Philips RTH718 User Manual

Micro Recordable Theater

User Manual

使 用 说 明

RTH718

CAUTION

Use of controls or adjustments or
performance of procedures other than
herein may result in hazardous radiation
exposure or other unsafe operation.

‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH
DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY
COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY C AUSE
ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN
CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE
PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER
SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD
DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS
MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER, PLEASE
CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.’

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Index

This product incorporates copyright protection
technology that is protected by US patents. 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.

U.S. Patent Number 4,631,603; 4,819,098;
4,907,093; 5,315,448; and 6,516,132

Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

G-CODE® is a registered
trademark of Gemstar Development
Corporation. The G-CODE® system is
manufactured under license from Gemstar

Development Corporation.

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Environmental information

All unnecessary packaging has been omitted.
We have tried to make the packaging easy to
sepazazrate into three materials: cardboard
(box), polystyrene foam (buffer) and
polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet.)
Your system consists of materials which can
be recycled and reused if disassembled by a
specialized company. Please observe the local
regulations regarding the disposal of
packaging materials, exhausted batteries and
old equipment.

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Table of Contents

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General

Special Features ....................................................................................................... 7

Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................8

Care and Safety Information .................................................................................. 9

Setu p ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9

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

HDD (Hard Disk Drive) handling care ...........................................................................................................9

General Information .............................................................................................. 10

Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................10

Accessories supplied ..........................................................................................................................................10

Region codes ........................................................................................................................................................ 10

Copyright notice .................................................................................................................................................10

Product Overview

Remote Control .............................................................................................. 11~12

Inser ting Batteries ..............................................................................................................................................13

Main Unit ................................................................................................................. 14

Basic Functions ....................................................................................................... 15

Switching the system on/off ............................................................................................................................. 15

Sound Control .....................................................................................................................................................15

Volume control .................................................................................................................................................... 15

Connections

Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections .............................................................16~20

A. Placing the speakers and subwoofer ........................................................................................................ 16

B. Connecting the speakers and subwoofer ................................................................................................16

C. Connecting the IDE control cables .......................................................................................................... 17

D. Connecting the ground cables ...................................................................................................................17

E. Connecting FM antenna ...............................................................................................................................17

F. Connecting the TV antenna cables ............................................................................................................18

G. Connecting the video cable(s) ................................................................................................................... 19

H. Connecting the audio cables ......................................................................................................................20

I. Connecting the power cords .......................................................................................................................20

Step 2 : Optional Connections .......................................................................21~26

TV has only an antenna input jack ..................................................................................................................21

Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver ......................................................................................22

Connecting to a VCR or other similar device ............................................................................................23

Connecting to a VCR and Cable Box/Satellite Receiver .........................................................................24

Connecting a camcorder to the front jacks ................................................................................................25

Listening to the playback of another device ................................................................................................26

Step 3: Installation and Setup ........................................................................27~30

Finding the viewing channel ..............................................................................................................................27

Setting your TV channel programs ................................................................................................................27

GENERAL settings .................................................................................................................................28~29

Setting the language ............................................................................................................................................30

Setting the time & date ......................................................................................................................................30

LANGUAGE settings ....................................................................................................................................31

DATE/ TIME settings .....................................................................................................................................31

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Watching TV

Control TV programs ............................................................................................ 32

Switching on to T V program ...........................................................................................................................32

Pause live TV function .......................................................................................................................................32

Instant Replay function ...................................................................................................................................... 32

Recording

Before Recording ..............................................................................................33~37

About temporary HDD storage (Time Shift Buffer) ..................................................................................33

Accessing the HDD (Hard Disk Storage) Setup Menu ...........................................................................34

HDD settings ....................................................................................................................................................35

Default Recording settings ..............................................................................................................................36

GENERAL settings .........................................................................................................................................37

Record on Hard Disk ...................................................................................... 38~ 40

Recording TV programs ....................................................................................................................................38

Recording from a DV camcorder ...................................................................................................................38

Recording from an external device (Camcorder/ VCR/ DVD player) ..........................................39~40

Record on DVD Recordable Disc ................................................................... 41~43

Copying from HDD to a recordable DVD ..................................................................................................41

Discs for recording .............................................................................................................................................41

Recording from various sources ............................................................................................................. 42~43

Timer Recording ............................................................................................. 44~47

About timer recording ......................................................................................................................................44

Timer recording (G-CODE® System) ............................................................................................................44

Timer recording (manually) ..............................................................................................................................46

Changing/ Deleting a timer recording ........................................................................................................... 47

Playback

Playback from Hard Disk ......................................................................................48

Playback your HDD recordings ......................................................................................................................48

Playback from Disc ..........................................................................................49~52

Playable discs ........................................................................................................................................................49

