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Page 3: ...Connecting additional devices via aerial cable only 15 Connecting a video recorder DVD player 16 Connecting a camcorder to the front sockets 16 Digital DV input socket 16 S video input socket 16 Video CVBS input socket 16 Connecting audio devices 17 Connecting to the analog audio sockets 17 Connecting audio devices to the digital audio sockets 17 Connecting to the mains 18 Initial Installation 18 ...

Page 4: ...rding from a satellite receiver sat recording 59 Recording on a DVD RW DVD R 60 General 60 Discs you can use 60 Two way compatibility 60 Archiving storing titles on a DVD RW DVD R 61 Finalising a DVD R 62 Protect disc against accidental recordings 62 Programming a recording TIMER 63 General 63 Programming recordings with the GUIDE Plus System 64 Programming recordings with the ShowView System 65 M...

Page 5: ...ctivating parental level control 93 Changing the country 93 Changing the PIN code 94 Information on the screen of your TV95 Symbols in the menu bar 95 Menu bar 1 95 Menu bar 2 95 Field for temporary messages 95 Status field 96 Disc type symbols 96 Operating mode symbols 96 Symbols in the Media Browser 96 Symbols in the Time Shift Buffer 96 The DVD recorder display 97 The symbols on your DVD record...

Page 6: ...ou a complete overview of your entire video collection at the touch of a button and an easy access to every recording Time Shift Buffer As soon as you turn on your DVD recorder it starts recording from the current TV channel into the Time Shift Buffer The DVD recorder stores all the TV shows you watched since you turned on the recorder If information is available from the GUIDE Plus system the rec...

Page 7: ...ding Thanks to the built in 80GB HDD it is possible to store up to 130 hours of recordings directly in the machine The DVD Recorder starts recording the current TV show as soon it is switched on Everything you watch through the DVD recorder is stored in the Time Shift Buffer If you decide to record the show you are watching press the record button and the complete show will be stored on the HDD ev...

Page 8: ...ntains several materials that can be recycled If you are disposing of an old device please take it to a recycling center BDo not switch on the device immediately after transport from a cold to a warm room or vice versa or under conditions of extreme humidity Wait at least three hours after transporting the device The DVD recorder needs this time to acclimate to its new environment temperature rela...

Page 9: ... international patents and patent applications owned by or licensed to Gemstar TV Guide International Inc and or its related affiliates GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUIDE PLUS SYSTEM IN NO EVENT SHALL GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES BE ...

Page 10: ...ence to the picture of the remote control G 9 button in combination with a number in a square represents a button or socket on the front numbers 1 I or rear side numbers J of the DVD recorder DVD In the playback chapter this indicates the disc type for which this function is possible In sections with a grey background like this one you will find supplementary information Content of the box Operati...

Page 11: ... If you have not connected a device to the EXT2 AUX I O M socket or the device is switched off you can use this button to switch between TV reception and the signal of the DVD recorder This however functions only if you have connected your TV to the DVD recorder using a scart cable socket EXT1 TO TV I O N and your TV reacts to the switching 5 RETURN Return to previous menu on a video CD VCD This a...

Page 12: ...next position during playback from the HDD Hold down these buttons to browse faster through recordings The speed increases automatically L OK Confirm function Start the playback from the begin of a title in the Media Browser N STOP h Stop playback recording Hold down the button to open and close the disc tray Q PAUSE 9 Pause playback You will see a still picture Pausing recording in the Camera mod...

Page 13: ...e HDD mark recordings in the Time Shift Buffer to be stored on HDD Red light around this button indicates a recording on a DVD RW DVD R archiving of titles storing of a recording s on the HDD A h Stop button Interrupt playback recording B O Next title search forwards Behind the flap at the right hand corner on the front C S VIDEO CAM1 Connector for SVHS Hi8 camcorders or SVHS Hi8 video recorders p...

Page 14: ... additional device R COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Red blue green cinch sockets to connect an additional device with Component Video input interlaced no progressive scan S COAX OUT Cinch connector to connect a digital audio device using a coaxial cable T G LINK Connection of the supplied G LINK transmitter to control an external receiver such as satellite receiver set top box cable TV box U OPTICAL OUT Opti...

Page 15: ...se the STANDBY m 2 button 4 After entering the code check if the TV responds to the TV VOLUME r TV VOLUME q 9 buttons a My TV will not react b Try other code numbers from the same brand or of other manufacturers b In some cases it is possible that your TV will not react to the selected code numbers If this is the case you unfortunately cannot use this function a How can I reset the code b Enter th...

Page 16: ...ture or sound quality 1 Plug a scart cable C into the scart socket EXT1 TO TV I O N at the back of the DVD recorder and the scart socket for the DVD recorder at the back of the TV see TV operating instructions Several scart sockets on the TV Select the scart socket that is suitable for both video output and for video input Selection menu for the scart socket On some TVs select VCR as the source fo...

