Philips DVDR980 manual

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English 4 GENERAL INFORMATION Laser safety This unit employs a laser. To prevent possible eye injury, only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. WARNING LOCATION: I[...]

English Contents Introduction DVD Video Recorder ________________________________________8 Box contents _______________________________________________9 Placement _________________________________________________9 Cleaning discs ______________________________________________9 Remote control ____________________________________________9 Loading the [...]

English Language settings _________________________________________26 Feature settings __________________________________________26 Remote Control settings __________________________________27 Record Settings __________________________________________27 Installation ______________________________________________28 Recording Before you start recordi[...]

English Access control Child Lock (DVD and VCD) _________________________________43 Activating/deactivating the child lock _________________________43 Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated _________________43 Securing discs ___________________________________________44 Parental Level (DVD-Video only)______________________________44 Activat[...]

English INTRODUCTION 8 Introduction DVD Video 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 bit[...]

English INTRODUCTION 9 Box contents First check and identify the contents of your DVD recorder package, as listed below: - DVD recorder - Remote Control Handset with separately-packed batteries - 2-core power cord - SCART cable - S-video cable - Antenna (aerial) cable - Audio cable - Video cable - DVD+RW disc - User Manual - Warranty card If any it[...]

English 10 INSTALLATION Installation Connections - back side of your DVD recorder - Please refer to your TV set, VCR, Stereo System and any other User Manual(s) as necessary to make the optimal connections. - Do not connect the power until all other connections are made. - Do not connect your DVD recorder to your TV set via your VCR, because the vi[...]

English INSTALLATION 11 Connecting to audio equipment Connecting to A/V receiver or A/V amplifier with digital Multi-channel decoder The best possible sound quality is obtained by connecting your DVD recorder to an A/V receiver with Multi-channel decoder (Dolby Digital, MPEG 2 and DTS). Digital Multi-channel sound Digital Multi-channel connection p[...]

English 12 INSTALLATION Connecting to a receiver with two channel analogue stereo l If you have a receiver with two-channel analogue stereo without any of the above mentioned sound systems, connect the audio Left and Right output sockets to the corresponding sockets on your receiver, amplifier or stereo system. Use the audio cable supplied (6) . Co[...]

English INSTALLATION 13 Power supply l Make sure that all necessary connections are made before connecting the DVD recorder to the power supply. l Plug the power cable supplied into the Power connector on the rear of the recorder. l Plug the mains plug into an AC outlet. Note : Always check if the local mains voltage matches the required 220V - 240[...]

English 14 INSTALLATION Manual setting When a menu is displayed: l Use the wv (down up cursor) keys to go through the options in the menu. The icon of the selected option will be highlighted. l Use OK to confirm your selection and to select the next menu. The following items may have to be set in virgin mode: Menu language The on-screen menus of DV[...]

English INSTALLATION 15 Country Select your country. This is used as input for the ‘Parental Control’ feature (see ‘Access Control’) as well as the searching of TV channels. Auto TV Channel Search Make sure the antenna is connected. See ‘Connecting to the antenna’. Your DVD recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores channels in[...]

English 16 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Functional overview Front of recorder AUDIO S-VIDEO VIDEO LR DIGITAL B STANDBY/ON - switches the recorder to Power/Standby mode Standby indicator - lights up red when the recorder is in standby mode - lights up green when the recorder is operative MONITOR - switches between disc mode and monitor mode Infrared remote c[...]

English FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 17 Rear of recorder Apparatus Claims of U. S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093 licensed for limited viewing uses only. AUX- I/0 EXT 2 TO TV I/0 EXT 1 EXT 4 EXT 3 MAINS - connection to the mains ANTENNA - RF connection to antenna/cable TV signal VIDEO (CVBS) - OUT: for connection to a TV set, rec[...]

English 18 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Display PCM DTS DIGITAL MPEG HQ SP LP EP + VPS/PDC DECODER CHANNEL DVD CD V RW TITLE TRACK CHAPTER TOTAL TIME REMAIN TRACK MANUAL TIMER SAT -30 -40 -10 -20 0 OVER -30 -40 -10 -20 0 OVER S A NICAM STEREO RECORD DVD - DVD Video disc inserted DVD + R - DVD+Recordable disc inserted DVD + RW - DVD+Rewritable disc inserted [...]

English FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 19 Remote control MONITOR ON/OFF REC/OTR PLAY STOP FSS FORWARD REVERSE NEXT PREVIOUS PAUSE SLOW CLEAR CH VOL SELECT TIMER MUTE T/C ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO DIM REPEAT REPEAT SCAN A/CH ZY a MONITOR - switches between disc mode and monitor mode J - previous chapter, track or title 0 - direct recording of the currently sel[...]

English 20 OPERATION Operation Important notes for operation You can switch on the DVD recorder with the B STANDBY/ON key. Keep your DVD recorder connected to the mains at all times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made and that the television functions normally. Both the DVD recorder and the remote control have an ’Emergency interrupt[...]

English OPERATION 21 DVD-RW Only plays if it is recorded in video mode and has been finalized. CD Digital Audio You can play digital audio CDs in conventional style through a stereo system, using the keys on the remote control and/or front panel, or via the TV set using the on-screen display (OSD). Super Audio CD Of hybrid SACD discs, the CD layer [...]

English 22 OPERATION Scan Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Repeat A to end Repeat A-B Angle Child Lock On Child Safe Resume Action prohibited User preference menu operation l Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. l Select in the system menu bar and press w (down cursor). ‰ The user preferences menu appears. l Use the t u v w[...]

English OPERATION 23 Video-CD no disc disc error Disc status icons recording stop playing pause play record pause erasing fast forward fast reverse slow motion Tuner info box The tuner info box is located at the bottom left of the screen and is displayed in monitor mode (See: Recording Checking input). It displays the currently selected input. When[...]

English 24 OPERATION Index Picture Screen The Index Picture Screen displays an overview of the titles recorded on the disc. Each title is represented by an index picture. Next to the index picture the programme name, duration, recording mode and recording date of the title are shown. If no name is known, the DVD recorder will fill in the source and[...]

English OPERATION 25 User preferences Setting user preferences You can set your user preferences for some of the recorder features. (See ‘Operation’ - ‘User preferences menu operation’.) The following items can be adapted: Picture settings TV Shape With TV Shape you can adjust the output of your DVD Recorder to optimally fit your TV screen.[...]

English 26 OPERATION Surround: Select this setting when using equipment with a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder. In this setting the 5.1 audio channels (Dolby Digital, MPEG-2) are downmixed to a Surround-compatible 2-channel output. 3D Sound: In a set-up without rear speakers (analogue stereo output), this option remixes the six channels of digital[...]

PBC This feature is only available when a (Super) Video CD is loaded. It allows you to disable or enable the PBC (Playback Control) menu of VCD discs. See under ‘Special VCD features’: Factory settings is ‘ On ’. Finalise disc This option is only available on unfinalised DVD+R discs. See ‘Managing disc content - Finalising a DVD+R disc’[...]

English 28 OPERATION Direct Record With the Direct Record function switched ‘ On ’ and the DVD recorder switched to standby, the channel number selected on your television will be automatically taken over by the DVD recorder, at the moment it starts recording. This only applies for televisions connected via SCART , which have video output via S[...]

English OPERATION 29 Manual TV channel search You can perform a search to select and store TV channels manually. If the DVD recorder is connected via EasyLink, this function is not available. l Press SYSTEM MENU . l Select ‘ Installation ’. l Select ‘ Manual search ’. l In the line ‘ Channel/freq .’ select the display for: Freq. : frequ[...]

English Recording Before you start recording Recordings on a DVD disc are called ‘titles’. Every title consists of one or more chapters. For more information about how to go to other titles or chapters see ‘Playback - general features’. Important: Recordings on a DVD+RW disc are normally started from the position of the so-called disc point[...]

English RECORDING 31 Manual recording Checking input Normally, the DVD recorder displays the contents of the disc on screen. l Press MONITOR in order to switch to the internal tuner, or whichever other source is selected, if you want to check the input before starting a recording. ‰ On the TV screen, you will see the actual picture quality that y[...]