Inser ting a disc .....................................................................................................................................................49

Starting disc playback .........................................................................................................................................50

Additional Playback Features .........................................................................53~56

Changing to another title/chapter/track ......................................................................................................53

Pausing playback and step play .......................................................................................................................53

Searching forward/backward ........................................................................................................................... 53

Zooming in ............................................................................................................................................................53

Using INFO options ...........................................................................................................................................54

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Edit Recordings

Edit Recordings - HDD .................................................................................... 57~59

About HDD title edit menu .............................................................................................................................57

Accessing the HDD title edit menu ...............................................................................................................57

Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD ............................................................... 60~ 67

About disc edit menu .........................................................................................................................................60

Accessing disc editing menu .............................................................................................................................60

Playing your recordings (DVD±R) on other DVD players ...................................................................... 62

About DVD title editing ....................................................................................................................................63

Accessing DVD title edit menu .......................................................................................................................63

About video editing ............................................................................................................................................65

Accessing video editing menu ..........................................................................................................................65

Other Information

Setup Menu Options ........................................................................................68~71

Accessing the Setup Menu ................................................................................................................................68

VIDEO settings ...............................................................................................................................................69

PREFERENCES settings .............................................................................................................................. 70

AUDIO settings ..............................................................................................................................................71

Radio Reception .....................................................................................................72

Tuning to radio stations ....................................................................................................................................72

Programming radio stations ............................................................................................................................72

Tuning to preset radio stations ...............................................................................................................72

Firmware Upgrade ................................................................................................. 73

Installing the latest  rmware ...........................................................................................................................73

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 74~76

Speci cations ....................................................................................................77~78

Gloss ary ................................................................................................................... 79

Display panel symbols/ messages ......................................................................... 80

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‘Time Shift Buffer’

As soon as you turn on this recorder, the
program shown on the TV will be stored into
the ‘Time Shift Buffer’. It acts as a
temporary HDD storage of your recordings.
The contents will be automatically deleted
when you turn off this recorder or when you
switch it to standby mode. To store the
contents on the hard disk, you have to mark
the segment in the ‘Time Shift Buffer’ for
recording to prevent them from being
deleted.

‘Instant Replay’

You can repeat a scene of a live TV program
by pressing

control, as often as you like.

To return to the live TV program, press and
hold

Ñbutton on the remote

É.

‘Pause Live TV’

A live TV program is now under your
control. You can pause the program by
pressing PAUSE button and resume
playback at the scene it was interrupted by
pressing É (PLAY) button.

To return to the live TV program, press
(PLAY) or press and hold

É.

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Special Features

This is a simple programming system for
recorders. To use it, enter the programming
number associated with your television
program. You can  nd this number in your
favourite listings magazine.

DivX®, DivX Certi ed, and associated logos
are trademarks of DivX Networks, Inc and
are used under license.

i.Link is also known as ‘FireWire’ and
‘IEEE1394’. This connection is used for the
transfer of high bandwidth digital signals as
used by digital video (DV) camcorders. It
carries all audio and video signals via a single
cable.

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‘Direct Recording to DVD’

This feature enables you to record content
directly on to a recordable DVD disc.

Press DVD REC button on the remote
control to activate direct recording to the
recordable DVD disc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What kind of disc should I use for
recording?

You can only record on both DVD±R and
DVD±RW discs. DVD+R/+RW is the most
compatible recordable DVD format on the
market today. They are fully compatible to
most of the existing DVD-Video players and

DVD-ROM drives in computers.

What is the capacity of a
DVD recordable disc?

4.7GB, or equivalent to 6CDs. You can store
only one hour of recordings on a single disc at
the highest quality (DVD standard) and about
8 hours recordings at the lowest quality
(VHS standard.)
The mode of record quality indicates the
number of hours that will  t on a single disc.

What is the difference between
DVD±R and DVD±RW?

DVD±Rs are “recordable” discs and
DVD±RWs are “rewritable” discs. With a
DVD±R disc, you can record multiple sessions
on the same disc, but when the disc is full, you
cannot record any more content on the disc.
The DVD±RW disc allows you to record over
the same disc repeatedly.

What is DV?

Using DV, also known as i.LINK, you can
connect a DV-equipped camcorder to
this recorder using a single DV cable for
input and output of audio, video, data and
control signals.

– This recorder is only compatible with
DV-format (DVC-SD) camcorders. Digital
satellite tuners and Digital VHS video
recorders are not compatible.
– You cannot connect more than one DV
camcorder at a time to this recorder.
– You cannot control this recorder from
external equipment connected via the DV IN

jack.

Can I copy a VHS tape or DVD
from an external player?

Yes, but only if the VHS tape or DVD is not
copy-protected.

