Philips HDRW 720-17 User Manual 2

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Safety Information

Safety Precautions

Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’s
authority to operate it.

Laser Safety

This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible
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CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous
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CAUTION: Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock defeated. Do not stare into the beam. The beam is located
inside, near the deck mechanism.

Special Information for Canadian Users

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio
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Radio/TV Interference

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
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Model Number: HDRW 720/17
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install
in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,

heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including
amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose

of the polarized or grounding-type
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with one wider than the other.
A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding
prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for
your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your
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outlet.

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pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and
the point where they exit from the apparatus.

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unused for long periods of time.

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Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged
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Install all batteries correctly, + and < as marked on the unit.

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For disposal or recycling information, please contact your
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Table of contents

Overview of functions 1.........................

Functioning of the device 1................................................................................

The remote control 2.........................................................................................

Additional TV functions 4..................................................................................

Front of the device 5..........................................................................................

Back of the device 6............................................................................................

Input jacks (IN-EXT2) 6.....................................................................................

Input jacks (IN-EXT1) 6.....................................................................................

Output jacks (OUT-2) 6....................................................................................

Output jacks (OUT-1 480p/480i) 6..............................................................

Output jacks (DIGITAL AUDIO OUT) 6......................................................

Output jack (G-LINK™) 6................................................................................

Introduction 7.........................................

Discs you can use 7.............................................................................................

Recording and playback 7..................................................................................

Playback only 7.....................................................................................................

Regional code 8....................................................................................................

Technical data 8...................................................................................................

Accessories 8........................................................................................................

Important 8...........................................................................................................

Important instructions for the HDD 9...........................................................

Symbols used in these operating instructions 9............................................

Cleaning the discs 9.............................................................................................

Special functions of your DVD recorder 10..................................................

The TV Guide On Screen ™ System 24

General information 24......................................................................................

Setting up the TV Guide On Screen™ System 24.......................................

Connecting the IR-Blaster 25............................................................................

Finalize set-up 25..................................................................................................

The TV Guide On Screen™System 26...........................................................

General 26.............................................................................................................

The 'LISTINGS' screen 27..................................................................................

The 'SORT' screen 27.........................................................................................

The 'SCHEDULE' screen 28..............................................................................

The 'MESSAGES' screen 28...............................................................................

The 'PROMOTIONS' screen 28.......................................................................

The 'SETUP' screen 29........................................................................................

Recording on the HDD 30.....................

General 30.............................................................................................................

The Time shift Buffer 30.....................................................................................

Symbols in the 'Time Shift Buffer' 31...............................................................

Navigation in the time shift buffer 31..............................................................

Mark TV shows for recording 32.....................................................................

Manual recordings 33..........................................................................................

OTR recordings 33..............................................................................................

Recording from a video recorder/DVD player 33.......................................

Recording from a camera connected to the front jacks 34.......................

Connecting the DVD recorder 12.........

Preparing the remote control for operation 12...........................................

Using your DVD-Recorder remote control with your TV set 12............

Connecting to the antenna 12..........................................................................

Connecting to the TV 13...................................................................................

Connection with Component-Video- (Y Pb Pr) cable 13...........................

Connecting with a S-Video (Y/C) cable 13....................................................

Connecting with Video (CVBS) cable 14........................................................

Connection with the antenna cable only 14..................................................

Connecting to the AC-outlet 14......................................................................

Connecting additional devices 15..........

Connecting a video recorder, DVD player. 15.............................................

Connecting a cable box with cinch or S-video cable 15.............................

Connecting a cable box only via antenna cable 15.......................................

Connecting a camcorder to the front jacks 16.............................................

Connecting audio devices to the analog audio jacks 16..............................

Connecting audio devices to the digital audio jacks 16...............................

Installation 17..........................................

Initial installation 17.............................................................................................

Tuner mode 19.....................................................................................................

Programming a recording (TIMER) 35.

General 35.............................................................................................................

Programming recordings with the 'TV Guide On Screen™ system' 35..
Programming recordings with the VCR Plus+
Programming recordings without the VCR Plus+

How to change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER) 37.............

Cancel a programmed recording in progress 38..........................................

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System 36.........................

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System 37..................

Playback from the HDD 39....................

General 39.............................................................................................................

Additional playback features 39........................................................................

Search by time 39.................................................................................................

Repeat 39...............................................................................................................

Zoom feature 40..................................................................................................

The media browser 40.......................................................................................

Symbols in the 'Media Browser' 40..................................................................

Change order for the media browser 41.......................................................

Change title settings 41......................................................................................

Edit title 42............................................................................................................

'Video edit' 42.......................................................................................................

Editing recorded titles (name) 43.....................................................................

Divide title 43.......................................................................................................

Delete titles/recordings from the HDD 44...................................................

Insert/remove chapter markers 44..................................................................

Hide chapters (sections) 45...............................................................................

Additional installation features 20........

Automatic TV channel search 20.....................................................................

Adding and clearing TV channels manually 21...............................................

Setting the language 21.......................................................................................

Setting the time and date automatically 22....................................................

Setting the time and date 23..............................................................................

Recording on a DVD+RW/+R 46...........

Archiving (storing) titles on a DVD+RW/+R 46..........................................

Protect disc against accidental recordings 46................................................

Playback from a disc 47..........................

General notes on playback 47...........................................................................

Switch over to the actual TV channel during playback 47..........................

Inserting a disc 47................................................................................................

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Playing a DVD video disc 48..............................................................................

Playing a DVD+RW/ +R disc 48.......................................................................

Playing an audio CD 48.......................................................................................

Playing an MP3 CD 49.........................................................................................

Playing a (Super) Video CD 49.........................................................................

Additonal playback features 50.............

General 50.............................................................................................................

Searching a disc 50...............................................................................................

Still picture 50.......................................................................................................

Slow motion 50....................................................................................................

Search by time 50.................................................................................................

Repeat/Shuffle play 51.........................................................................................

Repeating a passage (A-B) 51............................................................................

Scan feature 51.....................................................................................................

Camera angle 51...................................................................................................

Zoom feature 51..................................................................................................

Select the audio language 52..............................................................................

Subtitles 52............................................................................................................

Managing the disc contents 53..............

General 53.............................................................................................................

Favorite Scene Selection 53...............................................................................

Insert chapter markers 53.................................................................................

Hiding chapters 54...............................................................................................

Deleting chapter markers 55.............................................................................

Changing the index picture 55..........................................................................

Dividing titles 56...................................................................................................

Editing recording titles (name) 56....................................................................

Playing the entire title 56...................................................................................

Erasing recordings/titles 57................................................................................

Disc settings 57....................................................................................................

Changing the disc name 58................................................................................

Finishing editing 58...............................................................................................

Finalizing DVD+R discs 58.................................................................................

Erasing DVD+RW Disc's 58..............................................................................

Disc Manager (DM) 59............................

General information 59......................................................................................

Adding a disc to the Disc Manager 59.............................................................

Removing discs from the Disc Manager 59....................................................

Searching for a title in the Disc Manager 60..................................................

Searching discs 60................................................................................................

Recording 62.........................................................................................................

'Record mode' 62.................................................................................................

'Camera mode' 62................................................................................................

'Chapters' 62.........................................................................................................

'HDD buffer' 62....................................................................................................

'Language' 62.........................................................................................................

'Filter' 63................................................................................................................

'Set up' 63..............................................................................................................

'System' 63.............................................................................................................

'Auto delete' 63....................................................................................................

'Jump forward' 63.................................................................................................

'Jump back' 63.......................................................................................................

'Installation' 63......................................................................................................

'Flush Buffer' 63....................................................................................................

Additional user preferences 64.............

General 64.............................................................................................................

Picture settings 64................................................................................................

Sound settings 65.................................................................................................

Language settings 65............................................................................................

Additional settings 66..........................................................................................

Disk feature menu 66..........................................................................................

Access control (Child Lock) 67.............

Child lock (DVD and VCD) 67.........................................................................

Activating/deactivating child lock 67................................................................

Authorizing a disc 67...........................................................................................

Locking unlocked discs 67..................................................................................

Parental level control (DVD video only) 68..................................................

Activating/deactivating parental level control 68..........................................

Changing the country 68....................................................................................

Changing the PIN code 69.................................................................................

Information on the screen of your TV70

Symbols in the menu bar 70..............................................................................

Menu bar 1 70.......................................................................................................

Menu bar 2 70.......................................................................................................

Field for temporary messages 70.....................................................................

Status field 70........................................................................................................

Disc type symbols 70..........................................................................................

Operating mode symbols 70.............................................................................

The symbols on your DVD recorder display 71..........................................

Messages in the DVD recorder display 71.....................................................

User preferences for the HDD 61.........

General 61.............................................................................................................

Toolbar 61.............................................................................................................

Options 61.............................................................................................................

'Audio' 61...............................................................................................................

'Zoom' 61...............................................................................................................

'Time search' 62...................................................................................................

'Subpictures' 62.....................................................................................................

Preferences 62......................................................................................................

Before you call an engineer 73..............

Glossar 78................................................

Code numbers of the remote control 79

Overview of functions

Functioning of the device

Your Philips DVD/HDD recorder mainly consists of the following components:

HDD recorder

For recording in a temporary storage on the HDD (Time shift Buffer)

As soon as you turn on the DVD/HDD recorder, it automatically records the current TV channel selected on the DVD/HDD recorder in this
temporary storage. As a result, you can 'rewind' to a scene ( D ) or watch a still picture ( PAUSE 9 ), while the current TV show is still being
recorded.

Recordings in the time shift buffer are only temporarily available (factory settings: 3 hours).

For storing recordings on the HDD

You can mark recordings in the time shift buffer for storage on the HDD using REC/OTR n .
These recordings will be transferred to the HDD when you switch off the device using STANDBY m or when the time periode of the time shift
buffer ( e.g. 3 hours) expires.

DVD Recorder

For archiving (copying) HDD recordings on a DVD+RW/+R

Recordings on the HDD can be selected in a title overview screen (Media Browser) and then copied (archived) on a DVD+RW/+R.

TV tuner

For recordings independently from your TV set

You can use your DVD/HDD recorder as a TV tuner, allowing you the comfort of pausing a running TV show and continue watching it later. You
can make recordings on the HDD without having to turn on the TV set.

DVD/CD/MP3 player

For playing back recorded DVDs, CDs , CD<RW/Rs

You can use this device to play back DVD+R/RWs, DVD-R/RWs, (S)Video CDs(CD-RW/R), Audio CDs(CD-RW/R), MP3 CDs(CD-RW/R) of the
respective standard.

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The remote control

REC/OTR n Record the current TV show on the HDD, mark recordings in the time

shift buffer to be stored on HDD.
Hold button down to start the recording from now. (Mark the
recording from the beginning of the actual position in the Time Shift
Buffer).

STANDBY m To switch set on or off, interrupt menu function.

A programmed recording (TIMER) or an archiving process will be
continued until the end, and the device will then be switched off.

CAM Switch to 'Camera mode' (recording directly on the HDD and not

through time shift buffer), switch to input jacks (' S-VIDEO

(CAM1) / VIDEO (CAM1) ', ' DV IN (CAM2) ').

TV/HDD Switches the antenna signal directly to the TV set. This button lets you

switch between the DVD recorder and an antenna signal if you have
connected your DVD recorder to your TV set with only an antenna
cable.

RETURN Return to previous menu on a video CD (VCD). This also works with

some DVD discs.
Moreover, you can jump back to the previous scene of the time shift
buffer or to playback from the HDD. You can switch to the picture of
the actual running TV show with the TUNER buttoen.

Overview of functions

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TV VOLUME q
TV VOLUME r

TIMER s To make a TIMER programming with/without VCR Plus+

SELECT Select function/value.

TUNER This button lets you switch to the picture of the internal tuner (TV

SYSTEM MENU Call up/Cancel the system menu.

DISC MENU For displaying the DVD menu or the index screen overview.

Increase/reduce TV volume. For more details read the chapter
'Additional TV functions'

EDIT Call up/Cancel the edit menu.

Call up/Cancel the menu for editing titles during playback.

alter/clear programmed recordings.

You can mark several titles in the media browser.
Switch on repeat play during playback from a disc.

channel).
During play back from the Time Shift Buffer, you can jump to the actual
TV show (live) of the selected TV channel.

Depending on the operating mode from which you press this button:

•) DVD system menu: Press DISC MENU first.

•) HDD system menu: Press TUNER first.

INFO For displaying additional information on the screen or the time shift

buffer during playback/recording on the HDD .
Call up additional information in the TV Guide On Screen

RED Red function button

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system or to

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YELLOW Yellow function button

BLUE Blue function button

GREEN Green function button

BROWSER HDD Call up/cancel the overview of HDD recordings (media browser).

TV GUIDE Call up/Cancel the TV Guide On Screen™System

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Overview of functions

AB Cursor buttons up, down in the menus.

Previous or next position in the time shift buffer during playback from
HDD.

DC Cursor buttons left, right in the menus.

Previous or next position during playback of a title from the HDD
(media browser or time shift buffer). If you hold down this button you
can faster browse trough the recordings. The speed will increase
automatically.

OK Confirming of functions

Starting the playback from the begining in the 'Media Browser'.

STOP h Stop playback

Hold down the button to open and close the disc tray.

PAUSE 9 If this button is pressed during playback, the DVD recorder switches to

pause. You will see a still picture. If this button is pressed during
recording in the 'Camera mode', the DVD recorder switches to pause
and inserts a chapter marker.

PLAY G Play back a recorded disc.

CHANNEL q Next channel

CHANNEL r Previous channel

JUMP BACK To jump back a certain time period that can be changed in the settings

of the HDD.

N Briefly press the button during playback: Previous chapter or previous

title
Hold down the button: Search backwards
Hold down the button during the still picture: slow motion backwards

O Briefly press the button during playback: Next chapter or next title

Hold down the button: Search forwards
Hold down the button during the still picture: slow motion forward

JUMP FWD To jump forward by a certain time period that can be changed in the

settings of the HDD.

0..9 For entering numbers or characters at the corresponding entry fields.

T/C Switching between title and chapter for selection using N , O .

If 'INFO' appears in the display, the index menu from a recorded disc
will be shown or an introductory film will be played. In this case, this
function is not available.

DISC MANAGER Call up/Cancel the disc manager (DM).

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Overview of functions

Additional TV functions

With the enclosed multicode remote control you can control the main functions of your TV set.
To do this, you must first enter a code number that corresponds to the make of your TV set.
You will find a summary of all available remote control commands on the last page of this manual.
How to enter this code number you will read in the chapter ' Using your DVD-Recorder remote
control with your TV set'.

TV VOLUME q Increase TV volume

TV VOLUME r Reduce TV volume

TV/MUTE y Switch TV sound on/off

For the following functions you need to hold down the •TVbutton (on the left side) and then
select the function you need with the appropriate button.

STANDBY m Switch on/off TV set

0..9 Number buttons 0 - 9

CHANNEL q To select a higher channel number

CHANNEL r To select a lower channel number

Additional TV functions for Philips TV-sets if supported from the TV. You need to hold down the •
TV button (on the left side).

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T/C switch Teletext (TXT) on/off

TIMER s Clock display on the screen on/off

RETURN To return to the previous selected TV program/ previous menu step

SYSTEM MENU Call up the System Menu from the TV

B , A In theTV menus cursor up/down

D , C In the TV menus cursor left/right

OK Confirm functions or settings

RED , GREEN ,

YELLOW, BLUE

TUNER Switching the TV from the external jacks to the internal tuner.

Colour buttons for special functions

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Overview of functions

Front of the device

STANDBY-ON m : To switch device off / on, interrupt a function.

TRAY LED : Red light around the disc tray indicates recording on a

DVD+RW/+R.

OPEN/CLOSE J : Open/close disc tray.

GUIDE : Call up/Cancel the TV Guide On Screen

TV Guide On Screen system is active, this button lights up white.

OK : To confirm the entry/function.

HDD : Call up the media browser (overview of recordings on the

HDD).
During a recording on the HDD this button lights up blue.

UP DOWN : Cursor buttons up, down in the menus. UP ,

DOWN : Higher/lower channel

Moves cursor up/down in the TV Guide On Screen
Previous or next title in the time shift buffer during playback from
HDD.

LEFT RIGHT : Cursor buttons left, right in the menus.

Previous or next position during playback of a title from the HDD
(media browser or time shift buffer). LEFT , RIGHT : In the TV
Guide On Screen

n : Record button

Stores the current TV show on the HDD, mark recordings in the
time shift buffer to be stored on HDD.

Red light around the n button indicates:

•) a recording on a DVD+RW/+R (archiving of titles)

•) storing of a recording(s) on the HDD.

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System: Cursor left/right

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G : Play button

Play back a recorded disc or a title on the HDD
In the TV Guide On Screen

N : select previous title/search backwards

O : select next title/search forwards

h : Stop button

Interrupt playback/recording (Cameramode)

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System: OK-button.

Behind the flap at the right<hand corner on the front

S-VIDEO (CAM1) : Connection of SVHS/Hi8 camcorders or

SVHS/Hi8 video recorders (channel number 'CAM1')

Yellow jack

VIDEO (CAM1) : Video input jack: Connection of camcorders

or video recorders (channel number 'CAM1')

White/red jack

L AUDIO R (CAM1) : Audio input jack left/right :
Connection of camcorders or video recorders (channel number
'CAM1')

DV IN (CAM2) : digital video input (DV format only), IEEE 1394,

FireWire to connecting a digital camcorder or other suitable
device (program number 'CAM2').

Switching between the jacks VIDEO (CAM1) , S-VIDEO (CAM1) is
done automatically. If a signal is available at both jacks at the same time,
the signal at the S-VIDEO (CAM1) jack has priority.
If you change the jack (unplug), you must re-select the jack. (Button

CHANNEL r and then CHANNEL q )

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Overview of functions

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Back of the device

4MAINS Connection to the household AC-outlet (110V/60Hz)

ANTENNA IN Connection of the antenna

TV OUT Connection of the antenna cable to the TV set

Input jacks (IN<EXT2)

S-VIDEO (Y/C)-EXT2 S<Video input: Connection of an additional

device (channel number 'EXT2'). Switching between the

S-VIDEO (Y/C)-EXT2 and VIDEO (CVBS)-EXT2 jacks takes

place automatically.

VIDEO (CVBS)-EXT2 Video input (yellow jack): Connection of

an additional device (channel number 'EXT2')

AUDIO L/R (IN-EXT 2) Analog audio input (red/white

jack)underneath the VIDEO (CVBS)-EXT2 jack. Audio for the

VIDEO (CVBS)-EXT2 jack: Connection of an additional device

(channel number 'EXT2')

Input jacks (IN<EXT1)

AUDIO L/R (IN-EXT 1) Analog audio input (red/white

jack)next to the COMPONENT VIDEO-EXT1 jack: Connection

of an additional device. Audio input for Component Video (channel
number 'EXT1')

AUDIO L/R (OUT 2)

White/red cinch jack for the connection of a TV set with audio
input jacks or an additional device.

Output jacks (OUT<1 480p/480i)

AUDIO L/R (OUT 1) Analog audio output (red/white jack):

Connection of an additional device. Audio output for Component
Video/Progressive Scan

COMPONENT VIDEO-OUT1 Component Video output

(red/blue/green jack): Connection of an additional device with

Component Video input (Interlaced/Progressive Scan)

Output jacks (DIGITAL AUDIO OUT)

COAX OUT

For the connection of a digital audio device using a coaxial
cable(cinch cable).

OPTICAL OUT

For the connection of a digital audio device using an optical cable
(Toslink).

Output jack (G<LINK™)

G-LINK Connection of the supplied IR Blaster (IR extender) for a

cable box.

COMPONENT VIDEO-EXT1 Component Video input

(red/blue/green jack): Connection of an additional device with

Component Video output (channel number 'EXT1')

Output jacks (OUT<2)

S-VIDEO (Y/C)-OUT2

Connection of an S-Video compatible TV set

VIDEO (CVBS)-OUT2

Yellow cinch jack for the connection of a TV set with video input
(CVBS, Composite Video).

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Introduction

Welcome to the growing family of owners of PHILIPS equipment.
Thank you for buying a HDRW 720/17 .

Time-shift TV viewing is possible with the hard disk drive (HDD) in
your DVD-Recorder./Hard Disk By storing the recording in a time shift
buffer, you can 'rewind' to a scene you missed while the current TV
show is still being recorded.

Recordings in the time shift buffer will be automatically deleted e.g.
after 3 hours if the period of the time shift buffer is set to 3 hours
(factory setting).

Moreover, you can play back a DVD disc or a recorded title from the
HDD while the current TV channel is being recorded in the
background.

You can store recordings from the time shift buffer on the built-in
HDD and transfer (archive) them later on a DVD+RW/+R disc.

Furthermore your Philips DVD Recorder /Hard Disk is a device for
recording on DVD+RW/+R Discs and for playing digital video discs see
next chapter. In the rest of the user manual the DVD Recorder/Hard
Disk will be mentioned as DVD-Recorder.

Discs you can use

The following discs can be used in your DVD recorder for playback
and recording:

Recording and playback

DVD+RW (Digital Versatile Disc + rewriteable)
uses phase change media, the same technology on which
rewritable CDs are based. A high-performance laser is
used to change the reflective properties of the recording
layer; this process can be repeated more than a thousand
times.

DVD+R (Digital Versatile Disc + recordable)
Unlike a DVD+RW disc, this disc can only be written to
once. If it is not finalized after a recording, further
recordings can be added to it. Old recordings can be later
deleted but they can no longer be overwritten. The
deleted recordings (titles) are marked 'Deleted title'.
Before this disc can be played in a DVD player, it must be
finalized in the DVD recorder. Once this process is
complete, no further recordings can be added.

Playback only

DVD Video (Digital Versatile Disc)
is a storage medium that combines the convenience of
the compact disc with the latest digital video technology.
DVD video uses modern MPEG2 data compression
technology that enables an entire feature film to be
stored on a single five-inch disc.

Please take the time to read this operating manual before using your
DVD Recorder. It contains important information on how to set up
and operate the device.

We hope you will enjoy your new DVD Recorder / Hard Disk,
your Philips team!

If you have any problems operating the device, please read the section
entitled 'Before you call an engineer'. If this doesn't help you to resolve the
problem, please call the customer support service for your country.
You can also visit the website 'http://www.p4c.philips.com' .

DVD-R(DVD-Recordable)
These discs can only be played back if the recording was
made in video mode and the recording was finalized.

DVD-RW (DVD-Rewritable)
These discs can only be played back if the recording was
made in video mode and the recording was finalized.

Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio)

Super Audio CD
(plays only the CD layer of a hybrid SACD disc)

Video CD (Format 1.0, 1.1, 2.0)

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Introduction

Super Video CD

CD-R (CD-Recordable) with Audio/MP3 content

CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) with Audio/MP3 content

Regional code

DVDs must be marked 'ALL' for all regions or '1' for
region 1 to work in this machine. If the DVD is marked
with a different region, it cannot be played in this DVD
recorder.
The number within the globe represents the region of
the world.
Region 1 covers:
United States of America, Canada, North America,
Bermuda, U.S. Virgin Islands and smaller regions around
Australia.

Component Video cable (Cinch cable with red/blue/green connectors)
Audio cable (Cinch cable with red/white connectors)
IR blaster

Important

ENGLISH

ACaution! Visible and invisible laser radiation. If the cover is

open, do not look at the beam.

Because of the risk of eye injuries, only qualified service
engineers should open the device and carry out
maintenance or repair work.

ALASER

Typ: Semiconductor lasers InGaAlP (DVD), AlGaAs(CD)
Wavelength: 660nm (DVD), 780nm (CD)
Output power (outside the lens): 20mW (DVD+RW write),

0.8mW (DVD read), 0.3mW (CD read).
Beam divergence: 82 degrees (DVD), 54 degrees (CD)

Technical data

You will find more technical data on the last cover page.

Voltage: 110-130V/60Hz

Power consumption: 27W

Power consumption (standby): less than 3W (clock display off)

Measurements in cm (W/H/D): 43.5/7.6/33.5 (Disc tray closed),

47.2 cm (disc tray open)

Weight without packaging approx.: 4.0kg

Power outage/no power: Channel and timer information remain

saved for approx. 1 year, the time is saved for approx. 12 hours.
If there is power outage during a recording on the HDD (time shift
buffer) at most the last 5 minutes before the power outage will be
lost.

Operating position: maximum 10 degree inclination in all directions

Ambient temperature: 15 °C - 35 °C

Humidity: 25% - 75%

ADanger. High voltage! Do not open.

Do not insert objects into the ventilation slots and fan
openings!
You run the risk of getting an electric shock.

AThe device does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please

leave all maintenance work to qualified personnel.

AThere are some components in the DVD recorder that keep

running as long as the recorder is connected to AC-outlet. To
switch off the DVD recorder completely, you must unplug it from
the AC-outlet.

AIf you disconnect the DVD recorder from the AC-outlet, make

sure to take the plug out of the wall jack and not just remove the
connector from the 4MAINS jack at the back of the unit.
Children playing near the device could suffer injuries at the free
end of the cable.

AMake sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots

on the side and the fan opening at the back of the device to avoid
overheating. The device should be placed on a firm surface.

ADo not insert any objects into the openings or ventilation slots of

the device.

Accessories

Operating instructions
Guarantee booklet
Remote control and batteries
Antenna cable
AC-outlet (mains) cable

C These operating instructions have been printed on non-polluting

paper.

C Please dispose of old batteries safely.

C Please take the packaging to your local recycling centre.

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Introduction

C This electronic equipment contains several materials that can be

recycled. If you are disposing of an old device, please take it to a
recycling centre.

BDo not switch on the device immediately after transport from

a cold to a warm room or vice versa, or under conditions of
extreme humidity.
Wait at least three hours after transporting the device. The DVD
recorder needs this time to acclimate to its new environment
(temperature, relative humidity, etc.).

BWhen installing the recorder in a cupboard, ensure there is a gap

of approximately 5 cm (2 inch) around the recorder to enable air
to circulate freely and prevent overheating.

