Curtis DVD2100 User Manual

DVD2100

DVD RECORDER

STANDBY/ON

DVD2100

DVD RECORDER

OPEN/CLOSE

RECORD

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories."Dolby",

"Pro Logic"and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

Laboratories.Confidential Unpublished Works. 1992-1997

Safety Instructions

Technical Specifications

Danger Symbol

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of dangerous voltage in the unit

WARNING

To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Never attempt to open the cabinet,

dangerous high voltages are presented in the unit. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel when necessary.

Maintenance Notice

Do not put the unit: near strong magnetic field, somewhere exposed to direct sun or near heat radiation

equipment (such as a heater), at top of other heat radiation objects, in a place with bad ventilation and much

dirt, somewhere subject to vibration and instability, somewhere exposed to moisture or rain. The unit shall be

installed in a smooth and dry place with good ventilation.

When the unit is moved from a cold place to a warm one, the laser head might get dewed and the unit might

not work normally. In this case, keep the power on for an hour or two (with no disk loaded) before playing

normally.

Clean the surface of the unit with some neutral detergent. Do not use organic impregnant such as alcohol and

gasoline. Never polish the unit with sand paper.

If the unit has not been used for a long time, disconnect the power plug from the wall outlet. Note: do not

pull by the power cord.

Do not place heavy objects on the unit to avoid the influence on normal playing.

Warning Symbol

The exclamatory point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the manual accompanying the unit.

Technical Specifications

Audio level:1.0~2.0 Vrms (10k ohm load)

Output

Audio Specifications

Input

Power supply

AC 110V 60Hz

Power consumption: 35W

Standby power consumption: 3W

General specifications

Working humidity Relative humidity: 15~75%(without water condensate)

Size: 430mmX48mmX308mm

Weight

Net: 4.0kg

Gross: 4.5kg

Frequency response: 4Hz~44KHz (2dB)

S /N ratio 90dB

Audio distortion+noise -65dB(1KHz)

Audio Level 2.0 Vrms (10k ohm Load)

Caution

The unit employs a laser system. To prevent direct exposure to the laser radiation, do not attempt to open the

cabinet. Visible laser may radiate when the cabinet is opened or the interlocks are defeated. Do not stare into

the laser beams.

To ensure the proper use of the unit, read this manual carefully.

Keep this manual properly for future reference. If the unit requires servicing, contact the seller or our service

center

Technical Specifications

Table of Contents

Technical Specifications

Supported disc formats

Supported recordable disc formats

Recording format

Recording quality

Input

Output

Input RF Features

Video Features

DVD,DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, SVCD, VCD, CD-DA, MP3, JPEG

DVD+R DVD+RW

DVD MPEG-II

SP(Standard Play), SLP(Standard Long Play), EP(Extend Play), HQ(Perfect Quality)

Composite Video Input S-Video Input (Y+C) DV Input(1394) RF Input Analog Audio Input

Composite Video Output S-Video Output(Y+C) Component Video Output Analog 5.1-Channel Audio Output Digital Audio Coaxial Output Digital Audio Optical Output

System: PAL SECAM Impedance: 75 imbalance coaxial cable

Composite Video System: NTSC/PAL Video Level: 1.00.2Vp-p 75

Output

Input

S-Video Y Output Level: 1.0 Vp-p 75 C Output Level: 0.3 Vp-p 75 Video Horizontal resolution: 500 lines Y S/N 65dB

Composite Video System: NTSC/PAL Video Level: 1.00.2Vp-p 75 S-Video Y Input Level: 1.0 Vp-p 75 C Input Level: 0.3 Vp-p 75

Basic Information

Features the machine

Terms

Front and Rear Panels

Remote Control

Installation and Use of Remote Control

System Connections

Connected to a TV

Connected to an ordinary stereo system

Connected to an device with digital decoder

System connection for recording external signals

Monitoring Mode

Introduction

Selection of monitor signals

Navigation Mode

Recording Mode

Introduction

Entering the Recording Mode and menu description

General Steps

Manual Recording Start Recording Recording Process Control

One Touch Record (OTR)