What are Titles and Chapters?

A DVD disc contains Titles and Chapters,
which are similar to the Titles and Chapters of
a book. A Title is often a complete movie and
is broken down into Chapters, or individual

scenes from the movies.

Title

Chapter

Title

Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter

chapter markers

A program is recorded as a single title, it may
consist of one chapter or a few chapters
within a title, depending on the recording
settings.

How do I set up Titles and Chapters?

The recorder will automatically create a new
Title each time you start a new recording.
– For DVD recordings, you can add chapters
manually.
– For HDD recordings, you can preset
chapters to be automatically inserted at

5-minutes intervals.

What does “ nalizing” a disc do?

Finalizing a disc locks the disc so it can no
longer be recorded, only required for
recorable DVDs. It will then be compatible
with virtually any DVD player. To close a disc
without  nalizing it, simply stop recording and
eject the disc. you will still be able to record
on the disc if there is room for more

recordings.

How good is the quality of the
recording?

There are seven modes of record quality levels
to choose from, ranging from “HQ” (1 hour
recording at high quality) to “SEP” (8 hours
recording at VHS quality) on a recordable
DVD. Choose the quality level that best suits
your purpose and the length of material.

Record Quality

HQ High Quality

SP Standard Play

SPP Standard Play Plus

LP Long Play

EP Extended Play

SLP Super Long Play

SEP Super Extended Play

Values are estimates only. Parts of the HDD storage capacity will be reserved for
the operations of this recorder and time shifting.

Hours of Recording that can be stored

HDD
160G

102

136

204

270

34

68

85

DVD±R/±RW

4.7GB recordable disc
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Care and Safety Information

CAUTION!
High voltage! Do not open the
device. You run the risk of getting
an electric shock.

The machine does not contain any
user-serviceable parts. Please leave
all maintenance work to quali ed
personnel.

Setup precautions

Finding a suitable location

– Place the set on a  at, hard and stable
surface. Do not place the set on a carpet.
– Do not position the set on top of
other equipment that might heat it up (e.
g., receiver or ampli er.)
– Do not put anything under the set
(e.g., CDs, magazines.)
– Install this unit near the AC outlet and
where the AC power plug can be reached
easily.

Space for ventilation

– Place the apparatus in a location with
adequate ventilation to prevent internal
heat build up. Allow at least 10 cm (4”)
clearance from the rear and the top of
the set and 5 cm (2”) from the left and
right to prevent overheating.

Avoid high temperatures, moisture,
water and dust

– Apparatus shall not be exposed to
dripping or splashing.
– Do not place any sources of danger
on the apparatus (e.g., liquid  lled
objects, lighted candles.)

WARNING!

– Where the mains plug or an appliance
coupler is used as the disconnect device,
the disconnect device shall remain readily
operable.
– The standby switch does not
disconnect the apparatus from mains.

Cleaning discs

Some problems occur because the disc
inside the recorder is dirty (frozen picture,
sound disruptions, picture distortions.) To
avoid these problems, discs should be
cleaned on a regular basis.

To clean a disc, use a micro  bre cleaning
cloth and wipe the disc from the center
to the edge in a straight line.

CAUTION!

Do not use solvents such as benzene,
thinner, commercially available cleaners,
or anti-static sprays intended for discs.

HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
handling care

The HDD is a fragile piece of device that
is easily prone to damage due to its long
recording capacity and high speed
operation.
– Do not move the unit while it is
turned on.
– Do not remove the AC power plug
from the power outlet during operation.
– Do not use the unit in excessively hot
or humid places. It may cause
condensation to form inside the unit.

If the HDD fails, playback and recording
will not be possible. In this case, it will be
necessary to replace the HDD unit.

WARNING!

The HDD is not a device for storing
recorded content permanently. We
recommend that you copy the important
video content to a recordable DVD as
backup.

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General Information

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Introduction

This recorder has a built-in hard disk
drive (HDD), you can record up to 270
hours of video in SEP (Super Extended
Play) record quality mode.

With both recordable DVD and high
capacity HDD in the same recorder, you
have the  exibility to keep recordings on
the HDD or copy to a recordable DVD
for safekeeping or later viewing.

Furthermore, you can take advantage of
features like ‘Instant Replay’, or ‘Pause
Live TV’, see “Control TV programs”:
“Pause live TV function” and “Instant
Replay Function” for more
information.

Before you can start using this recorder,
complete the basic connections and
set-up in the following easy steps as
needed.

Step 1: Basic recorder connections
Step 2: Optional connections for
other devices
Step 3: Do the basic installation and
set-up

Please take time to read this user manual
before using your recorder. It contains
important information and notes
regarding operations of the recorder.

