Loewe Centros 2102 HD manual

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- 2 Using DVDs and Video CDs 31 Playing back a DVD or video CD (VCD, SVCD) 31 General functions 31 DVD-Audio Disks 34 Storing the last disc settings 34 PIP (Picture In Picture) 34 Playing disks with mixed contents 34 DivX mode 35 Playing DivX fi les 35 DivX subtitles 35 About DivX Video fi les 35 Operating the Audio CD and MP3/WMA 36 Copying fi [...]

3 - Remote control RC3 – D VD operation Note : If you have a Loewe TV set with an RC3 remote control, we r ecommend you to only use the RC3 remote control enclosed with the Centr os 2102 to operate both units because you could otherwise have problems operating the Centr os 2102 (unit does not respond). abc def RADIO -Set TV DV D S T B VCR REC-MEN[...]

- 4 Centros F ront P anel DVD - R W ST SQ Power button Switch off in standby Disc tray Disc tray open/close Front fl ap (closed) Display Pause Play Stop Beginning of chapter / previ- ous chapter Record Input 4 / S-Video IN DV IN VIDEO IN 4 / AUDIO IN 4 L/R Memory Card slot right SD / MMC / MS / MS-Pro / XD / SMC Front fl ap (open) Next chapter St[...]

5 - DV D REC DVD disc is inserted in recorder Indicates when the re- corder is in timer recor ding or a timer recording is programmed Centros Rear P anel & Display Character indicators Clock, total playback time, elapsed time, title number , chapter / track number , channel etc. REC Indicates whether recording is in pr ogress RF . OUT Passes th[...]

- 6 W elcome Thank you for choosing a Loewe product. W e are happy to welcome you as our customer . At Loewe we combine the highest standards of technology , design and user friendliness. This is equally true of TV , DVD, video, audio and acces- sories. Neither technology nor design is an end in itself , but both are intended to provide our custome[...]

7 - Cleaning Only clean your DVD recorder with a damp, soft, clean cloth (with no aggressive cleaning agents). If DVD recorder fails to r ead the disc correctly , the reader unit in the device may be soiled. Use a commercially-available cleaning disc. Always keep the disc drawer closed to prevent dust getting into the drawer and onto the lens. For [...]

- 8 Writable Discs DVD-RW (Digital Video Disk - ReWritable) These discs can be written to several times. Recordings can be deleted and the disc can then be rewritten. DVD-R (Digital Video Disk - Recordable) These discs can be written to only once. Following fi nalisation a DVD-R disc can no longer be written to or edited. DVD+RW (Digital Video Dis[...]

9 - Disc-r elated T erms Title (DVD only) A title is the main fi lm content or the content of the accompanying feature or the music album. Each title has a title number enabling you to locate it easily . Chapter (DVD only) Chapters are sections of a fi lm or a piece of music that are smaller than a title. A title consists of one or several chapte[...]

- 10 What are “Recor ding Modes“? This recorder offers thr ee recor ding modes: VR mode, Video mode and Data mode. Recordings on DVD-R discs are always in Video mode. Record- ings on DVD-RW discs can be in either VR or Video mode. Files of memory cards, e.g. MP3 can be recorded on discs in Data mode. DVD-R and D VD-RW Discs VR Mode Recording 4 [...]

11 - If the disc format is Video Recording format, the recording mode for the disc is r eferred to as “ VR mode“. However , the recording mode of a Video format disc is referred to as “ Video mode“ (Excep- tion: a prerecor ded DVD- Video disc which is not recordable has no r ecording mode). The recording modes determine the r ecording and e[...]

- 12 Recording TV -Audio Channels This recorder can also r ecord NIC AM audio. If the NICAM setting (page 20) is set to “ Auto“, NICAM audio will be recorded in the case of a NIC AM transmission. Restrictions on Video Recording Y ou cannot record any copy-protected fi lm material with this recorder . Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video dis[...]

13 - Shipping the Unit The original shipping box and packaging materials should be used to ship the unit. T o give the unit the best possible protection, repack it as it was originally packed by the manufacturer . Notes on Discs Handling Discs Do not touch the prerecor ded side of the disc. Hold the disc at the edges so as not to touch the surface [...]

