of titles, and skips to the desired title number . Shows the current chapter n umber and total number of chapters, and skips to the ...
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D VR HOOKUP 29 Using the Built-in TV T uner Changing TV Channels If no disc is pla ying, you can change TV channels using the number or CH ( v / V ) b uttons on the remote control, or the CH (+/ – ) buttons on the front panel. ote Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69. Cable channels are numbered 1 through 125. Changing TV A udio Channel Som ...
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30 Operation with D VD and Video CD Pla ying a D VD or Video CD Playbac k Setup T urn the TV on and select the video input source con- nected to the D VD Recorder . A udio system: T urn the audio system on and select the input source connected to the D VD Recorder . 1 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray . 2 2 Load your c hosen disc in ...
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PLA YB A CK 31 Operation with D VD and Video CD (Continued) General Features (Continued) Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Pla yback 1 Press P A USE ( X ) during playbac k. The recorder will now go into P A USE mode. 2 Y ou can advance or bac k up the picture frame-by- frame b y pressing b / B repeatedly during P A USE mode. ote The picture frame-b ...
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Operation with D VD and Video CD (Continued) General Features (continued) Zoom The Zoom function allows y ou to enlarge the video image and to mov e through the enlarged image. 1 Press ZOOM during playbac k or still playback to acti- vate the Zoom function. The square frame will be displa yed in the right bottom of the picture. If no button is pres ...
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PLA YB A CK 33 Operation with D VD and Video CD (Continued) Changing the A udio Channel With a Video CD , press A UDIO then press b / B repeat- edly during playbac k to hear a different audio channel (STEREO , LEFT or RIGHT). With D VD-R W discs recorded in VR mode that have both a main and a Sub audio channel, you can s witch between Main (L), SAP ...
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34 A udio CD and MP3 Operation Pla ying an Audio CD or MP3 Disc The D VD Recorder can pla y audio CDs. Also, the D VD Recorder can pla y MP3 f ormatted recordings on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-R W discs. Bef ore pla ying MP3 recordings, read the notes on MP3 Recordings on the right side of this page. 1 1 Insert a disc and close the tray . A UDIO CD or MP3 ...
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PLA YB A CK 35 A udio CD and MP3 Operation (Continued) P ause 1 Press P A USE during playbac k. 2 T o return to playbac k, press PLA Y or press P A USE again. Moving to Another T rack Press SKIP/SCAN . or > briefly during pla yback to go to the ne xt track or to return to the beginning of the current trac k. Press SKIP/SCAN . twi ...
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36 Pr ogrammed Playbac k with Audio CD and MP3 The Program function enab les you to store your f av or ite trac ks from any disc in the recorder memory . Program can contain 30 tr acks (A udio CD) or 256 tracks (MP3). 1 1 Insert an Audio CD or MP3 disc. Audio CD or MP3 CD men u will appear. 2 2 Use vVbB to select a trac k on the List. 3 3 Use vVbB ...
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RECORDING 37 Basic Recor ding Basic Recor ding from a TV Follo w the instr uctions below to record a TV program. Recording star ts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording. 1 1 Switch on the recor der and load a recordab le disc. Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder . If you load a completely b ...
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Timer Recor ding This D VD Recorder can be progr ammed to record up to 8 programs within a period of 1 month. For unattended recording, the timer needs to know the channels to be recorded, the star ting time and length. 1 1 Press TIMER REC. The Timer Record menu will appear . • Date – Choose a date up to 1 month in advance , or select a daily o ...
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RECORDING 39 Recor ding from an External Input Recor ding from External Components Y ou can record from an external component, such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to any of the recorder ’ s e xternal inputs. 1 1 Make sure that the component you want to record fr om is connected properly to the D VD Recorder . See page 18. 2 2 Press INPUT repeat ...
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Recor ding from an External Input (Continued) What is D V? Using D V , also known as i.LINK, you can connect a D V -equipped camcorder to this recorder using a single D V cab le for input and output of audio , video, data and control signals. The i.LINK interf ace is also known as IEEE 1394-1995. “ i.LINK ” and the “ i.LINK ” logo are trade ...
