Philips DVDR616 manual

1 3139 246 14134 DVD Recorder DVDR610 DVDR615 DVDR616 User manual Visit us at www.p4c.philips.com for service support Make your o wn D VD 1DVDR6xx_Eng05_14134c 9/28/04, 1:08 PM 1[...]

2 3139 246 14134 C A UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazar dous radiation exposure or other unsafe oper ation. Important notes for users in the U .K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. T o change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remov e[...]

3 English 3139 246 14134 Special Functions Using the ‘Digital Photo Manager’, you can vie w and modify JPEG pictur es from a Picture CD , D VD , or a CD R OM. Y ou can create slide shows and pla y them on a D VD pla yer (for D VDR615 and D VDR616 only). This function automatically transfers all the tele vision channel settings onto your D VD re[...]

4 English 3139 246 14134 T able of Contents Special Functions ................................... 3 Care and Saf ety Information Setup .............................................................. 6 Cleaning discs ............................................... 6 About recycling ........................................... 6 General Information Int[...]

5 English 3139 246 14134 T able of Contents Recording Discs for recor ding ................................... 34 Recording settings ..................................... 34 Recording mode ........................................... 35 Recording language ...................................... 35 Inserting chapter markers .......................... [...]

6 English 3139 246 14134 CAUTION! High volta ge! Do not open. Y ou run the risk of getting an electric shock. The machine does not contain any user -ser viceable parts. Please lea ve all maintenance work to qualified personnel. Setup Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a flat, hard and stable surface . Do not place the set on a carpet.[...]

7 English 3139 246 14134 General Information ALL 2 Intr oduction Y our Philips D VD recor der allows you to record the TV pr ogrammes or duplicate camcorder recor dings to a D VD+R W or D VD+R and pla y pre-r ecorded D VDs. The recor dings you mak e on the Recorder will pla y on some D VD pla yers and D VD-R OM drives. The D VD+R discs hav e to be [...]

8 English 3139 246 14134 Connecting to TV General The necessary cable connections must be made befor e you can r ecord or pla yback TV programmes using y our D VD recor der . Selecting a suitable connection to y our TV When you install y our D VD recor der for the first time, select one of the following options to connect the D VD recor der and you[...]

9 English 3139 246 14134 Connecting to TV (cont ’ d) The scart or Euro A V cable ser v es as the universal connector for pictur e, sound and control signals. With this type of connection, there is practicall y no loss of quality in picture or sound transmission. Hav e the following cables r eady: 1) Antenna cable 2) SCAR T cable 1 T urn off your [...]

10 English 3139 246 14134 This connecting cable, also known as the SVHS cable, is used to transmit the brightness signal (Y signal) and colour signal (C signal) separately . This mini DIN sock et is also called a Hosiden jack. Hav e the following cables r eady: 1) Antenna cable 2) S-Video (SVHS) cable (not supplied) 3) Audio cables (red/white, not [...]

11 English 3139 246 14134 This cable, usually featuring y ellow cinch plugs, is used for transmitting the Composite Video signal (FBAS, CVBS). In this method of transmission, the colour signal and the brightness signal are transmitted on the same cable. Hav e the following cables r eady: 1) Antenna cable 2) Video (CVBS) cable (y ellow , not supplie[...]

12 English 3139 246 14134 Connecting to Additional De vices Y ou can connect a video cassette recor der (VCR), D VD pla yer , decoder , satellite receiv er or cable box to EXT 2 AUX-I/O sock et at the back of the D VD recor der . When pla yback is star ted on this additional device, the D VD recorder will automatically send the video/audio signals [...]

13 English 3139 246 14134 Connecting a camcorder to the front sock ets Connecting Additional De vices (cont ’ d) CH- CH+ S-VIDEO OUT L R VIDEO OUT OR AUDIO OUT 1 2 CH- CH+ DV OUT Y ou can use the front sock ets to cop y camcorder recor dings. These sockets ar e located behind the flap on the right hand side . Option 1: Using D V IN socket (for D [...]