BMake sure that no objects or liquids enter into the DVD recorder.

Do not place vases or the like on the DVD recorder. If you spill
liquid into the recorder, immediately disconnect it from the power
supply and call after-sales service for advice.

BKeep the DVD recorder away from radiators and other heat

sources and protect it from direct sunlight.

BDo not place any combustible objects on the device (candles, etc.).

Philips will not assume any liability for damage or loss of

•

stored data.

Symbols used in these operating instructions

The following symbols will facilitate the use of these operating
instructions.

1 Step(s) for carrying out an operation.

O Another possible operating step that is not absolutely

necessary.

P Reaction of the device

When only one operation step is necessary

•

You will find additional information in this section.

Cleaning the discs

Important instructions for the HDD

The built-in HDD of this DVD recorder is sensitive to shocks,
temperature fluctuations, and vibrations.
Please observe the following precautions:

Avoid shocks or vibrations

•

Do not cover the ventilation openings of the cooling fan

•

Do not operate the device under high temperatures, and do not

•

expose it to temperature fluctuations

Do not pull the mains plug from the wall outlet before the device

•

is switched off using STANDBY m .

Before bringing the device to a workshop for repair, store all

•

important data of the HDD on a DVD+RW/+R. See 'The archive
function'.
The workshop will not assume any liability for the loss of the
stored data.

Some malfunctions (frozen or distorted picture and broken sound for
example) may be due to dirt on the disc. To avoid such problems, you
should clean your discs regularly.

Dirty discs should be cleaned with a soft cloth. Always wipe from

•

the middle to the edge.

Do not use any solvents such as benzine, thinners, commercially

•

available cleaning agents, or antistatic sprays designed for vinyl
records.

Can I use a CD lens cleaner in the DVD recorder?

Since the optical unit (laser) of the DVD recorder operates at a higher

power level than the ones in normal DVD and CD players, such CD lens

cleaner discs may actually damage the optical unit (laser).

Therefore, refrain from using a CD lens cleaner disc!

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Introduction

Special functions of your DVD recorder

Your PhilipsDVD recorder has a number of special functions to make it easier to use and to
enhance your enjoyment.

You can operate the main functions on your television using your DVD-Recorder recorder remote
control, even if your television is not a Philips.

You can upgrade the software of your DVD-Recorder with a CD-ROM.
On the web site http://www.p4c.philips.com under the model number 'HDRW 720/17' you will find
the data and the upgrade information.

This connector is also known as a 'FireWire' or 'IEEE 1394'. This connector is used to transmit
wide digital broadband signals that are used for digital video camcorders. Audio and video signals
are transmitted using a cable. In addition to DV and Hi8 camcorders, PCs with digital video output
can also be connected to the digital input.

This screen tells you what's on the disc. Each index screen represents a recording. On the right
hand side of the screen you can also see a disc indicator that shows the position and length of the
current recording on the disc in a graphic format.

This function enables you to simply delete unwanted scenes. The relevant scenes are marked and
skipped as required. If you store (archive) such titles on a DVD+RW/+R you can decide if you want
to store the original title (with the hidden scenes) or the edited title (without the hidden scenes).

MP3 CDs can be played on this machine.
MP3 files are highly compressed music files. The data is compressed to 1/10 of the volume of the
original audio material using a special process. This means that 10 hours of music can be stored on
a single CD.

The Philips DVD recorder can play back pre-recorded DVDs and CDs. DVDs recorded using this
DVD recorder can be played back on current and future DVD players.

ENGLISH

Dolby Digital is a standard developed by Dolby Laboratories for transmitting from 1 to 5 full-range
channels as well as a low frequency (.1) channel for a total of 5.1 discrete channels. The
loudspeakers are arranged front left, front middle, front right, rear left and rear right. This system is
currently the most common system and is used in cinemas.
With this DVD recorder each soundtrack in 2-channel Dolby Digital is recorded onto a
DVD+RW/+R.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and
other intellectual property rights.
Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for
home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

This DVD Recorder is equipped with Directional Correlational Deinterlacing, known as DCDi™.
DCDi was developed by Faroudja Laboratories for ultra-high-end home theater equipment to
eliminate the jagged edges that appear when standard interlaced video is viewed on Progressive
Scan displays. This patented technology identifies edges at any angle in moving video images and
interpolates along the edge, pixel-by-pixel, to produce smooth natural looking images.

®

DCDi

by Faroudja is a registered trademark of Genesis Microchip Inc.

Simple programming system for DVD recorders. Simply enter the programming number associated
with your television program. You will find this number in your favorite listings magazine.

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Introduction

The TV Guide On Screen™Systemgives you an on-screen listing of what's on TV. It also lets
you program your DVD recorder by selecting the show you want to record from the list on your
screen.

You simply enter your local post code during set up and you can see the next 48 hours or what's
on right now or even what's on in a favorite category such as sports or movies.
Click with your remote on the show you'd like to see or schedule. No more hassles programming
your DVD recorder! The TV Guide On Screen
so there's nothing to load or buy. The service is free!

In the United States, TV GUIDE and other related marks are registered marks of Gemstar-TV
Guide International, Inc. and/or one of its affiliates. In Canada, TV GUIDE is a registered mark of
Transcontinental Inc., and is used under license by Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. TV Guide
On Screen, G-LINK, VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are registered marks of Gemstar-TV Guide
International and/or one of its affiliates.

The TV Guide On Screen and VCR Plus+ systems are manufactured under license from
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or one of its affiliates.

GEMSTAR<TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND/OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES
ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE PROGRAM
SCHEDULE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE TV GUIDE ON SCREEN SYSTEM.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GEMSTAR< TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND/OR ITS
RELATED AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNTS REPRESENTING LOSS OF
PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OR USE OF ANY
INFORMATION, EQUIPMENT, OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE TV GUIDE ON
SCREEN SYSTEM.

™

information is sent together with your TV signal

The TV Guide On Screen and VCR Plus+ systems are protected by one or more issued United
States patents such as 6,331,877; 6,239,794; 6,154,203; 5,940,073; 4,908,713; 4,751,578; 4,706,121;
6,466,734; 6,430,359; 6,091,882; 6,049,652; 5,335,079; 5,307,173.

Enter the serial number here. You will need it for service queries or if your machine is stolen. The
serial number (PROD. NO.) is printed on the type plate at the back or bottom.

Model:HDRW 720/17

Manufactured: 120V 60Hz 27W
May 2004 MADE IN HUNGARY

PROD. NO. _________________

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Connecting the DVD recorder

Preparing the remote control for operation

The remote control and its batteries are packed separately in the
original DVD recorder packaging. You must install the batteries in the
remote control before use - described in the following section.

1 Take the remote control and the enclosed batteries (2 batteries).

2 Open the battery compartment, insert the batteries as shown and

then close the battery compartment. Match the polarities (+ and -)
on the batteries with the diagram on the remote.

The remote control is now ready to use.
Its range is approximately 5 to 10 meters.

'Aim' correctly

Aim the remote control at the DVD recorder and not at the TV set.

For the following functions you need to hold down the •
TV button (on the left side) and then select the function you need

with the appropriate button.

TV/MUTE y switch off sound

STANDBY m switch off the TV set
CHANNEL q next channelr
CHANNEL r previous channelr

Additionally on Philips TV-sets:

T/C switch Teletext (TXT) on/off

TIMER s Clock display on the screen on/off

RETURN To return to the previous menu step

SYSTEM MENU Call up the System Menu from the TV

B , A In the menus cursor up/down

D , C In the menus cursor left/right

OK Confirm functions or settings

Color buttons Buttons for special functions

TUNER Switchng the TV from the external jacks to

the internal tuner (TV channels).

Connecting to the antenna

To receive TV programs you have to connect the DVD-recorder to
the antenna or the cable network.

1 Switch off your TV set.

ENGLISH

Using your DVD<Recorder remote control

with your TV set

With the enclosed multicode remote control you can control the main
functions of your TV set. To do this, you must first enter a code
number that corresponds to the make of your TV set.
You will find a summary of all available remote control codes on the
last page of this manual.

a My TV set will not react
b Also try to enter the other code numbers or that of other

manufacturers.

b In some cases, it is possible that your TV set will not react to the

selected code numbers. If this is the case, you unfortunately cannot
use this function.

1 You can select one of the following functions:

TV VOLUME q increase the TV volume
TV VOLUME r decrease the TV volume

2 Remove the antenna or cable TV signal from your TV. Insert it into

the ANTENNA IN jack at the back of the DVD Recorder.

3 Insert one end of the supplied antenna cable into the TV

OUT jack at the back of the DVD Recorder and the other end

into the antenna input jack at the back of the TV.
The TV's Antenna In jack may be labeled ANT IN, RF IN, 75 ohm,

etc. Check your TV instructions for details.

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Connecting the DVD recorder

Connecting to the TV

Choose from the following connections:

Connection with Component<Video< (Y Pb Pr) cable

Connection with S<videocable

Connection with Video (CVBS) cable

Connection with the antenna cable only

Connection with Component<Video< (Y Pb Pr)

cable

Component Video is the highest quality system for transmitting video
by splitting the video signal into the Y (brightness), U and V (red minus
brightness, blue minus brightness) components. The signals are sent
over separate lines. The plugs for these cables and the corresponding
jacks are usually red, green, and blue.

In addition, the signal can be 'interlaced' or use 'progressive scan.'

Interlaced

The regular video/TV signal is interlaced, i.e. the even and odd lines are
formed as half pictures in an alternate fashion.

Progressive scan

With progressive scan, each picture is structured (approx. 50/60 times
per second depending on the TV system) as a complete picture, i.e. the
even and odd lines are formed together. Disruptive picture flickering is
avoided as is the case with 100 Hz TV devices.

Please note the color order

The colors of the jacks on the DVD Recorder must match those on the
TV (red-red/blue-blue/green-green). If they are not matched properly,
this could cause the color of the picture to be reversed or there could be
no picture at all.

3 Use an audio cable and plug one end into the AUDIO L/R (OUT

1) jack at the back of the DVD Recorder (next to COMPONENT
VIDEO-OUT1 ) and the other into the red/white Audio In jacks of

the TV (usually called Audio in', 'AV in'. Please see your TV's
instruction manual).

O Read the next chapter 'Connecting additional devices' on how

to connect additional devices (satellite receivers,
videorecorders,...) to the input-/output jacks.

Then, read the chapter on 'Connecting to the AC-outlet.

Connecting with a S<Video (Y/C) cable

This connecting cable, also known as the SVHS cable, is used to
transmit the brightness signal (Y signal) and color signal (C signal)
separately. This mini DIN jack/plug is also called a Hosiden jack/plug.

1 Use a S-Video (SVHS) cable and plug one end into the S-VIDEO

(Y/C)-OUT2 jack at the back of the DVD Recorder and the other

end into the S-Video (SVHS) In jack of the TV (usually called
'S-Video in' or 'SVHS in'. See your TV's instruction manual).

2 Use an audio (cinch) cable and plug one end into the red/white

cinch jack AUDIO L/R (OUT 2) at the back of the DVD
Recorder (next to S-VIDEO (Y/C)-OUT2 ) and the other into
the corresponding red/white audio input jack of the TV (usually
called Audio in', 'AV in'. See your TV's instruction manual).

1 Use the Component Video (Y Pb Pr) cable and connect one end to

the red, blue, green COMPONENT VIDEO-OUT1 jacks at the
back of the DVD Recorder and the other end to the Component
Video In jacks of the TV.

2 If your TV set is equipped with a 'progressive scan' jack, please use

this jack. (Usually called 'Video In Y Pb Pr'. Please see your TV's
instruction manual).

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O Read the next chapter 'Connecting additional devices' on how

to connect additional devices (satellite receivers,
videorecorders,...) to the input-/output jacks.

Then, read the chapter on 'Connecting to the AC-outlet'.

Connecting the DVD recorder

Connecting with Video (CVBS) cable

This cable, usually featuring yellow cinch plugs, is used for transmitting
the Composite Video Baseband Signal (CVBS). In this method of
transmission the color signal and the brightness signal are transmitted
on the same cable. Under certain circumstances, this may lead to
problems with the picture, such as 'Moiré' patterns.

1 Use a video (CVBS) cable and plug one end into the yellow jack

VIDEO (CVBS)-OUT2 at the back of the DVD Recorder and
the other end into the Video In jack (usually yellow) of the TV
(usually called Video in or AV in. See your TV's instruction
manual).

2 Use an audio (cinch) cable and plug one end into the red/white

cinch jack AUDIO L/R (OUT 2) at the back of the DVD
Recorder (under to VIDEO (CVBS)-EXT2 ) and the other into
the corresponding red/white audio input jack of the TV (usually
called Audio in', 'AV in'. See your TV's instruction manual).

Connecting to the AC<outlet

Always check if the local mains voltage matches the voltage range
printed on the type plate at the back or bottom of the DVD-recorder.
If not consult your dealer or the customer support from your country.

1 Switch on the TV set.

2 Connect the mains jack 4MAINS at the back of the DVD

Recorder with the power supply using the supplied power cable.

P The most important features of the DVD recorder will appear

in scrolling text on the display.

After the first installation is completed this function will be
switched off.

Then, read the paragraph on 'Initial installation' in 'Installing your DVD
recorder'.

ENGLISH

O Read the next chapter 'Connecting additional devices' on how

to connect additional devices (satellite receivers,
videorecorders,...) to the input-/output jacks.

Then, read the chapter on 'Connecting to the AC-outlet'.

Connection with the antenna cable only

If your TV has only a single antenna input jack and does not have any
audio/video jacks you can use the connected antenna cable. Please
observe that you must adjust the TV to the DVD-Recorder (channel 3
or 4).

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Connecting additional devices

Connecting a video recorder, DVD player.

You can also connect a video recorder or a DVD player to the input
jacks.

O Connect the DVD-Recorder directly with your TV-set

(Cable from the output jacks directly to the TV set). If there is
a video recorder or another device in between, there can be
distortions in the TV pictures from the 'copy protection
system'.

O If you have an SVHS video recorder you should use the

S-VIDEO (Y/C)-EXT2 jack and the AUDIO L/R (IN-EXT

2) jacks.

O You can also use the front jacks. For more information read

the chapter 'Recording on the HDD'.

Connecting a cable box with cinch or
S<video cable

You can connect a cable box to the S-VIDEO (Y/C)-EXT2 or

VIDEO (CVBS)-EXT2 input jacks and the AUDIO L/R (IN-EXT

2) audio jacks.
Switching between jacks S-VIDEO (Y/C)-EXT2 and VIDEO
(CVBS)-EXT2 is done automatically. If a signal is available at both jacks

at the same time, the signal at the S-VIDEO (Y/C)-EXT2 jack has
priority.

The antenna cable should also be connected to the cable box and the
DVD recorder as shown.

Connecting a cable box only via antenna cable

If you want to connect a cable box only via antenna cable, please
observe the following:

he DVD-Recorder have to be directly connected to the TV set. If there
are other devices (video recorder, decoder, satellite receiver,...) in
between, there can be distortions in the TV pictures from the 'copy
protection system'.

The cable box have to be connected before the DVD-Recorder
(cable box - DVD-Recorder - TV set). On the jack TV OUT only the
TV have to be connected.

•) If there is interference in the picture when the cable TV box is
switched on, a TV broadcaster may be transmitting on the same
channel or a channel very close to that of the cable TV box. (e.g.:
TV broadcaster on channel 3, cable TV box also on channel 3). In
this case, change the channel of the cable TV box.
You must also store this channel on the DVD recorder to be able
to record TV programs from the cable TV box.

Connect the DVD-Recorder directly with your TV-set (Cable from
the output jacks S-VIDEO (Y/C)-OUT2 or VIDEO
(CVBS)-OUT2 directly to the TV set). If there is a video recorder or
another device in between, there can be distortions in the TV pictures
from the 'copy protection system'.

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The antenna cable should also be connected to the cable box and
the DVD-Recorder as shown.

Switch on the additional device during the installation of the DVD
recorder. During the automatic channel search, the channel on which
the additional device is transmitting will be stored as a TV channel.

Connecting additional devices

Connecting a camcorder to the front jacks

To copy camcorder recordings, you can use the front jacks. These
jacks are behind the door in the lower right corner of the front panel.

Recordings from the front jacks were stored on the HDD to make
editing easy. Then you can transfer (archive) them on a DVD+RW/+R.

Digital (DV) input jack

If you are using a Digital Video or Digital 8 camcorder, connect the

DV IN (CAM2) IN jack of the DVD Recorder to the corresponding
DV OUT jack on the camcorder.
Choose 'CAM2' as a program number for this input.

When films are transferred, the original recording date and time are stored

as DVD subtitles.

During playback, you can display this data on the TV screen by using the

'Subpicture' function.

S<video input jack

If you are using a Hi8 or S-VHS(C) camcorder, connect the S-VIDEO
(CAM1) in jack of the DVD Recorder to the corresponding S-video

out jack on the camcorder.
You must also connect the L AUDIO R (CAM1) in jacks of the DVD
Recorder to the audio out jacks on the camcorder.

Choose 'CAM1' as a program number for this input.

Video (CVBS) input jack

If your camcorder only uses a video output (Composite Video or
CVBS), connect the VIDEO (CAM1) input of the DVD Recorder to
the corresponding output jack on the camcorder.
You must also connect the L AUDIO R (CAM1) in jacks of the DVD
Recorder to the audio out jacks on the camcorder.

Choose 'CAM1' as a program number for this input.

Connecting audio devices to the digital audio jacks

The back of the DVD Recorder features two digital audio output jacks

OPTICAL OUT for an optical cable and COAX OUT for a coaxial

cable (cinch cable).

ENGLISH

It can be used to connect the following devices:

•) an Audio/Video receiver or an Audio/Video amplifier with a
digital multi<channel sound decoder

•) a receiver with two<channel digital stereo (PCM)

Digital multi-channel sound

Digital multi-channel sound provides maximum sound quality. You will
need a multi-channel A/V receiver or amplifier that supports at least
one of the audio formats of the DVD recorder (MPEG2 and Dolby
Digital).
Consult the owner's manual of your receiver to find out which audio
formats it supports.

a A loud distorted sound is coming from my speakers
b The receiver does not support the digital audio format of the DVD

Recorder. The audio format of the inserted DVD is displayed in the
display panel when another language is switched on. Playback using
6-channel digital surround sound is only possible when the receiver
has a digital multi-channel sound decoder.

Connecting audio devices to the analog audio jacks

There were two analog audio output jacks AUDIO L/R (OUT

2) (audio signal output left/right) and two audio input jacks AUDIO
L/R (IN-EXT 2) (audio input left/right) on the back of the DVD

Recorder.

These can be used to connect the following devices:

•) A receiver with Dolby Surround Pro Logic

•) A receiver with two<channel analog stereo

Can I use the 'Phono' input on my amplifier?

This amplifier jack (input) should only be used for record players without a

pre-amplifier. Do not use this input jack to connect the DVD Recorder.

This could damage the DVD Recorder or the amplifier.

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Initial installation

2 Select the desired language for the on-screen menu by pressing

B or A .

After you have successfully connected the DVD Recorder and other
devices to your TV (as described in the previous chapter), this chapter
will help you start the initial installation. The DVD Recorder
automatically seeks and stores all available TV channels.

Switching on additional devices

If you have connected additional devices (satellite receiver,...) via the antenna

cable, switch them on now. The automatic channel search will recognize

them and save them. Please observe that you must switch on a "test signal"

for some additional devices.

No antenna connected

If you are only using the DVD Recorder as a playback device or you only

have a satellite receiver connected, you still need to perform the initial

installation. This is necessary so the basic settings can be saved correctly.

After the initial installation is completed once, you can use the DVD

Recorder normally.

1 Press STANDBY-ON m on the front of the DVD-recorder

P 'PHILIPS' and then 'IS TV ON?' will appear on the display.

P If the connection was properly made and your TV was

automatically switched to the channel number for the
input jack, e.g. 'EXT', '0', 'AV', you will see the following
picture:

Initial Setup

Menu Language

Initial Setup

Menu Language

English
Español
Français

Press OK to continue

What is an on-screen menu?

All settings and/or functions are displayed on your TV screen in one of
the available languages (English, French, or Spanish).

3 Confirm with OK .

4 Select the desired audio language using B or A .

Initial Setup

Audio Language

English
Español
Français
Português
Italiano

Press OK to continue

English
Español
Français

Press OK to continue

a My screen is empty.
b Depending on the initialisation procedure it can take some time

before the picture appears. Please press no button in the
meantime.

b If the TV set does not automatically switch to the program number of

the input jack, select the corresponding program number on your TV
set manually (see your TV's operating instructions).

b If your TV set is connected with the antenna cable only, you have to

select on the TV the right TV channel for the DVD-Recorder. (channel
3or4)

b If you use the the 'Progressive scan' connection, you must switch the

'Component Video output' of the DVD Recorder and, if necessary,
the 'Component Video input' of the TV to 'Progressive scan'.

To switch the DVD-Recorder to Progressive scan, hold down N on
the DVD Recorder while reconnecting the power cord. 'PRO'
(progressive scan) will appear on the display.

What is the audio language?

The DVD will play the sound in the language you select, provided this
language is available on the disc. If it is not available on the disc the first
language on the DVD will be used instead. The DVD Video Disc menu,
if available, will also be displayed in the language you select.

5 Confirm with OK .

6 Select the desired language for the subtitles by pressing B or

A .

Initial Setup

Subtitle Language

English
Español
Français
Português
Italiano

Press OK to continue

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What is the language of the subtitles?

The subtitles will be displayed in the language you select, provided this
language is available on the disc. If it is not available on the disc the fist
language on the DVD will be used instead.

7 Confirm with OK .

8 Select the desired screen format position using B or A .

Initial Setup

TV Shape

4:3 letterbox
4:3 panscan
16:9

Press OK to continue

O '4:3 letterbox'

for a wide-screen display (theatrical format) with black bars at
the top and bottom of the picture.

O '4:3 panscan'

for a full-height picture with the sides trimmed to fill you TV
screen.

O '16:9'

for wide-screen TV (16:9) aspect ratio

9 Confirm with OK .

P A screen appers with a message about the connection of the

antenna.
It can take some time before this screen appears. Please press
no button in the meantime.

0 After you connect the antenna (or cable TV, satellite receiver, etc.)

to the DVD Recorder, press OK .
Make sure the cable TV signal is connected securely to the
Antenna jack on the rear of the DVD Recorder.

P The automatic TV channel search starts.

a No TV-Stations found yet?
b Select a different TV channel on your TV set. Are you getting a

picture for this channel?
If not, check the cable connection from the antenna (antenna jack)
to the DVD recorder and to the TV set.

b Please have patience.

The DVD recorder searches the entire frequency range in order to
find and save the largest possible number of TV channels.

b If you have not connected an antenna, go through all the basic

settings right to the end and then, if you wish, start the automatic
search (see 'Automatic TV channel search').

a The DVD Recorder finds very few/no channels during the

search.

b It is possible that the automatic switching between antenna/cable

does not properly detect your TV signal. Read the section about how
to switch manually.

P When the automatic TV channel search is complete, 'Auto

ch. search complete' will appear on the TV screen along

with the number of channels found.

A To end, press SYSTEM MENU .

P 'Dealer demo' appears on the screen.

O Select 'No' and confirm using OK . This setting is only for

Dealers. You can watch the movie's also in the media
browser.
The demo movie is stored for each language as a title in the
'Media Browser'. If you need additional capacity on the HDD
you can delete the demo movie as you delete a titel
(recording). Read therefor the section 'Delete titles/recordings
from the HDD' in the chapter 'Playback from the HDD'.

Switch off the Dealer Demo

If you have switched on the Demo Movie, repeat play back of the movie
starts automatically after the installation of the TV Guide On Screen

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To switch it off proceed as follows:

- Press DISC MENU and then SYSTEM MENU (call up the

system menu from the disc).

- Select the symbol '

- Confirm with C .

- Select 'Standby' using B and confirm using C .

- Select 'Low power'or'Normal' using B , A .

- Confirm with OK and end with SYSTEM MENU .

' using D , and then '' using B .

A

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Installation

Auto Ch. Programming

Searching for TV channels

000 Channels found

Please wait

P 'WAIT' will appear on the display.

Wait until all available TV channels have been found. This can
take several minutes.

The initial installation is now complete.
How to modify the channel settings or the time/date settings you will
read on the following chapter.

Further settings relate to the TV Guide On Screen
a free interactive guide to the TV programs available in your area.

To install this system, please read the instructions in the section
entitled 'The TV Guide On Screen

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Tuner mode

Your DVD-Recorder is equipped with a so called Tuner Mode. With
the button TUNER you can switch between playback from the
HDD/disc or the Picture from the internal Tuner (TV Channels).

If a cable box is connected to the VIDEO (CVBS)-EXT2 or

S-VIDEO (Y/C)-EXT2 jacks and installed as described in the chapter
'Setting up the TV Guide On Screen
between the playback and the TV Channels from the cable box. The
internal Tuner is switched off.

Attention!

If the cable box were disconnected and the setting in the TV Guide On

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to select the TV channels with the
number buttons 0..9 .
If you do not use the cable box anymore, you have to change the
setting in the TV Guide On Screen

system remains unchanged (cable box: Yes) you are not able

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Automatic TV channel search

If the channel assignments of your cable or satellite TV provider change
or if you are reinstalling the DVD recorder, e.g. after moving house,
you can start this procedure again. This will replace the stored TV
channels with the new ones.

ATTENTION !

If data from the TV Guide On Screen
select this function. If you want to start this procedure again, repeat
the basic settings for the TV Guide On Screen
the Chapter 'Set up the TV Guide On Screen

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7 Press C .

P The automatic TV channel search starts. This allows the DVD

recorder to save all available TV channels. This procedure may
take several minutes.

Installation

Auto Ch. Programming

Searching for TV channels

000 Channels found

ENGLISH

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press the BROWSER HDD button and then the SYSTEM

MENU button on the remote control.

P The 'SYSTEM MENU' appears.

