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User Manual HDD & D VD Pla yer / Recor der D VDR5520H / D VDR5570H Pr emium Home Ser vice This product comes with Refer to the inside page for details. Read your Quick Star t Guide and/or User Manual r st f or quick tips that mak e using your Philips product more enjo y able . Register your pr oduct and get suppor t at www .philips .com/welc[...]
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English 2 Dear valued customer , T hank you for buying a Philips D VD Recorder. Y our product comes with the Philips ‘Premium Home Service’ warr anty . Should you require any assistance in operating your set, Philips offers you professional suppor t via: Philips Support Center website www .philips.com/suppor t or Philips Consumer Care Helpline [...]
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English 3 For Customer Use: Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Recorder and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. DVD/HDD RECORDER DVDR5520H, DVDR5570H Serial No. _______________ Norge Typeskilt nnes på apparatens underside. Observer: Nettbryteren er sekundert i[...]
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English 4 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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English 5 This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community. This product complies with the requirements of the following directives and guidelines: 2006/95/EC + 2004/108/EC ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NO TE THA T NO T ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULL Y COMP A TIBLE WITH THIS PR ODUCT AND MA Y C AUSE AR TI[...]
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English 6 T able of Conte nts General Ca re a n d Sa fe t y I nfo r mat i on .......................................................................................... 8 Se tu p pr ec au t ion s ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Cle a n[...]
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English 7 T able of Conte nts Co py T V pr og ra m me s fr om H D D......................................................................... 4 8 ~ 4 9 Ab ou t co pyi ng .................................................................................................................................................... 4 8 Co pyi ng re cor di ng s to [...]
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English 8 Cleaning discs CAUTION! Risk of damage to discs! Never use solvents such as benzene, thinner, cleaners available commercially, or anti- static sprays intended for discs. Wipe the disc with a micro bre cleaning cloth from the centre to the edge in a straight line movement. Hard Disk Driv e (HDD) handling care To avoid damage to the[...]
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English 9 Intr oduction This DVD/Hard Disk Drive (HDD) recorder changes the way you watch TV. You have full control over the TV programmes you watch, because the Time Shift Buffer function stores all the programmes that the recorder is tuned to. You can ‘pause’ TV programmes with Pause Live TV function, or repeat any scene with the Instant Repl[...]
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English 10 Special featur es Pause Live TV Every TV programme is now under your control, allowing you to take a break without missing a moment. You can pause any live TV programme by simply pressing PAUSE LIVE TV button and resume playback by pressing the PAUSE LIVE TV button again. You can now continue watching the remainder of the programme or if[...]
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English 11 SAT recording This function enables you to record a programme from your Satellite Receiver or any other device. Make sure that the device is connected to the EXT2-TO VCR/SAT socket of this recorder, and the timer setting has been done on the connected device. Follow TV With this function you can align the sequence of the channels on your[...]
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English 12 Remote Cont rol a 2 – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b CAM – Switches to the camcorder that is connected to the DV IN CAM2 socket. c USB – Switches to USB mode and shows the content of the USB device. d Colour coded buttons – These buttons can be used to select the coloured options available in some menus[...]
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English 13 Remote Control (c o n t i n u e d ) o LIVE TV – Switches to live TV mode. It activates the Time Shift Buffer that allows you to pause or replay the TV programme at any time. – Press repeatedly to toggle between analogue TV, digital TV and digital radio. p HDD LIST – Shows the list of your recordings stored in the internal hard disk[...]
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English 14 Remote Control (c o n t i n u e d ) Using the remote contr ol A Open the battery compartment cover. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the indications ( +- ) inside the battery compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the front panel and select the desired function. CAUTION! ?[...]
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English 15 Main Uni t a STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Disc tray c OPEN CLOSE ç – Opens or closes the disc tray. d Display panel – Shows information about the current status of the recorder. e HOME – Enters/exits the recorder’s Home menu. f : Cursor buttons for moving to the left/right. In [...]
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English 16 MAINS HDMI OUT S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL IN CVBS-OUT P B P R Y R L TO VCR/SAT EXT 2 TO TV EXT 1 ANALOG ANTENNA INPUT TO TV ANTENNA INPUT DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH ANTENNA INTERCONNECT CABLE (OPTIONAL, REFER TO MANUAL) G-LINK Step 1 : Ba sic Recorder Connections [...]
