Philips DVDR3355 manual

1 D VD Recorder D VDR3355 Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your Quick Use Guide and/or Owner's Manual first for quick tips that mak e using your Philips product more enjoy able. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .philips.com/suppor t or call 1-888-PHILIPS (74[...]

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3 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er´s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiator s, h[...]

4 LASER T ype Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (D VD) AIGaAs (CD) W av e length 658 nm (D VD) 790 nm (CD) Output Pow er 30 m W ( D VD+R W write , D VD-R W write) 1.0 mW (D VD read) 1.0 mW (CD read) Beam divergence 84 degrees (D VD) 61 degrees (CD) Due to the inconsistency of disc formats pro vided by various disc manufactur ers, your D VD system/ pla ye[...]

5 English Fran ç ais Espa ñ ol Index English ----------------------------------------- 7 Fran ç ais -------------------------------------- 63 Espa ñ ol ------------------------------------- 117 Envir onmental information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W e hav e tried to mak e the packaging easy to separate into three materials: ca[...]

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7 English What kind of disc should I use for recor ding? Y ou can only recor d on a D VD+R/+R W disc. D VD+R/+R W is the most compatible recordable D VD format on the mark et toda y . They ar e fully compatible to most of the existing D VD-Video players and D VD-R OM drives in computers. What is the capacity of a D VD+R/+R W disc? 4.7GB, or equival[...]

8 English Contents Fr equently Ask ed Questions ...... 7 Care and Saf ety Information Setup ............................................................ 10 Cleaning discs ............................................. 10 About recycling ......................................... 10 General Information Introduction ....................................[...]

9 English Contents About video editing .................................. 39 Accessing video editing menu ................ 39 Selecting a title .............................................. 40 Selecting a chapter ....................................... 40 Creating cha pter marker ............................ 40 Hiding an unwanted chapter .........[...]

10 English CAUTION! High volta ge! Do not open the de vice . Y ou run the risk of getting an electric shock. The machine does not contain any user -ser viceable parts. Please leav e 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. [...]

11 English Intr oduction Y our Philips D VD recorder allows y ou to record the TV programs or duplicate camcorder recor dings to a D VD+R/+R W and pla y pre-r ecorded D VDs. The recordings y ou mak e on the Recorder will play on some D VD play ers and D VD-R OM drives. The D VD+R discs hav e to be finalized before they can be pla yed on other D VD [...]

12 English Basic Connections - D VD recor der AUD IO OUT S-VID E O IN VIDEO IN TV ANT OUT RF OUT ANT IN RF IN Cable Box / Satellite Receiver (optional) VCR TV (optional) DVD Recorder example of your existing antenna connection new antenna connection 2 VCR/Cable Bo x/ Satellite Receiver OR 1 Quick Setup Overvie w Antenna/ cable TV signal ➠ Step 1:[...]

13 English Step 2: Connecting the video cable This connection enables you to vie w the disc pla yback from the D VD recor der . Y ou only need to choose one of the options below to mak e your video connection. Option 1: Using Composite Video jack (good pictur e quality) ● Use the supplied audio/video cables (yellow plug) to connect VIDEO (CVBS) -[...]

14 English Step 3: Connecting the audio cables This connection enables you to listen to the sound. Option 1: Using Audio jacks Y ou can connect the D VD recorder to a two channel ster eo system or receiv er in order to enjo y the stereo sound system. ● Use the supplied audio/video cables (red/ white ends) to connect AUDIO L/R -OUT1 or -OUT2 jacks[...]

15 English Optional Connections TV has only an antenna input jack Use this connection if your TV has only a single Antenna In jack (or labeled as 75ohm or RF In) and does not hav e any audio/video jacks. F or this type of connection, you need an RF modulator in order to view the disc pla yback. 1 Y ou ma y ha ve an Antenna/Cable TV signal (or from [...]

16 English Connecting to a Cable Bo x or Satellite Receiver Option 1 If your Cab le Bo x/Satellite Receiver has only an antenna output jack (RF OUT or T O TV ,) ref er to “ Connecting the antenna cables ” on page 12 for the complete connection to your TV . Option 2 If your Cable Bo x/Satellite Receiver has video/audio output jacks , 1 Remain th[...]

17 English Connecting to a VCR or other similar device This connection enables you to r ecord from video ta pe to a D VD+R/+R W and allows the VCR to be used for pla yback if the D VD r ecorder is turned off. A splitter (not supplied) is requir ed for this connection. 1 Connect the Antenna/Cable TV signal to a splitter . Then connect the RF coaxial[...]

