Philips DVDR150099 User Manual

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Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. We’ve included everything you need to get started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most from your new product by explaining:

• Hookups,

• First Time Setup, and

• Feature Operation. Do not attempt to return this product to the store.

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Important!

Return your

Warranty

Registration Card

within 10 days. See why inside.

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Know these

safetysymbols

This “bolt of lightning” indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock. For the safety of everyone in your household, please do not remove product covering.

The “exclamation point” calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed literature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, and fully insert. ATTENTION: Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne

correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’au fond.

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Registering your product within 10 days confirms your right to maximum protection under the terms and conditions of your PHILIPS warranty.

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Confirmation

Your completed Warranty Registration Card serves as verification of ownership in the event of product theft or loss.

Model

Registration

Returning your Warranty Registration Card right away guarantees you’ll receive all the information and special offers which you qualify for as the owner of your model.

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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4 GENERAL INFORMATION

Important safety instructions

1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.

2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

4. Follow Instructions - All operating and use instructions should be followed.

5. Cleaning - Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

Exception: A product that is meant for uninterrupted service and that for some specific reason, such as the possibility of the loss of an authorization code for a CATV converter, is not intended to be unplugged by the user for cleaning or any other purpose, may exclude the reference to unplugging the appliance in the cleaning description otherwise required in item 5.

6. Attachments - Do not use attachments not recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

7. Water and Moisture - Do not use this video product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like.

8. Accessories - Do not place this video product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The video product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the appliance. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the video product. Any mounting of the appliance should follow the manufacturer’s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

8A. An appliance and cart combination should be

moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn.

9. Ventilation - Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation, to ensure reliable operation of the video product, and to protect it from overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the video product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This video product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register. This video product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.

10. Power Sources - This video product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your appliance supplier or local power company. For video products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions.

11. Polarization - This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.

12. Power-Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance.

13. Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the video product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. See Fig.A.

14. Lightning - For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power surges.

15. Power lines - An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

16. Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

17. Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

18. Servicing - Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

19. Damage Requiring Service - Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b. If liquid has been spilled on, or objects have fallen into the product. c. If the product has been exposed to rain or water. d. If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation. e. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged. f. When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance

- this indicates a need for service.

20. Replacement Parts - When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or which have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards.

21. Safety Check - Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.

22. Carts and Stands - The appliance should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer.

23. Heat - The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products that produce heat.

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC)

GROUND CLAMP

ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE

ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING

ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT

ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H)

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GENERAL INFORMATION 5

WARNING:

This device complies with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (U.S.A.) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation! This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the supplier or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

IMPORTANT:

This product was FCC verified under test conditions that included use of shielded cables and connectors between system components. It is important that you use shielded cables to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios, televisions, and other electronic devices. If you have any problems, contact your supplier.

Any change or modifications to the equipment by the user not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate such equipment.

Laser safety

This unit employs a laser. To prevent possible eye injury, only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device.

USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION.

WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. (WARNING LOCATION: INSIDE ON LASER COVERSHIELD)

CAUTION ONLY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL

SHOULD REMOVE THE COVER OR ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THIS DEVICE.

For Customer Use:

Read carefully the information located on the back of your DVD recorder and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information for future reference.

Model No. DVDR1500 Serial No. __________________________

LASER

Type Semiconductor laser GaAlAs Wavelength 660 nm (DVD)

780 nm (CD) Output Power 20 mW (DVD + RW writing) (out of objective) 0,8 mW (DVD reading)

0,3 mW (CD reading) Beam divergence 60 degrees.

NOTE TO CABLE TV SYSTEM INSTALLER:

This reminder is provided to call the Cable TV (CATV) system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC (National Electrical Code) that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE CLASS B LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS AS SET OUT IN THE RADIO INTERFERENCE REGULATIONS OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.

CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE N'ÉMET PAS DE BRUITS RADIOÉLECTRIQUES DÉPASSANT LES LIMITES APPLICABLES DANS LA RÈGLEMENT SUR LE BROUILLAGE RADIOÉLECTRIQUES ÉDICTÉ PAR LE MINISTÈRE DES COMMUNICATIONS DU CANADA.

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INDEX 7

English ___________________________________________________8

Français__________________________________________________x

Español __________________________________________________x

Français

Español

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TRUSURROUND,

SSRRSS

, and symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs,Inc. TRUSURROUND technology is manufactured under license from SRS Labs, Inc.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby,” “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.

“VCR Plus+” and “PlusCode” are registered trademarks of the Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from the Gemstar Development Corporation. Pats. 5,307,173; 5,335,079; 4,908,713; 4,751,578; and 4,706,121

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Contents

Introduction

DVD Recorder ____________________________________________12 Box contents______________________________________________13 Placement ________________________________________________13 Cleaning discs _____________________________________________13 Remote control ___________________________________________13

Loading the batteries______________________________________13

Installation

Connections - back of your DVD Recorder _____________________14 Step1: Connecting to the antenna or cable TV signal ______________14 Step2: Connecting to a TV___________________________________14

Progressive Scan connection________________________________14 Component Video (YPBPR) connection _______________________14 S-Video (Y/C) connection __________________________________15 Video (CVBS) connection __________________________________15

Step3: Connecting to audio equipment _________________________15

Connecting to an A/V receiver or A/V amplifier with digital Multi-channel decoder ___________________________15 Connecting to a receiver equipped with two channel digital stereo (PCM)________________________16 Connecting to a receiver equipped with Dolby Pro Logic ________16 Connecting to a TV with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder ____________16

Connecting to a receiver with two channel analog stereo ________16 Step4: Connecting to other equipment _________________________16 Step5: Connections - Front of your DVD Recorder (optional) ______17

Camcorder connection ____________________________________17 Step6: Power supply ________________________________________17 First time setup: Initial setup _________________________________18

Manual setting ___________________________________________18

Quick start

Switching on ______________________________________________20 Manual recording __________________________________________20

Checking input___________________________________________20

Recording_______________________________________________20

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch Recording) 20 Timer programming ________________________________________21

Timer programming with ‘VCR Plus+’ ________________________21

Timer programming without ‘VCR Plus+’ _____________________21 Playing a pre-recorded DVD-Video disc ________________________22 Playing a recordable DVD+RW disc ___________________________22

Functional overview

Front of Recorder _________________________________________23 Back of Recorder __________________________________________24 Display___________________________________________________25 Remote control ___________________________________________26

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Operation

Important notes for operation________________________________27 Loading discs ______________________________________________27 Disc types _______________________________________________27

Discs for recording and playing _____________________________27

Discs for playing only _____________________________________27

Discs unsuitable for recording or playing______________________28 On-screen display information ________________________________28

System menu bar _________________________________________28

User preference menu operation____________________________29

Status box ______________________________________________30

Warning box ____________________________________________30

Tuner info box __________________________________________30

Timer info box __________________________________________31 Index Picture Screen________________________________________32 User preferences __________________________________________33

Setting user preferences ___________________________________33

Picture settings __________________________________________33

Sound settings ___________________________________________34

Language settings_________________________________________34

Feature settings __________________________________________34

Remote Control settings __________________________________35

Record settings __________________________________________35

Installation ______________________________________________36

Recording

Before you start recording___________________________________38 Switching on ______________________________________________38 Manual recording of a TV Channel ____________________________38

Recording_______________________________________________38

Manual audio control _____________________________________39

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch Recording) 39 Timer programming ________________________________________39

Timer recording with ‘VCR Plus+’ ___________________________40

Timer recording without ‘VCR Plus+’ ________________________41 If a timer recording is incorrect_______________________________41

How to check or alter a timer recording _____________________42

How to clear a timer block ________________________________42

Playback

Playing a pre-recorded DVD-Video disc ________________________43 Playing a (Super) Video CD __________________________________43 Playing a DVD+RW disc_____________________________________44 General features ___________________________________________44

Moving to another title/track _______________________________44

Moving to another chapter/index ____________________________44

Slow Motion ____________________________________________45

Still Picture and Frame by Frame Playback_____________________45

Search _________________________________________________45

Repeat _________________________________________________46

Repeat A-B _____________________________________________46

Scan ___________________________________________________46

Time search _____________________________________________46

Zoom__________________________________________________47

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Special DVD-Video features __________________________________47

Menus on the disc ________________________________________47

Camera Angle ___________________________________________48

Changing the audio language________________________________48

Subtitles ________________________________________________48 Special VCD features _______________________________________48

Playback Control (PBC) ___________________________________48 Playing an Audio CD _______________________________________49

Pause __________________________________________________49

Search _________________________________________________49

Moving to another track ___________________________________49

Repeat track/disc_________________________________________49

Repeat A-B _____________________________________________49

Scan ___________________________________________________50

Access control

Child Lock (DVD and VCD) _________________________________51

Activating/deactivating the child lock _________________________51

Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated_________________51

Locking Discs that were formerly Unlocked ___________________52 Parental Level (DVD-Video only)______________________________52

Activating/Deactivating Parental Control ______________________52 Country__________________________________________________53 Changing the 4-digit code____________________________________53

Managing disc content

Title settings ______________________________________________54

Changing name of a recording ______________________________54

Play full title _____________________________________________54

Erasing this title __________________________________________54 Disc Information Screen_____________________________________54 Disc Settings ______________________________________________55

Disc Name______________________________________________55

Protection ______________________________________________55

Erase disc_______________________________________________55

Making edits DVD compatible ______________________________55 Favorite Scene Selection_____________________________________56

Edit during playback ______________________________________56

Inserting Chapter Marker during recording ____________________57

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ___________________________________________58 Diagnosis program _________________________________________60 System limitations __________________________________________60

Glossary

Specifications _________________________________Inside back cover

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12 INTRODUCTION

Introduction

DVD Recorder

DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is the new storage medium that combines the convenience of the Compact Disc with the latest advanced digital video technology. DVD Video uses state-of-the-art MPEG2 data compression technology to register an entire movie on a single 5-inch disc. DVD’s variable bitrate compression, running at up to 9.8 Mbits/second, captures even the most complex pictures in their original quality. The crystal-clear digital pictures have a horizontal resolution of over 500 lines, with 720 pixels (picture elements) to each line. This resolution is more than double that of VHS, superior to Laser Disc, and entirely comparable with digital masters made in recording studios.

DVD+ReWritable (DVD+RW) is the next step in video technology. DVD+RW uses phase-change media, the same technology that formed the basis for CDReWritable. A high-power laser is used to change the reflectivity of the recording layer. This process can be repeated more than a thousand times.

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 play on your Philips DVD Recorder and

- recordings, made on your Philips DVD Recorder, can play on existing DVD Video players and DVD-ROM drives.

With it, you will be able to record TV programs or edit and archive your own camcorder recordings. Superb digital picture and sound quality, quick access to the tracks you have recorded and extensive playback features contribute to a completely new video experience.

From now on you will enjoy full-length movies with true cinema picture quality and stereo or Multi-channel sound (depending on the disc and on your playback set-up).You will find your Recorder remarkably easy to use, with the on-screen display, Recorder display and remote control.

pre-recorded DVD DVD+RW

DVD Video

player

Philips DVD

recorder

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Box contents

First check and identify the contents of your DVD Recorder package, as listed below:

- DVD Recorder

- Pronto Pro remote control with accessories. Refer to separate instructions for use.

- 2-core power cord

- Component video cable

- S-Video cable

- Antenna cable

- Audio cable (2x)

- Video cable

- DVD+RW disc

- Instructions for use

- Warranty card

If any item is damaged or missing, please inform your supplier without delay.

Keep the packaging materials; you may need them to transport your Recorder in the future.

Placement

l Place the Recorder on a firm, flat surface. l Keep the DVD Recorder away from domestic

heating equipment and direct sunlight.

l In a cabinet, allow about 2.5 cm (1 inch) of free

space all around the Recorder for adequate ventilation.

l Always keep the disc tray closed to avoid dust on

the lens.

l The lens may cloud over when the DVD Recorder is

suddenly moved from cold to warm surroundings. Playing or recording a disc is not possible then. Leave the DVD Recorder in a warm environment for two hours before use, so the moisture can evaporate.

Cleaning discs

Some problems 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, clean it with a cleaning

cloth. Wipe the disc in a straight line from the center out to the edge.

Caution: Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for analog discs. Do not use commercially available cleaning discs to clean the lens, as these discs may damage the optical unit.

Remote control

Loading the batteries

l Remove the battery compartment cover. l Insert two 'AA' (LR-6) batteries as indicated inside

the battery compartment.

l Replace the cover.

Caution: Do not mix old and new batteries. Never mix different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, etc.). This may reduce the lifetime of the batteries.

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14 INSTALLATION

Installation

Connections - back of your DVD Recorder

- Please refer to your TV, VCR, Stereo and any other User Manual(s) as necessary to make the optimal connections.

- Do not connect the power cards until all other connections are made.

- Do not connect your DVD Recorder to your TV via your VCR. The video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.

- For better sound, connect the Recorder’s audio outputs to your amplifier, receiver, stereo system or A/V equipment. See ‘Connecting to an A/V receiver or A/V amplifier.’

Caution: Do not connect the Recorder’s audio output to the phone input of your audio system. This could damage your equipment.

Step 1: Connecting to the antenna or Cable TV signal

l Remove the antenna cable from your TV and

connect it to the ANTENNA jack at the back of the DVD Recorder.

l Connect one end of the antenna cable supplied (1)

to the TV jack on the DVD Recorder and the other end to the antenna input jack on your TV.

The antenna connection transmits TV channels through the Recorder to the TV, you still need a video connection to sent DVD playback from the Recorder to the TV. See ‘Connecting to a TV.’

