Philips DVDR5520H User Manual

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DVDR5570H

DVDR5520H

EN HDD & DVD Player / Recorder 4

LASER

Type Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (DVD) AIGaAs (CD) Wave length 658 nm (DVD) 90 nm (CD) Output Power 30 mW (DVD+RW write)

1.0 mW (DVD read)

1.0 mW (CD read)

Beam divergence 84 degrees (DVD)

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61 degrees (CD)

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro-Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

For Customer Use:

Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Recorder and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information for future reference.

Model No. DVD/HDD RECORDER

DVDR5520H, DVDR5570H

Serial No. _______________

DivX Ultra Certiﬁ ed products: “DivX, DivX Ultra Certiﬁ ed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.

HDMI, and HDMI logo and High-Deﬁ nition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

Trade mark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (1991 to 1996).

G-CODE is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation. The G-

CODE system

is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

Contents

1 Important 6

Safety and important notice 6

2 Your product 7

Features highlight 7 Product overview 9

6 Record 27

Before you record 27 Recording settings 28 Record live TV 31 Record a TV programme that

you have watched 31 Schedule a timer recording 32 Change/Delete a scheduled recording 34 Record from external devices 35 Simultaneous record and play 37

3 Connect 12

Place the unit 12 Connect antenna or cable 12 Connect video/audio cables 14 Connect other devices 16

4 Get started 19

Prepare the remote control 19 Select basic settings 20 Turn on Progressive Scan 22 Set up 5.1 multi-channel recording 23

5 Watch live TV 24

Use your recorder to watch live TV 24 About Time Shift Buffer - temporary

HDD storage 24 Control live TV 25 Watch digital TV broadcast 25 Change audio language 26 Change subtitle language 26 Search by time 26 Clear the Time Shift Buffer 26

7 Main menu 38

Select a play media 38 Adapt the recordable DVD format 39

8 Play 40

Play from hard disk 40 Play the recorded TV programmes 41 Play from USB device 42 Play from disc 43 Play video 44 Play music 47 Play photo 48

9 Edit recordings 53

Edit titles in the hard disk 53 Edit titles in a recordable DVD 54 Edit video 56 Make recordable DVDs play on

other DVD players 59

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10 Copy 61

About copy 61 Copy to hard disk 61 Copy to recordable DVD 62 Copy to USB device 62

11 Adjust se ttings 63

Language settings 63 Playback settings 64 Video output settings 65 Audio settings 67 Analogue tuner settings 68 Digital tuner settings 70 Setup settings 72

12 Additional information 74

Upgrade software 74 Care 74 About DivX character set 75 Speciﬁ cations 76

13 Troubleshoot ing 77

Main unit 77 Picture 78 Sound 78 Play 79 Record/Copy 79 Display message 80

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Contents

14 Glossary 83

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1 Important

Recycle notice

Safety and important notice

Warning!

Risk of ﬁ re or electric shock!

Ensur e that air can cir culate freely through the

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ventilation holes on this unit. Allow at least 5~10 cm clear ance around the unit .

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Never expose this unit to direct sunlight, naked ﬂ ames or heat.

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Never place this unit on other electr ical equipment.

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Keep away from this unit during lightning storms.

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Never remove the casing of this unit. Please leave all maintenance work to qualiﬁ ed personnel.

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Keep this unit away from water, moisture and liquidﬁ lled objects.

Caution!

Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the

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remote control is not to be used for a long time .

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Do not mix batteries (old and new or c arbon and alkaline, etc.).

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Batteries contain chemical substances, they should be disposed of pr operly.

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Visible and invisible laser radiation when open . Avoid exposure to beam.

Note

Refer to t he type plate at the rear or bottom of the

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product for identiﬁ cation and supply ratings.

This electronic equipment contains a large number of materials that can be recycled or reused if disassembled by a specialised company. If you are disposing of an old machine, please take it to a recycling centre. Please observe the local regulations regarding disposal of packaging materials, exhausted batteries and old equipment.

The making of unauthorised copies of copyprotected material, including computer programmes, ﬁ les, broadcasts and sound recordings, may be infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offence. This unit should not be used for such purposes.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by US patents. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

U.S. Patent Number 4,631,603; 4,819,098; 4,907,093; 5,315,448; and 6,516,132.