Page 17: ...le G into the S VIDEO OUT Y C O socket at the back of the DVD recorder and the other end into the S Video SVHS input socket on the TV usually labelled S Video in or SVHS in See TV operating instructions 2 Insert one end of an audio Cinch cable F into the AUDIO OUT L R Q red white Cinch socket at the back of the DVD recorder and the other end into the audio input socket usually red white on the TV ...

Page 18: ...on your TV usually labelled Component Video Input YUV Input YPbPr YCbCr or YUV Warning Do not confuse these sockets with the five component RGB sockets if available or the yellow video CVBS FBAS socket and the two audio sockets red white The five component RGB sockets are for the R G B H V signals red green blue with horizontal and vertical synchronisation impulse Please observe the color sequence...

Page 19: ...l receiver 1 Connect the scart socket of the receiver satellite receiver set top box cable TV box provided for the TV usually labelled TV TO TV with the EXT2 AUX I O M socket of the DVD recorder O If your external receiver offers several options for the signal available at the TV TO TV socket choose the RGB setting Why can t I use the VCR or TO VCR socket To achieve the best picture quality you mu...

Page 20: ...the on off button When the external receiver switches on or off you ve found the receiver Attach the G LINK transmitter J about one to 10 cm in front of it Connecting additional devices via aerial cable only To connect additional devices e g satellite receiver via aerial cable only please observe the following The DVD Recorder must be connected directly to the TV via a scart cable If there is an a...

Page 21: ...ital 8 camcorder connect the DV IN CAM2 F input of the DVD recorder to the appropriate DV output on the camcorder Choose CAM2 as programme number for this input During recording on the HDD or a DVD RW DVD R the original recording date and time are stored as DVD subtitles On playback this data can be displayed on the TV screen by using the Subpictures Play back from HDD or the E DVD Play back funct...

Page 22: ...two digital audio output sockets OPTICAL OUT U for an optical cable and COAX OUT S for a coaxial cable Cinch cable These can be used to connect the following an A V receiver or an A V amplifier with a digital multi channel sound decoder a receiver with two channel digital stereo PCM Digital multi channel sound You require a multi channel A V receiver or amplifier that supports MPEG2 or Dolby Digit...

Page 23: ... it Please observe that you must switch on a test signal for some additional devices No aerial connected Even if you only want to use the DVD recorder to play back or have only connected a satellite receiver you must still complete the initial installation This is necessary so that the basic settings are stored correctly Once initial installation is complete you can use the DVD recorder as normal ...

Page 24: ...Subtitle Language English Español Français English Italiano Press OK to continue 7 Confirm with OK L 8 Select the desired screen format using B O or A I Virgin mode TV Shape 4 3 letterbox 4 3 panscan 16 09 Press OK to continue O 4 3 letterbox for a wide screen cinema format picture with black bars at the top and bottom O 4 3 panscan for a full height picture with the sides trimmed O 16 09 for a wi...

Page 25: ...ic TV channel search is complete Autom search complete appears on the TV screen along with the number of TV channels found P Time Year Month Date then appears on the TV screen It can take some time before this screen appears Please press no button in the meantime Autom search Autom search complete 00 Channels found Time 20 01 Year 2004 Month 01 Date 01 To continue Press OK C Check the displayed se...

Page 26: ...e Press Aor Bto select Then press OK to confirm Setup Choose item to set up Language English Country United Kingdom Postal code XXXXX External receiver 1 None External receiver 2 None External receiver 3 None Check the settings displayed on the screen If necessary you can change these To do so select the corresponding line with B O or A I Language Here you can change the language for the on screen...

Page 27: ...ration of the GUIDE Plus system end using GUIDE TV J 3 Switch the DVD recorder to the TV channel which transmits the GUIDE Plus information If you did not find your country in this list no TV channel will provide the GUIDE Plus system information Refer to the internet page http www europe guideplus com to find further information and tips Country City Language TV channel aerial TV channel SAT Deut...

Page 28: ...from the list O If you do not have a provider select No provider 6 Confirm with OK L 7 Select the brand of your external receiver from the list If your provider is printed on your receiver e g Sky you must choose the provider as brand O Depending on the brand and provider you selected a limited selection will appear O Browse through the pages of the list using CHANNEL q P CHANNEL r S a My brand is...

Page 29: ...able at the internal tuner of the DVD recorder select this channel Wait till the GUIDE Plus information is loaded 24 hours and try the switch again The control data of external receivers are automatically updated completed via the GUIDE Plus system This is done through the aerial the cable or the external receiver You do not need to bring the device to a service centre If your receiver still does ...

Page 30: ...r select TV 5 Leave the DVD recorder and the satellite receiver switched on for about 24 hours to load the GUIDE Plus data 6 If GUIDE Plus data were loaded switch the DVD Recorder off with the STANDBY m 2 button for approx 10 minutes During this time the data will be stored in a memory to prevent them from being erased in case of malfunction power failure 7 Press GUIDE TV J and select the menubar ...

Page 31: ...elect Set up using B O 4 Press C M to select System 5 Select the line Installation using B O and confirm with C M P A message appears on the screen that the change of this setting will flush the Time Shift Buffer O If the Time Shift Buffer contains important recordings save them with the REC OTR n 1 button first Refer to the chapter The Time Shift Buffer 6 Select Yes with D K and confirm with OK L...

Page 32: ...es Other connected devices may have switched the TV to the programme number of the scart socket 9 Confirm with OK L on the DVD recorder remote control P WAIT will appear in the display P The DVD recorder compares the TV channels on the TV and the DVD recorder If the DVD recorder finds the same TV channel as on the TV it stores it at P01 a NOTV will appear in the display The DVD recorder is not rec...

Page 33: ...ICAM On Fine tuning 0 To store Press OK 7 In Channel freq select the desired display using C M Freq Frequency CH Channel S CH Special hyperband channel 8 In Entry search enter the frequency or channel of the TV station using the number buttons 0 9 O Press C M in the line Entry search to start the automatic search P A changing channel number frequency number will appear on the TV screen Continue th...

Page 34: ... Sort TV channels using B O or A I and confirm with C M Installation Sort TV channels P01 BBC1 P02 BBC2 P03 ITV P04 P05 P06 To sort Press To exit press SYSTEM MENU 7 Using B O or A I select the TV channel that you want to delete or whose order you want to change 8 Confirm with C M O Deleting TV channels Unwanted channels or those with poor reception can be deleted using the red function button D 9...

Page 35: ... the change of this setting will flush the Time Shift Buffer O If the Time Shift Buffer contains important recordings save them with the REC OTR n 1 button first Refer to the chapter The Time Shift Buffer 5 Select Yes with D K and confirm with OK L O If the message window was closed confirm the line with C M again 6 Select Autom search using B O or A I 7 Press C M P The automatic TV channel search...

Page 36: ...Time Shift Buffer contains important recordings save them with the REC OTR n 1 button first Refer to the chapter The Time Shift Buffer 5 Select Yes with D K and confirm with OK L O If the message window was closed confirm the line with C M again 6 Select Time Date using B O or A I and confirm with C M Installation Time Date Time 20 00 Year 2004 Month 01 Date 01 Clock preset 01 To exit press SYSTEM...

Page 37: ...ess the DISC MENU B button and then the SYSTEM MENU A button on the remote control P The menu bar appears 2 Select A symbol with D K 3 Select with B O or A I and confirm with the C M button Language Audio Language English Subtitle English Menu English 4 Select the appropriate line and confirm with C M O Audio Language The DVD will play back in the language you have chosen O Subtitle Subtitle langu...

Page 38: ...IDE Plus system The aerial cable network must be connected it must be possible to receive TV channels The DVD recorder must be connected to the mains If GUIDE PLus data are available the DVD recorder must be switched to standby with the STANDBY m 2 button If you have connected an external receiver satellite receiver set top box cable TV box it must be switched on The GUIDE Plus System provides you...

Page 39: ...to the same day next week ATTENTION If data from the GUIDE Plus system is already available after the initial installation check the allocation of programme numbers to the channels in the Editor screen Read therefore the section The Editor screen If the TV channel that transmits the GUIDE Plus data was allocated to the wrong programme number no further GUIDE Plus data can be loaded 1 Press GUIDE T...

Page 40: ...earch Schedule Info Editor Movies Sport All Action Animation Comedy Drama Romance Sci Fi Thriller This menu lets you access show listings organised by category This is an even easier way of searching the show you want to watch Make your selection from a general category Movies Sport Children s Series etc and a detailed category Adventure Comedy Drama etc Colours of the categories Purple Movies Gre...

Page 41: ... Oct Day and month of the recording 20 00 Start time 21 30 Stop time BBC1 TV channel Additionally appears to each programmed recording Freq Frequency Once once M F daily Monday to Friday Mon weekly every week on the same day e g Monday Timing In case an extended switch off time has been entered or VPS PDC V P is switched on How to change an already programmed TV show you will read in the chapter P...

Page 42: ...rogramme number of the TV channel using the number buttons 0 9 You can only enter programme numbers of TV channels that have already been installed Entering the TV channel of an external receiver Select the TV channel you want to watch only through the external receiver using B O A I Choose the corresponding source using the red function button D This function button is only available when at leas...

Page 43: ...order operates at a higher power level than the ones in normal DVD and CD players such CD lens cleaner discs may actually damage the optical unit laser Therefore refrain from using a CD lens cleaner disc General notes on playback a The display will read PIN b The child lock has been activated for the inserted disc Read the sections on Child lock and Releasing a disc in the chapter on Access contro...

Page 44: ...ver the whole surface The labelling for each side is in the centre of the disc To play a side its label must be facing up Opening closing the tray using the remote control You can open and close the disc tray using the remote control Press and hold the STOP h N button on the remote control until the dialog box shows OPENING or CLOSING Playing a DVD video disc A menu may appear when a DVD is played...