2 Select 'Set up' using B .

3 Press C to select 'System'.

4 Select the line 'Installation' using B and confirm with C .

P A message appears on the screen that the change of this

setting will flush the 'Time Shift Buffer'.

O If the 'Time Shift Buffer ' contains important recordings, save

them with the REC/OTR n button first. Read additional
information to the 'Time Shift Buffer' in the chapter 'The Time
Shift Buffer'.

5 Select 'Yes' with D and confirm with OK .

O If the message window was closed, confirm the line with

C again.

6 Select 'Auto Ch. Programming' using B or A .

Please wait

P When all the TV channels have been found, 'Auto ch.

search complete' will appear on the TV screen.

8 End with SYSTEM MENU .

a Too few TV channels have been found
b For the 'automatic channel search' the DVD recorder detects

whether an antenna signal or a cable TV signal is connected. If you
have connected a cable TV signal but have received too few TV
channels you need to make the setting manually.

-In

6 select the line 'Cable/Antenna' instead of 'Auto Ch.

Programming' and confirm with C . C .

- If you select 'Cable', channels 1-125 will be available.
If you select 'Anten.', channels 2-69 will be available.
Select your type of connection by pressing C repeatedly:
'Anten.', 'Cable'or'Auto.' automatically detects which one you
have.

- Confirm the setting with OK

- Press SYSTEM MENU to go to the next menu. Press OK to start
the channel search as prompted by the on-screen message. If this
message does not appear, select the line 'Auto Ch.
Programming' and start the channel search with OK .

- When the channel search is complete, press SYSTEM
MENU repeatedly to remove all the menus.

You can read about how to add a TV channel manually in the section
'Adding and clearing TV channels manually'.

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Additional installation features

Adding and clearing TV channels manually

With this function you can block TV channels on which reception is
not possible. They will be skipped when the CHANNEL q and

CHANNEL r buttons are selected.

ATTENTION !

The allocation (TV channel name to the TV channel) will be done from
the TV Guide On Screen
select this function.

a I can not select the line 'Add/Delete Channels'

To switch the channels on or to change the allocation manually proceed
as follows:

- Press TV GUIDE . The 'LISTINGS' screen appears.

- Press repeatedly A to select the menu bar at the top of the screen.

- Select with D or C 'SETUP'.

- Select with B or A 'Change channel display' and confirm

with OK .

- Select with B , A the TV-Station. With O , N you can switch

one page for or back.

- Enter in the right colum the TV channel with the number buttons

0..9 . You can switch the channel on or off with the green function

button.

- End with TV GUIDE .

- Switch off the Recorder with STANDBY m .

The new settings will be taken if the Recorder is switched on again.

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press the BROWSER HDD button and then the SYSTEM

MENU button on the remote control.

P The 'SYSTEM MENU' appears.

2 Select 'Set up' using B .

3 Press C to select 'System'.

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Add/Delete Channels

...

• Channel 001 Add
Channel 002 Add
Channel 003 Delete
Channel 004 Delete
Channel 005 Delete
Channel 006 Delete
...

To exit press

SYSTEM MENU

7 Using B or A select the TV channel that you want to add or

delete.

8 Use C and D to select 'Add'or'Delete'.

9 Repeat steps

channels you want.

0 To store, press OK .

A To end, press SYSTEM MENU .

7 to 8 until you have added or deleted all the TV

Setting the language

For the basic setting of DVD playback, you can select the language for
the subtitles and the audio language.

Please note that with some DVDs the audio language and/or subtitle
language can be changed only via the DVD menu.
For recording, you can also switch the TV channel sound between
stereo and an additional language (Secondary Audio Program SAP).

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press the BROWSER HDD button and then the SYSTEM

MENU button on the remote control.

P The menu bar appears.

4 Select the line 'Installation' using B and confirm with C .

P A message appears on the screen that the change of this

setting will flush the 'Time Shift Buffer'.

O If the 'Time Shift Buffer ' contains important recordings, save

them with the REC/OTR n button first. Read additional
information to the 'Time Shift Buffer' in the chapter 'The Time
Shift Buffer'.

5 Select 'Yes' with D and confirm with OK .

O If the message window was closed, confirm the line with

C again.

6 Select 'Add/Delete Channels' using B or A and confirm with

C .

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3 Select '

' symbol with D or C .

A

' with B or A and confirm with the C button.

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Playback audio English

Subtitle English

Menu English

Language

Additional installation features

4 Select the appropriate line and confirm with C .

O Playback audio

The DVD will play back in the language you have chosen.

O 'Subtitle'

Subtitle language

O 'Menu'

You have the option of setting one of the displayed languages
for the on-screen menu (OSD). However, the DVD recorder
display will only display English text regardless of this setting.

5 Select the appropriate setting using B or A and confirm with

OK .

6 To end, press SYSTEM MENU .

Setting the time and date automatically

This feature automatically sets the time and date using the information
transmitted by the local PBS channel. You need to enter the PBS
channel that transmits this additional information. If an incorrect PBS
channel is selected by the DVD recorder, or if the time/date is not
displayed correctly, you need to set the time/date manually (see 'Setting
the time & date manually').

Attention!

If data from the TV Guide On Screen
not change the clock/date because this information was taken from the
TV Guide On Screen
function.

1 Press the BROWSER HDD button and then the SYSTEM

MENU button on the remote control.

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P The 'SYSTEM MENÜ' appears.

2 Select 'Set up' using B .

3 Press C to select 'System'.

4 Select the line 'Installation' using B and confirm with C .

P A message appears on the screen that the change of this

setting will flush the 'Time Shift Buffer'.

O If the 'Time Shift Buffer ' contains important recordings, save

them with the REC/OTR n button first. Read additional
information to the 'Time Shift Buffer' in the chapter 'The Time
Shift Buffer'.

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6 Select 'Time/Date' using B or A and confirm with C .

7 Select 'Automatic' with B or A and confirm with C .

a 'Not allowed' will appear on the TV screen
b The time/date will automatically be taken from the TV Guide On

8 Select the corresponding line with B or A .

9 In 'PBS Channel' select the channel that transmits the time and

date information and confirm with OK . The DVD recorder
checks whether the information can be transferred.

a The following message appears on the screen: 'Clock not

b Time/date information cannot be transferred from this TV channel.

0 In the line 'Daylight Saving', select one of the following:

'On': The time set corresponds to summer time (summer time
activated)
'Off': The time set corresponds to winter time (summer time
deactivated)

A In 'Time Zone' select your current time zone if a PBS channel in a

different time zone has been entered. Only this way can you set or
adjust the time correctly.
If you want to use the time zone of the PBS channel, select
'Automatic'.

B Confirm by pressing OK .

C To end, press SYSTEM MENU .

The time and the data are automatically transferred from the selected
'PBS channel' after the unit has been switched off.

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System. Therefore you can not set the time/date manually.

Time/Date

Automatic

PBS Channel Automatic
Daylight Saving Off
Time Zone Automatic

To exit press
SYSTEM MENU

set, check channel'

Select a different TV channel or 'Automatic' in the 'PBS
Channel' line.

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5 Select 'Yes' with D and confirm with OK .

O If the message window was closed, confirm the line with

C again.

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Setting the time and date

If the time is still incorrect, this may be due to a weak or faulty TV
signal. In this case, switch off the automatic setting.

A In the line 'Daylight Saving', select one of the following:

'On': The time set corresponds to summer time (summer time
activated)
'Off': The time set corresponds to winter time (summer time
deactivated)

1 Press the BROWSER HDD button and then the SYSTEM

MENU button on the remote control.

P The 'SYSTEM MENU' appears.

2 Select 'Set up' using B .

3 Press C to select 'System'.

4 Select the line 'Installation' using B and confirm with C .

P A message appears on the screen that the change of this

setting will flush the 'Time Shift Buffer'.

O If the 'Time Shift Buffer ' contains important recordings, save

them with the REC/OTR n button first. Read additional
information to the 'Time Shift Buffer' in the chapter 'The Time
Shift Buffer'.

5 Select 'Yes' with D and confirm with OK .

O If the message window was closed, confirm the line with

C again.

6 Select 'Time/Date' using B or A and confirm with C .

a 'Not allowed' will appear on the TV screen
b The time/date will automatically be taken from the TV Guide On

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B When all the settings are correct, confirm with OK .

C To end, press SYSTEM MENU .

If the setting has been confirmed with OK the automatic system is
disabled

7 Select 'Manual' with B or A .

8 Confirm with OK .

Time/Date

Manual

Time 09:02
AM/PM AM
Year 2004
Month 01
Date 01
Daylight Saving Off

To exit press
SYSTEM MENU

9 Change the time in 'Time' using the number buttons 0..9 on your

remote control.

0 Check 'AM/PM', 'Year', 'Month' and 'Date' in the same way.

Select the entry field with the B or A button.
If required, make changes using D , C or the number buttons

0..9 .

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General information

Your DVD Recorder is equipped with the TV Guide On

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interactive electronic program guide that lists all the TV programs
available in your area. You can also use the TV Guide On
Screen
favorite shows.

Press TV GUIDE to see a summary of all the TV programs currently
being shown on the various TV channels. For the summary, you can
either display all shows for a particular start time or sorted according
to category.

For the TV Guide On Screen
necessary data has to be collected. The DVD recorder may take up to
several hours to do this.

Please note the following:

•) All the TV channels must already have been installed.

•) The TV channel that transmits the TV Guide On Screen
information must not be switched off

•)The time and date must have been set.

•)The antenna/cable network must be connected; it must be possible to
receive TV channels.

•)The DVD recorder must be connected to the AC-outlet

•)The DVD recorder must be switched to standby with the

•) If you have connected a cable box it must be switched on.

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STANDBY m button.

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3 Press A . Select then 'SETUP' with the C or D button.

Use B , A to select 'Set up GUIDE now'.

4 Confirm with OK .

A list of countries will appear on the screen.
Use A , B to select your country.

5 Confirm with OK .

6 Enter the zip/postal code where the DVD recorder is being set up.

Why do I have to enter my zip/postal code?

For the TV Guide On Screen
know its current location and the TV channels available at that location.
The DVD recorder works this out automatically on the basis of the
zip/postal code and country.

7 Confirm with OK .

8 Select your type of antenna connection.

'Cableservice''No': Antenna
'Cableservice''Yes': Cable connection

What is the difference between cable and antenna?

The difference is that they have different channel rasters. In the
antenna setting, only channels from 21 to 69 can be entered. In the
cable setting, however, channels 1 to 125 can be entered.

9 Confirm with OK .

If you selected 'Cableservice''No', there is nothing further you
need to do here. Read on in the section entitled 'Continue set-up'.
Otherwise, you should continue here.

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Setting up the TV Guide On Screen™
System

Below we'll tell you how to set up the TV Guide On Screen™System
to suit your own particular needs and how to install a cable box if you
have one.
If the TV Guide On Screen
to step

4 .

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the channel for the DVD

recorder (channel 3 or 4).

2 Press the TV GUIDE button on the remote control.

P The 'LISTINGS' screen will appear.

a A Set-up screen will appear
b The TV Guide On Screen

installation was aborted. Chose from the following options and follow
the instructions on the screen:

O 'Set up GUIDE now':

Installation of the TV Guide On Screen

O 'Set up GUIDE later':

If you choose this option the 'reminder screen' will appear
every time you switch on the DVD recorder.

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0 Select the type of cable connection.

'Yes': External cable box
'No': Connection to a cable network.

A Confirm with OK .

If you selected 'No', there is nothing further you need to do here.
Read on in the section entitled 'Continue set-up'.
Otherwise, you should continue here.

B If you connected the cable box to the DVD recorder only via the

antenna cable, select with B or A the channel number on which
the cable box is transmitting (most channel 3).
If the cable box is connected via the Video/Audio or S-Video jack,
select the relevant input jack of the DVD recorder on the screen.
An incorrect setting here may lead to poor TV reception.

C Confirm with OK .

O 'Don't remind me again':

Select this option if you do not want to set up the TV Guide
On Screen
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possible to make a programd recording.

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Connecting the IR<Blaster

The cable box is controlled via the DVD recorder with the IR-Blaster
(supplied). This means you can record TV shows that are received only
through the cable box.
Connection of the G-LINK™ cable enables the TV Guide On

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1 Connect the IR Blaster to thejack G-LINK jack on the back of the

2 Place the IR Blaster in front of the cable box so that the control

3 Confirm the displayed information with OK .

system to show the correct guide listing.

DVD recorder.

signal (IR signal) can be transmitted and received by the cable box
without interference.

How do I find the right position?

If the position of the remote (IR) receiver is indicated on your cable box
(IR, remote sensor, or such like), place the transmitter about 1 inch in
front of it.

If the position is not indicated, proceed as follows:

- Switch off the cable box.

- Point the remote control at the front of the cable box.

- Move the remote control slowly along the front while repeatedly
pressing the on/off button.

- When the cable box switches on you've found the receiver.

- Attach the IR blaster about one inch away.

Setting up the cable box

For the cable box to be correctly identified it must be connected as
described in the previous section.

1 Switch the cable box on and select channel number 02 on it.

2 Select your type/brand from the list shown. If you scroll down with

B , you will see further brands. If your type/brand is not in the

list, select 'not listed'.

3 Confirm with OK . Read the information on the screen carefully.

4 Confirm with OK .

P The DVD Recorder will now attempt to use the G-LINK

connection to select channel number 09 on the cable box.

5 Has the cable box been switched to channel 09?

If so, select 'Yes'.
If not, select 'No'.

a My cable box has not switched to the other channel

number.

- Check that the cable box is connected and switched on.

- Check the connection and position of the IR blaster.

- If the connection is OK, select:

'test this code again' for a new attempt.

- Confirm with OK on the remote control.

- For a new code, select 'No'.

- Confirm with OK on the remote control.

a My cable box is not displaying the channel number.

- On your TV set, select the channel number of the cable box and check
the setting on the screen of the TV.

Finalize set<up

1 Check the settings shown on the screen. If the settings are not

correct, repeat the set-up procedure with the selection of 'No,

repeat setup process'. Otherwise, select 'Yes, end setup
process'.

2 Confirm with OK .

You will now see a screen with useful information of the TV Guide
On Screen

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3 Confirm with OK .

You will now see a message confirming the completion of the TV
Guide On Screen

4 Confirm with OK . This completes the set-up process for the TV

Guide On Screen

5 Switch the DVD-Recorder off with the STANDBY m button. If

you have connected a cable box leave the box on. Leave the
DVD-Recorder and the cable box in this conditions overnight.
The data will be collected and will be available within the next 24
hours.

If the DVD-Recorder is switched off ( STANDBY m button) the cable
box will be used from the TV Guide On Screen
DVD-Recorder to search for the informations.
If you want to use the cable box you have to switch the DVD-Recoder
on.

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The TV Guide On Screen™System

General

The TV Guide On Screen™System is a free on-screen listing for all the
TV channels in your area. You can also use it to control a cable box.

The TV Guide On Screen™System has five screen components:

•) The video window

•) Program information

•) A line of available OSD menus

•) The channel guide

•) Advertising information

Function buttons

If TV Guide On Screen
perform various actions in the TV Guide On Screen
There are two color buttons (blue and green). The actions
these buttons perform depends on the menu at the time.
Always check before pressing a button.
If no color buttons are displayed, pressing them will have no
effect.

INFO button

An INFO button is also available. If additional information is
displayed, you can use this button to enlarge the relevant area.
In some cases this button can also be used to scroll through
pages of information.

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Calling up the TV Guide On Screen

Press TV GUIDE on the remote control.

Closing the TV Guide On Screen

Press TV GUIDE to leave the TV Guide On Screen
continue viewing the program you were viewing before you called up
the TV Guide On Screen

Using the buttons on the front

Calling up the TV Guide On Screen
Closing the TV Guide On Screen
Confirming the functions: OK button.
Cursor buttons: UP , DOWN , LEFT , RIGHT .

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Navigating the TV Guide On Screen™ System

If you press TV GUIDE , the main menu will appear. Press A and
then you can press D or C to select from the following:

O 'LISTINGS':Standard TV Guide On Screen

(Program guide)

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O 'SORT': TV shows sorted by category (movies, sport, etc.)

O 'PROMOTIONS': Information on the TV Guide On

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system, instructions and advertisements.

O 'SETUP': For changing the basic settings. For further

information, see chapter 'Set up the TV Guide On

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O 'MESSAGES': Messages to the user

O 'SCHEDULE': Scheduled (pre-programd) recordings

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The 'LISTINGS' screen

This list appears when you press the TV GUIDE button. You can view
the listing for all the TV channels from today to the same day next
week.

1 Press TV GUIDE . The 'LISTINGS' screen will appear.

P In the top left corner the picture of the TV channel appears

which was selected before you call up the TV Guide On

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a The 'LISTINGS' screen appears but is empty
b Either the antenna is not connected or TV Guide On Screen

not yet available. The DVD recorder needs some time to collect this
data. Leave it switched off during these period (button

STANDBY m ). Do not disconnect the DVD recorder from the

AC-outlet!

b If you have connected a cable box, it must be switched on.

2 Select the corresponding TV channel with A or B .

O You can also use the number buttons 0..9 to select a TV

channel directly.

O You can use the CHANNEL q and CHANNEL r buttons

to scroll a page at a time.

3 Use the D or C button to select the show you want.

O You can hold down D or C to browse faster through the

start times.

How do I cancel?

Press TV GUIDE .
The guide will disappear and you will be able to view the show you
selected before you called up the TV Guide On Screen

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The 'SORT' screen

This menu lets you access show listings organizedby category. This is an
easier way of finding the shows you want to watch.
Make your selection from a major category (Alphabetical, Movies,
Sport, Children's, Series, etc.) and a minor category (Adventure,
Comedy, Drama, etc.)

Colors of the categories:
Green-Sport,
Purple-Movies,
Blue-Children's,
Teal-Others,
Yellow-Selected show

The sorting service gives you show listings for the next 7 days.

1 Press B .

2 Select the category with D , C .

Confirm with B . Select the minor category with B , A , D ,

C .

3 Confirm with OK .

Use the B and A buttons to scroll through the shows.

Function buttons in the 'SORT' screen

If you have highlighted a show you can use the colored buttons to
perform the following actions:

Set to record : green function button or
Set as favorite : blue function button.

Action buttons in the 'LISTINGS' screen

You can use the color buttons on the remote control to select the
following:

'RECORD' (green button):
The highlighted show will be programmed for recording.

'FAVORITE' (blue button):
The highlighted TV show will be stored together with its start time.
When the start time is reached, a message appears on the screen.

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The 'SCHEDULE' screen

This menu displays the shows that are set to record or play back
automatically.

The following information is also displayed for each scheduled
recording:
'Thu': Day of the week (e.g.: Thursday)

'8:00pm': Start time
'The Matrix': Title of the show
'Once': Frequency of the show. ('Once'... once recording/ 'Regulary'...

every day/ 'Weekly'...every week/'off'... switched off for the
recording.

1 Press B . Select with D , C 'FAVORITE'or'RECORD'.

The 'MESSAGES' screen

Messages to the user are stored here.
If a message has been received but has not yet been read, a closed
yellow envelope appears in the 'video window'.
Messages are automatically deleted when the message's "lifetime"
expires (60 days) unless they have already been deleted with the green
action button.
Moreover, the TV Guide On Screen
the end of the list. This number is always visible and cannot be deleted.

Colors in this listing:

Teal: All unread messages
Grey: All read messages
Yellow: Selected message

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Function buttons in the 'MESSAGES' screen

Green action button: Deletes the message

OK button: Opens an info box

The 'PROMOTIONS' screen

Here you can retrieve information on various products or the TV
Guide On Screen
descriptions of the products.

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2 Select the event you want to change with B , A .

Change Start/End time

Press the OK button.

Delete an event

Press the blue function button.

Program a timer

Press the green function button in the 'FAVORITE/RECORD' line.

Colors in this menu:

Teal: Promotion titles
Yellow: Selected promotion

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The 'SETUP' screen

The basic settings of the TV Guide On Screen™System are
automatically stored after the initial set-up has been completed. You
can change these basic settings here.
Choose the function with B or A and confirm with OK .

'Change system settings'

Here you can change the basic settings. Choose with B or A the
appropriate answer:

'Yes, everything is correct'

All settings are correct. Nothing should be changed. End with OK .
Read the information on the screen.
Leave the TV Guide On Screen

'Yes, but my channel lineup is incorrect'

The basic settings are correct (Zip/Postal code, cable box,...) but there
were more than one channel line ups recognized.

1 Confirm with OK .

2 Choose with B or A the channel line up which fits to your

location. If necessary ask your Cable TV provider.
After the confirmation with OK the TV channels were
automatically adapted.

3 If no channel line up match that from your location, select 'No

Match'. After the confirmation with OK you get automatically the

'Change channel display' screen. Please follow the description
in the next chapter.

'No, repeat setup process'

After the confirmation with OK you will start the setup process of the
TV Guide On Screen
installation is complete it can take up to 24 hours to load the actual
data.

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'Change channel display'

Here you can change the order of the TV channels for the 'LISTINGS'
screen. Moreover, you can assign the channel numbers to the TV
stations and switch them on or off.

1 Press OK .

A TV station is displayed in two columns.

2 Use the B and A buttons to select the TV station you want to

modify. Use the D and C buttons to switch between tiles.

Left tile

The TV station logos and call letters are shown here.

Rearrange channel order for the 'LISTINGS' screen

Use the green button or the blue button to reposition the channel.
You can use the number buttons 0..9 on the remote control to select a
specific position directly.
In the 'LISTINGS' screen only switched on channels appears.

Right tile

The state of the channels and the channel numbers are displayed here.
If a TV station can only be received via an external cable box, select the
jack to which the cable box is connected and the channel number of
the station on the cable box. If you have connected a cable box only
with the antenna cable, enter the channel number of the TV station
that you would normally enter for this station on the cable box.

Please note that if you have changed TV stations it can take up to 24
hours to get the actual data,

3 Use the number buttons 0..9 to enter the channel number of the

TV station.You can only enter valid cannel numbers.

Switching the TV station on and off

Use the green action button to toggle between displaying ('ON') and
hiding ('OFF') the TV station in the listing and for the selection with B ,

A .

How do I cancel?

You can cancel by pressing the blue action button.

'Review options'

Here you can choose with B or A between 'Auto display' 'On' or
'Off'.

O On

The TV Guide On Screen
the DVD Recorder is switched on with the

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O 'Off'

You will have to press the button TV GUIDE to access the
TV Guide On Screen

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Recording on the HDD

General

As soon as you turn on the DVD recorder, the currently selected TV
channel on the DVD-Recorder is recorded in a temporary storage
(Time shift Buffer).

Recordings in the time shift buffer will be automatically deleted e.g.
after 3 hours if the period of the time shift buffer is set to 3 hours
(factory setting). Only recordings marked in the Time shift Buffer will
be stored on the the built-in HDD For more information, read the
next section 'The Time Shift Buffer'.

The following additional information is stored with each recording:

•) name of the recording
If no name is recognized from the TV Guide On Screen
only the program number (program name) and the time will be stored
as the name.

•) length of the recording

•) recording mode (quality)

•) date of the recording

•) index picture of the recording

To facilitate the search of a specific position, a chapter marker is
recorded every 5 minutes. How you switch off this function you will
read in chapter 'User preferences for the HDD' in the section
'Preferences/Chapters'. After the recording is completed, you can
select these markers with N , O . Please make sure that the
chapter selection is activated (the 'CHAPTER' symbol lights up in the
info bar at the top of the screen). If necessary, you can activate it using

T/C .

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The Time shift Buffer

As a result of the high data transfer speed of the HDD, it is possible to
play back recordings from the time shift buffer while the recording is
still in process.

Therefore, you can jump back to the currently selected TV
programusing JUMP BACK and watch a scene again.

Moreover, you can use all playback features such as still picture, slow
motion, search by time, search with N , O even with recordings
that are still in the time shift buffer.
In the meantime, the recording continues.

If you change the TV channel on the DVD-Recorder ( CHANNEL q ,

CHANNEL r ) a new title is created with the new TV channel in the

time shift buffer. If you watch a TV show only for a short time (less
than 60 seconds) before you change to a different TV channel, no new
title is created.

For easier navigation, you can change the time period of the time shift
buffer from 1 to 6 hours. 1 hour means that a recording is available
only for one hour before it is automatically deleted to make room for
the current recording.

If the TV Guide On Screen
is also stored with the recording. When recording TV shows without
TV Guide On Screen
recording are stored as title.

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What is the advantage from 1 hour and 6 hours?

The complete time periode of the time will be displayed on the whole screen
of your TV.
With 1 hour you will get the highest comfort for searching a specific scene.
With 6 hours you will get the highest possible recording time.

Please observe that the Time shift Buffer needs also storage capacity on the
HDD. Depending of the selected record mode (picture quality):
6 hours in 'M1' = approx. 28GB
6 hours in 'M8' = approx. 3,4GB
How you enter the time periode, read in the chapter 'User preferences for
the HDD' in the section 'Preferences'/'Recording'/ 'HDD buffer'.

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Symbols in the 'Time Shift Buffer'

Following symbols can appear in the info bar at the top of the screen in
the 'Time Shift Buffer'. With the INFO button on the remote control
you can also call up this infobar.

Left area

Information about the input signal were displayed here:
'C' Actual TV show (live picture) from the selected TV channel

'P01' Program/Channel number of the selected TV channel

'ARD' Name of the TV-channel

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D' Playback from the HDD

Right area

Information about the current operating status were displayed here:
'B 16:03:02' Actual (live) picture of the selected TV-channel

( TUNER button)

'J PAUSE' Playback from the HDD

'M PAUSE' Still picture

'H 1/2X' Slow motion forwards

'G ' Slow motion backwards

'L ' Fast motion forwards

'K -4X' Fast motion backwards

Navigation in the time shift buffer

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press INFO to display the bar of the time shift buffer on the

screen.

2 The following buttons are available:

O N , O , PLAY G , PAUSE 9 , D , C , JUMP

FWD , JUMP BACK for navigation in the time bar.