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2 Your product

Features highlight

Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully beneﬁ t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome.

Recording has never been easier with the builtin Hard Disk Drive, you can record up to 180~300 hours of video in SEP (Super Extended Play) recording mode.

Model Hard Disk

Drive (HDD)

DVDR5520H 160 GB 180

DVDR5570H 250 GB 300

Maximum recording hours

On top of that, you can store the DivX movies, music ﬁ les and digital camera photos in the HDD Media Jukebox.

DVDR5520H DVDR5570H

DivX ﬁ les 150 270

Photos 10,000 10,000

Music ﬁ les 4,500 7,000

Note

DO NOT disconnec t the recorder from the power

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supply unless you are intending not to use this product for a long per iod of time. Power is needed to enable the recorde r to per form essential tasks like timer recordings and automatically updating the system date/time.

Pause Live TV

Every TV programme is now under your control, you can take a break without missing a moment. To pause the live TV programme and resume play later, simply press PAUSE LIVE TV button.

Instant Replay

You can repeat any scene of a live TV programme by turning the control wheel one click to the left, as often as you like. If you wish to return to the live TV programme again, just press the LIVE TV button.

FlexTime

You can watch a TV programme while it is still being recorded, you do not need to wait for the recording to ﬁ nish. Alternatively, you can also watch another earlier recorded programme, play a DVD or DivX movie or enjoy some music while the recorder is recording the TV programme.

Time Shift Buffer (TSB)

As soon as you turn on your recorder, the TV channel it is tuned to will be stored onto the Time Shift Buffer. It can contain up to 6 (six) hour of TV programmes and will automatically ﬂ ush anything that is older. You can mark the sections you want and copy them to your recordings list for later viewing or copy to recordable DVD.

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Digital and analogue tuner

ALL

This product features analogue TV reception, digital terrestrial TV and DVB-T Radio reception. To select between the three modes, simply press the LIVE TV button repeatedly.

Analogue TV

Digital TV

DVB-T Radio

Keyword search

Keyword search saves you from having to scroll through lists of ﬁ les on your recorder’s hard disk. Simply type in keywords using the alphanumeric buttons on the remote control and instantly ﬁ nd your favourite TV recordings, music ﬁ les and DivX videos.

G-CODE

This is a simple programming system for recorders. To use it, enter the programming number associated with your television programme. You can ﬁ nd this number in your favourite listings magazine.

Skip commercial block

After recording, the commercial scenes in the title will be checked and marked if ‘Smart’ chapter feature is activated (see page 30). This recorder will automatically insert chapter markers at the beginning and the end of the commercial scenes. When you watch the recorded titles, press NEXT > to skip over commercials.

Philips does not guarantee 100% accuracy of the

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commercial block chapter set tings. You may encounter a few seconds of delay or adva nce at where the chapter markers ar e set within a commercial block.

Media Jukebox

The Hard Disk drive of this recorder serves as a media jukebox that allows you to store all sources of recordings (TV recordings, videos, music and photos). The titles recorded or copied to the hard disk will automatically be saved under separate contents based on the characteristics of the recordings.

5.1 multi-channel audio recording

Digital 5.1 channel audio recording lets you capture - along with the video - the original sound from digital-channel programme sources. These recordings play back in multi-channel only when connected to a 5.1 channel speaker system.

Region codes

DVD movies are usually not released at the same time in all regions of the world, thus all DVD players/recorders are programmed to a speciﬁ c region code.

Countries DVD Region code

Australia, New Zealand

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Product overview

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Main unit

STANDBY-ON

• Turn on this unit or turns off to normal

standby mode.

b Disc tray

c OPEN CLOSE ç

• Open or close the disc tray.

d Display panel

e HOME

• Access or exit the Home menu.

f W X : Cursor buttons for moving to the left/right. In

recorder’s Live TV mode, replay or skip the scene by a speciﬁ ed length of time.

S T : Cursor buttons for moving up/ down. In CAM mode, select CAM2, CAM1, EXT1 or EXT2 input source.

g OK

• Conﬁ rm an entry or selection.

h u

• Pause or resume live TV.

• Start or pause disc play.

. >

• Skip to the previous or next item.

• Press and hold the button to make a

reverse/forward search.

• Stop play/record.

i â

• Start record. This button lights up while recording is in progress.