14 English 3139 246 14134 Connecting to Additional De vices (cont ’ d) Using analogue audio output sockets STEREO AUDIO IN L R Using digital audio output sock et DIGIT AL IN Y ou can connect the D VD recor der to a two channel ster eo system or receiver in order to enjo y the stereo sound system. ● Use an audio cable (red/white) to connect AUDI[...]

15 English 3139 246 14134 Sock ets behind the flap Flip down the door as indicated by the OPEN 2 label at the right hand corner . 0 S-VIDEO – S-video input for SVHS/Hi8 camcorders or SVHS/Hi8 video recor ders (input channel number 'CAM 1'). ! VIDEO – Video input for camcor ders or video recor ders (input channel number 'CAM 1&apo[...]

16 English 3139 246 14134 Remote Contr ol 1 ST ANDBY -ON 2 – T urn on or off the D VD recor der . 2 TIMER – Access or exit the timer recor ding menu. 3 SY STEM-MENU – Access or exit the system menu. CH- CH+ 4 1 2 : Cursor buttons for moving to the left or right. 34 : Cursor buttons for moving up/down or going to the next/pre vious channel. 5 [...]

17 English 3139 246 14134 Remote Contr ol (cont ’ d) # Alphanumeric k eypad – Enter numbers or letters in appr opriate entry fields. – Select a chapter/track number to pla y . – Select a TV channel while in internal tuner mode. $ BRO WSER – Displa y the on-screen Media Br owser that allows y ou to browse thr ough and manage the contents s[...]

18 English 3139 246 14134 Inser ting Batteries 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Inser t tw o batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the cover . Caution! – Remo ve batteries if the y are exhausted or if the remote contr ol is not to be used for a long time. – Do not mix batteries (old [...]

19 English 3139 246 14134 6 Press 4 to select { Done } and pr ess OK to confirm. ➜ The { TV F ormat } menu appears on the TV . TV FORMA T Select your TV format TV Format Done 4:3 Panscan 4:3 Letterbox 16:9 7 Select { TV Format } and pr ess 2 . 8 Press 3 4 to select the desir ed TV screen format, then press 1 to confirm. ➜ The format you selecte[...]

20 English 3139 246 14134 Note: Mak e sure you ha v e successfully made all the requir ed connections to the D VD r ecorder , the TV and Satellite Receiver/Cable Bo x (if any) and switched them on. The automatic channel search will detect the signals and sav e all the available pr ogramme channels. 0 Press OK again to start automatic TV channel sea[...]

21 English 3139 246 14134 Installing the D VD Recorder (cont ’ d) TV channel pr ogramming Although the D VD recor der selects available TV channels during first installation, you ma y want to repeat the process later if mor e channels become available in y our area or if y ou are reinstalling the D VD r ecorder . Automatic TV channel search This [...]

22 English 3139 246 14134 Installing the D VD Recorder (cont ’ d) 7 Use the TV ’ s remote contr ol to select programme number {2} on the TV set. Then, press OK on the DVD r ecorder ’ s remote contr ol. 8 Repeat the above steps again until y ou hav e assigned all the TV channels. Helpful Hints: – If you cannot turn on your TV set to progr am[...]

23 English 3139 246 14134 Installing the D VD Recorder (cont ’ d) Setting fa vourite TV channels Y ou can set your fa vourite TV channels for quick access by using the channel up/ down button on the r emote control. 1 Press SY STEM-MENU . ➜ The system menu appears on the TV . 2 Press 4 r epeatedly to select { Set-up }. 3 Press 2 repeatedl y to [...]

24 English 3139 246 14134 Installing the D VD Recorder (cont ’ d) 6 Press 4 to select { Entry } and press 2 to confirm. Use the alphanumeric k eypad 0-9 to enter the frequency or channel of the TV station, then press the matching colour coded button to select { Store }. 7 Press 4 to select { Pr eset } and press 2 to confirm. Use the alphanumeric [...]

