You can change setup items later. See the pages listed at each step below for each feature. 1 1 Press STANDBY-ONy yy to turn on the Recorder. 2 2 The Menu Language screen will appear first. Press K KK or L LL to choose English, Espanol, or Francais, then press the OK button. The Recorder’s menus, displays, and messages will be in the language you selected. To change the Recorder’s Menu Language later, see page 66. ~ Initial Setup Menu Language EnglishK L Espanol Francais 1 2-3 Press OK to continue 3 3 The Audio Language menu appears next. Press K KK or L LL to choose the language you prefer, then press OK. The Recorder will play Discs in this language if it is on the Disc.The DVD Disc menu will appear in the same language if available. Some Discs require you to choose the audio language or the Disc Menu language from the Disc menu.The Disc preferences or defaults may override your selection in the Recorder’s Audio Language menu. To change the Audio Language later (as Playback Audio), see pages 37 and 66. ~ Initial Setup Audio Language EnglishK L Espanol Francais Portugues Italiano Press OK to continue Instructions continue on the next page. • The Recorder’s features will scroll across the display panel when you first connect the power cord.This is a demonstra- tion that cannot be cancelled. It will not appear anymore after you set up the Recorder. Helpful Hint E9490UD_EN.qx3 04.8.3 11:55 AM Page 19 Initial Setup (cont’d) 19 4 ~ 8 4-6 5 ~ 6 Recorder’s ANTENNA IN jack, press OK. If you have not connected the Antenna or Cable TV signal, take a moment now to do so.After the Antenna/Cable TV signal is connected, press OK. See pages 10-16. To reset TV channels later, or to add/delete new channel choices later, see page 28. 7 7 “Searching for TV channels” will appear, along with a scale showing channels are being memorized.The number of channels found will show on the screen as the searching progresses.This will take a few minutes, depending on the number of channels available in your area. When the channel search finishes,“Auto ch. search complete” will appear, along with the total number of channels found. Installation Auto Ch. Programming Auto ch. search complete 024 Channels found To exit press SYSTEM MENU 8 8 Press SYSTEM MENU. The Recorder automatically turns off, then turns on again.You will see a DVD background screen and some Information Boxes. See page 35. The Recorder is ready for use! E9490UD_EN.qx3 04.8.3 11:55 AM Page 20 20 Quick Videotape Playback Read and follow the steps below to play a videotape. Turn on the TV. 1 1 Turn on the TV. Set it to channel 3 or 4 or its AUDIO/VIDEO 1IN channel. This depends on how you connected the Recorder to a Insert a videotape in the TV. See pages 10-14. cassette compartment. 2 2 2 With the Recorder power off, insert a videotape in the cassette compartment of the Recorder. The VCR light will appear on the front of the Recorder. If the power is already on, press VCR to put the Recorder in VCR mode.The VCR light will appear on the front of the Recorder. 3 3 Press PLAY B. 6 4 4 Press STOP C to stop playback. 5 5 5 Press PREV/REW H to rewind the videotape. 6 6 After the videotape stops, press OPEN/CLOSE/EJECT A to remove the videotape. 4 3 Helpful Hint • You must connect the Recorder to a TV using the RF coaxial cable or composite video in order to use the VCR features. These hookups are explained on pages 10 and 14. E9490UD_EN.qx3 04.8.3 11:55 AM Page 21 Quick Disc Playback 21 1 1 Press STANDBY-ONy yy to turn on the Recorder. Turn on your TV. Set it to the correct Video In channel. See pages 9-16. 2 2 Press the DVD button on the remote control so the DVD light appears on the front of the Recorder. You should see the DVD background picture on the TV screen (if no Disc is in the Recorder). 3 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE/EJECT A to open the disc tray. Load your Disc in the tray, with the label facing up and the shiny side facing down. If the Disc (DVD) is two-sided, make sure the label of the side you want to play is facing up. POWER ON/OFF LABEL 4 4 Press OPEN/CLOSE/EJECT A again to close the tray. “Reading” will show on the display panel.The Recorder may read a Disc for several seconds. 5 5 Press PLAY B to start playback. • If you are playing a DVD, a Disc menu may appear. If the Title or Chapter selections are numbered, press a Number button to select an item. Or, press K KK, L LL, s ss, or B BB to select an item, then press OK. Continue until you start playing the Disc. Or, follow the instructions in the DVD Disc menu. • If you are playing a DVD+RW/DVD+R, the Index Picture Screen will appear. See page 34. Press K or L to select the Title you want to play, then press OK. If the Disc is blank, the display will show “EMPTY DISC.” 6 6 To stop play at any time, press STOP C. If Auto resume is On, DVD play will resume at the same point the next time you play the DVD.To play the DVD from its beginning, restart play from the DVD’s Disc menu. If Auto resume is Off, Resume will appear in...