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Access control

Child Lock (DVD and VCD) _________________________________41

Activating/deactivating the child lock _________________________41
Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated _________________41
Securing discs ___________________________________________41

Parental Level (DVD-Video only)______________________________42

Activating/Deactivating Parental Control ______________________42

Country__________________________________________________42
Changing the 4-digit code____________________________________43

Managing disc content

Title settings ______________________________________________44

Changing the title name ___________________________________44
Play full title _____________________________________________44
Erasing a title ____________________________________________44

Disc Info Screen ___________________________________________44
Disc Settings ______________________________________________45

Changing the Disc Name __________________________________45
Protection of recordings ___________________________________45
Erasing a disc ____________________________________________45
Finalising a DVD+R disc ___________________________________45
Making your edits DVD compatible __________________________46

Favourite Scene Selection____________________________________46

Calling up the FSS menu ___________________________________46
Inserting chapter markers __________________________________47
Hiding chapters __________________________________________47
Deleting chapter markers __________________________________47
Changing the index picture _________________________________47
Dividing a title ___________________________________________48
Append recording ________________________________________48

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting checklist ___________________________________49
Diagnosis programme_______________________________________51

Instructions _____________________________________________51

System limitations __________________________________________51

Glossary

Appendix

Using your DVD recorder remote control with your TV set _______54

CONTENTS

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01DVDR980UMUKGB24271F3  21-01-2002  15:23  Pagina 5

Summary of Contents for DVD Video Recorder

Page 1: ..._________11 First time set up virgin mode ________________________________11 Automatic setting ________________________________________11 Manual setting ___________________________________________12 Functional overview Front of recorder __________________________________________14 Rear of recorder___________________________________________15 Display_________________________________________________...

Page 2: ..._______________________________________35 Moving to another title track _______________________________35 Moving to another chapter index ____________________________35 Slow Motion ____________________________________________35 Still Picture and Step Frame ________________________________36 Search _________________________________________________36 Repeat __________________________________________...

Page 3: ..._________________45 Protection of recordings___________________________________45 Erasing a disc ____________________________________________45 Finalising a DVD R disc ___________________________________45 Making your edits DVD compatible __________________________46 Favourite Scene Selection____________________________________46 Calling up the FSS menu ___________________________________46 Insert...

Page 4: ... Recordable DVD R uses discs based on an organic dye a technology pioneered with the successful CD Recordable format to produce discs that keep your data for a lifetime Your Philips DVD recorder is a recorder and player for digital video discs with a two way compatibility to the universal DVD Video standard This means that existing pre recorded DVD Video discs can be played on your Philips DVD rec...

Page 5: ... a warm environment for two hours before use so the moisture can evaporate l The recorder should not be exposed to dripping or splashing no objects filled with liquids such as vases should be placed on the recorder Cleaning discs Some problems may occur because the disc inside the recorder is dirty To avoid these problems clean your discs regularly in the following way l When a disc becomes dirty ...

Page 6: ... is recommended to use the SCART connector on both DVD recorder and TV set l Connect the bottom SCART connector EXT 1 to the TV set using the SCART cable supplied 2 as shown in the drawing If your TV set is equipped with EasyLink or Cinema Link make sure you use the correct SCART connector For this refer to the user manual of your TV set If your TV set is not equipped with a SCART connector you ca...

Page 7: ...er If you cannot connect your DVD recorder to an A V receiver with Multi channel decoder choose one of the following alternatives Connecting to a receiver equipped with two channel digital stereo PCM l Connect the recorder s digital audio output to the corresponding input on your receiver Use the supplied video CVBS cable 7 or an optional digital optical audio cable 8 l After installation you will...

Page 8: ...ections frontside of your DVD recorder Camcorder connection l If you have a DV Digital 8 Hi 8 or S VHS C camcorder connect the S video input socket to the corresponding output socket on the camcorder using the S video cable supplied 1 and connect the audio cable 3 supplied l Otherwise connect the Video input socket yellow to the corresponding output socket on the camcorder using the video cable su...

