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Philips HDRW720/69 manual

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    1 Welcome to the growing family of owners of PHILIPS equipment. Thank you for buying a HDRW 720/69. The following pages contain explanations of the main features that will help you better understand how the HDRW 720/69 works. You will find step-by-step descriptions of each function in the respective chapter of the User manual. Features The HDRW 720[...]

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    2 Simultaneous recording and playback Thanks to the built-in HDD and the high data rates it can achieve, you can record and play back at the same time. This enables you to: • watch, pause, or rewind a TV show while it is being recorded (FlexTime, Pause live TV) • watch a TV show stored on the HDD while another recording is being made • playba[...]

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    3 Navigation in the Time Shift Buffer You can move to any position within the Time Shift Buffer and watch the recording that was stored at that time.The indicator (yellow rectangle on the time bar) shows the playback position in the Time Shift Buffer. You can move this indicator using the C , D buttons. If the playback position is as far on the rig[...]

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    4 Programming a recording You have the following options for programming a recording: The GCode ® system: By entering the G-Code programming number, you automatically set start/stop time, date, and programme number Manual programming. Manually started recordings To record the current TV show, press REC/OTR n . If you want to stop the recording,[...]

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    5 Connecting to the TV 1 Switch off your TV set. 2 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set. Insert it into the ANTENNA IN socket at the back of the DVD recorder. 3 Insert one end of the supplied aerial cable into the TV OUT socket at the back of the DVD recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket at the back of the TV set. 4 Conne[...]

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    6 Programming recordings with the GCode ® System 1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the DVD recorder. 2 Press TIMER s on the remote control. P The ' Schedule ' screen will appear 3 Press the red function button (' G-Code '). G-Code Manual Home Please enter the G-Code programming number and p[...]

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    7 Recording on the HDD As soon as you turn on the DVD recorder, the currently selected TV channel on the DVD-Recorder is recorded in a temporary storage (Time shift Buffer). Therefore, you can jump back to the currently selected TV programme using JUMP BACK and watch a scene again. Moreover, you can use all playback features such as still picture, [...]

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    8 Manual recordings When you switch on the DVD recorder, the currently selected TV programme will be recorded will be recorded in the Time Shift Buffer. In order to store a recording on the HDD, you must mark it red in the Time Shift Buffer (time bar) before the Time Shift Buffer is deleted. How can I delete the Time Shift Buffer? - Switch off the [...]

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    9 Recording from the front sockets Using this function, you can store recordings via the front sockets directly on the HDD. You can edit these recordings on the HDD and transfer (archive) them later with higher speed on a DVD+RW/+R disc. 1 Connect the camcorder to the front sockets. 2 Press CAM on the remote control. P The DVD recorder will switch [...]

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    10 Playback from the HDD Each recording stored on the HDD is displayed in the media browser with a corresponding index picture. 1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control or HDD on the DVD recorder. P The Media Browser appears. 2 Select the title you want using B , A on the remote control or DOWN , UP on the device. You can switch a page forward or [...]

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    11 Buttons in the 'Media Browser' O Delete title : red function button The tiltle (recordings) will be erased from the HDD. O Archive title : green function button The title will be transferred to DVD+RW/+R. If it is not possible to record on a DVD+RW/+R, an error message appears (disc not inserted,...). If you want to archive several tit[...]

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    12 The remote control REC/OTR n Record the current TV show on the HDD, mark recordings in the time shift buffer to be stored on HDD. Hold button down to start the recording from now. (Mark the recording from the beginning of the actual position in the Time Shift Buffer). STANDBY m To switch set on or off, interrupt menu function. A programmed recor[...]

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    13 DC Cursor buttons left, right in the menus. Previous or next position during playback of a title from the HDD (media browser or time shift buffer). If you hold down this button you can faster browse through the recordings. The speed will increase automatically. OK Confirming of functions Starting the playback from the beginning in the 'Medi[...]

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    14 Colour buttons You can call up different functions in the menus using the following colour buttons. The functions will be shown in a bar at the bottom of the screen. If this bar is not visible, you can display it using the INFO button. Most of the colour buttons work only if this bar is visible. RED Red function button, in some screens the funct[...]

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