Helpful Hints:
– If you have any questions or if problems
occur during operation, see the chapter
‘Troubleshooting’.
– If you need further assistance, please call
the customer support service for your
country. The corresponding telephone
numbers and e-mail addresses are given in
the guarantee booklet.
– Refer to the type plate on the rear or
bottom of the product for identi cation and
supply ratings.

Accessories supplied

– Remote control and batteries
– Audio cables (red/white)
– Composite video cable (yellow)
– FM wire antenna
– Speaker wires
– Left/right speakers and active
subwoofer
– Din cable
– IDE control cables
– Power cords
– Quick Start Guide
– User Manual

Region codes

DVDs must be labeled as shown below in
order to play on this DVD
recordable system. You cannot
play discs that are labeled for
other regions.

Helpful Hints:
– If you are having trouble playing
a certain disc, remove the disc and try a
different one. Improper formatted disc will
not play on this DVD Player.

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Copyright notice

The making of unauthorized copies of
copy-protected material, including
computer programs,  les, broadcasts and
sound recordings, may be an infringement
of copyrights and constitute a criminal
offence. This equipment should not be
used for such purposes.

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a

STANDBY-ON

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– Turns on the recorder or switch to

standby mode.

b

OPEN/CLOSE

– Opens/closes the disc tray.

c

HDD

– Enters the HDD content menu.

Remote Control

d

DISC

– Switches to disc mode or displays the
disc content menu.

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DV

– Switches to ‘camera mode’ for camcorder

connecting to DV IN jack. Recording can
be made directly onto the HDD/DVD.

f

TV TUNER

– Switches to the recorder’s tuner mode
(TV channel.)

g

FM/AUX

– Switches to the FM source for FM radio

reception or the AUX source for
listening to a device connecting to the
AUX IN L/R jacks at the rear of the
subwoofer.

h

CAM/EXT

– Selects the recorder’s video input source

from the TV channel or external sources
(EXT 1, EXT 2, CAM 1).

i

TV/DVD (unavailable for this

version)

j

T/C

– Goes direct to the desired title, chapter

(track) or time.

k

 

– Cursor buttons for moving to the left/

right.

– In time shift mode, use  button to

jump forward 30 seconds and  button
to jump backward by 10 seconds.

 : Cursor buttons for moving up/down.

l

OK

– Stores/con rms an entry.
– Con rms a selection.

m

SETUP

– Enters/exits the system setup menu.

n

INFO

– Displays the Time Shift video bar. It

shows the timing of the TV programs

stored in the temporary HDD storage.

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Remote Control (continued)

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– Displays the on-screen help text.
o RETURN
– Returns to the previous menu of a video

CD (VCD) or some DVDs.

p

VOL +/ –

– Adjust the volume level.

q

(PLAY)

É

– Plays a disc.

r


– Stops playback/recording.
– Holding down the button will open and

close the disc tray.

s

– Skips to previous or next Chapter/Track.

t

REC 
– Starts recording the current TV channel

u

CH + / –

– While in tuner mode, selects the next/

v

TIMER

– Enters/exits the timer recording menu.

w

MUTE

– Disables or enables sound output.

x

DVD REC

– Activates the ‘direct recording to DVD’

y

PAUSE

– Pauses the playback or recording.
– Pauses ‘Live TV’ viewing.

z

Numeric keypad

– Selects a chapter/track number to play.
– Selects the recorder’s preset TV tuner

wj SELECT

– Selects a track/chapter/ le in the program

– In HDD title menu, marks titles for

or the current video input source.

previous TV channel.

mode.

channel.

menu.

copying to a DVD recordable disc.

wk REPEAT

– Select to repeat title playback in HDD

mode.

– Select to repeat playback of title, chapter,

track or disc in DVD mode.

wl SHUFFLE

– Switches to random playback of an audio

CD, Video CD (VCD), picture CD or
DVD disc.

– In HDD title menu, select to sort the titles.

e; DSC

– Selects different types of preset sound

equalizer settings: CLASSIC, JAZZ,
ROCK or POP.

ea SUBTITLE

– Selects a subtitle language.

es ZOOM

– Enlarges a picture on the TV screen.

Notes for remote control:

- You have to press TV TUNER before
selecting the CAM/EXT source. To
switch to another source from CAM/
EXT, please press the corresponding
source button twice.

- On completion of the timer recording
operation, you may select the DV
source by pressing either CAM/EXT
repeatedly or DV directly.

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Remote Control (continued)

Inserting Batteries

A

Open the battery compartment.

B

Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA,

following the indications (+-) inside
the compartment.

C

Close the cover.

CAUTION!
– Remove batteries if they are
exhausted or if the remote control
is not to be used for a long time.
– Do not mix batteries (old and new
or carbon and alkaline, etc.).
– Batteries contain chemical
substances, so they should be
disposed of properly.