English 32 RECORDING l The recorder automatically jumps to the end of the last title on the disc and starts recording. ‰ If no free space is left. The display will show ‘ DISC FULL ’. Safe record is not possible then. Recordings on DVD+R are always automatically made after the last title on the disc. Direct Record With Direct Record you can s[...]

English RECORDING 33 When all timer blocks are full, the options timer programming and S HOW V IEW programming cannot be accessed. For clearing a timer block, see ‘How to clear a timer block’. Timer programming with the S HOW V IEW ® system A S HOW V IEW programming number is a number of up to nine digits, printed in most TV guides next to the[...]

English 34 RECORDING l Confirm with OK . ‰ The data has been stored in a timer block. l To end, press TIMER . l Make sure that you inserted a recordable disc. If you inserted a write-protected disc recording will be refused. l Switch off with B STANDBY/ON . Timer programming without the S HOW V IEW system l Press TIMER on the remote control. l Se[...]

English RECORDING 35 Programming with ’N EX TV IEW Link’ This DVD recorder is equipped with the function ’N EX TV IEW Link’. If your television is also equipped with this function, you can mark TV programmes on the television for programming. These TV programmes will automatically be transmitted to a timer block on the DVD recorder. If you [...]

English 36 RECORDING How to clear a timer block l Press TIMER on the remote control. l Select ‘ Timer list ’ with w or v (down up cursor). l Press u (right cursor). l Select the timer block you want to clear with w or v (down up cursor). l Press CLEAR . l Confirm with OK . l Switch off by pressing TIMER . CLEAR SELECT TIMER[...]

English PLAYBACK 37 Playback Playing a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc l Insert a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc. ‰ If the inserted disc is write-protected, playback starts automatically otherwise the Index Picture Screen appears. l Press 2 PLAY. ‰ Playback starts automatically from the point where it was stopped the last time the disc was played or recorded. If yo[...]

English 38 PLAYBACK General features Note : Unless stated otherwise, all operations described are based on remote control operation. A number of operations can also be carried out via the system menu bar on the screen. (see ‘System menu bar operation’) Moving to another title/track When a disc has more than one title or track, you can move to a[...]

English PLAYBACK 39 Still Picture and Step Frame l Select (picture by picture) in the system menu bar. l Use the w (down cursor) key to enter the picture by picture menu. ‰ The recorder will now go into pause mode. l Use tu (left right cursor) keys to select previous or next picture. l Press 2 PLAY to exit picture by picture mode. l Press v (up c[...]

English 40 PLAYBACK Scan Plays the first 10 seconds of each chapter/index on the disc. l Press SCAN . l To continue play at your chosen chapter/index, press SCAN again or press 2 PLAY . Time search The Time Search function allows you to start playing at any chosen time stamp. l Select (Time Search) in the system menu bar. l Press w (down cursor). ?[...]

English PLAYBACK 41 Special DVD-Video features Menus on the disc For titles and chapters, selection menus may be included on the disc. The DVD’s menu feature allows you to make selections from these menus. Press the appropriate numerical key; or use the wvut (down up right left cursor) keys to highlight your selection, and press OK . Title menus [...]

English 42 PLAYBACK Subtitles l Select Z (Subtitle) in the system menu bar. l Press Z SUBTITLE or wv (down up cursor) repeatedly to step through the different subtitles or to switch subtitles off. l You can enter the required subtitle number directly using the numerical keys 0-9 . Special VCD features Playback Control (PBC) l Make sure PBC is switc[...]

English PLAYBACK 43 Search l To search forwards or backwards through the disc at 4x normal speed, press 5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD . ‰ Search begins. l To step up to 8x normal speed, press 5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD again. ‰ Search goes to 8x speed, and the sound is muted. l To return to 4x normal speed, press 5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD again. l If the TV [...]

English 44 ACCESS CONTROL Access control Child Lock (DVD and VCD) When activating Child lock, only discs that are authorised can be played without PIN code. The recorder memory maintains a list of 50 authorized (‘Child safe’) disc titles. A disc will be placed in the list when ‘Play Always’ is selected in the ‘Child protect’ dialog. Eac[...]