Page 45: ...EMPTYDISC b The disc does not contain any recordings 4 To stop playback press STOP h N on the remote control or h on the DVD recorder 5 To remove the disc press OPEN CLOSE J 3 on the front of the DVD recorder Playing an audio CD You can also use the DVD recorder to play audio CDs If the TV is on the audio CD screen appears automatically During playback the current track number and its elapsed play...

Page 46: ...also use the T C Y button to select titles and albums Press the T C Y button and use the C M or D K button to select the T symbol for title or C for chapter Use the B O or A I buttons or the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control to select the number of the title chapter O You can also use the repeat functions SELECT 8 button Playing a Super Video CD Super Video CDs may be equipped with PBC Play...

Page 47: ...ion a No sound b The sound is switched off in search mode This is not a fault in your machine Still picture DVD S VCD CD 1 During playback press PAUSE 9 Q to stop playback and display a still picture Frame advance via menu bar During a still picture press SYSTEM MENU A on the remote control The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen Select the I symbol using C M or D K and confirm with B O ...

Page 48: ...ain you can chose from the following options repeat chapter DVD only repeat track title repeat entire disc Video CD Audio CD only Shuffle Display disappears no repeat 3 To end the repeat press the STOP h N button O You can also keep pressing the SELECT 8 button until the displays disappear Repeating a passage A B You can repeat a particular passage within a title chapter You need to indicate the s...

Page 49: ...s SYSTEM MENU A and select the G icon using C M 3 Select the required zoom factor using B O or A I P When press OK to pan appears on the screen the zoom process is complete 4 Press OK L Using A I B O C M D K select the part of the image you wish to view 5 Confirm with OK L 6 To stop the feature press PLAY G R and then SYSTEM MENU A Select the audio language DVD S VCD Many pre recorded DVD discs ha...

Page 50: ...ubtitle language either using the menu of the inserted disc DISC MENU B button or the menu bar SYSTEM MENU A button The subtitle languages in the menus may differ 1 During playback press SYSTEM MENU A and select the E icon using C M 2 Select the required subtitle language using B O or A I O You can also enter the number directly using the number buttons 0 9 O You can switch off subtitles with 0 or...

Page 51: ... after it has been recorded Adding child proof discs If you want to add child proof discs you need to enter the PIN code Adding a disc to the Disc Manager You can only add DVD RW or DVD R discs to the Disc Manager since other discs do not hold any information on the titles or lengths of the recordings These discs have to be at least once recorded in the DVD Recorder A table of content have to be a...

Page 52: ...sc Manager When this disc is inserted the disc number will appear in the title overview in the top left hand corner Removing discs from the Disc Manager Every DVD RW DVD R is stored with a number in the Disc Manager DM You can remove this disc number from the Disc Manager to use the Disc Manager s memory for new discs or to remove damaged discs from memory 1 Press DISC MANAGER Z on the remote cont...

Page 53: ...he appropriate disc After a brief check the DVD recorder will jump to the start of the selected recording Searching discs You can easily search for the title of a recording stored in the Disc Manager To do this the appropriate disc does not have to be in the DVD recorder 1 Press DISC MANAGER Z on the remote control 2 Select Browse discs using B O or A I 3 Confirm with C M P The screen will show th...

Page 54: ...Ds have been played in the meantime 4 You can use the following buttons during playback O N U O V Briefly press If chapter markers are available start of current chapter previous chapter press twice next chapter Hold down during pause Slow motion during playback Quick motion O JUMP FWD W JUMP BACK T Jump back or forward by a fixed time period Read section Set up Jump forward Jump back in chapter U...

Page 55: ...in the Media Browser O Red button D Delete title The selected title recording will be erased from the HDD O Green button E Archive title The selected title will be transferred to a DVD RW DVD R If it is not possible to record on a DVD RW DVD R an error message appears disc not inserted If you want to archive several titles mark the desired titles with SELECT 8 You can unmark the title using the sa...

Page 56: ...he recording When recording TV shows without GUIDE Plus information only the date and the time of the recording are stored as title What is the advantage from 1 hour and 6 hours The complete time periode of the time will be displayed on the whole screen of your TV With 1 hour you will get the highest comfort for searching a specific scene With 6 hours you will get the longest possible recording ti...

Page 57: ...A title of the Time Shift Buffer is played back that has no end yet no programme change or TV show is not over yet P The time of the current playback position is displayed 4 Use the number buttons 0 9 of the remote control to enter the time where you want playback to start 5 Confirm with OK L P Playback starts at the desired position Repeat You can choose the entire title for repeated playback 1 P...

Page 58: ...ed The recording quality is indicated as M1 M2 M2x M3 M4 M6 and M8 The maximum possible recording time on the HDD depends from the recording mode and the average length of the recordings titles M1 approx 32 hours M2 approx 64 hours M2x approx 80 hours M3 approx 96 hours M4 approx 128 hours M6 approx 192 hours M8 approx 250 hours The maximum recording time for one title is 6 hours The maximum numbe...

Page 59: ...ton D Starting a recording without data from the GUIDE Plus system If no data is available from the GUIDE Plus system or in case the recording is made from a satellite receiver connected to the EXT1 TO TV I O N EXT2 AUX I O M socket the time bar will not display any data on the beginning end and title of the TV show 1 In case the time bar of the Time Shift Buffer is not visible on the screen press...

Page 60: ...hin 60 seconds If you want to mark an entire title title marker at the beginning and at the end proceed as follows 1 Press INFO C to display the bar of the Time Shift Buffer on the screen O You can also press the yellow colour buttonF to get a better overview of the recordings 2 Select the title you want to store with B O A I 3 Press REC OTR n 1 to mark the title P The colour within the bar change...

Page 61: ...ction Archiving storing titles on a DVD RW DVD R Please observe the following Any programmed recordings TIMER will not be carried out during this operating mode If there are any recordings in the Time Shift Buffer they will be deleted Therefore store important recordings on the HDD REC OTR n 1 For more information read the chapter The Time Shift Buffer Preparation Select the recording mode button ...

Page 62: ... player O In case playback has started automatically interrupt it with the button STOP or PAUSE on the video recorder DVD player 5 Start recording by pressing REC OTR n 1 on the DVD recorder and playback by pressing PLAY G R on the video recorder DVD player 6 Choose the switch off time in 30 minute steps using REC OTR n 1 Please observe If you do not choose a switch off time the DVD recorder autom...

Page 63: ...sult the instruction manual of your TV to find out which scart socket sends out video signals b If all this is to no avail you cannot use this function 3 To stop the recording press STANDBY m 2 and then STOP h N P A message appears on the screen asking whether you really want to end the recording O If you want to end the recording select Yes with D K and confirm with OK L O If you do not want to e...

Page 64: ...g B O 6 Select On using C M O To switch off the function select Off using C M 7 To end press SYSTEM MENU A 8 Connect the EXT2 AUX I O M scart socket of the DVD recorder with the corresponding scart socket of the satellite receiver using a scart cable 9 Program the satellite receiver with the desired data for recording programme number of the TV channel start time and end time If necessary also con...

Page 65: ...is disc can only be written to once If it is not finalised after a recording further recordings can be added to it Old recordings can be later deleted but they can no longer be overwritten Before this disc can be played in a DVD player it must be finalised in the DVD recorder Two way compatibility This Philips DVD recorder can play back pre recorded DVDs and CDs DVDs recorded using this DVD record...

Page 66: ...eferences divide titles change title name hide chapter 2 Insert a DVD RW DVD R on which you want to store the selected titles Please ensure that the DVD RW was not protected against accidental recordings For more information read the next section Preventing accidental erasing of discs there is enough space for all selected titles at the end of the DVD RW DVD R Please observe the recording mode of ...

Page 67: ...ble What happens with DVD R discs As long as these discs are not finalised you can protect them against accidental recording 1 Insert the disc to be protected 2 Press STOP h N on the remote control while the index screen is displayed P The first title is highlighted 3 Press A I P This takes you to the disc info screen 4 Press C M Select Protection Confirm with C M 5 Select Protected using B O and ...

Page 68: ...ated e g 20 15 VPS PDC 20 14 the VPS PDC time 20 14 must be entered exactly to the minute during programming If you want to programme a time that is different from the VPS or PDC time you must switch off VPS or PDC Only one TV program of a TV channel can be controlled using VPS PDC at a time If you want to record two or more TV programmes on a TV channel using VPS PDC you will need to programme th...

Page 69: ...using the red function button D of the remote control Record on the screen The TV show is programmed for recording Read the information on the screen a Warning this programme number has not been allocated please go to Editor to set it appears on the screen b The programme number of the TV channel is not available in the GUIDE Plus system or allocation is wrong To change or check the channel data p...

Page 70: ...with OK L a Please enter programme number appears on the screen b This message appears when the TV channel has not been assigned yet Enter the programme number you wish to record from and confirm using OK L a The following message appears on the screen ShowView number wrong b The entered ShowView number is incorrect Repeat the entry or end with TIMER s 7 b Check time date see chapter Installing yo...

Page 71: ...the TV channel using the number buttons 0 9 Frequency VPS PDC Home Grid Search Schedule Info Record Freq Timing 21 Oct 20 00 21 30 BBC1 Once 0 Selecting a TV channel from the listing You can only use this function if data from the GUIDE Plus system is already available Press the yellow function button F You will see an overview of all channels Select the TV channel you want to program using D K C ...

Page 72: ...programm a recording using the GUIDE Plus System the VPS PDC time will be taken automatically VPS PDC can be switched on or off without readjusting the start time Setting up repeat recordings You can choose from the following settings in the right tile using the green function button E Frequency Once Once recordings M F Repeated daily recordings Monday to Friday Mon Repeated weekly recordings ever...

