Samsung DVD-VR300E Quick Setup Manual

Connecting DVD Recorder-VCR to the TV using the RF Cable Connecting DVD Recorder-VCR to the TV using the SCART Cable Connecting DVD Recorder-VCR to a Satellite Receiver or Other Equipment Connecting DVD Recorder-VCR to the TV using the RF Cable The Recorder will only record on DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM discs. Quick Setup Guide DVD Recorder - VCR DVD Recorder - VCR Step Getting Connected Step Basic Operation 1 MEDIA BRAND SPEED TDK 4x That’s 4x DVD-R Maxell 4x Panasonic 4x Ritek 4x Verbatim 2x JVC 2x DVD-RW Radius 2x TDK 2x MCC Green Non-Ctrg. 4.7G 2x MEI White for Video Non-Ctrg. 4.7G 2x DVD-RAM Fuji Gold Non-Ctrg. 4.7G 2x Maxell Ctrg. 4.7G 2x TDK White Non-Ctrg. 4.7G 2x ❊We recommend using one of the discs in the table as they have been confirmed to be compatible with this unit. Other discs may not perform correctly. ❊Note: LD, CD-G, CD-I, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, VCD, DVD+R and DVD+RW discs should not be used in this product. Remove the aerial or network input cable from the tele- vision. Connect this cable to the 75Ωcoaxial socket marked on the rear of your DVD Recorder-VCR. Plug the RF cable supplied into the socket on your DVD Recorder-VCR. Plug the other end of the RF cable into the connector previously used for the aerial on the television. TV ANT TV DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL R R L VIDEO L RF cable Aerial AUDIO OUT C Samsung Electronics Printed in Korea

Connecting DVD Recorder-VCR to a Satellite Receiver or Other Equipment You can connect your DVD Recorder-VCR to a Satellite receiver or other DVD Recorder-VCR using the SCART cable if the appropriate outputs are available on the equipment chosen. The following illustra- tions give a few examples of the connection possibilities. AV1(EURO AV): By means of 21-pin Scart Cable Plug the SCART Cable with satellite receiver or other equipment into the AV1 (EURO AV) socket on the rear of the DVD Recorder- VCR. After making this connection, select the source by pressing the INPUT SEL. button for the AV1 input sources. By means of RF Cable After making this connection, you must preset the station received through the satellite tuner. RF output channel of the satellite receiver should be adjusted away from channel 60, which is used by the DVD Recorder-VCR, e.g. re-adjust to channel 65. AV2 IN: By means of 21-pin Scart Cable Plug the SCART Cable with satellite receiver or other equipment into the AV2 (DEC./EXT.) socket on the rear of the DVD Recorder-VCR. After making this connection, select the source by pressing the INPUT SEL. button for the AV2 input sources. By means of RF Cable After making this connection, you must preset the station received through the satellite tuner. RF output channel of the satellite receiver should be adjusted away from channel 60, which is used by the DVD Recorder-VCR, e.g. re-adjust to channel 65. 2 ANT TV RF cable Aerial Connector Satellite Receiver or other Equipment DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL R R L VIDEO L 1 2 AUDIO OUT ANT TV DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL R R L VIDEO L SCART Cable RF cable Aerial 1 2 AUDIO OUT ANT TV Satellite Receiver or other Equipment RF cable SCART Cable Aerial Connector DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL R R L VIDEO L 1 2 AUDIO OUT You can connect your DVD Recorder-VCR to the television using the SCART cable if the appropriate input is available on the television. You thus: G Obtain better quality sound and pictures G Simplify the setting up procedure of your DVD Recorder- VCR G Regardless of the type of connection chosen, you must always connect the RF cable supplied. Otherwise, no picture will be visible on the screen when the DVD Recorder-VCR is switched off. G Make sure that both the television and the DVD Recorder- VCR are switched off before connecting the cables. Connect the RF cable as indicated in the previous previous section. Connect one end of the SCART cable to the AV1 (EURO AV) socket on the rear of the DVD Recorder-VCR. Plug the other end into the appropriate connector on the television.