25 English 3139 246 14134 Fine tuning the TV channels Decoder DVD-VIDEO-TITLE 04|CO1 Analogue Ch. STOP Set-up TV system Nicam Fine T une T o impro v e the sound transmission of the TV channel NIC AM is a digital sound transmission system. Using NICAM, you can transmit either one stereo channel or tw o separate mono channels. How ev er , if receptio[...]

26 English 3139 246 14134 Setting the language Y ou can select the language for subtitles and audio for D VD pla yback. F or some D VDs, the s ubtitle/audio language can only be changed via the D VD disc menu. If the selected language is not a vailable on the disc, the disc ’ s default setting language will be used instead. The menu language (on-[...]

27 English 3139 246 14134 Pla yback IMPOR T ANT! – If the inhibit icon (XErr or) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the cur rent time. – D VD discs and play ers ar e designed with regional r estrictions. Before pla ying a disc , mak e sure the disc is for the same [...]

28 English 3139 246 14134 Pla yback (cont ’ d) Star ting disc pla yback ● If a dialogue appears on the TV showing : { Do you want to access the disc content ?}. ➜ Select { Ye s } to show the disc content menu (see page 48 “ Br owsing the discs ” ). ➜ Select { No } to switch to the last active mode. ➜ If you want to r emove this dialog[...]

29 English 3139 246 14134 Pla yback (cont ’ d) Pla ying a picture disc (slide sho w) Y ou can display JPEG pictur es in the selected roll automaticall y one after the other at adjustable inter vals. 1 Inser t a JPEG pictur e disc (CD , D VD+R W , D VD+R). If the picture o verview a ppears on the TV 2 Use 1 2 3 4 to na vigate within the menu and s[...]

30 English 3139 246 14134 Using T oolbar options 1 Press SY STEM-MENU on the r emote control. ➜ The system menu appears on the TV . 2 At { T oolbar }, pr ess 2 to select { Options }. DVD-VIDEO-TITLE 04|CO1 [PLA Y] [EDIT] [OK] = PLAY Options STOP T oolbar Subtitle Audio Angle Zoom Time search Audio Subtiltle Repeat Repeat A-B 3 Press 3 4 to select[...]

31 English 3139 246 14134 Zooming in This option allows you to enlarge the picture on the TV screen and to pan through the enlarged pictur e. 1 Press 4 to select { Zoom } and pr ess 2 to enter zoom in mode. ➜ The zoom status bar appears and displa ys the zoom factor . [CURSOR][OK] = Zoom In, [RETURN]=Zoom Out, [ZOOM] = Exit Zoom 2 Zoom In End Zoo[...]

32 English 3139 246 14134 Changing to another title/ chapter/track When a disc contains more than one track, title or chapter , you can change to a different track, title or chapter as follows. During pla yback, ● Press § to go to the next title/chapter/ track. ● Press ∞ to r eturn to the star t of the current title/cha pter/track. Pressing [...]

33 English 3139 246 14134 Selecting various pla y mode Repeat pla y Y ou can select a Chapter , T rack, Title or the entire disc for r epeat pla yback. 1 Press Y ello w button { REPEA T } repeatedly on the r emote control to select one of the repeat options. ➜ Repeat chapter (D VD , D VD+R(W) only) ➜ Repeat track/title ➜ Repeat album/pla ylis[...]

34 English 3139 246 14133 Discs for r ecording T wo diff erent formats of D VD recordable discs can be used with this D VD recorder: D VD+R W (D VD ‘plus’ Rewritable) – Discs are r e-writable can be used for multiple recor dings once existing data is erased. D VD+R (DVD ‘plus’ Recordable) – It can only be recor ded once. After you ha ve[...]

35 English 3139 246 14134 Recording mode The recor ding mode defines the picture quality of recor dings and the maximum recording time f or a disc. During pla yback, the corr ect picture quality will automatically be selected. This function can also be accessed via the REC MODE button on the remote control. 1 Press 4 to select { Recor d mode } and [...]

