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DCR 202 1 Benutzerhandbuch 2 DE User manual 48 EN DCR 2021_KDG_indice 1b 7/03/06 11:39 Page 1[...]
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48 EN DCR 2021_KDG_indice 1b 7/03/06 11:39 Page 48[...]
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49 Dear Customer , Thank you f or choosing the DCR 2020 digital receiv er . With your ne w DCR 2020 digital receiv er , the whole world of tele vision is open to you f or top-quality viewing! This User Manual will help y ou get the best out of the extensive and fascinating functions of your ne w digital receiv er . As a latest generation digital re[...]
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50 EN Please read the saf ety section befor e connecting your receiv er . 1 Disconnect your TV set and r ecorder from the mains. 2 Integrate your r eceiver in your existing installation as sho wn on the diagram. 3 Insert your smart card in your r eceiver with the golden contacts facing up . 4 Inser t the tw o batteries supplied in y our r emote con[...]
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51 EN 1 0 Press OK to star t scanning for channels. When scanning has been successfully completed, a completion message is displa yed. 11 Pr ess OK ; a new scr een appears, indicating that a search f or new software is in pr ogress. 1 2 Press EXIT to stop searching and tune the receiv er to the first channel in the main TV list. 1 3 Alternativel y [...]
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52 EN Meaning of symbols 0 2 Important information: Must be read and understood. Y our product has been designed and manufactur ed with high quality materials and components, which can be r ecycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a pr oduct or his packaging, it means the pr oduct is covered by Eur opean Directive[...]
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53 EN Y our r eceiver is power ed using an A C adaptor . This equipment has been manufactur ed to meet the appr opriate safety standards, but the instructions below must be f ollow ed to operate it safely . These instructions must be k ept for futur e ref erence. - Befor e connecting the A C adaptor to the mains, check that the mains supply voltage[...]
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54 EN F orew ord 49 Quick installation 50 Meaning of symbols 52 Safety instructions 53 1 Pr oduct description 56 1.1 Front panel 56 1.2 Rear panel 57 2 Inserting your Smart Card 58 3 Remote contr ol 59 4 Connecting y our Digital-receiv er 60 4.1 Connecting to a TV and VCR both fitted with SCAR T sock ets 60 4.2 Connecting to y our audio equipment ([...]
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55 EN 6.10 Switching to analogue TV 69 6.11 Vie wing teletext 70 6.12 Ho w do I reset m y receiver in case of unstable or frozen pictur e? 70 7 Premier e features 71 7.1 Premier e Multifeed 71 7.2 PREMIERE DIREKT 71 8 Menu T ree 72 8.1 Menu tr ee 72 8.2 Menu na vigation 73 9 Premier e Ser vice Menu 74 9.1 PIN-Code Change 74 9.2 Smartcard 74 9.3 Sys[...]
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56 EN 1.1 Fr ont panel 1 Smart Card slot: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see chapter Inser ting y our Smartcard 2 I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . channel - 3 U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . channel + 4 . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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57 EN 1.2 Rear panel 1 5V (*): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Socket used to connect the pow er cord. 2 RF Out (*): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RF output used to connect your r eceiver to a VCR/TV set to watch analogue channels only , or to connect another r eceiv er . 3 RF In (*): . [...]
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58 EN T o de-scramble digital encr ypted channels, you need a smartcard from y our cable TV supplier , which you will be deliver ed when taking up a subscription. Insert the smar tcard with the golden chip facing up . Push the smartcard into the slot as far as it will go . Appro ximately 1 cm of the card will be visible outside the slot. New and up[...]
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59 EN 3 Remote contr ol TV/STB T oggle between digital TV/radio and analogue TV List - Open current channel list. - Then switch between channel lists SUBTITLE Subtitle selection I-II Soundtrack selection MENU Open/Close menu CURSOR k eys t / y Mo ve up/do wn within menus and lists. u / i Set a setting OK - Call up current channel list while watchin[...]
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60 EN There ar e several wa ys you can connect and integrate y our Digital-Receiver into your existing audio/video equipment setup . W arning! Befor e starting: 1 Unplug all equipment (TV set as well as VCR and/or D VD) from the mains. Do not connect your Digital-Receiv er to the mains supply now . 2 Check your cur rent wiring because you might k e[...]
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61 EN - Connect the “RF In” sock et of your Digital-Receiver to the cable wall sock et using the RF coaxial cable supplied. - Connect the “TV” SCAR T socket of your Digital-Receiv er to the RGB capable SCAR T sock et of your TV using the SC AR T lead supplied with your Digital- Receiver . This connection also applies if y our VCR has two SC[...]