- 14 Connecting to the T elevision Make one of the following connections depending on the functionality of your existing equipment. L R AUDIO INPUT VIDEO INPUT HDMI INPUT S-VIDEO INPUT SCART INPUT Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT S A V H T C Back of the television Antenna/ cable television wall socket Back of the DVD recorder SCAR T Connection (e.g. L[...]

15 - Connecting to an External Decoder Box If you use an external decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system, follow the connection proce- dure described below . Connect your aerial socket in the wall to the aerial input socket on your Set T op Box / satellite receiver using an aerial cable. Connect the decoder to the EURO A V DECODER socket[...]

- 16 Notes : If the audio format of the digital output does not correspond to the capabilities of your receiver , the receiver will emit a strong distorted sound or no sound at all. 5.1 digital surround sound via the digital con- nection can only be obtained if your receiver is equipped with a digital multi-channel decoder . Y ou can obtain informa[...]

17 - Navigating in Menus In this operating manual the RC3 remote contr ol arrow keys are r epresented as follows: OK The arrows correspond to “   “ in the text. The OK function is represented as “ OK “ in the text. Press . The menu is displayed. Select the desired option with  /  . The desired entry is selected. Press  [...]

- 18 Prepar ation Connect the DVD recorder to the TV set with Digital Link Plus using a SCART connection. See “Connect- ing to the T elevision“ on page 14. Activate Digital Link on the DVD recor der as described on page 17. Note : If the DVD recorder has got the station fr om a Loewe television via Digital Link Plus (DLP), the “Edit programme[...]

19 -  /  . Searching stops when the DVD recor der receives a station. Channel : Changes the channel number . Use  /  to select the “Channel“ option and then press  /  . MFT : Changes the frequency to fi ne-tuning. Use  /  to select the “Fine“ option and then press  /  . P AL/SECAM (with Centros 2172): Changes [...]

- 20 NICAM auto/off This DVD recorder can r eceive Hi-Fi sound transmis- sions in NICAM Ster eo. Bad reception can however cause distortion. Y ou can switch the function off (“off“). Use  /  to select a program in the “Pr ogram List“ menu, and press OK . The options are displayed on the left side of the “Program List“ menu. Use ?[...]

21 - Screen Mode The screen mode setting is only available if the TV aspect of the television is set to 4:3. Y ou can choose: - Letter Box: Widescreen format recor dings appear with black borders at the top and bottom of the screen. - Pan Scan: The picture fi lls the whole scr een but cuts off areas at either side that do not fi t on the screen i[...]

- 22  repeatedly to delete the entry character by character and then correct it before you pr ess OK . Audio Menu Each DVD disc offers a variety of audio formats. Set the audio format for the recorder ac- cording to the type of audio system you are using. Dolby Digital / DTS / MPEG PCM : Select this option if the unit is connected to a digital t[...]

23 - The lock entry is selected. Press  to call up the second level. Select the “Passwor d“ option with  /  . Press  to call up the third level. If you have not yet entered a password : Enter a 4-digit code with the number keys to create a personal password and press OK . Enter the 4-digit password again for security and press OK to[...]

- 24 DivX registr ation code DivX Y ou receive the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) registration identifi cation for hiring and purchas- ing fi lms through the DivX® VOD- Service. Further information is available under www .divx.com/vod. Select “DivX(R) VOD” and press  . Select “Code” and press OK . Then the “registr a- tion code” for[...]

25 - TV Audio When recording bilingual TV you can select the audio channel to be recorded. Audio 1+2 : both languages are recor ded Audio 1 : language 1 only Audio 2 : language 2 only Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound 1+2 Rec Mode Set D V Rec Audio Rec Aspect Auto Chapter TV Rec Audio Decoder at A V2 Automatic Chapter During recording chapter markers ar e plac[...]

- 26 Finalise Unfinalise Disc Format Finalise Disc Label Disc Protect Follow steps 1 - 3 described on page 25 (For - matting). Select the “ Finalization“ option with  /  . Press  to call up the third level. “Finalization“ is highlighted. Press OK . The “Finalization“ menu is displayed. Ok Finalise Do you want to finalise? Cance[...]