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English 17 Option 2: Connecting to Cable TV antenna and/or separate indoor terr estrial antenna Use this connection if you have a separate indoor digital terrestrial antenna or want to connect your recorder to Cable TV as well as off-air antenna. A Connect the existing Cable TV antenna cable to the ANALOG ANTENNA INPUT socket on the recorder. B Con[...]
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English 18 Step 1 : Ba sic Recorder Connections (c o n t i n u e d ) Connecting the video/audio cables This connection enables you to view the playback from this recorder. You only need to choose one of the options below to make your video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1, 2 or 3. – For a progressive scan TV, follow option 4. ?[...]
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English 19 Step 1 : Ba sic Recorder Connections (c o n t i n u e d ) Option 4: Using Component video sock et / Connecting to a Pro gressiv e Scan TV The progressive scan video quality is only available when using Y Pb Pr connection and a progressive scan TV is required. It provides superior picture quality when watching DVD movies. A Connect the co[...]
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English 20 Step 1 : Ba sic Recorder Connections (c o n t i n u e d ) Option 5: Connecting to a HDMI- compatible TV HDMI (High De nition Multimedia Interface) is a digital interface that allows pure digital video transmission without the loss of image quality. Connect a HDMI cable (not supplied) from the HDMI OUT on the main unit to the HDMI [...]
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English 21 Connecting to a Cable Bo x or Satellite Receiver Option 1 If your Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver has only an antenna output socket (RF OUT or TO TV), see ‘Basic Recorder Connections - Connecting the antenna cables’ for details. Option 2 (as shown on the above illustration) If your Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver has a Scart output socke[...]
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English 22 MAINS HDMI OUT S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL IN CVBS-OUT P B P R Y R L TO VCR/SAT EXT 2 TO TV EXT 1 ANALOG ANTENNA INPUT TO TV ANTENNA INPUT DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH ANTENNA INTERCONNECT CABLE (OPTIONAL, REFER TO MANUAL) G-LINK TV VHF/UHF RF IN VHF/UHF RF OUT SCART[...]
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English 23 Connecting to a VCR and Cable Bo x/ Satellite Receiver A Connect the antenna output (RF OUT) socket on the Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver to the DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT socket on the recorder. B Connect the Tuner interlink cable (supplied) to the DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH and ANALOG ANTENNA INPUT sockets on the recorder. C Connect a RF a[...]
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English 24 Step 2 : Opt ional Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Connecting to an A V ampli er/receiv er You can connect the recorder to an AV ampli er/receiver in order to enjoy multichannel surround sound. Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) from the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT socket on the recorder to the digital coaxial input socket (or la[...]
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English 25 Step 2 : Opt ional Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Connecting to a camcorder You can use the front sockets to copy camcorder recordings. These sockets are located behind the ap on the right hand side which provides convenient connections. Option 1: Using the D V IN socket Use this connection if you have a Digital Video or Digital 8[...]
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English 26 Step 3: Insta llation and S et- up The installation menu appears the very rst time you turn on this recorder. These settings help you set up the basic recorder features easily, including TV programme installation and language settings. Before you start ... Complete the installation settings before inserting a disc for playback or rec[...]
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English 27 Step 3: Insta llation and S et- up (c o n t i n u e d ) Previous Start Channel search Full installation Channel search installs Analogue and Digital TV channels. Antenna needs to be connected. Only Analogue TV Only Digital TV No TV install Note: Make sure you have successfully made all the required connections to this recorder, the TV an[...]
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English 28 Control T V Progra mmes Viewing liv e TV PAUSE LIVE TV A Turn on the TV. If necessary, switch the TV to the correct input channel for viewing the recorder’s playback. B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on this recorder. You should see the TV programme on the TV. If not, press LIVE TV . C Press LIVE TV repeatedly to toggle between analogu[...]
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English 29 Marking the contents for r ecording You need to ‘mark’ the contents in the Time Shift Buffer before it can be recorded to the hard disk. The recording will take effect when you put the recorder to standby mode. 23:30 22:13 21:00 Cancel Rec. Prog Info To nd a scene within the Time Shift Buffer Rotate the rotary wheel to skip b[...]
