Curtis DVD2100 manual

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    D VD2100 D VD RECORDER Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories."Dolby", "Pro Logic"and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.Confidential Unpublished Works. 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories,Inc.all rights reserved. C[...]

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    46 Technical Specifications Audio Specifications T echnical Specifications Output Input Audio level:1.0~2.0 Vrms (10k ohm load) Frequency response: 4Hz~44KHz (2dB) S /N ratio 90dB Audio distortion+noise -65dB(1KHz) Audio Level 2.0 Vrms (10k ohm Load) General specifications Power supply AC 110V 60Hz Power consumption: 35W Standby power consumption: [...]

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    45 Te chnical Specifications T echnical Specifications Supported disc formats DVD,DVD+R/RW , DVD-R/R W, SVCD, VCD, CD-DA, MP3, JPEG Supported recordable disc formats DVD+R DVD+RW Recording format DVD MPEG-II Recording quality SP(Standard Play), SLP(Standard Long Play), EP(Extend Play), HQ(Perfect Quality) Input Composite V ideo Input S-Video Input [...]

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    44 Before contacting service personnel, please check possible causes according to the following instructions. Symptom Possible Cause Remedy No Power 1.Power supply not connected; 2.Bad contact between the power plug and the receptacle; 3. The power of the receptacle is of f. 1. Connect to the power supply . 2. Plug again or replace a receptacle. 3.[...]

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    42 Note Be sure to connect the antenna properly before the channel scan operation . Ma ke s ure ther e are TV signals at the TV Signal In put. For t he connec tion chart, please see the Basic Information: System Connection for Recording External Signals for reference. System Setup 3. If you want to edit channels for the received TV pro grams, selec[...]

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    Basic Information T erms 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[...]

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    7 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. Progressive and Interlace Interlace means a frame picture be scanned to two field, first scan odd field, then scan even field, the imag[...]

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    39 System Setup Recording Setting[...]

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    38 System Setup[...]

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    OPEN/CLOSE RECORD STANDBY/ON DV INPUT USB 37[...]

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    36 System Setup[...]

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    13 System connection for recording external signals (front panel signal When connecting with external signals, be sure to switch off the power source of the unit and other devices. The connection with front panel inputs System connection for recording external signals (rear panel signal input) System Connection NOTE Refer to the manual of the conne[...]

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    TV monitor Rear A V Rear S DV DVD Play Press8[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Recording Mode Introduction There are various external signal inputs in the unit, including S-Video, composite video, TV tuning , DV input and stereo audio input. Y ou can select any group of audio and video signals from these inputs for recording. The recording discs of the unit include DVD+RW an d DVD+R. There are four available[...]

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    Recording(DVD+R) MODE New Title SOURCE DV QUALITY SP RECTO DVD+VIDEO TRICK Record TITLE 04/04 CHAPTER 02 TIME 0:06:02/1:57:18 Recording Mode Manual Recording Start Recording[...]

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    17 2. Use the corresponding function keys of the remote controller, such as RECORD , PAUSE/STEP and STOP to select from Record , Pause and Stop functions in the recording process. When a Stop operation is done, the system will write some information into the disc. The system will not respond to any button pressing at that time. When you resume reco[...]

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    1 1 1 2 13 13 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 11 11 1 2 3 9 11 12 10 25 The following charts are control bar menus for DVD, VCD, CD and MP3 respectively. Please note that the menu may vary somewhat between different discs. The meanings for the icons are as follows. 1. This icon shows the disc type. 2. MODE. Options include Normal Play, A-B Repeat , Chapt[...]

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    A B C D E F G H I J K 0 1 2 L M N O P Q R S T U V 3 4 5 W X Y Z ( ) _ : ? . 6 7 8 9 Space Caps BkSp Delete Clear Exit OK MY D VD Disc Operation 23 Rename Disc In the Disc Operation control bar menu, use the or button to select the Rename Disc item, and press the SELECT button to pop up a dialog box; in the given keyboard layout, use arrow buttons a[...]