Medion MD 41035, User Manual

Page 1: ...MD 41035 DVD Recorder User s Manual 2004 Medion All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...insulated voltage within the unit that can cause dangerous electric shock CAUTION THIS DVD VIDEO RECORDER IS A CLASS 1 LASER DEVICE USE OF CONTROLS ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE UNIT YOURSELF REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL This product incorporates cop...

Page 3: ...DVD video recorder cabinet Doing so may damage the DVD video recorder or DVD video disc Do not place your DVD video recorder on a soft surface the ventilation holes can be blocked from the bottom Avoid placing it in a small space such as a bookshelf unless ventilation is adequate 5 Avoid placing the DVD video recorder in an environment with excessive humidity sudden temperature changes or extreme ...

Page 4: ...y expose you to an electrical shock or other hazardous situation or cause serious damage to your DVD video recorder Your DVD video recorder must be serviced by a qualified technician only 8 Keep any liquids or any unnecessary objects away from your DVD video recorder Never turn on your DVD video recorder if any liquid or small metal object has entered the unit or an electrical short fire or electr...

Page 5: ...s turned on In a steamy or very humid room When the unit is suddenly moved from a cold to a warm environment If condensation forms inside the unit it may not operate properly If you suspect that condensation has formed in the unit turn off the power and wait approximately one hour for condensation to evaporate Outside Antenna An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overh...

Page 6: ...n which will lead to a poor signal With a poor signal the playing performance will decrease Please use a soft cloth to wipe the disc straight from center to the outer edge If the disc is too dirty you can use a damp soft cloth to wet the disc first and then wipe it with a dry soft cloth Never use cleaning liquid methylbenzene diluted formula anti static liquid or other solution for disc cleaning i...

Page 7: ...and Display 19 Front Panel Buttons 19 Display Window 19 Remote Control 20 Remote Control Buttons 21 Basic Playback Functions 23 Preparation 23 Primary Settings 23 Start Playback 24 Skip Playback 24 DVD 24 VCD Audio CD 24 Pause Step 25 Fast Forward Rewind 25 DVD 25 VCD Audio CD 25 Slow Motion 25 Stop 25 Disc Playback OSD On Screen Display 26 DVD Playback OSD 26 VCD Audio CD Playback OSD 27 Advanced...

Page 8: ... Initialize a New Disc 38 Scheduled Disc Recording 39 Scheduling a Recording 39 Stop an In Process Scheduled Recording 39 Recording Quality 40 Correct a Scheduled Recording 40 Cancel a Scheduled Recording 40 Troubleshooting Scheduled Recordings 40 Manual Disc Recording 41 Pause recording 41 Recording from External Devices 42 Recording from a Camcorder 42 Editing Discs 43 Erase Whole Disc 43 DVD RW...

Page 9: ...lace for future reference Record your product model number and serial number here for use in event of loss or theft Model number Serial number Features This DVD recorder can play in NTSC and PAL under progressive or interlace scan output This unit can be connected with a Dolby Digital or DTS compatible amplifier receiver for home theater surround sound Record cable or broadcast TV signal through t...

Page 10: ...ed after every 1 000 hours of use Please note that this period may vary depending on the environment temperature humidity dust etc Please contact your supplier for details Copy Protection This DVD video recorder supports Macrovision copy protection This will prevent copy protected materials from being recorded normally Copyrights Copyright The law prohibits copying copyrighted material without the...

Page 11: ...and your TV to OUT 3 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN These jacks are the same as the ones on the front of your DVD recorder Use them to connect to another video device that you wish to record such as a DVD player or VCR 4 S VIDEO For connecting to a TV or monitor s S Video input jack 5 VIDEO OUT Video signal output 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT component signal output for connection with a component Y CB CR or progress...

Page 12: ...any electronic discharge that may damage the unit This chart shows the basic connections necessary for using your DVD recorder with a TV Other types of connections are shown on the following pages Before you get started we recommend that you assess all of the equipment that you would like to connect and review the following pages closely panels and connections ...

Page 13: ...nnectors to connect the DVD recorder to your TV s AV input jacks Connect one end of the provided TV antenna cable to ANTENNA OUT on the DVD recorder Connect the other end to the antenna RF input on your TV Use another TV antenna cable to connect the TV antenna or CATV coaxial cable from your wall outlet with ANTENNA IN on the DVD recorder Connect the power cord to an easily accessible AC outlet Pl...

