Philips DVDR1500 Bedienungsanleitung

R R e e a a d d t t h h i i s s m m a a n n u u a a l l f f i i r r s s t t ! ! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. We’ve included everything you need to get started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most from your new product by explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and • Feature O[...]

[...]

3 Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once, and take advantage of these important benefits. Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’[...]

4 GENERAL INFORMATION Important safety instructions 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructio[...]

GENERAL INFORMATION 5 WARNING: This device complies with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (U.S.A.) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation[...]

6[...]

English INDEX 7 English ___________________________________________________8 Français __________________________________________________x Español __________________________________________________x Français Español[...]

English TRUSURROUND, S S R R S S , and symbol a re trademarks of SRS Labs,Inc. TRUSURROUND technology is manufactured under license from SRS Labs, Inc. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other[...]

English Contents Introduction DVD Recorder ____________________________________________12 Box contents ______________________________________________13 Placement ________________________________________________13 Cleaning discs _____________________________________________13 Remote control ___________________________________________13 Loading the b[...]

English Operation Important notes for operation ________________________________27 Loading discs ______________________________________________27 Disc types _______________________________________________27 Discs for recording and playing _____________________________27 Discs for playing only _____________________________________27 Discs unsuitable[...]

English Special DVD-Video features __________________________________47 Menus on the disc ________________________________________47 Camera Angle ___________________________________________48 Changing the audio language ________________________________48 Subtitles ________________________________________________48 Special VCD features _____________[...]

English 12 INTRODUCTION Introduction DVD Recorder DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is the new storage medium that combines the convenience of the Compact Disc with the latest advanced digital video technology. DVD Video uses state-of-the-art MPEG2 data compression technology to register an entire movie on a single 5-inch disc. DVD’s variable bitrate [...]

English INTRODUCTION 13 Box contents First check and identify the contents of your DVD Recorder package, as listed below: - DVD Recorder - Pronto Pro remote control with accessories. Refer to separate instructions for use. - 2-core power cord - Component video cable - S-Video cable - Antenna cable - Audio cable (2x) - Video cable - DVD+RW disc - In[...]

English 14 INSTALLATION Installation Connections - back of your DVD Recorder - Please refer to your TV, VCR, Stereo and any other User Manual(s) as necessary to make the optimal connections. - Do not connect the power cards until all other connections are made. - Do not connect your DVD Recorder to your TV via your VCR. The video quality could be d[...]

English INSTALLATION 15 S-Video (Y/C) connection If your TV is not equipped with COMPONENT VIDEO inputs, connect the DVD Recorder with the S-Video (Y/C) jacks. l Connect the S-Video (Y/C) OUT jacks to the corresponding IN jacks on the TV, using the S-Video cable supplied (3) as shown in the drawing. l Connect the AUDIO Left (white) and Right (red) [...]

English 16 INSTALLATION If you cannot connect your DVD Recorder to an A/V receiver with Multi-channel decoder, choose one of the following alternatives. Connecting to a receiver equipped with two channel digital stereo (PCM) l Connect one of the the Recorder’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks to the corresponding IN jacks on your receiver. Use the supplie[...]

English INSTALLATION 17 Step 5: Connections - Front of your DVD Recorder (optional) Camcorder connection l If you have a DV or Digital 8 camcorder, connect the DVD Recorder’s i-link DV input jack on the Recorder (1) to the corresponding output jack on the camcorder using the i-link cable of your camcorder. l If you have a Hi-8 or S-VHS(C) camcord[...]

English 18 INSTALLATION First time setup: Initial setup After switching on the DVD Recorder for the very first time, the ‘Initial setup screen’ will appear. In initial setup, you may have to set your preferences for some of the Recorder features. If the initial setup screen does not appear, your DVD Recorder has been installed already. You may [...]

English INSTALLATION 19 TV Shape You can choose: - 16:9 if you have a wide screen (16:9) TV. - 4:3 if you have a regular (4:3) TV. In this case you can also choose between: - Letterbox for a ‘wide-screen’ picture with black bars at the top and bottom, - Pan Scan , for a full-height picture with the sides trimmed. If a disc has Pan Scan, the pic[...]

English 20 QUICK START Quick start Recording and playback are the basic functions of your DVD Recorder. In this chapter the elementary operations for recording or playing a disc are presented separately for quick reference purposes. Detailed information on different modes, settings and features can be found in the chapter ‘Operation’. Switching[...]

English QUICK START 21 Timer programming Timer programming with ’VCR Plus+’ A PlusCode is a number of up to eight digits, printed in most TV guides next to the start time of a TV program. It contains all the information you need for programming a timer. 1 Press TIMER on the remote control. 2 Select ‘ VCR Plus + programming ’ with w / v (dow[...]

