Philips DVDR-3400 Guide

Quick Start Guide

Need help?

User Manual

See the user manual that came with your Philips recorder.

Online

Go to www.philips.com/support.

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Enjoy

Start playback

DVD Player/ Recorder DVDR3400

Connect

Set up

Enjoy

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2

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What’s in the box?

DVD Player/ Recorder

Remote Control

and 2 batteries

RF Coaxial Cable

SCART Cable

User

Manual

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A

Recording from the TV or an

external device (continued)

E To end recording, press STOP . ‘UPDATE’

will be displayed on the recorder.

F To playback the recording, press DISC MENU

DISC MENU

, select the title and press PLAY/PAUSE

.

B

Archiving from a USB device

A Insert a recordable DVD disc in the tray.

B Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port on

the front panel of the recorder.

C Press TOOLS

TOOLS

to access the USB mode.

 Select { Copy to DVD } and press OK .

 The USB content menu appears.

C Select the folder you want and press OK to

access the folder/ album.

D Create a copy list, highlight the file you want to

copy and press SELECT .

 The selected  les will appear on the right

{ Copy List } screen.

 To remove the  le from the copy list, press

CLEAR

.

E Once the copy list selection is complete, press

REC to start archiving.

 A message will appear. Select

in the

menu and press OK to proceed.

A Press OPEN/CLOSE , load in a

disc and press OPEN/CLOSE
again.

B Press DISC MENU

DISC MENU

and use up S

or down T keys to select a title.

C Press PLAY/PAUSE

to start playback.

D To stop playback, press STOP

.

Start Recording

A

Recording from the TV or

an external device

A Insert a recordable DVD disc in the tray.

Types of discs for recording

DVD+R DL

B Press SOURCE repeatedly to select

the source to record from. (eg, TUNER,
CAM1, CAM2, DV, EXT1 or EXT2).



To record a TV programme, use

P+/- to scroll through the channels,

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

C Press REC MODE

repeatedly to select

the mode of record quality.

D Press REC

to start recording, press
REC again to automatically record 30
minutes.

SOURCE

TOOLS

PLAY/PAUSE

USB

Archiving from USB to DVD

Directory Copy List

Japan trip

Bryan Bday
My songs
Hot Hits

Archiving from USB to DVD

Directory Copy List

..\Move up directory

Picture1.jpg

1

Picture2.jpg

2

Song1.mp3

3

NATURE-1.JPG

4

BUTTER-1.JPG

5

P1022500.JPG

6

Music.mp3

7

MERLIO-1.JPG

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1
2

Picture2.jpg
Music.mp3

REC MODE

CLEAR

OK

1

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’.

Television (rear)

To antenna
or set-up
box

Philips recorder
(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.

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.

B Initial Installation

A Press SETUP on the remote

control.

y

r

l

y

h

On

OK

Note Use up S and down T keys to toggle

through the options. Select an item by pressing
right X. To con rm a setting, press OK .

B

Select the country of your residence.



Highlight

and press right X.

Select { Country } and press OK to
confirm your selection.

C

Select the OSD language.



Remain in

mode, select { On Screen

Display Language } and press right X to
access the options.

 Select the desired language option and

press OK to con rm your selection.

D

Setup and install TV channels.



Highlight

and press right X.

Select { Channel Search } and press OK
to start automatic TV channel search.

 This process may take several minutes.

Once complete, the total number of
channels found and stored appears on the
TV.

E

Set the date and time.



Highlight

and press right X.

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.

E Press SETUP to exit.

To AC
power

Basic Connection Connection with a VCR or

similar device

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

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.

To AC
power

Television (rear)

To antenna
or set-up
box

OUT 1

OUT 2

VIDEO (CVBS)

S-VIDEO (Y/C)

SCART IN

L

R

COAXIAL

AUDIO

(DIGITAL AUDIO)

OUTPUT

HDMI

OUT 3

~

MAINS

EXT

2

1AUX - I/O

EXT

TV-OUT

ANTENNA-IN

TO TV - I/O

VIDEO (CVBS)

OUT 1

OUT 2

S-VIDEO (Y/C)

SCART IN

L

R

COAXIAL

AUDIO

(DIGITAL AUDIO)

OUTPUT

HDMI

OUT 3

TV-OUT

ANTENNA-IN

EXT

2

1AUX - I/O

EXT

TO TV - I/O

~

MAINS

STANDBY-ON

Setup Menu - Genera

Countr

Screen Save

Restore Factory Settings

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