Philips DVDR3390-37B Quick start guide

Quick Start Guide

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User Manual

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Enjoy

Inserting discs

DVD Player/ Recorder DVDR3390

Connect

Set up

Enjoy

What’s in the box?

DVD Player/ Recorder

Remote Control

and 2 batteries

RF Coaxial Cable

Audio/Video Cable

Philips recorder (front panel)

Recording (continued)

B Press REC SOURCE repeatedly to select

the source to record from.

Note This helps to select whether you want to

record from the tuner or from any device connected through audio/video input connectors.

C Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

record mode.

Note Choose from recording at high quality - HQ

(available recording time is 1 hour), standard play

- SP (2 hours), extended play - EP (4 hours) and super

long play - SLP (6 hours).

D Use up / down keys to scroll the

channels, or press 0 -9 to select the channel that you want to record.

E Press REC to start recording, press REC

again to automatically record 30 minutes.

Note Every time you press REC , an

additional 30 minutes is added to the recording time.

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 .

A Press OPEN/CLOSE on the

front of the recorder.

B Place a DVD disc in the tray with the label

facing up.

C Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of

the recorder again.

Playback

A Press up or down to scroll through

the list of options or titles.

B Press PLAY on the title you want to play. C To stop press STOP . D Press DISC MENU to go back.

Recording

A For recording, place a blank DVD±RW or

DVD±R disc in the tray with the label facing up and close the tray.

Discs for recording

Type Record Playback Edit

User

Manual

Philips recorder (front panel)

Connect

Set up

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

VIDEO (CVBS)

COMPONENT

VIDEO

EXT 2 S-VIDEO (Y/C)

VIDEO (CVBS)

S-VIDEO (Y/C)

AUDIO

COAXIAL

RLR

MAINS

OUT 3

(DIGITAL AUDIO)

INPUT

OUTPUT

OUT 2

OUT 1

EXT 1

AUDIO

ANTENNA-IN

TV-OU

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO (CVBS)

S-VIDEO (Y/C)

COAXIAL

OUT 3

(DIGITAL AUDIO)

OUT 2

OUT 1

AUDIO

Television (rear)

To antenna or set-top box

Philips recorder (rear)

Television (rear)

Philips recorder (rear)

VCR or similar device (rear)

A Follow steps A to E of ‘Connecting’ under ‘Basic

Connections’ to connect the recorder before you proceed to step B below.

B Use a yellow video cable (not supplied) to connect

the VIDEO (CVBS) EXT 1 jack on this recorder to the yellow VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR.

C Use another red and white audio cable (not

supplied) to connect the AUDIO INPUT jacks on this recorder to the red and white AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR.

D Connect the power cable from your VCR to an

AC power outlet.

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

For additional connection diagrams, see the

accompanying User Manual.

Philips recorder (front panel)

Finding the viewing channel

A Press STANDBY-ON on the recorder. B Turn on the TV.

Note If connected to your VCR, make sure it is ..

switched off or in standby mode before proceeding.

C Press SYSTEM MENU . D Press ‘0’ on the TV’s remote control, then press

the Channel Down button repeatedly until you see the { System Menu - General } page. This is the correct viewing channel for the recorder.

Note You may press the AV or SELECT button on

the TV’s remote control (if available) to select the correct viewing channel. See your TV’s user manual.

B Initial Installation

A Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote

control.

aced

Note Use up / down keys to toggle

through the options. Select an item by pressing

right

. To con rm a setting, press OK .

Setup and install TV channels.

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Highlight and press right .

Select { Tuner Input Source } and press OK .

{ Cable }

if the recorder is connected directly to the cable signal or through set-top box.

{ Air }

if the recorder is connected directly to an indoor or outdoor antenna.

Note Press OK

to con rm your selection.



Select { Channel Search } and press OK

on the remote control to start automatic TV channel search.

Select the language.



Highlight and press right .

– selects TV On-Screen Display language. – selects default Disc Menu language. – selects default subtitle language. – selects default audio language.

Select the date and time.



Highlight and press right .

Use the numeric keypad 0

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

E Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.

To AC power

Basic Connection

Before Connecting

Unplug the antenna cable that is currently connected to your TV.

Connecting

A Connect the antenna cable to the ANTENNA-

IN jack on the recorder.

B Use the supplied RF coaxial cable to connect the

TV-OUT

jack on this recorder to the

Antenna In jack on the TV.

C Use the supplied audio/video cable (yellow plug)

to connect the VIDEO (CVBS) -OUT1 jack on this recorder to the VIDEO IN jack on the TV.

D Use the supplied audio/video cable (red/ white

plugs) to connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to the AUDIO IN jacks on the TV.

E Connect the power cable from the recorder to

an AC power outlet.

Connection with a VCR or similar device

Before Connecting

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

B Connecting

To antenna or set-top box

To AC power

VIDEO (CVBS) EXT 1

ANTENNA-IN

TV-OU

EXT 2

S-VIDEO (Y/C)

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO (CVBS)

INPUT

COMPONENT

OUTPUT

OUT 1

VIDEO

RLR

OUT 2

COAXIAL

OUT 3

AUDIO

(DIGITAL AUDIO)

S-VIDEO (Y/C)

VIDEO OUT

(

CVBS

)

STANDBY-ON

System Menu - General

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Video Output Forma

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