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62 EN DIGIT AL CONNECTION (B) Connect the audio output socket to the r elevant digital audio input sock et of your audio equipment using a single CINCH cable (not supplied). Consult the user manual of y our audio equipment to locate the pr oper digital audio input. With this connection set up you can onl y contr ol the volume (up/do wn and mute) us[...]
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63 EN Y our receiver is connected to the cable wall sock et, TV set and other equipment according to the diagrams in chapter Quick installation. 1 Switch on your TV set and select a channel. 2 Plug your r eceiver into the mains. W ait for appr oximately 20 seconds for the w elcome screen to appear . 3 W ait for a fe w seconds for the First installa[...]
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64 EN 5.3 Sear ch failur e In case of channel search failur e a failure message is displa yed. Befor e starting a new scan The following checks ar e recommended: • antenna cable, • antenna connection to y our receiv er (see chapter 4. 1 ), • number of channels available fr om your cable TV supplier . 1 Press EXIT to return to the First instal[...]
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65 EN 6.1 Using Low P o w er mode 6.1.1 Y our cable receiv er is on. - The front panel LED indicator is lit in gr een. - T o put your r eceiver in Low P ower mode, press the front panel button: the LED indicator turns red and pow er consumption dr ops to 2 W . - T o wake up y our receiv er from Lo w Pow er , press the front panel button: the LED in[...]
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66 EN 6.3 Changing channels while watching digital TV or listening to digital radio 6.3.1 Using number k eys Dial a number using the r emote contr ol number k eys to select the corr esponding channel. 6.3.2 Using P+/P- k eys - Press P+ to select the next channel in the current channel list. - Press P- to select the previous channel in the curr ent [...]
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67 EN The PIN code is used to access programmes to which a maturity rating is assigned. Such programmes are systematically lock ed so as to prev ent unsuitable audiences from watching them. When a maturity rating is associated to the curr ent pr ogramme, a specific icon appears in the channel banner . T o view a lock ed programme, enter y our PIN c[...]
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68 EN T o change the current pr ogramme options: 1 Press OPT to access the options screen. 2 Scroll to the desir ed option using the t or y key . 3 Set the desired setting using the u or i ke y . 4 Press OK to confirm and exit the screen. By default, subtitles are disabled. 6.8 Electr onic Pr ogramme Guide (EPG) While watching digital TV or listeni[...]
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69 EN 6.9.1 Set a timer fr om the EPG 6.9.1.1 Setting a timer on the pr ogramme you are watching 1 Press EPG . 2 Press TIMER . 6.9.1.2 Setting a timer on a futur e programme 1 Press EPG . 2 Mov e to the programme you want to r ecord. 3 Press TIMER . 4 Proceed as indicated in paragra ph 1 0. 1 . 6.9.2 Setting a timer via the Timer Manag er Ref er to[...]
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70 EN While watching digital TV or listening to digital radio: - Press TV/STB to switch to analogue TV/VCR/D VD . - Press TV/STB again to rev er t to digital TV or radio. 6.11 Viewing teletext Y our receiver is not equipped with a teletext decoder . T o consult teletext pages, y our TV set must be fitted with teletext decoder and be connected to th[...]
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71 EN Some Premier e channels include special features. On so- called “Options channels”, during spor ts br oadcasts, you can choose between diff erent matches (e.g. Bundesliga football), change audio soundtracks (e .g. stadium/ commentar y) or choose betw een differ ent camera angles (Formula 1 ). Using the “Options channels” on the PREMIE[...]
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72 EN 8.1 Menu tr ee 8 Menu T r ee Premier e menu Timer manager Channnel manager Settings For par ents Advanced settings Channel search Pin Code change Smart card System Scan Displa y Dolby Digital W ak e-up Create a timer Modify a timer Cancel a timer from timer list List organisation (activate or de-activate a TV or Radio channel list) List editi[...]
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73 EN 8.2 Menu na vigation 8.2.1 Basics While watching digital TV or listening to the radio: - Press MENU to display the Main Menu. - Press t or y to scroll up or down and select the desired men u item. - Press OK to display the cor responding sub items. - Press the t or y key to mo ve to the desired sub item. Press MENU to close the men u and retu[...]
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74 EN The Premier e Ser vice Menu includes the following items: o PIN-Code Change o Smartcard o System o Scan o Display o Dolby Digital o W ak e-up channel 9.1 PIN-Code Change This screen is used to modify y our PIN-Code . T o modify your PIN-Code, follo w the instructions displa y ed on scr een. 9.2 Smar tcar d This screen is used to displa y info[...]
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75 EN 9.5 Displa y This screen is used to set the TV output signal parameters. 1 Select values for the follo wing: • TV Screen F ormat : select 4: 3 or 1 6: 9 depending on your TV screen format • Displa y Format : Letter Box, Centre cut-out, or Auto • TV SCAR T Output : default setting is RGB. Do not modify it unless your TV does not suppor t[...]