Page 9: ...he virgin mode screen will appear In virgin mode you may have to set your preferences for some of the recorder features If the virgin mode screen does not appear your DVD recorder has been installed already You may still change the settings via the installation menu Depending on the kind of TV set preferences will have to be set manually or they will be taken over automatically from the TV set Aut...

Page 10: ...deo discs will be in the language you choose provided this is available on the disc in play If not subtitles will revert to the first subtitle language on the disc TV Shape You can choose 16 9 if you have a wide screen 16 9 TV set 4 3 if you have a regular 4 3 TV set In this case you can also choose between Letterbox for a wide screen picture with black bars at the top and bottom Pan Scan for a fu...

Page 11: ...y If the time in the DVD recorder display is not correct the clock must be set manually l Adjust Time Year Month Date if required with the w down cursor or v up cursor key l Change values with the the t left cursor or u right cursor key or the digit keys 0 9 l To end press OK Note All these items may have to be set after first start up virgin mode After that they can always be adapted in the user ...

Page 12: ...o audio play or recording 2 PLAY starts video audio play 0 RECORD direct recording of the selected programme on TV or the recorder depending on the DIRECT RECORD setting Disc loading tray AUDIO Left Right Audio input socket left right to connect a camcorder or video recorder VIDEO CVBS Video input socket to connect a camcorder or video recorder S VIDEO Video input socket to connect a camcorder or ...

Page 13: ...C inputs IN for connecting a video source with S video Y C outputs AUX I O EXT II for connection to a satellite receiver decoder video recorder set top box etc via SCART TO TV I O EXT I for connection to a TV with SCART AUDIO OUT L R connection to an amplifier receiver stereo system or to a TV that is not equipped with a SCART connector AUDIO IN L R connection to the audio output of a video source...

Page 14: ...eo Programming System Programme Delivery Control active on current preset CHANNEL Preset name or number RECORD Recording in progress TIMER Timer programmed or active TRACK TIME Track time in minutes and seconds TOTAL TIME Total playback or recording time in hours minutes and seconds TOTAL REMAIN Total remaining playback or recording time in hours minutes and seconds Remote control active flashing ...

Page 15: ...nnel switches to the previous TV channel SIDE SWITCH enables other keys to operate the TV set see Appendix DIM changes brightness setting of display REPEAT repeat chapter track title disc REPEAT A B repeat sequence SCAN playback of the first 10 seconds of each chapter within a title DVD or the first 10 seconds of each track on a disc VCD CD MONITOR switches between disc mode and monitor mode J pre...

Page 16: ... always unload a disc by pressing OPEN CLOSE again or pressing 9 STOP on the remote control for two seconds Note If Child Lock is set to ON and the disc inserted is not in the child safe list not authorized the PIN code must be entered and or the disc has to be authorized see Access Control Disc types You will recognize the different types of discs that can be used in your DVD recorder by the logo...

Page 17: ...creen display information System menu bar The system menu bar can be called up by pressing any of the following keys on the remote control SYSTEM MENU T C ANGLE Z SUBTITLE Y AUDIO and a ZOOM Widescreen 16 9 TV sets may show only part of the system menu bar in certain screen modes Select a different screen mode on the TV to see the full menu A number of recorder functions can be controlled via the ...

Page 18: ...o the item l Press OK to confirm and return to the main menu The following functions can be operated via the user preference menu User preference menu icons Picture settings Sound settings Language settings Feature settings Remote control settings Record settings Installation l You can navigate between the various items of the user preferences menu with the v up cursor and the w down cursor key To...

Page 19: ...ox and is displayed in monitor mode It displays the current status of the timer When a timer is programmed it shows a timer indication and the start time or date of the first programmed recording Timer event due today Timer event due on another day When an OTR recording is in progress it shows the end time OTR recording in progress When no timer is programmed it displays the current time Current t...