Using the remote control to
operate the system

A

Aim the remote control directly at the

remote sensor (iR) on the front panel.

B

Select the source you want to control by

pressing the TV TUNER, HDD or DISC
button on the remote control.

C

Select the desired function (for example

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Main Unit

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a

STANDBY-ON

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2

– Turns on the recorder or switch to

standby mode.

b

HDD Active indicator

– Blue ring lights up while temporary

recording to the time shift buffer is in
progress.

c

Display panel

– Show information about the current

status of the recorder.

d

REC 

– Starts recording the current TV channel

or the current video input source.
– Red ring lights up while recording to the
HDD or DVD recordable disc is in

progress.

e

É

– Starts playback of the select title/track.

f

STOP 

– Stops playback/recording.

g

/

– Skips to the previous or next chapter/
track, or hold down the button to make a

reverse/forward search.

h

OPEN/CLOSE ç

– Opens/closes the disc tray.

i

DISC

– Switches to disc mode or displays the
disc content menu.

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– Point the remote control towards this

sensor.

k

VOLUME +/ –

– Adjusts the volume level.

Jacks on the front panel

l

DV IN

– Input for digital camcorders or other
suitable devices using this connector.
Press DV on the remote control when
using this input source.

m

CAM 1

– AV input for camcorders or other

devices.

When the recorder is turned on, press

CAM/EXT on the remote control
repeatedly to select ‘CAM1’ when using
this input source.

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Basic Functions

Switching the system on/off

Press STANDBY-ONB.



 “PHILIPS” is displayed brie y. The

system will switch to the TV TUNER

source.

Press HDD or DISC on the front panel



or HDD, DISC, DV, TV TUNER, FM/

AUX or CAM/EXT on the remote.

 The system will switch to the selected

source.

To switch the system to standby

mode

Press STANDBY-ONB.



 The volume level (up to a maximum

volume level of 12), interactive sound

settings and tuner presets will be retained

in the player’s memory.

Sound Control

DSC (Digital Sound Control)

DSC provides a different type of preset

sound equalizer setting.

Press DSC on the remote repeatedly to



select: CLASSIC, JAZZ, ROCK or POP.

Volume control

Turn VOLUME -/+ on the front panel
or press VOL +/- on the remote to
increase or decrease the volume level.

 “VOL XX” is displayed on the display

panel. “XX” denotes the volume level.

To switch off the volume
temporarily

Press MUTE on the remote until “MUTE



ON” appears.

 Playback will continue without sound.

To activate sound reproduction, you can:



– press MUTE again until “MUTE OFF”
appears;
– adjust the volume controls.

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Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections

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A. Placing the speakers and
subwoofer

Front

speaker

( left )

VIEWING AREA

A

Place the left and right speakers at equal

distances from the TV set and at an angle
of approximately 45 degrees from the
listening position.

B

Place the subwoofer on the  oor near the

TV, main set and AC power outlet.

Helpful Hint:
– To avoid magnetic interference, do not
position the front speakers too close to your
TV set.
– Allow adequate ventilation around the
DVD Recordable System.

Subwoofer

Front
speaker
( right )

B. Connecting the speakers
and subwoofer

B

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A

Connect the terminal marked “DIN

OUT” on the rear of the ampli er to

“DIN IN” on the rear of the subwoofer
with the supplied DIN cable by matching
the pins. Fix the two screws on each
connector of the cable to ensure  rm
connection.

B

Connect the speaker wires to the

SPEAKERS OUT terminals on the
rear of the subwoofer, right speaker

to “R” and left speaker to“L”, colored
(marked) wire to “+” and black
(unmarked) wire to “–”. Fully insert the
stripped portion of the speaker wire into
the terminal as shown.

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Helpful Hint:
– The supplied DIN cable is only used in
connection of the subwoofer and main set of
this system. Never try it for any other
purposes.
– Ensure that the speaker cables are
correctly connected. Improper connections
may damage the system due to short-circuit.
– For optimal sound performance, use the
supplied speakers.
– Do not connect more than one speaker to
any one pair of +/- speaker jacks.
– Do not connect speakers with an
impedance lower than the speakers supplied.
Please refer to the SPECIFICATIONS section
of this manual.

Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections

C. Connecting the IDE
control cables

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connect the terminals marked



CONTROL CABLE A and
CONTROL CABLE B on the rear of

the micro recordable theatre to the
corresponding terminals on the rear of
the power ampli er with the supplied 40­pin and 36-pin IDE  at control cables by
matching the pins.

D. Connecting the ground
cables

Connect the two ground cables  xed at

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the bottom of the DVD recordable
player to the ground ( ) terminals on
the rear of the HDD. Then, fasten the
screws as shown to ensure  rm
connection.

