Packard Bell EHR 2080 manual

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    QUICK START GUIDE - 1 QUICK START GUIDE - 1 QUICK START GUIDE C ONTENTS Installation and Set-Up ....................... ....................... ...................... ....................... ............. . ....................... ........ 2 Step 1: Preparing the Remote Control .............. ............... .............. .............. ..........[...]

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    2 - English I NSTALLATION AND S ET -U P Step 1: Preparing the Remote Control The remote control and batteries are individually pack ed. Before you use the remote control you must put the batteries into the remote control. 1. Take the remote control and the two AAA batteries. 2. Remove the battery cover on the remote control, insert the batteries (w[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE - 3 QUICK START GUIDE - 3 P LAYBACK F EATURE Play a DVD-Video, SVCD or VCD 1. Press the [ OPEN / CLOSE ] button on the front panel of the unit t o open the tray. 2. Place the disc on the tray. 3. Press again the [ OPEN / CLOSE ] button to close the tray. 4. The playback should start automatically. If not, press [ DVD ]. 5. Use the[...]

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    4 - English • Press the [ SELECT ] button again to display advanced playback menu. •U s e t h e [ LANGUAGE ], [ SUBTITLE ] buttons to select the DVD-Video features. Play a DVD or CD wi th MP3 or JPEG files 1. Press the [ OPEN / CLOSE ] button on the front panel of the unit t o open the tray. 2. Place the disc on the tray. 3. Press again the [ O[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE - 5 QUICK START GUIDE - 5 Play a previously record ed prog ram on the HDD 1. Press the [ HDD ] button until the HDD title list appears. 2. Use the [ UP ] & [ DOWN ] buttons to highlight the desired title. You may press [ SORT ] to sort the list by title name or date and [ PREVIOUS ] & [ NEXT ] to go to the previ- ous/next [...]

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    6 - English Play content from a USB device 1. Connect the USB device (only self-powered US B mass storag e devices) to the front USB input. 2. Press the [ DV/USB ] button until the USB menu a ppears (it can take a few seconds for the USB device to be recognized by the recorder). 3. Use the [ NAVIGATION ] buttons to highlight the desired file. 4. Pr[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE - 7 QUICK START GUIDE - 7 3. Press [ RIGHT ] to display the editing menu . 4. Press [ SELECT ] to select De lete . 5. A confirmation window will pop up. Use the [ LEFT ] & [ RIGHT ] buttons to highlight Yes . Press [ SELECT ] to confirm.. Note: Protected and locked titles can not be deleted. Split a previously recorded program[...]

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    8 - English 4. Use the [ UP ] & [ DOWN ] buttons to highlight Split . 5. Press [ SELECT ] to select Split . 6. Use the [ PREVIOUS ] / [ NEXT ] / [ FRW ] / [ FFW ] buttons to locate the position where the title has to be split. 7. Press [ SELECT ] when the cursor is at the desired splitting position. 8. A confirmation window will pop up. Use the[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE - 9 QUICK START GUIDE - 9 3. Press [ RIGHT ] to display the editing menu . 4. Use the [ UP ] & [ DOWN ] buttons to highlight Segmen t . 5. Press [ SELECT ] to select Segment . 6. Use the [ PREVIOUS ] / [ NEXT ] / [ FRW ] / [ FFW ] buttons to locate the beginning of the segment you want to hide. 7. Press [ SELECT ] when the cur[...]

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    10 - Englis h 11. Press [ STOP ] or [ HDD ] to return to the HDD list.. Note: Protected and locked titles can not be segmented. Rename a pr eviously recorded prog ram on th e HDD. 1. Press the [ HDD ] button until the HDD title list appears. 2. Use the [ UP ] & [ DOWN ] buttons to highlight the desired title. 3. Press [ RIGHT ] to display the e[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE - 11 QUICK START GUIDE - 11 3. Press [ RIGHT ] to display the editing menu . 4. Use the [ UP ] & [ DOWN ] buttons to highlight Lock . 5. Press [ SELECT ] to select Lock .. Protect a title (prevent from editing) 1. Press the [ HDD ] button until the HDD title list appears. 2. Use the [ UP ] & [ DOWN ] buttons to highlight t[...]

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    12 - Englis h 5. Press [ SELECT ] to select Protect .. T IME S HIFTING F EATURE Recording / Time Shifting modes There are two modes when displaying the TV tuner or any externa l analogues sourc es: the Recording mode and the Time Shifting mode. • Recording mode In Recording mode, analogu e sources and DV input can be recorded. Recordings can be m[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE - 13 QUICK START GUIDE - 13 Switch to Time Shifting mode 1. Press the [ SOURCE ] button. If the screen looks like the picture below, the Ea sy HDD Recorder is in Recording mode. Press [ TIMESHIFT ] to switch to Time Shifting mode. 2. The screen will then show the time progression bar as below: 3. As the time will pass, the time ba[...]

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    14 - Englis h Pause live TV 1. Switch to Time Shifting mode (see previous section). 2. Press [ PAUSE ] to pause live TV (or the selected analogue source). 3. Press [ PLAY ] to resume. Note: The Easy HDD Recorder will continue to record what is broadcasted live while you are watching previ- ously broadcasted programs. Review time shiftin g buffer (p[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE - 15 QUICK START GUIDE - 15 Save the entire Time Shifting buff er onto the HDD 1. Switch to Time Shifting mode. 2. Press the [ REC ] button for 2 seconds to save the enti re Time Shifting buffer onto the HDD. R ECORDING F EATURE Record an analogue so urce to the HDD Press the [ SOURCE ] button until the desired source is selected.[...]

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    16 - Englis h Record an analogue source to a DV D 1. Insert a DVD+R/RW disc in the loader. 2. Press the [ REC TO ] button and select OPTICAL . 3. Press the [ SOURCE ] button until th e desired source is selected. If TV tuner is selected, use the [ CH+ ] & [ CH- ] buttons to select the desired channel. 4. Press [ RECORD ] to start the recording.[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE - 17 QUICK START GUIDE - 17 7. An icon on the top-left of the screen will appear while dubbing. You can watch TV or a title on the HDD meanwhile. The icon disappears when the operation is done. Play content from a USB device 1. Connect the USB device (only self-powered US B mass storag e devices) to the front USB input. 2. Press t[...]

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