Step 2: Connecting to a TV

To obtain the highest possible picture and sound quality from your TV, use the Progressive Scan video jacks on the DVD Recorder and TV.

Progressive Scan connection

l Connect the PROG SCAN OUT (YPBPR) jacks on

the Recorder to the corresponding IN jacks on the TV, using the Component Video cable supplied (2) as shown in the drawing.

l Connect the audio Left (white) and Right (red) OUT

jacks on the Recorder to the corresponding AUDIO IN jacks on the TV using the audio cables supplied (4).

Note: The

PROG SCAN OUT

jacks do not carry Closed

Captioning or V-chip signals. These features will not be available if you use the Progressive Scan connection.

Component Video (YPBPR) connection

If your TV does not have Progressive Scan connect the DVD Recorder with the Component Video jacks.

l Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO (YPBPR) OUT

jacks to the corresponding IN jacks on the TV, using the Component Video cable supplied (2) as shown in the drawing.

l Connect the AUDIO Left (white) and Right (red)

OUT jacks to the corresponding AUDIO IN jacks on the TV using the audio cable supplied (4).

l Do not connect a Progressive Scan video source to

the Component Video IN jacks on your TV.

Apparatus Claims of U. S. Patent Nos.

4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093

licensed for limited viewing uses only.

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Apparatus Claims of U. S. Patent Nos.

4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093

licensed for limited viewing uses only.

COMPONENT VIDEO PROG

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S-Video (Y/C) connection

If your TV is not equipped with COMPONENT VIDEO inputs, connect the DVD Recorder with the S-Video (Y/C) jacks.

l Connect the S-Video (Y/C) OUT jacks to the

corresponding IN jacks on the TV, using the S-Video cable supplied (3) as shown in the drawing.

l Connect the AUDIO Left (white) and Right (red)

OUT jacks to the corresponding IN jacks on the TV using the audio cable supplied (4).

Video (CVBS) connection

If your TV is not equipped with S-Video jacks, then connect the DVD Recorders VIDEO (CVBS) jack to your TV.

l Connect the VIDEO (CVBS) OUT jacks (yellow) to

the corresponding IN jacks on the TV using the video cable supplied (5) as shown in the drawing.

l Connect the AUDIO Left (white) and Right (red)

OUT jacks to the corresponding IN jacks on the TV using the audio cable supplied (4).

Step 3: Connecting to audio equipment

Connecting to an A/V receiver or A/V amplifier with a digital Multi-channel decoder

The best possible sound quality is obtained by connecting your DVD Recorder to an Audio/Video receiver with Multi-channel decoder (Dolby Digital, MPEG 2 and DTS).

Digital Multi-channel sound

A digital Multi-channel connection provides the optimum sound quality. For this you need a Multi-channel A/V receiver that supports one or more of the audio types supported by your DVD Recorder (MPEG 2, Dolby Digital and DTS). Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver.

l Connect one of the DVD Recorder’s DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT jacks to the corresponding IN jacks on the receiver. Use a digital coaxial cable (6) or a digital optical audio cable (7). If you do not have a digital coaxial audio cable, you may use the supplied yellow video cable.

Note: If you use a connection that does not match the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce a strong, distorted sound. The audio type of the current DVD disc will appear in the Status Window when you change the language. Six Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connection can only be obtained if your receiver has a Digital Multi-channel decoder.

Apparatus Claims of U. S. Patent Nos.

4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093

licensed for limited viewing uses only.

COMPONENT VIDEO PROG

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Apparatus Claims of U. S. Patent Nos.

4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093

licensed for limited viewing uses only.

COMPONENT VIDEO PROG

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EXT 3 EXT 3

SCAN

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Apparatus Claims of U. S. Patent Nos.

4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093

licensed for limited viewing uses only.

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16 INSTALLATION

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 one of the the Recorder’s DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT jacks to the corresponding IN jacks on your receiver. Use the supplied yellow video (CVBS) cable or an optional digital optical audio cable.

l After installation set Digital Output to PCM only the

DVD Recorder’s digital OUT jacks (see ‘User Preferences.’)

Connecting to a receiver equipped with Dolby Pro Logic

l Make a video connection between the DVD Recorder

and the TV.

l Then connect the Recorder’s Left and Right AUDIO

OUT jacks to the corresponding inputs on the Dolby Pro Logic Audio/Video receiver, using the audio cable supplied (4).

l Make the appropriate Sound settings for Analog

Output in the user preferences menu.

Connecting to a TV with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder

l Connect the Recorder to the TV as described in

chapter ‘Connecting to a TV .’

Connecting to a receiver with two channel analog stereo

l If you have a receiver with only two-channel analog

stereo and none of the above mentioned sound systems, connect the audio Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD Recorder to the corresponding AUDIO IN jacks on your receiver, amplifier or stereo system. Use the audio cable supplied (4).

Step 4: Connecting to other equipment (optional)

To connect other devices to the Recorder, use the available IN jacks on the back of the Recorder.

-Set top box

-VCR

-DVD Video player

Most pre-recorded video cassettes and DVD discs are copy protected. If you try to copy them, the DVD Recorder display will show ‘COPY PROTECT.’

Do not connect a Progressive Scan video source to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks (EXT3). The DVD Recorder cannot record Progressive Scan video signals.

Remember, connect the DVD Recorder directly to the TV. For example, do not connect the Recorder to a VCR, then connect the VCR directly to the TV. If you are not using the DVD Recorder, turn off its power to avoid interfering with VCR playback, for example.

Apparatus Claims of U. S. Patent Nos.

4,631,603, 4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093

licensed for limited viewing uses only.

EXT 3 EXT 3

COMPONENT VIDEO PROG

EXT 2

EXT 1 EXT 1/2

3 4

Set top box

SCAN

BPB

RC 6

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INSTALLATION 17

Step 5: Connections - Front of your DVD Recorder (optional)

Camcorder connection

l If you have a DV or Digital 8 camcorder, connect

the DVD Recorder’s i-link DV input jack on the Recorder (1) to the corresponding output jack on the camcorder using the i-link cable of your camcorder.

l If you have a Hi-8 or S-VHS(C) camcorder, connect

the DVD Recorder’s S-VIDEO IN jacks on the DVD Recorder to the corresponding OUT jacks on the camcorder. Use the S-Video cable supplied (2).Then connect the AUDIO Left (white) and Right (red) IN jacks of the DVD Recorder to the corresponding OUT jacks on the camcorder using the AUDIO cable supplied (4).

l Otherwise, connect the VIDEO IN jacks on the

DVD Recorder (yellow) to the corresponding OUT jacks on the camcorder. Use the video cable supplied (3). Then connect the AUDIO Left (white) and Right (red) IN jacks of the DVD Recorder to the corresponding OUT jacks on the camcorder using the AUDIO cable supplied (4).

Step 6: Power supply

l Make sure all necessary connections are made

before connecting the DVD Recorder to the power supply.

l Plug the supplied power cable into the Power jack

on the back of the Recorder.

l Connect the power card to an AC outlet.

Note: Make sure the local power voltage matches the required 110V. When the Recorder is in the ‘standby/power off’ position, it is still consuming some power. If you wish to disconnect your DVD Recorder completely from power, remove the power cord from the AC Outlet. When the DVD Recorder is disconnected from the power, TV channels and timer data usually will be stored one year.

PANEL

Camcorder

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18 INSTALLATION

First time setup: Initial setup

After switching on the DVD Recorder for the very first time, the ‘Initial setup screen’ will appear. In initial setup, you may have to set your preferences for some of the Recorder features. If the initial setup screen does not appear, your DVD Recorder has been installed already. You may still change the preferences via the ‘installation menu.’

Notes: Preferences have to be set in the order in which the item menus will appear on the screen. The ‘Initial setup’ will only be concluded after the preferences for the last item have been confirmed. If the Recorder is switched off while setting user preferences, all preferences have to be set again after switching on the Recorder again.

Manual setting

When a menu is displayed: l Use the w/v (down or up cursor) buttons to go

through the options in the menu. The selected option will be highlighted in white text.

l Use OK to confirm your selection and move to the

next menu.

The following items may be set in Initial setup:

Menu language

The DVD Recorder’s system menus of the DVD Recorder will be displayed in the language you choose.

Audio language

The disc sound will be in the language you choose, if it is available on the current disc. If not, speech will revert to the first spoken language on the disc. Also, the DVD disc menu will be in the language you choose, if it is available on the disc.

Subtitle language

The subtitles will be in the language you choose if is available on the current disc. If not, there will be no subtitles, or the subtitles will revert to the first subtitle language on the disc.

English

Espanol Francais Portugues Italiano

Subtitle language

Press OK to continue

Initial setup

Playback audio

Initial setup

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INSTALLATION 19

TV Shape

You can choose:

- 16:9 if you have a wide screen (16:9) TV.

- 4:3 if you have a regular (4:3) TV. 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 full-height picture with the sides trimmed. If a disc has Pan Scan, the picture moves (pans) horizontally to keep the main action on the screen.

Automatic TV Channel Search

Make sure the antenna is connected to the DVD Recorder. See ‘Connecting to the antenna’. Your DVD Recorder will search for all TV channels that are available in your area. It stores channels in the order in which they are found.

l Press OK to confirm.

‰ Automatic search and installation starts. This can

take several minutes.

‰ When Automatic search and installation is complete ‘

Autom.search complete

XXX channels found

’ appears on the TV screen.

Initial setup is now complete. You can still adjust the settings. See ‘User preferences.’

Installation

Autom.search

Theatrical

Searching for TV channels

XXX channels found

Please wait

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20 QUICK START

Quick start

Recording and playback are the basic functions of your DVD Recorder. In this chapter the elementary operations for recording or playing a disc are presented separately for quick reference purposes. Detailed information on different modes, settings and features can be found in the chapter ‘Operation’.

Switching on

l Switch on the TV and select the TV’s Video In

channel (see operation manual for your TV).

l Press B STANDBY/ON to turn on the Recorder.

The initial setup will appear the very first time you turn on the Recorder. See initial setup.

l Make sure the clock is set. See ‘Installation -

time/date adjustment.’

Manual recording

Checking input

Normally, the DVD Recorder displays the contents of the current disc on the screen. However, if you want to view TV channels, press the TUNER button so that TV programming appears on the TV. Make sure your TV is on the correct Video In channel. Press TUNER again to return to disc viewing only at the Recorder.

Recording

1 Press / OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 2 Insert a recordable DVD+RW disc. Press /

OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

3 Press TUNER to see TV channels through the

DVD Recorder.

4 Press CHANNEL 3 or CHANNEL 4 (on the

Recorder) or P+, P- or the digit buttons 0-9 (on the remote control) to select the channel you wish to record.

5 Press RECORD.

‰ ‘RECORD’ shows on the display.

6 Press 9 STOP to stop recording.

‰ ‘RECORD’ flashes on the display.

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch Recording)

1 Insert a recordable DVD+RW disc. 2 Press TUNER to see TV channels through the

DVD Recorder.

3 Use CHANNEL 3 or CHANNEL 4 (on the

Recorder) or P+, P- or the digit buttons 0-9 (on the remote control) to select the channel you wish to record.

4 Press RECORD twice.

‰ The end time of the recording shows in the timer box on the TV screen. The remaining recording time shows in the status box on the TV screen and on the display.

5 Press RECORD repeatedly to set up long

recordings in 30 minutes increments, up to four hours.

6 Or, press the 9 STOP button to stop recording.

STANDBY/ON

10: 15 pm

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QUICK START 21

Timer programming

Timer programming with ’VCR Plus+’

A PlusCode is a number of up to eight digits, printed in most TV guides next to the start time of a TV program. It contains all the information you need for programming a timer.

1 Press TIMER on the remote control. 2 Select ‘

VCR Plus+programming

’ with w/v (down

or up cursor.)

3 Press u (right cursor).

4 Use the 0-9 digit keys to enter the entire PlusCode

number from your TV guide. If you make a mistake, you can erase it with CLEAR.

5 Press OK to confirm.

‰ Information about the timer will appear on the TV screen. If information is missing or not available, you may be asked to enter more information. Follow the instructions given on the screen.

6 Confirm with the OK button.

‰ The data is stored in a timer block.

7 To finish, press TIMER then SYSTEM MENU. 8 Make sure you insert a DVD+RW disc that does not

have erase protection. If you insert a disc with erase protection, recording will be refused.

9 Switch off the Recorder by pressing B

STANDBY/ON so that the red standby light

appears. The Recorder must be off for a timer recording to occur.

Timer programming without VCR Plus+

1 Press TIMER on the remote control. 2 Select ‘

Timer programming

’ with w/v (down or

up cursor.)

3 Press u (right cursor).

4 Enter the month and the date with w/v (down or

up cursor,) or with the digit keys 0-9. 5 Press u (right cursor) to move to CH. (channel). 6 Enter the channel number you want to record using

w/v (down or up cursor.) or 0-9. 7 Press u (right cursor) to move to Start. 8 Enter the Start time you want to record using w/v

(down or up cursor.) or 0-9. 9 Press u (right cursor). 10 Enter the End time you want to record using w/v

(down or up cursor.) or 0-9. 11 Press u (right cursor) to move to Record Mode. 12 Select the recording mode with w/v (down or up

cursor): HQ (1 hour per disc, SP (2 hours), LP (3

hours) or EP (4 hours).

If you make a mistake, you can go back with t (left

cursor). 13 Press OK to confirm.

‰ The data has been stored in a timer block. 14 To finish, press TIMER repeatedly to remove all the

menus.