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EDITING 41 VR Mode: Original and Pla ylist Editing Edits you mak e to the Or iginal content changes the actual content of the disc. For e xample, if you er ase a title or chapter from the Original content (Title/Chapter List), that title or chapter is erased from the disc, freeing up e xtra recording time. When you edit the Pla ylist, on the other ...
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VR Mode: Original and Pla ylist Editing (Continued) Naming a Title Y ou can name Original and Playlist titles independently . Names can be up to 22 characters long. 1 1 Press REC LIST to display Title List. T o s witch between the Original (Title/Chapter List) and Pla ylist (Program) screens , press REC LIST . 2 2 Use vVbB to choose the title y ou ...
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VR Mode: Original and Pla ylist Editing (Continued) Making a New Pla ylist (Program) Use this function to add an Original title or chapter to the Pla ylist (Program). When you do this, the whole title is put into the Pla ylist (you can er ase bits you don ’ t need later — see Erasing an Original or Playlist title/chapter on page 44). The title ...
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VR Mode: Original and Pla ylist Editing (Continued) Changing Title or Chapter Thumbnails Each title and chapter displa yed in the Original (Title/Chapter List) or Pla ylist (Program) screen is repre- sented by a thumbnail picture tak en from the star t of that title or chapter . If you pref er , select a different still picture from within a title. ...
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VR Mode: Original and Pla ylist Editing (Continued) Combining T w o Chapters Into One Use this function to combine two adjacent Pla ylist or Original chapters into one. ote This function is not av ailable if there is only one chapter within the title. 1 1 Press REC LIST repeatedly to displa y Playlist (Program). If you w ant to display the Chapter ...
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Video Mode: Original Editing Using the Title List F rom the Title List display y ou can play , name and erase titles. Once a Video mode disc is finalized, the Title List screen changes its appearance and all y ou can do is select titles to pla y . 1 1 Press REC LIST to display the Title List. 2 2 Use v / V to choose a title then press ENTER. Title ...
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REFERENCE 47 Language Code List Code Language 6566 Abkhazian 6565 Afar 6570 Afrikaans 8381 Albanian 6577 Amharic 6582 Arabic 7289 Armenian 6583 Assamese 6588 A ymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6985 Basque 6678 Bengali; Bangla 6890 Bhutani 6672 Bihari 6682 Breton 6671 Bulgarian 7789 Burmese 6669 Byelorussian 7577 Cambodian 6765 Catalan 9072 Chine ...
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48 Code Country AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa A T Austria A U Australia A W Ar uba AZ Azerbaidjan BA Bosnia-Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina F aso BG Bulgaria BH Bahra ...
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REFERENCE 49 Symptom No power . No picture. No sound. The pla yback picture is poor . The D VD Recorder does not star t pla yback. The picture from the e xternal input is distor t- ed Some channels are skipped ov er when using CH ( v / V ) The picture or sound of broadcasting channel is weak or missing. Camcorder image is not shown. Camcorder image ...
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50 T roubleshooting (Contin ued) Symptom Can ’ t pla y a disc recorded using this recorder on another pla yer . Cannot record or did not record successfully . Timer recording is not possible . Stereo A udio Record and/or Pla yback is not present. The remote control does not work properly . Cause The disc was recorded in Video mode. Some p ...
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REFERENCE 51 Specifications General P ower requirements A C 120V , 60 Hz P ower consumption 44W Dimensions (appro x.) 430 X 92 X 382.5 mm (16.9 x 3.6 x 15 inches) (w x h x d) Mass (appro x.) 6.4 kg (14.1 lbs) Operating temperature 5 ˚ C to 35 ˚ C (41 ˚ F to 95 ˚ F) Operating humidity 5 % to 90 % Signal system NTSC Recording Recording f ormat D ...
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ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Zenith Part No. 206-3891 2000 MILLBROOK DRIVE GS# 3835RS0059B LINCOLNSHIRE, IL 60069 Printed in Korea Issue O ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION DVD Recorder DVR313 LIMITED W ARRANTY – USA Zenith will repair or replace your product, at Zenith’ s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workman- ship under ...
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