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76 EN 10.1 Timer Manager The Timer Manager is used to set, edit or delete: • r ecording timers for the pr ogrammes you want to recor d using your VCR or D VD recorder , • r eminders for the pr ogrammes you want to see in the near future. T o be able to recor d a digital channel using a VCR or D VD recor der , you must pr ogramme both your r eco[...]
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77 EN • Star t time : select a star t time using the numerical k eys or the u or i ke y to modify the default time in steps of 1 hour . • End Time : select an end time using the numerical k eys or the u or i ke y to modify the default time in steps of 1 hour . • Timer T ype : select Recording or Reminder • Fr equency : select Once for a sin[...]
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78 EN 10.2.2 List Editing This item is used to customize the editable part of the Main TV list (channels 1 to 99). 1 Set criteria for the channels y ou want to Add or Remov e/Reorder: • Mode : TV or Radio depending on the type of channels you want • Channel List : Main TV , which is the only editable list • Set the Modification feature y ou w[...]
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79 EN 10.2.3 Channel P ool This item is used to lock or unlock channels. When zapping thr ough the channel lists, lock ed channels will be signalled using a lock icon and protected b y PIN-Code. The PIN code is a 4-digit code used to pre vent access to inappr opriate Premiere pr ogrammes (parental contr ol). T o set the channel pool: 1 Select value[...]
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80 EN • Remote control configuration : 39 (default factor y setting) or 38 (alternativ e setting). Carefully follow the instructions displa yed on-scr een. Once you ha ve changed this setting, the remote no longer operates the receiv er . Then you ha ve tw o minutes to change the configuration of y our remote contr ol as described in paragraph 11[...]
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81 EN 4 Enter your ne w password again to confirm. 5 Press EXIT . 10.5 Advanced settings The Settings sub menu menu includes the f ollowing items: o TV Settings o System Settings o Countr y & Time Settings o Factor y settings o Decoder Status 10.5.1 TV Settings This screen is used to set aspect ratio settings. 1 Select values for the f ollowing[...]
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82 EN • TV Audio : select Ster eo or Mono depending the audio output format of y our TV • VCR Audio : select Stereo or Mono depending the audio output format of y our VCR • Default V olume : indicate the volume le vel to be set as default at turn-on. 2 Press OK to confirm. 10.5.3 Time Settings This screen is used to set the local time offset [...]
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83 EN - Press EXIT to exit the screen in case no new software is a vailable. In case software is a vailable, y ou are offered thr ee options: - Press the gr een colour ke y to choose to upgrade your r eceiver immediately , and then press OK to launch new softwar e installation. - Or press the y ellow colour ke y to choose to upgrade your r eceiver [...]
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84 EN 11.1 Restoring factor y settings 1 Press MENU , then 6 , and then 4 . 2 Press the r ed colour ke y . If you r estore the factor y settings of y our receiver , you lose all the settings y ou stored pr eviously and ha ve to restart fr om first installation. T o restor e your receiv er factor y settings, r efer to paragraph 1 0.5.4. 11.2 Changin[...]
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85 EN Prior to setting this featur e: 1 Consult the user manual of y our VCR or D VD recorder to check if and ho w recor der control is supported. Most Philips VCR and D VD recorders support one of the two r ecorder control options, i.e. Prepar e Record and Record Link. 2 Check that your TV and VCR or D VD are both fitted with two SCAR T sockets. 3[...]
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86 EN 11.3.2 Digital-Receiv er and VCR or D VD settings Depending on your VCR or D VD brand and type, set the Video/D VD Recorder Control setting of your Digital-Receiv er to Prepar e Record or Record Link . Refer to your VCR or D VD user manual, or tr y the two options to find out which is most suitable. Set your VCR or D VD to “Prepar e Record?[...]
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88 EN Please be a ware that new softwar e ma y change the functionality of your receiv er . Should you experience an y difficulties with the operation of the receiver , please consult the rele vant section of this manual, including this T roubleshooting section. If the pr oblem cannot be solved, call your dealer or a customer ser vice adviser . The[...]
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89 EN Intermittent reception The picture is not sharp and on-screen text is difficult to read. The picture on some channels seems to ha ve been str etched or squashed. Even if y ou use the number ke ys, you cannot access a particular channel. Y ou set a timer but did not recor d what you wanted. The order of the channels has changed. Y ou hav e for[...]
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90 EN Video decoding - MPEG-2 D VB compliant up to MP@ ML - Video bit rate: up to 1 5 Mbit/sec - Video format: 4:3 with options for 1 6 :9 broadcast, Pan & Scan, Letter box, 1 6:9 - Resolution: up to 720x576 pixels E ase of Installation - Automatic channel installation - Automatic channel list update - Up to 1 000 channels - Bouquet auto-instal[...]
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