‰ Make sure you insert a DVD+RW disc without

erase protection. If you insert a disc with erase

protection or a locked disc, recording will be

refused. 15 Switch off the power with B STANDBY/ON.

For additional timer programming information

(see “Timer programming”.) Use SELECT to

record the program at daily or weekly intervals.

Mo-Fr

: Record every day from Monday to Friday.

Weekly

: Recording at the same day of the week,

every week, for example every Thursday.

Timer

VCR Plus+programming Timer programming

Timer list

To exit Press TIMER

Timer

VCR Plus+ programming

Mo Fr Weekly Press SELECT

To store Press OK

Timer

Timer programming

Date

CH. Start End

04// 20 120 09: 00 P M 11: 00 P M S P

Mo Fr Weekly Press SELECT

To store Press OK

Rec Mode

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22 QUICK START

Playing a pre-recorded DVDVideo disc

1 Insert a pre-recorded DVD-Video disc.

‰ When ‘Autoresume’ is ‘On’ (see ‘User Preferences’) playback starts automatically from the point at which it stopped, the last time the disc played. ‰ When ‘Autoresume’ is ‘

Off

2 The disc may invite you to select an item from a

menu. If the selections are numbered, press the appropriate numerical button; otherwise use the w/v (down or up cursor) or t/u (left or right cursor) buttons to highlight your selection, then press OK. ‰ The currently playing title and chapter number appear on the Recorder display. The elapsed playing time is shows in the Recorder display.

3 To stop playback at any time, press 9 STOP.

Playing a recordable DVD+RW disc

l Insert a recordable DVD+RW disc.

‰ If the disc is a new blank disc, the display will

show ‘EMPTY DISC.’ ‰ If the inserted disc is erase-protected, playback starts automatically.

l When you press 2 PLAY, playback starts from the

point it stopped the last time the disc played or recorded. If you want to start playback from the beginning of the disc, you can do so via the Index Picture Screen (see ‘Index Picture Screen’). To choose a new Title for playback in the Index Picture Screen, press w/v (down or up cursor) to choose the beginning of a Title, then press OK or 2 PLAY. Playback will begin.

l With ¡ PREVIOUS and ™ NEXT you can go to

the previous title, the beginning of the current title, or next title during playback.

l To stop playback at any time, press 9 STOP. ‰ You return to the Index Picture Screen.

TITLE

CHAPTER TIME

DVD

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FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 23

Functional overview

Front of Recorder

B STANDBY/ON

- switches the Recorder On or to standby mode (off) Standby indicator

- lights red when the Recorder is in standby mode; player is not operable

- lights green when the Recorder is operable

PANEL

- press to open and close the door that cover additional buttons and jack on the front of the Recorder

DISPLAY

- displays the current status of the Recorder

/ OPEN/CLOSE

- opens/closes the disc tray

9 STOP

- stops disc playback or recording

2 PLAY

- starts disc play

0 RECORD

- recording of the selected channel or source

*SEARCH

- Q search backward during disc playback

- R search forwardduring disc playback

*AUTO/MAN REC VOLUME

- to adjust the recording volume level automatically or manually

*MANUAL

- 34to increase/decrease the recording volume level

*CHANNEL

- to select TV channels manually

When the Recorder is in Tuner mode.

*TITLE

- J selects previous title

/chapter/track/index or beginning of

current title/chapter/track/index

- K selects next title/ chapter/track/index

*AUDIO In (Left/Right)

- Audio left/right input jack to connect a camcorder or video Recorder

*VIDEO In (CVBS)

- Video input jack to connect a camcorder or video Recorder

*S-VIDEO In

- Video input jack to connect a camcorder or video Recorder

*DV

- Audio/Video input jack to connect a digital camcorder

*DV-indicator

- Lights red when the DV input is active

* Located behind panel, press the panel button for access.

Disc tray

DIGITAL

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24 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW

MAINS

- connection to the power outlet

ANTENNA

- RF connection to antenna/cable TV signal VIDEO (CVBS)

- 2 x OUT: for connection to a TV, receiver or amplifier with CVBS video inputs

- IN: for connecting a video source with CVBS outputs

S-VIDEO (Y/C)

- OUT: for connection to a TV, receiver or amplifier with S-Video (Y/C) inputs

- IN: for connecting a video source with S-Video (Y/C) outputs

COMPONENT VIDEO (YPBPR) OUT

- for connection to a TV, receiver or amplifier with component video (YPBPR) inputs COMPONENT VIDEO (YP

BPR

) IN

- for connection to a source with component video (YPBPR) outputs

- RF connection to TV (does not carry the video output signal of the Recorder)

PROG SCAN (Progressive Scan)

- for connection to a TV with progressive scan (480p) input AUDIO OUT L/R

- connection to an amplifier, receiver, stereo system or to a TV AUDIO IN L/R

- connection to the audio output of a video source of which the video output is

connected to the rear CVBS video input (EXT2) or to the rear S-Video input (EXT 1)

OUT OPTICAL

- connection to an amplifier, receiver or stereo system with a digital (optical) audio input

OUT COAX (coaxial)

- connection to an amplifier, receiver or stereo system

with a digital (coaxial) audio input

AUDIO OUT L/R

- connection to an amplifier, receiver, stereo system or a TV AUDIO IN L/R

- connection to the audio output of a video source of which the video output is connected to the component video input (EXT3)

IN RC6

- for connection to a media control system

VENTILATION OPENINGS

- allow the DVD Recorder to cool. Do not block the vents. Leave at least one inch space free around the vents

EXT 3 EXT 3

COMPONENT VIDEO PROG

EXT 2

EXT 1 EXT 1/2

SCAN

RC 6

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FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 25

Display

DVD

- DVD Video disc inserted

DVD+RW

- DVD+Rewritable disc inserted

TITLE

- Current DVD title number

TRACK

- Current VCD/CD track number

VCD

- Video CD inserted not available to check

- Audio CD inserted

SVCD

- Super Video CD inserted not available

HQ - SP - LP - EP

- Selected recording mode: High Quality, Standard Play, Long Play or Extended Play

CHAPTER

- DVD chapter number

STEREO

- The current channel is broadcasting in stereo.

SAP

- A second audio program is available on the current channel.

dB scale

- indicates recording volume when using manual controls

Disc bar

- Displays disc content, recording level or formatting progress

MANUAL

- Appears when you manually adjust the recording level.

MPEG - DIGITAL - DTS - PCM

- Active audio format

CHANNEL

- Current channel number

RECORD

- Recording in progress

TIMER

- A Timer is programmed or active

TRACK TIME

- Track time in minutes and seconds

TOTAL TIME

- Total playback or recording time in hours, minutes and seconds

TIME REMAIN

- Total remaining playback or recording time in hours, minutes and seconds

- Remote Control command received

TITLE TRACK

DVD CDVRW

CHAPTER TOTAL TIME REMAINTRACK

SP LP EP+

PCMDTSDIGITALMPEG

MONITOR

MANUAL

TIMER

-30-40 -10-20 0 OVER-30-40 -10-20 0 OVER

CHANNEL

RECORD

STEREO

SAP

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Remote control

c MUTE

- TV Mute ON/OFF

P +/–

- change TV channel up/down

+/–

- TV volume up/down

INFO A/CH ALTERNATE CHANNEL

- switches to previous TV channel

DOWN

/ OPEN/CLOSE

- opens/closes the disc tray 0 RECORD

- direct recording of the currently selected program channel

ON / OFF

-Turn on or off the DVD Recorder power

5 REVERSE

- search backward on a disc during playback 2 PLAY

- begin disc playback 6 FORWARD

- search forward on a disc during playback ¡ PREVIOUS

- select a previous chapter, track or title 9 STOP

- stop playback or recording ; PAUSE

- pause playback or recording, press repeatedly for stepby-step disc playback ™ NEXT

- skip to next chapter, track or title

DIM

- changes the brightness of the display panel

DISC MENU

- displays DVD disc menu or Index Picture Screen for a DVD+RW

SYSTEM MENU

- displays Recorder system menu bar

w v u t

- move cursor down/up/right/left

- acknowledge menu selection

RETURN

- go back to previous menu step

EDIT

- displays edit menu for DVD+RW disc during playback

TIMER

- displays the Timer menu

SELECT

- switches between different values in a menu

0-9

- numerical keys to enter information or select channels

CLEAR

- delete last entry/clear a Timer

- acknowledge menu selection

TITLE/CHAPTER

- select title

- select chapter

TUNER

- switches between disc mode and tuner mode

SUBTITLE

- select subtitle language on a DVD

AUDIO

- select audio language on a DVD

ANGLE

- select DVD camera angle on A DVD

ZOOM

- enlarge video image on a DVD

SCAN

- play the first 10 seconds of each chapter within a title (DVD) or the first 10 seconds of each track on a disc (VCD/CD) or each Title on a DVD+RW.

SHUFFLE REPEAT

- repeat chapter, track, title, disc

REPEAT A-B

- repeat a specific sequence

1;STILL

- still picture reverse

STILL ;2

- still picture forward

I SLOW

- slow motion reverse

SLOW H

- slow motion disc playback

1 NORMAL

- play backward

NORMAL 2

- begin disc playback

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Operation

OPERATION 27

Important notes for operation

You can switch on the DVD Recorder with the B STANDBY/ON button on the front of the Recorder. Keep your DVD Recorder connected to the power outlet at all times to ensure programmed recordings can be made.

You can use the B STANDBY/ON or B ON/OFF button on the remote control to interrupt a function. When you have an operating problem, you can interrupt the function and start again.

Loading discs

1 Press / OPEN/CLOSE. The disc tray opens. 2 Lay your chosen disc in the tray, label side up. If the

disc is two side, make sure the label of the side you want to play is facing up. Make sure it is sitting properly in the correct recess.

3 Press / OPEN/CLOSE to close the tray.

‰ ‘READING’ appears on the Recorder display. If the disc is pre-recorded or erase-protected, playback will start automatically.

You can unload a disc by pressing / OPEN/CLOSE again or by pressing or hockling 9 STOP for two seconds.

Note: If ‘Child Lock’ is

‘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. Depending on the disc type you can either use it for recording and playback or playback only. Some discs are not suitable to be used in the DVD Recorder at all. The following information summarizes existing disc types and their DVD Recorder compatibility.

Discs for recording and playing:

DVD+RW

Records and playing. In case of a new blank disc, after the first recording, some more time (up to two minutes) is needed by the Recorder to automatically make the disc compatible with DVD video players.

Discs for playing only:

DVD-Video

DVD-R (DVD-Recordable)

These play only if they contain DVD-Video.

DVD-RW

Plays only if it is recorded in Video mode and has been finalized.

CD Digital Audio

You can play digital audio CDs in conventional style through a stereo system, using the buttons on the remote control and/or front panel of the DVD Recorder.

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28 OPERATION

Super Audio CD

Of hybrid SACD discs, the CD layer can play.

(Super) Video CD

Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.), these discs may have one or more tracks. Tracks may have one or more indexes as indicated on the disc case. To make access easy and convenient, your Recorder lets you move between track and indexes.

CD-R (CD Recordable)

These play only if they contain Audio CD material.

CD-RW (CD Rewritable)

These play only if they contain Audio CD material.

Discs unsuitable for recording or playing:

DVD-RAM

DVD-Audio

On-screen display information

System menu bar

Access the system menu bar by pressing any of the following buttons on the remote control: SYSTEM

MENU, TITLE/CHAPTER, ANGLE, SUBTITLE, AUDIO and ZOOM.

A number of Recorder functions can be controlled via the system menu bar. You can move between the two parts of the system menu bar with the t (left cursor) and u (right cursor) buttons.

System menu bar icons

Part 1 Part 2 User preferences Sound Current Title/Track Picture by Picture Current Chapter/Index Slow motion Audio language Fast motion Subtitle language Time search Angle Zoom

Recordable

ReWritable

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OPERATION 29

Temporary feedback icons

These symbols may appear in the top left corner of the TV screen when you access a feature.

Scan first 10 seconds of each Chapter/Track

Repeat entire Disc

Repeat current Title

Repeat current Track

Repeat current Chapter

Point A for Repeat A-B playback is set.

Repeat A-B playback

Alternate camera Angle

Child Lock On

Child Safe

Resume

Action prohibited

User preference menu operation

1 Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. 2 Press the t (left cursor) button to select in the

system menu bars then press w (down cursor). ‰ The user preference menu appears.

3 Use the t/u/v/w (left or right/up or down cursor)

buttons to move through the menus, sub menus and sub menu options. ‰ When a menu item is selected, the cursor buttons (on the remote control) to operate the item are displayed next to the item.

4 Press OK, repeatedly if necessary, to confirm and

return to the main menu.

The following functions can be operated in the user preference menu:

User preference menu icons

Picture settings Sound settings Language settings Feature settings Remote control settings Record settings Installation

l Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the system

menu bar from the screen.

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Status box

The status box displays the current status of the Recorder and information about the current disc, including disc type, total playing time, and elapsed playing time. Set status Box to ‘On,’ if you want to see following icons when you access a feature.

Disc type icons

DVD+RW (Rewritable)

DVD-Video

Video-CD

no disc

disc error

Disc status icons

recording

stop

playing

pause play

record pause

erasing

fast forward

fast reverse

slow motion

Warning box

A warning box will be displayed on the location of the status box when appropriate. For instance: ‘

Disc

locked

’

Tuner info box

The tuner info box appears at the bottom left of the TV screen during tuner mode (see: Manual recording, Checking input). It displays the currently selected signal, or which device you are viewing or recording from. When tuner is selected, it shows the channel number and/or channel name. For example, if the tuner info box shows EXT 1, you are viewing or recording the material that is playing on the equipment that is connected to the EXT 1 AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the Recorder.