English ACCESS CONTROL 45 Note: Double sided DVD discs may have a different ID for each side. In order to make the disc ‘Child safe’, each side has to be authorized. Multi volume VCD disc may have a different ID for each volume. In order to make the complete set ‘Child safe’, each volume has to be authorized. Securing discs l Insert the dis[...]

English 46 ACCESS CONTROL Country l Select ‘ Access control ’ in the features menu using wv (down up cursor) and press u (right cursor). l Enter the four digit PIN code. l Move to ‘ Change country ’ using w (down cursor). l Press u (right cursor). l Select a country using wv (down up cursor). l Press OK or t (left cursor) to confirm and pre[...]

English MANAGING DISC CONTENT 47 Managing disc content Title settings For each title on a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc the default settings can be changed to your personal preference in the title settings menu. Changing the title name l In the Index Picture Screen, select the required title with wv (down up cursor). l Press u (right cursor) to enter the ti[...]

English 48 MANAGING DISC CONTENT Disc Info Screen l When on the Index Picture Screen, press 9 STOP . ‰ You are now on Title 1. l Press v (up cursor). ‰ You enter the Disc Info Screen. l Press w (down cursor) to exit the Disc Info Screen. The Disc Info Screen contains the following information: Disc Settings For each DVD+RW or DVD+R disc the set[...]

English MANAGING DISC CONTENT 49 Erasing a disc This option is only aivailable for DVD+RW discs that are not erase-protected. l In the Disc Info Screen press u (right cursor). ‰ You will now enter the ‘disc settings’ menu. l Select ‘ Erase disc ’ and press OK . ‰ The message ‘ This will erase all titles ’ is displayed. l Press OK to[...]

English 50 MANAGING DISC CONTENT Favorite Scene Selection The basic function of any edit operations is to improve 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 marked as chapters and made hidden. During playback you will see your recording without [...]

English MANAGING DISC CONTENT 51 Deleting chapter markers You van combine a chapter with the previous chapter in the current title by deleting the chapter at the beginning of the current chapter. l In play mode press FSS on the remote control to call up the FSS menu. l Select ‘ Delete chapter marker ’. l Press OK on the remote control to confir[...]

English 52 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 53 The recorder does not record a • Make sure that the recorder is switched to standby before the timer programme timer starts. 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 d[...]

English 54 TROUBLESHOOTING Diagnosis programme If the recorder is still faulty you can start the Diagnosis Programme in the recorder. You can operate the Diagnosis Programme by following the instructions step by step. Instructions l Unplug the power cord of the recorder. l Press the 2 PLAY key and keep them pressed while you plug the recorder. ‰ [...]

English GLOSSARY 55 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 56 TROUBLESHOOTING PAL See TV system. PBC Playback Control. A special feature on a VCD 2.0 or Super VCD disc that enables interactive use. PCM Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system. PDC Program Delivery Control RGB Red-Green-Blue. A top-quality video connection where red, green and blue components of a video signal are carr[...]

English APPENDIX 57 Appendix Using your DVD recorder remote control with your TV set Your DVD recorder remote control can transmit several commands to TV sets of different brands. The following keys will always operate the TV set: - VOL + increase TV volume - VOL - decrease TV volume - c c mute TV Some other keys normally operate the DVD recorder, [...]

English 58 APPENDIX Firstline . . . . 348, 036, 243, 244, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Fisher . . . . . . . . . 244, 181, 397 Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 Formenti . . . . . . . . . . . 347, 064 Frontech . . . . . . . . . . . 458, 291 Fujitsu . . . . . . . . . 206, 099, 233 Funai . . 321, 198, 206, 207, 291 Futu[...]

Caractéristiques techniques - Technische Daten - Especificaciones Specifiche tecniche - Technische specificaties DISC FORMATS SUPPORTED Disc type Playback Recording DVD+RW •• DVD+R •• DVD-RW (Video mode) •– DVD-R •– DVD-Video •– SVCD •– Video CD •– Audio CD •– CD-R •– CD-RW •– RECORDABLE DISC FORMATS Medium [...]

type no. of product • Numéro de série du produit DVDR 980 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 • Nom, ad[...]