Page 73: ...elete titles recordings from the HDD You can remove titles recordings from the HDD to use the capacity from the HDD for new recordings 1 Press BROWSER HDD H on the remote control P The Media Browser appears 2 Select the title recording you want to delete using A I or B O 3 Press the red function button DELETE D P A note appears if you really want to delete this title If the red function button D h...

Page 74: ...trol P The Media Browser appears 2 Select the title whose settings you want to change with B O A I Press EDIT 6 3 Select Video edit and confirm with C M P Playback starts automatically 4 Search the position where you want to make changes with D K C M N U O V To enlarge the actual position of the timebar in several steps you can use A I You can switch back using B O 5 Press PAUSE 9 Q O You can inse...

Page 75: ...tter number icon is to be changed or re entered 7 Change the icon using A I or B O O You can switch between upper and lowercase using SELECT 8 O You can clear all characters using the red function button D CLEAR O You can stop editing without storing the change by pressing the green function button E CANCEL Enter characters using 0 9 Keep pressing the number button until the desired character or n...

Page 76: ...6 Press the red function button D P A message appears on the screen saying that the title is being divided P The divided title will appear in the media browser with a new index picture The last position in the name will increase by one This completes the division of the title Insert remove chapter markers To find special scenes in one title faster you can insert chapter markers These markers can a...

Page 77: ...t using B O A I 3 Press EDIT 6 on the remote control P The title edit menu appears on the screen 4 Select Video edit with B O and confirm with C M P Play back starts automatically 5 Search the beginning of the scene section you want to hide using O V N U D K C M Press PAUSE 9 Q 6 Set the start marker with the blue function button G P The description of the blue button on the screen changes from HI...

Page 78: ...te the markers Similar to chapter markets you can insert or delete markers using OK L Press PAUSE 9 Q first Press N U O V to select the marker Delete the marker using OK L or set it again using the blue function buttonG During playback the hidden scene is skipped If you want to archive the title you can decide to archive the original title or the edited one O Archiving of the edited title symbol A...

Page 79: ...ur recording as a continuous sequence without the hidden chapters My Index screen looks different One of the features of the DVD RW DVD R format is that the so called Index screen can differ between the brands and also between different models within one brand To edit a title in this DVD Recorder it is necessary to adapt the Index screen to the format of this DVD Recorder To do this proceed as fol...

Page 80: ... be set on these discs if they have not been finalised 1 During playback press EDIT 6 on the remote control at the appropriate point P The Favorite Scene Selection menu appears on the TV screen Favorite Scene Selection Insert marker Press OK Current chapter visible Delete marker Delete all markers New index picture Divide title Press EDIT to exit 2 Confirm Insert marker by pressing OK L P Insertin...

Page 81: ... menu line increases by one a The number of chapters C has increased by two or more numbers b This is the case when you want to hide a chapter that due to automatic chapter numbering if switched on stretches over two or more chapters In this case you must delete the start of the automatically generated chapter Press T C Y twice while the editing menu is displayed to change the chapter number Selec...

Page 82: ...ed title 3 Confirm with OK L O You will be prompted to press OK L again to make sure you really want to delete all markers O If you do not want to press the D K button 4 To end the menu press EDIT 6 Changing the index picture Normally the picture from the beginning of a recording is used as the index picture You can however choose any picture from the recording as the index picture 1 During playba...

Page 83: ...A I or B O select the title whose name you want to edit and confirm with C M P The menu for editing names appears Settings for title Charly 1 Name Charly 1 Play full title Erase this title 3 Select Name using A I or B O and confirm with C M 4 Using C M or D K select the position where the letter number icon is to be changed re entered 5 Change the icon using A I or B O O You can switch between upp...

Page 84: ... recordings 1 Press the STOP h N button or during playback press DISC MENU B 2 Using A I or B O select the title you want to delete and confirm with C M P The title editing menu will appear Settings for title Charly 1 Name Charly 1 Play full title Erase this title Press OK 3 Select Erase this title using A I or B O and confirm with OK L P This will completely erase this title Press OK to confirm a...

Page 85: ...ll appear Changing the disc name 1 In the Disc info display press C M P The Settings for menu appears on the TV screen Settings for Philips1 Disc name Philips1 Protection Unprotected Erase disc 2 Select Disc name using A I or B O and confirm with C M 3 Using C M or D K select the position where the letter number icon is to be changed re entered 4 Change the icon using A I or B O O You can switch b...

Page 86: ...C M P The Settings for menu appears on the TV screen 2 Select Finalise disc using A I or B O and confirm with OK L a Finalise disc does not appear b Either there is no DVD R disc inserted or the disc is already finalised To end press SYSTEM MENU A a The Settings for menu does not appear b The menu may not appear if the disc has been recorded on another DVD recorder In this case use the Finalise di...