36 English 3139 246 14134 Direct r ecord function T o enable direct r ecording fr om your TV set, mak e sure that the dir ect recor d mode is turned on. See page 38 “ Dir ect Recording ” for mor e information. 1 Press 4 to select { Dir ect recor d } and press 2 to enter its options. 2 Press 2 to select one of the options. ➜ { On } : Enable re[...]

37 English 3139 246 14134 6 T o stop the recor ding, press ST OP 9 . ➜ ‘ MENU UPDATE ’ or ‘ CREATE MENU ’ appears on the displa y panel to indicate that the D VD recor der is writing the list of contents. W ait until the message disappears befor e removing the D VD+R(W). ● If the end of a disc is reached during recording, recording will[...]

38 English 3139 246 14134 Direct r ecording The Direct Record function allo ws you to record the TV programme which you ar e currentl y watching when the D VD recorder is turned off. 1 T urn on the { Direct r ecord } mode in the recording setting (see page 36). 2 On the TV , select the programme number you want to r ecord. 3 With the D VD recor der[...]

39 English 3139 246 14134 Intr oduction Use 'Timer Recording ’ to automatically star t and stop a r ecording at a later date/ time. The D VD recorder will tune to the right programme number and begin recording at the specified time. With this D VD recor der , y ou can pre- programme up to six r ecordings within a period of 15 da ys. T o make[...]

40 English 3139 246 14134 { Repeat } – Select {W eekly}, {Once} or {Mon-Fri} (Monday to Frida y) recordings and pr ess OK to confirm. { Record mode } – Select a record mode and pr ess OK to confirm. See pages 34~35 “ Recording settings - Recording mode ” ). { VPS/PDC } – Select to turn on or off VPS/PDC mode. For information on VPS/PDC , [...]

41 English 3139 246 14134 Pr ogramming recor dings with VIDEO Plus+ ® System With this programming system, you only need to enter the VIDEO Plus+ ® programme n umber as all the information needed by the D VD recor der for programming is contained in the programming number . 1 T urn on the TV power . Select the cor rect Video In channel at the TV [...]

42 English 3139 246 14134 Changing a pro grammed recor ding 1 T urn on the TV power . Select the cor rect Video In channel at the TV . 2 Press TIMER on the r emote control. ➜ The timer overview appears. TIMER 11.55 TIMER OVERVIEW TIMER DET AILS 10:55 CNBC Weekly 23:45 Disco  12.04 21:00 BBC2  Daily 06:00 HBO  16.04 08:00 ABC 13.04 [...]

43 English 3139 246 14134 About editing Y ou can change disc contents and settings for a r ecorded D VD+R W or unfinalised D VD+R from the edit men u screen. Photo editing is limited to edit the information on a roll or album. These editing changes are a vailable for the D VD recor der , but ma y not be accessible when you pla y the disc on other D[...]

44 English 3139 246 14134 Changing the disc/title name 1 Insert a r ecorded D VD+R W or an unfinalised D VD+R. ➜ The Index Picture scr een or disc content menu appears on the TV . 2 Press EDIT on the r emote control. ➜ The edit menu appears. 3 Press 3 4 to select { Disc name } or { Title name } in the menu. 4 Press 3 4 to change the character/ [...]

45 English 3139 246 14134 Editing/Finalising Recording (cont ’ d) Video editing In the edit video mode , the entir e recording will be pla yed back regar dless of whether they ar e hidden or not. 1 Insert a r ecorded D VD+R W or an unfinalised D VD+R. ➜ The Index Picture scr een appears on the TV . 2 Press 3 4 to select a recording. 3 Press EDI[...]

46 English 3139 246 14133 Editing/Finalising Recording (cont’ d) Editing chapter (merge/split/hide) 1 Start playback a r ecorded D VD+R W or an unfinalised DVD+R. 2 Press EDIT on the r emote control. 3 Press the matching colour coded button on the remote contr ol to select { Chapter }. ➜ The chapter editing menu a ppears. +RW | SHREK | EDIT MOD[...]