• Press repeatedly to set the recording length in 30-minute increments, up to 6 hours.

Note

The following connections are under the ﬂ ap at the

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right corner of the front panel.

j DV IN (CAM2) socket

• To connect digital camcorders (iLink/ FireWire/IEEE1394 connection).

k S-VIDEO -VIDEO-AUDIO (CAM1) socket

• To connect camcorders/DVD players/ VCRs (composite/S-video and analogue audio connections).

l USB socket

• To connect USB ﬂ ash drive, USB memory reader or digital camera.

* Not all brands and models of digital cameras are supported, except those compliant with the PTP standard.

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Remote control

G-

PAUSE LIVE TV

a 2

• Turn on this unit or turn off to normal standby mode.

b CAM

• Activate the camcorder connected to the DV IN CAM2 socket.

c USB

• Activate the connected USB device and

display its contents.

d Coloured buttons

• Select the corresponding option on the TV.

e . (PREV/REW) /

> (NEXT/FFW)

• Skip to the previous or next item.

• Press and hold the button to make a reverse/forward search.

f OPTIONS

• Access or exit the Options menu (this menu provides various setting options).

g Navigation cursor / Control wheel

• In live TV mode, rotate the control wheel to skip backward or forward within the TV programmes you have watched.

• W X : Cursor buttons for moving to the left/right. In live TV mode, replay or skip the scene by a speciﬁ ed length of time.

• S T : Cursor buttons for moving up/ down.

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h OK

• Conﬁ rm an entry or selection.

i HOME

• Access or exit the Home menu.

j P +-

• Select previous/next channel on live TV or the external input source (EXT1, EXT2, CAM1).

• After press CAM, press this button to switch to other external input source (EXT1, EXT2, CAM1).

k TIMER

• Access or exit the timer menu.

l AUDIO

• Select an audio language/channel.

m G-CODE

• Access or exit G-CODE system menu.

n EDIT

• Access or exit edit menu.

o LIVE TV

• Switch to live TV.

• Press repeatedly to switch to analogue TV, digital TV or digital radio.

p HDD LIST

• List the recorded titles in the hard disk.

q PAUSE LIVE TV u

• Pause or resume live TV.

• Start or pause disc play.

STOP x

• Stop play/record.

• Press and hold this button to open or close the disc tray.

REC

• Start record.

• Press repeatedly to set the recording length in 30-minute increments, up to 6 hours.

r DISC

• Activate disc mode and display the contents of the disc.

s BACK 2

• Return to previous menu.

t TV VOL +-

• Adjust the volume of the TV (for Philips TVs or compatible brands only).

u Alphanumeric buttons

• Used to enter numbers or letters (using SMS style entry).

• Select an item number to play.

• Select live TV channels.

v SUBTITLE

• Select DVD or DivX subtitle language.

w INFO

• Display or hide on-screen information.

x SELECT

• Select more than one item in a menu.

• Toggle between ‘T’ (title) and ‘C’ (chapter) selection during disc play, then press . / > to select previous or next title/chapter.

• For character entry using the alphanumeric buttons, toggle between upper and lower case.

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3 Connect

Connect antenna or cable

This section describes the basic connections required for this recorder before it can be used. Look for the highest quality connection based on the type of devices you have and make the best connection for this recorder.

Basic connections:

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Connect antenna or cable

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Connect video/audio cables

Optional connections:

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Connect other devices

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Connect to an AV ampliﬁ er/receiver

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Connect to Cable Box/Satellite Receiver

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Connect to VCR or other similar device

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Connect to digital video/digital 8 camcorder

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Connect to analogue camcorder

Note

Verif y that the power supply voltage corresponds

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to the voltage printed on the rear or bottom of the unit.

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Befor e you make or change any connections, ensure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet.

Place the unit

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Place this unit on a ﬂ at, hard and stable surface. Do not place this unit on a carpet. Install this unit near the AC outlet where

• the AC power plug can be easily reached.

This section describes how to connect this recorder to an antenna or a cable box/satellite receiver. It enables you to watch and record TV programmes.

This recorder has two types of tuner input, one for digital terrestrial tuner and the other for analogue tuner. Before you start, select an antenna connection that suits your current home set up.