O T/C

Switching between title/chapter for selection using N ,

O . The top screen line displays either 'TITLE' for selecting

titles or 'CHAPTER' for selecting chapters

O REC/OTR n :

- To start a recording that will be stored on the HDD.

- To mark a title that will be stored on the HDD.

- Hold button down to start the recording from the actual
position.

O Red function button:

- To cancel the marked recording that was set with the

REC/OTR n button.

- Hold button down to stop the recording at the actual
position.

O Yellow function button: ('OVERVIEW')

To display an overview of all content of the time shift buffer.

O Blue function button:('MORE INFO'):

To display any additional information for the actual TV show
transmitted by the TV Guide On Screen

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Mark TV shows for recording

As a rule, recordings in the time shift butter are automatically deleted
after a certain time (1 to 6 hours). In order to store recordings on the
HDD permanently, you can mark sections of the time shift buffer that
will not be deleted and will be available as titles for later playback.

Mark an entire title

A title marker is set if you are watching a TV show longer than 60
seconds. (No change of program number within 60 seconds)
If you want to mark an entire title (title marker at the beginning and at
the end), proceed as follows:

1 Press INFO to display the bar of the time shift buffer on the

screen.

O You can also press the yellow color button to get a better

overview of the recordings.

2 Select the title you want to store with B , A .

3 Press REC/OTR n to mark the title.

P The color within the bar changes to red. If you press the

yellow button, you will see programs marked for recording
with a red dot.

O To remove the marker, press the red function button. The

red title marker disappears.

4 If you want to mark other titles, repeat steps

you have selected all the titles you want.

O If you want to mark several titles in a sequence, go to the

oldest title and press REC/OTR n several times.

O Using REC/OTR n you can also mark the future end of a

title (actual TV-show is not over yet) You will see this in the
red marked 'O' symbol on the right end of the Time Shift
Buffer bar.
The recording will be stoped automatically at the end of the
program.
If the start (titlemarker) of the TV-Show was not taken from
the TV Guide On Screen

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+30, +60, +90 ,... minutes using REC/OTR n .

information is available, you can extend the end by

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Mark part of a title

You can also mark only parts of a title.
If you mark several parts of a title, each part will be stored as a
separate title on the HDD.

1 Press INFO to display the bar of the time shift buffer on the

screen.

O You can also press the yellow color button to get a better

overview of the recordings.

2 Select the title you want to store with B , A .

3 The following options are available:

O Freely selectable end:

- Press REC/OTR n to select the entire title. The color
changes to red.

- Search for the desired end using D , C .

- Hold down the red button:
Red marked recording changes to its original color from the
current position to the end of the title.

If you want to set more markers in one title, start marking at
the begin of the title.

O Freely selectable beginning:

- Search for the desired beginning using D , C .

- Hold down the REC/OTR n button.
The marker changes to red from the current position to the
end of the title.

O Freely selectable beginning and end:

First, you must define the beginning and then cut off the end.

- Search for the desired beginning using D , C .

- Hold down the REC/OTR n button.
The marker changes to red from the current position to the
end of the title.

- Search for the desired end using D , C .

- Hold down the red button:
Red marker changes to its original color from the current
position to the end of the title.

How can I delete the changes?

Press REC/OTR n to mark the entire title.
To remove the marker, press the red function button.

'Auto delete'

If there is no space for new recordings on the HDD, recordings will be
automatically deleted in the following order:

1) Titles that have already been viewed. Symbol '

2) Titles that were not protected. No symbol '

More information you will find in the chapter 'User preferences for the
HDD'.

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Manual recordings

Recordings from the actual on the DVD-Recroder selected TV channel
are always started and recorded in the time shift buffer as soon as you
switch on the device. To store recordings on the HDD, choose from
the following:

Start of the recording:

O Start the recording from the begin of the TV-show (Start is

known from the TV Guide On Screen
the TV program)
Press REC/OTR n .

O Start the recording from the actual position (from now)

Hold REC/OTR n pressed, until the red light around the

n button on the front is switched on.

Stop the recording in progress:

O Stop the recording automatically:

If the start of the TV show is known from the TV Guide On

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O Stop the recording manually:

Hold the red button on the remote control pressed, until the
red light around the n button on the front is switched off.

-You can mark a recording for storage on the HDD using

REC/OTR n on the remote control or n on the device. Such

marked recordings are displayed as a red bar in the time shift
buffer and are not automatically deleted after the time shift buffer
period (1 to 6 hours) expires.

-If you switch off the DVD recorder with STANDBY m or

select the 'Flush Buffer' function, all other recordings of the
time shift buffer will be deleted.

OTR recordings

With this function you can record additional TV shows from the same
program number:

O Information from the TV Guide On Screen

available

The recording will be automatically stopped after the end of
the TV show
With each keypress, also the following TV shows will be
recorded. (On the screen appears'1 program, 2 programs,...)

O No Information from the TV Guide On

If you press the red function button, the marker for the recording is
removed.

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The recording will be automatically stopped after 30 minutes.
With each keypress, you prolong the switch-off time by 30
minutes

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Recording from a video recorder/DVD player

Please observe:

Most pre-recorded video cassettes or DVDs are copy-protected. If you
try to copy these, the message 'COPYPROTECT' will appear in the
display of the DVD recorder.

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the program number for the
DVD recorder.

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

•) Select recording mode (button TUNER , button SYSTEM
MENU ,'Preferences', button C 'Record mode').

1 Connect the video recorder/DVD Player as described in the

chapter 'Connecting additional devices'.

2 Press TUNER to display the picture of the Video recorder/DVD

player on the screen.

3 Use B , A to select the program number of the input jack to

which the Video recorder/DVD player is connected.

Please observe that for recordings via the front jacks S-VIDEO
(CAM1) / VIDEO (CAM1) /'CAM1'or DV IN (CAM2) /'CAM2'

the recording mode must be selected under 'Camera mode'in
'Preferences' of the system menu.

4 Switch on the video recorder/DVD player.

O In case playback has started automatically, interrupt it with

STOP h or PAUSE 9 .

5 Start recording by pressing REC/OTR n on the DVD recorder

and playback by pressing PLAY G on the video recorder/DVD
player.

a When copying video cassettes, 'NO SIGNAL' appears in the

display of the DVD recorder

b Check whether the cable connectors are properly inserted.
b If the recording is made from a video recorder, change the 'tracking'

setting on the video recorder.

b In case of bad or non-standard video input signals, the DVD recorder

may be unable to detect the signal.

a When copying DVD video discs or pre-recorded video

cassettes, the picture is fuzzy and brightness varies

b This happens when you try to copy DVDs or video cassettes that are

copy-protected. Although the complete cassette/disc is recorded, only
parts without copy protected signal can be played back. This
interference is unavoidable with copy-protected DVDs or video
cassettes.

6 To stop the recording press and hold the red function button on

the remote control until the red light around the n button is
switched off.

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Recording from a camera connected to the front jacks

Using this function, you can store recordings via the front jacks directly
on the HDD. These titles will be automatically protected to prevent
them from being automatically deleted in case the HDD is full. The
symbol '

You can edit these recordings on the HDD and transfer (archive) them
later on a DVD+RW/+R disc. How you archive recordings on a
DVD+RW/+R you will read in the chapter 'Recording on a
DVD+RW/+R' in the section 'Archiving (storing) titles on a
DVD+RW/+R'.

Please observe the following:

•) Any programmed recordings (TIMER) will not be carried out during
this operating mode.

•) If there are any recordings in the time shift buffer, they will be
deleted. Therefore, store important recordings on the HDD
( REC/OTR n ). For more information on the time shift buffer, read
the chapter 'The Time Shift Buffer'.

1 Connect the camera as described in the chapter ' Connecting

2 Press CAM on the remote control.

F' indicates such a protection.

additonal devices/Connect camcorder to the front jacks'

P The DVD recorder will switch to camera mode.

O STOP h

The recording will be interrupted. You can start a new
recording by pressing REC/OTR n .
A new title is created.

6 Press the red function button to terminate the camera operating

mode.

P The recording will be stored on the HDD as a new title.

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3 Select the jack to which the camera is connected using CAM .

O 'CAM1'

For recordings from the VIDEO (CAM1) , S-VIDEO
(CAM1) jacks.

Switching between the two jacks is done automatically. If a
signal is available at both jacks at the same time, the signal at
the S-VIDEO (CAM1) jack has priority. If you change jack
(unplug), you must re-select the jack using CAM (press
twice).

O 'CAM2'

For recordings from the DV IN (CAM2) jack.

4 Press REC/OTR n to start the recording.

P If no signal is available, no recording will be made or the

recording in progress will be stopped.

P During the playback of a recorded 'copy protected' signal you

will see only that parts of the recording where no copy
protection can be recognized.

5 You can stop the recording using the following buttons:

O PAUSE 9

The recording will be paused. If you press the button again,
the recording will resume.
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Programming a recording (TIMER)

General

Use 'Programming a recording (TIMER)', to automatically start and stop
a recording at a later date.

The DVD recorder will switch to the right channel and begin recording
at the correct time.
With this DVD recorder, you can pre-programme at least 15
recordings within a period of one year.

To make a programmed recording, your DVD recorder needs to
know:
* the date you want to make the recording
* the channel number of the TV channel
* the start and stop time of the recording

This information is saved in a 'TIMER block'.
Before you begin, make sure the clock is set. If the clock is not set, the
'Time/Date' menu will appear when you press the TIMER s button.

Programming recordings with the 'TV
Guide On Screen™ system'

The TV Guide On Screen™system has made it even easier to
programme recordings. All you have to do is select the show you want
to record from a channel listing.

You can also programme TV shows as 'Favorites'

Press instead the green function button the blue one (labeled
'FAVORITE' on the screen).
The TV show will be stored in memory for favorites.

Setting up repeat recordings

You can choose from the following settings with the green function
button:

Frequency :'Once': one-time recordings

'Regulary': Repeated when the show is available.At least

twice a week
'Weekly': Repeated weekly recordings (every week on
the same day).
'Off': this will stop any future occurrences of the program
from being recorded but will keep the show in the list.

4 Repeat steps

programmed.

5 To end, press TV GUIDE .

To find out how you can check which shows you have
programmed, read the section on 'How to change or delete a
programmed recording (TIMER)'.

If one or more recordings have been programmed 'TIMER' will light up
on the display.

2 to 3 , until all recordings have been

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press TV GUIDE on the remote control.

2 Use A or B to select the TV station, and D or C to select the

show to record.

3 Press the green function button (labeled 'RECORD' on the

screen).
WARNING! Do not press REC/OTR n !
The TV -show will be stored in memory for recordings.
Read the information on the screen.

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Programming a recording (TIMER)

Programming recordings with the VCR
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a The following message appears on the screen: 'PlusCode

number wrong'

b The entered PlusCode number is incorrect. Repeat your entry or

cancel using the green function button.

P The decoded data appears after confirmation.

Thanks to this programming system, you no longer need to tediously
enter the date, TV channel, start and finish time. All the information
needed by the DVD recorder for programming is contained in the
PlusCode programming number. This 9-digit PlusCode number is found
in most TV listings magazine.

WARNING!

'Programming with the VCR Plus+

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1 Switch on the TV set. Select the channel on the DVD recorder (3

2 Press TIMER s on the remote control.

data (empty 'LISTINGS' screen) is not possible.

or 4).

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P The current data will appear.

a I will see some informations about the TV Guide On

Screen™system

b The TV Guide On Screen

to the 'Set up the TV Guide On Screen

3 Select 'PlusCode' using B .

4 Enter the entire PlusCode number. This number is up to 8 digits

long and can be found next to the start time of the TV program in
your TV listings magazine.
e.g.: 5-234-89 or 5 234 89
Enter 523489 for the PlusCode number.

If you make a mistake, press A . Select line 'PlusCode' using

B .

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Changing the start/end times

- Use B or A to select the line (programmed recording) where you

want to change the times.

- Press the OK button.

- Select 'Start early by'or'End late by' using A or B .

Enter the information in the line using the 0..9 number buttons on
the remote control.

- Confirm with OK .

This takes you back to the listing.

Setting up repeat recordings

You can choose in the row 'Frequency ' from the following settings
using the green action button:

'Once': one-time recordings
'Daily': Repeated daily recordings (Monday to Sunday).
'Weekly': Repeated weekly recordings (every week on the same day).
'Off': this will stop any future occurrences of the program from being

recorded but will keep the show in the list.

5 Confirm with OK .

1 If all information is correct, press the OK button. The data is

stored.

2 To end, press TV GUIDE .

If one or more recordings have been programmed 'TIMER' will light up
on the display.

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Programming recordings without the
VCR Plus+

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press TIMER s on the remote control.

P The current information will appear on the screen.

a I will see some informations about the TV Guide On

Screen™System

b The TV Guide On Screen

therefore in the chapter 'The TV Guide On Screen
section 'Set up the TV Guide On Screen

2 Select the line with B , A .

Select the input field with D or C .

3 Enter information with B or A or with the number buttons

0..9 .

Change 'AM/PM'

Use the blue function button to select 'AM'or'PM' in the last input
fields of 'Start time' and 'End time'.
In the 'Date' field, enter the month and then the date.

4 If all the information is correct, confirm with OK .

O You can delete all the entries with the green button.

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How to change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER)

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press TV GUIDE on the remote.

P The 'LISTINGS' screen will appear.

2 Press A .

3 Select 'SCHEDULE' with D , C . Confirm with B .

4 Select 'RECORD' with D , C . Confirm with B .

5 Use B or A to select the programmed recording you want to

change or delete.

Delete programmed recording

Press the blue action button.

Setting up repeat recordings

You can choose from the following settings with the green function
button:

Frequency :'Once': once recordings

'Daily': Repeated daily recordings from Monday to Friday.
'Weekly': Repeated weekly recordings (every week on

the same day).
'Off': this will stop any future occurrences of the program
from being recorded but will keep the show in the list.

Setting up repeat recordings

If you have highlighted an entry, you can choose from the following
settings with the green function button:

Frequency : 'Once': once recordings

'Daily': Repeated daily recordings from Monday to

Friday.
'Regulary': Repeated daily recordings when the show is
available.
'Weekly': Repeated weekly recordings (every week on
the same day).
'Off': this will stop any future occurrences of the program
from being recorded but will keep the show in the list.

P If the data has been transferred an entry with the data will

appear in the 'SCHEDULE' menu. To find out how you can
go back and change the data, read the section on 'How to
change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER)'.

If any of the TIMER blocks are in use, 'TIMER' will light up on the
recorder display.

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6 To end, press TIMER s .

A message appears few minutes before the recording is about to start if
the DVD-recorder is tuned to a different TV channel as programmed. If
you confirm this message the TV channel will be changed and the
recording started.

Programming a recording (TIMER)

Cancel a programmed recording in progress

A programmed recording will run as long as the end of the TV show is
reached (end time of the schedule or end time out of the TV Guide On

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Screen
If you switch off the DVD-Recorder with STANDBY m the
DVD-Recorder will be switched off after the recording is completed.
If you want to cancel the programmed recording proceed as follows:

1 Press the red function button

2 Select 'Yes' using D and confirm with OK .

System)

O The programmed recording can also be canceled as described

in the previous section 'How to change or delete a
programmed recording (Timer)'.

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Playback from the HDD

General

5 Press STOP h to end playback.

P You will return to the media browser.

Each recording stored on the HDD is displayed in the media browser
with a corresponding index picture.

1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control or HDD on the

DVD recorder.

P The Media Browser appears.

2 Select the title you want using B , A on the remote control or

DOWN , UP on the device.

You can switch a page forward or back using CHANNEL q ,

CHANNEL r .

3 You can choose one of the following options to start playback:

O OK

Playback always starts at the beginning of the selected title.

O PLAY G

Playback will start at the position where it was interrupted in
the selected title( STOP h ). This also works if other titles or
DVDs have been played in the meantime.

4 You can use the following buttons during playback:

The position where playback was interrupted will be automatically
stored. By pressing PLAY G , playback resumes at this position.

Additional playback features

Search by time

During playback of a title from the HDD or recordings in the time shift
buffer, you can search for positions by directly entering the time:

1 Press SYSTEM MENU during playback of a title.

P The system menu appears.

2 Press C in line 'Toolbar' to select 'Options'.

3 Press B to select 'Time search' and confirm with C .

a It is not possible to select 'Time search'.
b A title of the time shift buffer is played back that has no end yet (no

program change, or TV show is not over yet).

P The time of the current playback position is displayed.

4 Use the number buttons 0..9 of the remote control to enter the

time where you want playback to start.

5 Confirm with OK .

P Playback starts at the desired position.

O N , O

Briefly press: If chapter markers are available, start of

current chapter, previous chapter (press twice), next chapter
Hold down: during pause: Slow motion
during playback: Quick motion.

O JUMP FWD , JUMP BACK

Jump back or forward by a fixed time period.
Read section 'Set up/Jump forward, Jump back'in
chapter 'User preferences for the HDD' on how to set up this
time period.

O INFO

Display/Hide navigation bar with additional information.

O PAUSE 9

Still picture. Go forwards or backwards one frame at a time
using C , D .

Repeat

You can choose the entire title for repeated playback.

1 Press BROWSER HDD and choose the desired title with B ,

A .

2 Press OK to start playback.

3 Press the green function button.

P A symbol appears on the screen to display the repeated

playback.

O To switch of repeat play press the green button again.

The symbol disappears.

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Playback from the HDD

Zoom feature

The Zoom feature allows you to enlarge the video image and pan
through the enlarged image during play back from the HDD or from
the time shift buffer.

1 During playback, press PAUSE 9 at the position where you

want to enlarge the picture.

P You will see a still picture.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU .

P The 'System Menu' appears.

3 Press C in line 'Toolbar' to select 'Options'.

4 Press B to select 'Zoom' and confirm with C .

P On the screen arrows appears to indicate the directions. If

neccessary switch on the info bar with INFO .

5 Select with D , C , A , B the area you want to enlarge.

O zoom in

blue function button

O zoom out

yellow function button

The media browser

Each recording stored on the HDD is displayed in the media browser
with an index picture. A current recording ( REC/OTR n ) that is not
over yet (no TV Guide On Screen
here.
Please observe that title/chapter editing is only possible to a certain
degree with such recordings.

Title editing includes:

- change

- delete

- archive

- lock (child lock)

- protect (against automatic deletion)
Titles in the Time shift Buffer marked for storage on the HDD, can

only be locked or deleted.

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data available) is also displayed

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O You can also pan in the enlarged picture using B , A , D ,

C .

6 End with the red function button.

P Play back starts automatically

Symbols in the 'Media Browser'

If you call up the Media Browser with the BROWSER HDD button,
following symbols can appear in the infobar at the top of the screen:

'

P' This title was marked in the Time Shift Buffer for the storage on

the HDD. This title can only be deleted or locked (child lock)

'

E' This title has been played once (has been 'watched'). If there is no

storage capacity free on the HDD such 'watched' titles will be
deleted automatically. You can change these setting in the title edit
menu ( EDIT button, blue button, EDIT button )
Titles that were not played back, will have no symbol.

'

F' The title is protected against editing and deleting. If the title is not

protected, no symbol will be shown.

'

' Child lock is activated. The index picture is switched off. Playback

starts only if the right PIN code was entered. By default '0000' is
defined as the PIN code. In the section 'Changing the PIN code' in
chapter 'Access control (Child Lock)' you will find how you can
change this code.

'

Q' The marked titles will be stored (archived) on a DVD+RW/+R.

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Playback from the HDD

Change order for the media browser

Your may choose only titles that meet certain criteria for the overview.
This order will remain until you exit the media browser.

1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control.

P The Media Browser appears.

2 Press D .

P The 'Order Menu' appears.

3 Select one of the following options using B or A and confirm

with OK .

O 'Alphabetical':

Alphabetic order

O 'Recording date':

Sorting according to the date of the recording

O 'Delete order':

Sorting according to the order of the automatic deletion. If
there is too less space for new recordings on the HDD , this
order shows which recordings will be automatically deleted
first.

O 'Protected':

Order according to the recordings protected against deletion.

O 'Last played':

Sorting according to the titles last viewed.

Change title settings

Use this function to change the title settings.

1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control.

P The Media Browser appears.

2 Select the title you want to change with B , A .

3 Choose one of the following functions with the color buttons of

your remote control:

O Delete title:

red function button
The tiltle (recordings) will be erased from the HDD.

O Archive title:

green function button
The title will be transferred to DVD+RW/+R. If it is not
possible to record on a DVD+RW/+R, an error message
appears (disc not inserted,...).
If you want to archive several titles, mark the desired titles
with SELECT . You can unmark the title using the same
button.

O Lock title (child lock):

yellow function button
Playback starts only if the right PIN code was entered. By
default '0000' is defined as the PIN code. In the section
'Changing the PIN code' in chapter 'Access control (Child
Lock)' you will find how you can change this code.

Depending on the selected order, it may not be possible to select some
titles.

O Protect title against editing, automatic deletion:

blue function button
An error message will appear if you try to edit this title.
Automatically deletion will take place, if your HDD will run full
with recordings. Stored recordings will be deleted in a certain
order. See details in the section 'Symbols in the media
browser'

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Edit title

Use this function to adapt the title (recording) to your personal
preferences.

1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control.

P The Media Browser appears.

2 Select the title whose settings you want to change with B , A .

Press EDIT .

3 Select one of the displayed functions with B , A and confirm

with C to proceed with the changes.

Depending on the selected function, you can choose different functions
using the color buttons on the remote control. The function of the
button may vary. Therefore, read the function in the help line before
pressing the button.

O 'Title name'

Change the name of the title.

O 'Clear chapters'

All chapter markers within the selected title will be deleted.

O 'Video edit'

Please read in the next chapter which modifications were
possible.

'Video edit'

Here you can insert/clear chapter markers, hide chapters, merge
chapters, or divide the title.

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1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control.

P The Media Browser appears.

2 Select the title whose settings you want to change with B , A .

Press EDIT .

3 Select 'Video edit' and confirm with C .

P Playback starts automatically.

4 Search the position where you want to make changes with D ,

C , N , O .

To enlarge the actual position of the timebar in several steps you can
use A . You can switch back using B .

5 Press PAUSE 9 :

O You can insert or remove chapter markers to find a scene

easily with the OK button.

6 Choose one of the following functions with the color buttons of

your remote control:

O 'DIVIDE'(red function button):

You can divide a title in as many parts as you like.

O 'MERGE'(green function button):

You can merge the current chapter with the previous chapter.
(The previous chapter marker will be deleted). Please observe
that you cannot use this function with titles.

O 'KEYFRAME'(yellow function button):

To select an index picture that designates this title in the
media browser.
You can select this function only during still (button

PAUSE 9 ).

O 'HIDE'(blue function button):

You can hide or unhide certain chapters during playback (e.g.
unwanted scenes).

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Playback from the HDD

Editing recorded titles (name)

From the TV Guide On Screen™data the title (name) of a TV show will
be taken automatically (e.g. 'ROCKY'). Otherwise, only the program
number (program name) and the time will be stored as the name of the
recording. The name of the recording can only be changed after the
recording has finished.

1 If necessary, press STOP h to stop playback.

2 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control.

P The Media Browser appears.

3 Use A or B to select the title whose title you want to edit.

4 Press EDIT .

P The title edit menu appears on the screen.

5 Select the line 'Title name' and confirm using C .

P The field for editing the title appears.

6 Use C or D to select the position where the letter/number/icon

is to be changed or re-entered.

7 Change the icon using A or B .

O You can switch between upper and lowercase using

SELECT .

O You can clear all characters using the red function button

('CLEAR').

O You can stop editing without storing the change by pressing

the green function button('CANCEL').

Divide title

You can divide a title in several parts (titles) as large as you like. Each of
these parts (titles) is designated by a separate index picture.
You can also use this function to separate and delete an undesired end
of the recording (commercial).
Warning! You cannot undo this division!

1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control.

P The Media Browser appears.

2 Select the title you want to divide using A or B

3 Press EDIT on the remote control.

P The title edit menu appears on the screen.

4 Select the line 'Video edit' and confirm with C .

P Play back starts automatically

5 Search the position you want to divide the title using N , O .

Press PAUSE 9 on the remote control.

P You will see a still picture.

To find the right position you can step a frame forward or backward
using the D , C button.

6 Press the red function button

P A message appears on the screen saying that the title is being

divided.

P The divided title will appear in the media browser with a new

index picture. The last position in the name will increase by
one.

Enter characters using 0..9

Keep pressing the number button until the desired character or number
is displayed. You can select language-dependent special characters at
the corresponding letter using N or O e.g.: ä, press 2 for a and
keep pressing O until ä appears.
For special characters, press 1 several times.
The position for the following character is selected automatically.
Press 1 to insert an empty space.
Press the red function button to delete.

8 Repeat

9 Save the new name with OK .

0 To end, press EDIT .

6 and 7 until you have made the changes you want.

This completes the division of the title.

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Playback from the HDD

Delete titles/recordings from the HDD

You can remove titles/recordings from the HDD to use the capacity
from the HDD for new recordings.

1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control.

P The Media Browser appears.

2 Select the title/recording you want to delete using A or B

3 Press the red function button ('DELETE')

P A note appears if you really want to delete this title.

If the red function button has no function ('DELETE' appears grey)
check if the title is protected. You will see this on the symbol '
screen.
Unprotect the title using the blue function button.

4 Select 'Yes' using D and confirm with OK .

P The title is being deleted from the HDD.

O If the message window was closed, confirm the line with

C again.

F' on the

Insert/remove chapter markers

To find you special scenes in one title faster, you can insert chapter
markers. These markers can also be deleted.

1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control.

P The 'Media Browser' appears on the screen.

2 Select the title you want to modify using B , A .

3 Press EDIT on the remote control

P The title editing menu appears on the screen.

O If you want to remove all automatically created chapter

markers confirm select the line 'Clear chapters' and confirm
with C .

4 Select the line 'Video edit' and confirm with C .

P Play back starts automatically.

O Insert chapter markers

- Search the position where you want to insert a marker with

D , C , N , O .