Current TV channel

No signal

Make sure you have connected an antenna or cable signal to the ANTENNA jack on the Recorder as described in “Installation - Update/Re-install TV channels” If you have selected an external input, make sure the source device is connected and switched on.

Copy-protected signal

The tuner info box appears on the screen at all times if you are watching TV channels through the Recorder (press TUNER on the remote control.)

rec

stop

play

pause

0 ;

pause

erasing

1/4

;

Disc locked

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Timer info box

The timer info box appears on the TV screen during tuner mode when no recording is taking place. It displays the current status of the timer recordings.

When a timer is set, it shows a timer indication and the start time or date of the first recording.

Timer event due today

Timer event due on another day

When an OTR is in progress, the end time appears.

OTR recording started

When no timer recording is scheduled, the current time appears.

Current time

Note: The Tuner info box and Timer info box will disappear during playback and after a recording starts.

10: 15 pm

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Index Picture Screen

The Index Picture Screen displays an overview of the titles recorded on the disc. It appears automatically when playback or recording is stopped and a DVD+RW is in the Recorder. (The DVD+RW must have recorded content.) Each title is represented by an index picture. Next to the index picture, the program name, length of recording and mode in which it was recorded and recording date of the title are shown. If no name is known, the DVD Recorder will fill in the source (i.e. channel recorded) and the time of the recording instead. Empty spaces (erased titles or blank space at the end of the disc) are also shown. l A maximum of three titles will be shown on the

screen at once. If more titles are present, you can move to those with the w/v (down or up cursor) buttons.

l On the right side of the Index Picture Screen, you

can see the disc bar. This gives an overview of all titles on the disc, as well as any empty spaces.

On the disc bar, an arrow – the disc pointer – indicates your current position on the disc. From this point you may resume playback or recording.

l If you move through the list of titles with w/v

(down or up cursor) or J PREVIOUS/K NEXT, the disc pointer will move.

l Press 9 STOP to put the disc pointer at the

beginning of the disc.

l To move the disc pointer to the end of the last title,

press and hold K NEXT.

l If you move from an Index Picture to the box beside

it (containing name, record mode, etc.), you enter the title settings menu (see ‘Managing disc content Title settings’).

Index Picture

- image that represents a recorded title

Title description

- program name

- length of recording and mode in which it was recorded

- recording date (if clock was set)

Cue to go to Disc Info Screen or to title on previous screen

Empty title

Current title

Disc Pointer

- shows number and place of current title on disc

Other title

Disc Bar

- shows an overview of all titles on disc

Cue to go to title on next screen

Tuner Info Box

- displays the selected channel

Timer Info Box

- displays the current time or time/date of the next timer program

11: 15

24 08.02 11: 11 00: 00: 55 -SP Thu 09 14 2001

49 08.02 11: 13 00: 00: 57 -SP Thu 09 14 2001

Empty title 00: 00: 59-SP

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User preferences

Setting user preferences

You can set your user preferences for some of the Recorder features. (See ‘Operation’ - ‘User preference menu operation’)

The following items can be adapted:

Picture settings

TV Shape

With TV Shape you can adjust the image from your DVD Recorder to fit your TV screen. You can choose:

- 16:9 if you have a wide screen (16:9) TV.

- 4:3 Letterbox: if you have a regular TV and you want a ‘wide-screen’ picture with black bars at the top and bottom,

- 4:3 Pan Scan: if you have a regular TV and you want full-height picture with the sides trimmed. If a disc has Pan Scan, the picture then moves (pans) horizontally to keep the main action on the screen.

Black level shift

Adapts the color dynamics to obtain richer contrasts. Select

Off

Video shift

The factory setting centers the video on your screen. Or, use Video shift to adjust the position of the picture on your TV to the left or right.

OPERATION 33

Theatrical

Picture

TV shape

Black Level shift

Video shift

4:3 letter box

OK to exit

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Sound settings

Digital output

The factory setting off ‘

All

’ means both coaxial and optical outputs are on, and Dolby Digital and MPEG-2 Multi-channel sound is going to the DVD Recorders output. If your equipment doesn't include a digital Multi-channel decoder, set the digital output to ‘

PCM only

’ (Pulse Code Modulation). Both coaxial and optical outputs are then switched on, and Dolby Digital and MPEG2 Multichannel are converted to PCM. If you are not connecting to equipment with a digital input, change the setting to ‘

Off

’.

Analog output

Select

Stereo, Surround

3D Sound

. Factory setting

Stereo

Surround : Select this setting when using equipment with

a Surround Pro Logic decoder. In this setting the 5.1 audio channels (Dolby Digital, MPEG-

2) are downmixed to a Surround-compatible 2-channel output.

3D Sound: In a setup without rear speakers (analog

stereo output), this option remixes the six channels of digital surround (Dolby Digital, MPEG-2) into a two speaker output, while retaining all of the original audio information. The result is the listening sensation of being surrounded by multiple speakers.

Night mode

Night mode optimizes the dynamics of the sound with low volume playback for less disturbance in quiet environments. This only works for Dolby Digital audio on DVD video discs.

r Language settings

The preferred language can be adapted via the system menu bar. Also see ‘Initial setup Language.’ Settings can be changed for:

- Playback audio

- Recording audio

- Subtitle

- Menu (DVD Recorder system menus only)

Recording audio

You can set a preference for recording a stereo or secondary audio program. Select ‘

Stereo

’ or ‘

SAP

.’ This setting applies only if the broadcast contains stereo or SAP. SAP usually means a program is broadcast in a different language or with additional information

Feature settings

Access Control

Access Control contains the following features: Child Lock - When Child Lock is on, a 4-digit code needs to be entered in order to play discs. Parental Level - Allows the conditional presentation of DVD-Video discs rated according to Parental Level information. Change Country - Allows conditional presentation of DVD-Video discs rated according to country information. Change Code - To change the 4-digit code.

Adapt disc format

This option adapts the menu of a DVD+RW disc recorded on a different brand of Recorder. It only shows when such a disc is loaded. A DVD+RW disc recorded on a different type of Recorder can play, but may not provide all features commonly available to DVD+RW discs, such as the on-screen disc bar, disc settings menu, title settings menu, and editing. If the disc is not erase-protected, the disc format can be adapted to this Philips Recorder, after which these functions are available.

Status box

The status box displays the current status of the Recorder and the disc type loaded (see ‘Operation on-screen display information - Status box’). You can switch it on or off.

Off

= always Off. Status boxes do not appear.

= Status box appears with the system menu bar or is

displayed temporarily (disappears after time-out) when changing the playback or record status.

Factory setting is ‘On.’

Digital output

Analog output

Night mode

Connected audio system Digital out Analog out

Amplifier or TV with Off Stereo two channel analog stereo

Amplifier or TV with Dolby Off Surround Surround or Dolby Pro Logic

Amplifier with two channel PCM only Stereo digital stereo

A/V receiver with Multi-channel All Stereo or decoder (Dolby Digital, MPEG, DTS) Surround

Multi-channel A/V receiver Off Surround with 6-channel connectors

Stereo

Surround

3D sound

Sound

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Low Power Standby

If Low Power Standby is ‘On,’ the Recorder will consume minimum power in standby mode. Factory setting is ‘

Off

.’

Note: When the Recorder is in low power standby mode:

- the signal of the equipment connected to the inputs will not be passed through to the TV outputs,

- the Display will be Off,

- the Standby indicator on the Recorder will still light up in standby mode.

Autoresume

The Autoresume setting only applies to the last 20 prerecorded DVD Video and Video CD discs, you played. If

Auto resume

is ‘On,’ playback will start from the point where it stopped the last time the disc played. When

Auto resume

is ‘

Off

,’ the Recorder will start playing from the beginning of a disc. In this case, you can still resume from the last point it stopped when appears on the TV screen by pressing 2 PLAY. Factory setting is ‘On.’

PBC

This feature allows you to disable or enable the PBC (Playback Control) menu of Video CDs. See ‘Playback’ ‘Special VCD features.’ Factory setting is ‘On.’

Remote Control settings

Key sound

The Recorder beeps each time you press a button on the Recorder or remote control. Select ‘

Off

’ to disable this sound. The factory setting is

Remote control used

If you want to use the remote control of a Philips DVD player instead of the standard DVD Recorder remote control to work the DVD Recorder, select ‘

DVD

Player

.’ Factory setting is ‘

DVD Recorder

.’

Record settings

Record mode

By selecting a recording mode you define the picture quality of recordings and the maximum recording time for a disc.

Mode Picture quality Total recording

time

HQ best possible 60 minutes (High Quality) picture quality

SP same picture quality (Standard Play) pre-recorded as a 120 minutes

DVD

LP S-VHS 180 minutes (Long Play) picture quality

EP better than VHS 240 minutes (Extended Play) picture quality

You can only play a disc in the mode in which it was recorded. l In the Record settings menu, select ‘

Record mode

.’

l Select the recording mode by pressing the t or u

(left or right cursor) buttons.

l Confirm your selection by pressing the OK button. l Press SYSTEM MENU to return to the previous

menu.

Auto chapters

If Auto chapters is ‘

,’ every five to six minutes a chapter marker (beginning of a new chapter) is inserted during recording. This enables easy navigation through a title during playback. Or, you can manually insert chapter markers after recording. (see ‘Managing disc content’ ‘Edit in playback mode’)

LP/EP recording mode

When recording LP or EP, select the ‘

Sport

’ setting to optimize the video recording for images that contain fast movement, like sports programs. The setting does not influence recording when using HQ or SP mode. The factory setting is ‘

Standard

.’

Features

Access control

Adapt disc format

Status box

Low power standby

Auto resume

PBC

Off

Record settings

Record mode Auto chapters LP/EP rec mode Stndrd

To exit press SYSTEM MENU

SP On

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36 OPERATION

Installation

Update/Re-install TV channels

After initial installation is complete, it is possible to perform the installation procedure again. If, for example, your cable company adds TV channels, you may wish to update the channel screen.

Note: All previously stored channels will be erased and replaced.

1 In the installation menu, select ’

Auto ch.programming

’ with the w/v (down or up cursor) buttons, then press OK. ‰ Automatic search and installation starts. ’

Searching for TV channels

,’ the number of

channels found so far and ’

Please wait

’ appear on the TV screen. ‰ When Automatic search and installation is complete, ’

Auto m.search complete

XXX

channels found

’ appears on the TV screen.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU to return to the previous

menu.

Add and delete TV channels

You can add channels that were not installed automatically due to poor reception or delete channels that you find not interesting. To customize the list of channels available: 1 In the installation menu, select ’

Add/delete

channels

’ with the w/v (down or up cursor) buttons, then press the u (right cursor). ‰ The channel screen appears, and the cursor is on the first channel.

2 Press w (down cursor) as often as required to select

the channel to be changed.

3 Press t/u (left or right cursor).

‰ The selected channel toggles to

Add

Del

4 Press OK to store your choice. 5 Repeat steps 2-4 as often as necessary to add or

delete all the channels you want.

6 Press SYSTEM MENU twice to return to the

previous menu.

VCR Plus+ ch

If you intend to use the VCR Plus+ programming system, you need to manually assign channel numbers to Guide channel numbers.

1 In the Installation menu select ‘

VCR Plus+ch

.’ using the w/v (down or up cursor.) Then press u (right cursor)

2 Select a VCR Plus+ Guide channel with w/v (down or

up cursor.)

3 Enter the correct channel number with t/u (left or

right cursor) or 0-9. Refer to a channel mapping list in your newspaper or TV guide. Enter channel numbers as a three-digit number. For example, to enter channel seven, press 0,0,7 or, press 0,1,2 for channel twelve.

4 Confirm your selection by pressing OK. 5 Press the SYSTEM MENU button twice to return

to the previous menu.

Installation

Auto ch.programming

Add delete channels VCR Plus+ ch.

Time Date

To exit press SYSTEM MENU

Installation

Add/delete channel

12 14 15 17 18 21 23 24

Add Delete Add Add Delete Add Add Delete

To exit press SYSTEM MENU

Installation

VCR Plus+ ch.

Channel

003 004 005 006 007 008

To exit press SYSTEM MENU

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Time/Date Automatic

The automatic Time/Date feature allows you to select a channel from which the date and time are obtained (e.g. because the currently selected channel is unreliable or inaccurate). If you don’t know the correct channel for the BPS station that can send Time and Date information in your area, see ‘Time/Date Manually.’ 1 In the Installation menu, select ‘

Time/Date

’ with the w (down cursor) or v (up cursor) button, then press the u (right cursor) button. ‰ The Automatic/Manual screen is displayed, with the cursor on the currently selected option.

2 Press the w/v (down or up cursor) to select

‘

Automatic

.’

Note: Usually, the PBS station in your area broadcasts the time and date. You may want to try the PBS channel number as your first choice.

3 Press OK to confirm.

‰ The Time/Date Automatic screen is displayed.

4 Select the field you want to change with the w/v

(down or up cursor) button.

5 Enter the correct digits or press t/u (left or right

cursor) to enter a channel number. ‰ Press t/u (left or right cursor) to toggle between the values for

Daylight Saving

and

Time zone

. Select the right time zone if the DVD Recorder is tuned to the PBS channel of a different time zone to ensure the correct clock setting.