Page 14: ...n You can do this by connecting the red and white portions of the AV cable but NOT the yellow portion This will play stereo sound through your TV if your TV is capable of producing stereo sound You can also follow the instructions on the following pages to connect your DVD recorder to an AV amplifier receiver to send sound to external speakers 14 MD 41035 DVD Recorder User s Manual panels and conn...

Page 15: ...onent cable green blue and red connectors to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT on the rear panel of the DVD recorder and the corresponding component video in connections on your television Make sure to match the colors on the cable connectors with the colors on the ports LConnect EITHER the S Video OR the Component Video cable to your TV Not both 2 1 15 MD 41035 DVD Recorder User s Manual panels and connect...

Page 16: ...AV Amplifier or TV Analog 5 1 Audio For analog audio connect analog AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO OUTPUT on your DVD recorder to analog AUDIO INPUT and VIDEO INPUT on your AV Amplifier or TV L Optical and coaxial digital audio cables sold separately 2 1b 1a panels and connections You must use the correct audio settings to avoid loud noise from your speakers Please refer to Audio Setup on page 36 FR Front...

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Page 18: ...eeds However you only need one video connection and one audio connection between your DVD recorder and your TV 3 If your antenna CATV connection is attached to your DVD recorder and your DVD recorder is attached to your TV with another antenna cable you will be able to watch TV without turning on your DVD recorder 4 Attaching your DVD recorder to a VCR and then attaching the VCR to the TV will pro...

Page 19: ...status of DVD recorder Display Window 1 Dolby Digital sound display 2 DTS sound display 3 Title Display the current title DVD 4 Track Display the current track VCD 5 Chapter Display the current chapter 6 The selected song in program 7 External input for recording 8 Start scheduled recording 9 Title in repeat play 10 A to B repeated playback 11 Channel from external AV amplifier 12 Display the disc...

Page 20: ... the battery compartment Please make sure the terminals are placed correctly following the instructions printed in the battery compartment Point the remote control at the remote receiver on the DVD recorder 20 MD 41035 DVD Recorder User s Manual control buttons and display ...

Page 21: ...ew angle for playback see page 30 20 OPEN CLOSE Opens or closes disc tray 21 1 2 3 For menu song selection or for time password input 22 CLEAR Press clear to erase the last number entered 23 10 Plus ten key To enter 20 push 10 twice then the 0 button 24 NTSC PAL Cycle between normal NTSC NTSC progressive scan and PAL see page 32 25 PROGRAM Program playback of the disc see page 29 26 EDIT When used...

Page 22: ...te distance is reduced please change both batteries at the same time L If the DVD recorder won t be operated for an extended period remove the batteries from the remote control Otherwise the remote control may be damaged L Don t place the remote control in areas with high temperature or high humidity L Don t open the case of the remote control control buttons and display ...

Page 23: ...e the TV screen shows the following message Press the direction keys to choose the menu language then press ENTER to confirm 2 Time and date Use the direction keys to move the cursor Use the direction keys to change to the correct the numbers When you are finished setting the time and date highlight Completed and press ENTER to confirm 3 Selection of input signal Use the direction keys to select t...

Page 24: ...playback on VCD a PBC displays on the screen LIf there is no PBC function on VCD CD the disc plays immediately Skip Playback DVD Press NEXT to skip to the next chapter Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Press PREV to skip to the beginning or previous chapter Chapter 2 Chapter 1 VCD Audio CD With PBC on During VCD playback press TITLE to bring up the PBC menu PLAYING VCD PBC MENU With PBC off Press NEXT or PREV t...

Page 25: ...back LWhile rewinding or fast forwarding you will not be able to hear the audio portion of the track Slow Motion 1 Press SLOW to slow down playback Pressing the button multiple times cycles through the following speeds 1 2 1 4 1 8 2 Press PLAY to resume normal playback LDuring slow motion play you will not be able to hear the audio portion of the track Stop Press STOP while playing a disc to tempo...

Page 26: ... English 1 2 Normal 1 1 AC 3 Stereo English 00 00 00 C 001 T 001 disc playback osd Title If there are multiple titles on the DVD this menu allows you to jump directly to a desired title Chapter If there are multiple chapters on the DVD this menu allows you to jump directly to a desired chapter Time Counter The time counter allows you to begin playback at a specific point of time on the DVD Audio C...