Option 1: Connect to off-air antenna

• Option 2: Connect to cable/satellite

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antenna or digital terrestrial antenna

Option 1: Connect to off-air antenna

Use this connection if you have only an off-air antenna and wish to receive both analogue and digital TV programmes.

DIGITAL

DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH

TO VCR/SAT

ANTENNA INPUT

EXT2

CVBS-OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

G-LINK

TO TV ANTENNA INPUT

ANALOG ANTENNA INPUT

ANTENNA INTERCONNECT CABLE (OPTIONAL, REFER TO MANUAL)

TO TV

EXT1

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1 Unplug the existing antenna cable from

your TV.

2 Connect the antenna cable to the

DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

on this recorder.

socket

3 Connect the Tuner interlink cable

(supplied) between the DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH and ANALOG ANTENNA INPUT sockets on

this recorder.

4 Connect a RF antenna cable (supplied)

from the TO TV ANTENNA INPUT socket on this recorder to the antenna input socket on your TV.

Note

Only free-to-air digital TV channels can be received

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(no reception of ‘conditional access’ / Smar tcard channels).

Tip

The antenna input socket on your TV may be

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labelled as ANT, ANTENNA IN or R F IN.

Option 2: Connect to cable/satellite antenna or digital terrestrial antenna

CVBS-OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

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Connect

Use this connection if you have a Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver or a separate indoor digital terrestrial antenna.

ANTENNA INTERCONNECT CABLE (OPTIONAL, REFER TO MANUAL)

ANALOG ANTENNA INPUT

TO TV

G-LINK

TO TV ANTENNA INPUT

DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH

TO VCR/SAT

EXT

1 Unplug the existing cable/satellite TV

antenna from your TV.

2 Connect the cable/satellite TV antenna to

the ANALOG ANTENNA INPUT socket on this recorder.

3 If you have a digital terrestrial antenna,

connect it to the DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

socket on this recorder.

4 Connect a RF antenna cable (supplied)

from the TO TV ANTENNA INPUT socket on this recorder to the antenna input socket on your TV.

Note

No digital channels will be found if the digital antenna

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is not connected to this r ecorder.

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Connect video/audio cables

This section describes how to connect this recorder to your TV so to enable you to view the playback from this recorder.

Before you start, select the best video connection that your TV can support.

Option 1: Connect to video (CVBS) socket

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(for a standard TV).

Option 2: Connect to S-video socket (for a

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standard TV).

Option 3: Connect to component video

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socket (for a standard TV or Progressive Scan TV).

Option 4

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HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV).

You must connect this recorder directly to a TV.

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If your T V has a digital audio input socket, you can

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replace the analogue audio connection with digital audio connection in order to enjoy multi-channel surround sound output.

: Connect to HDMI socket (for a

Note

Option 1: Connect to Video (CVBS) socket

AL ANTENNA THROUGH

VCR/SAT

DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

EXT2

CVBS-OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

HDMI OUT

AUDIO

OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

1 Connect a composite video cable (yellow -

supplied) from the CVBS OUT socket on this recorder to the video input socket on your TV.

2 Connect the audio cables (red/white -

supplied) from the AUDIO OUT sockets on this recorder to the audio input sockets on your TV.

Alternatively, you may replace the

• audio connection with COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT (cable not supplied).

Tips

The video input socket on your T V may be labelled

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as A/V IN, VIDEO IN, COMPOSITE or BASEBAND.

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This t ype of connections provide standard pic ture quality.

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Option 2: Connect to S-Video socket

Option 3: Connect to component video socket

AL ANTENNA THROUGH

VCR/SAT

DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

EXT2

CVBS-OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

HDMI OUT

AUDIO

OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

COAXIAL DIGITAL

1 Connect a S-video cable (not supplied)

from the S-VIDEO OUT socket on this recorder to the S-Video input socket on your TV.

2 Connect the audio cables (red/white -

supplied) from the AUDIO OUT sockets on this recorder to the audio input sockets on your TV.

Alternatively, you may replace the

• audio connection with COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT (cable not supplied).

Tips

The S-video input socket on your TV may be labelled

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as Y/C or S-VHS.

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This t ype of connections provide standard pic ture quality.

AL ANTENNA THROUGH

VCR/SAT

DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

EXT2

CVBS-OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

HDMI OUT

AUDIO

OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

1 Connect the component video cables (not

supplied) from the Y P recorder to the component video input sockets on your TV.