before proceeding with Step . The following instructions will give you a quick overview about how to use the DVD Recorder-VCR. Formatting a Disc Recording the current TV program you are watching Making a Timer Programming Finalising a Disc Recording Formats When you insert an unused disc, the following message appears. Since available functions differ depending on the disc type, select a disc that best fits your preferences. DVD-RAM : Use after formatting the disc. DVD-RW : When unused DVD-RW disc is first inserted, the message “Do you want to initalize this disc” will be displayed. If you select Yes, the disc will be for- matted in VR mode. If you want to change the mode, refer to Formatting a Disc on page 99. DVD-R : Formatting is unnecessary and only Video Mode Recording is supported. Press the MENU button with the disc stopped. Press the …/† buttons to select Disc Manager, and then press the OK or √ button. Press the …/† buttons to select Disc Format, and then press the OK or √button. DVD-RAM(VR) G You will be prompted with the confirmation message 'Do you want to format disc?'. If you select Yes you will be prompted with the confir- mation message 'All data will be deleted. Do you want to continue?'. DVD-RW G You will be prompted with the confirmation message ’Choose the recording format for DVD-RW’. Press the ➛/❿buttons to select Yes, and then press the OK button. The disc is formatted. Recording the current Program you are watching Press the OPEN/CLOSE button, and place a recordable disc on the disc tray. Press the OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray. Press the PROG/TRK ( / ) buttons to select the station you want to record. G The AV1, AV2 or AUX using the INPUT SEL. button for a satellite tuner or exteral Video source. Press the REC SPEED button on remote con- trol, to select the recording speed (quality). G XP(High, approx. 1 hour) ÆSP(Standard, approx. 2 hours) ÆLP(Low, approx. 4 hours) ÆEP(Extended Play, approx 6 hours) DVD ➜SP➜LP➜EP➜XP Mode Recording Times XP (high quality mode) Approx. 1 hour SP (standard quality mode) Approx. 2 hours LP (long recording mode) Approx. 4 hours EP (extended mode) Approx. 6 hours Step Step Basic Operation RETURN OK MOVE EXIT Disc Manager DVD-RAM(VR) Disc Name : √ Disc Protection : Not protected √ Disc Format √ Delete All Title Lists √ Cartridge Protect Inf √ All data will be deleted. Do you want to continue? Yes No Unformatted Disc Do you want to format this disc? Yes No Uninitialized Disc Do you want to initialize this disc? Yes No RETURN OK MOVE EXIT Disc Manager DVD-RW(VR) Disc Name : √ Disc Protection : Not protected √ Disc Format √ Delete All Title Lists √ √ √ Choose the recording format for DVD-RW. DVD-VR DVD-V DVD VOL F.ADV MARKER TITLE LIST DISC MENU TITLE MENU OK RETURN INFO. TV/VCR SUBTITLE REC SPEED REC DVD VCR REC PAUSE CLEAR MENU ANYKEY PLAY LIST SKIP PROG/TRK OPEN/CLOSE VCR TV INPUT SEL. TIMER REC - - - - 3 RETURN OK MOVE EXIT Disc Manager DVD-RAM(VR) Disc Name : √ Disc Protection : Not protected √ Disc Format √ Delete All Title Lists √ Cartridge Protection Info √ -R SP -

(E-180) Approx. 3 hours LP (Long recording mode) Approx. 9 hours Press the REC button. Press the STOP (I) button G The message “Updating the information of disc. Please wait for a moment”. Pausing / Resuming G Press the REC PAUSE button to pause a recording in progress. G Press the REC PAUSE button to again during pause to resume recording. G You can switch channels by pressing the PROG/TRK ( / ) buttons while recording is pauses. Using the Timer Programming Feature Press the MENU button. Press the …/† buttons to select Programme and then press the OK or √button. Press the …/† buttons to select Standard Timer, and then press the OK button. Press the …/† buttons to select scheduled Record list, and then press the √ or OK button. Set timer recording option. G The Timer Programming screen is displayed. Fill the input items using the arrow buttons. ➛❿: Moves to the previous/next item, ›❷: Sets a value. G TO : Select the media to record DVD or VCR. G PR : The video input source (AV1 or AV2), or the broadcasting channel you want to make a timer recording from. G Day : Set the recording day. G Start/End Time : Start and end time of the timer programming. G Recording Speed : Recording speed G VPS : Video Programme System. G PDC : Programme Delivery Control. Press the OK button. Turn the power off to finish the timer recording. Timer programming will not work when the power is on. Finalising a Disc After you record titles onto a DVD-RW/DVD-R disc with your DVD Recorder-VCR, it needs to be finalised be played back on external devices. Press the MENU button with the disc stopped. Press the …/† buttons to select Disc Manager, and then press the OK or √button. Press the …/† buttons to select Disc Finalise, and then press the OK or √ button. You will be prompted with the mes- sage 'Do you want to finalise disc?'. If you select Yes, you will be prompted again with the message 'Disc will be finalised. Do you want to continue?'. Press the œ/√ buttons to select Yes, and then press the OK button. The disc is finalised. Once a disc is finalised, you cannot delete entries from the record list. I After being finalised, the DVD-R operates in the same manner as a regular DVD-Video. I Depending on the kind of disc, the displayed screen may be slightly different. I Finalising will be taken few minutes. If you turn the unit on/off or open the tray during finalising, you will not be able to use the disc anymore. RETURN OK MOVE EXIT Scheduled Record List DVD-RAM(VR) 01 --- --/-- --:-- -- --:-- -- -- -- √ No. Source Date Start End Type Mode Edit No. 02 TO DVD PR 02 Day THE 03 Start 09 : 22 End 10 : 30 Speed SP VPS/PDC Off RETURN OK MOVE EXIT Scheduled Record List DVD-RAM(VR) 01 DVD 02 Tue 03 09:22 10:30 SP Off √ 02 -- --- --/-- --:---- --:-- -- -- -- √ No. To PR Day Start End Speed V/P Edit DVD VOL F.ADV MARKER TITLE LIST DISC MENU TITLE MENU OK RETURN INFO. TV/VCR SUBTITLE REC SPEED REC DVD VCR REC PAUSE TIME SLIP PIP CLEAR MENU ANYKEY PLAY LIST SKIP PROG/TRK OPEN/CLOSE VCR TV INPUT SEL. TIMER REC SELECT COPY - - - - - - RETURN OK MOVE EXIT Disc Manager DVD-RW(VR) Disc Name : √ Disc Protection : Not protected √ Disc Format : DVD-VR √ Disc Finalise √ Delete All Title Lists √ 4 - RETURN OK MOVE EXIT Programme DVD-RAM(VR) Video Plus+ √ Standard Timer √ Video Plus+ Extended : Off √ RETURN OK MOVE EXIT Disc Manager DVD-RW(VR) Disc Name : √ Disc Protection : Not protected √ Disc Format √ Delete All Title Lists √ Cartridge Protect Inf √ Disc will be finalised. Do you want to continue? Yes No AK68-00510B