Philips DVDR7300H Quick use guide

HDD & DVD Player / Recorder

DVDR 7300H

Watch TV - Pause live TV

Your Philips Recorder allows you to control the TV programme. You can PAUSE it as if you were in control of the live broadcast.

Turn on your recorder and press CHANNEL

+/- to select a TV programme.

Press PAUSE to suspend it.

Press PLAY to continue.

Note When the recorder is turned on, the

programme you are watching will be stored in the temporary hard disk storage. When you switch the recorder to another input signal (e.g. CAM) or to standby mode, the programme will be erased.

Press TUNER to return to the live

broadcast.

Record to hard disk

Contents in the temporary HDD storage

BACK

Press INFO to see what is temporarily

stored in the hard disk storage.

Press UP or DOWN to choose the

title you want to record.

Press REC to record the title.

Note The title will be marked in red and the

recording will only take effect when you turn off the recorder.

Start playback

From the hard disk

COPY

Press HDD-BROWSER , then press

RIGHT until you see the { TITLES } and

{ INFO } menus.

Press UP or DOWN to select a title.

Press PLAY to start playback.

From a disc

SOURCES 1/3

Hard Disk

Disc Tray

Disc Library

[BROWSER]

Hold down the STOP until the disc tray

opens, load in a disc and close the disc tray.

If the content menu appears, press RIGHT

until you see the { TITLES }, { TRACKS } or { PHOTO ROLLS } menu, depending on the disc type.

Press UP or DOWN to select a title.

Press PLAY to start playback.

CONTENT

Video

Audio

Photo

Using the GUIDE Plus+ system

Make sure that the TV listing data download is completed.

Record TV programmes

Press GUIDE .

Press DOWN to select a TV channel.

Note Press the YELLOW to see an

overview of all the available channels and choose from there.

Press RIGHT or LEFT to select a

TV programme.

Note Press DAY- or DAY+ to go directly to a day before or the next day TV listings.

Press the RED button to set the

highlighted programme for recording.

Note You can store up to 25 programmes for recording.

Search TV programmes

Press UP until you highlight the menu bar

(‘Grid’, ‘Search’, ‘My TV’, etc.)

Highlight { Search } and press DOWN .

Press RIGHT or LEFT to select a

search category and press DOWN .

Press DOWN to select a sub-category

and press to start the search.

Note If ‘No programme found’ appears, that means there are no programmes of that category for that day.

GUIDE

DAY

Quick Start Guide

What’s in the Box

DVD recorder/hard disk

Quick start guideRemote control

and 2 batteries

Current TV programme

Press REC to start recording. It can record

up to 6 hours.

Note To set the recording time, press REC repeatedly to extend the recording time in 30 minutes increments for up to 6 hours. If the GUIDE Plus+ system is available, ‘Record 1 program’ is displayed and the current programme will be recorded.

Press STOP to stop the recording

immediately.

PAU SE

BROWSER

Record Mode

HQ SP SPP LP EP SLP SEP

Hours of recordings can be stored on the HDD or an empty DVD recordable disc.

HDD

(250 GB)

47 95 119 143 191 287 400

DVD±R/ DVD±RW

1 2

2.5 3 4 6 8

DVD+R

Double Layer

1hr 55mins 3hr 40mins 4hr 35mins 5hr 30mins 7hr 20mins 11h 05mins 14h 45mins

Need help?

GUIDE Plus+ system

Go to www.europe.guideplus.com

User Manual

See the user manual that came with your Philips Recorder

Online

Go to www.philips.com/support

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G-LINK cable

RF coaxial cable Scart cable

& transmitterPower cable

User manual

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Start with the 'Basic connection'. If you have a VCR, follow the instructions for ‘Connection with VCR or similar device’. If you have a set-top box, follow the instructions for ‘Connection with set-top box’.

Basic connection

Before connecting

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

Connecting

From an off-air aerial or

Television (rear

Philips Recorder (rear

Connection with 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.

Connecting

Television (rear

From an off-air aerial or cable box

VCR or simila device (rear

Connection with set-top box

Your new Philips Recorder provides a G-LINK transmitter which allows you to control the tuner of the set-top box (satellite receiver, cable TV box) through the GUIDE Plus+ system. You can record the TV programmes that are received through the set-top box.

Connecting

Television (rear

Positioning of G-LINK transmitte

set-top bo

Finding the viewing channel

Press STANDBY-ON on the recorder.

The recorder will display ‘IS THE TV ON?’.

Switch on the TV.

You should see the { EASY SETUP } menu.

Note If connected to your VCR, make sure it is turned off before proceeding.

If not, press the Channel Down button on

your TV's remote control repeatedly (or AV, SELECT button) until you see the menu. This is the correct viewing channel for the recorder.

Start basic setup

Use the recorder's remote control and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Select the desired menu language, your

country and the TV shape.

Note Select { Done } in the menu and press to go to the next screen.

Activate automatic channel search.

Check the date and time and press .

To continue with the GUIDE Plus+

installation, select { Continue } and press .

Otherwise, select { Do not install now } and

press . Wait until the recorder has finished initialising the system, then press again.

GUIDE

Install the set-top box

If you do not have a set-top box, skip ‘D’ and go to ‘E’.

Press DOWN to select ‘External

Receiver 1’ and press .

Press again to continue.

Select the type of reception, service provider

and brand name of the connected set-top box.

Note Press to go to the next screen. Select { None } if none of the entries are applicable.

Select the recorder socket through which

your set-top box is connected (e.g. 'EXT2' for EXT 2 AUX-I/O socket) and press .

Turn on your set-top box and select channel

number 02 on the set-top box.

Read the instructions on the TV and press .

Setup External Receiver 1

Has the External Receiver 1 changed to Programme Number 101?

The recorder will now attempt to change the

set-top box’s channel through the G-LINK transmitter. If the set-top box has switched to the same programme number as displayed on the TV, select { Yes } in the menu and press .

Note If not, select { No } and press to try a different code.

Your set-top box is now installed.

Load the TV listing data

Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and

connect it to the ANTENNA socket on this recorder.

Use the supplied RF coaxial cable to connect

the TV socket on this recorder to the aerial In socket on your TV.

Use the supplied scart cable to connect the

EXT1 TO TV-I/O Scart socket on this recorder to the SCART IN socket on your TV.

Note See the accompanying user manual for others possible connection (e.g. HDMI,

Component Video).

Connect the power cable from the recorder

to an AC power outlet.

Follow step 1 to 4 of 'Basic connection' to

connect this recorder before you proceed to step 2 below.

Use another scart cable (not supplied) to

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

Connect the power cable from the VCR to an

AC power outlet.

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

-LINK transmi

Follow step 1 to 4 of 'Basic connection' to

connect this recorder before you proceed to step 2 below.

Connect the supplied G-LINK cable to the

G-LINK socket on this recorder.

Place the G-LINK transmitter in front of your

set-top box in such a way that it can acquire the signal broadcasted by the transmitter.

Connect the power cable from the set-top

box to an AC power outlet.

Install the GUIDE Plus+ system

Enter your language, country and postal code

To change, press and follow the on-screen instructions.

Press the GREEN button to leave the menu.

Note To switch the GUIDE Plus+ system’s host channel manually, go to { Host Channel Setup }.

Press GUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus+

system. Leave the recorder in 'standby' mode and turn 'on' the set-top box overnight to collect the TV listing data, this may take up to 24 hours.

Note If you tune to your Host Channel before going to 'standby' mode, this recorder will start immediately to download the TV listings data.

Check the { Editor } screen the next day to ensure the source and programme numbers are matching for all channels.