6 Confirm each entry with OK. 7 To end, press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly to

remove the menus. ‰ The time and date will be set by the specified channel the next time you switch to Standby power mode. ‰ The DVD Recorder downloads from the specified channel. if possible. If the specified channel does not carry date and time information, the message appears ’

No time and date available

.’ The Automatic Time and Date screen will reappear automatically. You can repeat the procedure with a new channel number.

- manually

If the time in the DVD Recorder display is not correct, the clock must be set manually.

1 In the installation menu, select Time/Date with the

w/v (down or up cursor) button, then press u (right cursor). ‰ The Automatic/Manual screen is displayed, with the cursor on the currently selected option.

2 Press the w (down cursor) to select ’

Manual

.’

3 Press OK.

‰ The Time/Date screen appears.

4 Adjust ’

Time

,’ ’

AM/PM

,’ ’

Year

,’ ’

Month

,’ ’

Date

,’ and

’

Daylight saving

’ if required. Select the w/v (down or up cursor) button. Change values with the t/u (left or right cursor) button or the 0-9 digit keys.

5 When the information is all correct, press OK. 6 Press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly to remove all

menus.

Time date

Manual

Time

AM PM Year Month Date

Daylight saving

03: 46 PM 2001 06 06

To store press OK

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38 RECORDING

Recording

Before you start recording

Recordings on a DVDR+RW disc begin at the disc pointer, i.e. the point where the last recording stopped. Other recordings may be overwritten without notice, unless the disc is erase protected. In this respect, your DVD Recorder behaves just like a Video Cassette Recorder.

In the Index Picture Screen you can select the point where you want to start your recording. Use the w/v (down or up cursor) and 5 REVERSE/6 FORWARD buttons to select a location on the disc bar at the right of the Index Picture Screen.

Your DVD Recorder always checks the disc that you have inserted:

‰ When a DVD+RW disc is inserted on which recordings have been made, the Index Picture Screen is shown on your TV screen. ‰ If the inserted disc is a completely empty recordable disc, the message EMPTY DISC appears on the display. ‰ If the inserted disc is a DVD+RW disc with a content that is not DVD video compatible (e.g. a data disc), a dialog box is shown with the option to erase or eject the disc. You can only record on this disc after erasing it with the RECORD button.

‰ A disc can hold up to 48 titles (including empty titles). When this maximum is reached, the onscreen message ‘

Too many titles

’ appears if you want to make a new recording. You have to erase a title first. See ‘Managing Disc Content - Erasing a Title.’

Note: You can not access the system menu while recording.

Switching on

l Switch on the TV and select the TV’s Video In

channel or the channel you have chosen for video playback (see operating manual for your TV). This may be referred to as A/V IN, Video IN, EXT IN or AUX IN.

l Press B STANDBY/ON to turn on the Recorder.

‰ The Recorder display lights. If you have not yet

installed your DVD Recorder, it will enter ‘Initial setup.’ You will have to set your personal preferences. (See ‘Initial setup’)

Manual recording of a TV channel

Recording

1 Insert a recordable DVD+RW disc. 2 Normally, the DVD Recorder displays the contents

of the disc on the screen to see the currently selected TV channel.

3 Use CHANNEL 3 or CHANNEL 4 (on the

Recorder) or P+, P- or the digit buttons 0-9 (on the remote control) to select the channel number you wish to record.

STANDBY/ON

stop

11: 15

01 BBC1

Disc is not a DVD video disc

Press OK to open tray or

press Record to erase disc

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The following channel numbers are provided for recording from external sources that are connected to these jacks on the DVD Recorder:

‘EXT1’ : rear S-Video (Y/C) ‘EXT2’ : rear Video (CVBS) ’EXT3’ : rear component video (YPBPR) ‘CAM1’ : front S-Video ‘CAM2’ : front CVBS ‘CAM3’ : front DV.

These channels are located between channels 125 and 1 when choosing TV channels at the Recorder while the Recorder is in TUNER mode.

4 Press RECORD.

‰

RECORD shows on the display.

5 Press 9 STOP to stop recording.

‰ MENU UPDATE is shown on the display.

6 The Index Picture Screen appears showing the most

recent recording.

7 After a short recording on a new disc, a few minutes

will be needed to complete the formatting of the disc.

Manual audio control

You can control the audio volume recording level of your DVD Recorder manually.

l In tuner mode, press AUTO/MAN REC

VOLUME on the front of the DVD Recorder. (You

may have to press PANEL to access the front panel buttons). ‰ The display will show the current audio level, and

MANUAL appears.

l Adjust the recording level with MANUAL 3 or 4

on the DVD Recorder so that the ‘0 dB’ mark lights up during the loudest parts of the recording.

l Return to automatic audio level control by pressing

AUTO/MAN REC VOLUME again. ‰ The display will show the current disc position, and

MANUAL disappears.

Note: When recording from the equipment connected to DV, the manual audio control is disabled. The AUTO/MAN REC VOLUME button is active only during TUNER mode or while recording.

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch Recording)

1 Insert a recordable DVD+RW disc. 2 Normally, the DVD Recorder displays the contents

of the disc on the screen to see the currently selected TV channel.

3 Use CHANNEL 3 or CHANNEL 4 (on the

Recorder) or P+, P- or the digit buttons 0-9 (on the remote control) to select the channel you wish to record.

4 Press RECORD.

‰ A 30 minute recording will be made. ‰ The end time of the recording shows briefly in

the timer box on the TV screen. The remaining recording time shows in the status box on the TV screen and on the display.

5 To increase the recording time in 30-minute

increments, press RECORD repeatedly.

6 Shortly after pressing RECORD, an OTR can be

cancelled by pressing CLEAR.

Timer programming

The DVD Recorder needs the following information for every programmed recording:

- the date on which the recording is to be made;

- the channel;

- the start and stop time of the recording;

- the recording speed (HQ, SP, LP or EP).

The DVD Recorder stores all the information mentioned above in a timer block. You can program up to six timer blocks, one year in advance.

TITLE

DVD RW

CHAPTER TIME REMAIN

CHANNEL

RECORD

MANUAL

-30-40 -10-20 0 OVER-30-40 -10-20 0 OVER

STEREO

10: 15 pm

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When all timer blocks are full, Timer programming and VCR Plus+ programming cannot be accessed. For clearing a timer block, see ‘How to clear a timer block.’

Timer recording with ’VCR Plus+’

A PlusCode is a number of up to eight digits, printed in most TV guides next to the start time of a TV program. It contains all the information you need for programming a timer.

1 Press TIMER on the remote control. 2 Select ‘

VCR Plus+programming

’ with w/v (down

or up cursor.)

3 Press u (right cursor).

4 Use the 0-9 buttons to enter the entire PlusCode

number (up to eight digits) as printed in your TV guide. If you make a mistake, press CLEAR.

5 Confirm with OK. 6 If the VCR Plus+ channel has not been set, the DVD

Recorder will ask you to enter the channel number. Refer to a channel napping list. You may find this in your TV Guide or newspaper. Use t/u (left or right cursor) to select the correct channel, then conform with OK.

‰ The timer programming information will appear on the TV screen.

Timer

VCR Plus+ programming

Timer programming

Timer list

Timer

VCR Plus+ programming

To exit Press TIMER

Mo Fr Weekly Press SELECT

To store Press OK

Timer

VCR Plus+ programming

Please enter Channel number

Timer

VCR Plus+programming Timer programming Timer list

To exit Press TIMER

Timer

VCR Plus+ programming

Date

CH. Start End

04// 20 120 09: 00 P M 11: 00 P M S P

AM PM Press SELECT

To store Press OK

Rec Mode

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7 Use SELECT to record the program at daily or

weekly intervals. Mo-Fr: Record every day from Monday to Friday.

Weekly

: Recording at the same day of the week, every week, for example every Thursday.

8 Press u (right cursor). 9 Use w/v (down or up cursor) to select the

Recording mode

(HQ, SP, LP, EP).

10 Press OK to conform.

‰ The information has been stored in a timer block.

11 To end, press TIMER. 12 Make sure that you inserted a recordable disc. If you

inserted a write-protected discs recording will not occur.

13 Switch off the Recorder by pressing ON/OFF or

B STANDBY/ON.

Timer recording without ‘VCR Plus+’

Use term ‘Timer Recording’ for all references.

1 Press TIMER on the remote control. 2 Select

Timer programming

with w/v (down or up

cursor.)

3 Press u (right cursor). 4 Enter a specific month and date with w/v (down or

up cursor) or with the digit buttons 0-9.

l Use SELECT to record the program at daily or

weekly intervals. Mo-Fr: Record every day from Monday to Friday.

Weekly

: Recording at the same day of the week, every week, for example every Thursday.

5 Press u (right cursor) to select Ch. 6 Enter the channel number you want to record with

w/v (down or up cursor) or the digit buttons 0-9. Enter channel numbers as a three digit number. For example, for channel 12, press 0,1,2. A cross (

) will

appear if invalid information is entered.

7 Press u (right cursor) to select Start. 8 Enter the Start time with w/v (down or up cursor)

or the digit buttons 0-9.

9 Press SELECT to toggle between AMand PM.

l Press u (right cursor) to select End. l Enter the End time with w/v (down or up cursor)

or the digit buttons 0-9. Press SELECT repeatedly to choose AMor PM.

l Press u (right cursor) to select Record mode. l Select the recording mode with w/v (down or up

cursor.)

l If you make a mistake, go back with t (left cursor)

and re-enter the information.

l Confirm with OK.

‰ When all information is correct, the data is

stored in a timer block.

l To end, press TIMER. l Make sure you inserted a disc without erase

protection. If you inserted a disc with erase protection, recording will not occur.

l Switch off the Recorder by pressing ON/OFF or

B STANDBY/ON.

If a timer recording is incorrect

The following messages may appear when you set a timer recording may appear in the timer menu:

Collision

The Timer recording overlaps with another timer recording.

Solution:

l Ignore by pressing TIMER again. The program

with the earlier start time will record completely. Then the remainder of the later program will record.

l Edit one or both timer recordings. l Delete one of the timer recordings.

Please enter channel number

The VCR Plus+ system does not recognize the TV channel.

Solution

l Select the required channel number with t/u (left

or right cursor).

l Press OK to conform.

PlusCode wrong

You entered an incorrect PlusCode number.

Solution:

l Enter the correct information or quit by pressing

TIMER.

Timer

Timer programming

Date

CH. Start End

04// 20 120 09: 00 P M 11: 00 P M S P

Mo Fr Weekly Press SELECT

To store Press OK

Rec Mode

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Weekend programming

not possible

Date was incorrectly entered. Daily programming can only be used for recordings from Mondays to Fridays.

Memory full

All the timer blocks are in use.

Solution:

l Delete one of the Timer recordings.

Clock not set

check Clock channel

The clock is not set. Set it manually (See ‘Time/Date adjustment-manually’) or adjust the

Clock

channel (See

‘Time/Date adjustment automatic.’)

Data error

Solution:

l Make sure all information is correct and complete.

How to check or alter a Timer Recording

1 Press TIMER on the remote control. 2 Select ‘

Timer list

’ with w/v (down or up cursor.)

3 Press u (right cursor).

4 Select the timer recording you want to check or

alter with w/v (down or up cursor.) ‰ The selected timer recording will be highlighted in blue.

5 Press u (right cursor). 6 Select what you want to check or alter with t/u

(left or right cursor).

7 Alter data with w/v (down or up cursor) or with

the digit buttons 0-9.

8 Press OK to conform. 9 To end, press TIMER, repeatedly if necessary to

remove the menus.

10 Switch off the Recorder by pressing ON/OFF on

the remote control.

How to clear a timer block

1 Press TIMER on the remote control. 2 Select ‘

Timer list

’ with w/v (down or up cursor.)

3 Press u (right cursor). 4 Select the Timer Recording you want to clear with

w/v (down or up cursor.) The selected Timer Recording will be highlighted in blue.

5 Press CLEAR.

‰ The Recording you selected will appear alone on the screen.

6 Confirm with OK.

‰ Timer Cleared will appear at the bottom of the screen briefly. Then the Timer List will reappear.

7 Remove the menus by pressing TIMER, repeatedly

if necessary.

Note: If Timer Recordings overlap or conflict with each other, they will be highlighted in red in the Timer List.

How to stop a Time Recording in progress

l A Timer Recording that is already in progress can

only be aborted by pressing ON/OFF on the remote control or STANDBY/ON on the front of the Recorder.

Timer

Video Plus+ programming Timer programming

Timer list

Timer

Timer list

CH. Start End

Date

04// 20

07// 20 10// 20 11// 20

120

89 65 120

Total record time 05: 30

09: 00 P M

08: 30 P M 07: 00 A M 09: 00 P M

To exit Press TIMER

Rec Mode

11: 00 P M

09: 30 P M 07: 30 A M 11: 00 P M

SP SP SP

To change Press

To exit Press TIMER

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Playback

Playing a pre-recorded DVDVideo disc

Some DVD discs are produced in a way that requires specific operation or allows only limited operation during playback. In these cases the Recorder may not respond to all operating commands. When this occurs, please refer to the instructions in the disc jacket or case. When an appears in the top left corner of the TV screen, the operation is not permitted by the Recorder or the disc.

1 Insert a pre-recorded DVD-Video disc.

‰ When ‘

Autoresume

’ is ‘On’ (see ‘User Preferences’) playback starts automatically from the point at which it stopped, the last time the disc played. ‰ When ‘

Autoresume

’ is ‘

Off

’ the disc will play from the start of the disc. You can resume play from the point at which you it stopped the last time by pressing 2 PLAY shortly. While appears in the top left corner of the TV screen. When pressing 2 PLAY at beginning of disc playback an “X” may show on the screen ‰ The currently playing title and chapter number are displayed will appear on the Recorder display. The elapsed playing time appears also.

