Philips HDR3800/31 quick start guide

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Set up

Your new Philips Recorder replaces the VCR for your recording needs. First, unplug all the connections from your VCR.

A Follow connection A before you proceed to step 2

below.

B Connect a scart cable (not supplied) from the

EXT2-TO VCR/SAT scart socket on this recorder to the SCART socket on the VCR.

C Plug in the power cable from the recorder to an AC

power outlet

Connecting Recorder with TV

with VCR

Finding the viewing channel

A Press

on the recorder.

B Turn on the TV. The basic setup screen is displayed.

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

press the Channel Down button on the TVs 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 onscreen instructions to complete the setup.

A Select the desired menu language and the country

of your residence.

Note Press ST keys to toggle through the options.

Press right X to select an item. Press the Green button on the remote control to go to the next screen.

B Enter the correct date in the entry field, press the

Green button [ Next ] to continue.

C Enter the correct time in the entry field, press the

Green button [ Next ] to continue.

D Select the eco mode.

Note Select [ Off ] if you want to view the connected

external device during standby.

E Automatic channel search begins.

Note If you have used Option B in ‘Basic

Connections’ press OK to skip channel search and proceed to the next step. No preset channels will be stored.

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About the Time Shift Buffer (TSB)

Once you turn on the recorder, the selected TV programme will be stored in a temporary hard disk storage called Time Shift Buffer ‘TSB’. The ‘TSB’ can store up to 6 hours of programmes temporarily.

Press INFO to display the Time Shift video bar.

Notes:

- The contents in the time shift video bar will be cleared

when you press 2.

- The blue LED on the recorder will be lit up when the Time Shift Buffer is active or when you playback a recording from the hard disk drive.

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.

A Turn on your recorder to the live TV mode and

press P +/- to select a TV programme.

B Press PAUSE LIVE TV u to suspend it.

C Press PAUSE LIVE TV

u again to continue.

D To return to live broadcast, press LIVE TV.

About the internal hard disk drive

This recorder’s hard disk drive can be used as a Media Jukebox, allowing you to store and playback your TV programmes, videos, music and photos ﬁ les.

Press HOME on the remote control to access your contents stored in the [ Recorded Titles ] and [ Media Jukebox ].

Current point of playback

Selected clips for recording

Start time of the programme

Present time

F Basic setup is complete. To continue with the GUIDE

Plus+ installation, press the Green button.

Otherwise, select [ Skip setup ] and press the Green

button to skip.

Install the GUIDE Plus+ system

Follow the on-screen instructions to select your

language, country and enter the postal code of your area.

Note If you do not enter any postal code or have

entered the wrong postal code, GUIDE Plus+ (EPG) service information will not be available.

Load the TV listing data

A Press GUIDE Plus+/TIMER

to exit GUIDE Plus+ system. Leave the recorder in ‘standby’ mode and turn ‘on’ the set-top box overnight to load the TV listing data, this may take up to 24 hours.

Note If you tune to your Host Channel before

switching to standby mode, this recorder will start downloading the TV listings data immediately.

B Check the [ Editor ] screen the next day to

ensure the source and programme numbers are matching for all channels.

Basic Connections

Before Connecting

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

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

A Unplug the antenna cable that is connected to your

TV and plug it into the ANTENNA-IN socket on this recorder.

B Connect the supplied RF antenna cable from the

TV-OUT socket on the recorder to the Antenna In socket on the TV.

C Connect a scart cable from the EXT1 TO TV

socket on the recorder to the Scart input socket on your TV.

D Plug in the power cord from the recorder to an AC

power outlet.

Television (rear)

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

HDMI).

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

A Keep the existing antenna connection from the cable

box/ satellite receiver to your TV.

B Connect a scart cable from the EXT1 TO TV socket

on the recorder to the Scart input socket on your TV.

C Connect another scart cable (not supplied) from the

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

D Connect the G-LINK cable to the G-LINK socket on

this recorder.

E Place the G-LINK transmitter in front of your Cable

Box/Satellite Receiver near to its IR sensor.

TO VCR

TO TV

SCART IN

Antenna

Television (rear)

Cable Box (rear)

Connecting Recorder and TV

with antenna only

Connecting Recorder and TV

with Cable TV or Satellite receiver and GLINK cable

Television (rear)

SCART IN

TO VCR

TO TV

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Recorder

(rear)

Antenna

VCR (rear)

Television (rear)

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Recorder

(rear)

Antenna

Programmes stored

in the

‘TSB’

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Recorder

(rear)

SCART IN

Select a menu language.

To view the external source during standby, select Eco mode off.

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Menu Language

Deutsch English Español Français Italiano Nederlands

ECO Mode

On Off

GUIDE Plus+ setup

To install interactive TV program guide, it is recommended to continue with the GUIDE Plus+ setup.

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‘Setup’ allows you to define your language, country and postal code and external receiver(s) details.

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Need help?

User Manual

See the user manual that came with your Philips Recorder

Start playback

Playback from hard disk

A Press HOME.

B For HDD titles: select [ Recorded Titles ] and press

OK. For Media files: select [ Media Jukebox ] and press OK.

C Use WXST keys to reach the title/file to play and

press u to start play.

Playback from disc

A Press ç to eject the disc tray. Load a disc and press

ç to close the disc tray.

B Press DISC MENU to display the contents menu.

C Use WXST keys to select the title/file to play and

press u to start play.

Playback from USB device

A Insert the USB device to the USB socket.

B Press USB to display the contents menu.

C Use WXST keys to select a data file

(MP3, WMA,

DivX and JPEG)

and press u to start playback.

Record to hard disk

Record current TV programme

A Press â to start recording. It can record up to 6

hours.

Note To set the recording time length, press â

repeatedly to extend the recording time in 30-minute increments, up to 6 hours.

B To stop the recording before the scheduled time,

pressÇ.

Mark a segment in the Time Shift

Buffer for recording

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A Press W left or X right to search for the scene to

record.

B Press â to start recording from here.

Note Press the Red button to cancel the recording.

C Press X right to search for the scene to end

recording, then press Ç.

Note A new title is created and added to the HDD

titles.

Copy ﬁ les from USB

You can only copy the data ﬁ les (MP3, WMA, DivX and JPEG) from your USB device to the recorder’s hard disk drive.

Note Only data ﬁ les can be to copied.

A Insert your USB device to the USB socket on the

front panel of the recorder.

B Press USB on the remote control.

C Select the media folder ( Photos, Music or Video ),

press the Yellow button [ Edit ].

D Select [ Copy ], then press OK.

E Use WX keys to reach the file to copy.

F Press OK again to start copying.

Copy ﬁ les from Disc

Copy prohibited contents cannot be copied to this recorder.

Note Only data ﬁ les can be copied.

A Insert a CD/DVD into the recorder.

B Press HOME and select [ Disc ], then press OK.

C Select the media folder ( Photos, Music or

Video), press the Yellow button [ Edit ].

D Select [ Copy ], then press OK.

E Use WX keys to select the file to copy.

F Press OK again to start copying.

Using the GUIDE Plus+ system

Make sure that the GUIDE Plus+ TV listing data download is completed.

A Press GUIDE Plus+/TIMER.

It shows the list of TV programmes that are currently broadcast and the next 7 days of TV programmes.

B Press T down to select a TV channel.

Notes

– To see an overview of all the available channels, press

the Yellow button on the remote control.

– To go directly to the previous day’s or the next day’s

TV listing, press í/ë.

– To scroll up or down a page, press P +/-.

C Press W left or X right to select a TV programme.

D Press the Red

button on the remote control to set

the highlighted programme for recording.

Note You can store up to 14 programmes for

recording.

Copy TV programmes or  les

Copy TV programmes from hard

disk

A Insert a recordable DVD into the recorder.

B Press HOME and select [ Recorded Titles ] then

press OK.

C Select the title to copy and press the Green button

[ Copy ].

D A message screen is displayed. Press OK to

continue.

Note It is not possible to copy TV recordings to a USB

device.

Quick Start Guide

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What’s in the box?

HDD/ DVD Recorder

Remote Control

and 2 batteries

RF antenna cable

User

Manual

Scart cable G-LINK

transmitter cable

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Media Jukebox Disc USB DV-IN

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EXT3 Settings