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English 30 Control T V Progra mmes (c o n t i n u e d ) P ause live TV function Before you start ... Turn on the recorder to LIVE TV mode to watch your favourite TV programmes. A Press PAUSE LIVE TV u on the remote control to pause playback. B To resume playback, press the same button again. If you want to return to the live TV programme, just [...]
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English 31 Using the toolbar options While in live TV mode, press OPTIONS on the remote control. If the selection in the menu is greyed out, that means the feature is not available or cannot be changed in the current state. Reset TSB T ools Settings Lang I Audio language Time search Subtitle language Changing audio soundtrack languag e This[...]
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English 32 About the Home menu Home menu allows access to contents on your Hard Disk recording, media les on Hard Disk, and contents of disc and USB. It also allows transferring of content among various media types. PAUSE LIVE TV A Press HOME on the remote control. The Home menu appears. Disc T ray USB Recordings Video files Music Photo Sou[...]
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English 33 Viewing media inf ormation To view general information on the selected media such as size, remaining space, media type etc. A Press HOME . The Home menu appears. B Move the selection bar to a desired source. If the media information is available, a text label will be appeared next to the blue softkey. C Press the Blue button on t[...]
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English 34 Before Re cordin g Recording media The recording media for this recorder are internal hard disk drive and DVD±R/ ±RW/+R DL. – The hard disk has a high storage density which enables long recording duration and quick access to the recording titles. DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable) – Discs that are rewritable can be used for multiple recordin[...]
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English 35 Default recor ding settings You can preset your recording settings in the recording setup menu. PAUSE LIVE TV A Press OPTIONS on the remote control. The tools menu appears. T ools Settings Audio language Reset TSB Time search B Move to { Settings } and press OK . The system settings menu appears. Playback Audio Analogue tuner Dig[...]
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English 36 Before Recording (c o n t i n u e d ) Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) The recording mode de nes the picture quality of recordings and the maximum recording time. DVDR5520H Record Mode HQ (high quality) SP (standard play) SPP (standard play plus) LP (long play) EP (extended play) SLP (super long[...]
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English 37 Before Recording (c o n t i n u e d ) Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Automatically divides a recording (title) into chapters by inserting chapter markers at a speci c interval. This enables you to access a speci c point in the recording quickly. { Smart } – Chapter markers will be inserte[...]
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English 38 Record T V Progra mme CAUTION! – Copy prohibited contents cannot be recorded on this recorder. – When the hard disk is full, making a new recording automatically deletes the oldest unprotected title on the hard disk to make space for the new recording. Record cur rent TV pr ogramme Follow the instructions below to record the TV progr[...]
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English 39 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d ) Simultaneous r ecord and pla y function While recording a TV programme to the hard disk, you can play a previously recorded title from hard disk, playback a DVD video disc or you can also playback music, photo slideshows or DivX videos from hard disk, optical disc or USB. It is also possible to [...]
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English 40 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d ) Automatic recor ding fr om Satellite Receiver The feature is only applicable to the Satellite Receiver (or any similar devices) that is connected to the EXT2-TO VCR/ SAT scart socket of this recorder. In addition, the Satellite Receiver must have a timer function that is able to control the reco[...]
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English 41 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d ) About timer recor ding Use the timer recording to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date/ time. This recorder tunes to the right programme channel and begins recording at the speci ed time. With this recorder, you can schedule up to 40 recordings at a time and up to 6 (six) [...]
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English 42 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d ) E To con rm your entry, press the Green button for { Store }. A message to enter channel list appears. F Select { OK } in the menu and press OK to con rm. The programme information appears. Start time New timer Start time Stop time Date Source Channel Title name Repeat VPS/PDC Reco[...]
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English 43 { Start time } Enter the start time of recording (hours : minutes). { Stop time } Enter the end time of recording (hours : minutes). { Date } Enter the date for recording (Day/ Month/Year). { Source } Select the source (analogue tuner or digital tuner) to record. { Channel } Select the TV channel or the external input channel for recordi[...]
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English 44 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d ) G Once complete, store the setting by pressing the Green button for { Store }. H To exit, press TIMER (SHOWVIEW) . Changing/Deleting a scheduled recor ding A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for the recorder. B Press TIMER (SHOWVIEW) on the remote control. The timer menu appears[...]
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English 45 Recording fr om an external de vice (Camcorder/VCR/ D VD pla y er) When you connect your external device to this recorder, you can choose to make a recording from the external device to the hard disk or a recordable DVD. Copy-protected material cannot be recorded on this recorder. Before you start... Mark the contents in the Time Shift B[...]
