HITACHI DVRV8500EUK - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

Instruction Manual

DVD RECORDER

(DVD RECORDER with VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER)

Model No.

DV-RV8500E (UK)

Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product. For

optimum performance and safety, please read

these instructions carefully.

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this

product, please read these instructions completely.

Please keep this manual for future reference.

VIDEO Plus+ and PlusCode are registered

trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation.

The VIDEO Plus+ system is manufactured

under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

PAL

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Safety Precautions

This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an

equilateral triangle is intended to alert 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 equilateral triangle

is intended to alert the user to the presence of

important operating and maintenance (servicing)

instructions in the literature accompanying the

product.

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space

such as a book case or similar unit.

CAUTION:

This DVD Recorder employs a Laser System.

To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner's

manual carefully and retain for future reference should the unit

require maintenance, contact an authorised service location

(see service procedure).

Use of controls, adjustments, or the performance of procedures

other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radi-

ation exposure.

To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not try to open

the enclosure. Visible laser radiation when open. DO NOT

STARE INTO BEAM.

CAUTION: The apparatus should not be exposed to water

(dripping or splashing) and no objects filled with liquids, such

as vases, should be placed on the apparatus.

NOTES ON COPYRIGHTS:

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast

via cable, play in public, or rent copyrighted material without

permission.

This product features the copy protection function developed by

Macrovision. Copy protection signals are recorded on some

discs. When recording and playing the pictures of these discs

on a VCR, picture noise will appear.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that

is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other

intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation

and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection tech-

nology must be authorised by Macrovision Corporation, and is

intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless

otherwise authorised by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse

engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

SERIAL NUMBER: The serial number is found on the back of

this unit. This number is unique to this unit and not available to

others. You should record requested information here and retain

this guide as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model No. ___________________________________

Serial No. ___________________________________

Information for users applicable in European

Union countries

This symbol on the product or on its packaging

means that your electrical and electronic

equipment should be disposed at the end of life

separately from your household wastes.

There are separate collection systems for recy-

cling in EU.

For more information, please contact the local

authority or the dealer where you purchased

the product.

Important for United Kingdom

The mains lead on this equipment is supplied with a moulded

plug incorporating a fuse, the value of which is indicated on

the pin face of the plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced,

an ASTA or BSI approved BS1362 fuse must be used of the

same rating.

If the fuse cover is detachable never use the plug with the

cover omitted.

If a replacement fuse cover is required, ensure it is of the

same colour as that visible on the pin face of the plug. Fuse

covers are available from your dealer.

DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the

plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or

the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an

appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your

dealer. If there is no alternative to cutting off the mains plug,

ensure that you dispose of it immediately, having first

removed the fuse to avoid a possible shock hazard by

inadvertent connection to the mains supply.

IMPORTANT

The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with

the following code:

Blue = Neutral, Brown = Live

As these colours may not correspond with the coloured

marking identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as

follows:

The wire coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal

marked with the letter N or coloured BLUE or BLACK. The

wire coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal

marked with the letter L or coloured BROWN or RED.

On no account connect either of these wires to the terminal

marked E or by the earth symbol

or coloured green or

green and yellow.

CAUTIONS

This product satisfies CE regulations when shielded cables

and connectors are used to connect the unit

to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference

with electric appliances, such as radios

and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for

connections.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELEC-

TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN

OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK

OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE

PERSONNEL.

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Table of Contents

IINTR

ODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Recordable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Disc-related terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

· About the

symbol display . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

· About the disc symbols for instructions . . . . 6

About DVD-R and DVD-RW disc . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

· What are `recording modes'? . . . . . . . . . . . 7

· Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape? . 7

· About word `Original' and `Playlist'. . . . . . . . 7

About DVD+R and DVD+RW disc . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

· Disc types and recording formats, modes,

and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

· Notes for recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

· Recording TV audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . 8

·Restrictions on video recording. . . . . . . . . . 9

· What is `CPRM'? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

· Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

· Handling the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

· Cleaning the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Notes on Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

· Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

· Storing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

· Cleaning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Remote Control Operation Range . . . . . . . . . . 10

· Remote Control Battery Installation . . . . . 10

Reset the Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Function Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Remote Control Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

HOOKUP

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18

Connecting to the Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connections to Your TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver . . 16

Connecting an external decoder box . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting to an Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections

to Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting a Digital Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Before Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-32

Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

· General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-23

·Auto Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

· Program Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21

·Auto Clock Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

· Manual Clock Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

· TV Aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

· VCR Play Aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

· VCR Play System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

·AV2 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

· Progressive Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

·Factory Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

· Display Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

· Disc Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

· Dolby Digital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

· DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

· MPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

· Sampling Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

· DRC (Dynamic Range Control). . . . . . . . . 24

·Vocal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Lock (Parental Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-26

· Set Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

· Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

· Area Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27

· Disc Record Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

· VCR Record Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

· VCR Record System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

·DV Record Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

·Auto Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-29

· Initialize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

· Finalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

· Disc Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

· Disc Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

· Manual Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

· About DivX

® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

General Explanation of On-Screen Display. 30-32

· Displaying Information on-screen . . . . . 30-32

· Displaying Information While Watching TV . . 30

· Changing TV Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

· Changing TV Audio Channel. . . . . . . . . . . 30

PLAYBACK

Operation with DVD and Video CD . . . . . . . 33-36

Playing a DVD or Video CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

·Moving to another TITLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

·Moving to another CHAPTER/TRACK. . . . 33

· Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

· Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback 34

· Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

· Random . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

· Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

· Repeat A-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

· Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

· Manual Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

· Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

· Marker Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

· Checking the Contents of

DVD Video Discs: Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

· Title Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

· Disc Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

· Camera Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

· Changing the Audio Soundtrack . . . . . . . . 35

· Changing the Audio Channel . . . . . . . . . . 36

· 3D Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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· Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

· Finding Locations on a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . 36

· Last Condition Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Playing a DivX

® Movie Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Playing a DivX® Movie Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Audio CD and MP3/WMA Operation . . . . . . 38-39

Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA Disc . . . . . 38

Music menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

·Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

·Moving to Another Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

· Repeat Track/All(Folder)/Off . . . . . . . . . . . 39

· Random . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

· Changing the Audio Channel . . . . . . . . . . 39

· Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

· Repeat A-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Notes on MP3/WMA Recordings . . . . . . . . . 39

Programmed Playback with Audio CD and

MP3/WMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

· Program List menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

JPEG File Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42

Viewing a JPEG File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

· Photo menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

· Photo-CD menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

· Skip Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

· Rotate Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

· View Slide Shows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

· Notes on JPEG Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . 42

VCR Mode Tape Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Normal Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

·Tracking Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Special Effect Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

· Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

· Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback 43

· Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

· Counter Memory Function . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

RECORDING

Basic Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-46

Basic Recording from a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Instant Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Copying from DVD to VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Copying from VCR to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Timer Recording with VIDEO Plus+

System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-49

Checking Timer Recording Details . . . . . . . . . 48

Canceling a Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress . . . . . 48

Timer Recording Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . 48

Playing while you are recording. . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Recording from an External Input . . . . . . . 50-51

Recording from External Components. . . . . . . 50

Recording from a Digital Camcorder . . . . . . . . 50

What is DV? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

·DV-Related Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

·Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

EDITING

Title List and Chapter List Menu . . . . . . . . 52-56

Using the Title List-Original menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using the Chapter List-Original menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using the Title List-Playlist menu

. . . 53

Using the Chapter List-Playlist menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using the Title List menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Deleting a Title

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

If the disc has already been finalized. . . . . . . . 54

Using the Title List menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using the Chapter List menu

. . . . . . . . . 55

Using the Title List menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the Chapter List menu

. . . . . . . . . 56

Title and Chapter Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-62

Titles, Chapters and Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Adding Chapter Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Changing Title Thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Making a New Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Adding Additional Title/Chapters to the Playlist 58

Deleting a Title/Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Deleting a Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Naming a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Combining Two Chapters Into One . . . . . . . . . 60

Moving a Playlist Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Protect a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Hide a Title/Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Divide One Title Into Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Overwrite Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Viewing Title List menu displayed on other

DVD recorders or players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Playing Your Recordings on other

DVD Players (Finalizing a Disc). . . . . . . . . . . . 63

REFERENCE

Language Code List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Area Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Controlling Your TV with

the Supplied Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-68

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-70

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

About the symbols for instructions

Indicates hazards likely to cause harm to the unit

itself or other material damage.