Page 20: ...f titles with w v down up cursor or J PREVIOUS K NEXT the disc pointer will move along l Press 9 STOP to reset the disc pointer to the beginning of the disc l To move the disc pointer to the end of the last title keep K NEXT pressed l If you navigate from an Index Picture to the box right next to it containing name rec mode etc you enter the title settings menu see under Managing disc content Titl...

Page 21: ...will be centered on your screen Use this setting to adjust the position of the picture on your TV set by scrolling it to the left or right SCART Video Factory setting is RGB Select S video Y C via SCART when connecting to an S VHS recorder Sound settings Digital output Factory setting All means that both coaxial and optical outputs are switched on and that Dolby Digital Multi channel is fed to the...

Page 22: ...l Adapt disc format This option is only available when a DVD RW or DVD R disc recorded on a different brand of recorder is loaded You can adapt the menu to your own recorder A DVD RW video disc that has been recorded on a different type or brand of recorder can be played but may not provide all features commonly available to DVD RW discs such as the on screen disc bar the disc settings menu the ti...

Page 23: ...ding time for a disc Mode Picture quality Total recording time HQ best possible 60 minutes High Quality picture quality SP pre recorded 120 minutes Standard Play DVD quality LP better than 180 minutes Long Play S VHS picture quality EP better than 240 minutes Extended Play VHS picture quality In practice the DVD recorder may record a few minutes more than indicated For playback the correct recordi...

Page 24: ...ers afterwards See Managing disc content Edit in playback mode LP EP rec mode In long play or extended play recording mode you can select the Sport setting to optimize the video recording for images that contain fast movements like sports programmes The setting does not influence high quality or standard play recording mode Factory setting is Stndrd Installation Auto TV Channel Search Your DVD rec...

Page 25: ...an vary the automatic TV channel setting Important This re tuning is only necessary and useful in special cases e g when stripes appear on your TV screen when using a cable TV system l Press OK to store the TV channel l To end press SYSTEM MENU Connecting a decoder l Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the DVD recorder l Select the TV programme you wish to link with the decode...

Page 26: ...and vice versa On an empty disc either type of recordings can be made No recordings can be made from so called Pseudo PAL or PAL 60 sources A disc can hold up to 48 titles including empty titles When this maximum is reached the on screen message Too many titles appears if you want to make a new recording You have to erase a title first next to an empty title See Managing Disc Content Manual record...

Page 27: ...he display l The recorder automatically jumps to the end of the last title on the disc and starts recording If no free space is left The display will show DISC FULL Safe record is not possible then Recordings on DVD RW are always automatically made after the last title on the disc Direct Record With Direct Record you can start recording immediately from the programme selected on the TV set l Make ...

Page 28: ...oth on the display and on the Index Picture Screen indicates what part of the disc will be overwritten by the programmed recording from the current disc position on DVD RW or after the last title on DVD R When all timer blocks are full the options timer programming and VIDEO Plus programming cannot be accessed For clearing a timer block see How to clear a timer block Timer programming with the VID...

Page 29: ...on the start time is marked with an asterisk l Press u right cursor l Use SELECT to select the recording mode HQ SP LP EP l Confirm with OK The data has been stored in a timer block l To end press TIMER l Make sure that you inserted a recordable disc If you inserted a write protected disc recording will be refused l Switch off with B STANDBY ON Timer programming without the VIDEO Plus system l Pre...

Page 30: ...h this function you can mark TV programmes on the television for programming These TV programmes will automatically be transmitted to a timer block on the DVD recorder If you clear the marking of the TV programme on the television the corresponding timer block on the DVD recorder will also be cleared For more information read the instruction manual of your TV set If a timer setting is incorrect Th...

Page 31: ...IMER l Switch off by pressing B STANDBY ON How to clear a timer block l Press TIMER on the remote control l Select Timer list with w or v down up cursor l Press u right cursor l Select the timer block you want to clear with w or v down up cursor l Press CLEAR l Confirm with OK l Switch off by pressing TIMER CLEAR SELECT TIMER Timer Timer list Date 09 12 14 NED 1 RTL 2 VRT 09 35 21 00 20 30 11 35 2...