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English 46 Record from externa l devices (c o n t i n u e d ) C Press CAM on the remote control. A warning message appears. All the contents in the Time Shift Buffer will be cleared, only the ‘marked’ contents will be stored onto the hard disk. Switc hing to camera mode will clear the Time Shift Buf fer . Select a media type to record. Hard[...]
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English 47 H You can navigate to the respective control keys on the screen to control the playback of your DV camcorder. I To stop the recording, press STOP x . Both the recorder and camcorder stop. J To exit, press LIVE TV . Helpful Hints: – Some camcorders cannot be controlled by on-screen DV control buttons. – Mixing of PAL and NTSC vide[...]
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English 48 Copy TV progr amme s from HD D About cop ying New All Recordings Video files Music Photo Content Sorting Genre Protected Delete order Last played TV programmes recorded to the hard disk will be kept as ‘Recordings’ content. It allows you to edit your recording easily and copy to a recordable DVD for safe keeping or later viewing. The[...]
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English 49 Changing the screen displa y for r ecordab le D VD If the recordable DVD has been used in a computer drive or in another recorder, the screen menu may not be displayed correctly. Before you can make recording to this disc on this recorder, you must change the screen display of the disc to ‘Philips’ type. A Load in a recordable DVD. B[...]
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English 50 Copy les bet ween HDD, US B a nd D V D A part of this recorder’s hard disk drive can be used as a Media Jukebox, allowing you to store and playback your videos, music and photos. You can copy these les from either USB or DVD to the hard disk, from hard disk to USB and recordable DVD and even directly between USB and recordable [...]
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English 51 Cop ying les from USB to HDD or recor dable D VD You can copy the data les (MP3, WMA, DivX and JPEG) in your USB drive to this recorder’s hard disk drive or recordable DVD. A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for the recorder. B Connect the USB ash drive/memory card reader or digital camera to the USB socket at [...]
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English 52 Pla yback from H ard Dis k Hard Disk na vigation The Hard Disk drive serves as a media jukebox which allows you to store all sources of recordings (TV recordings, videos, music and photos). The titles recorded or copied to the hard disk will automatically be saved under separate contents based on the characteristics of the recordings. Ha[...]
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English 53 Basic operation Each recording stored on the hard disk is displayed in the HDD list with an Index Picture. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. Titles Info Delete Protect Copy Child Lock Time 0 0:37:34 SP Date 07 .07 .20 07 Genre Others Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 B Use keys to reach the title you want to play, then[...]
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English 54 Pla yback from H ard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Delete/Lock/Pr otect a title in the HDD These options are displayed at the bottom of the hard disk title content menu. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. B Use keys to reach the title you want. C Press the matching colour coded button on the remote control to access the options [...]
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English 55 Pla yback from U S B device You can view, copy or delete the contents of a USB ash drive/memory card reader or digital camera through this recorder. A Connect the USB ash drive/memory card reader or digital camera directly to the USB socket on the front panel (as shown in the above illustration). B Press USB on the remote control[...]
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English 56 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 over and over. DVD±R (DVD Recordable); can be recorded only once. DVD+R DL (DVD+R Double Layer); same as DVD±R. Playback only: DVD Video (Digital Versatile Disc) CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) [...]
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English 57 Pla yback from Disc (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla ying a D VD video disc Normally the DVD disc contains a disc menu. You may have to make your selection (e.g.,, subtitle or audio language) within the disc menu. A Insert a DVD. If the disc menu appears, use keys to select a play option and press OK to con rm or the alphanumeric k[...]
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English 58 Pla yback from Disc (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla ying an audio CD (MP3/WMA) MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3) les are highly compressed music les. The MP3 format lets you store about ten times more data (music, pictures) on a single CD-ROM than a regular CD. A Insert an audio CD. The content menu appears. Otherwise, press DISC . Root[...]
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English 59 Addit iona l Playback Fe ature s Pla ying JPEG photo les (slide sho w) A Press HOME . Disc T ray USB Source Hard Disk B Select the media where the JPEG photos are stored and press B . Content Music Video Photo C Select { Photo } in the menu and press B . From Hard Disk only, { Photo folders } and { Photo albums } options appear. [...]
