Philips DVDR3383-51, DVDR3383 User Manual

Quick Start Guide

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Enjoy

DVD Player/ Recorder DVDR3383

Connect

Set up

Enjoy

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2

3

What’s in the box?

DVD Player/ Recorder

RF Coaxial Cable

Remote Control

and 2 batteries

SCART Cable

Start playback

A

Press OPEN/CLOSE

on the front of

the recorder

, load in a disc and close the disc

tray.

B Press

DISC MENU

and use up

or

down

keys to select a title.

C Press

PLAY

to start playback.

D To stop playback, press

STOP

.

Start Recording

Recording from the TV or
an external device

A Insert a recordable DVD disc in the

tray.

B Press

REC SOURCE

repeatedly to select
the source to record from. (eg, TUNER, CAM1,
DV, EXT1 or EXT2).



To record a TV programme, use up

or

down

keys to scroll through the channels,
or press - to select the channel that
you want to record.

Recording from the TV or an external
device

(continued)

C Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

E Press

REC

to start recording, press

REC

again to automatically record 30 minutes.

F To end recording, press

STOP

. ‘UPDATE’

will be displayed on the recorder.

G To playback the recording, press

DISC MENU

, select the title and press

PLAY

.

User

Manual

Hours of Recording that can be storedHours of Recording that can be stored

Types of discs for recording

Record Quality

1
2
4
6

High Quality HQ
Standard Play SP
Extended Play EP
Super Long Play SLP

4.7 GB DVD±R/±RW disc

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Connect

2

Set up

Start with the ‘Basic Connection.’
If you have a VCR, follow the instructions for ‘Connection with a VCR or similar device’.

B Initial Installation

A Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote

control.

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On

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gs

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OK

Note Use up or down keys to toggle through
the options. Select an item by pressing right

. To

con rm a setting, press OK

.

B

Select the country of your residence.



Highlight and press

right .
Select { Country } and press right to
access the options. Press OK to confirm
your selection.

C

Select the OSD language.



Highlight and press right

.

Select {

On-Screen Display Language

} and

press right to access the options. Press
OK to confirm your selection.

D

Setup and install TV channels.

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Highlight and press right .

Select { Channel Search } and press OK

on the remote control to start automatic TV

channel search.

E

Setting the date and time.

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Highlight and press right .

Select { Date (dd/mm/yy) } or { Time

(hh/mm/ss) } and press OK

.

Use the numeric keypad 0

-9 to
input the date/time, then press OK to
con rm.

Note The settings will be updated according to the
broadcast channel information of preset Programme
Number 1.

F Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.

Connection with a VCR or
similar device

A Before Connecting

Your new Philips recorder replaces the VCR for your
recording needs. First, unplug all the connections
from your VCR.

B Connecting

Television (rear)

To antenna or
set-top box

Basic Connection

A Before connecting, unplug the antenna cable that

is currently connected to your TV.

B Connect the antenna cable to the ANTENNA-

IN jack on the recorder.

C Use the supplied RF coaxial cable to connect the

TV-OUT

jack on this recorder to the

Antenna In jack on the TV.

D Use the SCART cable to connect the EXT1 TO

TV-I/O socket on this recorder to the

corresponding SCART input socket on the TV.

E Connect the power cable from the recorder to

an AC power outlet.

Philips recorder
(rear)

To AC
power

Television (rear)

Philips
recorder
(rear)

VCR or similar
device (rear)

A Follow the steps under ‘Basic Connections’

before you proceed to step B below.

B Use another SCART cable (not supplied) to

connect the EXT2 AUX-I/O SCART socket
on this recorder to the SCART OUT socket on
the VCR.

C Connect the power cable from your VCR to an

AC power outlet.

Note In this setup, the VCR cannot record TV
programmes.

For additional connection diagrams, see
the accompanying User Manual.

To
AC power

Philips recorder (front panel)

A Finding the viewing channel

A Press STANDBY-ON on the recorder.
B Switch on the TV set.

Note If connected to your VCR, make sure it
is switched off or in standby mode before
proceeding.

C In case you do not see the recorder’s blue

wallpaper, press “0” and the Channel Down
button on the TV’s remote control repeatedly
(or AV, SELECT, ° button) until you see this
screen. This is the correct viewing channel for
the recorder.

To antenna or
set-top box

EXT

AUX - I/O

1

EXT

2

ANTENNA-IN

TV-OUT

TO TV - I/O

SCART IN

STANDBY-ON

System Menu - General

creen Save

Countr

Video Output Forma

Restore Factory Settin

German

SCART IN

~

MAINS

ANTENNA-IN

TV-OUT

EXT

1

AUX - I/O

TO TV - I/O

2

EXT

~

MAINS

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