27 - Displaying Information when the DVD Recor der is Supplying the TV Broadcast. If you are watching a TV progr am that is being sup- plied by the integrated receiver in the DVD r ecorder (DVD recorder is in stop mode), then you can show (and hide) information about the TV program and the disc in the player by pressing OK or . Example: A DVD-RW di[...]

- 28 Menu Options T rack Time Audio Sound Function (Use  /  to select the desired option ) Indicates the current track number / total number of tr acks and skips to the desired track number or indicates that the PBC mode is active, if it is set to “On“ in the main menu. Indicates the elapsed playback time and forwards the film to the desi[...]

29 - Menu Options Title Chapter Time Audio Subtitles Sound Function (Use  /  to select the desired option ) Indicates the current title number and the total number of titles and skips to the desired title number . Indicates the current chapter number and the total number of chap- ters for the current title and skips to the desired chapter num[...]

- 30 HDMI (DVI) connection The HDMI connection (High Defi ni- ton Multimedia Interface) allows digital picture and sound transmis- sion via a connecting cable, e.g. to Loewe Flat TV sets. The digital picture and sound data are transmitted without data compr ession and therefore lose none of their quality . In the equipment connected, no analogue/d[...]

31 - Playing back a DVD or video CD (VCD, SV CD) Preparing for playback Switch the television on and set the video source to be the input that the DVD recorder has been con- nected to or activate the “Control voltage“ option for the television‘s A V input. If you have connected the DVD recorder to an audio system, switch on the audio system a[...]

- 32 Slow motion DVD- V Video VR VCD DivX During playback, press . The recorder now switches to P AUSE mode. In P AUSE mode, press or . The DVD recorder switches to Slow Motion mode. Use the or button to select the speed you require by r epeatedly pressing: 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 (backwards) or 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 (forwards). With a video CD, the slow[...]

33 - How to delete a marker Press during playback or while in Stop mode. The “Marker search” menu will appear on the screen. Use the  to select the marker that you wish to delete. Press . The message “The selected marker has been deleted“ will appear . Use  /  to select the “Y es“ option, and press OK . Repeat steps 2 [...]

- 34 DVD- Audio Disks DVD-Audio is a new disk format based on the success of the DVD video and also improves the quality and functionality in the audio fi eld. Multichannel audio provides a new music listening experience. The stereo quality surpasses that of Audio-CDs (192kHz in comparison with 44.1 kHz for CDs; 24 Bit Sampling Rate instead of 16 [...]

35 - With this DVD recorder you can play DivX fi les saved on CD-R/RW or DVD±R/RW media. Note: Before playing DivX fi les, please r ead the notes “ About DivX Video fi les” on this page. Playing DivX fi les Press the button the unit to open the disk drawer . Load the disk and press again . The disk is read in and the DivX menu appears on t[...]

- 36 Playing audio CDs or MP3/WMA discs CD MP3 WMA The DVD recorder can be used to play audio CDs. Recordings made in the MP3/WMA format can also be played back on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs (before playing MP3/WMA recor dings, read the advice on MP3/WMA recordings on page 37). Insert the disc and close the drawer . The “Music - Audio CD“ or ?[...]

37 - Repeat CD MP3 WMA Press for the Repeat type that you want. TRACK : repeats the curr ent track. ALL (CD): repeats all the tracks on the CD. FOLDER (MP3/WMA): repeats all the tracks In the current folder . OFF : no repeat. Search CD During playback, press or . The recorder now switches to Sear ch mode. Use the or buttons to select the Search dir[...]

- 38 Pr ogr ammed replay Y ou can use the Program function to combine your favourite items from a disc or memory card in the order you want and thus create a personalised program. The memory will hold either 99 tr acks (audio CD) or 256 tracks (MP3/WMA). Insert an audio CD or an MP3/WMA disc or a memory card. The “ Audio CD“ or “MP3 CD“ / ?[...]

