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HDD & DVD Player/ Recorder DVDR3440H User Manual[...]
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2 Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This apparatus is tted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. 3 Re t the fuse cover. If the tted plug is not suitable for your sock[...]
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English 3 CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING VARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD BETRAKTA EJ STRÅLEN VARO! AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYVÄLLE JA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASER SÄTEILYLLE[...]
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5 This product incorporates cop yright protection technology that is protected by US patents. Use of this cop yright protection technology must be authorised by Macr ovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macr ovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is pr ohibited. U.S. Patent Number[...]
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English 6 T able of Conte nts General Ca re a nd S af et y I nfo rm at ion .......................................................................................... 8 Se tu p pre ca ut ion s ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Cle a nin [...]
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English 7 T able of Conte nts Ti mer R eco rd ing ............................................................................................................. 3 7 Ab ou t ti mer r eco rdi ng ......................................................................................................................................37 Ti mer r eco rdi ng ([...]
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English 8 Care a nd Safet y Informat ion CAUTION! High voltage! Do not open the device. You run the risk of getting an electric shock. The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a at, hard and stable surfa[...]
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English 9 Intr oduction This recorder has a built-in hard disk drive (HDD) and you can record more than 130 hours of video. Note : These values are estimates only. Parts of the HDD storage capacity will be reserved for the operations of this recorder and time shifting. This recorder allows you to enjoy the exibility to keep recordings in the HD[...]
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English 10 Special F eatures ‘Time Shift Buffer’ Once you switch on this recorder, the programme shown on the TV will be stored into the ‘Time Shift Buffer’. It acts as a temporary storage of your recordings. The contents will automatically be deleted after 6 hours, when you turn off this recorder or when you switch it to standby mode. To s[...]
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English 11 Main Uni t a b c d e f g h i j k l a STANDBY-ON 2 – Switches on the recorder or switches to standby mode. b Disc tray c OPEN CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tray. d Display panel – Shows information about the current status of the recorder. e IR – Point the remote control towards this sensor. f HDD Active indicator – Blue indi[...]
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English 12 Remote Control a STANDBY-ON 2 – Switches on the recorder or switches to standby mode. b HDD – Enters the HDD content menu. DVD – Switches to disc mode or displays the disc content menu. TUNER – Switches to the recorder’s tuner mode (TV channel). c SOURCE – In tuner or DVD REC mode, selects the recorder’s video input source [...]
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English 13 Remote Control (c o nt i nu e d ) n DV – Switches to ‘camera mode’ for camcorder connected to DV IN socket. Recording can be made directly onto the HDD/DVD. o TV VOL + / - – Adjust the volume of the TV set (Philips TV only). p SETUP – Enters/exits the system setup menu. q . > – Skips to previous or next Chapter/Track. r ST[...]
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English 14 Remote Control (c o nt i nu e d ) Using the remote contr ol A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries of type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel. E Select the source you want to control by pressi[...]
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English 15 Step 1: Basic Recorder Connec tions AN- TENNA TV S-VIDEO (Y/C) VIDEO (CVBS) AUDIO R L AUDIO / VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT TO TV - I/O AUX - I/ O EXT 1 EXT 2 CABLE SATELLITE ANTENNA TV A B Connecting the antenna cables These connections enable you to watch and record TV programmes using this recorder. If the antenna signal is conn[...]
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English 16 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Step 1: Basic Recorder Connec tions (co nt i n ue d ) AN- TENNA TV S-VIDEO (Y/C) VIDEO (CVBS) AUDIO R L AUDIO / VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT TO TV - I/O AUX - I/ O EXT 1 EXT 2 TV OR Option 2 Option 3 OR Option 1 [...]
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English 17 Connecting the audio cables This connection enables you to listen to the sound. However, this connection is not required if this recorder is connected to the TV using the supplied SCART cable. Option 1: Using an audio cable You can connect the recorder to a two channel stereo system (mini system, TV) or receiver in order to enjoy the ste[...]
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English 18 Step 2 : O ptional Connec tions AN- TENNA TV S-VIDEO (Y/C) VIDEO (CVBS) AUDIO R L AUDIO / VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT TO TV - I/O AUX - I/ O EXT 1 EXT 2 ~ MAINS RF S-VIDEO OUT IN AUDIO R L VIDEO TO TV CABLE SATELLITE ANTENNA TV B D E Back of a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver (Example only) Connecting to a Cable Bo x or Satellite [...]
