GoVideo DVR5000 User manual

DVR5000
Sensory Science has done it
again. Presenting the ultimate
consumer convenience product,
combining a state-of-the-art DVD
player with a highly-advanced
Hi-Fi VCR: A DVD + VCR Dual-
DeckTM. Two products in one
that will fit in any entertainment
center. Space-saving and easy
to use. One remote controls
your DVD and VCR. One easy
connection to any TV, even
older sets! Just plug it in, and
the clock and channels are
automatically set.
Great for the novice as well as
the savvy DVD buyer who wants
all the sophisticated digital
capabilities, DTSTM, and DolbyTM
Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
decoder, plus the added value
of a built-in VCR. Another
Go-Video®innovation from
Sensory Science.
System Features
• Complete versatility to play DVDs, audio
CDs or VHS Tapes
• Watch a DVD while recording a TV
show on the VCR
• RF inputs and outputs for connection
to all TVs—new or old
• Composite, S and component video
outputs for maximum versatility and
optimum performance
• Cable box control allows hookup and
control of user’s cable box
• Auto setup automatically sets clock
and searches for channels
• A/V switching between TV, VCR and
DVD deck with TV view button for ease
of use
• Joystick remote with glow-in-the-
dark keys controls both DVD and
VCR decks
• Headphone jack with volume control
• Child Lock
• English/French/Spanish on-
screen programming
• Record non-Macrovision encoded
DVDs to VHS
DVD Features
• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Sound decoder
• DTS digital output for
DTS-encoded DVDs
• Plays music CDs—can also
be used as a CD player
• Playback MP3 files burned
on CD-ROM disks
• Compatible with CD-R (not CD-R/W)
• 10-bit video digital to analog
converter and 27MHz advanced
digital filter
• Playback of 96KHz/24-bit CD
audio disks
• Continued audio during 2x
speed playback
VCR - 4-Head, Hi-Fi, VCR Plus+C3
and S-VHS Playback
DVD - Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround Sound Decoder
and DTS Digital Output
The best of two technologies:
ANOTHER EXPERIENCE FROM
VCR Features
• Hi-Fi Stereo VCR
• 4 Heads for superior slow motion
and stop action
• VCR Plus+ C3TM programs your
VCR, cable box and satellite in
one easy step
• S-VHS tape playback at better
than standard resolution
• VISS Index Search/Scan,
Zero Return, Direct Time Search,
Blank Search
• 16-event/1-year timer recording
• Time remaining counter, real
time counter
DVD Player + VCR In One:
The Ultimate Convenience!
Also Plays 96KHz/24-bit
High-End Music CDs and
MP3 Files on CD-ROM

TheSensoryScienceExperience
AFor the simplest hookup.
RF In connects to television antenna
and/or cable. The RF Out jack allows
the DVR5000 to work with any television,
even older models, ensuring consumer
satisfaction with product. (Mono sound.)
BFor stereo sound,
simple hookup.
Composite connections allow a simple
stereo hookup (left and right channels).
The DVR5000 provides extra video and
audio line ins and outs (Note: (C) can
also be utilized) for attaching to other
stereo components, amplifiers, receivers
or stereo televisions. Other VCRs and
DVD players, etc. can also be hooked
up to the DVR5000. When using these
connections, the DVDs’ 5.1 digital
audio sound is “mixed” down to right
and left stereo only.
CExtra stereo audio
connections.
Line Out Audio composite (also “mixed”
down to stereo only) connections can
be used when the DVD portion of the
unit is hooked up through either the
Component Video Out (E) or S-Video
Out (F), or when an extra audio out
is needed.
DFor timer recordings on VCR.
VCR+ C3–connects to the cable mouse
(included) which controls your cable box
or DSS (satellite) receiver. Allows you to
easily “program” the VCR to timer record.
EOption for DVD
video hookup.
Component Video Out connections are
used with very high-end televisions
which have these hookups available.