B PR sockets on this

2 Connect the audio cable (red/white -

supplied) from the AUDIO OUT sockets on this recorder to the audio input sockets on your TV.

If a progressive scan TV is used, you

• may turn on the progressive scan mode (see ‘Turn on Progressive Scan’ for details).

To activate the component video input,

• set the active video output accordingly (see ‘Video settings’ > [ Active video output ] for details).

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Connect

Tips

The component video input socket on your TV may

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be labelled as Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr or YUV.

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This t ype of connections provide good picture quality.

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Option 4: Connect to HDMI socket

IGITAL ANTENNA

OP THROUGH

O VCR/SAT

DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

EXT2

CVBS-OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

HDMI OUT

AUDIO

OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

COAXIAL DIGITAL

1 Connect a HDMI cable (not supplied) from

the HDMI OUT on this recorder to the HDMI IN socket on your TV.

To activate the HDMI video input, set

• the active video output accordingly (see ‘Video settings’ > [ HDMI ] for details).

Tips

Use a HDMI/DVI adaptor in case your TV has only

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a DVI connection. An extra audio connection is needed to complete this connection.

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This t ype of connections provide best pic ture qualit y.

Note

Only free-to-air digital TV channels can be received

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(no reception of ‘conditional access’ / Smar tcard channels).

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Depend on your T V capabilities, audio may not be supported through HDM I connection . In this case, make an audio connection to your TV and turn off the HDMI audio output (see ‘Audio settings’ for details).

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HDMI suppor ts H DCP (High-bandwidth Digital Contents Protection). HDCP is a copy protection signal that comes with the HD content (DVD disc or Blu-ray disc).

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Connect other devices

This section describes how to connect this recorder to other devices with recommendations for the most used cases. Other solutions may be possible, depending on the capabilities of the devices.

Connect to Cable Box/Satellite Receiver

This recorder supports 5.1 multi-channel input signal. The 5.1 multi-channel surround output from the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver can be recorded onto this recorder, along with the video.

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Connect to an AV ampliﬁ er/receiver

You can listen to the audio from this recorder through a digital audio device. It allows you to enjoy multichannel surround sound output.

ANTENNA INTERCONNECT CABLE (OPTIONAL, REFER TO MANUAL)

TO TV

EXT1

DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH

TO VCR/SAT

DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

EXT2

CVBS-OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

HDMI OUT

COAXIAL

AUDIO

COMPONENT

DIGITAL

DIGITAL OUT

OUT

VIDEO OUT

1 Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied)

from the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT socket on this recorder to the digital/ coaxial input socket on the device.

Select the digital audio output setting

• according to the type of audio that the device can output (see ‘Audio settings’ > [ Digital input ] for details).

Tip

The digital coaxial input socket on the device may be

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labelled as COA XIAL IN or DIGITAL IN.

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH

TO VCR/SAT

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

EXT2

S-VIDEO OUT

CVBS-OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

OUT

HDMI OUT

COAXIAL

AUDIO

COMPONENT

DIGITAL

DIGITAL OUT

OUT

VIDEO OUT

ANALOG ANTENNA INPUT

ANTENNA INTERCONNECT CABLE (OPTIONAL, REFER TO MANUAL)

TO TV

EXT1

COAXIAL

VIDEO OUT

1 Plug in the scart adaptor (supplied) to the

EXT1-TO TV socket on this recorder.

2 Connect the Audio/Video cables (supplied)

to the scart adaptor and the other ends to the audio and video input sockets on your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.

3 Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied)

from the COAXIAL DIGITAL IN socket on this recorder to the digital/coaxial output socket on your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.

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To prepare this recorder for 5.1 multichannel recording (see ‘Set up 5.1 multi-channel recording’ for details).

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To view the video input, press CAM and followed by P +/- until ‘EXT 1’ is displayed.

Connect

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Connect to VCR or other similar device

Connect to digital video/digital 8 camcorder

NA INTERCONNECT CABLE NAL, REFER TO MANUAL)

EXT1

DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH

TO VCR/SAT

VHF/UHF

RF IN

VHF/UHF

RF OUT

DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT

EXT2

CVBS-OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

HDMI

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

COAXIAL

COMPONENT

DIGITAL

VIDEO OUT

1 Plug in the scart adaptor (supplied) to the

EXT2-TO VCR/SAT socket on this

recorder.