E. Connecting FM antenna

Connect the supplied FM antenna to the



FM ANTENNA terminal on the rear
of the subwoofer. Fully extend and

adjust the position of the antenna for
optimal reception.

For better FM stereo reception, connect



an outdoor FM antenna to the FM
ANTENNA terminal.

English

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Helpful Hint:
– This system does not support MW
reception.

17

Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections

English

F Connecting the TV antenna
cables

CABLE

SATELLITE

ANTENNA

These connections enable you to watch
and record TV programs using this
recorder. If the antenna signal is
connected via a VCR, Cable Box or
Satellite Receiver, ensure that these
devices are turned on in order to watch
or record the cable programs.

If your TV is equipped with an



Antenna In (RF IN) jack only,
see “Optional connections - TV has only
an antenna input jack” for the complete
connection to your TV.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

TV

A

Connect the existing Antenna/Cable TV

signal (or from the Cable Box/Satellite
Receiver {RF OUT or TO TV}) to the
ANTENNA (IN) jack on the recorder.

B

Use the RF coaxial cable to connect the

TV (OUT) jack on the recorder to the
antenna input jack on your TV (VHF/UHF
RF IN.)

Helpful Hint:
– Depending on how you have currently
connected your TV channel (directly from an
off-air antenna or Cable box or VCR), you
will have to disconnect some of the cables

S-VIDEO
IN

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO IN

before you make the above connection.

If you want to connect to a VCR



and/or Cable Box/Satellite Receiver,
see the related topics below “Optional
connections” for the complete
connection to your TV.

TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected

from the power outlet.

18

Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued)

G Connecting the video
cable(s)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

TV

AUDIO
OUT

This connection enables you to view the
disc playback from the recorder.
You only need to choose one of the
options below to make your video
connection.

Option 3 : Using Component Video

the TV.

jack (best picture quality)

A

Use the component video cables (red/
blue/green - not supplied) to connect the

English

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y Pb/
Cb Pr/Cr) jacks on the recorder to the

corresponding component video input
jacks (or labeled as Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr or
YUV) on the TV.

B

If your TV accepts Progressive Scan signal,

see “Setup Menu Options - VIDEO
settings” for detailed Progressive Scan set
up.

IMPORTANT!
The progressive scan video quality is
only available through a Y P

S-VIDEO
IN

VIDEO IN

connection and a progressive TV is
required. It is strongly advised to

B PR

complete the recorder installation
 rst, before enabling the progressive
scan feature.

Option 1: Using Video (CVBS) jack

(good picture quality)

(good picture quality)

Use the supplied composite video cable



(yellow) to connect the VIDEO OUT
jack on the recorder to the video input
jack (or labeled as A/V In, Video In or
Composite) on the TV.

Option 2: Using S-Video jack
(excellent picture quality)

Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to



connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the
recorder to the S-Video input
jack (or labeled as Y/C or S-VHS) on

TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected

from the power outlet.

19

Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued)

English

H. Connecting the audio
cables

Option 1

This connection enables you to listen to
the sound.

Option 1: Using an Audio cable

You can connect the recorder to a two
channel stereo system or receiver in
order to enjoy the stereo sound system.

Use the supplied audio cables (red/white)



to connect the AUDIO OUT (L/R)
jacks to these devices with the same
input jacks.

Option 2

DIGITAL IN

TV

S-VIDEO
IN

AUDIO
OUT

VIDEO IN

Option 2: Using a Coaxial cable

You can connect the recorder to an AV
ampli er/receiver in order to enjoy
multichannel surround sound.

Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to



connect the COAXIAL OUT jack to
the digital input on the AV ampli er/
receiver with a digital multi-channel
sound decoder.

Before you start operating, set the audio
settings accordingly (see “Setup Menu
Options - AUDIO settings”.)
If the AUDIO settings do not match your
ampli er’s capabilities, the ampli er may
produce a strong, distorted sound or no
sound at all.

Helpful Hint:
– Do not connect your TV’s audio output
jacks to the AUDIO IN L/R jacks on this
recorder, this may cause unwanted
noise.

I. Connecting the power
cords

After everything is connected
properly, plug in the AC power
cords of the main set, subwoofer
and TV to the power outlet.

Never make or change any
connection with the power switched
on.

TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected

from the power outlet.

20

CABLE

SATELLITE

ANTENNA

Step 2 : Optional Connections

A

English

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

B

ANT IN

D

TO TV

VIDEO

IN

C

TV has only an antenna
input jack

Use this connection if your TV has only a
single Antenna In jack (or labeled as
75 ohm or RF IN) and does not have any
audio/video jacks.

For this connection, you need a RF
modulator in order to view the disc
playback.

A

You may have an Antenna/Cable TV

signal (or from the Cable Box/Satellite
Receiver/VCR) connected to your TV’s
antenna input jack (VHF/UHF RF IN.)
Remove it from the TV and connect it to
the ANTENNA (IN) jack on the
recorder.

B

Use the RF coaxial cable to connect the

TV (OUT) jack on the recorder to the
antenna input jack on the RF modulator.

R L

AUDIO IN

E

TV

CH3 CH4

C

Use an RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to

connect the TO TV jack on the RF
modulator to the antenna input jack on
your TV.

D

Use the supplied composite video cable

(yellow) to connect the VIDEO OUT
jack on the recorder to the video input
jack (or labeled as A/V In, Video In,
Composite or Baseband) on the RF
modulator.

E

Use the supplied audio cables (red/white)

to connect the AUDIO OUT (L/R)
jacks on the recorder to the audio input
jack (or labeled as AUDIO IN or LINE
IN) on the RF modulator.

Helpful Hints:
– If you have used the TV (OUT) jack to
connect your recorder to TV, set your TV to
channel 3 or 4. If you have used
VIDEO OUT/AUDIO OUT L/R connections,
set the TV to the appropriate video input
channel.
– See your electronics retailer for details on
RF modulator availability and operations.

TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected

from the power outlet.

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Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)

English

D

ANTENNA

SATELLITE

CABLE

A

IN

RF

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

R L

C

B

Option 2

Connecting to a Cable Box or
Satellite Receiver

Option 1

If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver
has only an antenna output jack
(RF OUT or TO TV),

refer to “Basic Recorder Connections ­Connecting the TV antenna cables” for
the complete connection to your TV.

If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver
has video/audio output jacks,

A

Keep the existing antenna connection

from the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver to
your TV.

B

Use the RF coaxial cable to connect the

ANTENNA (IN) jack on the recorder
to the RF OUT jack on the Cable Box/
Satellite Receiver.

C

Use a RF coaxial cable to connect the

TV (OUT) jack on the recorder to the
antenna input jack on your TV (VHF/UHF
RF IN.)

D

Use the audio/video cables to connect

the VIDEO IN - EXT 1 and AUDIO
IN (L/R) jacks on the recorder to the
matching VIDEO/AUDIO output jacks on
the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.

E

Use the audio/video cables to connect

the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT
(L/R) jacks on the recorder to the
matching VIDEO/AUDIO input jacks on
the TV.

TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected

from the power outlet.

22

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

E

TV

S-VIDEO
IN

AUDIO
OUT

VIDEO IN

Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)

VHF/UHF

CABLE

SATELLITE

ANTENNA

A

RF IN

VHF/UHF

RF OUT

B

Connecting to a VCR or
other similar device

This connection enables you to record
from a video tape to the HDD or a DVD
recordable disc and allows the VCR to be
used for playback if the recorder is
turned off.

IMPORTANT!
Your new recorder can replace the
VCR for all your recording needs.
Just unplug all the connections to
your VCR.

A

Connect the Antenna/Cable TV signal to

the ANTENNA (IN) jack on the
recorder.

B

Use a RF coaxial cable to connect the

TV (OUT) jack on the recorder to the
antenna input jack on your TV (VHF/UHF
RF IN.)

VIDEO

AUDIO

AUDIO

OUT

OUT

L

R

IN

VIDEO

IN

AUDIO

AUDIO

L

R

English

C

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

TV

S-VIDEO
IN

AUDIO
OUT

VIDEO IN

D

C

Use the audio/video cables to connect

the VIDEO IN - EXT 1 and AUDIO
IN (L/R) jacks on the recorder to the
matching VIDEO/AUDIO output jacks on
the VCR.

D

Use the audio/video cables to connect

the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT
(L/R) jacks on the recorder to the
matching VIDEO/AUDIO input jacks on
the TV.

Helpful Hints:
– Most commercial video cassettes and
DVDs are copy-protected and therefore
cannot be recorded.
– Connect the recorder directly to the
TV. If there is a VCR or an additional device
in between, the picture quality may be poor
because of the copy protection system built
into the recorder.

TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected

from the power outlet.

23

Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)

English

D

ANTENNA

SATELLITE

CABLE

A

IN

RF

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

R L

S-VIDEO

C

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

B

F

VHF/UHF

OUT

RF IN

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

L

AUDIO

VHF/UHF

R

RF OUT

Connecting to a VCR and
Cable Box/Satellite Receiver

A

Connect the Antenna/Cable TV signal to

the antenna input (RF IN) jack on the
Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.

B

Use the RF coaxial cable to connect the

ANTENNA (IN) jack on the recorder
to the RF OUT jack on the Cable Box/
Satellite Receiver.

