Memorex MVDR2100 manual

Befor e operating this pr oduct, please r ead these instr uctions completely . User’ s Guide DVD VIDEO RECORDER MVDR2100[...]

Contents ..................................................................1 Important Safety Instructions ...............................2 Precautions .............................................................5 Power Source .........................................................5 Location of Controls ..........................................[...]

2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead sy mb ol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the[...]

3 Before using the unit, be sure to read all operating instructions carefully . Please note that these are general precautions and may not pertain to your unit. For example, this unit may not have the capability to be connected to an outdoor antenna. 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is[...]

should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. 15. OVERLOADING Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 16. OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous vol[...]

5 PRECAUTIONS POWER SOURCE Insert the AC plug (with the 2 blades) into a conveniently located AC outlet having 120V , 60Hz. NOTE: The AC plug supplied with the unit is polarized to help minimize the possibility of electric shock. If the AC plug does not fit into a nonpolarized AC outlet, do not file or cut the wide blade. It is the user ’ s res[...]

6 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS 1. ON/ST ANDBY Button 2. DV IN Jack, S-Video IN Jack and A/V IN Jacks (under door) 3. CHANNEL Up/Down Buttons 4. SOURCE Button 5. RECORD Button 6. ST ANDBY Indicator 7. Disc T ray 8. Display 9. Remote Sensor 10. OPEN/CLOSE Button 1 1. SKIP o / n Button 12. STOP ( ■ ) Button 13. PLA Y/P AUSE ( ®p ) Button FRONT 1 3 2 4 5 6[...]

7 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS (CONTINUED) 1. DISPLA Y Button 2. MUTE Button 3. RANDOM Button 4. SLOW Button 5. FWD ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Button 6. REV Ã Ã Ã Ã Button 7. PLA Y ( ¨ ¨ ) Button 8. P AUSE/STEP Button 9. TITLE Button 10. Navigation ( ¹ ) Button 1 1. ENTER Button 12. Navigation ( Ã ) Button 13. Navigation (  ) Button 14. SETUP Button 15. EDIT [...]

8 REMOTE CONTROL BA TTER Y INST ALLA TION EFFECTIVE DIST ANCE OF THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER 45 45 20ft NOTES: • When there is an obstacle between the DVD and the transmitter , the transmitter may not operate. • When direct sunlight, an incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp or any other strong light shines on the REMOTE SENSOR of the DVD, the[...]

9 CONNECTION CONNECTING THE DVD TO A TV AND CA TV USING THE RF INPUT/OUTPUT JACKS Coaxial Cable (Not Included) From RF Out To RF IN Coaxial Cable (Not Included) To RF IN From Source (i.e. cable, etc.) NOTES FOR CONNECTING TO CA TV , SA TELLITE, ETC. • The signal will be sent to the TV regardless if the DVD recorder is on or of f. • If your TV h[...]

10 CONNECTION-OUT CONNECTING THE DVD TO A TV USING THE AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT JACKS Audio Cable (Included) Video Cable (Included) From Video Out From Audio Out To Audio In To Video In NOTES FOR CONNECTING T O A TV : • If your TV has a Component input, connect the DVD recorder with the component cable for best results, otherwise use the S-Video or V i[...]

11 CONNECTION-OUT (CONTINUED) CONNECTING THE DVD TO A TV USING THE S-VIDEO OUTPUT JACK S-Video Cable (Not Included) From S-Video Out To Audio In To S-Video In Audio Cable (Included) From Audio Out NOTES FOR CONNECTING T O A TV : • If your TV has a Component input, connect the DVD recorder with the component cable for best results, otherwise use t[...]

12 CONNECTION-OUT (CONTINUED) CONNECTING THE DVD TO A TV USING THE COMPONENT JACKS PROGRESSIVE (YUV) VIDEO OUT : Use these jacks to connect to a TV with progressive video input jacks. Progressive scan is a video scanning system that displays all lines in a frame in one pass, as opposed to the traditional system, interlaced scan. This connection pro[...]

13 CONNECTION-OUT (CONTINUED) CONNECTING THE DVD TO A HOME THEA TRE SYSTEM 1 3 2 9 5 4 6 78 Use a Coaxial cable or Optical cable to connect the DVD Recorder and the Coaxial/Optical Digital audio input   jacks (cables are not included) T o Digital Audio Input F rom D igital Out OR From V ideo Out To Video I nput Video Cable (Included) NOTES[...]

