Philips DVDR3475/37 User Manual

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Philips DVDR3475/37 Specifications

General

Brand	Philips
Model	DVDR3475/37
Category	DVD Recorder
Language	English

Summary

PRECAUTIONS

Know these safety symbols

Explains the meaning of safety symbols used in the manual.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Safety Precautions

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW

Remote Control

Instructions for installing batteries and using the remote control.

CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL TUNER

SETTINGS FOR THE VIDEO INPUT

CONNECTION TO A TV

CONNECTION TO A TV WITH AN HDMI COMPATIBLE PORT

CONNECTION TO AN AUDIO SYSTEM

INITIAL SETTING

SETTING THE CLOCK

INFORMATION ON DVD RECORDING

Recordable Discs

Details on compatible DVD disc types and their attributes.

Recording Mode

Explanation of recording modes and their respective recording times and quality.

BEFORE RECORDING

Make Recording Compatible

Setting for Auto Chapter

BASIC RECORDING & ONE-TOUCH TIMER RECORDING

To set one-touch timer recording (OTR)

TIMER RECORDING

Checking, canceling, or correcting the timer programming information

Procedure for managing timer recordings, including errors.

Hints for Timer Recording

The Priority of Overlapped Settings

OVERWRITING UNNECESSARY TITLE

Overwriting from the Beginning of the Title

Procedure to overwrite an existing title from its beginning.

Overwriting in the Middle of the Title

Procedure to overwrite an existing title from a selected point.

Hints for Overwriting

EXTERNAL DEVICE RECORDING

Connection to an External Device

Instructions for connecting external devices for recording.

Recording from an External Device

DV DUBBING

Guide to DV and On-Screen Display

DVC to DVD Dubbing

SETTING A DISC TO PROTECT

PLAYING THE DISCS ON OTHER DVD PLAYERS

Finalizing a Disc

Process to finalize DVD+R, DVD-RW, or DVD-R for playback on other players.

Auto Finalizing

INFORMATION ON PLAYBACK

Playable Discs and Files

BASIC PLAYBACK

Direct Playback

Playing Back an Audio CD and a CD-RW/-R with MP3/Windows Media™ Audio/JPEG Files

Playing Back a DivX®

SPECIAL PLAYBACK

Resume Playback

Fast Forward / Fast Reverse Playback

Skipping TV Commercials During Playback

SEARCH

Title / Chapter Search

Track Search

REPEAT/RANDOM/PROGRAM PLAYBACK / SLIDE SHOW

Repeat Playback

Random Playback

SELECTING THE FORMAT OF AUDIO AND VIDEO

Switching Subtitles

Switching Audio Soundtrack

INFORMATION ON DISC EDITING

Guide to a Title List

Editing Discs

EDITING DISCS

Deleting Titles

LIST OF SETTINGS

Display

Settings for the unit's on-screen display and front panel.

Video

Settings related to video output and aspect ratio.

Recording

Settings related to recording operations.

DivX®

HDMI

Settings for HDMI output, including format and audio.

DivX® VOD

Information on DivX VOD services and registration code input.

Reset All

Option to reset all settings to factory defaults.

DivX Subtitle (Default : OFF)

Setting the subtitle language for DivX playback.

SETUPS

Playback

Accessing and adjusting playback-related settings.

Parental Lock

Setting parental control levels and passwords.

Disc Audio

Adjusting audio output settings for disc playback.

Disc Menu Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Playback (cont'd)

Disc Audio

Display

OSD Language

Screen Saver

FL Dimmer

Video

Progressive Scan

Enabling or disabling the progressive scan output.

TV Aspect

Setting the TV aspect ratio for playback.

Progressive Scan (Default : OFF)

TV Aspect (Default: 4:3 Letter Box)

Instructions for setting TV aspect ratio based on screen type.

HDMI

Format

HDMI Audio

RGB Range

Reset All

TROUBLESHOOTING

Power

Troubleshooting for power-related issues.

Picture

Troubleshooting for picture display problems.

Sound

Troubleshooting for audio-related issues.

Remote control

Troubleshooting for remote control malfunctions.

Playback

Recording / Timer recording / Editing

Troubleshooting for recording, timer recording, and editing problems.

DV

HDMI

Troubleshooting for HDMI connection and signal problems.

The unit does not operate properly.

General troubleshooting for unit malfunctions.

The disc tray does not open when you press [OPEN/CLOSE ▲].

Disc Error

Frequently Asked Questions