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English 60 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) Helpful Hints: – If both JPEG photos and MP3s are in the same disc, you can choose to playback the JPEG photos or MP3s by selecting { Photo } or { Music } in the menu. – If the JPEG photo is not recorded with an ‘exif’ type le, the actual thumbnail picture will not be shown[...]
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English 61 Creating a photo pla ylist (album) You can customise the JPEG photos slideshow playback by storing your selection in an album. This recorder can handle up to a maximum of 100 albums. Each album can contain up to 100 images. Note: This feature is only available for photos stored in the Hard Disk. A Press HOME . B Select { Hard Disk } in t[...]
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English 62 Editing the album You can re-arrange the photo position in the album in order to create the desired slideshow playback order, or remove the photo(s) from the album. However, the photos in the ‘Photo folders’ remain unchanged. Note: This feature is only available for photos stored in the Hard Disk. A Press HOME . B Select { Hard Disk [...]
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English 63 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) PAUSE LIVE TV Selecting 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[...]
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English 64 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) During disc playback, press INFO on the remote control to display the available playback options. These options are varied depending on the disc type and can be selected by pressing the matching colour coded buttons on the remote control. Scan Repeat Repeat A-B Shufe Scan disc (for [...]
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English 65 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) Using the T oolbar options PAUSE LIVE TV A During playback, press OPTIONS on the remote control. The available options might differ depending on the state of playback or media type. 1 en T ools Angle Subtitle language Audio language Settings Time search Zoom B Use keys to s[...]
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English 66 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) Changing subtitle languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages. You can change to the language you want while playing DVD. A Move to { Subtitle language } and press B to enter its options. B Press repeatedly until the language you want is selected. ?[...]
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English 67 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k Changing the title name Some TV channels transmit the name of the programme. In this case, the programme name will automatically be stored when recording to the hard disk. Otherwise, only the programme number and date/time of the recording will be stored as title name. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. [...]
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English 68 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Video editing This recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made. You can insert/delete chapter markers or hide unwanted scenes. When you play back a recording in video edit mode, the entire recording will be played back including the hidden scenes. PAUSE L[...]
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English 69 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Merge/split a speci c chapter within a recor ding You can create a chapter by inserting chapter marker (using the SPLIT option) or remove a chapter marker (using the MERGE option). A During hard disk recording playback, press u to pause playback at the scene where you want to edit. [...]
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English 70 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Dividing titles You can divide a title into two or more titles. You can use this function to separate and delete undesired portions of a recording, such as commercials. CAUTION! Once a title has been divided, it cannot be reversed. A During hard disk recording playback, press u to pause p[...]
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English 71 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Sho wing the hidden scene A During hard disk recording playback, press EDIT on the remote control. The hidden chapter will be played back while in video editing mode NO CHAPTER HIDE CHAPTER DIVIDE 00:1 1:25 No Chapter Chapter Divide Show B Press the Blue button on the remote control f[...]
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English 72 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D About editing recor dable D VDs This recorder offers various disc edit options. You can change the disc content and settings of a recorded DVD from the editing menu. If a DVD±R has been nalised, it cannot be edited. The edited contents may not be available if you play the disc on another DVD playe[...]
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English 73 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (c o n t i n u e d ) Changing the disc/title name The original disc/title name is generated automatically by the recorder. You can change the disc/title name by following the steps below. A Insert a recorded DVD into the recorder. The Index Picture screen appears. B Press EDIT on the remote control[...]
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English 74 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (c o n t i n u e d ) Finalising the D VD±R for pla yback It is necessary to nalise a DVD±R or DVD±R (DL) disc before you can play it on another DVD player. Otherwise, the DVD±R can only be played back on this recorder. Note: After a DVD±R disc has been nalised, no further recordings or edi[...]
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English 75 Lock/Unlock the disc for pla yback You can choose to lock the recorded disc from viewing. Before you start ... Turn on the Child Lock feature. See ‘System Menu Options - Playback settings - Access - Child lock’ for details. A Insert a recorded DVD into the recorder. The Index Picture screen appears. Otherwise, press DISC . B [...]
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English 76 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (c o n t i n u e d ) Video editing This recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made. You can add/delete chapter marker or hide unwanted scenes. Title Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter cha p ter markers When you play back a recording in video edit mode, the entire recordi[...]