39 - Playing a photo disc JPEG The recorder can be used to play discs with JPEG fi les. Before playback, r ead the “Notes on JPEG fi les“ on the right. Insert the disc and close the drawer . The photo menu (overview) will appear on the screen. JPEG Folder 01 Folder 02 Folder 03 Folder 04 Folder 05 Folder 08 Folder 06 Folder 07 Open Copy Photo[...]

- 40 Overview About the system Y ou can use the digital Music/Photo/Movie card reader built into the DVD recor der to display on the screen images from digital camer as with the most common memory cards. MP3/WMA audio fi les can also be played. Y ou can create and play a progr amme list consisting of a selection of MP3/WMA titles. Movies in DivX f[...]

41 - RC3 r emote contr ol Music/Photo/Movie card r eader functions abc def RADIO TV D VD STB VCR ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz EPG AV PIP P+ OK P– V– V+ Ends playback / back to menu MP3/WMA/Movie operation: starts playback Scrolls forwards in list / Photo operation during playback: next picture P ause P erforms function / Starts playback Photo oper[...]

- 42 Photo mode Displaying image fi les Please also read “Notes on JPEG fi les” on page 39 before playing picture fi les. Press the blue button CARD to switch to memory card operation and then the yellow but- ton TITLE until the menu displays “Photo Card”. JPEG Folder 01 Folder 02 Folder 03 Folder 04 Folder 05 Folder 08 Folder 06 Folder [...]

43 - Using the Music/Photo/Movie card r eader card“ menu to switch to the previous/next page. If the contents of the memory card are mixed (DivX fi les, MP3/WMA and JPEG fi les) you can switch between the menus “Movie Card”, “Music MP3 Card” and “Photo Card” in the S top mode by pressing the yellow TITLE button several times. T o in[...]

- 44 Manual r ecor ding Proceed as follows to recor d television pro- grammes. Recording will start immediately and will continue until the disc is full or you stop the recording. Switch the recor der on and insert a writable disc. If you insert an empty disc, the recorder will initialise it automatically fi rst (see page 25). Set the recording qu[...]

45 - Timer r ecording This DVD recorder can be pr ogrammed so that it can make up to seven recordings in a month. F or recording with nobody in attendance, the timer has to know which signal sources (TV stations or from A V devices) should be recorded, and it needs the start time and the inputs which defi ne the recor d- ing length. Insert a writa[...]

- 46 Timer r ecordings with the ShowView ® system Programming timer r ecordings with this system is child‘s play . Most television schedule publica- tions include the ShowView code numbers along with the information about the programmes. So when you want to make a timer recording of a programme, you only need to key in the appr opri- ate ShowVie[...]

47 - Recor ding fr om external sour ces Recording fr om external components Y ou can record from an external sour ce, e.g. a camcorder or video recor der connected to one of the recorder‘s external inputs. The component that you wish to record fr om must be properly connected to the DVD recor der . Further information can be found on P age 16. Pr[...]

- 48 Recording fr om a digital camcorder Y ou can record from a camcor der that is connected to the DV IN socket in the recorder‘s fr ont panel. Y ou can use the recorder‘s remote to contr ol a cam- corder and the recor der . Before recor ding, make sure that the audio input has been set up for the DV IN socket (see page 25). Notes : The source[...]

49 - The “Title List-Original” Menu VR The playlist (see page 50) is created and edited in the “Title List-Original“ menu, titles can be deleted and other changes can be made to the original content of the disc. Different playlists (dependent on the program with an audio CD) can be cr eated and edited. The individual titles can be played di[...]

- 50 The “Title List-Playlists” Menu VR A playlist is list of any titles and chapters. Press DISC-M / twice to call up the “Title List-Playlists“ menu. With more than 6 titles use  /  to display the previous/next page. T o quit Title List-Playlists, press . TITLE 1 DVD-RW 1H 5M Free HQ 7/12 0:16:00 TITLE 2 1/12 9/12 0:35:00 TITLE 3 10[...]

51 - The “Title List“ Menu Video All recorded titles ar e listed in the “Title List“ menu. Titles can also be played, renamed and deleted here. Once a disc has been fi nalized in Video mode the functionality is limited and you can only play titles. Press DISC-M / to display the Title List. Title List DVD-R W 1H 5M Free SQ 1/12 TITLE1 Title[...]