DV Controlled Recording

Timer Record

Chapter Editing

Introduction

Enter the Chapter Editing mode

Menu Description

Operation Steps

Select the title to be edited

Split title

Chapter Marker

Hide/Unhide title

Index Picture

Play

Exit the Chapter Editing

Disc Operations

Introduction

Enter the Disc Operation mode

Menu Description

Operation Steps

Table of Contents

Appendix (Troubleshooting Guide)

Erase Disc

Lock Disc

Rename Disc

Record a New Title

Overwrite Disc

Finalize Disc

Exit

Title Edit

Introduction

Enter the Title Editing mode

Play Mode

Enter the Play Mode

Menu Description

Operation Direct Play

Enter the title before playing

Enter Menu before playing

End Play

Play Mode Control Normal Play

Repeat Play

Program Play

Random Play

Play Process Control Menu Control

Forward Play

Back Play

Pause/Step Play

Volume Control

Selected Play Mode Title Selection

Chapter Selection Track Selection

Track Selection play for Audio Discs

Time Selection

The Use of GOTO Button

Audio Selection

Audio Channel Selection

Subtitle Selection

Multi-angle Switch

PBC On/Off

Picture ZOOM Function

Play a USB DISC

Before contacting service personnel, please check possible causes according to the following instructions.

Symptom

No Power

No sound

No picture

No color

Disc cannot be played

Remote controller malfunction

Sudden malfunction

Picture dividing

External signals cannot be recorded

No monitoring signal

Timer recording cannot be done

1.Power supply not connected;

2.Bad contact between the power plug and the receptacle;

3. The power of the receptacle is off.

1.Incorrect signal connection;

2.The disc is deformed or get dirty;

3. The system is in the mute status.

1. Incorrect signal connection;

2. Incorrect TV status.

3.TV system out mode is Progressive. But your TV system is Interlace mode.

1. Wrong selection of TV system;

2. Improper color adjustment;

3. Incorrect video output settings

1. No disc in the drive;

2. Disc placed wrongly;

3. Moisture has condensed in the unit;

4. Not in a playing status;

5. Wrong disk format;

6. Disc is dirty.

1. The remote controller is not directed at the censor;

2. The receiving distance is more than 8 meters;

3. Low voltage of the RC batteries;

4. There is an obstacle between the unit and RC.

1. Bad disc quality;

2. Press other buttons by mistake;

3. Static from the outside.

1. The selected system is incompatible with the disc;

1. Incorrect system connection;

2. No disc or non-recordable disc;

3. The disc has been finished;

4. There is no free space in the disc.

1. Input source not prepared;

2. Wrong video output system;

3. The actual input source is not correspondence with the selected one.

1.The disc does not meet the requirement;

2. Wrong time settings (System Clock or Recording Time);

3. The input source doesn't work properly at the recording time;

4. System power failure.

Possible Cause

Remedy

1. Connect to the power supply.

2. Plug again or replace a receptacle.

3. Switch on the receptacle.

1. Connect the signals properly.

2. Clean or fix the disc.

3. Press the Mute button again.

1. Connect the signals properly.

2. Adjust the TV/AV status.

3.Press PS/IS change to Interlace.

1. Set up the system by pressing the System button of the remote controller.

2. Readjust the color.

3. Check if the video output settings are correct.

1. Insert a disc;

2. Put the disc on the disc tray properly with the label side up.

3. Leave the unit on for about an hour (without disc) and before using it again.

4. Press the Play button to switch to Playing status.

5. Replace it with a supported disc.

6. Clean the disc with a soft cloth from the centre to the edge.

1. Direct the remote controller at the censor.

2. Reduce the receiving distance.

3. Replace all the batteries.

4. Remove the obstacle.

1. Wait for 5~10 seconds and the playing will be restored.

2. Operate again.

3. Shut off the unit for 1-2 minutes and open it again.

1. Set up the correct system.

1. Connect properly.

2. Insert a recordable disc.

3. Replace a disc.

4. Replace a disc.

1. Prepare the input source.

2. Switch the video output system.

3. Select a proper input source.

1. Replace it with a new DVD+R or DVD+RW disc.

2. Set up the time again.

3. Ensure the inputs source work properly at the recording time.

4. Set the system to standby status.

Recording aborted halfway

1. There is no free space in the disc;

2. Bad disc quality.

1. Replace it with a blank disc.

2. Replace it with a high quality disc.

System Setup

Table of Contents

System Clock Settings

1.Enter the System Setup mode.