- Press PAUSE 9 .

- Press OK . The marker will be inserted.

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O Remove chapter marker

- Press PAUSE 9 .

- Search the chapter marker you want to remove with N ,

O

- Press OK . The marker will be deleted.

5 End with EDIT .

P You will go back to the Media Browser.

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Playback from the HDD

Hide chapters (sections)

By default, all chapters are visible. You can hide or unhide certain
chapters during playback (e.g. unwanted scenes).

In the editing mode, you will recognize a hidden chapter by a grey
background and the description of the blue function button:

O 'HIDE':

Chapter is visible and can be hidden with the blue button.

O 'SHOW':

Chapter is hidden and can be made visible with the blue
button.

To hide a certain scene, proceed as follows:
1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control.

P The 'Media Browser' appears on the screen.

2 Select the title you want to edit using B , A .

8 Press PAUSE 9 at the corresponding position.

9 Set the end marker with the blue function button.

P The 'hidden' area is greyed out.
P The description of the blue function key changes to 'HIDE'.

End with EDIT .

P Additionally to the original title the edited title appears in the

'Media Browser'.
You can delete the edited title without deleting the original
one.

If the original title is being deleted, the edited tiltle
will be also deleted.

During playback, the 'hidden' scene is skipped. If you want to archive
the title you can decide to archive the original title or the edited one.

O Archiving of the 'edited' title

The 'hidden' szenes were not copied on the DVD+RW/+R.

O Archiving of the 'original' title

The 'hidden' szenes were copied as 'hidden' on the
DVD+RW/+R. How you can make them visible again you can
read in the chapter ' Managing the disc content'.

3 Press EDIT on the remote control.

P The title edit menu appears on the screen.

4 Select 'Video edit' with B and confirm with C .

P Play back starts automatically

5 Search the beginning of the scene (section) you want to hide using

O , N , D , C . Press PAUSE 9 .

6 Set the start marker with the blue function button.

P The description of the function key changes from 'HIDE'to

'STOP HIDE'.

7 Search for the end of the scene (section).

O Use O , N , D , C to search for the end of the scene.

P The area is being marked.

-To enlarge the actual position of the timebar in several steps you

can use A . You can switch back using B .

-To find the right position you can step a frame forward or

backward using the D , C button.

-To select the end of the title use O

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Recording on a DVD+RW/+R

Archiving (storing) titles on a DVD+RW/+R

You can choose the title of the HDD that you want to transfer on a
DVD+RW/+R. The copying process is done at a higher speed than the
recording. Therefore, you can transfer an 8-hour recording in 'M8'
recording mode on a DVD+RW/+R in just 30 minutes. This time
depends on the recording mode used.

Please observe the following information:

You cannot change the recording quality. You can only use the

•

same recording quality that was used for recording on the HDD.

New recordings will always be added at the end of existing ones.

•

Ensure that the 'Empty title' after the last recording is large
enough.

The index picture from the title will be copied from the HDD and

•

stored on the disc.

Should you reach the maximum number of chapters per disc (255),

•

the recordings will be transferred without chapter markers.

The following information will also be stored on the disc in the

•

process:
Chapter, recording mode, program name (if available) title of the
recording (name), date and time of the recording, index picture.

If you archive the edited title, the 'hidden' chapters will be skipped

•

and will no longer be available on the DVD+RW/+R.

1 Change the titles in the media browser to meet your preferences.

(divide titles, change title name, hide chapter, ...)

2 Insert a DVD+RW/+R on which you want to store the selected

titles.

Please ensure that:

•) the DVD+RW was not protected against accidental recordings.
For more information, read the next section 'Preventing accidental
erasing of discs'.

•) there is enough space for all selected titles at the end of the
DVD+RW/+R.

3 Press BROWSER HDD .

P The media browser appears with an overview of all recordings

on the HDD.

If this button is not visible on the screen, check if this title is available in
the 'Time shift Buffer'. If necessary switch of the set using

STANDBY m or use the 'Flush Buffer' function (button
SYSTEM MENU , menu 'Set up')

P A message indicating the process appears both on the screen

and in the display.

P During and after the archiving process, you see the TV show

of the currently selected TV channel. The buttons D , C ,

JUMP BACK , JUMP FWD , PLAY G , PAUSE 9 are

without function during archiving. Timer recordings will take
place.

Interrupt the process

Press the yellow function button. If necessary call up the informatoon on
the screen using the INFO button.

Finalizing a DVD+R

If recordings were stored (archived) on a DVD+R you have to finalize it
to make play back in a DVD-Player possible.

- Press DISC MENU and then STOP h to mark the first title.

- Press A to go to the 'disc info screen'

- Press C and select then the line 'Finalize disc' using B .

- Confirn with OK .

Protect disc against accidental recordings

To prevent an accidental erasing of important recordings, you can
protect the entire disc. It is only possible to protect the entire disc.
Protecting specific recordings on a disc is not possible.

What happens with DVD+R discs?

As long as these discs are not finalized, you can protect them against
accidental recording.

1 Insert the disc to be protected.

2 Press STOP h on the remote control while the index screen is

displayed.

P The first title is highlighted.

3 Press A .

P This takes you to the disc info screen.

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4 Select the title you want to copy on the DVD+RW/+R using B ,

A .

O If you want to archive several titles at a time, mark the desired

titles with SELECT .

What is the order of archiving?

The titles will be transferred to the DVD+RW/+R in the same order as
they where selected using the SELECT button.

5 Start the archiving process by pressing the green function button.

4 Press C .

Select 'Protection'.
Confirm with C .

5 Select 'Protected' using B and confirm with OK .

6 Press D and then DISC MENU to terminate.

P The entire disc is now protected.

If you attempt to record on a protected disc, 'DISC LOCKED'
will appear on the display and 'Disc locked' on the screen.

If you decide later to record on this disc again, repeat the above steps
but select 'Unprotected' at step

5 .

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Playback from a disc

General notes on playback

With this DVD recorder you can play back the following systems:

•) DVD Video

•) (Super)Video CD Disc

•) DVD+RW Disc

•) DVD+R Disc

•) DVD-RW (video mode, finalized)

•) DVD-R

•) CD-R

•) CD-RW

•) Audio CD

•) MP3-CD
You can operate the video recorder using the remote control or the
buttons on the front of the DVD recorder.

a The display will read 'PIN'
b The child lock has been activated for the inserted disc. Read the sections

on 'Child lock' and 'Releasing a disc' in the chapter on 'Access control
(child lock).

a The menu on the screen is showing an 'X'
b Some DVD discs can be manufactured so that certain steps are required

before the disc can be played, or so that only limited operation is possible
during playback. When an 'X' appears on the screen the selected feature
is not possible.

a The screen is showing regional code information
b Since DVD films are not normally released in all parts of the world at the

same time, all DVD players have a specific regional code. Discs can be
given a regional code. If the regional codes differ between the player and
the disc, playback is not possible.

b The regional code is shown on the label on the back of the machine.
b The regional code does not apply to recordable DVDs.

a I can see the message 'EMPTYDISC'
b The disc does not contain any recordings.

a 'DISC ERROR' will appear on the display
b Recording could not be completed correctly because of a disc error. Check

the disc and clean it if necessary.

a A dialog box appears asking you whether you want to delete

the contents or eject the disc

b The disc inserted is a DVD+RW but its contents are not DVD

video-compatible (e.g. a data disc). Recordings on this disc can only be
made if the entire disc is first deleted with the REC/OTR n button.

Switch over to the actual TV channel during

playback

As soon as you turn on the DVD recorder, the currently selected TV
channel on the DVD-Recorder is recorded in a temporary storage
(Time shift Buffer).

Recordings in the time shift buffer will be automatically deleted e.g.
after 3 hours if the period of the time shift buffer is set to 3 hours
(factory setting).

You can play back a disc, while the current TV show is still being
recorded.

1 To interrupt playback from a disc, press TUNER

P You will see the TV-show from the selected TV channel on

the DVD-recorder

O To continue playback, from the disc press DISC MENU .

Inserting a disc

1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE J button on the front.

OPENING P01

P The disc tray will open. While the disc tray is opening, the

display shows 'OPENING' and then 'TRAY OPEN' when the tray
is fully open.

2 Carefully place the disc in the tray with the label facing up and

press PLAY G or OPEN/CLOSE J .

P 'CLOSING' and then 'READING' will appear in the display. The

information on the disc will be read.

How do I insert a double-sided DVD?

Double-sided discs do not have labelling over the whole surface. The
labelling for each side is in the centre of the disc. To play a side its label
must be facing up.

Opening/closing the tray using the remote control

You can open and close the disc tray using the remote control.
Press and hold the STOP h button on the remote control until the
dialog box shows 'OPENING'or'CLOSING'.

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Playback from a disc

Playing a DVD video disc

A menu may appear when a DVD is played back. If the titles and
chapters are numbered, press a number button on the remote control.

O You can also use the D , C , A , B buttons or number

buttons 0..9 to select a menu item and confirm with OK .

O You can also access the menu using DISC MENU on the

remote control.

1 If playback does not start automatically, press PLAY G .

P title/chapter number, elapsed time will appear on the display.

C01 2:04

2 To stop playback, press STOP h on the remote control or

h on the DVD recorder.

3 To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE J on the front of the

DVD recorder.

Playing a DVD+RW/ +R disc

1 If the disc is write-protected or a finalized DVD+R disc, playback

starts automatically.

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C01 ANNA P01

2 If playback does not start automatically, use the B or A button

to select the title you want to play on the index screen.
You can also use the DOWN or UP button on the front.

With N , O you can jump to the begin or the end of the index
screen.

3 Press the PLAY G button.

P title/chapter number, elapsed time will appear on the display.

a I can see the message 'EMPTYDISC'
b The disc does not contain any recordings.

4 To stop playback, press STOP h on the remote control or

h on the DVD recorder.

5 To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE J on the front of the

DVD recorder.

Playing an audio CD

You can also use the DVD recorder to play audio CDs

If the TV is on, the audio CD screen appears automatically.
During playback, the current track number and its elapsed playing time
will show on the TV screen and on the recorder display.

1 Insert an audio CD.

P Playback starts automatically.

2 Stop playback using STOP h .

P The number of tracks and the total time are displayed.

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Playback from a disc

Playing an MP3 CD

MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3) files are highly compressed music files.
Using this technology the data volume can be compressed by a factor
of 10. This means it is possible to record 10 hours of music in CD
quality on a single CD-ROM.

When creating MP3 CDs please note the following:

File system: ISO9660
Directory structure: maximum of 8 levels
Formats: *.mp3
Filenames: maximum of 12 characters (8+3)
Maximum of 32 albums, 999 titles
Supported sampling frequencies: 32, 44.1, 48 (kHz). Music with
sampling frequencies other than these will be skipped.
Supported bit rates: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256 (kbit/s)
ID3 Tag: Version 1, 1.1. In later versions the directory name is
displayed as the album and the filename as the title.

Important notes for playback:

Only the first session of a multi-session CD will play back.
1 Insert an MP3 CD.

P Playback starts automatically.

MP3 CD display

If the TV is on, the MP3 CD screen appears automatically.

During playback, the current track number and its elapsed playing time
will be shown on the TV screen and on the recorder display.
During stopped playback ( STOP h button) the numbers of the
albums will be shown on the TV screen and on the display.

Further information on the album, track and artist will also be displayed
if included in the ID tag.

Playing a (Super) Video CD

(Super) Video CDs may be equipped with PBC (Play Back Control).
This means that special playback functions (menus) can be directly
selected. The video CD must be PBC compatible (see CD case).
'PBC' is active in the default settings.

1 Insert a (Super) Video CD.

P If the 'h' symbol appears in the display, start playback by

pressing PLAY G .

O If a menu appears on the screen, use the remote control

buttons indicated on the screen to select the menu option you
want (PREV= N , NEXT= O ) or with the number
buttons 0..9 .

O If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles, you can select a title

directly.

O Use RETURN to go back to the previous menu

2 Stop playback using STOP h .

2 Stop playback using STOP h .

P The number of albums is displayed in the display.

O Using N or O select the next or previous title.

O You can also use the T/C button to select titles and albums.

- Press the T/C button and use the C or D button to select
the 'T' symbol for title or 'C' for chapter. Use the B or

A buttons or the number buttons 0..9 on the remote

control to select the number of the title/chapter.

O You can also use the repeat functions ( SELECT button).

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Additonal playback features

General

DVD's are divided in titles and chapters.

O During playback, press O to go to the next title. If there

are several chapters within a title, the next chapter.

O Press N to return to the start of the current title/chapter.

O Press N twice to return to the start of the previous

title/chapter.

Use the T/C (title/chapter) button

- Press T/C (title/chapter) and then use A or B to select the
appropriate title.
Make sure the symbol 'T' (title) is selected in the menu bar.

- Use T/C to select chapters within a title. Press T/C and use C to
select the 'C' symbol (chapter).
Now select the appropriate chapter with A or B .

Searching a disc

You can search the disc for a recording at 4x, 8x or 32x playback
speed. Other speeds can only be selected via the menu bar ('

1 During playback, press and hold N (reverse) or O (forwards)

to switch to the search feature.

O You can switch between the playback speeds using

N / O .

2 To continue playback, press PLAY G at your chosen location.

a No sound
b The sound is switched off in search mode. This is not a fault in your

machine.

Search feature via menu bar

- During playback press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control.
The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen.

- Select the '

- You can now use the D or C button to select different forward and
backward search speeds.

- If necessary, switch the menu bar off with the SYSTEM
MENU button.

- To continue playback, press PLAY G .

' symbol using C or D and confirm with B .

K

K

').

Still picture

1 During playback, press PAUSE 9 to stop playback and display a

still picture.

C01 2:04

Frame advance via menu bar

- During a still picture press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control.
The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen.

- Select the '

- You can now use the D or C button to go forwards or backwards
one frame at a time.

- If necessary, switch the menu bar off with the SYSTEM
MENU button.

2 To continue playback, press PLAY G .

Slow motion

1 During playback press PAUSE 9 on the remote control. Now

hold down N or O to switch to slow motion.

O You can switch between different speeds using N or O .

Slow motion via menu bar

- During playback press PAUSE 9 and then SYSTEM MENU on
the remote control. The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen.

- Select the '

- You can now use the D or C button to select different forward and
backward slow motion speeds.

- If necessary, switch the menu bar off with the SYSTEM
MENU button.

2 To continue playback, press PLAY G twice.

Search by time

Using this feature you can select where playback should start (select
elapsed time).

1 During playback press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control.

P The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen.

' symbol using C or D and confirm with B .

I

' symbol using C or D and confirm with B .

J

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2 Select the '

' symbol using C or D and confirm with B .

L

P Playback is stopped and a box appears on the screen showing

the elapsed time.

3 Enter the start time with the digit keys 0..9 from where playback

should start.

4 Confirm with OK .

a The time entered will flash on the screen
b The selected title is shorter than the time entered. Enter a new time

or cancel the function by pressing SYSTEM MENU .

5 Playback starts at the time you entered.

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Additonal playback features

Repeat/Shuffle play

You can mark entire sections or the whole disc for endless playback.
Depending on the type of disc (DVD video, DVD+RW, video CD) you
can select a chapter, title or the entire disc.

1 Select the desired chapter, title or the entire disc and start

playback.

2 During playback, press SELECT . By pressing SELECT again

you can chose from the following options:

•) '

•) '

•) '

•) '

•) Display disappears: no repeat

3 To end the repeat, press the STOP h button.

O You can also keep pressing the SELECT button until the

Repeating a passage (A<B)

You can repeat a particular passage within a title/chapter. You need to
indicate the start and end of the passage.

': repeat chapter (DVD only)

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': repeat track/title



': repeat entire disc (Video CD, Audio CD only)



': Shuffle



displays disappear.

Camera angle

If a DVD contains scenes that have been shot from different camera
angles you can select these camera angles for playback.

1 During playback, press PAUSE 9 .

P You will see a still picture.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU and select the '

a The '
b The selected scene has been shot from only one camera angle. This

feature is therefore not available. For more information please read
the cover of your DVD disc.

3 Select the required camera angle with B or A .

O You can also directly enter the number with the number

P After a short time, playback will resume from the new camera

' symbol will be hidden

F

buttons 0..9 .

angle.
The '
which there is only one camera angle.

' symbol will remain visible until a scene starts for

F

' icon using C .

F

Zoom feature

1 During playback press PAUSE 9 at the start point.

P You will see a still picture.

2 Keep pressing SELECT until '

P The start point is now saved.

3

Press PLAY G to start playback.

4 When the end point is reached press OK .

P '

5 To end the repeat, press the STOP h button.

O You can also keep pressing the SELECT button until the

' appears on the TV screen.



Playback now takes place within these points.

displays disappear.

' appears on the screen.



Scan feature

This feature plays back the first 10 seconds of each chapter (DVD) or
track (CD).

1 During playback, press SELECT . Select '

SELECT .

P After 10 seconds the DVD recorder switches to the next

chapter/index.

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' using

The Zoom feature allows you to enlarge the video image and pan
through the enlarged image.

1 During playback, press PAUSE 9 .

P The DVD recorder switches to 'PAUSE'. You will see a still

picture.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU and select the '

3 Select the required zoom factor using B or A .

P When 'press OK to pan' appears on the screen, the zoom

process is complete.

4 Press OK . Using A , B , C , D select the part of the image

you wish to view.

5 Confirm with OK .

6 To stop the feature, press PLAY G and then SYSTEM MENU .

' icon using C .

G

O To start playback at the relevant chapter/index press

STOP h and then PLAY G .

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Select the audio language

Many pre-recorded DVD discs have more than one audio language.
The language initially selected for playback will be the one you selected
when you first set up the DVD recorder. However you can change the
audio language of the inserted disc at any time.
You can change the audio language either using the menu of the
inserted disc ( DISC MENU button) or the DVD recorder's menu bar
( SYSTEM MENU button). The audio languages for DVD playback in
the two menus may be different. Please note that with some DVDs the
audio language and/or subtitle language can be changed only via the
DVD menu.

Additonal playback features

ENGLISH

1 During playback press SYSTEM MENU and select the '

using C .

2 Select the required audio language using B or A .

O You can also enter the number directly using the number

buttons 0..9 .

P Play continues in the new audio language.

D

' icon

Subtitles

Many pre-recorded DVD discs have more than one subtitle language.
The language initially selected for playback will be the one you selected
when you first set up the DVD recorder. However you can change the
subtitle language of the inserted disc at any time.
You can change the subtitle language either using the menu of the
inserted disc ( DISC MENU button) or the menu bar ( SYSTEM
MENU button). The subtitle languages in the menus may differ.

1 During playback press SYSTEM MENU and select the '

using C .

2 Select the required subtitle language using B or A .

O You can also enter the number directly using the number

buttons 0..9 .

E

' icon

O You can switch off subtitles again with 0 or by pressing 'off'.

P Playback continues in the new subtitle language.

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Managing the disc contents

General

Charly 1
00:29:59 • M1
Fr15/02/2004

Empty title
01:30:01

When a recording is made to disc, the following additional information
is also stored at the beginning of the recording:

•) Name of the recording
If the TV station does not transmit a name, only the channel and time
will be stored as the name

•) Name of the recording
If a name has not been assigned to the TV channel, only the program
number and time are stored as the name

•) Length of the recording

•) Record type (Quality)

•) Date of the recording

•) Index picture of the recording

Favorite Scene Selection

In this menu you can adapt a title to suit your particular needs.
You can insert/delete chapter markers, hide chapters, select a new
index, or split up a title.

In this menu you can adapt a title on a DVD+RW/+R to suit your
particular needs.
You can insert/delete chapter markers, delete all chapter markers, or
split up the title. Press EDIT on the remote control during recording
to open this menu.

Insert chapter markers

During recording, you can set or delete chapter markers within a title.
The maximum number of chapters per disc is 255 and 99 per title. If
one of these limits is reached the following message will appear on the
screen: 'Chapter limit'. You need to delete some markers before you
can insert new ones or make recordings.

1 During playback, press EDIT on the remote control at the

appropriate point.

P The 'Favorite Scene Selection' menu appears on the TV

screen.

A marker will be set every 5-6 minutes if the 'Auto chapters' function
is activated in the 'Record settings' menu. This marker is known as a
'chapter'.
These markers can be changed when the recording has finished.

Can markers be set on a DVD+R disc?

Markers can be set on these discs if they have not been finalized.

It is also possible to add 'chapters' later. This means that scenes you do
not want to see during playback can be hidden or skipped. During
playback you can watch your recording as a continuous sequence
without the hidden chapters.

Favorite Scene Selection

Inserting chapter marker Press OK

Current chapter visible

Delete chapter marker

Delete all chapter markers

New index picture

Divide title

Press EDIT to exit

2 Confirm 'Inserting chapter marker' by pressing OK .

P 'Inserting marker' appears on the TV screen.

'X' will appear on the screen:

This DVD is write-protected or the disc is a finalized DVD-R.
Subsequent changes cannot be made.

3 To stop this function, press EDIT .

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Managing the disc contents

Hiding chapters

Initially, all the chapters are visible. You can hide chapters for playback
(e.g. unwanted scenes) or make them visible again. In editing mode,
hidden chapters are shown darker.
A chapter always consists of a start marker and an end marker.
To hide a certain scene, proceed as follows:

1 Search the beginning of the scene you want to hide. Press

PAUSE 9 .

Favorite Scene Selection

Inserting chapter marker Press OK

Current chapter visible

Delete chapter marker

Delete all chapter markers

New index picture

Divide title

Press EDIT to exit

2 Press EDIT on the remote control to call the 'Favorite Scene

Selection' editing menu.

3 Set the start marker using OK .

P The number of chapters ('C') in the menu line will increase by

one.

4 Search for the end of the scene.

O You can also use O or N to search faster for the end of

the scene.
Make sure that you do not jump into the next title (title
number 'T' must not change).

O Only chapters within a title can be hidden.

a The number of chapters ('C') has increased by two or more

numbers

b This is the case when you want to hide a chapter that, due to

automatic chapter numbering (if switched on), stretches over two or
more chapters. In this case, you must delete the start of the
automatically generated chapter:

- Press T/C twice while the editing menu is displayed to change the

chapter number.

- Select the chapter between the new markers using B or A . Press
PAUSE 9 .

- Select 'Delete chapter marker' with B to delete the current

chapter marker. Confirm with OK . The current chapter number
decreases by one.

7 Press T/C twice to change the chapter number 'C'.

8 Select the previous chapter with B , since you are already in the

next chapter (end of the chapter is also the beginning of the next
chapter).

9 Wait until the chapter has been played and press PAUSE 9 to

stop playback.

0 Select 'Current chapter' using B or A .

A Using C select 'hidden'.

P The picture is shown darker.

Switching quickly

You can switch between show chapters ('visible') and hide chapters
('hidden') quickly and easily using SELECT .
This function is independent from the selected line.

B To end, press EDIT .

During playback this chapter will be skipped.
If the chapter is not visible, select 'visible' in step

A with C .

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5 Press PAUSE 9 at the corresponding position.

6 Set the end marker with OK . This will also be the start marker of

the next chapter.

P The number of chapters ('C') in the menu line increases by

one.

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Managing the disc contents

Deleting chapter markers

Within a title you can delete either all markers or individual markers.

Favorite Scene Selection

Inserting chapter marker Press OK

Current chapter visible

Delete chapter marker

Delete all chapter markers

New index picture

Divide title

Press EDIT to exit

1 While the relevant chapter is playing, press EDIT on the remote

control.

P The 'Favorite Scene Selection' menu appears on the TV

screen.

How can I select different chapters?

- Press the T/C button on the remote control. Titles and chapters are

displayed at the top of the screen.

- Select title (T) or chapter (C) with C or D .

- Use A or B to select the title/chapter channel you want to edit.

2 Use B to select:

O line Delete chapter marker' for this chapter

O line 'Delete all chapter markers' for all chapters within the

selected title.

Changing the index picture

Normally the picture from the beginning of a recording is used as the
index picture. You can however choose any picture from the recording
as the index picture.

1 During playback, search for location of the new index picture.

Press the PAUSE 9 button.

2 Press the EDIT button.

P The 'Favorite Scene Selection' menu appears on the TV

screen.

Favorite Scene Selection

Inserting chapter marker Press OK

Current chapter visible

Delete chapter marker

Delete all chapter markers

New index picture

Divide title

Press EDIT to exit

3 Select line 'New index picture' and confirm with OK .

4 Start the change with OK .

P 'Updating menu' appears on the TV screen.

Once the revision has been completed successfully the DVD recorder
reverts to the index overview.

3 Confirm with OK .

O You will be prompted to press OK again to make sure you

really want to delete all markers.

O If you do not want to, press the D button.

4 To end the menu , press EDIT .

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Managing the disc contents

Dividing titles

You can divide a title into several sections (titles) of any size. Each of
these sections (titles) is identified by its own index.
Note: This division cannot be undone.

Can I divide titles on DVD+R discs?

As recordings on DVD+R discs cannot be overwritten, it is not possible
to divide titles on DVD+R discs.

1 While the relevant title is playing, press EDIT on the remote

control.

P The 'Favorite Scene Selection' menu appears on the TV

screen.

Favorite Scene Selection

Inserting chapter marker Press OK

Current chapter visible

Delete chapter marker

Delete all chapter markers

New index picture

Divide title

Press EDIT to exit

4 Using C or D select the position where the letter/number/icon

is to be changed/re-entered.

5 Change the icon using A or B .

O You can switch between upper and lowercase using

SELECT .

O You can delete the character using the red function button.

How can I enter the characters with the buttons 0..9 ?

Press a number button as often as the required character or the
number appears. You can enter language dependent characters with
the buttons N or O on the corresponding character e.g.: ä,
button 2 for 'a' and then with O as often as 'ä' appears.
For special characters press the button 1 repeatedly.
The position for the following character will be selected automatically.
To enter a space press the button 1 .
To erase a character press the red function button.

6 Repeat

4 and 5 until you have made the changes you want.

7 Save the new name with OK .

P 'Storing name' appears on the TV screen for confirmation.

