Introduction ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5
Supplied Accessories –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5
Setup –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5
Maintenance ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5
Disc handling –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5
Environmental information –––––––––––––––––––––––– 5
Which discs can be used? –––––––––––––––––––––––– 6
Region code ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6
Trademark and license information ––––––––––––––––– 6
Inserting the batteries ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7
Using the remote control –––––––––––––––––––––––– 7
Double function buttons –––––––––––––––––––––– 7
Controlling other Philips equipment –––––––––––––– 7
How to type text with the number buttons –––––––– 7
Remote control buttons ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8
Controls on the front –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 10
Connections on the front ––––––––––––––––––––––– 10
Connections on the rear –––––––––––––––––––––––– 11
Connecting speakers and antennas
Connections for the TV ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 13
Case1: Scart connection –––––––––––––––––––––––– 13
Case 2: Component Video / Progressive Scan
connection ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14
Switching the DVD recorder system to
Progressive Scan –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14
Analogue connection for audio playback ––––––––– 15
Analogue connection for audio recording with
other equipment ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 15
Digital connection for audio playback –––––––––––– 15
Digital connection for audio recording with
other equipment ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 15
Connecting a camcorder to CAM 1 or CAM 2 ––––––– 16
Connecting headphones –––––––––––––––––––––––– 16
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Sources
Selecting a source ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 19
Selecting another source while recording ––––––––– 19
Selecting an S-Video recorder connected to
EXT-2 AUX I/O –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 19
Volume and sound
Adjusting the volume of all speakers ––––––––––––––– 20
Adjusting the volume of the rear speakers and of
the subwoofer –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 20
Adjusting bass and treble –––––––––––––––––––––––– 20
Volume balance between the speakers ––––––––––––– 20
Selecting a surround effect ––––––––––––––––––––––– 21
ClearVoice ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 21
Night mode –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 21
Disc playback
Loading a disc –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 22
Playing a DVD, DVD+R or DVD+RW disc –––––––––– 22
Disc menu –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 22
Playing a (Super) Video CD –––––––––––––––––––––– 23
Playing an audio CD –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 23
Playing an MP3-CD –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 23
Selecting a title/chapter ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 24
Selecting a title directly ––––––––––––––––––––––– 24
Selecting a chapter directly –––––––––––––––––––– 24
Selecting a title/chapter with
4
or
¢
–––––––– 24
Searching (not on MP3-CDs) ––––––––––––––––––––– 24
Searching via the menu bar ––––––––––––––––––– 24
L
Searching by keying in a time (not on MP3-CDs) ––– 25
Scan –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 25
Repeat and playback in random order –––––––––––––– 25
Repeating a specific sequence (not on MP3-CDs) ––––– 25
Still picture ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 26
I
Frame by frame playback ––––––––––––––––––––– 26
Frame by frame playback in the system menu bar –– 26
Slow motion ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 26
Slow motion via the menu bar ––––––––––––––––– 26
D
Changing the audio language ––––––––––––––––––– 27
Subtitles –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 27
F
Camera angle –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 27
Zoom –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 27
Discs for recording ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 28
Copyright protection ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 28
Before you start recording ––––––––––––––––––––––– 28
Recording a TV programme or recording from
external video equipment ––––––––––––––––––––––– 29
Safe record –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 30
Recording with automatic stop (OTR – One Touch
Recording) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 30
Lining up recordings within a title – assemble cut
(DVD+RW discs only) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 30
Selecting the recording mode –––––––––––––––––––– 31
Selecting the recording mode with
REC / PLAY MODE ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 31
Direct Record –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 32
Switching Direct Record on or off –––––––––––––– 32
Starting Direct Record ––––––––––––––––––––––– 32
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