47 English 3139 246 14133 Editing/Finalising Recording (cont’ d) { Append } - for D VD+R W only – Select this to append recor d to the existing recording fr om the position of the pla yback. Continue steps 5 ~ 7 . F or append recording onl y: 5 Press 3 4 to select the input channel to append : { pr eset programme number }, { EXT1 }, { EXT 2 } o[...]

48 English 3139 246 14134 Bro wsing the disc Y ou can view and manage possible contents within your discs b y using an on-screen console called the Media Browser . 1 Insert a disc into the D VD recor der . ➜ The Index Picture scr een or disc content menu appears on the TV . DVDV/Title1 [PL A Y] [RETURN], [BROWSER] = EXI T TITLES INFO Title1 Title[...]

49 English 3139 246 14134 Using the Br o wser (cont ’ d) Bro wsing the pictur e disc The Media Browser allo ws you to view the JPEG pictures discs or pla yback as a slide show or store them in an album. JPEG Photo can handle up to 100 photos in one album on a D VD+R W or D VD+R from this D VD recorder , depends on the JPEG file parameters. The su[...]

50 English 3139 246 14134 Using the Br o wser (cont ’ d) Changing the picture or der within an album Y ou can re-arrange the pictur e position in the album in order to create the desir ed order of the slide show . The order of the pictures in the photo r oll remains unchanged. 1 Press BR O WSER on the remote control. ➜ The disc content menu app[...]

51 English 3139 246 14134 Changing the slide sho w settings Y ou can adjust the various slide show settings to your individual needs. 1 Press BR O WSER on the remote control. ➜ The disc content menu appears. 2 Press 1 2 to select photo r oll/album menu and press 3 4 to select a desired photo roll/album folder . 3 Press PLA Y 2 to star t slide sho[...]

52 English 3139 246 14134 Accessing 1the Pref erences options 1 Switch on the TV set. Select the correct Video In channel at the TV . 2 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The system menu appears on TV . 3 Press 4 to select { Pr efer ences }. DVD-VIDEO-TITLE 04|CO1 [PLA Y] [EDIT] [OK] = PLAY Recording Sound Disc Access STOP Preferences Se[...]

53 English 3139 246 14134 Disc DVD-VIDEO-TITLE 04|CO1 Disc STOP Preferences Adapt menu Delete all { Adapt menu } If a D VD+R W has been recorded in a computer drive or in another D VD recorder , the Picture Index scr een ma y not be displa yed cor rectly . This feature allows you to change the format of the disc to ‘ Philips ’ type. – Select [...]

54 English 3139 246 14134 System Menu - Setup Accessing the Setup options 1 T urn on the TV set. Select the correct Video In channel at the TV . 2 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The system menu appears on TV . 3 Press 4 r epeatedly to select { Set-up }. ➜ Pla yback will pause . DVD-VIDEO-TITLE 04|CO1 System Time-date Analogue Ch. V[...]

55 English 3139 246 14134 System Menu - Setup (cont ’ d) { OSD } Select the level of On-scr een displa y information. – { Full } : Complete information alwa ys displa y during use . – { Reduced } : The help text and colour button bar will remov e from the displa y . – { Normal } : The help-text will r emove from the men u. { Displa y } Allo[...]

56 English 3139 246 14134 { Video output } Choose the type of video output that matches the video connection between the D VD recor der and your TV . – { RGB • CVBS } : For RGB or CVBS connection. – { S-Video } : For S-Video connection. – { Automatic } : The output setting will automatically follow the video signal receiv ed. Audio output A[...]

57 English 3139 246 14134 Setting Access Control About Access Contr ol Access Control limits vie wing of discs that exceed the limits you set. Philips cannot guarantee the availability of Access Control with all discs, and ther efor e denies any liability associated with unintended watching of discs. Setting or changing the pin code Enter your four[...]

58 English 3139 246 14134 Setting Access Contr ol (cont ’ d) Alternativel y , we can lock the disc while in bro wser mode; 1 Press the BRO WSER on the remote control. ➜ The disc content menu appears. 2 Press the matching colour coded button on the remote contr ol to select { ChildLock }. ➜ The disc is now lock ed. Y ou must enter the four -di[...]