8 To end, press D .

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2 Select 'Divide title' and confirm with the OK button.

3 If you are sure, press OK to start the process.

P 'Dividing title' appears on the TV screen.

4 Wait until the new title is displayed with an index picture in the

index picture overview.

The process of splitting the title is now complete.

Editing recording titles (name)

1 If required, press the STOP h button to interrupt playback.

2 Using A or B select the title whose name you want to edit and

confirm with C .

P The menu for editing names appears.

Settings for title Charly 1

Name Charly 1

Play full title

Erase this title

Playing the entire title

If you have hidden certain sections (chapters) of a title, this setting lets
you watch the entire title including the hidden sections. To do this,
proceed as follows:

1 Press the STOP h button or during playback press DISC

MENU .

Settings for title Charly 1

Name Charly 1

Play full title Press OK

Erase this title

2 Using A or B select the title you want to play all of and confirm

with C .

P The title editing menu will appear.

3 Select 'Play full title' using A or B and confirm with OK .

3 Select 'Name' using A or B and confirm with C .

P Playback starts automatically. The title is played in its entirety -

including the hidden chapters.

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Managing the disc contents

Erasing recordings/titles

You can erase specific recordings from a disc.
Please note: If there is an 'Empty title' between titles, this space can
not be used from this DVD-Recorder.
Each recording from the HDD to a DVD+RW/+R (archiving) will be
added at the end of existing recordings

1 Press the STOP h button or during playback press DISC

MENU .

2 Using A or B select the title you want to delete and confirm

with C .

P The title editing menu will appear.

Settings for title Charly 1

Name Charly 1

Play full title

Erase this title Press OK

Disc settings

Philips1
00:35:59 used
Fr15/02/2004

NTSC

DVD playback

This screen appears before the first title and contains general
information about the current disc.

You can:

•) change the name of the disc

•) activate or deactivate write protection on the disc

•) Finish editing (make the disc DVD compatible)

•) finalize a DVD+R

•) delete a DVD+RW

To get to this display, proceed as follows:

3 Select 'Erase this title' using A or B and confirm with OK .

P 'This will completely erase this title'. 'Press OK to

confirm' appears on the TV screen.

O If you want to delete this title, press OK to confirm.

O Otherwise press D .

4 'Erasing title' appears on the TV screen.

5 At this point 'Empty title' appears in the 'index picture display'. A

new recording can now be made here.
If the deleted title was very short (less than 1 minute) 'Empty
title' will not appear at this point.

Can titles be deleted from a DVD+R disc?

Titles on DVD+R discs are only marked as deleted. 'Deleted title' will
appear in the display instead of 'Empty title'. During playback the
'deleted' title is skipped. The space used for this title cannot be used
again as the title has not been physically deleted. Once the disc has
been finalized no further changes can be made.

1 Press the STOP h button or during playback press DISC

MENU .

2 Select the first title with A or press STOP h . STOP h .

3 Press A .

P The disc info display will appear.

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Managing the disc contents

Changing the disc name

1 In the 'Disc info display' press C .

P The 'Settings for' menu appears on the TV screen.

Settings for Philips1

Disc name Philips1

Protection Unprotected

Erase disc

2 Select 'Disc name' using A or B and confirm with C .

3 Using C or D select the position where the letter/number/icon

is to be changed/re-entered.

4 Change the icon using A or B .

O You can switch between upper and lowercase using

SELECT .

O You can delete the character using the red function button.

Finalizing DVD+R discs

This feature is required to play back a DVD+R disc in a DVD player.
Once the disc has been finalized no further recordings or changes can
be made.

1 In the 'Disc info display' press C .

P The 'Settings for' menu appears on the TV screen.

2 Select 'Finalize disc' using A or B and confirm with OK .

a 'Finalize disc' does not appear
b Either there is no DVD+R disc inserted or the disc is already

finalized.
To end, press SYSTEM MENU .

a The 'Settings for' menu does not appear
b The menu may not appear if the disc has been recorded on another

DVD recorder. In this case, use the 'Finalize disc' feature in the
'

' menu, under 'Features'.

A

3 The screen displays 'This will take...' to show how long the

process will take.

4 To confirm press OK .

P 'Working...' appears on the TV screen.

P A bar will move from left to right indicating progress.

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5 Repeat

6 Save the new title with OK .

3 and 4 until you have made the changes you want.

P 'Storing name' appears on the TV screen for confirmation.

7 To end, press D .

Finishing editing

If one or more titles have been edited a DVD player may still display
the original titles. You can prepare your DVD+RW disc in such a way
that a DVD player will be able to play the edited version.

1 In the 'Disc info display' press C .

P The 'Settings for' menu appears on the TV screen.

2 Select 'Make edits compatible' using A or B and confirm

with OK .

a 'Make edits compatible' does not appear
b Your disc is already compatible. There is no need for conversion.

To end, press SYSTEM MENU .

3 The screen displays 'This will take' to show how long the

process will last.

4 To confirm press OK .

P 'Working...' appears on the TV screen.

P bar will move from left to right indicating progress.

Erasing DVD+RW Disc's

1 In the 'Disc info display' press C .

P The 'Settings for' menu appears on the TV screen.

Settings for Philips1

Disc name Philips1

Protection Unprotected

Erase disc Press OK

2 Select 'Erase disc' using A or B and confirm with OK .

P 'This will erase all titles Press OK to confirm' appears

on the TV screen..

3 If you want to delete all the titles, press OK to confirm.

Otherwise press D .

P 'Erasing disc' appears on the TV screen.

After deletion, the index picture display shows the free space
on the disc.

If the disc is empty already, you cannot select 'Erase disc'.

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Disc Manager (DM)

General information

The 'Disc Manager' is an integrated database in the DVD recorder that
remembers all recordings on DVD+RW/+R discs made by this DVD
recorder. This gives you a complete overview of your entire video
collection at the touch of a button. The Disc Manager gives you quick
and easy access to every recording made on with this DVD
recorder. The Disc Manager also tells you which film was recorded on
which disc and how many unrecorded minutes remain on the discs.
And: You can go automatically to the beginning of the selected
recording and start playback.

How many discs can I save in the Disc Manager?

You can store up to 999 discs on this DVD recorder. The maximum number
of titles is more than 9,000. The maximum number of titles per disc is 49.

Caution when recording with other DVD recorders

Don't use a disc stored in the Disc Manager for recording on other DVD
recorders. If you use a disc to record on another DVD recorder, then this
disc will no longer be recognized by the Disc Manager. In this case, delete
the disc from the Disc Manager's memory and then add it after it has been
recorded.

Adding 'child-proof discs'

If you want to add child-proof discs you need to enter the PIN code.

a When I insert a disc I see a number on the screen in the

index picture screen in the top left-hand corner

b You have inserted a disc that has already been registered by the Disc

Manager.

2 Press the DISC MANAGER button on the remote control.

3 Select 'Add current disc' using A or B and confirm with C .

4 Confirm with OK .

P The disc number will be added to the Disc Manager.

P The disc number is then displayed and the disc tray opens

automatically.
The disc is now stored in the Disc Manager under the
displayed disc number.
Please write this number on the disc and on the cover.

Why do I need to label the discs?

When searching for unrecorded free space or available recordings, you
will asked to insert the appropriate discs (disc numbers).

5 To end, press DISC MANAGER .

The DVD recorder will immediately recognize that this disc is saved in
the Disc Manager. When this disc is inserted the disc number will
appear in the title overview in the top left-hand corner.

Adding a disc to the Disc Manager

You can only add DVD+RW or DVD+R discs to the Disc Manager
since other discs do not hold any information on the titles or lengths of
the recordings. These discs have to be at least once recorded in the
DVD-Recorder. A table of content have to be available.
DVD+R discs can also be finalized. Other discs cannot be added to the
Disc Manager.

Recordings are saved automatically

On a disc that has been added to the Disc Manager, you can make new
recordings as often as you like using this DVD recorder. The titles of these
recordings will be stored in the Disc Manager automatically.

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD recorder
(channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Insert the DVD+RW/+R disc that you want to add in the DVD

recorder.

Disc Manager

Find title C04

Browse discs Disc number001

Remove disc Disc number001

Add current disc Next free disc number= 001

Removing discs from the Disc Manager

Every DVD+RW/+R is stored with a number in the Disc Manager
(DM). You can remove this disc number from the Disc Manager to use
the Disc Manager's memory for new discs or to remove damaged discs
from memory.

1 Press DISC MANAGER on the remote control.

2 Select 'Remove disc' using A or B and confirm with C .

Disc Manager

Find title C04

Browse discs Disc number001

Remove disc Disc number001

Add current disc Next free disc number= 001

To exit press DM

3 Select the disc number with A or B and confirm with OK .

Disc contents are not deleted.

The disc is only removed from the Disc Manager's memory. Its contents
remain unchanged.

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4 To end, press DISC MANAGER .

To exit press DM

Disc Manager (DM)

Searching for a title in the Disc
Manager

This function can be used to quickly and easily find and play back a
recording saved in the Disc Manager.

1 Press DISC MANAGER on the remote control.

2 Select 'Find title' using B or A and confirm with C .

P A list of the titles of all recordings stored in the Disc Manager

(DM) will appear on the TV screen.

Disc Manager

Find title Title Date Duration

Charly 1 01/01/03 0:28

Page 1/1

To select title press OK

What do the displays on the screen mean?

'Title' = Title
'Date' = Date of the recording
'Duration' = Length of the recording

3 Select the title that you want to play back with B or A .

4 Confirm with OK .

P The DVD recorder will jump to the start of the selected

recording.

a I see the message 'Insert disc number' on my screen
b The selected recording is located on the Disc Manager disc with the

displayed disc number. Please insert the appropriate disc. After a
brief check, the DVD recorder will jump to the start of the selected
recording.

Searching discs

You can easily search for the title of a recording stored in the Disc
Manager. To do this, the appropriate disc does not have to be in the
DVD recorder.

1 Press DISC MANAGER on the remote control.

2 Select 'Browse discs' using B or A .

3 Confirm with C .

P The screen will show the contents of the last Disc Manager

disc used.

Disc Manager

Browse discs

4 Use A or B to select a different disc number if necessary and

confirm with C .

What do the displays on the screen mean?

'Title' = Title
'Date' = Date of the recording
'Duration' = Length of the recording

5 Press A or B to select the desired title.

6 Confirm with OK .

P The DVD recorder searches for the start of the appropriate

recording.

a I see the message 'Insert disc number' on my screen
b The selected recording is located on the Disc Manager disc with the

displayed disc number. Please insert the appropriate disc.

Disc number 001

Title Date Duration

Charly 1

To select title press OK

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User preferences for the HDD

General

This section describes how you can adjust the functions of the HDD to
your personal preferences.
When you press SYSTEM MENU , a so-called puck '
line.
If there are further selection options within a line, an arrow e.g.: '
appear in the respective segments e.g.: '

W'. Using the corresponding

buttons on the remote control (e.g. C ) you can call up further
features or selection options.

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press TUNER on the remote control to switch to HDD mode.

You can also switch to HDD mode by pressing BROWSER
HDD but you will not see the picture of the currently selected TV

channel as a background picture.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control

P The system menu for the HDD appears.

SYSTEMMENU

Toolbar

Preferences

Set up

3 Select the corresponding line using B or A .

Options

O If the arrow C in the puck 'Z' is visible in one of the lines,

you can select additional functions with C on the remote
control.

O To return to the previous menu, keep pressing A until the

top menu item is selected.
Press D to return to the previous menu item.

SYSTEMMENU

Toolbar

Preferences

Set up

Options

Z' appears on a

S'. will

5 Confirm the new setting with OK .

6 Close the menu item with D .

Toolbar

SYSTEMMENU

Options

Toolbar

Audio

Zoom

Time search

Subpictures

Options

In this menu, you can choose functions for the playback of recordings
(titles) on the HDD:

'Audio'

Selection of the language for the TV show currently selected on the
DVD recorder.
Some TV programs broadcast additional audio (SAP - Secondary Audio
Program). In most cases this means an additional language is available.
For example, if a program is available in English and Spanish, Spanish can
be broadcast as the additional audio program (SAP).
To record TV programs in stereo or SAP, you can select Stereo or
SAP as the default setting. This setting does not become active until the
sound of a TV program is transmitted in Stereo or SAP.
When you playback the recording, you can playback the sound only in
the setting you selected for recording (a recording in SAP can be
played back only in SAP).
This setting only affects playback through the internal tuner of the
DVD recorder. The setting for the programmed recording (Timer) will
not be affected.
If you also want to use/change the language for the programmed
recording, you must change the language in the 'Preferences' menu
(setting 'Language').

O 'Stereo'

Playback is carried out in the original or main language.
'Lang I' also appears in the display.

O 'SAP'

Playback is carried out in the dubbed language available.
'SAP' appears in the display.

'Zoom'

Using this function, you can enlarge (blue function button) or reduce
the size (yellow function button) of the still picture or pan through the
enlarged picture using B , A , D , C during playback from the
HDD (time shift buffer or media browser).
Press the red function button to stop this function.

4 Select the corresponding function using B or A , or the setting

with D or C . Select the functions you want to change as
described in the following pages.

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User preferences for the HDD

'Time search'

Using this feature, you can search a position by time. You can use this
feature both for titles in the media browser and for playback from the
time shift buffer.

'Subpictures'

This function is only required if recordings were made through a video
camera connected to the DV IN (CAM2) jack. In this case, you can
display/hide information on the date and time of the recording.

Preferences

SYSTEMMENU

Recording

Preferences

Record mode

Camera mode

Chapters

HDD buffer

Language

Filter

O 'M2x'

Standard Play plus (better than S-VHS quality)
offers standard picture quality and a recording time of:

DVD+RW/+R: 2,5 hours.
HDD: approx. 60 hours

O 'M3'

Long Play (S-VHS picture quality).
Recording time of:

DVD+RW/+R: 3 hours.
HDD: approx. 72 hours

O 'M4'

Extended Play (better than VHS picture quality).
Recording time of:

DVD+RW/+R: 4 hours.
HDD: approx. 96 hours

O 'M6'

Super Long Play (VHS-picture quality).
Recording time of:

DVD+RW/+R: 6 hours.
HDD: approx. 144 hours if the average recording time for a

title is at least 20 minutes.

O 'M8'

Super Extendend Play (VHS-LP-picture quality).
Recording time of:

DVD+RW/+R: 8 hours.
HDD: approx. 192 hours if the average recording time for a

title is at least 20 minutes.

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Recording

In this menu, you can select one of the following functions for
recording:

I can not select some functions

During a recording the selection of some functions are not possible. e.g.
'HDD buffer'.

'Record mode'

Select from the settings displayed the record mode (picture quality of
the recording). M1, M2x, M3,... M8.
For recordings on a DVD+RW/+R (archiving function) always the
recording mode used for the recording on the HDD will be taken.
Observe the maximum possible recording time on a DVD+RW/+R.
The maximum possible recording time on the HDD depends from the
recording mode and the average length of the recordings (titles).

O 'M1'

High Quality (high recording quality)
offers the best picture quality and a recording time of:

DVD+RW/+R: 1 hour.
HDD: approx. 24 hours

O 'M2'

Standard Play (pre-recorded DVD quality)
offers standard picture quality and a recording time of:

DVD+RW/+R: 2 hours.
HDD: approx. 48 hours

'Camera mode'

Select the recording mode (picture quality for recording) from one of
the displayed settings for the recording from external jacks. M1, M2x,
M3,... M8. Read the previous section (Record Mode) on the picture
quality that corresponds to each setting.

'Chapters'

O 'Off'

No auto chapters

O 'On'

Automatic chapter marking after 5 minutes.

'HDD buffer'

Choose one the displayed settings to define how long a recording will
be kept stored.

O '1h'

The recording will be kept stored for 1 hour

O '6h'

The recording will be kept stored for 6 hours

'Language'

Here you can set the default language to be used for the programmed
recording of bilingual TV shows.

O 'Stereo'

Recording is done in stereo or in the standard language.

O 'SAP'

Recording is carried out in the dubbed language available.

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'Filter'

Here you can choose between:

I can not select this function

Check the actual record mode selected. This function is available in the
record modes 'M4'to'M8' only.

O 'Sport':

Picture quality is optimized for rapid movements in the
recording modes (picture qualities) M4 to M8.
Please observe that this setting will reduce the overall
impression of the picture quality.

O 'Normal':

Better overall picture quality.
Please observe that this setting may cause picture artefacts
(MPEG artefacts) to appear in rapid movements.

'Set up'

SYSTEMMENU

System

Set up

Auto delete

Jump forward

Jump back

Installation

Flush Buffer

'Jump back'

Set the time you want to jump backward when you press JUMP
BACK in the time shift buffer.

Use the setting 5 minutes for Jump forwardand 1 minute for
'Jump back', to make it easy to skip unwanted scenes.

'Installation'

Please observe that for selection of function in this menu the Time shift
Buffer will be flushed. If the 'Time Shift Buffer ' contains important
recordings, save them with the REC/OTR n button first. Read
additional information about the 'Time Shift Buffer' in the chapter 'The
Time Shift Buffer'.

O 'Auto Ch. Programming':

Automatic channel search

O 'Add/Delete Channels':

Manual TV channel search

O 'Add/Delete Channels':

Adding or deleting stored TV Channels

O 'Time/Date':

Setting/Correcting the time and date

For more information, please read chapter 'Additional installation
features'.

'Flush Buffer'

Using this function, you can store recordings on the HDD that were
marked for recording in the time shift buffer. Recordings that were not
marked will be deleted.

'System'

In this menu, you can select one of the following features:

'Auto delete'

If there is no space for new recordings on the HDD, you can
determine here whether recordings will be automatically deleted or
not. You can see the titles and the sequence according to which they
will be deleted in the 'Delete order' setting in the media browser. For
more information, read the chapter 'The Media Browser'.

O 'On':

Recordings will be automatically deleted in the following
order:

1) Titles that have already been viewed. Symbol '

2) Titles that were not protected. No symbol '

O 'Off':

No recordings will be automatically deleted.

'Jump forward'

Set the time you want to jump forward when you press JUMP
FWD in the time shift buffer.

E'.

F' available.

O 'Yes':

Recordings will be stored

O 'No':

This interrupts the process

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Additional user preferences

General

This section describes how you can make additional personal settings.
The symbols have the following meaning:

Picture settings



Sound settings



Language settings



Additional settings



Disc settings



Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press the DISC MENU button and then the SYSTEM

MENU button on the remote control.

P The menubar appears.

If this menubar is not complete visible on your wide screen TV-set,
change the picture settings on your TV.

2 Select '

' using D oder C and confirm with

A

Picture settings

You can select the following functions in this menu:

ENGLISH

Picture

TV Shape 16:9

Black level shift Off

Vertical video shift ï

Video output Interlaced

'TV Shape'

The picture signal from your DVD recorder can be set to match your
TV set:

O '4:3 letterbox'

for a widescreen picture with black bars at the top and
bottom

O '4:3 panscan'

for a full-height picture with the sides trimmed.

O '16:9'

for a widescreen TV set (16:9 screen ratio)

3 Select the corresponding function using B or A and confirm

with C .

4 Select the corresponding line using B or A and confirm with

C . For more information on each function, read the following

pages.

5 Select the corresponding function using B or A , or the setting

with D or C . Select the functions you want to change as
described in the following pages.

6 Confirm the new setting with OK .

7 Close the menu item with D .

'Black level shift'

Adapts the color dynamics for NTSC playback when switched to 'On'

'Vertical video shift'

Use this feature to adjust the position of the picture on your TV left or
right using D , C to suit the screen of your TV set.

'Video output'

This allows you to switch the Component Video signal between
'Interlaced' and 'Progressive Scan.'
Warning If your TV has separate connections for 'Interlaced' and
'Progressive Scan' or it does not switch automatically between the two,
it is possible that no picture will appear on the TV after it is switched
from one to the other.

1 Select the setting you need with SELECT . Choose Progressive

Scan only if your TV has Progressive Scan.

2 Confirm with OK .

a No picture appears on the TV after switching

Check the display of your DVD recorder.
'PRO': 'Progressive Scan' is on
No display: 'Interlaced' is on. Switch your TV to the corresponding
input jack or select the corresponding connection. You can also
switch the Component video output signal as follows:

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Additional user preferences

- Disconnect the recorder's power cord.

- Hold down N on the DVD Recorder while reconnecting the power

cord. 'PRO' (progressive scan) appears on the display.

- If you want to switch back, hold down N until 'PRO' disappears

from the display. The DVD Recorder is switched to 'Interlaced.'

Sound settings

You can select the settings in this menu depending on which audio
outputs are used.
If you only use only the analog audio outputs (red and white jack

AUDIO L/R (OUT 2) , AUDIO L/R (OUT 1) ), select the setting

'Off' in the 'Digital output' menu.

Sound

Digital output All

Analog output Stereo

Night mode Off

'Analog output'

You can select one of the following settings for devices that are
connected to the analog audio output AUDIO L/R (OUT 2) or

AUDIO L/R (OUT 1) :

O 'Stereo'

For devices without DolbySurround or TruSurround. Use this
setting if the DVD recorder is only connected to a stereo TV
set.

O 'Surround'

Dolby Digital and MPEG-2 multi-channel are mixed down to a
Dolby Surround-compatible two-channel output signal.
For devices with Dolby Surround / Pro Logic Decoder .

'Night mode'

Night mode optimizes the sound for playback at low volume. You are
therefore less likely to disturb your neighbours. This only works with
Dolby Digital audio on DVD video discs.

Language settings

You can select the following settings in this menu:

'Digital output'

You can select one of the following settings for devices that are
connected to the COAX OUT or OPTICAL OUT jacks:

O 'All'

Dolby Digital and DTS signals are fed unaltered to the digital
output. MPEG-2 multi-channel signals are converted to PCM
(Pulse Code Modulation).
For receivers/amplifiers with digital multi<channel

decoders.

O 'PCM only'

Digital and MPEG-2 multi-channel signals are converted to
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation). For receivers/amplifiers

without digital multi<channel decoders.

O 'Off'

Digital output switched off.
For devices with analog audio input.

Playback audio English

Language

Subtitle English

Menu English

'Playback audio'

Playback audio language.

'Subtitle'

Subtitle language

'Menu'

Screen menu language

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Additional user preferences

Additional settings

You can select the following functions in this menu:

Features

Status box On

Standby Normal

Display Bright

'Status box'

During play back from a disc, information of the current operating
status (counter, playback) will be shown on the TV screen.
You can switch off the information about the operating status so that
the on-screen display is not recorded when making recordings on
additional devices.

O 'On'

The OSD information appears for a few seconds in each
selected mode and then disappears.

O 'Dimmed':

The display appears less bright. The disc tray light is switched
off.

O 'Off':

The display and the disc tray light are switched off.

ENGLISH

Disk feature menu

In this menu, you can make changes that relate to the disc:

Disc features

Access control Enter code

Auto resume On

'Access control'

Please read the next chapter 'Access control (child lock)'.

O 'Off'

The OSD information is switched off. It is no longer
displayed on the screen.

'Standby'

You can switch off the clock display on your DVD recorder to save
energy. Programmed recordings will be carried out despite of this.
In addition, you can have the most important features of your DVD
recorder appear in scrolling text in the display (demo).

O 'Low power':

When the DVD recorder was switched off using

STANDBY m , the clock display is also switched off.

O 'Normal':

When the DVD recorder was switched off using

STANDBY m , the clock display remains visible.

O 'Demo mode':

When the DVD recorder is switched off using

STANDBY m , a demonstration movie starts automatically.

'Display'

You can change the brightness of the display on the DVD recorder.
This setting only affects the DVD recorder when it is switched on.

O 'Bright':

The display appears with normal brightness. The disc tray light
is switched on.

Auto resume

If playback of a pre-recorded DVD video disc or video CD is
interrupted (using STOP h or OPEN/CLOSE J ), playback will
resume where it stopped after you reinsert the disc. This applies not
only to the current disc but also to the last 20 discs you played.

You can switch off this feature if you do not want it.

'PBC'

This line appears only if you insert a VCD.
Using this function, you can activate or deactivate the PBC menu
(Playback Control) of a Video CD. For more information, read section
'Playing a (Super) Video CD' in chapter 'Playback'.

'Finalize disc'

This function allows you to finalize DVD+R discs. If the disc has already
been finalized, this line will appear darker.

'Adapt disc format'

If a DVD+RW has been recorded in a PC drive or a different DVD
recorder, the index screen may not be displayed properly.
This feature allows you to adjust the format of the disc.
Therefore, this feature is only visible if the disc format is different.

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Access control (Child Lock)

Child lock (DVD and VCD)

This feature enables discs to be locked for children.
When Child Lock is on, a 4-digit code (PIN) needs to be entered
before a disc can be played.
You can also decide whether the inserted disc should always be played
or should be played only once, despite the child lock

•)'Play always':
This disc is stored in a memory with space for 50 child-safe discs. If
more than 50 discs are stored, the last disc in the list is removed and
the new disc is added. The screen shows 'Child safe' at the start of
playback.

•)'Play once':
This disc is only authorized for single playback. If the recorder is
switched off, the PIN code must be re-entered.

Activating/deactivating child lock

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press DISC MENU and then SYSTEM MENU on the remote

control. If playback from a disc starts automatically, remove the
disc (button OPEN/CLOSE J ).

P The menubar appears on the screen.

2 Select the '

P The 'SYSTEM MENU' appears.

' icon using D or C .

A

8 Confirm with OK .

9 Quit the feature using D and SYSTEM MENU .

Unauthorized discs can only be played by entering the four-digit PIN
code.
To deactivate the child lock, select the '

' icon in 7 .



Authorizing a disc

1 Insert a disc. The access control box will appear after a short

delay.

2 Using A or B select 'Play once'or'Play always'.

3 Enter your PIN code using the number buttons 0..9 .

Double-sided DVDs may have a different ID for each side. For these
discs, each side must be authorized. Video CDs may have a different ID
for each disc. For these CDs, each disc must be authorized.

Locking unlocked discs

To lock a disc that was formerly authorized follow the instructions
below

1 Insert a disc. Playback starts automatically. If the playback does not

start automatically, press PLAY G .

2 Press the STOP h button while the '

icon changes to '

'. The disc is now locked.



' icon is visible. The



3 Select '

4 Confirm 'Access control' using C .

5 Enter a 4-digit code of your choice.

This code will also be used for locking titles on the HDD (Media
Browser).

(Disc features)' using B or A and confirm with C .



Access control Enter code

Auto resume On

Disc features

P If the code is new, you may have to enter the code a second

time as confirmation.

6 Select 'Child lock' using A or B and confirm with C .

7 Select the '

' icon using B or A .



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Access control (Child Lock)

Parental level control (DVD video only)

Films on pre-recorded DVD discs may contain scenes not suitable for
children. Therefore, some discs may contain 'Parental Control' rating
information that applies to the entire disc or to certain scenes on the
disc.
The appropriate scenes have filter values that reach from 1-8. If such a
scene is detected during playback, the filter value set on the DVD
recorder is compared to the scene. If the filter value is higher than the
setting, an alternative scene will be played (if available).
Most DVDs apply the rating to an entire DVD. Therefore, if certain
scenes exceed the rating you select, the entire disc will be blocked
from viewing.

Activating/deactivating parental level control

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press DISC MENU and then SYSTEM MENU on the remote

control.

P The menubar appears.

2 Select the '

3 Press the SYSTEM MENU button on the remote control.

' icon using D or C .

A

What do the ratings mean?

Rating 0 (displayed as '--') parental control not active.
Rating 1 (suitable for children)
Rating 8 (only suitable for adults)

What happens if a DVD scene contains a higher level than
the rating set?

If the recorder does not find a suitable alternative, playback will stop
and you must enter the four-digit code.

0 Confirm with OK . Quit using D and SYSTEM MENU .

Changing the country

The set filter values depend on the respective country. It is therefore
necessary to enter the country to which these filter values apply.

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press the DISC MENU and then the SYSTEM MENU button

on the remote control.

P The menubar appears on the screen.

2 Select the '

3 Select line '

C .

' icon using D or C .

A

(Disc features)' using B or A and confirm with



ENGLISH

4 Select the '

5 Select '

6 Confirm 'Access control' using C .

7 Enter a 4-digit code of your choice. If the code is new, you may

have to enter the code a second time as confirmation.

8 Select the 'Parental level' using A or B and confirm with C .

A bar appears to select the parental level.

9 Select the appropriate rating using B , A or the number buttons

0..9 .

' icon using D or C .

A

(Disc features)' using B or A and confirm with C .



Access control Enter code

Auto resume On

Disc features

Access control Enter code

Disc features

Auto resume On

4 Confirm the line 'Access control' using C .

5 Enter your four-digit code. If the code is new, you may have to

enter the code a second time as confirmation.

6 Select 'Change country' using B or A and confirm with C .

7 Select the corresponding country using A or B and confirm

with OK .

8 To end, press D and then SYSTEM MENU .

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Access control (Child Lock)

Changing the PIN code

Preparation:

•) Switch on the TV set, and if necessary, select the channel for the DVD
recorder (channel 3 or 4).

•) Switch on the DVD recorder.

1 Press the TUNER and then the SYSTEM MENU button on the

remote control.

P The menubar appears.

2 Select the '

3 Select '

4 Confirm 'Access control' using C .

5 Enter your four-digit PIN code. If the code is new, you may have to

enter the code a second time as confirmation.

6 Select 'Change code' using A or B and confirm with C .

7 Enter the new code using the number buttons 0..9 . Enter the

same code again as confirmation.

8 Quit using D and SYSTEM MENU .

' icon using D or C .

A

(Disc features)' using B or A and confirm with C .



Access control Enter code

Auto resume On

Disc features

I have forgotten my code

Press STOP h four times (step
control is now switched off. You can now enter a new code as described
above.

5 ), then press OK . Access

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Information on the screen of your TV

You can check or change many of the functions and settings of your
DVD recorder via the system menu bar.

Symbols in the menu bar

Press DISC MENU and then SYSTEM MENU to open the menu
bar. If a disc is played back, you can open the menubar with SYSTEM
MENU .
Use D and C to select the relevant function.
Use B to confirm the function and go either to another menu or
execute the function directly.
Some functions may not be available, depending on the disc inserted.

Menu bar 1

User preferences

A

Title/track

B

Chapter/index

C

Repeat title



Repeat track



Repeat chapter



Repeat from A to the end



Repeat from A to B



Camera angle



Child lock enabled



Resume playback



Illegal action

Status field

During playback of a disc, the status field shows the current operating
mode (status) of the DVD recorder and the type of disc inserted. This
display can be switched off.

ENGLISH

Audio language

D

Subtitle language

E

Camera angle

F

Zoom

G

Menu bar 2

While menu bar 1 is being displayed you can go to menu bar 2 by
pressing C again.

Sound

H

Frame advance

I

Slow motion

J

Fast motion

K

Search by time

L

Disc type symbols

DVD+RW

M

DVD+R

W

DVD<Video

N

Video<CD

O

No disc

P

Error

Q

Operating mode symbols

Recording

R

Stop

S

Playback

T

Playback<Pause

U

Record<Pause

V

Search forwards (8x speed)

X

Field for temporary messages

The top left corner of the menu line contains a field for temporary
messages relating to the various operating modes. This information
appears briefly on the screen when certain disc functions have been
activated:

Shuffle



Scan



Repeat entire disc



Search backwards (8x speed)

Y

Slow motion

Z

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Information on the screen of your TV

The symbols on your DVD recorder display

These symbols can light up on your DVD recorder display:

Multi-function display/text line

•) Clock

•) Disc/title playing time

•) Title name

•) Display of the channel number of the TV channel/playing
time/function.

•) Display of information and alerts

•) Display of the title from the actual recording.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIII Position/Diskbar: Displays the current position on the

HDD/disc.
Time Shift Buffer Displays the elapsed time. If all segments lits, the
oldest recording will be deleted from the Time Shift Buffer.
Play/Record: No segment will lit at the current position.
Pause: Flashing segment at the current position.
Stop: Nothing appears.

TIMER A recording (timer) has been programmed

TV Modulator off. The antenna signal (RF signal) is through-connected

to the TV set only if the modulator is off.

PRO Component Video output switched to 'progressive scan'. If this

display does not appear, the Component Video output is switched
to 'interlaced'.

o((( A remote control signal has been received

SAP Second audio program of the tuner selected.

Messages in the DVD recorder display

READING

The following messages may appear in your DVD recorder display

IS TV ON? The DVD recorder is in initial installation mode. Switch

the TV on, then read the paragraph on 'Initial installation' in
'Installing your DVD recorder'.

NO SIGNAL No input signal available (signal inadequate or unstable)

MENU The menu on the screen is active

OPENING Disc tray opening

TRAY OPEN Disc tray open

CLOSING Disc tray closing

READING Disc being read

MENU UPDATE Once recording has been successfully completed the

table of contents is created.

CREATE MENU The menu structure is created after the first recording

has been made on a new disc

COPYPROTECT You received a copy-protected signal. This may come

from a copy-protected DVD/videotape of a DVD/video player or
from a TV channel.
During the display COPYPROTECTno recording will be made. A
running recording will be interrupted.

WAIT Please wait until this message disappears. The DVD recorder is

busy performing a task.

NO DISC A disc has not been inserted for recording. If a disc has been

inserted, it cannot be read.

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INFO Information about the inserted DVD is displayed on the screen

BUSY The DVD recorder is processing the changes to make the disc

DVD compatible

ERASING The entire DVD+RW is being erased

EMPTYDISC The DVD+RW/+R inserted is either new or has been

completely erased (no recordings).

PROTECTED The DVD+RW/+R inserted is protected against recording.

How to remove this protection you will read in the section
'Protect disc against accidental recordings' in the chapter
'Recording on a DVD+RW/+R' .

Title limit The maximum number of titles per disc/HDD has been

reached. The maximum number of titles on a disc is 48 and on the
HDD 499.

MAX CHAP The maximum number of chapters within a title/or the disc

has been reached. The maximum number of chapters is;
DVD+RW/+R: within a title 99, on the disc 255 (spreaded over
the whole disc)

Information on the screen of your TV

HDD: within a title 500, on the HDD 1000 (spreaded over the
whole HDD)

DISC FULL The disc/HDD is full. There is no space for new recordings

PAL DISC A disc with PAL recordings has been inserted. The machine

is trying to record an NTSC signal. Insert a new disc or one that
contains NTSC recordings.

NTSC DISC A disc with NTSC recordings has been inserted. The

machine is trying to record a PAL signal. Insert a new disc or one
that contains PAL recordings.

RECORDING An illegal action (e.g. OPEN/CLOSE J button) was

attempted during recording on a DVD+RW/+R (archiving).

FREETITLE An empty title on a DVD+RW/+R is selected.

DISC LOCKED An attempt has been made to record during playback of

a protected disc. This message appears if an attempt is made to
insert a chapter marker on this inserted DVD+RW/+R.

DISC ERROR An error occurred when reading the title from a

DVD+RW/+R. If this error keeps occurring, please clean the disc
or use a new one. For instructions on how to clean a disc see the
section on 'Cleaning the discs' in the next chapter.

ENGLISH

DISC WARN An error occurred when writing the title on a

DVD+RW/+R. Recording was continued; the error was skipped

SETUP After the automatic search the menu for setting the date/time

will appear on the screen.

WAIT 01 During the automatic channel search the TV channels found

will be counted.

BLOCKED The disc tray cannot be closed/opened.

SAFE REC During the archiving procedure, the new recording will be

added at the end of all the other recordings (SAFE RECORD).

POST-FORMAT After the creation of the menu structure the

DVD+RW/+R is prepared. As long as 'POST-FORMAT' is visible on
the display you can not operate the DVD-Recorder.

PHILIPS The DVD-Recorder has been switched on

STANDBY The DVD-Recorder has been switched off

GUIDE The TV Guide On Screen

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system is switched on

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Before you call an engineer

If you have any problems using this DVD recorder, the reason may be one of the following. You can
also call the customer service centre in your country.
You can also visit our web page 'http://www.p4c.philips.com' .
Have the model number (MODEL NO) and the production number (PROD.NO) of your recorder
ready.
The production number (PROD. NO.) is printed on the type plate at the back or on the bottom

PROBLEM SOLUTION

Your recorder does
not respond to any
button being pressed
and the display shows
'PHILIPS', 'IS TV ON?':

The device does not
react when you press a
button, although the
remote control works:

bRecorder in initial installation mode: Switch on the TV, switch over to the DVD recorder jack or if you have

only connected the DVD recorder to an antenna cable select channel 3 or 4 on the TV.
Now the menu for language selection should appear. Please read paragraph 'Initial Installation' in the chapter
'Installing your DVD Recorder'.

b'Dealer-Mode' is switched on: All buttons on the front of the set are locked.

Switch off the function:

1 Pull out the AC-outlet plug from the AC- outlet.
2 Press and hold down h and OPEN/CLOSE J and put back the AC-outlet plug into the

AC- outlet.

3 As soon as the time or '--:--' appears in the display (ca. 6 - 10 seconds), release h and

OPEN/CLOSE J .

Your DVD recorder
does not respond to
any button being
pressed:

Resetting the machine
to the default factory
settings

Remote control does
not work:

I can not switch off the
DVD<Recorder:

Fans run with switched
off DVD recorder:

bThere is no power supply: check the power supply
bThere is a technical problem: disconnect from the AC-outlet for 30 seconds, then connect again.

If this doesn't help, you can reset your DVD recorder to the default factory settings.

bImportant:

All the information stored (TV channels, time and date, TIMER) will be lost.

1 Disconnect from the AC-outlet.
2 Press and hold down the STANDBY-ON m button on the device and reconnect to the

AC-outlet.

3 Release the STANDBY-ON m button when the features appears on the display. All the

information stored (TV channels, time and date, TIMER) will be lost.

Please read paragraph 'Initial Installation' in the chapter 'Installing your DVD Recorder'.

bRemote control not pointed toward the DVD recorder: Point the remote control at the machine. See if the

'o(((' appears on the display briefly each time you press a remote control button. If it does, the Recorder is
receiving information from the remote correctly.

bThere is a technical problem: Take out the batteries, wait for 10 seconds and put them in again.
bBatteries are flat: Change the batteries.

bA recording is in progress (red light around the REC/OTR n button is switched on). After the recording is

finished, the DVD-recorder will switch off automatically.

bFor the execution of certain procedures the DVD recorder can switch itself on automatically, although no

information is visible on the display. To prevent overheating, the fans at the back will be switched on and off
automatically
This is no fault of your set.

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PROBLEM SOLUTION

bThere is no recording on the HDD/disc: Check the titles from the HDD in the media browser (button

BROWSER HDD ), change disc.

bYou inserted the wrong disc type: Your recorder can play back the following disc types: DVD Video,

(Super)Video CD, DVD+R(W), Audio CD, , MP3-CD's

No playback on DVD
recorder:

I cannot playback
(Super) Video CDs

bYou inserted the disc the wrong way: Insert the disc with the label facing upwards
bDisc is dirty: Clean the disc
bWrong region code: The region code of the DVD and the DVD recorder must match.
bParental control is on: Read chapter 'Access control (child lock)'
bParental control is on fro titles from the HDD: Read chapter 'Access control (child lock)'
bYou have selected the wrong channel number on the TV for the DVD recorder: Select the correct channel

number (channel 3 or 4) on the TV.

bThe cable connecting the TV set and the DVD recorder has come loose: check the cable.

bIt is possible that this (Super) Video CD contains a menu and the 'PBC' is switched off. You can see this in

status field 'PBC OFF'. To activate this function, proceed as follows:

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the (Super) Video-CD is inserted .
2 Select '
3 Select line 'Features' using B or A and confirm with C .
4 Select 'On' in line 'PBC' using B or A .
5 Confirm with OK and end with SYSTEM MENU .

bCheck the format of self recorded (s)VCD's (1.0, 1.1, 2.0). Play back of (S)VCD's in a different format can be

distorted.

' using D or C .

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Before you call an engineer

ENGLISH

Poor playback on DVD
recorder: (distorted
picture/distorted
sound)

Digital distortions

Artifacts can be
displayed on the TV
screen if the 'Video
output' is switched to
'Progressive Scan'

No recording on the
HDD possible:

No recording on the a
DVD+RW/+R possible:

bYour TV set is not properly adjusted.
bDisc is dirty: Clean the disc
bSometimes the picture may be temporarily distorted. This is not a defect of your DVD recorder.

bThe low quality of some digital picture material may be the cause of digital image distortion. In this case

change the setting of the sharpness or the picture settings.
If your TV is equipped with a 'Smart picture' function, select the 'Soft' setting, without changing the picture
settings manually.

bTHIS PRODUCT IS EQUIPPED WITH COPY PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED BY MANY MOTION

PICTURE COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE HIGH DEFINITION MOVIES. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE
THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE APPLIED
PROTECTION AND THEREFORE MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE
OF 525 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH
THE CONNECTION TO THE 'STANDARD DEFINITION' OUTPUT.
Switch therefore the 'Video output' to 'Interlaced' (see chapter 'Additional user preferences'/'Picture
settings'/'Video output')

bThe TV channel you want to record is not stored or you selected the wrong program number: Check TV

channels stored.

bDisc write-protected (recording protected): Remove write-protection or change the disc. For more information,

please see 'Preventing accidental erasing of discs' in chapter 'Manual Recording'.

bAn already finalized DVD+R has been inserted: Change disc.
bCablebox (if available) switched off: Switch it on
bIR-Blaster not connected: Connect the IR-Blaster and set up the TV Guide On Screen

box. (Chapter 'The TV Guide On Screen

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system, section 'Setting up the TV Guide On Screen™system').

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system with the cable

Programmed
recording does not
work:

There is no channel
overview in the TV
Guide On

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Screen

system

bYou have programmed the wrong time or date: Check time/date.
bYou have not set the TIMER properly: Check the programmed recordings (TIMER block).

bDVD recorder is switched on: Switch off the DVD recorder to allow data transfer
bCabelbox (if available) is switched off: Switch on the cable box
bIR-Blaster not connected: Connect the IR-Blaster andset up the TV Guide On Screen

box. (Chapter 'The TV Guide On Screen

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System, section 'Setting up the TV Guide On Screen™System').

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System with the cable

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Before you call an engineer

PROBLEM SOLUTION

Missing or wrong TV
channels

The cable box do not
always react to the IR
Blaster

In the TV Guide On

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Screen

'LISTINGS'
screen, I see too many
or too less TV
Channels

My cable box does not
react on the remote
control from the cable
box or automatically
switches through the
channels

There is picture or
sound interference on
TV reception:

bWrong cable connection selected

bThe Infrared (IR) Remote control signal interfere with the IR signal of the IR Blaster

Put the IR Blaster closer to the front of the cable box.

bThe number of TV channels depends on the setting in the TV Guide On Screen

If you have a cable box installed (cable box 'YES'), then you should switch on the available channels
(Channels above 125).

bIf you have no cable box installed (cable box 'NO'), then you should switch off the channels which are not

available.

bIf the DVD-Recorder is switched off ( STANDBY m button) the cable box will be used from the TV Guide

On Screen
switch the DVD-Recorder on.
Then you can select the TV Channels with the remote control from the DVD-Recorder or from the cable box.

bBefore recording, select the recording mode as described in chapter 'Manual Recording', section 'Selecting the

recording mode (quality)'.

bChange the channel of the modulator. During standby hold on the remote the button 3 pressed to switch to

channel 3. With button 4 you switch to channel 4.

bHave your antenna checked.

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system via the DVD-Recorder. If you want to watch TV-Channels from the cable box, you have to

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sytem settings.

Distorted sound
coming from a
connected hi<fi
amplifier

The picture is
distorted or
black<and<white during
playback

No sound signal at the
digital output

There could be
difference in the
search speed of a DVD
and DVD+RW

bThe DVD recorder is connected to the 'Phono-input' of your amplifier: This jack is provided only for a record

players without a preamplifier. Select a different audio input.

bThe TV system of the disc does not match that of your TV set (PAL/NTSC).
bThe recording can be made in color only when the TV channels or the connected additional device send a

color signal. Black-and-white signals containing no color information (color subcarriers) cannot be recorded.

bCheck whether the sound settings match the selected inputs and connected additional devices. For more

information, see section 'Sound setting' in chapter 'User preferences'.

bDepending on the different structure of a DVD and a DVD+RW/+R this can lead to the different search

speeds. This is not a fault in your machine.

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PROBLEM SOLUTION

bIf a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD player cannot detect it: Please observe the following

'Minimum recording times':
Recording mode 'M1': 5 minutes, 'M2': 10 minutes, 'M2x': 13 minutes, 'M3': 15 minutes, 'M4': 20 minutes,
'M6': 30 minutes, 'M8': 30minutes,

bSome DVD players cannot play back DVD+RW recordings. You can solve this problem by using a special

A DVD+RW disc
cannot be played on
certain DVD players

Other disc errors
(DVD+RW)

function:

1 Open the disc tray with OPEN/CLOSE J . Insert the disc but do not close the tray.
2 Hold down the number button 2 on the remote control until the tray closes. The disc is

modified.

3 You can restore the disc to its original condition by pressing 1 .

Warning!

There is a risk that you can no longer play the disc on other DVD players after this procedure.
Therefore, apply this function with particular care.

bIf it is impossible to play back a disc, you can try and repair it for new recordings using the following function.

This will only prepare the disc for erasing. It will not be erased, however, until the recording has been
completed.

1 Clean the disc
2 Open the disc tray with OPEN/CLOSE J . Insert the disc but do not close the tray.
3 Hold down the red function button on the remote control until the tray closes. The disc is

prepared for erasing.

4 Start recording as with an empty disc.

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Other disc errors
(DVD+R), 'Disc

contains unknown
data' interruption of a

recording (power
outage)

The index screen
flickers when a DVD+R
is inserted

bThis message may appear if you instert a DVD+R that was not finalized or an error occurs during the

recording. DVD+R's that have not been finalized are very sensitive to fingerprints, dust, or dirt. This may
cause problems during recording.
To use the disc again, follow the next steps

1 Make sure that the surface of the disc is clean.
2 Open the disc tray with OPEN/CLOSE J . Insert the defect DVD+R but do not close

the tray.

3 Hold down 5 on the remote control until the tray closes. The disc will be read ('READING'

appears on the display) and the DVD recorder will start the repair process. This may take up
to four times as much time as the recording, in which the error occurred.

4 If the disc is recovered, the index screen will appear.

Please observe the following:
The recovering procedure is successfully only if there was a previous recording on the disc.
Error during recording: The title may be missing.
Error while changing the title/index picture: The original title/index picture may be visible.
Error while finalizing: The disc appears not to have been finalized.

bYou can finalize the disc using the following function:

1 Open the disc tray with OPEN/CLOSE J . Insert the defect DVD+R but do not close

the tray.

2 Hold down 4 on the remote control until the tray closes.

'FINALIZING' appears in the display. Finalizing begins. This may take up to three minutes.

3 If finalizing has been successful, the index screen will appear.

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DVD Recorder

One year Free Labor / One year Parts Exchange

This product must be carried in for repair.

WHO IS COVERED?

You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service.
A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased
the product is considered proof of purchase.

WHAT IS COVERED?

Warranty coverage begins the day you buy your product.
For one year thereafter, all parts will be repaired or replaced, and
labor is free.
After one year from the day of purchase, you pay for the
replacement or repair of all parts, and for all labor charges.
All parts, including repaired and replaced parts, are covered
only for the original warranty period. When the warranty on
the product expires, the warranty on all replaced and repaired
parts also expires.

WHAT IS EXCLUDED?

Your warranty does not cover:

• labor charges for installation or setup of the product,
adjustment of customer controls on the product, and
installation or repair of antenna systems outside of the
product.

• product repair and/or part replacement because of misuse,
accident, unauthorized repair or other cause not within the
control of Philips.

• reception problems caused by signal conditions or cable or
antenna systems outside the unit.

• a product that requires modification or adaptation to enable it
to operate in any country other than the country for which it
was designed, manufactured, approved and/or authorized, or
repair of products damaged by these modifications.

• incidental or consequential damages resulting from the
product. (Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental
or consequential damages, so the above exclusion may not
apply to you. This includes, but is not limited to, prerecorded
material, whether copyrighted or not copyrighted.)

• a product that is used for commercial or institutional purposes
(including but not limited to rental purposes).

MAKE SURE YOU KEEP...

Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing
proof of purchase. Attach it to the owner's manual and keep
both nearby. Also keep the original box and packing material in
case you need to return your product.

BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE...

Please check your owner's manual before requesting service.
Adjustments of the controls discussed there may save you a
service call.

TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN THE
U.S.A., PUERTO RICO, OR U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS...

Take the product to a Philips factory service center (see
enclosed list) or authorized service center for repair. When the
product has been repaired, you must pick up the unit at the
center. Centers may keep defective parts.
(In the U.S.A., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, all implied
warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to the
duration of this express warranty. Because some states do not
allow limitations on how long an implied warranty may last, this
limitation may not apply to you.)

TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN
CANADA...

Please contact Philips at:

1-800-531-0039 (English or Spanish Speaking)

1-800-661-6162 (French Speaking)

(In Canada, this warranty is given in lieu of all other warranties.
No other warranties are expressed or implied, including any
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose. Philips is not liable under any circumstances for any
direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages,
howsoever incurred, even if notified of the possibility of such
damages.)

WHERE IS SERVICE AVAILABLE?

Warranty service is available in all countries where the product
is officially distributed by Philips. In countries where Philips does
not distribute the product, the local Philips service organization
will attempt to provide service (although there may be a delay if
the appropriate spare parts and technical manual(s) are not
readily available).

This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights which vary from state/province to state/province.

Philips, P.O. Box 520890, Miami, FL 33152, (402) 536<4171

EL6506E003 / 09-02

REMEMBER...

Please record below the model and serial numbers found on the
product. Also, please fill out and mail your warranty registration
card promptly. It will be easier for us to notify you if necessary.

Model Number: HDRW 720/17

Serial Number:

Chapters

Also known as 'scenes', a DVD movie can be broken up into sections
much like the chapters of a book, that can be accessed quickly and
easily via the DVD menu or remote control.

NICAM

NICAM is a digital sound transmission system. Using NICAM, you can
transmit either 1 stereo channel or 2 separate mono channels.
However, if reception is poor and the sound distorted you can turn off
NICAM.

NTSC

National Television Systems Committee. The color TV broadcast
system used in the US, Canada and Japan. An NTSC picture is made up
of 525 horizontal lines and has inferior picture quality in comparison to
the PAL system. All Australian-sold DVD players are NTSC compatible,
however DVD's that are played on a television that is not compatible
will appear in black and white.

Region code

Since DVD films are not normally released in all parts of the world at
the same time, all DVD players have a specific regional code. Discs can
be given a regional code. If the regional codes differ between the player
and the disc, playback is not possible.

The regional code of the DVD recorder is shown on the type plate at
the back or bottom.

Pan & Scan

One method of converting a widescreen movie to fit in a standard 4:3
television is known as letterboxing (described above) and the other
commonly found process is Pan and Scan (also known as Panning and
Scanning). To retain a fullscreen 4x3 image, the most important part of
each scene is chosen and the left and right edges of the scene are
cropped. Obviously, this process results in a loss of some data and
does not fully represent the film as it was intended to be portrayed by
the director. As such, DVD enthusiasts are not overly fond of DVD's
authored via this method.

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Macrovision

Macrovision is a copy-protection technique intended to keep you from
making copies of DVDs with your VCR. It works by continuously
adjusting the video signal level that results in a recording where the
brightness of the picture continuously fluctuates between light and
dark, and the color levels fluctuate between oversaturated and washed
out. Macrovision "encoded" DVDs contain a bit of data that tells the
DVD player to activate its internal macrovision circuitry in order to
prevent copying.