2.In the system setup control bar menu, use the or button to move the cursor to the CLOCK item and

press the SELECT button. OSD will display the Time Settings dialog box, as shown in the following chart.

System Setup Time

Date (mm/dd/yy) 01/01/00 Time (HH: MM: SS) 14:06:11

3.Press the SELECT button to select the Date (MM/DD/YY) item and highlight the input field. Use the

number buttons to enter the date as MM/DD/YY and press the SELECT button to confirm.

4.Press the and SELECT buttons to select the Time (HH: MM: SS) item and highlight the input field.

Use the number buttons to enter the time as HH: MM: SS and press the SELECT button to confirm

System Setup Time

Date (MM/DD/YY) 01/01/00

Time (HH: MM: SS) 14:06:11

5.Press the Return button to return to the upper level menu and setup other items. Or, press the Setup

button to finish the settings and exit.

* The correct setup of system clock is the prerequisite for timer recording.

System Setup

Operation Interface and General Steps

GENERAL Settings Screen Save

Progressive/Interlase

Video Output Format

Restore Factory Settings

PLAYBACK Settings TV aspect ratio resttings

Rating level

Digital Audio Output

Analog Audio Output

RECORD Settings Automatic Chapter Marker

Recording Quality

LANGUAGE Settings OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

CHANNEL SCAN

SYSTEM CLOCK Settings

Other Operations

Standby

Appendix

Troubleshooting Guide

Technical Specifications

Other Operations

Standby

1.In the normal working status, press the red button STANDBY/ON of the remote controller to enter

the Standby status.

In the Standby status, the VFD will display current time as a clock. For the clock adjustment, please see

System Setup: System Clock Settings

In the Standby status, the red Standby LED on the front panel is ON.

To prevent damage, the operation is disabled when the unit is writing or erasing a disc.

2.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the front panel or the remote controller again, the system will

resume working.

In the normal status, the red Standby LED is OFF.

Basic Information

System Setup

Features the Machine

The machine is capable of processing and recording various video signals into high quality DVD disks, such as the input signals of TV, ordinary disk player and DV.

In addition, the machine can be used as a DVD player of excellent performance. It has all the functions of an ordinary DVD player. The two-in-one function of the machine will increase your life quality and enhance your sense of life.

Permit multiple-signal input Supply multiple-signal output

1 Composite Video input 2 S-Video input 3 TV TUNER input 4 DV input 5 Analog audio input

1 Composite Video output 2 S-video output 3 Component Video output 4 5.1 CH output 5 Optical / Coaxial output

Multiple DVD recording quality

The machine provides users with 4 recording qualities. And the resolution and recording time varies according to different recording qualities. Even if you choose between the high resolution and long recording time.

3. If you want to edit channels for the received TV programs, select the Modify Channel Information item,

press the or button and the SELECT button, in the pop up channel edit dialog box, use the or button

and the SELECT button to select and confirm. The steps of channel edit are as follows.

Name : Chool. You can change the name using the SELECT button and the or button. Press

the or button to move the cursor.

Frequency: 551.3 MHz. When the Scan Mode is Frequency,

this item will be shown as the frequency. Press

the or button to scan channels manually by frequency.

CHANNEL EDIT

Name

Frequency

Skip

Fine tune

P001/S-008

55.25MHz

Channel: CH006. When the Scan Mode is Channel, this item

will be shown as the channel. Press the or button to scan

channels manually by channel.

Skip : Yes/No. Use the or and SELECT buttons

to select this item. You can select Yes or No to decide whether

UP/DOWN to change Item, 0~9 or CH+/CH- to change Channel

OK Cancel

to skip this channel .