59 English 3139 246 14134 W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the war ranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed belo w before taking the system f or repair . If you ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem b y follo[...]

60 English 3139 246 14134 T roub leshooting (cont ’ d) Disc will not pla y . No picture. The picture is distorted or black and white during pla yback. There is pictur e or sound interfer ence with the TV reception. Distorted sound coming from a connected hi-fi amplifier . No sound. – Insert the disc with the label facing up. – The child lock [...]

61 English 3139 246 14134 T roub leshooting (cont ’ d) Recordings are not occurring as scheduled. New recor dings cannot be made . The wrong TV channel was decoded (recorded) after you pr ogrammed a recording using the VIDEO Plus+ system. A D VD+R W or D VD+R recorded on this D VD recorder will not pla y on a D VD pla y er . – The TV channel y [...]

62 English 3139 246 14134 T roub leshooting (cont ’ d) The messag e 'Disc contains unknown data' appears. The index screen flick ers when a D VD+R is inserted. Picture is fuzzy and brightness varies when copying D VD Video discs or prer ecorded video cassettes. The messag e ‘ NO SIGNAL ’ appears. – This message ma y appear if you [...]

63 English 3139 246 14134 The messag e 'Recording of <XX> will start within 1 minute' appears. The messag e 'Inser t recor dable disc' appears. The messag e 'Maximum number of timers r eached' appears. The messag e 'Collision' appears. – Select { Switch now } to switch the D VD r ecorder to standby mo[...]

64 English 3139 246 14134 Displa y panel symbols/messag es The following symbols/messages ma y appear on your D VD recorder displa y: ● 00 : 00 Multifunction displa y/text line – Title/track number – T otal/elapsed/remaining title/track time – Disc/title name – Err or or warning messages – Additional information regar ding the disc – [...]

65 English 3139 246 14134 ● IS THE TV ON ? The D VD Recorder is curr ently in the first installation mode. T urn on y our TV and read the section, 'First installation', in the chapter 'Installing the D VD Recorder'. ● MAX TITLE The maximum number of titles has been reached for the disc. Each disc can ha ve a maximum of 49 ti[...]

66 English 3139 246 14134 Specifications Disc types Recording : D VD+R W/+R Pla ying: D VD-Video, Video CD , SuperVCD ,Audio CD , MP3 CD , Pictur e CD , CD-R/R W , D VD-R, D VD-R W Record modes r ecor ding time / picture quality M1: 60 minutes / high quality M 2 : 120 min utes / DVD quality M2x: 150 minutes / D VD quality M 3 : 180 min utes /S-VHS [...]

67 English 3139 246 14134 Glossar y Analo gue: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio thr ough two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of v ertical and horizontal sizes of a displa yed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of [...]

68 3139 246 14133 COUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONS AFGHANISTAN PAL/SECAM B 5 ALBANIA PAL B PAL G 2 ALGERIA PAL B PAL G 5 ANGOLA PAL I 5 ARGENTINA PAL N PAL N 4 AUSTRALIA PAL B PAL H 4 AUSTRIA PAL B PAL G 2 AZORES PAL B BAHAMAS NTSC M 4 BAHRAIN PAL B PAL G 2 BANGLADESH PAL B 5 BARBADOS NTSC M 4 BELGIUM PAL B PAL H 2 BERMUDA NTSC M BOLIVIA NTSC M NTSC M 4[...]

69 English 3139 246 14134 TV System Guide (cont ’ d) COUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONS LIBYA SECAM B SECAM G 5 LITHUANIA PAL D (was SECAM) PAL K 5 LUXEMBOURG PAL B/SECAM L PAL G/SEC L 2 MADAGASCAR SECAM K1 5 MADEIRA PAL B MALAGASY SECAM K1 MALAWI PAL B PAL G 5 MALAYSIA PAL B 3 MALI SECAM K1 5 MALTA PAL B PAL H 2 MARTINIQUE SECAM K1 MAURITANIA SECAM B 5[...]

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