English 22 QUICK START Playing a pre-recorded DVD- Video disc 1 Insert a pre-recorded DVD-Video disc. ‰ When ‘Autoresume’ is ‘ On ’ (see ‘User Preferences’) playback starts automatically from the point at which it stopped, the last time the disc played. ‰ When ‘Autoresume’ is ‘ Off ’ the disc will play from the start of the [...]

English FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 23 Functional overview Front of Recorder B STANDBY/ON - switches the Recorder On or to standby mode (off) DIGITAL 5 Standby indicator - lights red when the Recorder is in standby mode; player is not operable - lights green when the Recorder is operable PANEL - press to open and close the door that cover additional button[...]

Back of Recorder English 24 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW COMPONENT VIDEO PROG SCAN EXT 2 Y Y P B P B P R Y L L L R R R P B P R P R EXT 3 EXT 3 EXT 1 EXT 1/2 IN RC 6 MAINS - connection to the power outlet ANTENNA - RF connection to antenna/cable TV signal VIDEO (CVBS) - 2 x OUT: for connection to a TV, receiver or amplifier with CVBS video inputs - IN: for c[...]

English FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 25 Display PCM DTS DIGITAL MPEG HQ SP LP EP + MONITOR CHANNEL DVD CD V RW TITLE TRACK CHAPTER TOTAL TIME REMAIN TRACK MANUAL TIMER SAP AM PM -30 -40 -10 -20 0 OVER -30 -40 -10 -20 0 OVER S A STEREO RECORD DVD - DVD Video disc inserted DVD + RW - DVD+Rewritable disc inserted TITLE - Current DVD title number TRACK - Curren[...]

Remote control c MUTE - TV Mute ON/OFF P +/– - change TV channel up/down E E +/– - TV volume up/down UP INFO A/CH ALTERNATE CHANNEL - switches to previous TV channel DOWN / OPEN/CLOSE - opens/closes the disc tray 0 RECORD - direct recording of the currently selected program channel ON / OFF -Turn on or off the DVD Recorder power 5 REVERSE - sea[...]

English Operation OPERATION 27 Important notes for operation You can switch on the DVD Recorder with the B STANDBY/ON button on the front of the Recorder. Keep your DVD Recorder connected to the power outlet at all times to ensure programmed recordings can be made. You can use the B STANDBY/ON or B ON/OFF button on the remote control to interrupt a[...]

English 28 OPERATION Super Audio CD Of hybrid SACD discs, the CD layer can play. (Super) Video CD Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.), these discs may have one or more tracks. Tracks may have one or more indexes as indicated on the disc case. To make access easy and convenient, your Recorder lets you m[...]

English OPERATION 29 Temporary feedback icons These symbols may appear in the top left corner of the TV screen when you access a feature. Scan first 10 seconds of each Chapter/Track Repeat entire Disc Repeat current Title Repeat current Track Repeat current Chapter Point A for Repeat A-B playback is set. Repeat A-B playback Alternate camera Angle C[...]

English 30 OPERATION Status box The status box displays the current status of the Recorder and information about the current disc, including disc type, total playing time, and elapsed playing time. Set status Box to ‘ On ,’ if you want to see following icons when you access a feature. Disc type icons DVD+RW (Rewritable) DVD-Video Video-CD no di[...]

English OPERATION 31 Timer info box The timer info box appears on the TV screen during tuner mode when no recording is taking place. It displays the current status of the timer recordings. When a timer is set, it shows a timer indication and the start time or date of the first recording. Timer event due today Timer event due on another day When an [...]

English 32 OPERATION Index Picture Screen The Index Picture Screen displays an overview of the titles recorded on the disc. It appears automatically when playback or recording is stopped and a DVD+RW is in the Recorder. (The DVD+RW must have recorded content.) Each title is represented by an index picture. Next to the index picture, the program nam[...]

English User preferences Setting user preferences You can set your user preferences for some of the Recorder features. (See ‘Operation’ - ‘User preference menu operation’) The following items can be adapted: Picture settings TV Shape With TV Shape you can adjust the image from your DVD Recorder to fit your TV screen. You can choose: - 16:9 [...]

English 34 OPERATION Sound settings Digital output The factory setting off ‘ All ’ means both coaxial and optical outputs are on, and Dolby Digital and MPEG-2 Multi-channel sound is going to the DVD Recorders output. If your equipment doesn't include a digital Multi-channel decoder, set the digital output to ‘ PCM only ’ (Pulse Code Mo[...]

English OPERATION 35 Low Power Standby If Low Power Standby is ‘ On ,’ the Recorder will consume minimum power in standby mode. Factory setting is ‘ Off .’ Note: When the Recorder is in low power standby mode: - the signal of the equipment connected to the inputs will not be passed through to the TV outputs, - the Display will be Off, - the[...]