Page 87: ...ift ï SCART video RGB Picture TV shape 4 3 letterbox 4 3 panscan 16 09 Black level shift On Off Video shift SCART video RGB S Video CVBS only S video YPbPr CVBS YPbPr Sound Digital output Off PCM only All Analogue output Stereo Surround Night mode Off On Language Audio Language English Subtitle English Menu English Features Status box On Off Standby Low power Normal Demo mode Display Bright Dimmed...

Page 88: ...hrs 3hrs 6hrs Language Off Lang I Lang II Sat record On Off Direct Record On Off Filter Sport Normal Safety Slot 0 mins 5 mins Set up System Auto delete On Off Jump forward Jump back Installation Autom search Follow TV Manual search Sort TV channels Time Date Flush Buffer Yes No The following pictures shows the menus which can be called up using GUIDE TV J Press the A I and navigate with C D troug...

Page 89: ...ROWSER HDD H but you will not see the picture of the currently selected TV channel as a background picture 2 Press SYSTEM MENU A on the remote control P The system menu for the HDD appears SYSTEMMENU Options Toolbar Preferences Set up 3 Select the corresponding line using B O or A I O If the arrow C in the puck Z is visible in one of the lines you can select additional functions with C M on the re...

Page 90: ...n Time search Using this feature you can search a position by time You can use this feature both for titles in the media browser and for playback from the Time Shift Buffer Subpictures This function is only required if recordings were made through a camcorder connected to the DV IN CAM2 F socket In this case you can display hide information on the date and time of the recording Preferences SYSTEMM...

Page 91: ...front socket DV IN CAM2 F the chapter marker will be transferred from the camcorder HDD buffer Choose one the displayed settings to define how long a recording will be kept stored O 1h The recording will be kept stored for 1 hour O 6h The recording will be kept stored for 6 hours Language Here you can set the default language to be used for the programmed recording of bilingual TV shows You can no...

Page 92: ...Symbol E 2 Titles that were not protected No symbol F available O Off No recordings will be automatically deleted If the HDD is nearly full and this function is switched off it is not possible to programm a recording Timer Jump forward Set the time you want to jump forward when you press JUMP FWD W in the Time Shift Buffer Confirm the new time using OK L Jump back Set the time you want to jump bac...

Page 93: ...mation on each function read the following pages 5 Select the corresponding function using B O or A I or the setting with D K or C M Select the functions you want to change as described in the following pages 6 Confirm the new setting with OK L 7 Close the menu item with D K Picture settings You can select the following functions in this menu Picture TV shape 16 09 Black level shift Off Video shif...

Page 94: ...GB signal is switched off The RGB signal is switched off O S video YPbPr Component Video YUV and S Video Y C GUIDE Plus menus only available on YUV ouput sockets O CVBS YPbPr Component Video YUV and Video FBAS CVBS GUIDE Plus menus only available on YUV ouput sockets With all other settings the signal is switched off at the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R sockets This will also be displayed as information o...

Page 95: ...ion you can choose that an introduction movie will be played every time the DVD recorder is connected to the mains O Low power When the DVD recorder was switched off using STANDBY m 2 the clock display is also switched off O Normal When the DVD recorder was switched off using STANDBY m 2 the clock display remains visible O Demo mode When the DVD recorder is switched off using STANDBY m 2 a demonst...

Page 96: ... off this feature if you do not want it PBC This line appears only if you insert a VCD Using this function you can activate or deactivate the PBC menu Playback Control of a Video CD For more information read section Playing a Super Video CD in chapter Playback Finalise disc This function allows you to finalise DVD R discs If the disc has already been finalised this line will appear darker Adapt di...

Page 97: ...d confirm with C M Disc features Access Control Enter code Auto resume On 4 Confirm Access Control using C M 5 Enter a 4 digit code of your choice This code will also be used for locking titles on the HDD Media Browser P If the code is new you may have to enter the code a second time as confirmation 6 Select Child lock using A I or B O and confirm with C M 7 Select the icon using B O or A I 8 Conf...

Page 98: ... time as confirmation 8 Select the Parental level using A I or B O and confirm with C M A bar appears to select the parental level 9 Select the appropriate rating using B O A I or the number buttons 0 9 What do the ratings mean Rating 0 displayed as parental control not active Rating 1 suitable for children Rating 8 only suitable for adults What happens if a DVD scene contains a higher level than ...

Page 99: ...ccess Control Enter code Auto resume On 4 Confirm Access Control using C M 5 Enter your four digit PIN code If the code is new you may have to enter the code a second time as confirmation 6 Select Change code using A I or B O and confirm with C M 7 Enter the new code using the number buttons 0 9 Enter the same code again as confirmation 8 Quit using D K and SYSTEM MENU A I have forgotten my code P...

Page 100: ...le language F Camera angle G Zoom Menu bar 2 While menu bar 1 is being displayed you can go to menu bar 2 by pressing C M again H Sound I Frame advance J Slow motion K Fast motion L Search by time Field for temporary messages The top left corner of the menu line contains a field for temporary messages relating to the various operating modes This information appears briefly on the screen when certa...