2 Connect the Audio/Video cables (supplied)

to the scart adaptor and the other ends to the audio and video input sockets on your VCR.

Alternatively, you may replace the video

• connection with S-VIDEO (cable not supplied).

To view the video input, press CAM

• followed by P +/- repeatedly until ‘EXT 2’ is displayed.

Note

Your new recorder can replace the VCR for all your

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recording needs. Just unplug all the connections to your VCR.

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Most commercial video tapes and DVDs are copyprotected and therefore cannot be recorded.

1 Flip down the cover at the right hand

corner of this recorder.

2 Connect an i.LINK 4-pin cable (not

supplied) from the DV IN socket on this recorder to the DV OUT socket on the camcorder.

To view the video input, press CAM to

• select ‘CAM2’.

Note

It is not possible to record or copy the titles or ﬁ les

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from this recorder to your camcorder.

Tip

This t ype of connections provide best pic ture qualit y.•

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Connect to analogue camcorder

1 Flip down the cover at the right hand

corner of this recorder.

2 Connect a composite video cable from the

VIDEO socket on this recorder to the

video output socket on the camcorder.

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Alternatively, you may replace the video connection with S-VIDEO (cable not supplied).

3 Connect the audio cable (not supplied)

from the AUDIO sockets on this recorder to the audio output sockets on the camcorder.

To view the video input, press CAM

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followed by P +/- repeatedly until ‘CAM1’ is displayed.

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Connect

Tip

This t ype of connections provide good picture

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quality.

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4 Get started

Prepare the remote control

1 Open the battery compartment cover. 2 Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA.

Match the indications (+-) inside the battery compartment.

3 Close the cover.

Navigate through the menu

1 Point the remote control directly at the

remote sensor on the front panel and select the desired function.

2 Use the following buttons on the remote

control to navigate through the on-screen menus, enter characters or numbers and conﬁ rm your selection.

Button Action

cursor buttons: up/down

cursor buttons: left/right

Move up or down in a menu.

Move left or right in the menu.

Conﬁ rm a selection.

Note

If you ar e not going to use the remote control for a

•

long time, remove the batteries.

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Enter characters or numbers.

Press the button

• repeatedly until the character or number is displayed.

Select upper or lower case (capital/small letter).

Enter special symbol.

Press the button

• repeatedly to select various symbols.

Enter a space.

Select basic settings

When you turn on this recorder for the ﬁ rst time, follow the instructions on the TV to complete the initial setup for this recorder.

Note

Befor e you start, ensure that you have made all the

•

required connections.

•

If a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver is connected, turn it on.

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Complete the initial setup for this recorder before you insert a disc to play.

1 Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on the

recorder.

2 Turn on the TV and switch it to the

correct video-in channel.

You may go to the lowest channel on

• your TV, then press the Channel Down button on your TVs remote control until you see the menu language screen.

Menu Language

Please select your language. Defines the languages of all On-screen menu displays.

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Country Selection

Country selection is important for TV channels search.

Previous Next

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It enables the recorder to ﬁ nd all the

AUS Australia

BMU American Bermuda

HK Hong Kong NZ New Zealand PRC China

RC Taiwan

ROK Korea

SGP Singapore

TV channels in your area.

4 Select the country where you use this

recorder, then press OK.  [ TV shape ] menu is displayed.

TV shape

Select the appropriate TV shape according to the TV you have connected.

Previous Next

4:3 Panscan

4:3 Letterbox

16:9 Widescreen

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Get started

3 Select a language for on-screen display,

then press OK.

 [ Country Selection ] menu is

displayed.

4:3 PanScan (PS)

4:3 LetterBox (LB)

16:9 (Widescreen)

5 Select a screen format according to how

you want the picture to appear on TV, then press OK.

 [ Channel search ] menu is displayed.

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Channel Search

Automatic Channel search will find and store all channels. Make sure to connect the antenna!

Full installation

Only Analogue TV

Only Digital TV No TV install

StartPrevious

6 Select the type of TV signal source to

install, then press the OK.

 Channel search and install begin. It takes

a few minutes to complete.

Digital channel search

Searching channels. This may take a few minutes. Please wait.