- 52 The “Title List“ Menu VR +RW All recorded titles ar e displayed in the title list, titles can be deleted and other changes can be made to the original content of the disc. Titles can be played directly from the “T itle List“ menu. The DVD recorder must not be in play mode when edit- ing using the “Title List“ menu. Press DISC-M / t[...]

53 - The “Title List“ Menu VR +R All recorded titles ar e displayed in the title list, titles can be deleted and other changes can be made to the original content of the disc. Titles can be played directly fr om the “Title List“ menu. The DVD recorder must not be in play mode when editing using the “Title List“ men Press DISC-M / to ope[...]

- 54 Original Lists and Playlists VR If you edit the original lists (for titles and chapters) you change the content of the disc. If , for example, you delete a title or a chapter , the title or chapter is deleted from the disc. However , if you edit a playlist you do not change the content of the disc. Example: If you delete a title from the playl[...]

55 - Select “New Playlist“ and press OK The new title is shown in the updated playlist (all chapters within the title are added to the playlist if you have transferred a title into the new playlist). Adding Additional Titles/Chapters to a Playlist VR Y ou can add a title or a chapter from the original list to a playlist. Press DISC-M / to call [...]

- 56 Deleting a Part VR +RW Y ou can delete a part from the original list or from a playlist. Press DISC-M / once or twice to call up the “Title List-Original“ or “Title List-Playlists“ menu. Use  to select frame-by-frame advance (pr ess repeatedly), slow motion ( + / ), search ( / ) and / or skip to next / previous chapter (P+ [...]

57 - Renaming a Title VR -RW Titles can be renamed. The names can be up to 32 characters long. Use  to select the title to be re- named from the “Title List“ menu and pr ess OK . The options are displayed on the left side of the menu. Use  /  to select the “Rename“ option, and press OK . Play Chapter List Delete Protect Ed[...]

- 58 Protecting a T itle VR -RW This function prevents inadvertent overwriting, editing or deleting of a title. Press DISC-M / for the “Title List“ menu. Use  to select a title to lock and press OK . The options appear on the left side of the screen. Select “Protect“ from the options. Play Play all Chapter List Delete Protect Ed[...]

59 - Overwriting a Recording VR +RW Follow these steps to overwrite an existing title with a new recording (this is not possible with a DVD+R disc, here new recor dings are added after the existing ones): Select the signal source you want to recor d (TV program, A V1-4, DV). Press DISC-M / for the “Title List“ menu. TITLE 1 1H 5M Free SQ 7/12 0[...]

- 60 Problem Possible cause Remedy No power The mains cable is not plugged in.. Fix the mains cable firmly into a socket. No image The television is not switched to receive signals from the DVD recor der . Select the right video input mode on the television, so that the image from the DVD recor der appears on the television screen. The SCART cable [...]

61 - Problem Possible cause Remedy Some players do not play discs with fi nalisation in video mode. No solution. The disc was recorded in VR mode. The other player must be RW-compatible The ability of CD-R / RWs (MP3/WMA, JPEG, (X)VCD, (X)SVCD) and DVD+R / RWs and DVD-R / RWs is infl uenced by the recor ding equipment, recording methods and data [...]

- 62 General Centros 2102 HD Item No. 64502 Centros 2172 HD Item No. 64512 Power supply AC 110-240V , 50/60 Hz Power consumption During operation: 35 W In standby mode: <1 W (with energy save function) Dimensions (approx.) 430 X 75 X 325 mm (W x H x D) Weight (approx.) 5.5 kg Operating temperatur e 5 °C to 35 °C Humidity 5 % to 90 % TV system [...]

63 - Using other Loewe devices with the RC3 remote contr ol Y ou can use other Loewe devices with this remote control. Use the rotary switch to select VCR, TV or a set-top box. Loewe video recor ders, Loewe tel- evision sets and the d-box which is commonly used in Germany as a set-top box are set up ex-factory . Using the drive buttons in the TV an[...]