Page 101: ...rotected against editing and deleting If the title is not protected no symbol will be shown Child lock is activated The index picture is switched off Playback starts only if the right PIN code was entered By default 0000 is defined as the PIN code In the section Changing the PIN code in chapter Access control Child Lock you will find how you can change this code Q The marked titles will be stored ...

Page 102: ...ph on Initial installation in Installing your DVD recorder NO SIGNAL No input signal available signal inadequate or unstable MENU The menu on the screen is active OPENING Disc tray opening TRAY OPEN Disc tray open CLOSING Disc tray closing READING Disc being read MENU UPDATE Once recording has been successfully completed the table of contents is created CREATE MENU The menu structure is created af...

Page 103: ... if an attempt is made to insert a chapter marker on this inserted DVD RW DVD R DISC ERROR An error occurred when reading the title from a DVD RW DVD R If this error keeps occurring please clean the disc or use a new one For instructions on how to clean a disc see the section on Cleaning the discs in the next chapter DISC WARN An error occurred when writing the title on a DVD RW DVD R Recording wa...

Page 104: ...conds then connect again If this doesn t help you can reset your DVD recorder to the default factory settings Resetting the machine to the default factory settings bImportant All the information stored TV channels time and date TIMER will be lost 1 Disconnect from the mains power supply 2 Press and hold down the STANDBY ON m 1 button on the device and reconnect to the mains power supply 3 Release ...

Page 105: ...his is not a defect of your DVD recorder Digital distortions bThe low quality of some digital picture material may be the cause of digital image distortion In this case change the setting of the sharpness or the picture settings If your TV is equipped with a Smart picture function select the Soft setting without changing the picture settings manually No recording on the HDD possible bThe TV channe...

Page 106: ...us System just shows the start time The VPS PDC time will be taken into account There is no channel overview in the GUIDE Plus system bDVD recorder is switched on Switch off the DVD recorder to allow data transfer bThe TV channel that transmits the GUIDE Plus data is not set properly bExternal receiver satellite receiver set top box cable TV box if available is switched off switch on the external ...

Page 107: ...ding can be made in colour only when the TV channels or the connected additional device send a colour signal Black and white signals containing no color information colour subcarriers cannot be recorded No sound signal at the digital output bCheck whether the sound settings match the selected inputs and connected additional devices For more information see section Sound setting in chapter User pre...

Page 108: ...with OPEN CLOSE J 3 Insert the defect DVD R but do not close the tray 3 Hold down 5 on the remote control until the tray closes The disc will be read READING appears on the display and the DVD recorder will start the repair process This may take up to four times as much time as the recording in which the error occurred 4 If the disc is recovered the index screen will appear Please observe the foll...

Page 109: ... 1 First press DISC MENU B then SYSTEM MENU A 2 Select the symbol A using D K select Disc features using B O and confirm with C M 3 Confirm the line Access Control using C M and press 4 times STOP h N on the remote control The PIN code is reset to 0000 4 End with SYSTEM MENU A ENGLISH Before you call an engineer ...

Page 110: ... delivers a better quality picture than NTSC due to its 625 horizontal lines sharper picture and better colours Region code Since DVD films are not normally released in all parts of the world at the same time all DVD players have a specific regional code Discs can be given a regional code If the regional codes differ between the player and the disc playback is not possible The regional code of the...

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Page 113: ...092 Radiola 203 247 250 320 Radiomarelli 209 250 272 RadioShack 250 Radiotone 246 250 289 RCA 001 003 004 005 006 007 015 052 053 054 055 056 095 097 098 099 102 111 112 115 118 119 122 123 124 130 131 141 143 146 153 Realistic 111 Recor 250 Revox 250 Rex 222 272 283 312 RFT 209 255 275 Roadstar 201 217 222 246 266 332 Robotron 306 Runco 82 Saba 209 226 278 291 303 306 310 319 Saisho201 219 222 22...

Page 114: ...042 045 049 051 111 113 120 122 123 131 134 136 137 141 144 148 262 Watson 250 266 288 289 Watt Radio 257 Wega 209 249 250 Weltblick 250 White Westinghouse113 120 144 146 147 154 157 250 Yamaha 004 005 006 015 120 137 151 154 Yoko 222 246 250 266 332 Yorx 266 332 Zenith 004 082 083 084 105 117 138 154 DEUTSCH ENGLISH 3103 605 21692 4521 000 W w n n N N N w w n n w W N n w N w n N w N N n w n W n w...

Page 115: ...ut SCART2 CVBS S video RGB in decoder Video out Cinch yellow Audio L R out 2x Cinch white red S video out Hosiden 4 pin Digital audio out Coaxial Optical RF antenna in Coaxial 75 ohms F type RF TV out Coaxial 75 ohms F type Mains Standard IEC type Component video out Cinch green blue red Timer Recording Number of events 12 1 month daily weekly Record control VPS PDC Autom Sat Recording On SCART 2 ...

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