Philips 42PFH5209, User Manual

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12
Recording
12.1
What you need
To record a TV programme you need . . .
- a connected USB Hard Drive formatted on this TV
- digital TV channels installed on this TV (the channels you watch
with Watch TV)
- to receive channel information for the built-in TV guide
12.2
Record a programme
Record now
To record the programme you are watching, press

(Record)
on the remote control.
If you receive TV guide information from the broadcaster, the
recording starts immediately. You can adjust the end time of the
recording in the list of recordings.
To stop recording, press
 (Stop).
Schedule a recording
You can schedule a recording of an upcoming programme for
today or a few days from today (maximum of 8 days away).
1. To schedule a recording, press  TV Guide .
On the TV guide page, select the channel and programme you
wish to record.
You can enter the channel number to jump to the channel in
the list.
Press
 (Right) or  (Left) to scroll through the programmes of
a channel.
To change the date of the list, press
 OPTIONS and select
Change day . In the list, select the day you want and press OK .
2. With the programme highlighted, press

Record . The TV
adds some time buffer at the end of the programme. You can
add some extra buffer if needed.
If you plan to record a programme
in your absence, remember to
leave the TV switched to standby
and the USB Hard Drive switched
on.
List of recordings
To view the list of recordings and scheduled recordings, press  ,
select  Recordings and press OK .
In this list, you can select a recording to watch, remove recorded
programmes, adjust the end time of an ongoing recording or
check the free disc space.
Remove a scheduled recording from TV Guide or the list of
recordings
- Press  List to open the list, then press  .
- In TV Guide, select a scheduled recording programme, then
press
 Cancel recording .
Specifics
- While recording a programme, you can watch a previously
recorded programme.
- While recording, you cannot switch TV channels.
- While recording, you cannot pause the TV broadcast.
- To Record, broadcasters need a reliable clock setting. If you
reset the TV clock manually, recordings may fail.
12.3
Watch a recording
To watch a recording . . .
1. Press  , select  Recordings and press OK .
2. In the list, select the recording and press  (Play) to start the
playback. You can use the  (Forward),  (Rewind),  (Pause)
or  (Stop) keys on the remote control.
Failed recording
When a scheduled recording was prevented by the broadcaster
or when the broadcast was interrupted, a recording is marked as
Failed .
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