14 CONNECTION-IN CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL UNIT USING THE AUDIO/VIDEO IN JACKS Audio Cable (Included) Video Cable (Included) From Video Out From Audio Out To Audio In To Video In External Unit NOTES FOR CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL UNIT • If your External unit has a S-video output, connect the DVD Recorder with the S-Video input jack for best quality , ot[...]

15 CONNECTION-IN (CONTINUED) CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL UNIT (SUCH AS A DIGIT AL CAMCORDER) T O THE DV IN JACK CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL UNIT USING THE FRONT S-VIDEO OR A/V IN JACK(S) DV OUT DV IN DV Cable (Not Included) PLAYBACK CAMCORDER OR OTHER EXTERNAL UNIT EXTERNAL UNIT Audio Cable (Included) Video Cable (Included) S-Video Cable (Not Included) OR NO[...]

16 ABOUT DISCS PLA Y ABLE DISCS: The following discs can be played back on this DVD recorder: DISC TYPES: DVD Data on most DVDs is divided into sections called “titles” and then into subsections called “chapters”, each of which is given a title or chapter number . Some features of this DVD recorder will not operate with some DVD discs as th[...]

Notes on Copyright: It is forbidden by law to copy , broadcast, show , broadcast on cable, play in public and rent copyrighted material without permission. DVD video discs are copy protected, and any recordings made from these discs will be distorted. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of ce[...]

18 SETUP MENU The setup menu lets you customize the DVD recorder by allowing you to select various preferences. Below , find the menu, and then find the corresponding page that describes the features of the selected menu option. 1. While in the Stop mode, press the SETUP button ❶ to enter the Setup Menu. 2. Select one of the Setup icons at the to[...]

19 SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) PROGRESSIVE: Select Progressive when connected to the Component jacks for a more stable, flicker free picture. INTERLACE: Select Interlace when connecting via other methods. Y ou can also use the I/P button on the remote to select the Progressive or Interlace modes. General setup On Screen saver Interlace Progressive/Inter[...]

20 SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) 16:9: Select when the unit is connected to a wide-screen TV . P AN SCAN: Select when the unit is connected to a conventional TV . Video material formatted in the Pan Scan style is played back in that style (the left and right edges are cut off). LETTERBOX: Select when the unit is connected to a normal TV . Wide-screen imag[...]

21 SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) Select ON to turn the Auto Chapter Marker on. Select OFF to turn the Auto Chapter Marker off. When the Auto Chapter Marker option is set to ON, after every five minutes, a chapter marker (beginning of a chapter) is inserted during the recording. General setup On Screen saver Interlace Progressive/Interlace OK Restore factr[...]

22 SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) Select the desired language (ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, GERMAN) for the On-Screen display to display text. Note that the DVD must have the language included in order to display it. General setup On Screen saver Interlace Progressive/Interlace OK Restore factroy settings General syste m setup Playback setup Pan Scan TV aspe[...]

23 SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) Press the SETUP button ❶ to enter the Setup Menu. Select the TUNER Setup icon at the top of the screen using the Navigation ( Ã , ¨ ) buttons ❷ , then press the ENTER button 3 to select it. Press the ENTER button 3 again to select the Air/Cable pull down menu. Select AIR or CABLE using the Navigation ( ¹ ,  ) but[...]

24 SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) Press the SETUP button ❶ to enter the Setup Menu. Select the CLOCK Setup icon at the top of the screen using the Navigation ( Ã , ¨ ) buttons ❷ , then press the ENTER button 3 to select it. General setup On Screen saver Interlace Progressive/Interlace OK Restore factroy settings General syste m setup Playback setup P[...]

25 SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) At the PLA Y SETUP MENU, use the Navigation ( ¹ ,  ) buttons 1 to select RA TING. Press the ENTER button 2 and then enter your password using the number buttons 3 . The password is “1234”, unless it was changed in the CHANGING THE P ASSWORD section below . Press the ENTER button 2 again; the Set Rating Level screen[...]

26 TV OPERA TION Adjust the volume level by pressing the VOLUME Up 1 or Down ❷ button. The volume level will be indicated by a bar on the bottom of the screen. 1 2 3 For proper operation, before selecting channels, they must be set into the TV’ s program memory , see page 23. Press and release the CHANNEL Up 1 or Down 2 button . The TV automati[...]

