DVD Recorder Model 50550/HTDVDRE 31 DVD Recorder Model 50550/HTDVDRE 31 Guarantee Certificate valid only together with receipt If you wish to make use of the guarantee, please contact our service hotline first. You must do this if you wish to avoid paying shipping/postage charges! Many thanks.
Device overview Front Congratulations on purchasing the MASTEC DVD Recorder model 50550. Please read the operating instructions carefully to avoid damaging the device and to prevent it from malfunctioning. The device is labelled with the CE symbol and therefore conforms to the respective European standards.
Remote control What advantage does a DVD offer over a VHS video cassette Power/standby The quality of DVDs is more than twice as good as that of VHS cassettes. Menu navigation buttons Regardless of how often you play a DVD, it will never suffer a loss in quality. Open/close DVD compartment What are the capabilities of DVD+R Select button...
Getting ready for use Connecting peripheral devices To the SCART socket Ext. 2 Remote control Open the battery compartment on the reverse side of the remote control by gently pressing down on the marked spot on the You can connect a video recorder, satellite receiver or a DVD player to the second SCART socket of the DVD Recorder. battery compartment cover and then sliding the cover open in the direction of the arrow.
• Now set your country for TV reception. Confirm with OK. Skip/search function You can use the skip function to skip forwards or backwards to individual chapters (see Specialist Terms). You can use the search function to start a forwards or backwards search. Briefly press the skip/search buttons (10/28RC) to change chapters.
Additional special functions during DVD playback SUBTITLE (selecting subtitles) Most DVDs contain subtitles in various languages. System During playback, press the SUB TITLE button (44); the selection menu appears on the TV screen. To select subtitles that are available on the DVD, press the navigation buttons 34 or press the subtitle button several Title/track times.
Recording without automatic switch-off Programmed recording You can use programmed recording to start recording at some later point in time. Use the channel +/- buttons (5/32RC) to select the channel that you want to record from. For example, EXT 2 to record The DVD Recorder switches to the programmed channel number and starts recording.
Favourite scene selection (scene memory) Changing or deleting programmed recordings (timer) This function allows you to adapt the DVD to your preferences. You can set additional chapter markers or delete them and you If you want to delete an already programmed recording or you want to change the starting time of a programmed recording, you can hide chapters (e.g.
Deleting recorded titles Protecting a DVD against unintentional recording To protect important recordings against unintentional deletion, you can write-protect the entire DVD. It is not possible to protect You can delete individual recorded titles from a disc. individual recordings. In the case of DVD+RWs, you can simply overwrite the deleted title again. Insert the DVD that you want to protect.
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The system menu Picture displacement You can use the system menu to access various submenus in which you can do such things as configure the DVD player or You can displace the picture to suit your television using the 34 buttons. change DVD-related settings.
Disc settings menu Introduction What is a DVD “Digital Versatile Disc” is a high-density optical disc which can store video and sound that has been recorded using digital signals Disc functions providing a high quality of recording. Access check Enter code Automatic resume Filter mode Standard...
Time / date Troubleshooting • If a problem arises, please check the following table first. This is where you can set the time and date on the Recorder. • If the problem cannot be solved, please contact our service hotline All the settings are configured using the navigation buttons 3456.
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