Digital TV channels found: 3

Digital channel search

8 Press ST (or the alphanumeric buttons)

to input the correct time, then press OK.  [ Date ] menu is displayed.

Date

Date setting is required to make recordings. Please make sure it is correct.

31 01 2007

Enter date (dd.mm.yyyy)

NextPrevious

9 Press ST (or the alphanumeric buttons)

to input the correct date, then press OK.

10 The installation is now complete. Press the

Green button [ Done ] on the remote

control to close the menu.

Installation Complete

Digital channel search completed

Digital TV channels found: 9 Digital Radio channels found: 3

Restart ChkSignal

If [ No TV install ] is selected, you will

• not be able to record TV programme through this recorder.

7 After the channel search is complete, press

the Green button [ Next ] to continue.  [ Time ] menu is displayed.

Time

Time setting is required for making recordings.

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00 00 AM

Enter time (hh.mm)

NextPrevious

You have successfully completed the installation

of your recorder.

System is now ready for use.

DonePrevious

The DVD recorder is now ready for use.

Tip

Press the Red button on the remote control to

•

return to the previous screen or press the Green button to proceed to the next installation step.

Turn on Progressive Scan

5 Select [ Video format ] > [ Progressive ],

then press OK.

When you connect a TV with the component video connection (see ‘Connect audio/video cables - Option 3: Connect to component video socket’ for details), you can set the progressive scan output if your TV supports progressive scan.

1 Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for this recorder.

•

Ensure that the progressive scan mode on your TV is turned off or set it to ‘Interlaced’ mode (see the TV user manual).

2 Turn on the recorder and press

OPTIONS.

Audio language

Subtitle language

Time search Reset TSB

Settings

3 Select [ Settings ] > [ Video output ]

then

press B.

4 Select [ Active video output ] > [ Comp.

video (YUV) ], then press OK.

Language

Recording Playback

Video Output

Audio

Analogue tuner

Digital tuner

Setup

TV shape

Active video output

Video format HDMI

Black level

Vertical

Language

Recording Playback

Video Output

Audio

Analogue tuner

Digital tuner

Setup

This is to activate the progressive scan

•

TV shape

Active video output

Video format

HDMI

Black level

Vertical

mode.

Read the warning message on the TV. To

proceed, select [ Apply ] in the menu and press OK.

 The progressive setup is complete.

If a blank/distorted screen is displayed,

• wait for 15 seconds for the auto recover.

If no picture is displayed, disconnect this

• unit’s ~MAINS. Then press and hold . on the recorder whilst connecting its ~MAINS to the power supply.

7 To exit the menu, press OPTIONS. 8 You can now turn on the progressive scan

mode on your TV (see the TV user manual).

Note

Ther e are some progressive scan T Vs that are

•

not fully compatible with this unit, resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD VIDEO disc in t he progressive scan mode. In such case, tur n off the progr essive scan feature on both the record er and your TV.

English

Get started

This is to activate the video output for

• component video connection.

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Set up 5.1 multi-channel recording

7 Select [ Digital input ] > [ On ]

OK.

, then

press

When you connect a Cable Box/Satellite Receiver to the digital input of this recorder, you can record multi-channel sound if broadcast from the digital-channel, along with the video.

Note

5.1 multi-channel recording is only possible from

•

digital ter restrial tuner or audio signals received from digital input.

•

To record with 5.1 multi-channel, ensure that the record mode is set to HQ or SP.

1 Connect your Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver

to COAXIAL DIGITAL IN socket (see ‘Connect audio from Cable Box/Satellite Receiver’ for details).

2 Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for this recorder.

3 Turn on the recorder and press

OPTIONS.

4 Select [ Settings ] > [ Recording ]

then

press B.

5 Select [ DTT audio recording ] >

[ Multichannel ]

, then

press OK.

Language

Recording Playback Video Output

Audio

Analogue tuner Digital tuner

Setup

This is to activate the digital input.

•

Audio output

HDMI audio

Digital input

Sound mode

Night mode

8 To exit the menu, press OPTIONS.

Language

Recording

Playback

Video Output Audio

Analogue tuner

Digital tuner

Setup

•

If you intend to copy digital terrestrial

Record mode

Auto protect Chapters

DTT audio recording

tuner recording to a recordable DVD for playback on other players, set it to

[ Stereo ].