- 64 Use the RC3 remote contr ol for operating a Loewe Flat TV set Set the rotary switch to “TV“. Functions for Loewe Flat- TV sets (Chassis L2650) Using the RC3 remote contr ol to operate a VCR Set the rotary switch to “VCR”. The infrared code and the functions for a L oewe VCR are preset at the factory . In VCR mode, the following VCRs ca[...]

65 - Language Code List Enter the appropriate code when fi rst setting up “Disc Audio“, “Disc Subtitles“ and/or “Disc Menu“. (F urther information can be found under “Disc Languages“ on page 21.) Code Language 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhaz 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Amharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 [...]

- 66 List of country codes Key in the corr esponding code when fi rst setting the “country code“ (see page 24). Code Country code AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Dutch Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctic AR Argentina AS American Samoa A T Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ[...]

67 - Australia International Dynamics Australasia Pty Ltd. 129 Palmer S treet AUS - Richmond, Victoria 3121 T el. 00 61 - 3-94 29 08 22 Fax 00 61 - 3- 94 29 08 33 Email ekyriakides@internationaldynamics.com.au BeNeLux Loewe Opta Benelux NV/SA Uilenbaan 84 B–2160 Antwerpen T el. 00 32 - 3- 2 70 99 30 Fax 00 32 - 3- 2 71 01 08 Email ccc@loewe.be De[...]

68 DVD-Player 0539 DVD-Recorder Centros 11x2 0741 DVD-Recorder Centros 21x2 1463 STB 1127 VCR 0866 3DLAB 0539 A- T rend 0714 Acoustic Solutions 0730 AEG 0788 0770 Aiwa 0641 0695 Akai 0790 0788 0690 0716 0713 0705 AKI 0718 Akira 0699 Alba 0717 0699 0713 0723 0695 All- T el 0790 Amitech 0770 Amstrad 0713 Apex Digital 0672 Audiosonic 0690 AW A 0730 Bl[...]

69 Sunwood 0788 Supervision 0730 0768 SV A 0672 Synn 0768 T andberg 0713 T atung 0770 T eac 0717 0741 0571 0768 0591 0790 T echnics 0490 1908 T echnika 0770 T echwood 0713 T ensai 0690 0651 T evion 0651 0768 Theta Digital 0571 Thomson 0551 0522 T okai 0665 0788 T okiwa 0705 0716 T oshiba 0503 Umax 0690 United 0788 0730 0790 Universum 0741 0713 0591[...]

70 Codelist RC3 / Lista de códigos RC3 Otto Versand 0081 Palladium 0072 0315 0037 0041 0209 0240 0348 0432 Palsonic 0072 0000 Panasonic 1562 0226 Pathe Cinema 0043 Pathe Mar coni 0041 Per dio 0000 0209 Philco 0038 0072 Philips 0081 0384 Phoenix 0278 Phonola 0081 Pioneer 0067 0081 0042 Portland 0278 Prinz 0000 Profi tronic 0081 0240 Proline 0000 0[...]

71 Codelist RC3 / Lista de códigos RC3 Ferguson 0455 Fidelity 0501 Finlandia 0455 Finlux 0573 0455 Flair Mate 0713 Force 1101 Fortec Star 1017 1083 Foxtel 0879 0720 0455 0497 0795 1176 Fracarro 0871 0668 Freecom 0501 0173 Freesat 0882 FTEmaximal 0713 0863 Fuba 0396 0173 0573 0115 0299 Fugionkyo 1105 Galaxis 1111 1101 0834 0863 1176 0853 0115 0879 [...]

72 Codelist RC3 / Lista de códigos RC3 T eleves 0455 0501 0132 Thomson 0455 0713 0853 0115 0607 12910820 0668 0710 1046 Thorn 0455 T okai 0200 T onna 0455 0668 0501 0713 0834 T opfi eld 1206 T oshiba 0455 TPS 0820 1253 T riasat 0501 T riax 0501 0115 0200 0396 0713 08530114 1296 1291 0132 T urnsat 0713 T winner 0132 0713 UEC 0879 Uher 0157 Unisat [...]