Philips DVDR615 Quick use guide

QUICK USE GUIDE

ANTENNA/ CABLE SIGNAL

LANGUAGE AND COUNTRY

Select Language and Country

Language

Country

Done

TV FORMAT

Select your TV format

TV format

Done

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DVDR615

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DVD recorder back panel

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1 Remove the antenna cable plug from your TV (or Satellite

Receiver/Cable Box.) Connect it to the ANTENNA input jack at the back of the DVD recorder.

2 Use the supplied antenna cable to connect the DVD

recorder’s TV output jack to the antenna input jack at the back of your TV set.

3 Use the supplied AV cables (yellow plug) to connect the

DVD recorder’s VIDEO (CVBS) (OUT 2) jack to the Video In jack at the back of your TV set.

4 Use the supplied AV cables (red/white plugs) to connect the

DVD recorder’s AUDIO L/R (OUT 2) jack to the audio input jack at the back of your TV set.

5 Connect the power cable from the DVD recorder’s

~ MAINS to the power supply.

Helpful Hint: If your TV does not have the above-mentioned connectors, please refer to the user manual for more information on others possible connection to your TV set.

1 Press STANDBY-ON 2 on the DVD recorder to switch

2 Switch on the TV set and select the correct video in channel,

3 Press 3 4 to select an item in the menu.

4 { Language and Country } menu appears.

5 { TV Format } menu appears.

6 { Channel Search } menu appears.

CHANNEL SEARCH

Automatic channel search will find and store all channels. Make sure to connect the Antenna.

Search Channels

Skip Search

TIME AND DATE

Please check the Date and if incorrect, navigate right to correct the Date.

Time

Date

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Start

09:00 AM

06.30.2004

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Start first installation Connect DVD recorder

it on.

the First Installation menu appears on the TV.

NO PICTURE! Press the TV/AV button or CHANNEL 3 4 button on the TV to select the correct video in channel, for example, 'EXT', '0', or 'AV'.

Press 2 to access the selected item’s options. Press 1 to confirm your selection. When you complete, select { Done } in the menu and press OK to continue.

{ Language } – select on-screen display language. { Country } – select country of your residence.

{ TV Format } – select TV screen display.

Press OK to start automatic TV channel search. Once the TV channel search complete, the total number of channels found appears.

Prepare the remote control

7 { Time and Date } menu appears.

If the time and date shown on the TV are not correct, press 2 to enter the respective time/date field. Press 3 4 to change the first digit and press 2 to go to the next digit field. Once complete, press OK to confirm.

8 YesDVD introduction dialog appears. Press OK to exit.

➜ The first installation is now complete.

The DVD recorder is ready for use!

See next page for basic recording and playback.

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SUPER VIDEO

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Start manual recording

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1 Insert a recordable DVD+R(W) with the label side facing up. 2 Press TUNER on the remote control to see the TV

programs, then press 3 4 to select the program number you wish to record.

➜ If you wish to record from additional device (e.g. Video Cassette

Recorder,) press 3 4 button to select the corresponds external input channel. For example, select { EXT2 } if you have connected the VCR to IN-EXT2 jacks at the back of the DVD recorder.

3 Press REC MODE to select a desired recording mode. It

defines the picture quality and the maximum recording time for a disc.

Record

Picture Quality Maximum Recording

Mode

High quality (HQ)

DVD quality-Standard Play (SP)

M2x

DVD quality-Standard Play Plus (SP+)

S-VHS quality-Long Play (LP)

VHS quality-Extended Play (EP)

VHS quality-Super Long Play (SLP)

VHS quality-Super Extended Play (SEP)

Time per Disc

1 hour

2 hours

2.5 hours

3 hours

4 hours

6 hours

8 hours

4 Press REC 0 to start recording.

● If required, you can press REC 0 twice to start a 30-minute

recording. Each time you press REC 0 button, you will add 30 minutes to the recording time.

6 To stop the recording, press STOP 9.

➜ Wait until the message disappears from the display panel before

you remove the disc.

➜ If YesDVDTM message appears, you can select { Yes } to create

an YesDVD disc. Further recording is not allowed after this. For more information on YesDVD, see pages 41~43 in the user manual.

1 Insert a disc with the label side facing up. 2 Playback will start automatically.

3 To stop playback, press STOP 9.

1 Press TUNER on the remote control, then press 3 4 to

1 Press EDIT on the remote control. 2 Press 3 4 to select { Finalize } in the menu, then press

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EDIT

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Start Playback

➜ If a dialog appears on the TV showing { Do you want to access

the disc content? }, press 3 4 to select { Yes } to show the disc content or { No } to return to the last active mode, then press OK to confirm

➜ If a disc menu appears, press 1 2 3 4 to navigate within the

menu, highlight a title and press OK or PLAY 2 to start playback.

NO SOUND! Connect the AUDIO L/R (red/white) jacks at the back of the DVD recorder to the correspond AUDIO input jacks on a TV set, stereo system or receiver. Turn on the connected system and select the appropriate channel.

To watch the TV programs

select the program number.

To play a DVD+R on other DVD players, you must finalize it first

OK to start finalizing the DVD+R.

Once a DVD+R is finalized, no further recording or editing is possible. Unfinalizing a DVD+R is not

possible.

Detailed playback features and additional functions are described in the

accompanying user manual.