Philips DVDR77-17 User Manual
Quick install guide
Connecting your DVD Recorder to the
TV/Initial installation
Warning ! Until the initial installation has been completed, the buttons on the front
will not function.
Remove the antenna cable jack from your TV. Insert it into the
ANTENNA IN jack at the back of the DVD recorder.
1
Insert one end of the supplied antenna cable into the TV
2
3
OUT jack at the back of the DVD Recorder and the other end
into the antenna input jack at the back of the TV.
Connect the S-VIDEO OUT / AUDIO L/R OUT jacks or
VIDEO (CVBS) OUT / AUDIO L/R OUT with the
corresponding input jacks of the TV.
Switch on the TV.
4
Connect the mains jack 4MAINS at the back of the DVD
5
Recorder with the power supply using the supplied power cable.
The most important features of the DVD Recorder will appear
on the display. After the initial installation is completed, this
function will be switched off.
ENGLISH
Press STANDBY-ON m on the recorder.
6
'IS TV ON?' will appear on the display.
7
If necessary, select the channel number of the input jack at the
TV.
8
The initial installation menu appears on the screen.
Select your preferred setting using B or A .
Confirm with OK .
9
The initial installation is carried out automatically. Please wait until the procedure is completed.
IS TV ON?
Initial Setup
Menu Language
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Press OK to continue
Making a recording
Press MONITOR to display the selected input signal on the
screen.
1
Select the program number from which the recording is to be
carried out using CHANNEL q or CHANNEL r .
2
Recording via the external jacks
Select either the front jack ('CAM1', 'CAM2') or the jack ('EXT1', 'EXT2',')
at the back of the recorder, from which the recording is to be carried
out, using CHANNEL q or CHANNEL r .
Selecting the recording mode (quality)
You can select between 'M1' (camcorder recordings/1 hour), 'M2'(2
hours), 'M2x' (2,5 hours), 'M3' (3 hours), 'M4' (4 hours) or 'M6'(6
hours) using REC MODE .
SAFE RECORD
Usually, a recording starts at the point where the previous recording
ended. This will delete all subsequent recordings.
If a new recording is to be placed at the end of all recordings, hold
down REC/OTR n until 'SAFE REC' appears on the display.
Press RECORD or REC/OTR n to start the recording.
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Tip
a 'NO SIGNAL' (no signal) will appear on the display
b Check whether the cable jacks fit correctly.
b If the recording is made from a video recorder, adjust the 'tracking'
setting on the video recorder.
b In case of bad, non-standard video input signals, the DVD Recorder
may not be able to detect the signal.
Programming recordings
Press TIMER s on the remote control.
1
Select line 'Timer Programming' using B or A and confirm
2
with C .
The current data will be displayed.
Select the entry field with D or C .
3
Enter the desired data with B , A or the number buttons
0..9 .
4
Problem
Timer
Timer Programming
Date
Ch.01Start
01/22
Mo-Fr/Weekly
Press SELECT
08:30AM
End
10:00PM
Rec
Mode
M1
To store
Press OK
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6
7
Confirm with OK .
The data was stored in a TIMER block.
To end, press TIMER s .
Switch off the DVD Recorder with STANDBY m .
A programmed recording will only function if the DVD Recorder
is switched off using STANDBY m .
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