Page 32: ...nt at which you stopped the last time the disc was played by pressing 2 PLAY when appears on screen The currently playing title and chapter number are displayed on the recorder display The elapsed time is shown also Notes DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world all players have region codes and discs can have an optional region code If you load a disc of a di...

Page 33: ... current chapter index Rapidly press J PREVIOUS twice to step back to the previous chapter index l To go directly to any chapter or index enter the chapter or index number using the numerical keys 0 9 Notes If the number has more than one digit press the keys in rapid succession If the system menu bar is on screen make sure the icon is selected Slow Motion l Select Slow motion in the system menu b...

Page 34: ...eat DVD Discs Repeat chapter title disc l To repeat the currently playing chapter press REPEAT appears on screen l To repeat the currently playing title press REPEAT a second time appears on screen l To repeat the entire disc press REPEAT a third time appears on screen l To exit repeat mode press REPEAT a fourth time Video CDs Repeat track disc l To repeat the currently playing track press REPEAT ...

Page 35: ... the enlarged image l Select a Zoom in the system menu bar l Press w v down up cursor to activate the Zoom function and select the required zoom factor 1 33 or 2 or 4 The recorder will go into pause mode The selected zoom factor appears below the Zoom icon in the system menu bar and Press OK to pan appears below the system menu bar The picture will change accordingly l Press OK to confirm the sele...

Page 36: ...ded from different camera angles the angle box appears showing the number of available angles and the angle being shown You can then change the camera angle if you wish l Use the w v keys to select the required angle in the angle box l To go to any angle directly enter the angle number using the numerical keys 0 9 After a small delay play changes to the selected angle The angle box remains display...

Page 37: ...arch l To search forwards or backwards through the disc at 4x normal speed press 5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD Search begins l To step up to 8x normal speed press 5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD again Search goes to 8x speed and the sound is muted l To return to 4x normal speed press 5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD again l If the TV set is on search speed and direction are indicated on the screen each time 5 REVERSE or 6 ...

Page 38: ...Repeat A appears on screen l Press REPEAT A B again at your chosen end point Repeat A B appears on the display and the repeat sequence begins l To exit the sequence press REPEAT A B again Scan Plays the first 10 seconds of each track on the disc l Press SCAN l To continue play at your chosen track press SCAN again or press 2 PLAY ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO DIM REPEAT REPEAT SCAN Z Y a ZOOM ANGLE SU...

Page 39: ...de The code is cancelled see Changing the 4 digit code Both Child Lock and Parental Control are switched Off and the code is requested Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated l Insert the disc The Child protect dialog will appear You will be asked to enter your secret code for Play once or Play always If you select Play once the disc can be played as long as it is in the recorder and the re...

Page 40: ... is not activated The disc will be played in full Ratings 1 to 8 1 childsafe 8 adults only The disc contains scenes not suitable for children If you set a rating for the recorder all scenes with the same rating or lower will be played Higher rated scenes will not be played unless an alternative is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alterna...

Page 41: ...econd time and reconfirm with OK l Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu Note If you forgot your code press 9 STOP four times while in the access control PIN code box and exit with OK Access control is now switched off You can then enter a new code as described above Access control Status box Autoresume Low power standby PBC Features off on off Child lock Parental level Change country Change code T C...

Page 42: ... with wv down up cursor l Press u right cursor to enter the title settings menu l Select Erase this title The message This will completely erase this title Press OK to confirm is shown l Press OK to confirm Erasing title is shown until the action is completed After the title has been erased the Index Picture Screen will show an empty space instead If there was an empty space in front of or behind ...

Page 43: ...e Disc Info Screen press u right cursor You will now enter the disc settings menu l Select Erase disc and press OK The message This will erase all titles is displayed l Press OK to confirm or t left cursor to cancel Erasing disc is shown until the action is completed After the disc has been erased the Index Picture Screen will show the free space on the disc Finalising a DVD R disc While a DVD RW ...