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English 19 TIPS: Refer to the respective connected device’s user manual for other possible connections. Step 2 : O ptional Connec tions (co n t in ue d ) AN- TENNA TV S-VIDEO (Y/C) VIDEO (CVBS) AUDIO R L AUDIO / VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT TO TV - I/O AUX - I/ O EXT 1 EXT 2 ~ MAINS VIDEO IN O U T I N AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO OUT AUDIO L AUDI[...]
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English 20 Step 2 : O ptional Connec tions (co n t in ue d ) F AN- TENNA TV S-VIDEO (Y/C) VIDEO (CVBS) AUDIO R L AUDIO / VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT TO TV - I/O AUX - I/ O EXT 1 EXT 2 ~ MAINS TV CABLE SATELLITE ANTENNA B C D Connecting to a VCR and Cable Bo x/Satellite Receiver A Keep the existing aerial connection from the Cable Box/Satell[...]
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English 21 TIPS: Refer to the respective connected device’s user manual for other possible connections. Step 2 : O ptional Connec tions (c on t in u ed ) DV OUT Connecting a camcorder You can use the front sockets to copy camcorder recordings. These sockets are located behind the ap on the right hand side and provides convenient connections f[...]
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English 22 L R B OR A Option 2: Using the S-VIDEO In or VIDEO In sock et Use the S-VIDEO connection if you have a Hi8 or S-VHS(C) camcorder. It provides good picture quality. Alternatively, you can use the VIDEO connection if your camcorder has only a single video output (Composite Video, CVBS). A Connect the VIDEO (CAM1) or S-VIDEO (CAM2) socket o[...]
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English 23 Step 3 : Inst allat ion and Set up Before you start... When you complete the connections and switch on the recorder for the rst time, it is advisable that you make several basic settings. Please see the following pages on using the Setup Menu features to programme TV channels, menu language and system clock settings. This will improv[...]
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English 24 Step 3 : Inst allat ion and Set up (co n ti n ue d ) Select the countr y of y our residence Select the country of your area for auto channel tuning. OK SETUP A Press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears on the TV. B Use ST keys to highlight { SETUP MENU - SETUP } and press X . TV Shape Auto Program Manual Program 4:3 L[...]
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English 25 Step 3 : Inst allat ion and Set up (co n ti n ue d ) TIPS: Press X to access the options of an item in the menu. Press SETUP to exit the menu. C Select { Auto Program } and press OK . A warning message will appear. Select OK OK and press OK on the remote control The automatic TV channel search will start. This process may take se[...]
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English 26 Control T V progra mmes Switching on to TV pr ogrammes CH +- INFO TUNER A Switch on the TV to the correct programme number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’, ‘AV’). B Press STANDBY-ON to switch on the recorder. If no TV programme appears on the screen, press TUNER on the remote control. C Press CH +- to select a TV channe[...]
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English 27 Before Rec ordin g About temporar y HDD storag e (Time Shift Buffer) Once you switch on this recorder, the currently selected TV programme will be stored in a temporary hard disk storage called ‘Time Shift Buffer’ (TSB). The ‘TSB’ captures up to 6 hours of TV programmes. In tuner mode, the Time Shift video bar will appear on the [...]
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English 28 Default Recording settings The default recording settings will allow you to preset auto chapter markers and the preferred mode of recording quality for HDD recording. A Press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears on the TV. B Use ST keys to highlight { SETUP MENU - GENERAL } and press X to con rm. SETUP MENU - GENERA[...]
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English 29 Before Rec ording (con t i nu e d) GENERAL settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Auto Chapter Marker You can insert chapter markers within a title during recording This lets you access to speci c points on the recording. Press X to access the menu and use ST keys to select one of the options. { 5min. } – Cha[...]
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English 30 IMPORTANT! Unrecordable pictures Television programmes, lms, video tapes, discs, and other materials may be copy-protected and therefore cannot be recorded on this recorder. Recording fr om various sour ces You can choose to record a TV programme or make recordings from an external device to the HDD. Recording TV pro grammes Follow t[...]
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English 31 A Connect the DV camcorder to the DV IN socket on the front panel of this recorder. B Find the footage on the DV camcorder that you want to start recording from and set the camcorder to pause mode. C Switch on the TV to the correct programme number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’, ‘AV’). D Switch on the recorder and press D[...]
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English 32 D Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the correct input channel that matches the connected socket of the device. – { EXT 1 } : EXT 1 TO TV I/O scart socket at the back. – { EXT 2 } : EXT 2 AUX I/O scart socket at the back. – { CAM 1 } : VIDEO socket on the front. – { CAM 2 } : S-VIDEO socket on the front. E Press REC â to start re[...]