27 DVD BASIC OPERA TION IMPORT ANT : When “INV ALID” appears while pressing a button, this means that the corresponding function cannot be performed either on the disc inserted, or in the selected mode. DISPLA Y BUTTON (DVD MODE): While playing a DVD, press the DISPLA Y button to view the control options. Press the Navigation ( Ã , ¨ ) button[...]

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button 1 to close the disc tray . “LOAD” will appear on the screen and in the display . After loading, t he menu screen of the DVD should appear . Use the Navigation ( Ã , ¨ , ¹ ,  ) buttons 2 to select the desired option and the ENTER button ❸ to select it. 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 28 DVD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press th[...]

29 DVD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) NOTE: • After finishing playback of all titles, the index screen of the DVD will appear on the TV screen. PLA YBACK OF A PRERECORDED DVD+RW OR DVD+R Press the OPEN/CLOSE button 1 to close the disc tray . “LOAD” will appear on the screen and in the display . After loading, t he index screen of the DVD should[...]

30 DVD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press the Skip ( n ) button 1 to advance the DVD to the beginning of the next chapter . Press the Skip ( o ) button 2 to move the DVD to the beginning of the previous chapters. 1 2 1 During playback, press either the Search ¨¨ 1 button or Search Ãà 2 button to move the DVD forward or backward at double (x2) s[...]

31 DVD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press the GOTO button 1 repeatedly until the control options appear on the screen with the T itle option highlighted. Use the Number buttons 2 to select the desired title number , then press the ENTER button 3 ; playback will start immediately . Press the DISPLA Y button 4 to remove the control options from the s[...]

32 DVD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) While in the Playback mode, press the REPEA T button once to repeatedly playback the current chapter; “C-RPT” will appear briefly on the screen. Press the REPEA T button a second time to repeatedly playback a title; “T -RPT” will appear on the screen. Press the REPEA T button a third time to repeat the en[...]

33 DVD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press the RETURN button to return to the previous menu. 1 While in the Play mode, press the AUDIO button and the audio setting will appear at the top of the screen. The first number is the current audio setting and the second number is the total audio settings. Repeatedly press the AUDIO button to select the desi[...]

34 DVD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) PROGRAMMED PLA YBACK The DVD recorder in this unit has a 99 chapter programmable memory that allows you to program up to 99 chapters on any disc for playback in any desired order . Y ou may program 99 dif ferent chapters or you may also program certain chapters to play more than once. T o perform programmed playb[...]

35 MP3 BASIC OPERA TION Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to turn on the unit; the ST ANDBY indicator will go out. 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray , “OPEN” will appear on the screen and in the display . Insert an MP3 disc with the label side facing up on the disc tray . 2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray . “LO[...]

36 MP3 BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press the AUDIO button repeatedly to select between LEFT , RIGHT or STEREO. 1 T o Repeat play a track/file, simply select the track/file as described on the previous page, then press the REPEA T button ❶ once “S-RPT” will appear on the TV screen and the unit will repeat the selected track/file continuously [...]

37 MP3 BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) PROGRAMMED PLA YBACK This unit has a 99 track programmable memory that allows you to program up to 99 tracks on any disc for playback in any desired order . Y ou may program 99 dif ferent tracks or you may also program certain tracks to play more than once. T o perform programmed playback, proceed as follows: Pre[...]

38 CD/VCD BASIC OPERA TION PLA YBACK OF A CD/VCD Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to turn on the unit; the ST ANDBY indicator will go out. 1 TURNING PBC (PlayBack Control) ON OR OFF When playing a VCD with PBC function, you can enjoy simple interactive software on your TV . If the unit is in PBC On mode, press the MENU button to de-activate the PBC mod[...]

39 CD/VCD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press the AUDIO button repeatedly to select between LEFT , RIGHT or STEREO. 1 T o Repeat a track, simply select the track as described on the previous page, then press the REPEA T button ❶ once “TR- RPT” will appear on the TV screen and the unit will repeat the selected track continuously until the STOP [...]

40 CD/VCD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) PROGRAMMED PLA YBACK (CD) This unit has a 99 track programmable memory that allows you to program up to 99 tracks on any disc for playback in any desired order . Y ou may program 99 dif ferent tracks or you may also program certain tracks to play more than once. T o perform programmed playback, proceed as foll[...]

