User manual MEDION VCR DVD PLAYER COMBINATION MD 80975

[. . . ] 25 26 26 26 28 29 29 30 Connections and connection options 7 Connecting the television with a SCART cable . 7 Connecting the television with an antenna cable 8 Connecting the DVD player/VCR through a satellite receiver . 18 18 19 19 20 22 22 23 DVD PLAYER/VCR ­ MD 80975 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS About these instructions Please read these instructions carefully before using the system. Note the warnings on the device and in the operating instructions Always keep the operating instructions close to hand. [. . . ] You can carry out the changes as described in the section "Normal timer recording", page 21. DVD PLAYER/VCR ­ MD 80975 21 VCR RECORDING More video cassette functions The counter The counter counts in real time from the point you load the cassette. If you rewind beyond the zero position, the counter counts in negative values (e. ­0:01:15). Display information When a cassette is loaded, you can call up information by pressing the DISPLAY button: 1 x: Complete information on current status > time and date; 2 x: Counter. When the cassette is not playing (playback, fast forward, fast reverse), the remaining time does not appear. Auto repeat To turn on the auto repeat function, press the PLAY button for five seconds during stop or still mode. The DVD player/VCR will then repeatedly play the tape from beginning to end. To stop this mode, press the button or a playback mode button (PLAY, FF, REW, STOP). The menu TAPE CONTROL The menu tape controls provides more control functions. To open the menu, press SETUP, then select T A P E C O N T R O L , and confirm with OK/ENTER. Tape remain This function allows you to see if there is enough space on the cassette for a planned recording. In the next menu, select the length of the cassette currently inserted. You will see the remaining time in the format HH:MM for a few seconds in the right bottom corner of the TV screen (in the picture below: 1 hour 27 minutes). Go to zero With this function you can access the zero position of the cassette. This is the position where the cassette started after inserting it, after switching the device on, or after resetting the counter (see next chapter). 22 VCR RECORDING In the menu T A P E C O N T R O L , select G O T O Z E R O and confirm with OK/ENTER. The cassette will automatically rewind to the zero position and then stop. Counter reset In the menu T A P E C O N T R O L , select C O U N T E R R E S E T and confirm with OK/ENTER. The current position of the cassette will be set to 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 . Finding the index marks When you record a programme, the VCR places an index mark at the start of the recording. In the menu T A P E C O N T R O L , select I N D E X + or I N D E X - and confirm with OK/ENTER. I N D E X + searches forward, I N D E X - searches backwards on the tape. The VCR will search forward or backwards and start playback at the next index mark. When the search has found the mark where you wish to start the playback, press PLAY. The VCR Hi-Fi sound system The DVD player/VCR records the complete sound signal transmitted by the TV station. In addition to the normal mono sound track of VHS video recorders, your DVD player/VCR is equipped with a high quality Hi-Fi sound system. This means you can enjoy stereo sound, surround sound, and two dialogue modes (dual, bilingual; usually with the original sound track and dubbed sound track). Displaying the sound mode In the stop mode of a tape playback, the DVD player/VCR displays the sound mode of the current broadcasting station in the top right corner of TV screen (if no sound mode is displayed, press the button AUDIO). S T E R E O : sterero sound; B I L I / B I L I I : bilingual sound; In the stop mode no display: monaural sound. During playback of a VCR, the DVD player/VCR displays what is recorded on the cassette (if not, press the button AUDIO). H I - F I : stereo/bilingual; no display: monaural sound. During playback DVD PLAYER/VCR ­ MD 80975 23 VCR RECORDING Selecting the sound output By pressing the button AUDIO repeatedly, you can select the sound output. During a stereo playback: HI-FI HI-FI HI-FI HI-FI BIL BIL BIL BIL L + R : Hi-Fi stereo; L E F T : left audio channel only; R I G H T : right audio channel only; O F F : the normal mono sound track of Hi-Fi cassette. During playback of a bilingual playback: I : main language (original soundtrack); I I : sub-language (dubbed); I + I I : both main and sub-language; O F F : bilingual off. For mono playback, there is no choice available. 24 DISC OPERATION This chapter encompasses the playback functions of all supported disc formats, i. DVD, VCD, SVCD0, CD, MP3, JPEG, MPEG. About DVDs A DVD ­ Digital Versatile Disk ­ is a digital medium that stores information. There are different types of DVD with different storage capacities depending on how the information is stored. DVD structure Video DVDs are divided into titles and chapters. [. . . ] The message C O N F I R M P A S S W O R D appears in the right column. Note down your password and keep it in a safe place. 36 SETTINGS IN THE DVD SETUP MENU Table of language codes In the menus A U D I O , S U B T I T L E and D I S C you can select additional languages under the entry , , O t h e r s " by entering a four-digit code: DVD PLAYER/VCR ­ MD 80975 37 TROUBLESHOOTING If errors occur, check first whether you can correct the problem yourself. Contact our service centre or other qualified personnel if a repair is necessary. PROBLEM GENERAL No standby display The DVD player/VCR does not work POSSIBLE CAUSE / REMEDY Check the mains connection: Is the plug firmly inserted in the mains socket?If the unit has been affected by a storm, static charging or other external factor, try the following procedure: Press the STANDBY/ON button on the DVD player/VCR (standby mode). [. . . ]