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English 33 W atch pla yback from another sour ce during recor ding While recording is in progress, you can watch another TV channel or the playback from another audio/video device which is connected to this recorder. HDD TV/DVD DVD W atching pla yback from another de vice This is only possible if the recorder is connected to the TV using the EXT1 T[...]
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English 34 Record on Recorda ble D VD IMPORTANT! Unrecordable pictures Television programmes, lms, video tapes, discs, and other materials may be copy-protected and therefore cannot be recorded on this recorder. Cop ying from HDD to a recor dable D VD You can copy a recorded title(s) from the HDD (hard disk drive) to a recordable DVD. The time [...]
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English 35 Recording fr om various sour ces You can choose to copy your recordings from the HDD or an external device to a recordable DVD. The storage capacity of the disc depends on the record quality that was selected for the recording in the recorder or device, see the previous page. PAUSE STOP DV HDD DVD REC SOURCE SELECT REC Record on Recorda [...]
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English 36 TIPS: Ensure that there is suf cient space available on the DVD±R before recording. You have to nalise the DVD±R before it can be played on other players, see “Edit Recordings – Recordable DVD”. Recording fr om an external de vice/ VCR/ D V Camcorder A Switch on the TV to the correct programme number for the recorder (e.g.[...]
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English 37 About timer recor ding Use ‘Timer Recording’ to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date/ time. The recorder will tune to the right programme channel and begin recording at the speci ed time. With this recorder, you can pre- programme up to 8 recordings . To make a timer recording, your recorder needs to know: – [...]
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English 38 TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording, the same record quality will be transferred from HDD to a recordable DVD. D Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to enter the S HOW V IEW ® programming number for the show you wish to record and press OK (e.g. : 5-312-4 or 5,312 4, key in ‘53124’). To cancel the S HOW V I[...]
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English 39 Timer recor ding (manually) A Switch on the TV. Select the correct Video In channel at the TV. If you are recording directly to a DVD disc , insert the recordable DVD before proceeding to step B . B Press TIMER on the remote control. The timer schedule appears. 1 2 3 4 5 6 S ou rc e Re c Mode Date S ta r t VP S End Re c To T ime [...]
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English 40 G Press TIMER to exit the menu. H Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn off the recorder. If the recorder is not in standby mode, a warning message will appear three minutes before the recording starts. The ‘ TIMER ’ icon will light up on the display panel if a timer recording is set. Helpful Hint: – Set the timer recording one minute[...]
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English 41 Pla y back from H ard Disk Pla yback your HDD recor dings Each recording stored on the HDD is displayed in the HDD content menu with an index picture. A Press HDD on the remote control. The HDD content menu appears. B Use ST keys to highlight a title and press OK on the remote control to start playback. If you have many HDD title[...]
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English 42 Pl ayb a c k f r om D is c Pla yable discs Using this recorder, you can play and record on the following discs: Recording and Playback DVD±RW (DVD ReWritable); can be recorded on and overwritten repeatedly. DVD±R (DVD Recordable); can be recorded on only once. Playback only: DVD Video (Digital Versatile Disc) CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) Audi[...]
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English 43 Pla ying a D VD video disc The DVD disc is usually formatted with a disc menu. You may have to make your selection (e.g., subtitle or audio language) within the disc menu. A Insert a DVD disc. Press DVD on the remote control. If the disc menu appears on the TV Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to input your selection or use W XST keys to se[...]
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English 44 Pla ying a recor dable D VD A Insert a recordable DVD. Press DVD on the remote control. The Index Picture screen appears. B Use ST keys to select a title and press PLAY X to start playback. C To stop playback, press STOP . Helpful Hint: – If the message ‘BLANK’ appears on the display panel, this means that there are no reco[...]
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English 45 TIPS: Some discs cannot be played on this recorder due to the con guration and characteristics of the disc, or due to the condition of recording and authoring software. Pla y back from Disc (c on t in u ed ) Pla ying a picture disc (or m usical slide sho w) You can display JPEG pictures in the selected roll automatically one after the[...]
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English 46 Addit ional Pla yba ck Feat ures 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 playback, Press > to go to the next title/chapter/ track. Press . to return to the start of the previous chapter/track. A[...]
