User manual ARCHOS DVR 20

[. . . ] English Language User Guide ARCHOS DVR 20 and DVR 100 Digital Video Recorder for Archos Jukebox Multimedia (JBM 20) and for Archos Video AV 100 and 300 series. 1. 1 1. 2 1. 3 Table of Contents 1 Connecting the DVR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 VCR Method (North America) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SCART/Péritel Method (For European version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Camcorder Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Recording with the DVR 20 on the Jukebox Multimedia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Recording with the DVR 100 on the AV100 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4 Recording with the DVR 100 on the AV300 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5 Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5. 1 5. 2 Selecting the Correct Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You can choose which video input you want the DVR to create your video file from. Normally, with a good video signal, you can set it to Auto, and the DVR will scan the two inputs to see which one has valid video information. This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the DVR will record. For most situations you should set this to auto. If you choose High, the DVR will record at 30 frames per second in the North American NTSC standard and 25 frames per second in European PAL standard. On low, it will record at 15 frames/sec and 12. 5 frames/sec (half speed). Bitrate 500 kb/s, 1000 kb/s, 1500kb/s, 2000 kb/s. Use this to set the encoding quality (similar to the idea of JPEG image quality settings). The higher the encoding rate, the higher the image quality but also the more hard drive space is used. Brightness Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image brightness Contrast Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image contrast Saturation Use this to de-emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image Hue Use this to change the color spectrum in the recorded image Set Default Change the above settings to the factory default settings Settings Change the regular system settings To make a video recording, · First, go to the folder you want to make your recording in. · Press the [F3] Rec'rd to enter the pre-record screen. · If <AVI> does not appear above the [F1] button, click on [F1] until <AVI> appears. AVI is the video file type that the Jukebox Multimedia will create. · Click on [F2] Setup to make adjustments before you start the video recording. · Concerning the video standard, the DVR will automatically recognize if the incoming video signal is NTSC (American), SECAM, or PAL (European). · Click on LEFT and RIGHT to adjust the input sound level. Too far to the right will often give a overdriven distorted quality. Too far to the left may make for a very soft sound. Try a few recordings to get a sense of what is the best sound level. · Click on [F3] to start recording and then Click on [F3] to stop the recording. · If you click on the PLAY/PAUSE button during the recording, the recording will pause and show the last frame before the pause. You will only hear the sound from the source video. When you click the PLAY/PAUSE again to recommence the recording, you will then see the moving video image on the screen. 11 12 4 Recording with the DVR 100 on the AV300 series 1. [. . . ] 2) make sure you are closer than 3 meters (10 feet). 3) Make sure your Archos Device has the correctly selected remote control code (see section 5. 1 above). 4) Make sure the batteries are still good. Problem: Sometimes after about 2 or more hours or recording, the recording stops and a new one starts. [. . . ]