18 English Back of aVCR (Example only) VIDEO IN OUT IN AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO OUT AUDIO L AUDIO R VHF/UHF RF IN VHF/UHF RF OUT SPLITTER RF S-VIDEO OUT IN AUDIO R L VIDEO AUD IO OUT S-VID EO IN VIDEO IN TV 3 4 5 Antenna/cable TV signals 1 Back of a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver (Example only) Optional Connections (continued) TIPS: Before making or [...]

19 English Connecting a camcorder to the fr ont jacks Y ou can use the front jacks to cop y camcorder r ecordings. These jacks are located behind the flap on the right hand side, it provides conv enient connections for a camcor der . Option 1: Using D V IN jack Use this connection if you ha ve a Digital Video or Digital 8 camcorder . The DV jack co[...]

20 English Remote Contr ol 1 ST ANDBY -ON 2 – T urns on the D VD recorder or to standby mode. 2 TIMER – Enters/exits the timer recor ding menu. 3 SY STEM-MENU – Enters/exits the system menu. 4 1 2 : Cursor buttons for moving to the left or right. 34 : Cursor buttons for moving up/down or changing the recor der ’ s TV tuner channel. 5 SELECT[...]

21 English Remote Contr ol (continued) # Numeric ke ypad – Selects a chapter/track number to pla y . – Selects the recorder ’ s preset TV tuner channel. $ REC SOURCE – Selects the recorder ’ s input source. % DISC-MENU – Access D VD disc menu or Index Picture screen of a D VD+R/+R W . – Access VCD disc menu when PBC is turned on. ^ OK[...]

22 English Main Unit 1 ST ANDBY -ON 2 – T urns on or off the D VD recorder . 2 Disc tra y 3 OPEN CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tra y . 4 System displa y panel – Show information about the cur rent status of the D VD recorder . 5 ∞ PREV / § NEXT – Go to the pre vious/next chapter or track, do a forward/r ev erse search. 6 2 PLA Y – P[...]

23 English Getting Star ted Step 1: Inser ting Batteries 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Inser t two 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 is not to be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or[...]

24 English Getting Star ted (continued) Step 3: TV channel pr ogramming Befor e the D VD recor der can start recording the TV channel programs, you need to search for the a vailable TV channels and store them in the r ecorder . Note: Make sur e you ha ve successfully made all the requir ed connections to the D VD r ecorder , the TV and Satellite Re[...]

25 English Modifying Channel Information Y ou can set a TV channel to your prefer ence and improve the r eception and the sound quality of the TV channel. 1 Press SYSTEM-MENU . ➜ The system menu appears. 2 Use 3 4 k eys to highlight { System Menu - Channel Setup } and press 2 . 3 Use 3 4 k eys to highlight { Modify Channel Information } and press[...]

26 English Step 4: Setting the language Y ou can select the language for subtitles and audio for D VD playback. For some D VDs, the subtitle/audio language can only be changed via the D VD disc menu. If the selected language is not available on the disc , the disc ’ s default language will be used instead. The menu language (on-screen displa y) f[...]

27 English Recor ding Discs for r ecording T w o different f ormats of D VD recordable discs can be used with this D VD recorder: D VD+R W – Discs that are r e-writable can be used for multiple r ecordings once existing data is erased. D VD+R – Discs can only be used for a single recording. Each new r ecording is alwa ys added at the end of all[...]

28 English Recording (contin ued) Auto Chapter Mark ers Y ou can insert chapter markers within a title during recor ding. This lets you access specific points on the recorded disc as you w ould choose a chapter on other D VDs. 1 Use 3 4 k eys to select { Auto Chapter Mark er } and press 2 to access its options. 2 Use 3 4 k eys to select one of the [...]

29 English Manual r ecording Use this feature to start recor ding immediately (e.g., to record a TV show already in pr ogress.) REC SOURCE ST OP REC 1 T urn on the TV power . Select the correct Video In channel at the TV . 2 Inser t a D VD+R/+R W disc into the D VD recor der . 3 Press REC SOURCE on the r emote control to select { T uner }, then use[...]

30 English About timer recor ding Use 'Timer Recording ’ to automatically star t and stop a recor ding at a later date/ time. The D VD recorder will tune to the right program channel and begin recording at the specified time. With this D VD recor der , you can pr e- program up to 20 r ecordings . T o make a timer r ecording, your D VD recor [...]