Notes:

- Since it is usual DVD movies are 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 that has a different region code, than your Recorder, you will see the region code notice on the screen. The disc will not play, and should be unloaded.

- The region code of this Recorder is one (1). This is stated on a label on the back of your Recorder.

- Regional coding is not applicable for DVD+RW discs.

2 The disc may invite you to select an item from a

menu. If the selections are numbered, press the appropriate numerical button; if not, use the w/v/u/t (down/up/right/left cursor) buttons to highlight your selection, then press OK.

Note: During playback you can display and enter the DVD disc menu by pressing DISC MENU.

3 To stop play at any time, press 9 STOP.

‰ The default screen will appear, giving information about the current status of the Recorder.

Playing a (Super) Video CD

1 Insert a (Super) Video CD.

‰ When ‘

Autoresume

’ is ‘On’ (see ‘User Preferences’), playback starts automatically from the point at which it stopped the last time the disc played. ‰ The disc may invite you to select an item from a menu. If the selections are numbered, press the appropriate numerical button.

2 To stop play at any time, press 9 STOP.

‰ The default screen will appear.

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Playing a DVD+RW disc

1 Insert a DVD+RW disc.

‰ If the inserted disc is erase-protected, playback starts automatically. Otherwise, the Index Picture Screen appears.

2 Press w/v (down or up cursor) to select the Title

you want to play. ‰ If you do not select a Title, playback starts from the point where it stopped the last time the disc was played or recorded. ‰ If the disc is a new blank disc, the display will show ‘EMPTY DISC.’

3 Press ) PLAY. 4 Press ¡ PREVIOUS and ™ NEXT to go to the

previous or next title.

5 To stop playback at any time, press 9 STOP.

‰ The Index Picture Screen will appear.

General features

Note: Unless stated otherwise, all operations described are based on remote control operation. A number of operations can also be carried out via the system menu bar on the screen. (See ‘System menu bar operation’)

Moving to another title/track

When a disc has more than one title or track, you can move to another title in any one of the following ways.

l Press T/C. With selected in the menu bar for

Title or Track, press w/v (down or up cursor) to select the Title or Track number you want. Playback will begin automatically at the Title or Track you selected.

l Press K NEXT during play to step forward to the

next title.

l Press J PREVIOUS during play to return to the

beginning of the current title. Rapidly press J PREVIOUS again to step back to the previous title.

l To go directly to any title or track, enter the title

number using the numerical buttons 0-9 when playback is stopped.

Note:

- If the Title number has more than one digit, press the buttons in rapid succession.

- If the system menu bar is on screen, make sure the is selected. If it is not, press the t/u (left or right cursor) buttons to select .

Moving to another chapter/index

When a title on a disc has more than one chapter or a track has more than one index, you can move to another chapter/index as in one of the following ways. l Press K NEXT during play to select the next

chapter/index.

l Press J PREVIOUS during play to return to the

beginning of the 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 buttons 0-9 during disc playback.

l Press T/C or SYSTEM MENU to access the

system menu bar. Then, press t/u (left or right cursor) buttons to select the Chapter number you want. Playback will begin automatically at the Chapter you selected.

Note:

- If the Chapter or Index number has more than one digit, press the buttons in rapid succession.

- If the system menu bar is on the screen, make sure the is selected. If not, press t/u (left or right cursor) buttons

to select .

DVD VIDEO

TITLE 1

CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2

VIDEO CD

TRACK 1 TRACK 2

INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 3 INDEX 1 INDEX 2

TITLE 2

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Slow Motion

1 Press SYSTEM MENU to access the system menu

bar.

2 Press t/u (left or right cursor) buttons to select

(Slow motion) in the system menu bar.

3 Use the w (down cursor) button to enter the slow

motion menu. ‰ Playback will pause.

4 Use the t/u (left or right cursor) buttons to select

the required speed: -

, -1/2, -1/4or -1/

(backward); 1/8, 1/4, 1/2or 1(forward.)

l Select 1to play at normal speed again. l Select 0to pause playback.

5 Press 2 PLAY to exit slow motion mode and

return to normal playback.

6 Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the system menu

bar.

You can also select Slow Motion speeds by pressing the

I SLOW H button on the remote control repeatedly. 1 Press the Slow motion button during playback.

Playback will automatically show to 1/2 the normal speed.

2 Press Slow motion button repeatedly to make the

disc play at 1/4 or 1/8 the regular speed.

3 Press ) PLAY to become normal playback.

Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback

1 Press SYSTEM MENU to access the system menu

bar.

2 Press t/u (left or right cursor) buttons to select

(frame by frame) in the system menu bar.

3 Use the w (down cursor) button to enter the frame

by frame menu. ‰ Playback will pause.

4 Use the t/u (left or right cursor) buttons to move

the picture backward or forward one frame at a time.

5 Press 2 PLAY to resume regular playback. 6 Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the system

menu bar.

You can also advance the picture forward one frame at a time by pressing ; PAUSE repeatedly on the remote control.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU to access the system menu

bar.

2 Select (Fast motion) in the system menu bar. 3 Use the w (down cursor) button to enter the fast

motion menu.

4 Use the t/u (left or right cursor) buttons to select

the required speed: -

, -8or -4(backward); 4,

8, 32

(forward.)

5 Select 1to play at normal speed again. Or, press 2

PLAY to exit fast motion mode and resume normal

playback.

6 Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the system

menu bar.

To search forward or backward at 8or

find the normal speed, you can also press 5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD repeatedly on the remote control.

- 1 -1/2 -1 / 4 -1 / 8 0 1 / 8 1 / 4 1 / 2 1

- 32 -8 -4 1 4 8 32

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Repeat

DVD Discs - Repeat chapter/title/disc

l To repeat the current playing chapter, press

REPEAT.

‰ appears on the TV screen.

l To repeat the current playing title, press REPEAT

a second time.

‰ appears on the TV screen.

l To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a third time.

‰ appears on the TV screen.

l To exit repeat mode, press REPEAT a fourth time.

Video CDs - Repeat track/disc

l To repeat the current playing track, press REPEAT.

‰ appears on the TV screen.

l To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a second

time.

‰ appears on the TV screen.

l To exit the repeat mode, press REPEAT a third

time.

Repeat A-B

To repeat a segment within a title:

l Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point.

‰ appears on the TV screen.

l Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end

point.

‰ appears on the TV screen, and the sequence begins to play repeatedly.

l To exit the sequence and return to normal playback,

press REPEAT A-B.

Scan

Play the first 10 seconds of each chapter/index on the disc. l Press SCAN. The first 10 seconds of each chapter

will plays beginning with the current chapter.

l To continue play at your chosen chapter/index,

press SCAN again or press 2 PLAY.

Time search

Time Search allows you to start playing a disc at a specific time. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU to access the system menu

bar.

2 Press t/u (left or right cursor) buttons to select

(Time Search) in the system menu bar.

3 Press w (down cursor).

‰ Playback will pause. ‰ A time entry box appears on the screen showing

the elapsed playing time of the current disc.

4 Use the digit buttons 0-9 to enter the desired start

time. Enter hours, minutes and seconds in the box. ‰ Each time an item has been entered, the next item will be highlighted.

5 Press OK to confirm the start time.

‰ The time entry box will disappear and play starts from the selected time position.

6 Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the system

menu bar.

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Zoom

The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and pan through the enlarged image.

1 Press ZOOM. The system menu bar appears. 2 Press w/v (down or up cursor) to activate the

Zoom function and select the required zoom factor;

1.33, 2 or 4.

‰ Playback will go pause. ‰ The picture will change accordingly. ‰ The selected zoom factor appears below the

Zoom icon in the system menu bar. ‘

Press OK to

pan

’ appears below the system menu bar.

3 Press OK.

‰ The panning icons w/v/u/t and 2 PLAY appear on the screen.

4 Use the w/v/u/t (down or up/right or left cursor)

buttons to move the zoomed image around the screen.

5 Press OK and only the zoomed picture will show on

the screen.

6 Press 2 PLAY to exit zoom mode and return to

normal playback.

7 Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the system

menu bar.

Special DVD-Video features

Menus on the disc

Some DVDs include disc menus for Title or Chapter selection or special playback features. You can make selections from these menus.

Title menus

1 Press DISC MENU.

‰ If the current title has a menu, then menu will appear on the screen. Otherwise, the disc menu will be displayed.

2 The menu can list camera angles, spoken language

and subtitle options, and chapters for the title. Press the appropriate numerical button to choose a numbered item or use the w/v/u/t (down or up/right or left cursor) buttons to highlight your selection, then press OK.

3 To exit the menu, press DISC MENU again.

Note: Most DVDs do not have separate disc and title menus, but only a disc menu.

Disc menu

l Press T/C followed by DISC MENU.

‰ The disc menu is displayed.

l To remove the disc menu, press DISC MENU

again.

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Camera Angle

If the disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles, the angle icon appears, showing the number of available angle, and the current angle. You can change the camera angle if you wish.

1 Press the angle button. 2 Use the w/v (down or up cursor) buttons to select

the required angle.

3 To go to any angle directly, enter the angle number

using the numerical buttons 0-9. ‰ After a small delay, play changes to the selected angle. The angle icon remains displayed until multiple angles are no longer available.

Changing the audio language

1 Press AUDIO on the remote to select Y (Audio)

in the system menu bar.

2 Within five seconds, press AUDIO or w/v (down

or up cursor) repeatedly to see the different languages. ‰ You can enter the required language number directly using the numerical buttons 0-9.

Subtitles

1 Press the SUBTITLE button to select Z

(Subtitle) in the system menu bar.

2 Within five seconds, press SUBTITLE or w/v

(down or up cursor) repeatedly to see the different subtitles or to switch the subtitles off. ‰ You can enter a subtitle number directly using the numerical buttons 0-9.

Special VCD features

Playback Control (PBC)

1 Make sure PBC is On. See ‘User Preferences-

features settings.’

2 Load a (Super) Video CD with PBC and press

2 PLAY. ‰ The PBC menu appears on the TV screen.

3 Go through the menu with the buttons indicated on

the TV screen until your chosen passage starts to play.

4 If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles, you can

select a title directly. Enter your choice with the numerical buttons 0-9.

5 Press RETURN to go back to the previous menu.

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ANGLE

SCAN

STOP

DVD RW

AUDIO

ZOOM

SHUFFLE

REPEAT A B

PLAY

5/6

SUBTITLE

REPEAT

up down

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Playing an Audio CD

1 Insert the disc.

‰ After loading the disc, playback starts automatically.

‰ If the TV is on, the Audio CD screen appears. ‰ During play, the current track number and its

elapsed playing time will show on the TV screen and on the Recorder display.

2 To stop play at any time, press 9 STOP.

‰ The number of tracks and the total playing time will show on the TV screen and on the Recorder display.

Pause

l Press ; PAUSE during play. l To return to play, press 2 PLAY.

1 To search forward or backward through the disc at

four times the normal speed, press 5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD. ‰ Search begins and the sound is intermittent.

2 To step up to eight times the normal speed, press

5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD again. ‰ Search goes to 8x speed, and the sound is mute.

3 To return to four times the normal speed, press 5

REVERSE or 6 FORWARD again. If the TV is

on, search speed and direction are indicated on the screen each time 5 REVERSE or 6 FORWARD is pressed.

4 To end the search, press 2 PLAY or 9 STOP as

desired.

Moving to another track

l Press K NEXT during play to step forward to the

next track.

l Press J PREVIOUS during play to return to the

beginning of the current track. Rapidly press J PREVIOUS repeatedly to step back to previous tracks.

l To go directly to any track, enter the track number

using the numerical buttons 0-9.

Repeat track/disc

l To repeat the currently playing track, press

REPEAT.

‰

Repeat track

appears on the TV screen in the

Audio Disk Modebox.

l To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a second

time.

‰

Repeat disc

appears on the TV screen in the

Audio Disk Modebox.

l To exit repeat mode, press REPEAT a third time.

Repeat A-B

To repeat a specific segment of a Track:

l Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point.

‰

Repeat A

appears on the TV screen in the Audio

Disk Modebox.

l Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end

point.

Audio disc mode

repeat track

play track time total tracks total time

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11278

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‰

Repeat A-B

appears on the TV screen in the Audio Disk Modebox and the segment begins to play repeatedly.

l To exit the segment and return to normal playback,

press REPEAT A-B again.

Scan

Scan plays the first 10 seconds of each track on the disc. 1 Press SCAN. The first 10 seconds of each track will

play, beginning with the current track.

2 To continue play at your chosen track, press SCAN

again or press 2 PLAY.

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Access control

Child Lock (DVD and VCD)

When activating Child lock, only discs that are authorized can be played without entering a code. The Recorder memory maintains a list of 50 authorized (‘Child safe’) disc titles. A disc will be placed in the list when you select ‘Play always’. Each time a ‘Child safe’ disc is played it will be placed on top of the list. When the list is full and a new disc is added, the last disc in the list will be removed.

Activating/deactivating the child lock

1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press t (left cursor) to select in the system

menu bar.

3 Press w (down cursor) repeatedly to select ,

then press u (right cursor).

Access control

will be selected in the features

menu . Press u (right cursor).

5 Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice (the first

time) using the digit keys 0-9.

6 Enter the code a second time. 7 Move to

Child lock

using w/v (down or up cursor).

8 Move to Ç / É using u (right cursor).

9 Select Ç using v (up cursor) if you want to lock the

disc. ‰ Select É to deactivate the Child Lock.