41 CD/VCD BASIC OPERA TION (CONTINUED) PROGRAMMED PLA YBACK (VCD) This unit has a 99 track programmable memory that allows you to program up to 99 tracks on any disc for playback in any desired order . Y ou may program 99 dif ferent tracks or you may also program certain tracks to play more than once. T o perform programmed playback, proceed as fol[...]

42 PICTURE CD BASIC OPERA TION Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to turn on the unit; the ST ANDBY indicator will go out. 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray , “OPEN” will appear in the display . Insert a picture CD with the label side facing up on the disc tray . Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again to close the disc tray . “LOAD” [...]

43 RECORDING IMPORT ANT : When “INV ALID” appears while pressing a button, this means that the corresponding function cannot be performed either on the disc inserted, or in the selected mode. DISPLA Y BUTTON: Insert a DVD+R or DVD+RW , during recording or if the source is set to T uner , F-A/V , F-SV , R-A/V , R-SV or DV , press the DISPLA Y bu[...]

44 RECORDING (CONTINUED) NOTES: • Up to 124 chapters can be recorded on a disc. • The length of the recording is determined by the disc capacity and recording quality as set on page 43. • Press the P AUSE/STEP button to pause recording. Press the RECORD button to resume recording. T O SWITCH T O DVD PLA YBACK MODE T o switch to the DVD Playba[...]

45 RECORDING (CONTINUED) NOTE: • The length of one-touch recording is determined by the disc capacity and recording quality as set on page 42. ONE TOUCH RECORDING Set the options as desired (see the page 43). Press the OPEN/CLOSE button 1 to close the disc tray . “LOAD” will appear on the screen and in the display . Press the SOURCE button 2 [...]

46 RECORDING (CONTINUED) NOTES: • Make sure a blank DVD+R or DVD+RW with enough space is inserted in the unit. • If the unit is in the standby mode, it will wake up two minutes before recording. • During recording, press the ST OP ( ■ ) button to stop recording. • The length of the recording is determined by the disc capacity and recordin[...]

47 RECORDING (CONTINUED) Editing USING THE EDIT MENU Insert a prerecorded DVD+RW into the unit; the index screen will appear . Use the Navigation ( Ã , ¨ , ¹ ,  ) buttons to scroll to the desired title to play and the EDIT button to select it; the following screen will appear . Use Navigation ( Ã , ¨ ) buttons to select the function icons i[...]

48 RECORDING (CONTINUED) CHAPTER EDITING 1 1 2 Select the Chapter Editing option as shown on the previous page. Select DEL ALL using the Navigation ( ¹ ,  ) buttons 1 , then press the ENTER button 2 ; all chapter markers in the current title will be deleted. 3 Select the Chapter Editing option as shown on the previous page. Select NEW using the[...]

49 DISC OPERA TION (DISC OP) BUTTON With a Prerecorded DVD+R (Non-Finalize) or a DVD+RW in the disc compartment, press the DISC OP button on the remote control to view the Disc Operation options. Press the Navigation ( Ã , ¨ ) buttons to select the desired icon, then press the ENTER button to select it. Once selected, press the Navigation ( ¹ , [...]

50 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Check the following before requesting service: SYMPTOM GENERAL No power . Power on, but unit not functioning properly . No picture. No sound. The playback picture is poor . The Search feature is not working. The picture is not fitting properly . The remote control is not working. POSSIBLE SOLUTION Plug in the AC cord to an [...]

51 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CONTINUED) SYMPTOM DVD The unit does not start playback. Some functions do not operate as stated. Selected language is not being shown in the subtitles, or spoken. Subtitles are not working properly . Angle cannot be changed. The Rating Level password has been forgotten. VCD (VIDEO CD) No menu playback. DVD RECORDER Will n[...]

Caring for Discs • Treat the disc carefully . Handle the disc only by its edges. Never allow your fingers to come in contact with the shiny , unprinted side of the disc. • Do not attach adhesive tape, stickers, etc. to the disc label. • Clean the disc periodically with a soft, lint-free, dry cloth. Never use detergents or abrasive cleaners t[...]

Power Requirements..........................................................................................................AC120V , 60Hz Power Consumption ........................................................35W (approx. 5 W when set to Standby mode) Weight ........................................................................................[...]

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