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English 77 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (c o n t i n u e d ) { Title } Yellow button – Access title editing menu. No Chapter Chapter Title Hide Divide Back Index Pic. { Divide } for DVD±RW only Create a new title from the current point of playback. The existing title will be divided into two titles. Caution! Once a title has been divided,[...]
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English 78 C Use the cursor keys to move the selection bar up/down/left/right to cycle through the menu options. Instructions and explanations of the options are provided in the following pages. If the selection in the menu is greyed out, that means the feature is not available or cannot be changed in the current state. D Press OK to con[...]
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English 79 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Languag e settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select the preferred audio language for Digital Terrestrial Tuner (DTT) reception, DVDs with multiple sound tracks, VCDs with multiple audio channels, or DVD±R/±RW recorded with 5.1 multi-channel. Select the preferred subti[...]
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English 80 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla yback settings (underlined options are the factor y default settings) When this is selected, you will be prompted to enter the four- digit pin code. Notes: – When doing this for the rst time, use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 on the remote control to enter any four-digit pin code you prefe[...]
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English 81 Pla yback settings (underlined options are the factor y default settings) System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Play Back Control feature is only applicable to VCD/SVCD only. It allows you to play Video CDs (2.0) interactively, following the menu on the display. { Off } – The VCD/SVCD skips the index menu and playback directly from [...]
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English 82 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Video Output settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) The picture shape can be adjusted to t your TV. { 4:3 Letterbox } – For a ‘wide-screen’ display with black bars on the top and bottom. { 4:3 Panscan } – For a full-height picture with the sides trimmed. { 16:9 [...]
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English 83 This feature is only applicable to HDMI connection. { Auto } – Automatically select the best supported video resolution. { Native } – Follow the native video resolution. { Manual } – Select a suitable video resolution depending on the capability of the connected TV/device to further enhance the HDMI video output (480i/576i, 480p/57[...]
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English 84 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Audio settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) This setting is only required if you are using the recorder’s COAXIAL/OPTICAL OUT socket to connect other audio/video device. { All } – The connected device supports multi- channel audio formats. The digital audio format will[...]
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English 85 Audio settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) This setting is only required if you used the recorder’s AUDIO OUT L/R sockets to connect other audio/video device. { Stereo } – The sound output through the left and right audio channels. Use this setting when this recorder [...]
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English 86 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Analogue T uner settings Press OK on the remote control to start the automatic TV channel search process and replace all previously stored analogue TV channels. This process may take several minutes. This feature is only available if you have connected this recorder to your TV using the EXT1-TO TV[...]
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English 87 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Analogue T uner settings continued ... { Preset } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to enter the preset number for the channel to store (e.g. ‘01’), press OK and the Green button for { Store }. { Preset name } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to enter the preset channel name, press OK and[...]
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English 88 Analogue T uner settings System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Change the order of the stored channels according to your preference. 0 1 BBC 02 RTL4 03 ARD 04 ORF2 05 06 TELET 07 0 1 BBC 0 1 RTL4 02 ARD 03 ORF2 04 BBC 05 06 TELET 07 0 1 BBC 02 RTL4 03 ARD 04 ORF2 05 06 TELET 07 1) Select the channel that you want to move and press B .[...]
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English 89 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Digital T uner settings Press OK on the remote control to make a completely new digital TV and radio install. This process may take several minutes. Once complete, press BACK on the remote control to exit. Press OK to update new digital TV and radio installation. This adds only the new channels to[...]
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English 90 Setup settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Set the clock for your recorder before you can use any of the timer recording features. The time/date can be set automatically on this recorder if the stored TV channel transmits a time signal. { Auto } – The recorder automatic[...]
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English 91 Setup settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) The TV screen turns black to prevent damage to the screen due to over exposure to a static image for too long. { Off } – Disable screen saver function. { 5, 10, 30 minutes } – Set the TV to screen saver mode after a period of[...]
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English 92 Ot her Infor mation Setting up Pr ogr essive Scan featur e (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. Before you start... – [...]
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English 93 Ot her Infor mation (c o n t i n u e d ) 5.1 multi-channel r ecording Digital 5.1 multi-channel recording lets you capture the original sound from digital multi-channel sources such as the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver, when you record a video that produces the full cinema sound experience (Dolby Digital, DTS surround or DTS ES, Dolby Dig[...]