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English 47 Using INFO options OK SELECT INFO A During disc playback, press INFO twice on the remote control. The playback menu appears on the TV. DVD T r i c k mode T itle C hapte r Audio S ubtitle Angle T itle Time No r mal Play 02/05 01/22 01/02 - OTH Off 01/03 00:22:03 - 00:27:24 Mode B Use ST keys to select the setting you want to adjust. ?[...]
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English 48 Creating a pla ylist You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the tracks to be played. A Press INFO twice on the remote control. The playback menu appears. B Select { Mode } > { Program }. The programme menu appears. Edit p r og r am play list T itle Playlist T itle 1 T itle 2 T itle 3 T itle [...]
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English 49 Changing subtitle languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages, you can change the language you want while playing back the DVD. A Press INFO twice on the remote control. The playback menu appears. B Use ST keys to select { Subtitle } and press X to enter the menu and nd the different available opt[...]
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English 50 Edit Recordings - HD D About HDD title edit menu In the HDD title edit menu, you can change the title name, hide unwanted scenes, delete titles, split a title. The edit options in the HDD title edit menu are: { Play Title } – Select a title (recording) to play. { Delete Title } ( For unprotected and unlocked titles only ) – Delete th[...]
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English 51 Dividing a title You can divide the current title into two new titles. Each of these titles is characterised by its own index picture. Warning! Once a title is divided, the process cannot be reversed. A In HDD title edit mode, use ST keys to highlight { Divide Title } and press OK . The edit title playback screen appears. B During pl[...]
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English 52 Rename a title The original title name is automatically generated by the recorder. You can change the disc name by following the steps below. A In HDD title edit mode, use ST keys to highlight { Rename } and press OK . The keyboard screen appears. B Use W XST keys to highlight a character on the keyboard and press OK to select. T[...]
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English 53 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D VD About disc editing menu This recorder offers various disc edit options for various disc types. You can change the disc content and settings of a recordable DVD from the disc editing menu. The edited contents may not be available if you play the disc on another DVD player. The displayed options in the di[...]
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English 54 TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a nalised recordable DVD. Press DVD to return to the index picture screen. Edit Recordings - Recordab le D VD (c on t in u ed ) Rename disc The original disc name is generated automatically by the recorder. You can change the disc name by following the steps below. A In dis[...]
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English 55 TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a nalised recordable DVD. Press DVD to return to the index picture screen. Edit Recordings - Recordab le D VD (c on t in u ed ) Mak e compatible (D VD±R Ws only) The edited DVD±RW may still display the original titles or hidden scenes when playbacked on other DVD players.[...]
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English 56 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D VD (c on t in u ed ) About D VD title editing You can change the individual title information or delete a title (recording) on a recorded DVD disc. If the recordable DVD has been nalised, it cannot be edited. The displayed options in the title editing menu may differ depending on the type of disc. { Pl[...]
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English 57 Rename title The original title name is generated automatically by the recorder. You can give a new name to the title by following the steps below. A In title editing menu, use ST keys to select { Rename Title } and press OK . The keyboard screen appears. B Use W X ST keys to highlight a character and press OK to select. The maxi[...]
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English 58 About video editing After a recording has been made, this recorder allows you to edit the video content. You can add/delete chapter marker, hide unwanted scenes, change the picture in the index picture screen and split a title (recording) into two. When you playback a recording in video edit mode, the entire recording will be played back[...]
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English 59 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. A In edit mode, use ST keys to select { Title } and press OK . B Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to key in a title and press OK . The recorder will play the selected title. Selecting a chapter It shows the c[...]
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English 60 Hiding an unwanted chapter You can choose to hide certain scenes from playback (e.g. skipping a commercial scene) or make it visible again. A Create a chapter marker at the scene you are going to hide. ( See previous page on “Creating chapter markers”). B Select the chapter you want to hide and start playback. ( See previous page on [...]
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English 61 Set up Menu O ptions Accessing the Setup Menu The setup menu provides various options for you to adjust the recorder to suit your preferences. OK SETUP A Press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears on TV. B Use ST keys to highlight a setup option and press X to access. C Use ST keys to highlight the setting you wish to [...]
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English 62 SETUP settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Set up Menu O ptions (c on t in u ed ) Menu Language Selects the menu language for this r ecorder on-scr een displa y . Country Selection Select the country of your residence. TV Shape The picture shape can be adjusted to t your TV. Press X to access this menu and u[...]
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English 63 SETUP settings Set up Menu O ptions (c on t in u ed ) Manual Program 2) Use ST keys to select one of the options and press X . { Fine Tuning } – Select this to ne-tune the TV channel manually if the reception is poor. – Use WX keys to ne-tune the frequency. { Standard } – Select this to set the system that produces the leas[...]
