Samsung DVD-VR300E Quick start guide

Brand: Samsung

Model: DVD-VR300E

Category: DVD players

Type: Quick start guide

Samsung DVD-VR300E is a versatile device that combines the functions of a DVD recorder, VCR, and digital video recorder. It allows you to record your favorite TV shows, movies, and videos on DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM discs. With its built-in timer, you can schedule recordings in advance, ensuring that you never miss a program. You can also connect your satellite receiver or other external devices to the DVD-VR300E via the SCART or RF cables and record content from them.

Step

Step Getting Connected

Select one of the following three types of connections:

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

Step Getting Connected

Step Basic Operation

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 75Ω coaxial 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.

ANT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

VIDEO

RF cable

Aerial

AUDIO OUT

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Connecting DVD Recorder-VCR to the TV using the SCART Cable

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.

ANT

RF cable

Aerial Connector

Satellite Receiver or other

Equipment

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

VIDEO

AUDIO OUT

ANT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

VIDEO

SCART Cable

RF cable

Aerial

AUDIO OUT

ANT

Satellite Receiver or other

Equipment

RF cable

SCART

Cable

Aerial Connector

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

VIDEO

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:

● Obtain better quality sound and pictures

● Simplify the setting up procedure of your DVD Recorder-

VCR

● 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.

● 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.

Wait! Make sure you complete Step 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

button with the disc stopped.

Press the

…/†

buttons

to select Disc

Manager, and then

press the

√

button.

Press the

…/†

buttons

to select Disc Format,

and then press the

√

button.

DVD-RAM(VR)

●

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

●

You will be prompted with

the confirmation message

’Choose the recording

format for DVD-RW’.

Press the

➛

❿

buttons

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.

●

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).

●

XP(High, approx. 1 hour)

SP(Standard, approx. 2

hours) LP(Low, approx. 4

hours) EP(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

RETURNOKMOVE 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

RETURNOKMOVE 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

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

RETURNOKMOVE EXIT

Disc Manager

DVD-RAM(VR)

Disc Name :

√√

Disc Protection : Not protected

√√

Disc Format

√√

Delete All Title Lists

√√

Cartridge Protection Info

√√

-R

VCR

➜SP➜LP

Mode Recording Time

SP (standard quality mode)

(E-180) Approx. 3 hours

LP (Long recording mode) Approx. 9 hours

Press the

REC

button.

Press the

STOP (■)

button

●

The message “Updating the information of disc. Please wait

for a moment”.

Pausing / Resuming

●

Press the REC PAUSE button to pause a recording in

progress.

●

Press the REC PAUSE button to again during pause to

resume recording.

●

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.

●

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.

●

TO : Select the media to record DVD or VCR.

●

PR : The video input source (AV1 or AV2), or the broadcasting

channel you want to make a timer recording from.

●

Day : Set the recording day.

●

Start/End Time : Start and end time of the timer programming.

●

Recording Speed : Recording speed

●

VPS : Video Programme System.

●

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

button with the disc stopped.

Press the

…/†

buttons to

select Disc Manager,

and then press the

√

button.

Press the

…/†

buttons to

select Disc Finalise, and

then press the

√

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.

■

After being finalised, the DVD-R operates in the same

manner as a regular DVD-Video.

■

Depending on the kind of disc, the displayed screen may

be slightly different.

■

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.

RETURNOKMOVE EXIT

Scheduled Record List

DVD-RAM(VR)

---

--:---- --:---- -- --

√√

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

RETURNOKMOVE EXIT

Scheduled Record List

DVD-RAM(VR)

DVD

02 Tue 03 09:22 10:30 SP Off

√√

-- ---

--:----

--:---- -- --

√√

No. To PR Day Start End Speed V/P Edit

DVD

VOL

F.ADV MARKER

TITLE LIST

DISC MENU TITLE MENU

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

RETURNOKMOVE EXIT

Disc Manager

DVD-RW(VR)

Disc Name :

√√

Disc Protection : Not protected

√√

Disc Format : DVD-VR

√√

Disc Finalise

√√

Delete All Title Lists

√√

RETURNOKMOVE EXIT

Programme

DVD-RAM(VR)

Video Plus+

√√

Standard Timer

√√

Video Plus+ Extended : Off

√√

RETURNOKMOVE 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

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Samsung DVD-VR300E Quick start guide

Brand: Samsung

Model: DVD-VR300E

Category: DVD players

Type: Quick start guide

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