Loewe Digital Recorder + manual

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    1 - english Operating Instructions Accessories TV ■ Digital Recor der + 233–32440.001[...]

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    - 2 english français español Archive playback 16 – 22 Call the DR archive 16 Playing from the DR archive 16 Playing highlights from the DR archive 16 Setting bookmarks 16 Jumping to bookmarks 16 Playing highlights 17 Jumping 17 Smart jump 17 Fast forward and r ewind 17 Pause (fr eeze picture) 18 Slow motion 18 Deleting parts of the recording 18[...]

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    3 - english english abc def RADIO TV DVD STB VCR ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz EPG AV PIP P+ OK P– V– V+ -Set REC-MENU -List D IS C -M C A R D SV TITLE C -S E T Digital Recor der F unctions of the RC3 Remote Contr ols in the DR archive: Call Digital Recor der menu Call the DR archive Digital Recorder status /on the menu: Hide menu on the menu: Show[...]

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    - 4 english Digital Recor der F unctions of the RC4 Remote Contr ol P + OK P – V – V + RADIO TV DVD VCR DISC-MENU T- C SV SP/LP 000 M E N U T E X T E N D I N F O abc def ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz EPG AV PIP Call timer overview in the DR archive: Call Digital Recor der menu Call the DR archive Jump back/Rewind/Replay Immediate recording Freeze p[...]

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    5 - english About the Digital Recor der system Y our Loewe TV set is equipped with a Digital Recorder that includes a har d disk. Y ou can use this to record and playback pictur e and sound from TV programmes, like with a V CR or DVD recor der . However , the possibilities of the Digital Recorder are for mor e versatile than those of a VCR or DVD r[...]

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    - 6 english Ar chive r ecor ding Y ou can playback a recorded pr ogramme from the ar chive at the same time as recording a TV pr ogramme into the archive. Y ou can also play the same programme you ar e currently recor ding with a time shift. During archive recor ding, you can also watch another programme. • Immediate recording Record interesting [...]

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    7 - english Settings for the Digital Recor der Y ou can use the Digital Recorder with the values set at the factory initially . In this case, please continue reading on page 9. However , you should change the settings later to adjust the Digital Re- corder to meet your own requir ements. In the process, you can determine the recording quality and t[...]

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    - 8 english Settings for the Digital Recor der Inform about hidden sections For the archive playback, you can hide parts of the r ecording so that these parts are skipped when you play the recor ding later or copy it to a recorder . When you reach the start of a hidden section during playback, the system informs you of this and you can undo the hid[...]

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    9 - english TV viewing with time shift Jumping If a jump distance has been set, you can quickly jump while viewing with a time shift by briefl y pressing the drive buttons  in the jump distance set; this enables you to jump past uninteresting sections quickly . jump forwards ... ... or backwards Smart jump The Smart jump function is included[...]

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    - 10 english Fast forward and r ewind Y ou can fast forward and rewind at thr ee different speeds during time- shifted TV viewing or archive playback. No sound is audible during winding. Press the Fast F orward  or Rewind  button a little longer . Increase speed: press again briefl y. The speed increases every time you press the button until[...]

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    11 - english Converting a time-shifted recording into an ar chive recording Y ou can convert the programme you ar e currently recor ding with a time shift into an archive recor ding. Press the Record button •. If you want to transfer the current pr ogramme to the archive, mark ”current pr ogramme“ (only if EPG or teletext data are available) [...]

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    - 12 english Ar chive r ecording Immediate r ecor ding Y ou can start archive recor ding with the Record button, as described above. The system starts recording fr om the station you are currently watching. Start immediate recor ding Mark ”current progr amme“ (only if EPG or teletext data are available) or mark one of the given times or mark ?[...]

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    13 - english Ar chive r ecording Timer r ecor ding As with a VCR, you can make timer r ecordings with the Digital Recorder . The Digital Recorder is of course much more comfortable to handle. Y ou can programme the timer using the EPG, teletext or manually . Y ou can programme up to 50 timer r ecordings. If you have programmed timer r ecordings, th[...]

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    - 14 english Programming a timer r ecording manually Call the timer list. Press the red colour ed key to programme a new r ecording. Select ”Manual” with the arrow buttons  . Start progr amming with OK . Select the station to be recorded ... ... and adopt with OK . Ar chive r ecording Programming a timer r ecording via analogue teletext C[...]

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    15 - english Ar chive r ecording The ”Timer data” menu is displayed. In the ”Recorder” menu line, select ”DR” for Digital Recorder with the ar - row buttons  . For ”VPS”, select whether or not VPS is to be used (if it is available). Enter the date and the recording time for the timer r ecording with the numeric buttons on the [...]

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    - 16 english Ar chive playback Y ou can fi nd a directory of your recor dings in the DR archive. Y ou can start playback, delete or copy recordings and call the timer fr om this list. Via ”Edit/protect, ” you can change the name of an archive entry and activate or deactivate a delete protection. Call the DR archive Call the DR archive ( r ed c[...]

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    17 - english Ar chive playback If you have jumped past the desired part of the recor ding, jump in the opposite direction. Briefl y press the button  . This jump in the opposite direction is only carried out for half the jump distance. Now press  to jump back out of the area that is to be hidden. If in the process you jump past the place whe[...]

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    - 18 english Ar chive playback Deleting parts of the recording Y ou can delete parts of an archive-recor ding up to the beginning and up to the end. Press the P ause button  during ar chive playback at the point from which you want to delete up to the beginning or end of the archive recor ding. Now press the yellow coloured key for ”Delete/hid[...]

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    19 - english Ar chive playback Hiding sections of the recording Y ou can hide sections of an archive recor ding. For future playback and when transferring to a DVD or video r ecorder , the hidden sections are skipped. During the archive playback, press the P ause button  at the place you want to begin hiding. Now press the yellow coloured key fo[...]

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    - 20 english Ar chive playback Deleting recordings fr om the archive Call the DR archive ( r ed coloured key ). In case of a TV set with MHEG-5 use the key for calling the DR archive. Press the yellow coloured key for ”Delete/copy”. Select the recording to be deleted. Confi rm with OK , select others if necessary and confi rm with OK . Titles[...]

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    21 - english Ar chive playback Deleting bookmarks Call the DR archive ( r ed coloured key ). In case of a TV set with MHEG-5 use the key for calling the DR archive. Press the yellow coloured key for “Delete/copy”. Select the recording for which you want to delete the bookmarks. Recordings with manually set bookmarks are fl agged with in front [...]

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    - 22 english Printed in Germany 4/03.06/5,0/Ps Subject to modifi cations. Ar chive playback Mark the title that is to be locked or released. Press the green colour ed key for ”Par ental lock“. The sys- tem requests you to enter your secret code. Enter your secret code with the numeric keys of the remote control. The DR archive opens again. Pre[...]