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Ferguson RW-770 HD User Manual

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INTRODUCTION

The Ferguson Recorder can record TV signals and
AV signals from external devices or digital signals
from IEEE 1394 devices and can record* on
DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW or DVD-R discs for the
facility of storage. The Ferguson RW-770HD also
functions as a DVD or CD player.
*Record to 8X DVD-Rs not supported.

MAIN FEATURES

The internal HDD (Hard Disk Drive) record functions
include Time Shifting and Direct Digital Dub. Plays
pre-recorded Movie DVDs and Audio CDs. Store and
play multimedia files (music, photos, videos) on the
internal HDD.
Transfer files between USB devices*, DVDs and the
internal HDD.
MP3 support.
DivX® codec support (short for DivX®
compression/decompres¬sion).
Dolby Digital sound for a total of 6 ('5.1') separate
audio chan¬nels (front-left, front-middle, front-
right, rear-left, rear-right and subwoofer).
Permanent recording (up to 3h) Record TV shows
and transfer home videos to DVD

*Files can only be transferred from and not to USB
devices.

Time Shifting

Simultaneous video recording and playback.
• Pause and later resume live TV broadcasts. Fast
forward, fast
rewind and jump to any point in the recording.
• Instant replay of up to 3 hours.
• Play a previously recorded programme while
another pro¬gramme is being simultaneously
recorded.

DVD/CD Player

• 16:9 and 4:3 TV screen aspect ratio support.
• Playback functions including Program, Repeat,
Fast Forward/Reverse, Zoom, etc.
• Supports 34 audio languages, subtitle languages
and disc menu languages. Supports 9 viewing
angles, as well as other normal DVD playback
features.
• Compatible with DVD, Super VCD, VCD, CD, CD-R
discs, can play MP3, JPEG and Picture CD.
• Copy protection technology from Macrovision

Program Recording

• Record from TV tuner or analogue AV input in
MPEG-2 format.
• Play a previously recorded programme from the
HDD while recording another programme.
• Programmable timer for recording a single or
recurring TV pro¬gramme.
• Set up to 20 time-recording events with three
options: "Once", "Daily" and "Weekly".
• OTR (One Touch Record) quick-record; record TV
at the press of a button.

DVD Archiving ('dubbing')

•Archive recordings on the HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
to DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW or DVD-R discs.
• DVDs recorded using the Ferguson RW-770HD can
be played on most current and future DVD players.

Personal Video Archiving

• Transfer videos from a VCR, analog camcorder or
digital (DV) camcorder to DVD with Direct Digital
Dub™.

Connectors

• Digital input (DV) connector for digital video
cameras; audio and
video signals are transmitted via the same cable.
• Standard video out (CVBS), S-video out, SCART
IN/OUT connectors, and component video out (Y,
Cb/Pb, Cr/Pr) out connectors.
• Coaxial digital audio out connector.
• Connects with USB flash drives, USB memory card
readers and USB cameras (The mass storage device
must be FAT32 formatted).
• Signal pass-through with SCART and TV aerial
connectors.

Additional Features

• Diamond Copy image processing technology,
providing excellent image quality.
• Parental Lock Level control system.
• Screensaver program for screen protection.
• Intelligent software update.
• Progressive Scan creates a picture with twice the
scan lines of traditional Component Video. This
results in reduced picture flickering and motion
artifacts as well as a sharper image on large
screens.


The wrong setting for the output mode can cause a
blank screen or bad quality. If you are experiencing
problems with the quality of your display or have a
blank screen, please press the progressive scan
button to change output mode.


































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