31 English Recording (contin ued) TIPS: Ensure that ther e is sufficient space available on the D VD+R/+R W before recor ding. Y ou hav e to finalize the D VD+Rbefore it can be pla yed on other pla yers, see page 36. { Source } – Use 3 4 ke ys to select the recording input sour ce . { Rec Mode } – Use 3 4 k eys to select y our option. See pages[...]

32 English Recording (contin ued) TIPS: Ensure that ther e is sufficient space available on the D VD+R/+R W before recor ding. Y ou hav e to finalize the D VD+R befor e it can be pla yed on other pla y ers, see page 36. Timer recor ding (VCR Plus+ ® System) This is a simple programming system f or D VD r ecorders. T o use it, enter the PlusCode pr[...]

33 English TIPS: Ensure that ther e is sufficient space available on the D VD+R/+R W before recor ding. Y ou hav e to finalize the D VD+R befor e it can be pla yed on other pla y ers, see page 36. Recording (contin ued) Changing/Deleting a timer recor ding 1 T urn on the TV power . Select the correct Video In channel at the TV . 2 Press TIMER on th[...]

34 English Editing/Finalizing Recording About Disc editing This D VD recor der offers various disc edit options for various disc types. Y ou can change the disc content and settings of a recor ded D VD+R/+R W from the disc editing menu. The edited contents ma y not be a vailable if you pla y the disc on an another D VD pla yer . The display ed opti[...]

35 English Rename disc The original disc name is generated automatically by the D VD recorder . Y ou can change the disc name by follo wing the steps below . 1 Pr ess T OP MENU , then use 3 4 k eys to select { Rename Disc } and pr ess OK . ➜ The ke yboard scr een appears. 2 Use 1 2 3 4 k eys to highlight a character on the ke yboard and press OK [...]

36 English Make compatib le (D VD+R W only) This function allows you to mak e an edited version D VD+R W compatible . This is to enable the edited information to be seen on other D VD pla yers. ● Press T OP MENU , then use 3 4 k eys to select { Make Compatib le } and press OK to confirm. Helpful Hint: – If the option {Compatible} is not availab[...]

37 English About title editing Y ou can change the individual title information or delete a title (recor ding) in a recor ded D VD+R/+R W . If a DVD+R has been finalized, it cannot be edited. The displa yed options in the title editing menu differ depending on the situation and disc type. { Pla y Title } Start playing a r ecording. { Edit Title } A[...]

38 English Rename title The original title name is generated automatically by the D VD recorder . Y ou can give a ne w name to the title by following the steps below . 1 In title editing menu, use 3 4 keys to select { Rename Title } and press OK . ➜ The ke yboard scr een appears. 2 Use 1 2 3 4 ke ys to highlight a character and press OK to select[...]

39 English About video editing After a recording has been made, this D VD recorder allows y ou to edit the video content. Y ou can add/delete chapter marker , hide unwanted scenes, change the picture in the index picture scr een and split one title (recor ding) into two . When you pla yback a recording in video edit mode , the entire r ecording wil[...]

40 English Selecting a title It shows the current title and the total number of titles in the disc. It also allows you to select another title. 1 In video editing menu, use 3 4 ke ys to select { Title } and pr ess OK . 2 Use the numeric k eypad 0-9 to key in a title and press OK . ➜ The D VD recorder will pla y the selected title. Selecting a cha[...]

41 English Hiding an unwanted chapter Y ou can choose to hide certain scene from pla yback (e .g. skipping a commercial scene) or make it visible again. 1 Create a chapter mark er at the scene you are going to hide. (See pre vious page on “Inser t Chapter Mark er”.) 2 Select the chapter you want to hide and star t pla yback. (See pre vious page[...]

42 English Pla yback Pla yable discs Using this D VD Recorder , you can pla y and recor d on the following discs: Recor ding and Pla yback D VD+R W (D VD ‘plus’ Rewritable;) can be recorded on over and o ver . D VD+R (D VD ‘plus’ Recordable;) can be recor ded only once Pla yback only: D VD Video (Digital V ersatile Disc) CD-R W (CD-Rewritab[...]

43 English Star ting disc pla yback ● Pla yback will begin automatically . If the disc has its own menu this will be loaded, otherwise the D VD r ecorder will launch an index screen. ● If the pin code entr y dialog appears on the TV , this means that the parental control was activated f or the inser ted disc (see page 53.) ➜ Use the numeric k[...]

44 English Pla ying a D VD+R/+R W disc 1 Inser t a D VD+R/+R W disc . ➜ The Index Picture scr een appears. 2 Use 3 4 k eys t o select a title and press PLA Y 2 to star t playback. 3 T o stop pla yback, press ST OP 9 . Helpful Hint: – If the message ' BLANK ' appears on the display panel, this means that there are no recor dings on thi[...]