6 Select [ Audio ]

then press B.

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5 Watch live TV

Use your recorder to watch live TV

Once you begin to watch live TV, this recorder begins to store whatever you watch into the Time Shift Buffer; which gives you control over live TV. For example, you can pause the live TV and resume play at any time or replay the live TV programme.

About Time Shift Buffer temporary HDD storage

Time Shift Buffer (TSB) is a temporary hard disk storage in your recorder. It stores and retains up to the last 6 (six) hours of TV programmes when the recorder is turned on

The Time Shift video bar shows the status and timing of the stored TV programmes.

Press INFO to display or hide the bar.

09:48 PM

10:04 PM

02:08 AM

Now

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Watch live T V

1 Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for this recorder.

2 Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on this

recorder.

PAUSE LIVE TV

3 Press LIVE TV repeatedly to change the

tuner signals.

Display Description

¡P

¡D

¡R

Analogue tuner signal.

Digital tuner signal.

Digital radio signal.

4 Press P +/- to select a desired channel.

AB DE

The TV programme start time.

Once it has exceeded 6 (six) hours, the start time will be changed accordingly.

Sections selected to be recorded onto the

hard disk (red bar).

Channel marker (marks when the channel

was changed and stayed longer than 2 minutes).

Current position and time of the broadcast

TV programme.

Present time

Tip

To save the contents onto the hard disk, see ‘Record

•

a TV pr ogramme that you have watched’ for details. Otherwise, it will be cleared when you switch the recorder to standby.

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Control live TV

Watch digital TV broadcast

To control the live TV, you must turn on the recorder to LIVE TV mode.

Button Action

PAUSE LIVE TV

Pause live TV or resume play.

Press to skip backward (instant replay).

Default skip interval is

• 30 seconds.

Press to skip forward (skip ahead).

Default skip interval is

• 1 minute.

Rotate to fast reverse or forward within a programme that has been broadcast.

•

To increase search speed, fast rotate the control wheel.

Return to live TV broadcast.

This DVD recorder is able to receive free-to-air DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcast-Terrestrial) and radio stations. As new services are added over time, make sure to regularly update and install new channels (see ‘Adjust settings - Digital tuner settings’ for details).

1 Press LIVE TV repeatedly to switch to a

digital TV signal.

2 Press P +/- to select a desired channel. 3 While watching digital TV broadcast, you

can have the following options:

Button Action

Change audio language.

Change subtitle language.

Access the programme

Blue button

Note

Changing of language is only possible if the TV

•

programme is broadcast with multiple languages.

information.

Tip

You can set the leng th of skip search interval (see

•

‘Adjust settings - Play back settings > [ Replay inter val ] / [ Sk ip interval ]’ for details).

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Change audio language

Search by time

This option is only available if the TV programme broadcast more than one audio language.

1 Press OPTIONS.

Audio language

Subtitle language

Time search Reset TSB

Settings

2 Select [ Audio language ], then press B. 3 Press T to select an audio language, then

press OK.

•

‘01’ is the original broadcast language and ‘02’ is the additional broadcast language.

Change subtitle language

This option is only available if the TV programme broadcast more than one subtitle language.

1 Press OPTIONS. 2 Select [ Subtitle language ], then press B. 3 Press T to select a subtitle language, then

press OK.

The languages may be numbered or

• abbreviated, such as ‘en’ for English.

It allows quick access to a speciﬁ c time of a programme that has been broadcast.

1 Press OPTIONS. 2 Select [ Time search ], then press B. 3 Use the alphanumeric buttons to enter

the time where playback should start (hours : minutes AM/PM).

4 Press OK.

 Playback skips to the time entered.

Clear the Time Shift Buffer

Note

Befor e you access CAM mode or [ Analogue Tuner /

•

Digit al Tuner / Clock / Record mode ] in the setting menu, this recorder will prompt you to clear the Time Shift Buffer.

•

Except for the red mark sections in the Time Shift buffer, which will then be stored on the hard disk.

1 Press OPTIONS. 2 Select [ Reset TSB ], then press OK.

Warning

This action will clear the Time Shift Buffer.

Do you want to continue?

Yes

3 Select [ Yes ] in the menu, then press OK.

English

Watch live T V

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