Philips DVD Recorder User Manual

Table of contents
AIntroduction 3....................................
Dear Philips customer, 3....................................................................................
Regional code 6....................................................................................................
Technical data 6...................................................................................................
Accessories 6........................................................................................................
Important 7...........................................................................................................
Cleaning the discs 8.............................................................................................
Special functions of your DVD recorder 9....................................................
BConnecting the DVD recorder 11...
Preparing the remote control for operation 11...........................................
Connecting your DVD recorder to the TV set 11......................................
Connecting with a scart cable and 'Easy Link' 12..........................................
Connecting with a scart cable without 'Easy Link' 14..................................
Connecting with an S-Video(Y/C)cable 15.....................................................
Connecting with video(CVBS) cable 16..........................................................
CConnecting additional devices 18....
Connecting additional devices to the second scart socket 18...................
Connecting additional video recorders 18.....................................................
Connect camcorder to the front sockets 19................................................
Connecting audio devices to the analogue audio sockets 19....................
Connecting audio devices to the digital audio socket 20............................
DInstalling your DVD recorder 21......
Initial installation 21.............................................................................................
Using a satellite receiver 23...............................................................................
Allocating a decoder 24......................................................................................
Manual TV channel search 25............................................................................
Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV) 26......................................
Automatic TV channel search 28.....................................................................
Adding and clearing TV channels manually 29...............................................
Setting the language/country 30........................................................................
Switching over audio recording (2-channel sound) 30................................
Setting the time and date 31..............................................................................
EOnscreen information 32................
Symbols in the menu bar 32..............................................................................
Menu bar 1 32.......................................................................................................
Menu bar 2 32.......................................................................................................
Field for temporary messages 33.....................................................................
Status field 33........................................................................................................
Disc type symbols 33..........................................................................................
Operating mode symbols 34.............................................................................
Tuner information box 34.................................................................................
Timer information box 34.................................................................................
Fplayback 35.........................................
General notes on playback 35...........................................................................
Inserting a disc 35................................................................................................
Playing a DVD video disc 36..............................................................................
Playing a DVD+RW/ +R disc 37.......................................................................
Playing an audio CD 37.......................................................................................
Playing an MP3 CD 38.........................................................................................
Playing a (Super) Video CD 39.........................................................................
GAdditonal playback features 40........
Changing to another title/chapter 40..............................................................
Searching a disc 40...............................................................................................
Still picture 41.......................................................................................................
Slow motion 41....................................................................................................
Search by time 41.................................................................................................
Repeat/Shuffle play 42.........................................................................................
Repeating a passage (A-B) 42............................................................................
Scan feature 43.....................................................................................................
Camera angle 43...................................................................................................
Zoom feature 43..................................................................................................
Select the audio language 44..............................................................................
Subtitles 44............................................................................................................
HManual recording 45..........................
General 45.............................................................................................................
Recording without automatic switch-off 46...................................................
Interrupt recording (Pause) 47.........................................................................
Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR one-touch-recording) 48....
Preventing accidental erasing of discs 48........................................................
Lining up recordings within a title (assemble cut) 49..................................
Selecting the recording type (Quality) 50.......................................................
Automatic recording from a satellite receiver (Sat recording) 51............
Direct Record 52.................................................................................................
Switching 'Direct Record' on or off 53...........................................................
IManaging the disc contents 54.........
General 54.............................................................................................................
Favorite Scene Selection 55...............................................................................
Insert chapter markers 55.................................................................................
Hiding chapters 55...............................................................................................
Deleting chapter markers 56.............................................................................
Changing the index picture 57..........................................................................
Splitting titles 57...................................................................................................
Editing recording titles (name) 58....................................................................
Playing the entire title 58...................................................................................
Deleting recordings/titles 59.............................................................................
Disc settings 59....................................................................................................
Changing the disc name 60................................................................................
Finishing editing 60...............................................................................................
Finalising DVD+R discs 61.................................................................................
Delete DVD+RW disks 61................................................................................
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Philips DVD Recorder Specifications

General

Video Recording Format	MPEG-2
Disc Compatibility	DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
Connectivity	HDMI, Composite, Component
USB Port	Yes
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
Tuner	Analog and Digital (depending on model)
Output Resolution	Up to 1080i (upscaling)
Hard Drive	Yes (capacity varies by model)

Summary

Important

Connecting the DVD recorder

Connecting your DVD recorder to the TV set

Guide on connecting the DVD recorder to a television for playback.

Connecting with a scart cable and 'Easy Link'

Detailed instructions for connecting via scart cable with Easy Link feature.

Connecting with a scart cable without 'Easy Link'

Instructions for connecting via scart cable without Easy Link.

Connecting with an S-Video (Y/C)cable

Connecting with video(CVBS) cable

Installing your DVD recorder

Initial installation

Steps for the initial setup and channel search of the DVD recorder.

Allocating a decoder

Manual TV channel search

Procedure to manually search and store missing TV channels.

Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV)

Automatic TV channel search

Process to automatically find and store all available TV channels.

Adding and clearing TV channels manually

Steps to rearrange or delete stored TV channels.

Setting the language/country

Setting the time and date

playback

General notes on playback

Inserting a disc

Step-by-step guide on how to insert a disc into the recorder.

Playing a DVD video disc

Instructions for playing standard DVD video discs.

Playing a DVD+RW/ +R disc

How to play back DVD+RW and DVD+R discs.

Playing an audio CD

Playing an MP3 CD

Playing a (Super) Video CD

Manual recording

Recording without automatic switch-off (OTR one-touch-recording)

How to start recording manually with automatic stop.

Preventing accidental erasing of discs

Steps to protect discs from accidental deletion.

Interrupt recording (Pause)

Selecting the recording type (Quality)

Choosing recording quality and its impact on recording time.

Direct Record

Feature to record the current TV channel instantly, even when the recorder is off.

Managing the disc contents

General

Favorite Scene Selection

Insert chapter markers

Hiding chapters

Deleting recordings/titles

Removing specific recordings or entire titles from a disc.

Finalising DVD+R discs

Process to finalize DVD+R discs for playback on other devices.

Delete DVD+RW disks

How to erase all content from a DVD+RW disc.

Programming a recording (TIMER)

General

Overview of timer programming requirements and VPS/PDC.

Programming recordings with the ShowView® System

Using the ShowView system for easy timer programming via a code.

Programming recordings without the ShowView® System

Manual timer programming without using the ShowView system.

How to change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER)

Steps to modify or remove existing timer recordings.

Problem solving for programmed recordings

Troubleshooting common issues related to programmed recordings.

User preferences

Picture setting

Sound setting

Language settings

Remote Control settings

Disk feature menu

Access control (Child Lock)

Child lock (DVD and VCD)

Enabling disc locking for children using a PIN code.

Activating/deactivating child lock

Steps to turn the child lock feature on or off.

Parental level control (DVD video only)

Activating/deactivating parental level control

Changing the PIN code

Before you call an engineer

Your recorder does not respond to any button being pressed and the display shows '15 TV ONP'

Resetting the machine to the default factory settings

Remote control does not work:

No playback on DVD recorder:

Programmed recording does not work:

There is picture or sound interference on TV reception: