Philips DVDR985 Quick Reference guide
Quick Reference Card DVDR980/985/990 - DVDR1000MkII
Important
l Do not connect the power until all other
connections are made.
l Until you have completed the on-screen
installation procedure, the buttons on the
front of the recorder will not work.
1 Connecting the antenna
l Remove the antenna (aerial) cable plug from your TV
set and insert it into the antenna socket at the back
of the DVD recorder.
l Plug one end of the antenna (aerial) cable supplied (1)
into the TV socket on the DVD recorder and the other
end into the antenna input socket on your TV set.
2 Connecting a TV set
l Connect at least the SCART, S-Video or CVBS output
to the TV. Normally SCART (2) is the best
connection.
l If your TV has EasyLink, connect the SCART first,
before connecting the power. Connect the DVD
Recorder to the TV’s EasyLink connector. Check
your TV manual for the appropiate SCART
input.
Switching on
l Switch on the TV set and select the programme
number of the DVD recorder (see operating manual
for your TV set).
l Press B STANDBY/ON.
‰ The recorder display lights up, and the setup
menu (virgin mode screen) appears. This only occurs
the first time you start up the recorder.
l Select your preferred settings on the TV screen
using OK and the cursor keys on the remote
control.
Recording a TV programme
1 Press MONITOR/TUNER to view the channel or
input that is currently selected.
2 Use the CH+ or CH- keys to select the channel
from which you wish to record.
3 Press SELECT to choose the record mode.
Use SP for 2 hours, SP+ for 2,5 hours*, LP for 3
hours, EP for 4 hours or EP+ for 6 hours*of
recording; the HQ mode is optimised for digital
camcorders.
4 Press RECORD or REC/OTR to start recording.
5 Press 9 STOP to stop recording.
English
TV
2
AUX- I/0
EXT 2
EXT 4 EXT 3
TO TV I/0
EXT 1
l When connecting a second TV, preferably use the
SCART, S-Video or CVBS output. In case you want to
use an antenna cable, make use of a VCR or another
external RF modulator.
Note:
16:9 widescreen TVs may show only part of the DVD
recorder’s menu in certain screen modes. Change the screen
mode on the TV to see the full menu.
3 Connecting a VCR
l When connecting a VCR, the best order for the
SCART
connection is VCR - DVD Recorder - TV.
4 Connecting the power
l Make sure that all necessary connections are made
before connecting the DVD recorder to the power
supply.
l Plug the power cable supplied into the Power
connector on the rear of the recorder.
Important:
Recordings on a DVD+RW disc are normally started
from the position where the last recording was stopped.
From there on earlier recordings may be overwritten
without notice.
l To prevent overwriting, hold the RECORD key
pressed until ‘SAFE RECORD’ appears on the display.
Recording from a camcorder or
video recorder
1 Press MONITOR/TUNER to view the channel or
input that is currently selected.
2 Use the CH+ or CH- keys to select the front input
(CAM1, CAM2 or CAM3 (DVDR985 only)) or rear
input (EXT1, EXT2, EXT3 or EXT4) from which you
want to record.
3 Press SELECT to choose the record mode (HQ,
SP, SP+*, LP, EP or EP+*).
4 Press RECORD or REC/OTR to start recording.
5 Press ; PAUSE to pause recording or 9 STOP to
end the recording.
Notes:
- If the display shows ‘
VCR, the ‘tracking control’ on the VCR may need adjustment.
- The video signal of older analogue video tapes may cause
short ‘sync losses’ that lead to brief video interruptions during
the recording. The DVD Recorder will correct this with
seamless connections.
* DVDR990 - DVDR1000 MKII only.
NO SIGNAL
’ during recording from a
English
- To achieve maximum compatibility, make sure the disc
contains at least 5 minutes recorded in HQ mode, 10 minutes
in SP, 12 minutes in SP+*, 15 minutes in LP, 20 minutes in EP
or 30 minutes in EP+ mode*. For more information about
compatibility with DVD players refer to ‘Troubleshooting’ in
the instructions for Use.
Aborting a timer recording
l To stop a timer recording in progress, press
B STANDBY .
Playing a DVD-Video disc
Timer programming
Timer programming with the VIDEO
Plus+®system
1 Press TIMER on the remote control.
2 Select ‘
3 Press u (right cursor).
4 Enter the entire PlusCode number.
5 Confirm with OK.
6 Confirm with OK.
7 To end, press TIMER.
8 Switch off with B STANDBY/ON, otherwise the
Timer programming without the VIDEO
Plus+ system
1 Press TIMER on the remote control.
2 Select ‘
3 Press u (right cursor).
4 Enter the date with v (up cursor) or w (down
5 Press u (right cursor).
6 Enter the programme number from which you want
7 Press u (right cursor).
8 Enter the Start time.
9 Press u (right cursor).
10 Enter the End time.
11 If you made a mistake, you can go back with t (left
12 Confirm with OK.
13 To end, press TIMER.
14 Switch off with B STANDBY/ON, otherwise the
VIDEO Plus+system
w (down cursor).
If you made a mistake you can correct it with CLEAR.
‰ The data will appear on the TV screen.
‰ The data has been stored in a timer block.
timer recording cannot start.
Timer programming
w (down cursor).
cursor), or with the digit keys 0-9.
to record.
cursor).
‰ The data has been stored in a timer block.
timer recording cannot start.
’ with v (up cursor) or
’ with v (up cursor) or
l When ‘Autoresume’ is set to ‘On’ playback starts
automatically from the point where it was stopped
last time, otherwise it will play from the start of the
disc.
l The disc may invite you to select an item from a
menu. If the selections are numbered, press the
appropriate numerical key; if not, use the wv(down
up cursor) or tu(left right cursor) keys to highlight
your selection, and press OK.
l To stop playback at any time, press 9 STOP or
DISC MENU.
Playing a DVD+RW/+R disc
l If the inserted disc is write-protected, playback
always starts automatically.
l When you press 2 PLAY, playback starts
automatically from the point where it was stopped
the last time the disc was played or recorded. If you
want to start playback from the beginning of the disc,
you can do so via the Index Picture Screen.
l To stop playback at any time, press 9 STOP or
DISC MENU.
Handy shortcuts
On the Index Picture Screen
l To move to the last title, hold K NEXT pressed.
l To move to the first title, hold J PREVIOUS
pressed.
In monitor/tuner mode
l To change Record Mode, press SELECT.
l To select EXT1 in monitor/tuner mode, press 0.
In text input mode
l To delete characters, press CLEAR.
l To toggle upper/lower case characters, press
SELECT.
In edit mode (Favorite Scene Selection)
l To make chapters visible/hidden, press SELECT.
* DVDR990 - DVDR1000 MKII only.
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