10 Press OK or t (left cursor) to confirm. Press

SYSTEM MENU to remove the menu.

‰ If you locked the disc, unauthorized discs will not be played unless the 4-digit code is entered.

The disc will be locked and the Recorder will ask for your 4-digit code the next time you try to play the disc. You must turn the Recorder power Off, then On, for the Lock to take effect.

Note: Reconfirmation of the 4-digit code is necessary when: the code is entered for the very first time; the code is changed (see ‘Changing the 4-digit code’); the code is cancelled (see ‘Changing the 4-digit code’); Child Lock or Parental Control you switch off.

Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated

1 Insert the disc.

‰ The ‘Access Control box’ will appear. You will be asked to enter your code for ‘Play once or ‘Play always.’

2 Press w/v (down or up cursor) to choose ‘

Play

once

’ or ‘

Play always

.’ Then use the 0-9 buttons

to enter your code.

3 Play will begin. If you select ‘

Play once

,’ the disc can be played as long as it is in the Recorder and the Recorder is On. If you select ‘

Play always

,’ the disc will become Child safe (unlocked) and can always be played even if the Child lock is

described left.

Note: Double sided DVD discs may have a different ID for each side. In order to make the disc ‘child safe,’ authorize each side. Multi volume Video CDs may have a different ID for each volume. In order to make the complete set ‘child safe,’ authorize each volume.

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Locking Discs that were formerly Unlocked

1 Insert the disc.

‰ Playback starts automatically.

2 Press 9 STOP while { is visible.

‰ | will appear and the disc is now locked. However, the disc will continue to play. The disc will be locked and the Recorder will ask for your 4-digit code the next time you try to play the disc. You must turn the Recorder power Off, then On, for the Lock to take effect.

Parental Level (DVD-Video only)

Movies on pre-recorded DVD discs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, some discs may contain ‘Parental Control’ rating information that applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. If the disc is rated, scenes are rated from 1 to 8, alternative, more suitable scenes may be available on the disc. Ratings are very among countries. The ‘Parental Control’ feature allows you to prevent your children from playing discs or play certain discs with alternative scenes.

Activating/Deactivating Parental Control

1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press t (left cursor) to select in the system

menu bar. 3 Press w (down cursor) repeatedly to select ,

then press u (right cursor).

Access control

will be selected in the features

menu . Press u (right cursor).

5 Enter your 4-digit code using the digit buttons 0-9. If

necessary enter the code a second time.

6 Move to

Parental level

using w/v (down or up

cursor.)

7 Select the Value Adjustment bar at the right of the

screen by pressing u (right cursor.)

8 Use the w/v (down or up cursor) buttons or the

numerical buttons 1-8 on the remote control to select a rating from 1 to 8 for the currently inserted disc.

Rating 0 (displayed as ‘– –’):

Parental Control is not active. The disc will play 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 play. Higher rated scenes will not play unless an alternative is available on the disc. The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one. If no suitable alternative is found, play will stop and you must enter the 4-digit code.

9 Press OK or t (left cursor) to confirm and press

SYSTEM MENU to move the menu.

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Country

1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press t (left cursor) to select in the system

menu bar.

3 Press w (down cursor) repeatedly to select ,

then press u (right cursor).

Access control

will be selected in the features

menu . Press u (right cursor).

5 Enter the four digit code using the 0-9 buttons. 6 Move to

Change country

using w (down cursor.)

7 Press u (right cursor.) 8 Select the country for which your disc is coded

using w/v (down or up cursor.) See the disc case for details on whether it has Parental Level settings for specific countries. If it does not, this procedure is not necessary.

9 Press OK or t (left cursor) to confirm. Press

SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu.

Changing the 4-digit code

1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press t (left cursor) to select in the system

menu bar.

3 Press w (down cursor) repeatedly to select ,

then press u (right cursor).

Access control

will be selected in the features

menu . Press u (right cursor).

5 Enter the old 4-digit code using the 0-9 buttons. 6 Move to

Change code

using w (down cursor.)

7 Press the u (right cursor) button. 8 Enter the new 4-digit code using the 0-9 buttons. 9 Enter the exact same code a second time and

reconfirm by pressing OK.

10 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu.

Note: If you forgot your code, press 9STOP four times at step 5, then press OK. Access control is now off. You can enter a new code as described above.

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Managing disc content (DVD+RW only)

Title settings

You can change each title on the disc to your personal preference in the title settings menu. 1 Stop disc playback if necessary. In the Index Picture

Screen, select the required title with w/v (down or

up cursor). 2 Press u (right cursor) to enter the title settings

menu for that title.

3 Use w/v (down or up cursor) to select the item

you wish to change, then follow the steps as

directed below.

Changing name of a recording

4 Press u (right cursor) to select Name. 5 Enter the new name. A name may contain a

maximum of 64 characters. l Use t/u (left or right cursor) for the position of the

characters. Use w/v (down or up cursor) to change

characters. l Use SELECT to toggle between capital and lower

case characters.

6 Confirm by pressing OK.

Play full title

4 Press u (right cursor) to select ‘

Play full title

’. When this item is selected, the title will be played in full, including hidden chapters, beginning immediately. Follow the instructions on the screen. (See ‘Operation managing disc content - Current chapter’)

Erase this title

You may simply erase a title by recording over it, but if you want to erase the whole title instantly, do the following: 4 Press u (right cursor) to select ‘

Erase this title

', then press OK. ‰ The message '

This will completely erase this

title

', '

Press OK to confirm

' is shown.

5 Press OK a second time.

‰ ‘

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 of the Title. If there was an empty space in front of or behind this title, then these are combined into one empty space. Empty spaces of less than one minute will not be shown.

Disc Information Screen

1 When in the Index Picture Screen, press 9 STOP

or press and hold J PREVIOUS for about two seconds. ‰ This selects the first title on the DVD+RW.

2 Press v (up cursor).

‰ You enter the Disc Information Screen.

3 Press w (down cursor) to exit the Disc Information

Screen and return to the Index Picture Screen.

The Disc Information Screen contains the following information:

Disc locked

PAL

DVD playback

Edit

Summer holiday 02:05:10 used Sun 12 13 99

11: 13 p m

Compatibility status

- indicates compatibility of any edits with DVD players

Video system

- PAL or SECAM

- NTSC

Disc lock status

- Indicates whether the disc is write-protected

Disc description

- disc name

- total recording duration so far

- date of last recording

Cue to go back to the Index Picture Screen

Settings for BBC soccer

Name

Play full title Erase this title

BBC soccer

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Disc Settings

You can change disc settings from the Disc Information Screen.

1 When in the Index Picture Screen, press 9 STOP

or press and hold J PREVIOUS for about two seconds. ‰ This selects the first title on the DVD+RW.

2 Press v (up cursor).

‰ You enter the Disc Information Screen.

3 In the Disc Information Screen, press u (right

cursor.) ‰ You will enter the ‘Settings’ menu.

4 Use w/v (down or up cursor) to select the item

you wish to change, then follow the steps below for each item.

Disc name

5 Press u (right cursor) to select ‘

Disc name

’.

6 Enter the new name. A name may contain a

maximum of 64 characters. Use t/u (left or right cursor) for the position of the characters. Use w/v (down or up cursor) to change characters.

l Use SELECT to toggle between capitals and lower

case characters.

7 Confirm the name by pressing OK when you are

finished.

Protection

6 Select

Protection

. Press u (right cursor) to select

Protection.

7 Select ‘

Protected

’ with w/v (down or up cursor.)

8 Press OK.

‰ No further changes can be made to the disc including recording. ‘Disc Locked’ will appear on the TV screen if you attempt recording. It will also disable most title/disc manipulation screen entries, as well as the complete edit menu. ‰ Future editing or recording is only possible after resetting the Protection feature to ‘

Unprotected

’

again.

Erase disc

6 With ‘

Erase disc

’ selected and press OK.

‰ The message '

This will erase all titles

’ is

displayed. Press OK to confirm.

l Press OK to confirm and begin erasing or press 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.

Make edits DVD-compatible

If titles have been edited (See ‘Favorite Scene Selection’), the edits will play on your DVD Recorder. However a DVD player may show the original versions instead of the edits. You can prepare your discs so that a DVD player will also play the edited version.

1 If the Disc Information Screen shows the option

‘

Make edits DVD

compatible

’, press u (right cursor) to select this option. If the menu does not show this option, your disc is already compatible. No conversion is needed.

2 Press OK.

‰ The messages ‘

This will take

...’ and ‘

Press OK

to confirm

’ will appear to indicate how long the

action will take.

3 Press OK.

‰ ‘

Working

...’ and a progress bar are shown until

the action is completed.

Settings for Summer holiday

Disc name

Protection Erase disc

Make disc compatible

Summer holiday

Unprotected

Settings for Summer holiday

Disc name Protection Erase disc

Make edits DVD compatible

Summer holiday

Unprotected

Press OK

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Favorite Scene Selection

Press the EDIT button on the remote control, to access Favorite Scene Selection (FSS). The basic function of edit operations is Editing improves accessibility and handling of your recordings. For instance; scenes you do not want to see during playback (e.g. commercials during a movie) can be marked as chapters and hidden. During playback you will watch your recording without the hidden chapters.

Note: The picture may freeze briefly between scenes.

Each title consists of chapters. With the FSS menu any chapter can hidden or made visible. 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.

Edit during playback

1 During DVD+RW playback, press the EDIT button

on the remote control. ‰ The video image is overlayed with a transparent edit menu. Current title and chapter information appear in an information box at the top of the screen.

2 Use w or v (down or up cursor) to select an item,

then continue as directed for each feature at right and the following next page.

Insert chapter marker

To insert a chapter marker on the current position of the title that is playing: l With Insert chapter marker selected, press OK on

the remote control to insert a marker. The maximum number of chapter markers per title is 99. Per disc, the maximum number of chapter markers is

254. When the maximum number is reached, the onscreen message ‘

Too many chapters

’ appears. You will have to delete some before inserting new chapter markers.

Current chapter

Initially all chapters are visible. You can hide chapters or make them visible again during playback. When playing a disc while the Favorite Scene Selection now is on the screen, hidden chapters play through in a dimmed mode.

l With ‘

Current chapter

’ selected, press u (right

cursor) repeatedly to select

Visible

Hidden

l Press OK on the remote control to confirm.

Delete chapter marker

To delete the chapter marker at the beginning of the current chapter: l While ‘

Delete chapter marker

’ is selected, press

OK on the remote control.

Delete all chapter markers in this title

To delete all chapter markers (manually and automatically generated) for this title: l With ‘

Delete all chapter markers in this title

’

selected, press OK. ‘

This will delete all markers

in this title’. Press OK to confirm

will appear.

Press OK again.

Use picture as index

To define the current video frame as a miniature picture to be used for this titles entry in the Index Picture Screen: l You can use ; PAUSE and/or H SLOW to

accurately choose the desired picture.

l With ‘

Use picture as Index

’ selected, press OK.

‘

This will update the index picture. Press OK

to confirm

’ will appear. Press OK again.

‰ ‘

Updating menu

.’ will appear, then the Index

picture screen will reappear.

play

Insert chapter marker

Current chapter

Delete chapter marker Delete all chapter markers Use picture as index

Favorite scene selection

Press OK

Hidden

play

Insert chapter marker

Current chapter Delete chapter marker Delete all chapter markers Use picture as index

Favorite scene selection

Press OK

Hidden

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After editing, the modified version of a title is the default playback version. The original can be accessed via the ‘

Play full title

’ option in the title settings menu. Other DVD players may still play the original. To guarantee that the edited version will play on these DVD players, choose ‘

Make edits DVD-compatible

’ in the disc

settings menu.

Divide a title

If you want to divide one title into two separate titles, do the following:

1 On the Index Picture Screen, press w/v (down or

up cursor) buttons to select the title you want to divide.

2 Press 2 PLAY. 3 Play the disc to the point where you want to divide

the title and press ; PAUSE.

4 Press EDIT.

‰ The Favorite scene Selection menu is shown.

5 Press w (down cursor) to select ‘

Divide title

.’

6 Press OK. ‘

This will divide this title into two

separate titles. Press OK to confirm

’ will appear. ‰ ‘

Dividing title

...’ is shown until the action is

completed. This divide operation cannot be undone.

7 Press OK again.

The Index Picture Screen will show two titles instead of one. Both will have the same name. If you want to change the name, you can do so in the title settings menu. For one of the two resulting titles, a new index picture is created at the point at which you divided the title.

If you want to divide one title into more than two titles, use the above procedure several times.

Append recording

If you want to append a video recording to an earlier recorded title, do the following. 1 On the Index Picture Screen, select the title to

which you want to add a video recording.

2 Press 2 PLAY. 3 At the point where you want to append the new

recording press ; PAUSE.

4 Press TUNER then press P+/- to select the channel

you want to record.

5 Press RECORD (on the Recorder) or REC/OTR

(on the remote control).

The new video recording will you selected be appended at the point. Video material beyond this point is overwritten. This may include titles following the current title.

Any remaining video material that is not overwritten, which may include the last part of the original title, is maintained. You can access these titles from the Index Picture Screen.