Indicates special operating features of this unit.

Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier.

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Overview

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Accessory

Check for the supplied accessories below.

· Video/Audio Cable

· RF Cable for TV

· Remote Control

· Batteries for Remote Control (AAA Size)

· SCART Cable

· Instruction Manual

Dispose of batteries according to local environmental

regulations. Do not put them in the household rubbish.

Recordable Discs

DVD-RW (Digital Video Disc - ReWritable):

These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly.

Recordings can be erased, then you can

record again on the same Disc.

When a brand-new DVD-RW disc is inserted,

the screen for formatting the disc will appear:

Choose the VR mode or Video mode, and

then format the disc before use.

DVD-R (Digital Video Disc - Recordable):

These Discs can be recorded only once. After

you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot record on it

or edit it any more.

DVD+RW (Digital Video Disc + ReWritable):

These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly.

Recordings can be erased, then you can

record again on the same Disc.

When a brand-new DVD+RW disc is inserted,

the screen for formatting the disc will appear:

Format the disc before use.

When a DVD+RW disc recorded on this

recorder is removed, it will automatically be

finalized, but if you enter a title after finalization,

you will need to manually finalize it.

DVD+R (Digital Video Disc + Recordable):

These Discs can be recorded only once. After

you finalize a DVD+R, you cannot record on it

or edit it any more.

.DVD-RAM (DVD - Random Access

Memory)

DVD-RAM discs can be formatted for VR

mode recording.

These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly.

Recordings can be erased, then you can

record again on the same Disc.

Playable on DVD-RAM compatible players.

Recordings can be extensively edited.

Only DVD-RAM standard Version 2.0, 2.1 and

2.2 discs can be used in this unit.

You cannot use the cartridge-type DVD-RAM

disc in this unit.

When a brand-new DVD-RAM disc is

inserted, the screen for formatting the disc

will appear: Format the disc before use.

In the case of an 8-cm DVD-RAM on which

photos were recorded on a Hitachi DVD video

camera/recorder, no editing of Disc

Navigation or play list can be performed on

this recorder (recording on it and creating a

play list are possible).

otes

This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.

DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and CD-R/RW discs

recorded using a personal computer or a DVD or CD

recorder may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty,

or if there is dirt or condensation on the recorder's

lens.

If you record a disc using a personal computer, even if

it is recorded in a compatible format, there are cases

in which it may not play because of the settings of the

application software used to create the disc. (Check

with the software publisher for more detailed

information.)

The company does not hold any responsibility to

compensate the contents which should have been

recorded, and any losses or damages (e.g. losses of

business profit, or business intermission) that may

arise from malfunction of this recorder (not

recording/editing as intended).

Problems arising in the following situations are included.

· When a DVD disc recorded on this recorder is used

in a DVD recorder of another manufacturer, or used

(insertion, playback, recording or editing) in a

personal computer DVD drive.

· When a DVD that has been used as above is used

again in this recorder.

· When a DVD disc recorded in a DVD recorder of

another manufacturer, or in a personal computer

DVD drive is used.

Playable Discs

DVD

(8 cm/12 cm disc)

Video CD (VCD)

(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Audio CD

(8 cm/12 cm disc)

In addition, this unit can play DVD-R/DVD-RW discs;

DVD+R/DVD+RW discs; CD-R/CD-RW discs that

contain audio titles, MP3 files, WMA files, or JPEG files;

and VCD.

otes

Depending on the conditions of the recording

equipment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD±R/±RW) disc

itself, some CD-R/RW (or DVD±R/±RW) discs cannot

be played on the unit.

Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the

labelled side or the recorded side) of a disc.

Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart-shaped

or octagonal). Doing so may result in malfunctions.

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