Page 27: ...OSD display PBC PBC On 1 2 Normal 1 3 Off 00 00 00 T 001 1 3 Stereo disc playback osd Title If there are multiple titles on the DVD this menu allows you to jump directly to a desired title Time Counter The time counter allows you to begin playback at a specific point of time on the DVD Audio Channel Selection This allows you to set the audio language for playback The languages available depend on ...

Page 28: ...e control to access the repeat function 2 Press ENTER to enter select mode then use the buttons to select how much of the DVD you would like to repeat No repeat Repeat current track Repeat entire disc 3 Press ENTER to confirm your selection Press 1 ALL again to exit A B Repeat Playback A B repeat playback allows you to define a specific section of your disc to be played in an endless loop 1 Rewind...

Page 29: ...isc in the recorder The recorder will automatically play the first file Press STOP 2 Press PROGRAM to enter the Program List screen shown to right The top window shows the tracks on your disc and the bottom window shows the tracks in your playlist 3 Use the buttons to select the desired song file then press ENTER to confirm your selection 4 When you are finished with your playlist use the buttons ...

Page 30: ...t a title and press ENTER to confirm DVD Menu DVD only Some DVDs have complex content with many subtitle languages audio languages video angles etc The DVD menu can be used to acess these features 1 If the disc contains a DVD menu press MENU PBC to show the menu on the screen 2 Use the buttons to make a slection and press ENTER to confirm Playing Multiple Angles Some DVDs have multiple angle video...

Page 31: ... then 2 PBC Playback Control Only VCDs edition 2 0 or above have this function Different VCDs will have different PBC functions depending on the design of the disc Please refer to the instruction manual for the disc for more information 1 Press MENU PBC to turn on off the PBC function The OSD shows PBC on or PBC off 2 If the VCD has a PBC menu press PREV and NEXT to change pages in the menu 3 In P...

Page 32: ...mark 5 Press BOOKMARK again to exit the bookmark menu Jump to Bookmark 1 Press BOOKMARK to enter the bookmark menu 2 Use the buttons to select a bookmark 3 Press ENTER to start playback from that bookmark point Clear Bookmark 1 Press BOOKMARK to enter the bookmark menu 2 Use the buttons to select a bookmark 3 Press CLEAR to erase the selected bookmark from memory NTSC PAL and Progressive Scan The ...

Page 33: ...e a selection Press ENTER to enter into second sub menu or press to return to the previous page 3 In the second sub menu use the buttons to make a selection and press ENTER to confirm your selection 4 Press SETUP again to exit the setup menu Setup Menu Structure Items in bold are the factory default setting 1 Language 1 OSD English German 2 Menu Default English Spanish French 3 Audio Default Engli...

Page 34: ...Finalize 2 Erase Confirm Cancel 6 Recording 1 Record Speed HQ SP LP EP SLP 2 Auto Chapter On Off 7 Schedule Language There are four items for which you can change the language OSD MENU AUDIO SUBTITLES The OSD on screen display can be displayed in English or German The Menu Audio and Subtitle languages available depend on the disc that you are playing If the disc has a default setup for audio langu...

Page 35: ...ant to play for more information Channel Search You must perform a channel search in order for the DVD recorder to recognize your broadcast or cable channels for display and recording If you did not perform a channel search during initial setup you can do it here Add Delete Channel You can delete channels after performing a channel search or add channels that have been previously deleted First mov...

Page 36: ...utputs Dolby Digital or DTS digital audio in surround sound Date and Time Before scheduling any recordings the time must be set as follows 1 Highlight Date and Time and press ENTER to enter setup 2 Use the buttons to move the cursor and use the buttons to modify the time and date 3 After you have entered the correct time and date press ENTER to confirm setup The screen switches to the previous set...

Page 37: ...o Chapter When Auto Chapter is on the DVD recorder automatically inserts chapters into DVDs that you record These chapters appear approximately every five minutes This allows you to jump to specific sections of your DVD more quickly However if you plan to set your own chapters you should not record with Auto Chapter on You will still be able to add your custom chapters after recording but you may ...

Page 38: ...an play DVD R music CDs and MP3s you can not use it to create these types of discs You can only use it to record video whether a TV broadcast or a home movie to DVD R or DVD RW Disc Types DVD RW discs can be erased and copied over again although this may reduce the quality of your recording DVD R discs cannot be copied over and you cannot add new data to a DVD R disc once it has been finalized see...

Page 39: ...the buttons to move the cursor to the stop field and use the buttons to select the time that you want to end your recording 7 Set the source Use the buttons to move the cursor to the source field and use the buttons to select the source for your recording 8 Set the speed quality Use the buttons to move the cursor to the speed field and use the buttons to select the quality for your recording More ...