6 Press 9 STOP to stop recording.

Inserting Chapter Markers during recording

l Press the EDIT button on the remote control

during recording. ‰ A chapter marker is inserted at the current position. ‘

Inserting marker

’ appears on the left side of the screen. The maximum number of chapter markers per title is 99. Per disc the maximum number of chapter markers is 254. When the maximum number is reached, the on-screen message ‘

Too many chapters

’ appears. You will have to

delete some, before inserting new chapter markers.

pause

Insert chapter marker

Current chapter

Delete chapter marker

Delete all chapter markers

Use picture as index

Divide title

Favorite scene selection

Visible

Press OK

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Troubleshooting

If it appears that the DVD Recorder is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something has been overlooked. Under no circumstances attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom(s). Then perform only the actions listed to remedy the specific symptom(s).

Symptom Remedy

The Recorder does not respond to the remote control The remote control may be configured for a second DVD Recorder.

Hold

SSEELLEECCTT ++11

pressed simultaneously to revert to DVD Recorder 1. Aim the remote control directly at the sensor on the front of the Recorder. Avoid all obstacles which may interfere with the signal path. Inspect or replace the batteries in the remote control.

No power Make sure power cord is properly connected.

Check if there is power at the AC outlet by plugging in another appliance.

No picture Check if the TV is switched on.

Check the video connection.

Distorted picture distorted sound Check the disc for fingerprints and clean the disc with a soft cloth,

wiping from the center to the edge in a straight line. Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear. This is not a malfunction.

Recorder does not play disc Ensure the disc label is facing upward and the right disc type is inserted.

Clean the disc. Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc. Check if the region code of the disc matches the region code of the Recorder (pre-recorded DVD discs only.) See ‘playing a pre-recorded DVD-Video disc.’ Check if Child Lock is activated.

No sound Check audio connections.

If using a HiFi amplifier, try another sound source.

Distorted sound from HiFi amplifier Check to make sure that no audio connections are made to amplifier’s

phone input. Check to make sure that analog input of the amplifier is not connected to the digital output of the DVD Recorder.

Distorted or black and white picture with DVD or Video CD disc The disc format does not match the color system of the TV

(PAL/NTSC).

No audio at digital output Check the digital connections.

Check the settings menu to make sure the digital output is set to on. Check if the audio format of the selected audio language matches your receiver capabilities.

Buttons on the DVD Recorder do not work Disconnect and reconnect the DVD Recorder from the power outlet. If

this does not solve the problem, check if the remote control still works. If so, the Recorder is probably in trade mode. Disconnect the Recorder from the power source and reconnect it while pressing and holding

/ OPEN/CLOSE and 9 STOP for a few seconds.

Recorder does not respond to all operating commands during playback Some operations are not permitted by the disc. Refer to the

instructions in the disc jacket or case.

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No new title can be recorded Check if the maximum number of titles has been reached (message:

‘

Too many titles

’ on screen.) If so, delete a title next to a free space. Check if the disc is write protected. If so, unlock the disc in the disc settings menu (message: ‘

Disc locked

’ on screen.)

Two languages are ‘mixed’ when recording from a stereo VCR When the TV does not automatically detect the dual-language signal, use

left/right audio balance on the TV to amplify the one or the other language.

The disc can not be erased because the Index Picture Screen does not appear. Open the tray while leaving the disc in.

Press and hold CLEAR for about five seconds. The tray closes and the disc will be erased.

The Index Picture Screen does not appear but the titles on the disc still be play Take out the disc. Clean the disc. Insert the disc.

If available choose ‘Adapt to own disc format’ (see User Preferences Features.)

A DVD player shows the Index Picture Screen but does not react to the 2 PLAY button. Press 9 STOP to exit the Index Picture Screen, then press 2 PLAY.

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Diagnosis program

If the Recorder is still faulty you can start the Diagnosis Program in the Recorder.

You can operate the Diagnosis Program by following these instructions step by step.

Instructions

1 Unplug the power cord of the Recorder. 2 Press and hold the 2 PLAY button while you

reconnect the power cord of the Recorder. ‰ On the display BUSY appears with number. The number is 0 when the test is done. Release the 2 PLAY button. ‰ After a few minutes, the message changes from BUSY to FAIL or PASS.

3 If FAIL appears on the display, there is apparently a

failure in your Recorder. Your Recorder should be repaired. Consult your dealer or the Philips Customer Care Center for the nearest Authorized Service Center in your country. The phone number is in your warranty booklet.

4 If PASS appears on the display, there is apparently

no failure in your Recorder in this case, one failure can be caused by incorrect interpretation of the operating instructions, a wrong disc in use, or incorrect connections. Consult your dealer or the Philips Customer Care Center for further assistance in solving the problem.

5 Unplug the power cord, then reconnect it to a

power source and use the DVD Recorder again as usual.

System limitations

A DVD+RW disc may not play on certain DVD Video players.

A DVD+RW disc recorded on a different type or brand of Recorder can play, but may not provide all features commonly available to it, such as the on-screen disc bar, the disc settings menu, the title settings menu, and editing. Refer to ‘Adapt disc format.’ If the disc is eraseprotected, the status cannot be changed.

When using manual recording, the DVD Recorder will advise you before adapting the format of the disc or removing non-video data (See ‘Before you start recording’.) When using timer recording, however, the DVD Recorder will always start to record, unless the disc is write-protected. Menus, edits and other data recorded on a different device (e.g. a PC) may be lost.

Because of the Variable Bit Rate, a title map takes up less or more space than the overwritten title, even though the duration is the same. As a result, part of the original title may remain, or part of the next title may be lost. The maximum deviation is five minutes.

When you connect a remote control to the IN RC6 Remote Control Input on the back of the Recorder, the first signals from the remote control may be lost.

After a power interruption during recording, the Index Picture Screen may not match the actual video content on the disc. The last recorded title may be lost.

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Glossary

This section explains most important terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this document.

Term Explanation

AC-3 Audio Coding 3, also known as Dolby Digital. Multi-channel digital audio

compression system from Dolby Labs.

A/V Audio/Video

Chapter A part of a title.

Disc Bar A graphical representation of the contents of a (DVD+RW) disc.

Disc Pointer An arrow indicating the current playback/recording position on the

DVD+RW disc, appears on the ‘disc bar’.

DTS Digital Theater System. A high-end Multi-channel audio compression

format.

DV Digital Video. A camcorder format for high-quality video, different from

MPEG. It is converted into MPEG 2 video when recorded on DVD-RW.

DVD Digital Versatile Disc

DVD+RW DVD+ReWritable. The disc standard used by the DVD Recorder.

i.LINK Also known as ‘FireWire’ and ‘IEEE 1394.’ A cable for transfer of high

band width digital signals as used by Digital Video camcorders.

Index Picture Screen A screen that gives an overview of a DVD+RW disc, with ‘index

pictures’ that each represent a recording.

MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group. A collection of compression systems for

digital audio and video.

NTSC See TV system. NTSC is the most common color system in the U.S.

OSD On-screen Display. The menus by which you can control the DVD

Recorder via the TV screen.

OTR One-Touch Recording. With this feature you can easily start a

recording (by pushing just one button) and select the switch-off time in intervals of 30 minutes.

PAL See TV system.

PBC Playback Control. A special feature on a VCD 2.0 or Super VCD that

enables interactive use.

PBS Public Broadcast Service. The channel that transmits data for Auto

Clock Set and VCR Plus+ programming.

PCM Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system.

RGB Red-Green-Blue. A top-quality video connection where red, green and

blue components of a video signal are carried through separate wires.

SECAM See TV system.

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S-Video Sometimes called S-VHS or Super-VHS. A high-quality video connection

standard.

Title 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 example

PAL, PAL-I, PAL-BG, SECAM, SECAM-DK, NTSC, etc. The TV system is country dependent. The Recorder automatically selects the right TV system.

VCD Video Compact Disc

VCR Video Cassette Recorder

VCR Plus+ A system by which you can easily program the timer recording by

entering a code of maximum eight digits, which is printed in TV guides. ‘VCRPlus+’ is a trademark of Gemstar Development Group.

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Specifications

DISC FORMATS SUPPORTED

Disc type Playback Recording DVD+RW •• DVD-R • — DVD-Video • — SVCD • — Video CD • — Audio CD • — CD-R • — CD-RW • —

DVD+REWRITABLE DISC FORMAT

Medium Phase-Change ReWritable Diameter 12 cm Capacity (single side) 4.7 Gbyte Recording time HQ 60’ 9.72 Mbit/s

SP 120’ 5.07 Mbit/s LP 180’ 3.38 Mbit/s EP 240’ 2.54 Mbit/s

TV STANDARD PAL/SECAM NTSC

Scan Frequency 50Hz 60Hz Number of lines 625 525 Playback •• Recording •• Internal tuner — •

VIDEO FORMAT

Digital Compression MPEG2 for DVD

MPEG1 for VCD

VIDEO RESOLUTION 50Hz 60Hz

DVD-Video/ DVD+RW(HQ/SP)

• Horiz. Resolution 720 pixels

720 pixels

• Vertical Resolution 576 lines 480 lines

DVD+RW (LP/EP)

• Horiz. Resolution 360 pixels

360 pixels

• Vertical Resolution 576 lines 480 lines

VCD

• Horiz. Resolution 352 pixels 352 pixels

• Vertical Resolution 288 lines 240 lines

equivalent to 500 lines on your TV

equivalent to 250 lines on your TV

VIDEO PERFORMANCE

DA Converter 10-bit AD Converter 9-bit Signal handling Components Video Output 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm S-video Output Y: 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm

C: 0.300 Vpp into 75 Ohm

Component/Progressive out Y: 1Vpp into 75 Ohm

PB: 0.7 Vpp into 75 Ohm PR:0.7 Vpp into 75 Ohm

AUDIO FORMAT

Compressed digital Playback Recording

• Dolby Digital (AC-3) Multi-channel 2-channel

16 bit, fs 48 kHz

• DTS Multi-channel —

• MPEG1 2-channel —

• MPEG2 Multi-channel —

Uncompressed digital (SP dif)

• PCM 2-channel —

16, 20, 24 bit fs 48,96 kHZ

AUDIO PERFORMANCE

DA Converter 24 bit AD Converter 16 bit DVD fs 96 kHz 4 Hz - 44 kHz

fs 48 kHz 4 Hz - 22 kHz Video CD fs 44.1 kHz 4 Hz - 22 kHz Audio CD fs 44.1 kHz 4 Hz - 20 kHz Signal-Noise (1kHz) 105 dB Dynamic Range (1kHz) 100 dB Crosstalk (1kHz) 110 dB Distortion/Noise (1kHz) 90 dB

FRONT CONNECTIONS

i.LINK DV IEEE 1394 4-pin S-video Input Hosiden 4-pin

Video Input Cinch (yellow)

Audio Left/Right Input Cinch (white/red)

REAR CONNECTIONS

Component Video In Cinch (green/blue/red)

Component Video Out Cinch (green/blue/red)

Progressive Scan Out Cinch (green/blue/red)

S-video In Hosiden 4-pin S-video Out Hosiden 4-pin Video In Cinch (yellow)

Video Out (2x) Cinch (yellow)

Audio L/R In (2x) Cinch (white/red)

Audio L/R Out (2x) Cinch (white/red)

Digital Audio Out 1 coaxial*, 1 optical

IEC958 for CDDA / LPCM

IEC1937 for MPEG2, Dolby Digital RF Antenna In Coaxial 75 ohms RF TV Out Coaxial 75 ohms Power Standard (IEC type)

gold-plated

USER INTERFACE

OSD Languages English, French, Spanish

PROGRAMMING

Number of events 6; 1 year; Daily/Weekly Programming mode OTR, Remote Timer programming Manual, VCR Plus+

DISC RECORDING

- Direct Record

- One-Touch Record (OTR)

- Append

- Divide

- Erase

- Automatic/Manual Chapter Marker insertion

- Disc write lock

- Favorite Scene Selection

- Index Picture Screen

- Custom Index Pictures

- Automatic/Manual Audio Recording Level

DISC PLAYBACK

- Auto Resume (20 disc)

- Play / Stop / Pause

- Fast Forward/Backward (three speeds)

- Step Forward/Backward

- Slow (three speeds)

- Title / Track Select

- Next / Previous Title / Track / Chapter

- Repeat (Chapter / Title / All) or (Track / All)

- A-B Repeat

- Intro Scan

- Perfect Still with digital multi-tap filter

- Zoom (x1.33, x2, x4) with picture enhancement

- Pan

GENERAL FUNCTIONALITY

- 3D sound (SRS TruSurround)

- Beep Feedback for Remote Control

- Backup Presets & Timer Events: 1 year

- Backup Clock & Calendar: 7 hours

- Time & Date Download from PBS channel

POWER SUPPLY

AC power: polarized (IEC) Power supply 100 - 120V AC

50/60 Hz Power consumption Operation 36 W

Low-power standby 3 W

CABINET

Dimensions (W x H x D)17X4,3X13 inch Net Weight 8.8 kg Front Panel Aluminium

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DRAFT 1.1

type no. of product • Numéro de série du produit

DVDR 1500

Date of purchase • Date d'achat • Kaufdatum • Koopdatum • Fecha de compra • Data da compra • Data di acquisto • Købsdato • Kjøpedato • Inköpsdato • Ostopäivä

day • Jour month • Mois year • Année 20

Dealer's name, address and signature • Nom, adresse et signature du revendeur • Name, Anschrift und Unterschrift des Händlers • Naam, adres en handtekening van de handelaar • Nombre, dirección y firma del distribuidor • Nome, indirizzo e firma del fornitore • Nome, morada e assinatura do vendedor • Forhandlerens navn, adresse og underskrift • Återförsäljarens namn, adress och namnteckning • Myyjän nimi, osoite ja allekirjoitus

The products and services described herein are not necessarily available in all countries Due to continuous product improvements this document is subject to change without notice.

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