Regional Coding

A security system introduced to DVD at the request of Hollywood's
major studios to ensure that DVD's released and sold in one region
will not play on DVD machines in other regions. Movie distributors
therefore maintain control over release dates of their films, as well as
enabling discs to be produced that conform to different censorship
laws, language and subtitle requirements. When a DVD disc is
manufactured, a region code is applied at the authoring stage such that
the final disc will play only on those players distributed in the
designated world region.

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Code numbers of the remote control

A Mark 146........................................

Action 116...........................................

Admiral 093, 134, 209, 262, 306,....

332
Aiko 013, 246, 248, 250, 255, 266..
Akai 002, 113, 114, 140, 216, 246,..

248, 250, 255, 266, 285, 292,

305, 324, 332

Akura 217, 222, 246, 250, 266.........

Alba 201, 217, 219, 232, 246, 249,.

250, 266, 272, 281

Amstrad 201, 228, 232, 234, 246,...

250, 261, 266, 280, 332

Amtron 28...........................................

Anam 115.............................................

Anam National 003, 028, 118..........

Anglo 246.............................................

Anitech 201, 246, 250, 256, 332.....

Ansonic 246, 247, 250, 257, 272,....

275, 283

AOC 004, 005, 006, 007, 113, 120,

131, 146, 154

Arc en Ciel 319...................................

Aristona 247, 250...............................

ASA 209, 211, 254, 258, 279, 306...

Asberg 250, 256..................................

Astra 332..............................................

Atlantic 250, 312................................

Atori 246..............................................

Audiosonic 250, 266, 332.................

AudioTon 332.....................................

Audiovox 028, 116, 154, 157...........

Ausind 256...........................................

Autovox 209, 256, 272......................

Awa 305, 332......................................

Baird 255, 263, 298, 305.................

Bang & Olufsen 209...........................

Barco 310.............................................

Baur 202, 237, 240, 242, 250, 264..

Beko 231, 250, 338............................

Bell & Howell 134, 262.....................

Beon 250..............................................

Blaupunkt 214, 215, 221, 240, 242,

264, 303, 316, 324

BPL 250.................................................

Brandt 226, 278..................................

Brionvega 209, 250, 303, 306, 312..

Broksonic 113, 115, 134...................

Bruns 209, 306....................................

BSR 224, 276, 330..............................

BTC 217, 266......................................

Bush 201, 217, 219, 224, 229, 232,.

233, 246, 249, 250, 266, 276,

281, 288

Carrefour 249, 254..........................

Cascade 201, 246, 250......................

Cathay 250...........................................

CCE 134...............................................

Celebrity 2............................................

Centurion 250.....................................

Century 209, 272, 306......................

CGE 256, 272, 332, 338....................

Cimline 201, 219, 246, 266...............

Citizen 004, 006, 008, 013, 028,......

058, 091

Classic 113, 140..................................

Clatronic 231, 246, 250, 256, 257,.

266, 272

Colortyme 004, 006, 114, 130, 134,

141, 144, 151

Condor 231, 246, 250, 257, 272,....

283, 332

Contec 201, 246, 249, 260, 330,.....

332

Contec Cony 115, 116......................

Contec/Cony 009, 010, 011, 028....

Continental Edison 319, 343............

Cosmel 246, 332.................................

Craig 028, 115, 116, 128, 137, 141.

Crosley 134, 209, 256, 272, 306.....

Crown 028, 037, 137, 146, 201,......

231, 246, 250, 256, 266,

289, 332

CS Electronics 266, 272....................

CTC 272...............................................

Curtis 113, 144, 152..........................

Curtis Mathes 001, 004, 006, 012,..

058, 091, 111, 114,
120, 131, 134, 141,

146, 147

Daewoo 004, 005, 006, 013, 014,.

069, 091, 113, 118, 120,
131, 144, 146, 147, 152,
154, 155, 157, 201, 233,

246, 250, 266, 332, 337

Dainichi 217, 266................................

Dansai 248, 250..................................

Daytron 004, 006, 091, 128, 131,...

146, 152, 154, 201, 246
Decca 220, 250, 255, 305, 309, 339

Denon 158...........................................

Desmet 250.........................................

Diamond 332.......................................

Dimensia 001, 111..............................

Dixi 201, 246, 250..............................

Dual 250, 288, 332.............................

Dumont 004, 082, 208, 209, 211,...

254, 257, 306

Dynatron 250......................................

Elbe 250, 266, 275, 283, 312, 322.

Elcit 257, 272.......................................

Electroband 2.......................................

Electrohome 003, 004, 006, 015,....

113, 114, 131, 146

Elin 211, 246, 250, 258, 312, 332....

Elite 217, 250, 266..............................

Elman 257.............................................

Elta 201, 246, 332...............................

Emerson 004, 006, 009, 016, 017,..

018, 019, 020, 021, 022,
023, 024, 025, 026, 027,
028, 029, 030, 031, 032,
068, 091, 094, 095, 100,
110, 112, 113, 114, 115,
116, 128, 131, 136, 137,
141, 146, 151, 157, 209,
250, 254, 261, 262, 272,

306

Envision 004, 006, 114, 120..............

Erres 203, 247, 250............................

Europhon 250, 257, 272....................

Expert 312...........................................

Fenner 246, 332................................

Ferguson 213, 226, 263, 278, 291,..

303, 341

Fidelity 250...........................................

Finlandia 216, 279...............................

Finlux 208, 209, 211, 212, 250, 254,

255, 256, 257, 258, 262, 279,

283

Firstline 201, 219, 224, 225, 246,....

250, 255, 257, 272, 276,

277, 283

Fisher 033, 044, 096, 129, 140, 149,

211, 216, 231, 249, 253, 255,

260, 306

Formenti 209, 256, 312.....................

Frontech 222, 246, 272, 332............

Fujitsu 032, 255, 257, 266.................

Funai 028, 032, 115, 116, 136, 222,

224, 262, 276, 330, 332

Galaxi 250, 257, 338........................

Galaxis 250, 257.................................

GBC 246, 266, 305, 332....................

GE 001, 003, 004, 006, 034, 049,....

097, 111, 113, 115, 118, 122,
123, 124, 130, 131, 141, 142,

143, 146, 153, 157
GEC 205, 250, 251, 255, 305, 333..

Geloso 201, 246, 266, 272, 332......

Genexxa 217, 250, 266.....................

GoldHand 332.....................................

Goldline 250........................................

GoldStar 004, 005, 006, 009, 015,..

091, 092, 113, 114, 117,
120, 121, 131, 146, 147,
148, 223, 246, 250, 272,
282, 295, 297, 307, 323,

332

Goodmans 219, 232, 233, 246, 248,

249, 250, 255, 262, 285,

332

Gorenje 231........................................

GPM 217, 266, 332.............................

Gradiente 006, 114, 139, 140..........

Granada 006, 071, 146, 216, 227,...

247, 249, 250, 253, 255,

256, 268, 278, 320

Grandin 301, 337................................

Grundig 135, 142, 146, 208, 214,....

215, 240, 242, 250, 254,
256, 264, 266, 301, 311,
313, 316, 320, 324, 325,

330, 335, 343

Hallmark 004, 006, 113..................

Hanseatic 243, 246, 250, 275, 276,.

288, 313

Hantarex 246, 250, 332.....................

Harman Kardon 113..........................

Harwood 246, 250.............................

HCM 201, 234, 246, 250, 266, 332.
Hinari 201, 217, 219, 246, 249, 250,

262, 266, 281, 309, 332, 333,

334, 339

Hisawa 266...........................................

Hitachi 004, 006, 009, 010, 011,......

035, 036, 071, 072, 073,
074, 075, 076, 077, 078,
079, 080, 081, 095, 101,
109, 112, 126, 127, 131,
142, 146, 154, 158, 205,
206, 212, 218, 235, 244,
249, 250, 251, 252, 255,

258, 259, 262, 267, 269,
286, 297, 299, 307, 327,

333, 334, 336

Hornyphone 250................................

Hoshai 266...........................................

Huanyu 233..........................................

Hyper 246, 266, 272, 332.................

ICE 222, 232, 246, 250, 266............

Imperial 231, 250, 256, 272, 338.....

Infinity 006, 037..................................

Ingersol 246.........................................

Inno Hit 239, 246, 250, 255, 256,...

266, 272, 305, 322, 323,

332

Interbuy 246, 272...............................

Interfunk 247, 250, 274, 306, 319,..

320
Intervision 222, 250, 257, 266, 272,

282, 288

Irradio 246, 250, 256, 266, 272,......

323, 332

ITS 232, 250, 266................................

ITT 262, 279, 285...............................

ITV 250, 272........................................

JBL 006, 037.......................................

JC Penney 001, 004, 005, 006, 008,

034, 044, 049, 058, 091,
092, 097, 111, 113, 120,
122, 124, 141, 142, 146,

148, 149

Jensen 004, 006, 114..........................

JVC 009, 010, 011, 034, 036, 038,...

039, 040, 085, 086, 110, 132,
139, 141, 142, 207, 213, 232,

249, 263, 266, 290, 296, 344

Kaisui201, 217, 246, 250, 266, 332

Kapsch 211, 312..................................

Karcher 250, 257, 332.......................

Kathrein 243........................................

Kawasho 002, 004, 006, 120, 140,..

145
Kendo 219, 250, 257, 272, 283, 332

Kennedy 312........................................

Kenwood 004, 006, 015, 113, 114,.

120, 130, 151
Kloss Novabeam028, 041, 042, 118

Kneissel 250, 275, 283.......................

Kolster 250..........................................

Konka 266............................................

Korting 209..........................................

Kosmos 250.........................................

KTV 028, 091, 094, 115, 116, 120,.

131, 146

Lenco 211, 246..................................

Lenoir 246, 332...................................

LG 246, 250, 272, 282.......................

Liesenkotter 250................................

Lloyds 151, 246...................................

Loewe 037, 209, 250, 275................

Loewe Opta 306.................................

Logik 339..............................................

Luma 246, 250, 283, 312...................

Lumatron 250......................................

Luxman 004, 006................................

Luxor 285, 287, 298, 306, 307, 320,

323

79

LXI 001, 006, 033, 037, 043, 044,...

097, 111, 113, 134, 148

M Electronic 201, 211, 212, 233,.

236, 246, 250, 258,
272, 279, 283, 285,

287
Magnadyne 209, 257, 272, 306, 332

Magnafon 256, 257.............................

Magnasonic 113, 114, 136, 154, 262
Magnavox 004, 006, 008, 015, 037,

041, 042, 045, 046, 070,
113, 114, 120, 128, 131,
133, 134, 136, 137, 142,

144, 262

Marantz 004, 006, 035, 037, 114,....

120, 130, 131, 134, 148,

243, 250

Matsui201, 204, 216, 219, 224, 228,

229, 232, 246, 248, 249, 250,
253, 255, 261, 264, 276, 278,
280, 281, 289, 309, 332, 339,

344

Medion 250..........................................

Megatron 006, 035, 071....................

Memorex 006, 113, 148, 201, 246..
Metz 209, 230, 240, 264, 270, 274,.

306, 308, 311, 313, 324, 325

MGA 004, 005, 006, 015, 047, 114,

266

Minerva 208, 240, 242, 254, 256,....

264, 311, 324, 325

Minoka 234, 250.................................

Mission 304..........................................

Mitsubishi 004, 005, 006, 015, 047,

113, 114, 120, 131, 146,
150, 209, 228, 240, 249,
250, 280, 306, 309, 324,

332

Mivar 223, 239, 256, 275, 322.........

Motorola 003, 093.............................

MTC 004, 005, 006, 058, 113, 120,

134, 141, 154

Multitech 028, 201, 246, 250, 257,.

266, 272, 332

Murphy 211, 255.................................

NAD 006, 043, 044, 109..................

National 265........................................

NEC 003, 004, 005, 006, 114, 120,.

130, 131, 151, 249, 309, 332

Neckermann 209, 214, 237, 242,....

243, 250, 272, 283,

306, 313, 338

NEI 250.................................................

Nesco 262, 272...................................

Neufunk 246, 250...............................

Nikkai204, 217, 222, 246, 248, 249,

250, 255, 266, 307

Nikko 006, 013, 154..........................

NOBLEX 332......................................

Nokia 236, 279, 285, 287, 292, 294,

295

Nordmende 264, 303, 310, 319,.....

341

Novatronic 250, 258..........................

Oceanic 276, 298.............................

Okano 250, 255, 338.........................

Onwa 028, 115, 266..........................

Optimus 109........................................

Optonica 051, 093.............................

Orbit 250.............................................

Orion 025, 100, 219, 224, 225, 229,

246, 250, 257, 261, 276, 277,
281, 300, 309, 313, 317, 326,

330, 339

Osaki 217, 222, 234, 250, 255, 266,

330

Oso 217, 266.......................................

Osume 249, 255, 260, 266...............

Otto Versand 202, 214, 219, 237,..

240, 242, 243, 249,
250, 264, 268, 272,
276, 302, 303, 313,

324, 330, 332

Palladium 231, 250, 272, 283, 338
Panasonic 003, 034, 037, 090, 106,.

116, 118, 122, 124, 125,
135, 142, 143, 154, 156,
221, 230, 245, 250, 265,
268, 273, 293, 313, 315,

320, 331

Panavision 250, 283............................

Pathe Cinema 275, 338.....................

Pathe Marconi 319.............................

Perdio 250, 255...................................

Philco 003, 004, 005, 006, 008, 009,

015, 037, 041, 042, 046, 071,
113, 114, 120, 128, 131, 134,
136, 137, 144, 154, 158, 209,

250, 256, 262, 272, 306, 338

Philips 000, 003, 004, 006, 008, 009,

015, 037, 041, 042, 048, 049,
050, 121, 134, 203, 205, 209,
233, 242, 243, 247, 250, 251,

301, 306, 312, 320

Phoenix 209, 250, 255.......................

Phonola 203, 209, 247, 250, 306,....

320

Pioneer 004, 006, 095, 109, 112,.....

118, 119, 130, 131, 250

Portland 004, 006, 013, 091, 113,...

120, 131, 146, 147, 152

Prandoni-Prince 256, 272.................

Price Club 58......................................

Prima 147, 246, 332...........................

Prinz 255..............................................

Prism 34...............................................

Profex 201, 246, 332..........................

Profi-Tronic 250, 257........................

Proline225, 247, 250, 255, 277, 291

Proscan 001, 097, 111.......................

Protech 201, 222................................

Proton 004, 006, 009, 113, 114,......

127, 131, 137, 146, 148

Provision 250.......................................

Pye 203, 247, 250...............................

Quasar 003, 034, 118, 124, 125,...

128, 135, 142, 143

Quelle 202, 208, 211, 237, 240,......

242, 249, 250, 254, 258,
260, 264, 272, 306, 309,

322, 324, 330, 332

Radio Shack 111, 115, 116, 118,..

134, 146

Radio Shack/Realistic 001, 004, 006,

009, 028, 033,

051, 091, 092

Radiola 203, 247, 250, 320...............

Radiomarelli 209, 250, 272...............

RadioShack 250...................................

Radiotone 246, 250, 289...................

RCA 001, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007,.

015, 052, 053, 054, 055, 056,
095, 097, 098, 099, 102, 111,
112, 115, 118, 119, 122, 123,
124, 130, 131, 141, 143, 146,

153

Realistic 111.........................................

Recor 250.............................................

Revox 250............................................

Rex 222, 272, 283, 312......................

RFT 209, 255, 275..............................

Roadstar 201, 217, 222, 246, 266,..

332

Robotron 306......................................

Runco 82..............................................

Saba 209, 226, 278, 291, 303, 306,

310, 319

Saisho 201, 219, 222, 228, 246, 261,

266, 280, 309, 339

Salora 298, 306, 307..........................

Sambers 239, 256, 257, 322.............

Sampo 004, 006, 091, 092, 118,......

120, 131

Samsung 004, 005, 006, 009, 012,...

015, 057, 058, 059, 091,
092, 103, 113, 120, 131,
134, 141, 146, 151, 159,
201, 222, 223, 231, 239,
243, 246, 250, 255, 262,

305, 322, 323, 332, 338

Sansui 100, 250...................................

Sanyo 004, 033, 047, 060, 089, 096,

129, 149, 211, 216, 227, 246,
249, 253, 255, 260, 275, 298,

305, 306, 309, 332

SBR 203, 205, 247, 250.....................

Schneider 217, 232, 247, 250, 266,.

272, 288, 332

Scott 004, 006, 009, 016, 025, 028,

032, 115, 116, 131, 136, 146

Sears 001, 004, 006, 010, 011, 015,

032, 033, 039, 040, 043, 044,
061, 071, 096, 097, 111, 113,

115, 129, 134, 146, 149

SEG 222, 246, 249, 250, 272............

SEI 202, 209, 224, 250, 257, 276.....

SEI-Sinudyne 306, 330.......................

Seleco 283, 303, 312, 319.................

Sentra 204, 246, 248, 266.................

Sharp 004, 006, 009, 017, 020, 051,

062, 063, 064, 067, 091, 093,
127, 144, 146, 151, 210, 249,
260, 262, 276, 302, 321, 328,

329, 340

Shorai 224, 262, 276, 330.................

Siarem 209, 250, 257, 260, 264, 306

Siemens 214, 215, 240, 242, 311,....

313, 324, 325

Sierra 247, 250....................................

Signature 2000 129............................

Singer 209, 257, 272, 306, 332........

Sinudyne 202, 209, 219, 250, 257,..

261, 266, 276, 306, 330

Solavox 255, 307................................

Sonitron 216........................................

Sonoko 201, 246, 250, 266, 332......

Sonolor 216.........................................

Sontec 250, 276, 338.........................

Sony 002, 104, 107, 108, 138, 140,.

145, 146, 202, 237, 249, 257,

296, 304, 309, 339, 342

Soundesign 004, 006, 008, 028, 032,

113, 115, 131, 137

Star Lite 246, 250...............................

Starlite 028, 332..................................

Stern 312..............................................

Sunkai219, 224, 225, 229, 266, 276,

277, 281, 330

Sunstar 246, 250.................................

SuperTech 246, 250, 332..................

Supra 246, 332....................................

Susumu 217, 278.................................

Sylvania 004, 006, 008, 015, 037,.....

040, 041, 042, 045, 046,
088, 113, 114, 120, 128,
131, 134, 136, 137, 144,

154

Symphonic 023, 028, 116, 136.........

Tandberg 283, 330..........................

Tandy 093, 134, 217, 255, 266, 272

Tashiko 205, 249, 251, 333..............

Tatung 003, 118, 220, 250, 255,......

305, 309, 339

Teac 250...............................................

Tec 246, 272, 278, 284, 332.............

Technics 034, 135, 142, 143, 221,...

245
Techwood 004, 006, 034, 114, 134

Teknika 004, 005, 006, 008, 009,....

010, 011, 013, 028, 032,
045, 058, 090, 091, 115,
116, 120, 130, 131, 137,

146, 154

Teleavia 319.........................................

Telecaption 65....................................

Telecor 250, 266................................

Telefunken 151, 226, 250, 278, 284,

291, 303, 319

Telegazi 250, 266................................

Telemeister 250..................................

Telesonic 250......................................

Telestar 250.........................................

Teletech 201, 246, 250, 272.............

Teleton 249, 274................................

Tensai211, 217, 224, 246, 250, 258,

266, 272, 276, 282, 332

Texet 217, 246....................................

Thomson 250, 278, 284, 291, 303,.

310, 319, 341

Thorn 204, 211, 213, 237, 240, 241,

250, 263, 278, 298, 303, 305,

313, 324

Toshiba 033, 043, 044, 058, 061,....

065, 066, 087, 088, 129,
141, 148, 149, 150, 204,
208, 238, 241, 248, 249,

254, 257, 271, 314, 318

Totevision 91......................................

Towada 257.........................................

Tristar 266...........................................

Triumph 250, 261, 271, 279.............

Uher 250, 256, 306, 312..................

Ultra 154..............................................

Ultravox 250, 257, 272, 306............

Uniden 138..........................................

Universal 49.........................................

Universum 211, 212, 222, 231, 240,

249, 250, 254, 256, 258,
260, 261, 264, 272, 276,

80

279, 283, 285, 287, 292,

309, 313, 324, 330, 332

Univox 250..........................................

Vestel 250..........................................

Video Concepts 115..........................

VideoSystem 250................................

Vidikron 134........................................

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Vision 250............................................

Vortec 250...........................................

Voxson 209, 250, 256, 306...............

Waltham 250....................................

Wards 001, 004, 005, 006, 015,......

016, 023, 032, 037, 041,
042, 045, 049, 051, 111,
113, 120, 122, 123, 131,
134, 136, 137, 141, 144,

148, 262

Watson 250, 266, 288, 289..............

Watt Radio 257..................................

Wega 209, 249, 250...........................

Weltblick 250......................................

White Westinghouse113, 120, 144,

146, 147, 154,

157, 250

Yamaha 004, 005, 006, 015, 120,.

137, 151, 154

Yoko 222, 246, 250, 266, 332..........

Yorx 266, 332.....................................

Zenith 004, 082, 083, 084, 105,.....

117, 138, 154

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Technical data

Storage media

Hard Disc recording: 120 GB HDD

TV systems

Playback: NTSC
Recording: NTSC
Internal tuner: NTSC

Optical disc

DVD+RW • •
DVD+R • •
DVD-R/-RW, video mode • ­DVD-Video • ­Video CD, Super VCD • ­Audio CD • ­MP3 CD • ­CD-R/RW • -

Playback Recording

Video Format

Digital compression DVD, SVCD: MPEG2

VCD: MPEG1

Record modes

Max HDD recording time: 190h
Max DVD recording time: 8h

Mode Rec.time Resolutio-nVideo

M1 60' D1 9.72M 384k
M2 120' D1 5.07M 256k

M2x 150' D1 4.06M 256k

M3 180' 1/2 D1 3.38M 256k
M4 240' 1/2 D1 2.54M 256k
M6 360' 1/2 D1 1.70M 256k
M8 480' SIF 1.27M 192k

Resolution H x V
(pixels)

Full D1 (DVD-Video) 720 x 480
Half D1 360 x 480
SIF (VCD) 352 x 240
TV Standard NTSC PAL/

Scan frequency 60Hz 50Hz
Number of lines 525 625
Playback • •
Recording • •
Internal tuner - •

60Hz

Bit rate

(Mbit/s)

Audio

(kbit/s)

SECAM

Video Performance

DA Converter: 10 bit
AD Converter: 9 bit
Signal handling: Components
Video (CVBS) out: 1 Vpp into 75 ohm
S-video (Y/C) out: Y: 1 Vpp into 75 ohm

Component video out
(YPBPR):

C: 0.286 1Vpp into 75 ohm

Y: 1 Vpp into 75 ohm

PB: 0.7 Vpp into 75 ohm
PR: 0.7 Vpp into 75 ohm

Audio Format

Compressed digital Playback Recording
Dolby Digital (AC3) 5.1-

channel*

DTS, MPEG2 5.1-

channel*
MPEG1, MP3 2- channel ­PCM 2-channel

16/20/24 bit

48/96 kHz

*6.1-channel compatible

2-channel
16-bit, 48

kHz

-

-

Audio Performance

DA Converter: 24 bit
AD Converter: 16 bit
DVD fs 96kHz 4Hz-44kHz

Video CD fs 44.1kHz 4Hz-20kHz
Audio CD fs 44.1kHz 4Hz-20kHz
Signal/Noise (1kHz): 105 dB
Dynamic range (1kHz): 90 dB
Crosstalk (1kHz): 105 dB
Distortion/Noise (1kHz): 90 dB

fs 48kHz 4Hz-22kHz

Front Connections

i.LINK DV in: IEEE 1394 4-pin
S-video in: Hosiden 4-pin
Video in: Cinch (yellow)
Audio left/right in: Cinch (white/red)

Rear Connections

Component video in: Cinch (green/blue/red)
Progressive scan /
Component video out:
S-video in / out: Hosiden 4-pin
Video in /out: Cinch (yellow)
Audio L/R in (2x) /out (2x): Cinch (white/red)
Digital audio out: Coaxial, Optical
RF antenna in: Coaxial 75 ohms (F type)
RF TV out: Coaxial 75 ohms (F type)
AC-outlet: Standard (IEC type)
G-LINK: for IR Blaster

Cinch (green/blue/red)

Timer Recording

Number of events: 12; 1 year; daily/weekly
Timer programming: Manual, VCR Plus+

Interactive Program Guide

Timer programming: TV Guide On Screen™/VCR
Plus+®/Manual
Number of events: more then 15; 1 year;
daily/weekly/regular
Set Top Box control: Cable box

General Functionality

Automatic Screen Saver
Backup presets & timer: 1 year
Backup clock & calendar: 5 hours
Audio recording level: Automatic

DVD/CD playback

• Fast Forward/Backward

• Step Forward/Backward

• Slow

• Direct Title/Track access

• Next/Previous Title/Track/Chapter

• Repeat (Chapter/Title/All) or (Track/All)

• A-B Repeat

• Shuffle

• Intro Scan

• Time Search

• Zoom (1.33x, 2x, 4x) with picture enhancement

• Auto Resume (20 discs)

MP3 CD playback

• Time display (Track)

• MP3 text (ID3 tags) display

• Album and track selection

• Repeat (disc/album/ track)

• Variable Bit Rate of 32-256 kbit/s

• 32, 44.1, 48 kHz sampling rates

• ISO9660 file system

• Single session

• Nested directories supported to 8 levels

• Up to 32 album numbers

• Up to 999 tracks

Power Supply

Power supply: 120V, 60Hz
Power consumption Operation 27W
Low-power standby 8 W

Cabinet

Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 x 76 x 335 mm
Net Weight: 4.0kg

Remote Control

• Multi brand remote control

Package Contents

• DVD Video Recorder/Harddisc

• Remote Control + batteries

• User Manual

• AC power cable

• Coax RF antenna cable

• IR-extender cable (IR Blaster)

• Component Video cable

• Stereo audio cable

Philips Consumer Electronics

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