45 English Pla ying a picture disc (slide show) Y ou can displa y JPEG pictures in the selected roll automatically one after the other at adjustable inter vals. 1 Inser t a JPEG picture disc (CD , CD-R(W), D VD+R/+R W .) ➜ The disc content menu appears. If the disc contained MP3 music and JPEG picture files, you can start a musical slide sho w pl[...]

46 English Advance Pla yback F eatures 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 start of the pre vious title/chapter/tra[...]

47 English Using T/C options T/C OK SELECT CLEAR 1 During pla yback, press T/C on the remote contr ol. ➜ The T/C menu appears on the TV . DVD T rick mode T itle Chapter Audio Subtitle Angle T- T i m e Normal Play 02/05 01/22 01/02 - OTH Off 01/03 00:22:03 - 00:27:24 Mode 2 Use 3 4 k eys to select the setting y ou want to adjust. ➜ Instructions [...]

48 English Pro gramming disc tracks Y ou can pla y the contents of the disc in the order you want b y programming the tracks to be pla yed. Up to 20 tracks can be stored. 1 Press T/C on the r emote contr ol twice . ➜ The T/C menu appears. 2 Select { Mode } > { Pro gram . } ➜ The program menu a ppears. DVD T itle Selection T itle 1 T itle 2 T[...]

49 English Changing subtitle languag e This operation works only on D VDs with multiple subtitle languages, you can change the language you want while pla ying the D VD . This function can be also accessed via SUBTITLE ke y on the r emote control. 1 Press T/C on the remote contr ol twice . ➜ The T/C menu appears. 2 Use 3 4 k eys to select { Subti[...]

50 English D VD System Menu Options TIPS: The underlined option is the factor y default setting.. Press 1 to go back to pr evious menu item. Press SY STEM MENU to exit the menu item. Accessing System Menu - General SY STEM MENU OK 1 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The system menu appears on the TV . 2 Use 3 4 k eys to select { System [...]

51 English D VD System Menu Options (continued) Pro gressive/ Interlace Progr essive scan deliv ers a higher picture quality than the standard interlaced TV channel scan. It only works when y ou hav e connected the D VD recorder Y Pb Pr jacks to your TV that supports the progr essive video input. Otherwise , the image ma y not appear or will be dis[...]

52 English D VD System Menu Options (continued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting.. Press 1 to go back to pr evious men u item. Press SY STEM MENU to exit the menu item. Accessing System Menu - Pla yback SY STEM MENU OK 1 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The system menu appears on the TV . 2 Use 3 4 k eys to se[...]

53 English D VD System Menu Options (continued) P arental rating le v el Some D VDs may ha ve a parental lev el assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc . This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation level. The rating lev els are fr om 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the pla ying of certain discs that [...]

54 English D VD System Menu Options (continued) Setting or changing the passw ord Y ou need to enter your f our -digit passwor d to pla y a pr ohibited disc or if prompted for a pin code. 1 In ‘ System Menu-Pla yback, ’ use 3 4 key s to select { P arental Rating Le ve l } and press OK . ➜ Y ou will be prompted to enter y our four -digit pin c[...]

55 English D VD System Menu Options (continued) Accessing System Menu - Record See pages 27~28 on “ Recording settings. ” Accessing System Menu - Language See page 26 on “ Setting the language . ” Accessing System Menu - Channel Setup See pages 24~25 on “ TV channel programming. ” TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setti[...]

56 English 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 below befor e taking the system for repair . If you ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem b y follo wing these hint[...]

57 English T r oubleshooting (contin ued) Prob lem Solution No picture. The pictur e is distor ted or black and white during pla yback. Recordings ar e not occurring as scheduled. New r ecordings cannot be made. No TV signal received from the D VD recorder . A D VD+R/+R W recorded on this D VD recor der does not pla y on a D VD pla yer . Picture is[...]

58 English Picture/Displa y • Aspect ratio: 4:3, 16:9 • D/A conv erter : 10 bit, 54 MHz • A/D conv erter : 10 bit, 54 MHz • Picture enhancement: Progressiv e Scan Sound • D/A conv erter : 24 bit, 96 kHz • A/D conv erter : 24 bit, 96 kHz • Signal to noise ratio: 106 • Crosstalk (1kHz): 105 dB • Dynamic Range (1kHz): 90 dB Video Rec[...]

59 English Analo g: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through tw o channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of ver tical and horizontal sizes of a displa yed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and[...]

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