English 36 OPERATION Installation Update/Re-install TV channels After initial installation is complete, it is possible to perform the installation procedure again. If, for example, your cable company adds TV channels, you may wish to update the channel screen. Note: All previously stored channels will be erased and replaced. 1 In the installation m[...]

English OPERATION 37 Time/Date Automatic The automatic Time/Date feature allows you to select a channel from which the date and time are obtained (e.g. because the currently selected channel is unreliable or inaccurate). If you don’t know the correct channel for the BPS station that can send Time and Date information in your area, see ‘Time/Dat[...]

English 38 RECORDING Recording Before you start recording Recordings on a DVDR+RW disc begin at the disc pointer, i.e. the point where the last recording stopped. Other recordings may be overwritten without notice, unless the disc is erase protected. In this respect, your DVD Recorder behaves just like a Video Cassette Recorder. In the Index Pictur[...]

English RECORDING 39 The following channel numbers are provided for recording from external sources that are connected to these jacks on the DVD Recorder: ‘EXT1’ : rear S-Video (Y/C) ‘EXT2’ : rear Video (CVBS) ’EXT3’ : rear component video (YP B P R ) ‘CAM1’ : front S-Video ‘CAM2’ : front CVBS ‘CAM3’ : front DV. These channe[...]

English 40 RECORDING When all timer blocks are full, Timer programming and VCR Plus+ programming cannot be accessed. For clearing a timer block, see ‘How to clear a timer block.’ Timer recording with ’VCR Plus+’ A PlusCode is a number of up to eight digits, printed in most TV guides next to the start time of a TV program. It contains all th[...]

English RECORDING 41 7 Use SELECT to record the program at daily or weekly intervals. Mo - Fr : Record every day from Monday to Friday. Weekly : Recording at the same day of the week, every week, for example every Thursday. 8 Press u (right cursor). 9 Use w / v (down or up cursor) to select the Recording mode ( HQ , SP , LP , EP ). 10 Press OK to c[...]

English 42 RECORDING Weekend programming - not possible Date was incorrectly entered. Daily programming can only be used for recordings from Mondays to Fridays. Memory full All the timer blocks are in use. Solution: l Delete one of the Timer recordings. Clock not set - check Clock channel The clock is not set. Set it manually (See ‘Time/Date adju[...]

English PLAYBACK 43 Playback Playing a pre-recorded DVD- Video disc Some DVD discs are produced in a way that requires specific operation or allows only limited operation during playback. In these cases the Recorder may not respond to all operating commands. When this occurs, please refer to the instructions in the disc jacket or case. When an appe[...]

English 44 PLAYBACK Playing a DVD+RW disc 1 Insert a DVD+RW disc. ‰ If the inserted disc is erase-protected, playback starts automatically. Otherwise, the Index Picture Screen appears. 2 Press w / v (down or up cursor) to select the Title you want to play. ‰ If you do not select a Title, playback starts from the point where it stopped the last [...]

English PLAYBACK 45 Slow Motion 1 Press SYSTEM MENU to access the system menu bar. 2 Press t / u (left or right cursor) buttons to select (Slow motion) in the system menu bar. 3 Use the w (down cursor) button to enter the slow motion menu. ‰ Playback will pause. 4 Use the t / u (left or right cursor) buttons to select the required speed: - 1 , - [...]

English 46 PLAYBACK Repeat DVD Discs - Repeat chapter/title/disc l To repeat the current playing chapter, press REPEAT . ‰ appears on the TV screen. l To repeat the current playing title, press REPEAT a second time. ‰ appears on the TV screen. l To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a third time. ‰ appears on the TV screen. l To exit repeat[...]

English PLAYBACK 47 Zoom The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and pan through the enlarged image. 1 Press ZOOM . The system menu bar appears. 2 Press w / v (down or up cursor) to activate the Zoom function and select the required zoom factor; 1.33, 2 or 4. ‰ Playback will go pause. ‰ The picture will change accordingly. ‰ T[...]

English 48 PLAYBACK Camera Angle If the disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles, the angle icon appears, showing the number of available angle, and the current angle. You can change the camera angle if you wish. 1 Press the angle button. 2 Use the w / v (down or up cursor) buttons to select the required angle. 3 To go to any a[...]

English PLAYBACK 49 Playing an Audio CD 1 Insert the disc. ‰ After loading the disc, playback starts automatically. ‰ If the TV is on, the Audio CD screen appears. ‰ During play, the current track number and its elapsed playing time will show on the TV screen and on the Recorder display. 2 To stop play at any time, press 9 STOP . ‰ The numb[...]

English 50 PLAYBACK ‰ Repeat A - B appears on the TV screen in the Audio Disk Modebox and the segment begins to play repeatedly. l To exit the segment and return to normal playback, press REPEAT A-B again. Scan Scan plays the first 10 seconds of each track on the disc. 1 Press SCAN . The first 10 seconds of each track will play, beginning with th[...]

