User guide
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NS-DRVCR DVD Recorder/VCR
www.insignia-products.com
Last scene memory 
Your recorder memorizes last scene from the 
last disc that is viewed. The last scene remains 
in memory even if you remove the disc from the 
recorder or switch off the recorder. If you load a 
disc that has the scene memorized, the scene is 
automatically recalled.
Playing a DivX movie file
Your recorder can play DivX files. Before playing DivX files, 
read “About DivX movie files” on page 18.
To play a DivX movie file:
1 Press HOME. The 
Home
 menu opens.
2 Select Movie, DISC, then press ENTER.
3 Press  /  to select a folder, then press 
ENTER twice. A list of files in the folder 
appears.
4 Press  /  to select a file, then press 
PLAY ( ). Playback starts.
You can use variable playback functions. 
Refer to “Special playback options” on 
page 17.
5 Press STOP ( ) to stop the playback. The 
Movie menu opens.
Displaying DivX subtitles
To correctly display DivX subtitles:
1 Press HOME. The 
Home
 menu opens.
2 Select SETUP, Setup Start, then press 
ENTER.
3 Press 
/   / to select LANGUAGE, 
Disc Subtitle, then select the language for 
the DivX subtitle.
Refer to “Disc Settings” on page 16.
Movie menu options
To select movie menu options:
1 Press  /  to select a folder or file on the 
Movie
 menu then press ENTER. The 
Movie
menu options appear.
2 Press  /  to select an option, then press 
ENTER.
•
Play—Start the playback of the selected title.
• Open—Opens the folder and a list of files in 
the folder appears.
• Dubbing—Dubs the DivX movie to VCR. (see 
“Dubbing from DVD to VCR” on page 22)
About DivX movie files
Available resolution size
Under 720 x 576 (W x H) pixel.
Playable DivX file
.AVI, .DIVX
Playable DivX subtitle
.SMI, .SRT (SubRip only), .SUB (Micro DVD 
format only), DivX subtitles, except those listed 
here are not displayed on the TV screen.
Playable Codec format
“DIV3”, “DIV4”, “MP43”, “DIVX”, “XVID”, “DX50”, 
“DXSB”.
Playable Audio format
“AC3”, “PCM”, “MP2”, “MP3”, “WMA”.
• Sampling frequency: within 8 - 48 kHz (MP3), 
within 32 - 48kHz (WMA)
• Bit rate: within 8 - 320kbps (MP3), 32 - 
192kbps (WMA)
CD-R Format
ISO 9660 and JOLIET
DVD±R/RW Format
ISO 9660 (UDF Bridge format)
Maximum Files/Disc
Less than 1999 (total number of files and 
folders)
Playing an audio CD or MP3/WMA files
Your recorder can play audio CDs and 
MP3/WMA files. Before playing MP3/WMA files, 
read the following MP3/WMA audio file 
requirement.
MP3/WMA audio file requirement
File extensions
.MP3, .WMA.
Sampling frequency
within 8 - 48 kHz (MP3), within 32 - 48 kHz 
(WMA)
Bit rate (within)
8 - 320 kbps (MP3), 32 - 192 kbps (WMA)
CD-R Format
ISO 9660 and JOLIET
DVD±R/RW Format
ISO 9660 (UDF Bridge format)
Maximum Files/Disc
Less than 1999 (total number of files and 
folders)
Note
• Settings are stored in memory for use at 
any time.
• Your recorder does not memorize settings 
of a disc if you switch off the recorder 
before you play it.
•The Last Scene Memory function for a 
previous DVD title is erased once a different 
DVD title is played.
DVD
Note
• The file name of the DivX subtitle is 
limited to characters.
• If there is impossible code to express 
in the DivX file, it may be displayed as 
an underline (_) mark on the display.
• If the number of the screen frame is 
over 29.97 frames per second, the 
recorder may not operate normally.
• If the video and audio structure of 
recorded file is not interleaved, you are 
returned to the menu screen.
• If the file is recorded with GMC*, the 
recorder supports only 1-point of the 
record level.
*GMC is the acronym for Global Motion 
Compensation. It is an encoding tool 
specified in MPEG4 standard. Some 
MPEG4 encoders, like DivX or Xvid, have 
this option.
There are different levels of GMC 
encoding, usually called 1-point, 2-point, 
or 3-point GMC.










