User manual WHITES ELECTRONICS TM 80TR

[. . . ] Since the introduction in 1996, its growth in popularity has been phenomenal. Not only are DVD players more mainstream, but also DVD drives can be found in many audio-visual, computer and video game products. With DVD playback now possible from a wide variety of equipment, DVD can now be enjoyed in many different ways and applications. Thanks to recordable DVD, the high quality images, superior sound quality and remarkably versatile functions provided by DVD can now be applied to home recording on a digital disc. [. . . ] Once this editing program has been created, it can be used again and again to record any number of DVDs for friends and relatives. Since they are recorded directly from the tape as a recording source, the images are clear and crisp. This enables the creation of DVD discs with high image quality. s Program Edit This function enables desired scenes from a video tape to be selected and placed in any order for recording onto DVD to create your own original recordings. The camcorder is controlled by the TM 80TR, with each scene ­ from the IN point (beginning point of the scene ) to the OUT point (end point of the scene) ­ selectable, in succession. Afterwards, slight adjustments can be made to the IN and OUT points, and the order of the scenes may be changed. As the video scene list is being watched, an Edit Program is created. Once the OK has been given, dubbing can be started, with synchronized operation between the playback side (camcorder) and the recording side (TM 80TR) to perform the dubbing automatically. Moreover, up to 50 scenes (from one point to another) may be set into one editing program, with a maximum of 20 programs possible, of which all can be stored in the memory of the TM 80TR. Once a program has been set, it is possible to record any number of DVD discs directly from the original video tape source with automatic operation. How to perform Program Edit Program Edit Record directly only necessary scenes from a tape into a disc as you choose 1. Create Edit Program before recording in Scene2 out Edit Program Scene3 Scene2 in out Scene3 in out Scene1 DV (D8) i. LINK Control Master tape VR VIDEO AV Signal TM 80TR 3. Start Dubbing Full Automatic Dubbing by Edit Program 16 TM 80TR Technical Notes Chapter 4-2 DV Edit s Advanced Program Edit Compared to the Program Edit function, in which the tape is watched and desired scenes are selected, the Advanced Program Edit function copies the entire tape onto a DVD disc. Switching between these two types of displays is possible using the Zoom +/­ button. In addition, since program contents can be sorted by recording date and time, title number or title name, finding a desired title is quick and easy. When a desired title is selected from the Title List, playback, editing, or other operations can be smoothly performed. When the data is to be corrected or changed, the title name can be manually input. This makes it more convenient to Title List ­ on-screen display of content recorded on the DVD manage the recorded titles, to facilitate searching for a specific title in the Title List for playback, or to display the title name for confirmation during playback. Editing on disc capability Editing on the disc is a major feature of rewritable DVD discs, and this is possible with the TM 80TR. In particular, DVD-RW (VR mode) recordings offer a high degree of editing flexibility. One is original editing on the disc itself, making changes to both the images and sound actually on the disc. Another way is to leave the images and sound data on the disc without making changes, and edit only the Playlist to rearrange the playback order of the content. s Original editing In this type of editing, changes are made to images and sound actually recorded on the disc. With rewritable media, unwanted portions can be erased and these become blank areas, where different images and sound can be subsequently recorded to enable more efficient use of disc capacity. Original editing functions Original editing is possible with DVD-RW (VR mode), -RW (Video mode), +RW and ­R* discs. [. . . ] By changing the angle of the prism in relation to the beam, the shape of the beam can be changed. This enables the shape of the beam to be easily changed from oval to round. 31 TM 80TR Technical Notes Chapter 4-6 Drive and Deck mechanism s Functions integrated on two newly developed ICs In the design of the TM 80TR, two new ICs were specifically created. The CXD9711R contains the RF amp which is used to read and write signals, while the larger S4 is mainly used for encoding and decoding circuitry. The S4 also contains the servo DSP and ATAPI control circuitry. [. . . ]