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English 94 Ot her Infor mation (c o n t i n u e d ) Installing the latest software Periodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance the user experience. Only upgrading to higher versions of software is possible. A Get the version information of this unit by pressing OPTIONS on the remote control. The tools menu appears. T ools Setti[...]
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English 95 Frequently As ked Questions What kind of disc should I use for recording? You can only record on DVD±R, DVD±RW or DVD+R DL discs. DVD±R/±RW is the most compatible recordable DVD format in the market today. They are fully compatible with most of the existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers. What is the capacity of a [...]
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English 96 Frequently A sked Quest ions (c o n t i n u e d ) What does ‘ nalising’ a disc do? Finalising a disc locks the disc so it can no longer be recorded. This is only required for DVD±R. It will then be compatible with virtually any DVD players. To remove a disc without nalising it, simply stop recording and eject the disc. You ca[...]
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English 97 Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of les (>500 les/folders) or size of the les (>1MB). – There could be other non-supported les in the device that this unit is trying to read/display. What if unsupported devices (e.g. USB mouse, keyboards)[...]
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English Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Problem (General) Solution No power. The message ‘IS TV ON?’ appears on the display panel. The buttons on the recorder do not work. Remote control does not work. 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[...]
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English 99 Problem (General) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) No picture. No sound. No TV signal received from the recorder. The message ‘Disc contains unknown data’ appears. The message ‘NO SIGNAL’ or ‘X’ appears. – Turn on your TV and set it to the correct Video In channel for the recorder. You may go to Ch[...]
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English 100 Problem (Playback) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e 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- ampli er. No surround sound from the Coaxial/Optical output. Unable[...]
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English 101 Problem (Recording) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) The message ‘Insert recordable disc’ appears. The message ‘Collision’ appears. Recordings are not occurring as scheduled. New recordings cannot be made. The index screen ickers when a DVD±R is inserted. Unable to copy DivX le to Hard Disk eve[...]
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English 102 Problem (Recording) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) – This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video tapes that have been copy-protected. Even though the picture on the TV is ne, the recording on the recordable DVD is faulty. This interference is unavoidable with copy- protected DVDs or video tapes. – T[...]
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English 103 Problem (USB/HDMI) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) The contents of the USB ash drive cannot be read. Slow operation of the USB ash drive. The connected card reader/ ash drive is not detected. The message ‘USB Hub is not supported’ appears. No sound on HDMI connection. No picture on HDMI connecti[...]
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English 104 Display panel symbols /messages 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 – Error or warning messages – Additional information regarding the disc – TV channel number or source [...]
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English 105 Display panel symbols /messages (c o n t i n u e d ) INFO DVD Information on the inserted DVD is displayed on the TV. INSTALL After the automatic channel search, the menu for setting the time/date appears on the TV. IS TV ON? The recorder is currently in the rst installation mode. Turn on your TV and read the chapter ‘[...]
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English 106 Glo ssar y Analogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT. These red and white sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while t[...]
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English 107 JPEG : A very common digital still picture format. A still-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio. Files are recognised by their le extension ‘JPG or JPEG’. MP3: A le format with a sound data compre[...]
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English 108 Spe ci ca tion s Recording media • HDD. DVD+R/-R, DVD+RW/-RW, DVD+R Double layer, USB ash drive Playback media • DVD-Video, Video CD/SVCD, Audio CD, CD- R/CD-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, Picture CD, MP3-CD, MP3-DVD, WMA-CD, USB ash drive Picture/Display • A/D Converter: 10 bit, 54 MHz • D/A Converter: 13 bit, 162 MHz ?[...]
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110 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 M NTSC [...]
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111 T V System Guide (c o n t i n u e d ) COUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONS LIBYA SECAM B SECAM G 5 LITHUANIA PAL D (was SECAM) PAL K 5 LUXEMBOURG PAL B/SECAM L PAL G/SEC L 2 MADAGASCAR SECAM K1 5 MADEIRA PAL B MALAGASY SECAM K1 MALAWI PAL B PAL G 5 MALAYSIA PAL B 3 MALI SECAM K1 5 MALTA PAL B PAL H 2 MARTINIQUE SECAM K1 MAURITANIA SECAM B 5 MAURITIUS SE[...]
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