Page 40: ...ss SETUP to close the setup menu Cancel a Scheduled Recording 1 Press SETUP on your remote control to enter the setup menu Use the buttons to highlight Schedule then press ENTER to confirm 2 Use the buttons to move the cursor to the number of the recording that you would like to cancel e g 01 02 This is in the first column 3 Press CLEAR on your remote control 4 Press ENTER again to confirm that yo...

Page 41: ...switch to DVD mode The recorded title will appear on the screen Press ENTER to view your recorded video After recording the following messages will also be stored Record date and channel source Record time Recording length and recording mode Recording index screen DVD RW These discs can be erased and recorded over DVD R These discs can be recorded and finalized only once They cannot be erased and ...

Page 42: ...a blank part of a videotape or an interrupted TV signal Recording from a Camcorder 1 Connect the red yellow and white AV output connectors from your camcorder to the AV input connectors on the front of your DVD recorder 2 Place an initialized DVD R or DVD RW disc in the DVD recorder see p 38 3 Turn on the DV camcorder and switch it to VCR mode 4 Press MONITOR on the remote to switch to external in...

Page 43: ...ess ENTER Wait approximately 15 seconds for the disc to be erased PLEASE WAIT will be displayed on the screen while your disc is being erased Play Full Title If there is a hidden chapter in a title this feature can view all the contents 1 Press TITLE on the remote control to enter the title menu Use the buttons to select the title that you would like to view 2 Press EDIT on the remote control The ...

Page 44: ...r DVD player in advance to confirm that it can play DVD R or DVD RW discs Insert Chapter Use this feature to insert chapters into your DVD disc for easier navigation 1 Play the title that you would like to split into chapters 2 When you reach the point where you would like to insert a chapter press EDIT on the remote control to show the edit menu 3 Choose Insert Chapter and press ENTER to add a ch...

Page 45: ...Select Show Title and press ENTER to permanently un hide the title New Picture You can choose any frame in a title to use as the index scene for that title The index scene is displayed on the title menu 1 Play the title until the frame that you want to use as your index picture appears then press EDIT on the remote control 2 Select New Picture and press ENTER 3 Press TITLE to return to the title m...

Page 46: ...ble Cause Solution The unit turns off by itself Automatic power off function the power is automatically turned off after 20 minutes have passed in stop mode Turn the power back on The disc tray can t be closed or the disc tray comes out automatically after placing a disc in it Disc is not inserted correctly in the tray Disc is too dirty Regional code of the disc is not correct Take the disc out of...

Page 47: ... does not work No batteries in remote control Dead batteries Remote control not being pointed at the remote sensor Put in new batteries see page 20 Replace batteries see page 20 Point the remote control at the remote sensor see page 20 Can not play a disc recorded on this DVD recorder on another DVD player Disc is not finalized Disc is one time only Other DVD player can not play DVD R or DVD RW di...

Page 48: ... the recording schedule and cancel one of the scheduled recordings see page 39 This DVD recorder can record only to DVD R or DVD RW discs see page 38 Audio or subtitle language is not the one selected during the initial setup The selected language does not exist in the disc Select another language using AUDIO SUBTITLE or the DVD menu Problem Possible Cause Solution Menus are in the wrong language ...

Page 49: ...ress The DVD recorder s Time and Date is not set properly The time set for your recording is in the past The 8 memory slots for setting recordings are already filled There is no signal from the selected input source Prepare and load a recordable disc None Replace with a disc that is the correct format see page 38 This is the maximum number of titles that can be recorded to a single disc see page 4...

Page 50: ...Region 4 Central South America Australia New Zealand Region 5 Former Soviet Union India Pakistan Africa Region 6 China Technical Specifications Technical specifications subject to change without notice Power Supply AC100 240 V 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 30W Weight 9 lb Dimensions W x D x H 17 x11 5 x2 75 Operating temperature range 41º F to 104º F Operating humidity range 5 to 90 without condensat...

Page 51: ...ictures A digital photo is sometimes referred to as a JPEG as this is the most common type of format for digital images MPEG MPEG is a type of compression for video There are different types of MPEG MPEG 1 is generally used for VCDs MPEG 2 is used for DVDs and digital TV and is higher quality than MPEG 1 MP3 MP3 is a type of compression used for music files NTSC The TV color format used in North A...