Page 44: ...Normally during recording chapter markers are inserted automatically every five to six minutes this setting can be changed in the record settings menu After the recording is finished you can manually add and remove chapter markers via the FSS menu Both automatically generated and manually inserted chapter markers can be removed After editing the modified version of a title is the default playback ...

Page 45: ...r markers You van combine a chapter with the previous chapter in the current title by deleting the chapter at the beginning of the current chapter l In play mode press FSS on the remote control to call up the FSS menu l Select Delete chapter marker l Press OK on the remote control to confirm Deleting marker will appear You can delete all chapter markers manually and automatically generated in the ...

Page 46: ... want to append a video recording to an earlier recorded title do the following l On the Index Picture Screen select the title to which you want to add a video recording l Press 2 PLAY l At the point where you want to append the title press PAUSE l To monitor the video input you may press MONITOR l Press RECORD on the recorder or REC OTR on the remote control The video recording will now be append...

Page 47: ... number on your TV set when a timer recording takes place This way you can still view another device e g a satellite receiver To view the DVD recorder press TV DVD on the remote control Distorted picture distorted sound Check the disc for fingerprints and clean with a soft cloth wiping from centre to edge Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Recorder ...

Page 48: ...ge recording from a stereo VCR signal use left right audio balance on the TV set to amplify the one or the other language The disc cannot be erased because the 1 Open the tray while leaving the disc in Index Picture Screen does not appear 2 Hold CLEAR pressed for around 5 seconds until the tray closes The disc is technically not yet erased but you can start a new recording like on a blank disc The...

Page 49: ... Philips Customer Care Centre for further assistance in solving the problem l If the problem remains then consult your Philips Customer Care Centre System limitations DVD RW and DVD R discs may not play on certain DVD Video players A DVD RW video disc that has been recorded on a different type or brand of recorder can be played but may not provide all features commonly available to DVD RW discs su...

Page 50: ...d your video recorder are equipped with this feature they can exchange information to adjust certain settings to each other such as the TV channel order and other user preferences FSS Favorite Scene Selection see Managing disc content i LINK Also known as FireWire and IEEE 1394 A cable for transfer of high bandwidth digital signals as used by Digital Video camcorders Index Picture Screen A screen ...

Page 51: ...es also called S VHS or Super VHS A high quality video connection standard SVCD Super Video Compact Disc Title It is the name given to the unit of recording on the disc A title typically represents one recording TruSurround A system for simulating Multi channel sound reproduction via a two channel set up by SRS Labs Inc TV system There are various systems for transmitting television signals for ex...

Page 52: ...nds The following keys will always operate the TV set VOL increase TV volume VOL decrease TV volume c c mute TV Some other keys normally operate the DVD recorder but will operate the TV set when you keep the button on the side of the remote control pressed CH next TV programme number CH previous TV programme number 0 9 choose TV channel B switch TV set to standby If your TV set does not respond to...

Page 53: ...7 Pathe Cinema 347 243 Pausa 036 Penney 074 087 057 048 205 078 066 046 083 183 Perdio 347 Philco 172 046 057 081 490 Philips 064 039 081 401 581 Phonola 064 039 Pilot 046 057 066 Pioneer 136 193 Portland 046 066 119 Prism 078 Profex 036 Proline 348 Proscan 074 Protech 064 129 036 458 244 291 445 Proton 205 Pulsar 044 046 Pye 039 Quasar 078 277 192 677 Quelle 064 097 037 581 Questa 063 R Line 064 ...

Page 54: ...49 0 180 535 6767 Greece tel 30 0 0800 3122 1280 Ireland tel 353 1 7640292 Italy tel 800 820026 Toll Free Luxembourg tel 352 404061215 Netherlands tel 0900 8406 Norway tel 22 748 250 Portugal tel 352 1 4163063 Spain tel 34 902 113 384 Sweden tel 08 5985 2250 Switzerland tel 0844 800 544 United Kingdom tel 44 0 208 665 6350 Poland tel 48 22 571 0571 01DVDR980UMUKGB24271F3 21 01 2002 15 24 Pagina 56...

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