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Question posted by jodiemike on October 27th, 2011

When Recording It Starts Making File Information Before Done.??

about 11 mins in. also it will play a movie but about half way through it says it doesn't recognise the disc.

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Owner's Manual (English) - Page 4

... Disc Information on-screen . . . . .21 PLAYBACK Playing a Tape 22 Playing a DVD 22 VCR Playback Options 23 DVD Playback Features 24-25 Special Playback Options 26 Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA files . . . .27 Viewing a JPEG files 28-29 About DVD recording 30 Notes for recording 30 Recording from External Components . . . . .31 Instant Timer Recording 31 Simultaneous Play and Record...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 5

... sunlight or sources of heat and never leave it in its case. Before playing, clean the disc with Video recording mode +RW DVD+RW disc -R DVD-R disc +R DVD+R disc DVD DVD-Video disc ACD Audio CDs MP3 MP3 files WMA WMA files JPEG JPEG files VCR Video Tape Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor picture quality and sound distortion. Leave it for future...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 7

... to either side (the labeled side or the recorded side) of recordable disc formats (including CD-R containing MP3 or WMA files) and these standards. This number must match your unit's regional code or the disc cannot play. • If you record a disc using a personal computer or a DVD or CD Recorder may not play because of the settings of the unit or...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 8

..., gives about 6 hour of this copyright protection technology must be recorded using this recorder. Note: You may see a fragmented picture during playing back the contents recorded in EP mode. 8 CPRM recordings can only be made on DVD-RW discs formatted in VR mode, and CPRM recordings can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you can only be used only...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 9

... closes the disc tray. Indicates when the recorder is in the DVD deck. d Z VCR Ejects the tape in the VCR deck. g x (STOP) Stops playback h z (REC) Starts recording. VCR: Rewinds/Advances the tape during the STOP mode, for the Progressive Scan output. k Display window Shows the current status of the Recorder. The VCR deck is not displayed.) Indicates total playing time, elapsed...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 10

.... PLAY MODE Selects play mode. TV Control Buttons See page 43. RETURN (O) Removes the menu. MARKER Marks any point during playback. SEARCH Displays Marker Search menu. DISC MENU/LIST Accesses menu on the Marker Search menu. Opens and closes the disc tray. - c HOME Accesses or removes the HOME menu. z REC Starts recording. Press repeatedly to DVD). VCR: SP...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 12

...Recorder C A2 S-Video connection Connect the S-VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the Recorder to VIDEO. Please refer to the phono in jack (record deck) of the Recorder's progressive scan output for additional connection information. The DVD... the disc. Position the units away from each other equipment there are various ways you can connect the recorder. Make one of your TV, VCR, Stereo...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 15

... playback and recording of the recorder. 1. Press ENTER to confirm your setting. 3. MovieVCR: Plays back Video tape. • DISC: - Use v / V to select a language for the first time to exit the menu. Plays back DVD-Video disc (pages 24-26). HOOKUP AND SETTINGS Initial Setup Wizard After the POWER is pressed for the Setup menu and information display then...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 18

... with the same rating or lower are prompted to rate the DVD video disc, based on the list in order to exit the menu. Select [Rating] option then press B. 2. Input a 4-digit code. If you set a rating for the recorder, all discs are not played unless an alternate scene is the least restrictive. [No Limit]: If...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 19

..., the overdubbed sound is recorded at fixed intervals. Caution If you want to select a desired Disc Record Mode (XP, SP, LP or EP). 3. Select [OK] then press ENTER. SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play). Use v / V to change the disc format, everything recorded on the disc will initialize the disc. • DVD-R: The recorder initialize the disc to exit the menu. One...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 20

... [Unfinalize] option. 1. This is not available. Allows regular recording. • DVD-RW (VR mode): Prevents editing, erasing, and regular recording. This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on a different Recorder, you will bypass the Disc menu and trailers and start playing the movie automatically. However, you can take up to 32 characters...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 21

...DVD-RW in VR mode 2. For details about the disc or tape loaded on -screen display disappears. 21 Indicates disc name and format. Indicates input source. General Explanation of the recorder. 3. Displaying Information...Press DISPLAY once to display/ remove the information displayed on the disc type or playing status. Indicates the record mode, free space, and elapsed time progress bar...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 22

... tray, with the playback side down. 2. Press OPEN/CLOSE (Z) to remove the disc. Press OPEN/CLOSE (Z) to open the disc tray. Playback Playing a Tape Playing a DVD 1. Press VCR to close disc tray or press POWER (1), the disc tray closes automatically and unit turns off , it cannot make recordings using using HOME menu. • If a tape without a safety tab is loaded...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 27

... press ENTER. • [Play] Start playback the selected track or file. • [Open] Opens the folder and a list of files and folders) 27 MP3/WMA audio file requirement File extensions ".mp3", ".wma". Select [Music] > [DISC] and press ENTER. Use v V b B to select [Random] option then press ENTER. Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA files The Recorder can display the folders...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 31

...: DV Input mounted on this recorder. Recording starts after the first press. Please confirm the Video tape has enough remaining time to stop recording. To Extend the Recording Time The recording time can play or record both DVD and VCR at the same time. • You cannot change VCR mode during the DVD playback, press VCR to the Recorder. Make sure that the Audio In...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 32

... the recording actually starts. • Use v / V to select a program you want to exit the Timer Record List. Press HOME and the Home menu appears. 2. Timer Recording Troubleshooting Even though the timer is set to select a program. 4. Choose a media (DVD or VCR). • [Input] - OK], it may not be checked whenever the Recorder is available on the disc. Timer Recording...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 34

... final frame of the recording may occur if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape, or if the power fails in sub-menu of 12bit/32kHz. It may not be 32 or 48kHz (not 44.1kHz). Make sure your camcorder, you cannot control the second DVD from this one...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 35

... recorded date, and recording length. When selecting titles, use the v / V buttons to display the TITLE LIST menu. On the left side of the menu. The menu options on the disc type. • [Play] Start ... menu depend on whether you are editing a VR mode disc, press DISC MENU/LIST to display the information of selected title on DVD, and whether you can directly edit the Original content of...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 40

...RW +R -RWVR Use this function to re-arrange the playing order of the title. 1. After pressing ENTER, the ...'unprotect' it by choosing [Unprotect] option from the disc. 1. Example: Title List (DVD+RW) 4. Tip: If you select a hidden chapter...Playlist Chapter -RWVR Use this function to protect against accidental recording, editing or deleting of Playlist chapters on the Chapter List...
Owner's Manual (English) - Page 42

... be accessed by pressing STOP (x). 3. Press DISC MENU/LIST to stop the overwrite recording. Title List menu will play back a title, select the title you want then press ENTER or PLAY (N). Overwrite recording starts from the start overwrite recording. But if next title is not available for DVD+Rs, that came with a suitable DVD-ROM drive. But if the next...

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