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English 64 Sort Sort your stored TV channels. 1) Use ST keys to highlight { Sort } and press X . The list of TV channel programmes appears. 2) Use ST keys to highlight the channel you want to shift and press X . The selected channel will move to the right side of the screen. 3) Use ST keys to shift the TV channel to the desired position. Se[...]
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English 65 Set up Menu O ptions (c on t in u ed ) GENERAL settings Auto Chapter Marker Insert chapter markers within a title during recording. This lets you access to speci c points on the recording. See the chapter on “Default Recording Settings”. Record Quality Preset your preferred mode of record quality. See the chapter on “Default Rec[...]
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English 66 AUDIO settings (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) Set up Menu O ptions (c on t in u ed ) SPDIF Output Press X to access this menu and use ST keys to select one of the options. { RAW } – Select this if you have used the recorder’s COAXIAL OUT socket to connect to a multichannel receiver. { LPCM } – Select this if[...]
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English 67 Set up Menu O ptions (c on t in u ed ) PREFERENCES settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Change Password Change your password setting for locking/ unlocking a title recording. Enter new password Enter password Re-enter password * * * * * * * * New Password OK CANCEL OK 1) Use ST keys to highlight { Change Passwor[...]
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English 68 Set up Menu O ptions (c on t in u ed ) HDD settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Save Time Shift Buffer This option allows you to control the behaviour of the Time Shift Buffer. { Yes } – Retain the contents in the temporary HDD storage when you switch the tuner’s TV channel or external video input source. { [...]
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English 69 Soft ware Up grade Installing the latest software Periodically, Philips will release upgrades for the software that was initially installed in your recorder as the software is continuously re ned for greater stability and compatibility of the recorder. Caution! Power supply must not be interrupted during upgrade! Visit Philips’ [...]
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English 70 What kind of disc should I use for recording? You can only record on both DVD±R and DVD±RW discs. They are compatible with DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers. What is the capacity of a DVD recordable disc? 4.7GB, or equivalent to 6 CDs. You can store only one hour of recordings on a single disc at the highest quality (DV[...]
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English 71 Video Recording • Recording System: PAL • Compression formats: MPEG2 • Modes of Record Quality: High Quality : HQ Standard Play : SP Standard Play Plus : SPP Long Play : LP Extended Play : EP Super Long Play : SLP Super Extended Play : SEP • Recording enhancements: Auto Chapter Marker Insertion, Divide Title, Erase, Manual Chapte[...]
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English 72 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Prob lem (General) Solution WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are u[...]
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English 73 Prob lem (Pla yback) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (co n ti n ue d ) Disc will not play. The picture is distorted or black and white during playback. There is picture or sound interference with the TV reception. Distorted sound coming from a connected hi- system or ampli er. The message ‘UNKNOWN DISC’ appears. – Inser[...]
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English 74 Prob lem (Recording) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (co n ti n ue d ) Recordings are not occurring as scheduled. New recordings cannot be made. The wrong TV channel was decoded (recorded) after you programmed a recording using the S HOW V IEW ® system. The recorded DVD cannot be played back on another DVD player. Picture is fuzzy[...]
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English 75 Prob lem (Recording) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (co n ti n ue d ) There is a power failure during the copying of les to a recordable DVD. During recording from the time shift buffer, it is not possible to start or stop a recording. – The titles that were previously recorded will be deleted and the space used for recordin[...]
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English 76 Analogue : Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has speci c numerical values. These sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio : The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:[...]
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English 77 Display panel symbols / mess ages The following symbols/messages may appear on your recorder display: 00:00 Multifunction display/ text line – Title/track number – Total/elapsed/remaining title/track time – Disc/title name – Additional information regarding the disc – TV channel number or source of video – Clock (This is [...]
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English 78 T V System Guide COUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONS AFGHANISTAN PAL/SECAM B 5 ALBANIA PAL B PAL G 2 ALGERIA PAL B PAL G 5 ANGOLA PAL I 5 ARGENTINA PAL N PAL N 4 AUSTRALIA PAL B PAL H 4 AUSTRIA PAL B PAL G 2 AZORES PAL B BAHAMAS NTSC M 4 BAHRAIN PAL B PAL G 2 BANGLADESH PAL B 5 BARBADOS NTSC M 4 BELGIUM PAL B PAL H 2 BERMUDA NTSC M BOLIVIA NTSC [...]
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