Fine Tune : Use the or and SELECT buttons to select this item and press the or button to tune

the frequency lightly.

After completing the sorting, press the RETURN button to exit.

Multiple recording modes

The machine permits 3 modes of recording such as normal manual recording, timing recording and OTR, so as to facilitate your use.

Simple menu operation

The machine uses interface-friendly menu operation. You do not have to memorize the complicated functional keys and can finish most of operations using only several direction and confirm keys.

Stand-by Function

Remote control stand-by function will make you use the machine more easily and freely. And it can help you finish timing recording in condition of saving electricity.

Highly intellectualized upgrading function

The machine can be upgraded automatically. And you can upgrade the machine to the latest edition of our company at any time according to our upgrading disk.

Suitable for the following disks:

Note

Be sure to connect the antenna properly before the channel scan operation. Make sure there are TV signals at the

TV Signal Input. For the connection chart, please see the Basic Information: System Connection for Recording

External Signals for reference.

It can play DVD, DVD+R/RW, VCD, SVCD, CD-DA, Mixed CD-DA, MP3, JPEG and so on multi format discs. It can record DVD+R and DVD+RW disks.

System Setup

Basic Information

Audio Language

1. In the Language Settings menu, use t he or button to select the Audio Language item, and press the SELECT

button to drop down a menu, as shown in the following chart.

2. Use the or button to select the language you want and

press the SELECT button.

* The system will give priority to this setting as the DVD

audio output language. If the DVD played does not support

the selected language, the setting is invalid.

System Setup Language

OSD Language Menu Language Subtitle Language Audio Language

English English

Off

English

Chinese

Danish

* You can change the audio language any time during playing. See Play Mode for details.

3. Press the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items.

Note

For the DVD language settings in this section, some discs might not contain the language you set. Then your

settings will be invalid. The language played will be that provided by the disc.

Some discs may contain a language selection menu, your selection in this menu rather than the corresponding

settings of the unit will be effective.

Channel Scan

The unit has a channel tuner. You can receive TV signals directly from the unit. Before the tuning, you must conduct

a channel scan to enable the unit to tune in various channels automatically and determine their frequencies. The

tuned channels will be saved automatically. Even if the power is off, the saved channel information will not be lost.

Press the SETUP button to enter the System Setup mode, press the or button to select the Channel Scan

item; or you can also press the SCAN button and the SELECT button to enter the Channel Scan

submenu, as shown in the chart.

SYSTEM SETUP - CHANNEL SCAN

Terms

DVD disk

DVD disk is a highly compact device for storing. The high quality audio and video information is shored in it after being compiled in MPEG-II format. There are 4 types of DVD disks such as bosseyed single-layer DVD-5 with capacity of 4.7 GB, bosseyed bi-layer DVD-9 with capacity of 8.5GB, double-faced singled-layer DVD-10 with capacity of 9.46GB and double-faced bi-layer DVD-18with capacity of 17GB.

DVD+RW disk

DVD+RW disk is also called DVD + Rewritable disk. It can be recorded for about 1000 times.

DVD+R disk

DVD+R disk is also called Write-one DVD disk. It can be recorded for only one time. The recorded disk can be played on other DVD player after being closed and then it can not be recorded again.

Erasing the disk

Erasing the disk means removing information stored on the disk.

Compatibility (Finalize)

Compatibility (Finalize) means processing the content information of the disk so as to make it can be used on other DVD players. Without this process, the disk can only be played on this machine. It only refers to creating compatibility of the DVD+R disk.

Preparation for recording

Formal preparation for recording includes examining the eligibility of the disk and the recording format, doing necessary optical adaptation and prewriting the content area.

Tuner input source

Scan channels

Modify channel information

Select source of TV program.

Cable

SCAN

EDIT

The meanings of the icons:

1)Tuner input source(Cable air)

2)Scan channels:scan(scanning channels by frequency mode).

3)Modify channel information.When seleted, the channel editor box will appear as shown in the chart.