They allow the highest level of output
resolution to be seen on-screen. Either
mixed down stereo audio connections
(C) or 5.1 channel audio connections
(G), (H) or (I) can be used with this.
FOption for DVD
video hookup.
S Video Out is used for newer, higher-
end TVs with S Video In connections.
They give a higher picture quality (500
lines) when viewing DVDs. Either mixed
down stereo audio connections (C) or
5.1 channel audio connections (G), (H)
or (I) can be used with this.
GOption for DVD analog
audio hookup.
These connections are for the decoded
Dolby Digital 5.1 channels (left and
right front, left and right rear, center
speaker and powered subwoofer)
and are used for hookup with a “Dolby
Digital-Ready” amplifier.
HOption for the DVD digital
audio hookup.
Optical connection is used for hookup
if you have an amplifier with Dolby
Digital decoder already inside it. This
connection is optical, known as TosLink.®
IOption for the DVD digital
audio hookup.
Coaxial connection is used for hookup
if you have an amplifier with Dolby
Digital decoder already inside it. This
connection is coaxial.
A or B are mandatory connections,
and will allow for complete opera-
tion of VCR and DVD player. C is
stereo option for VCR and/or DVD.
E or F are options for DVD viewing
only. G, H and I are audio (sound)
options for DVD only.
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DVR5000
The full complement of inputs and outputs on
the DVR5000 allows almost any option, and is
one of the most complete configurations available.
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AB C D E F G H I
DVR5000TechnicalSpecifications
Weight: 16 lbs. (boxed) Dimensions:
Unit: 17"w x 3.5"h x 14"d
Box: 22"w x 8.5"h x 19"d
Units can be stacked 10 high
Power Requirement: 120V AC, 60 Hz, 34 W
Clock backup time: approx. 6 hours
Environment: 41-104° F; 10-75% humidity
Inputs: Audio: 2 stereo, RCA connector, -8dbm,
47KΩ, front and rear; Video: 2 composite, RCA
connector, 75Ω, 1Vp-p; RF:Antenna or CATV Input,
F-Connector, 75Ω
Outputs: Headphone: 3.5mm stereo w/volume
control; Audio: 2 stereo, RCA connector, -8dbm,
1.5kΩ, (DVD only: 5.1 Channel Dolby Digital
Output, RCA Connector, 2 Digital, 1 optical,
1 coaxial;) Video: 1 Composite, RCA Connector,
75Ω, 1Vp-p, (DVD only: 1 S-Video output,
S-Connector, 75Ω, Y=1.0Vp-p, C=0.286Vp-p,
1 component, 75Ω, Y=1.0Vp-p, Pb=0.7Vp-p,
Pr=0.7Vp-p;) RF: Channel 3 or 4, IR: Cable mouse
output for Cable Box Control (Cable Mouse included)
VCR Specs
Video System: 1/2" VHS, 4 rotary head helical
scanning, FM azimuth luminance; chrominance:
converted sub system phase shift
Audio Track: Normal: 1 track; Hi-Fi: 2 track
Play/Record Time: T-180 tape; SP 3 hr., SLP 9 hr
FF/Rew Time: T-120 tape: <2 min. Heads: Video:
DA 4 rotary DuraheadsTM; Audio: 2 rotary heads
(Hi-Fi); 1 stationary head (Linear); Control: 1 sta-
tionary head; Erase: 1 full track, 1 audio track
Wow & Flutter: Less than 0.005% (Hi-Fi)
Freq. Response: 20-20,000 Hz (Hi-Fi)
DVD Specs
Disc Compatibility: CD, CD-R, Not compatible
with CD-R/W, DVD-Video, CD-Digital Audio (5"
and 3.5"), CD Video and MP3 files on CD-ROM
Freq. Response: 4 Hz-22kHz Signal to Noise
Ratio: 110 dB Dynamic Range: 96 dB THD: 0.003%