English ACCESS CONTROL 51 Access control Child Lock (DVD and VCD) When activating Child lock, only discs that are authorized can be played without entering a code. The Recorder memory maintains a list of 50 authorized (‘Child safe’) disc titles. A disc will be placed in the list when you select ‘Play always’. Each time a ‘Child safe’ di[...]

Locking Discs that were formerly Unlocked 1 Insert the disc. ‰ Playback starts automatically. 2 Press 9 STOP while { is visible. ‰ | will appear and the disc is now locked. However, the disc will continue to play. The disc will be locked and the Recorder will ask for your 4-digit code the next time you try to play the disc. You must turn the Re[...]

English ACCESS CONTROL 53 Country 1 Press SYSTEM MENU . 2 Press t (left cursor) to select in the system menu bar. 3 Press w (down cursor) repeatedly to select , then press u (right cursor). 4 Access control will be selected in the features menu . Press u (right cursor). 5 Enter the four digit code using the 0-9 buttons. 6 Move to Change country usi[...]

English 54 MANAGING DISC CONTENT Managing disc content (DVD+RW only) Title settings You can change each title on the disc to your personal preference in the title settings menu. 1 Stop disc playback if necessary. In the Index Picture Screen, select the required title with w / v (down or up cursor). 2 Press u (right cursor) to enter the title settin[...]

English MANAGING DISC CONTENT 55 Disc Settings You can change disc settings from the Disc Information Screen. 1 When in the Index Picture Screen, press 9 STOP or press and hold J PREVIOUS for about two seconds. ‰ This selects the first title on the DVD+RW. 2 Press v (up cursor). ‰ You enter the Disc Information Screen. 3 In the Disc Information[...]

English 56 MANAGING DISC CONTENT Favorite Scene Selection Press the EDIT button on the remote control, to access Favorite Scene Selection (FSS). The basic function of edit operations is Editing improves accessibility and handling of your recordings. For instance; scenes you do not want to see during playback (e.g. commercials during a movie) can be[...]

English MANAGING DISC CONTENT 57 After editing, the modified version of a title is the default playback version. The original can be accessed via the ‘ Play full title ’ option in the title settings menu. Other DVD players may still play the original. To guarantee that the edited version will play on these DVD players, choose ‘ Make edits DVD[...]

English 58 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting If it appears that the DVD Recorder is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something has been overlooked. Under no circumstances attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom(s). Then perform only the actions listed to remedy the sp[...]

English TROUBLESHOOTING 59 No new title can be recorded Check if the maximum number of titles has been reached (message: ‘ Too many titles ’ on screen.) If so, delete a title next to a free space. Check if the disc is write protected. If so, unlock the disc in the disc settings menu (message: ‘ Disc locked ’ on screen.) Two languages are ?[...]

English 60 TROUBLESHOOTING Diagnosis program If the Recorder is still faulty you can start the Diagnosis Program in the Recorder. You can operate the Diagnosis Program by following these instructions step by step. Instructions 1 Unplug the power cord of the Recorder. 2 Press and hold the 2 PLAY button while you reconnect the power cord of the Recor[...]

English GLOSSARY 61 Glossary This section explains most important terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this document. Term Explanation AC-3 Audio Coding 3, also known as Dolby Digital. Multi-channel digital audio compression system from Dolby Labs. A/V Audio/Video Chapter A part of a title. Disc Bar A graphical representation of the contents [...]

English 62 GLOSSARY S-Video Sometimes called S-VHS or Super-VHS. A high-quality video connection standard. Title The name given to the unit of recording on the disc. A title, typically, represents one recording. TruSurround A system for simulating Multi-channel sound reproduction via a two- channel set-up, by SRS Labs, Inc. TV system There are vari[...]

English NOTES 63 Notes[...]

[...]

Specifications DISC FORMATS SUPPORTED Disc type Playback Recording DVD+RW •• DVD-R • — DVD-Video • — SVCD • — Video CD • — Audio CD • — CD-R • — CD-RW • — DVD+REWRITABLE DISC FORMAT Medium Phase-Change ReWritable Diameter 12 cm Capacity (single side) 4.7 Gbyte Recording time HQ 60’ 9.72 Mbit/s SP 120’ 5.07 Mbit/s[...]

DRAFT 1.1 type no. of product • Numéro de série du produit DVDR 1500 Date of purchase • Date d'achat • Kaufdatum • Koopdatum • Fecha de compra • Data da compra • Data di acquisto • Købsdato • Kjøpedato • Inköpsdato • Ostopäivä day • Jour month • Mois year • Année 20 Dealer's name, address and signature [...]