2. Use the or button to select Scan Channel , and press the SELECT button to start scanning. When the

system detects a channel in scanning, it will assign a channel number for it and save the channel. To receive a TV

program in the monitoring status, just enter the corresponding channel number. (The scanning process may take

several minutes.)

Recording quality

For DVD+R/RW disk with capacity of 4.7 GB, there are 4 different recording quality in accordance with the compressing program.

SLP: Ordinary resolution, a bosseyed recordable DVD disk can record 6-hour programs Ep: Good resolution, a bosseyed recordable DVD disk can record 4-hour programs Sp: Better resolution, a bosseyed recordable DVD disk can record 2-hour programs Hq: Best resolution, a bosseyed recordable DVD disk can record 1-hour programs

Title

The images and music in the DVD disk are divided into several parts and the biggest unit for each part is title. For ordinary image of video software, it is film. And for ordinary music of audio software, it is music. Each title corresponds with a serial number so that it can be easily searched

Basic Information

System Setup

Terms(continued)

Chapter

It refers to the subtitle of the title of each division of the DVD image or music. Normally one title contains several chapters. And each chapter has its own mark number so that it can be searched easily.

Track

Music or image in CD-DA or VCD is divided into several areas. Each area is an track.. Each track has its own mark number so that it can be searched easily.

Multiple angles function

Some DVDs record the different images of one view taken from different angles. User can view the different images by touching the angle key.

Multiple languages function Some DVDs record sound in several different languages. And the different languages can be released according to the corresponding function on the menu.

Multiple Subtitle function Some DVDs record the picture description in multiple languages. Press the SUBTITLE key while watching, and record of subtitle in different languages will appear.

Region code In order to protect intellectual property, concerning organization sorted the world into 6 regions. And each region can only use DVD players and DVD disks with certain region code. The illustration on the right in troduces the symbols of the six regions. The DVD players of one region cannot play the DVD disks of another one. The six regions are: 1 Canada, USA and its possessions.

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2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East ( including Egypt) 3 Southeast Asia, East Asia (including Hong Kong) 4 Australia, New Zealand, Central America, Mexico, South America, Caribbean Sea 5 Former USSR region, India, Africa (including South Korea and Mongolia) 6 Mainland China

Progressive and Interlace Interlace means a frame picture be scanned to two field, first scan odd field, then scan even field, the images of resolution is ordinary. Progressive means a frame picture be scanned at one field, the images of resolution is higher, The machine supply Progressive and Interlace modes.

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Language Settings

1. To satisfy the needs of consumers in different regions, the unit provides various interface languages.

2. Enter the system setup mode.

In the System Setup control bar menu, use the or button to move the cursor, select the Language

item, and press the SELECT button to enter the Language Settings menu, which contains four items,

as shown in the chart.

OSD Language

System Setup Language

OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

English

Off

English

1. In the Language Settings menu, use the or but ton to selec t t he OSD Langu age ite m, and pr ess th e

SELECT button to drop down a menu, as shown in the

following chart.

2. Use the or button to select the language you want and

press the SELECT button to confirm. The interface

language will change immediately according to the settings.

Menu Language

System Setup Language

OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

English

English English

Chinese OFF

1. In the Language Settings menu, use the or button to select the Menu Language item, and press the

SELECT button to drop down a menu, as shown in the

following chart.

2. Use the or button to select the language you want

and press the Select button.

* If you play a DVD disc supporting the selected language,

the system will adopt that language as the DVD menu

System Setup Language

OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

English

English English

Chinese Danish

language.

* If the disc doesn't support the selected language, the system will adopt the language provided by the disc.

Subtitle Language

Some DVD discs may contain various subtitle languages. This setting is to determine the default DVD subtitle

language.

1. In the Language Settings menu, use the or button to select the Subtitle Language item, and press the

SELECT button to drop down a menu, as shown in the

following chart.

2. Use the or button to select the language you want and

press the ELECT button.

* Off means the subtitle output is off.

* The system will give priority to this setting as the DVD

subtitle language. If the DVD played does not support the

System Setup Language

OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

English English

OFF English

Chinese

selected language, the setting is invalid.

* You can change the subtitle language any time during playing. See Play Mode for details.

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