Philips HDR3500 Getting Started Guide

Quick Start Guide

Need help?

User Manual

See the user manual that came with your Philips recorder.

Enjoy

HDR3500

Connect

Set up

Enjoy

What’s in the box?

HDD/ DVD Recorder

Remote Control

and 2 batteries

User

Manual

About the time shift buffer

Once you turn on the recorder, the selected TV programme will be stored in a temporary hard disk storage called the Time Shift Buffer ‘TSB’.

Press DISPLAY to show the Time Shift video bar:

Start time of the programme

Current time

Time of current playback

Note The contents in the Time Shift Buffer will

be cleared once you press 2. OR, if you press CAM twice to switch to DV IN mode.

Start recording

Record TV programme

Press TUNER on the remote control.

Use CH

+/- keys to scroll through the

channels. OR, press 0 - 9 to select the channel that you want to record.

Press RECORD

â to start recording.

Note To set a longer recording time, press

RECORD repeatedly to extend the recording

time in 30 minute increments.

To stop recording, press STOPÇ . The

recording will be saved to the hard disk.

Note To schedule a timer recording or record from an external device, refer to the accompanying User Manual for details.

Copy TV programmes to DVD

You can copy recordings of TV programmes to a recordable DVD disc for future playback.

Insert a recordable DVD into the recorder.

Press HDD LIST to access the title menu.

Use W XST keys to reach the preferred title

and press OK.

Use ST keys to select [ Copy ] and press OK.

A confirmation message appears. Press OK to

proceed.

Note During the copying process, the Time

Shift Buffer will not store any content.

Start playback

Playback a HDD title

Press HDD LIST to access the title menu.

Use W XST keys to reach the preferred title

and press

Playback from disc

Press OPEN/CLOSE

ç to open the disc tray.

Load a disc and close the disc tray.

Press DISC MENU to access the disc menu.

Use W XST keys to reach the preferred title/

file and press

u to start.

Playback from USB device

Insert the USB device to the USB port on the

front panel

Press USB to access the title menu.

Select the contents type and press X right.

Use W XST keys to reach the preferred data

file (MP3, WMA, DivX and JPEG) press

u to

start.

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Connect

Set up

Basic Connection

Before Connecting

Select one of the following basic connections ( A or B ) according to the type of connecting devices you have.

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

CVBS OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

AUDIO

ANTENNA-IN

TV-OUT

TO TV

EXT1

TO VCR/SAT

EXT2

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

SCART IN

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

CVBS OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

AUDIO

ANTENNA-IN

TV-OUT

TO TV

EXT1

TO VCR/SAT

EXT2

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

CVBS OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDI

TO TV

EXT1

Antenna or cable TV signal

Television (rear)

Note See the accompanying user manual for other possible connections (e.g. Composite Video, Component Video, S-VIDEO).

Recorder

(rear)

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

CVBS OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

AUDIO

ANTENNA-IN

TV-OUT

TO TV

EXT1

TO VCR/SAT

EXT2

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

SCART IN

EXT

TO VCR/SAT

EXT2

Satellite dish/

Cable TV wall

outlet

Television (rear)

Recorder (rear)

Cable box (rear)

Select the country of your area for auto channel

tuning and press OK. The auto scan menu appears and the automatic TV channel search starts.

Once complete, the programme list menu

appears.

Note In this menu, you can change the TV channels sequence, rename it or set NICAM mode. For detailed descriptions, refer to the accompanying User Manual.

Press OK on the remote control to continue.

The clock setting menu appears.

Use ST keys to set the current date and time,

use W X keys to select different entry fields. Press OK to confirm

Note You may using the numeric keypad 0-9 on the remote control to enter the date and

time.

Once complete, press OK to confirm and exit

the menu.

The DVD recorder is now ready for use.

Finding the viewing channel

Press 2 on the recorder.

Switch on the TV and other connected devices

(e.g. Cable Box, Satellite Receiver). The installation menu is displayed.

In case you don’t see the recorder’s setting menu,

press the Channel Down button on the 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.

Note Use up S and down T keys to toggle

through the options. To con rm a setting, press OK.

Press OK on the remote control.

The language setting menu appears.

Note The language options are different

depending on your country or region.

Select the language for this recorder’s on-screen

display and press OK. The country setting menu appears.

Option A

Use this connection if you are connecting the antenna cable directly from the antenna wall socket or from a cable TV socket.

Unplug the antenna cable that is currently

connected to your TV and plug in the antenna cable to the ANTENNA-IN

socket on this

recorder.

Connect an RF antenna cable from the TV-

OUT

socket on this recorder to the

Antenna In socket on the TV.

Connect a scart cable (not supplied) from the

EXT1 TO TV socket on this recorder to the Scart input socket on your TV.

Plug in the power cable from the recorder to an

AC power outlet.

Option B

Use this connection if your current antenna cable is connected to a cable box with a Scart output socket.

Keep the existing antenna connection from the

Cable box to your TV.

Connect a scart cable (not supplied) from the

EXT1 TO TV socket on this recorder to the Scart input socket on your TV.

Connect another scart cable (not supplied) from

the EXT2 TO VCR/SAT socket on this recorder to the Scart output socket on the Cable Box.

Plug in the power cable from the recorder to an

AC power outlet.

Welcome

Before using the recorder,

please complete the installation.

Menu Language

Select a menu language.

Next Page Prev Page

Country Setting

Select your current country.

Next Page Prev Page

English

Français

Deutsch

Español

Germany

France

Spain

BACK

Manage Presets

Sort and rename the programs.

Move Up

Move Down

NICAM

Rename

Next Page Prev Page

PR CH NICAM Station

1 C2 On P01

2 C3 On P02

3 C4 On P03

BACK

Clock Setting

Set the system time.

Date: Time:

31 01 2007 00 00 00

Next Page Prev Page

BACK

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