C

Use a RF coaxial cable to connect the

TV (OUT) jack on the recorder to the
antenna input jack on your TV (VHF/UHF
RF IN.)

VIDEO

AUDIO

AUDIO

TV

S-VIDEO
IN

AUDIO
OUT

VIDEO IN

E

IN

S-VIDEO

IN

L

R

D

Use the supplied audio/video cables to

connect the VIDEO IN - EXT 1 and
AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks on the recorder
to the matching VIDEO/AUDIO output
jacks on the Cable Box/ Satellite
Receiver.

E

Use the audio/video cables to connect the

VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT (L/R)
on the recorder to the matching VIDEO/
AUDIO input jacks on the TV.

F

Use an AV cable (a 3.5mm AV connector

at one end and three video/audio cables
at the other) to connect the 3.5mm AV
IN jack on the front panel of the
recorder to the matching VIDEO/AUDIO
output jacks on the VCR.

TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected

from the power outlet.

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Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)

DV OUT

Connecting a camcorder to
the front jacks

You can use the front jacks to copy
camcorder recordings. These jacks
provide convenient connections
for a camcorder.

Option 1: Using the DV IN jack

Use this connection if you have a Digital
Video or Digital 8 camcorder. The DV
jack conforms to the i.LINK standard.
It provides the best picture quality.

Use an i.LINK 4-pin cable (not supplied)



to connect the DV IN jack on the
recorder to the appropriate DV OUT
jack on the camcorder.

Before you start operating, press DV on
the remote control to select ‘DV’ as the
input channel. For recording, see “Before
Recording”, “Record on Hard Disk” and
“Record on DVD Recordable Disc”.

L

R

Option 2: Using the AV IN jack

You can use the AV IN connection if your
cacorder is equipped with the composite
video output jack and audio output jacks.
Of course, you can also connect the
system to another device providing such
jacks.

Connect the 3.5mm AV IN jack on the



front panel of the recorder to the
corresponding VIDEO/AUDIO jacks on
the camcorder with an AV cable (a

3.5mm AV connector at one end and
three video/audio cables at the other).

Before you start operating, press CAM/
EXT on the remote control
repeatedly to select ‘CAM1’ as the input
channel, depending on your connections.
For recording, see “Before Recording”,
“Record on Hard Disk” and “Record on
DVD Recordable Disc”.

English

Helpful Hints:
– The DV IN jack does not support a
connection to a Personal Computer.
– It is not possible to record from the
recorder to your camcorder via the DV IN
jack on your recorder.

TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected

from the power outlet.

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Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)

English

AUDIO OUT

R

L

Listening to the playback of
another device

Connect the AUX IN (R/L) jacks on



the rear of the subwoofer to the AUDIO
OUT jacks on the other audio/visual
device (such as a TV, VCR, Laser Disc
Player or cassette deck).

Before starting operation, press FM/
AUX on the remote control repeatedly
in order to activate the input source.

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Step 3: Installation and Setup

IMPORTANT!
When you complete the
connections and turn on the
recorder for the  rst time, it is
advisable that you make several
basic settings.

Please see the following pages on using
the Setup Menu features to program TV
channels, menu language and system
clock settings. This will improve the
performance of this recorder
considerably.

Finding the viewing channel

A

Press STANDBY-ON 2 on the

recorder to turn it on.

B

Turn on the TV and set it to the correct

video-in channel. You should see the blue
DVD background screen.

 Usually this channel is between the

lowest and highest channels and may be
called FRONT, A/V IN, VIDEO. See your
TV’s manual for more details.

 Or, you may go to channel 1 on your

TV, then press the Channel down button
repeatedly until you see the Video In
channel.

 Or, the TV remote control may have

a button or switch that chooses different
video modes.

Setting your TV channel
programs

Before the recorder can start recording
any TV channel programs, you need to
search for the available TV channels and
store them in this recorder.

Note: Ensure that you have successfully
made all the required connections to the
recorder, TV and Satellite Receiver/
Cable Box (if any) and have switched
them on.

Tuner settings can only be changed
when the recorder is not playing or
recording.

SETUP

OK

A

Press SETUP on the remote control.

 The setup menu appears on the TV.

B

Use  keys to highlight

{ SETUP MENU - GENERAL } and
and press .

English

TIPS: Press  to go access the options of an item in the menu.
Press SETUP to exit the menu.

27

Step 3: Installation and Setup (continued)

English

GENERAL settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Auto Program

SETUP MENU - GENERAL

Auto Chapter Marker

Record Quality

Auto Program

Manual Program

Sort

5min.

SP

Search

Edit

OK

Manual Program

Manual Program

Program Number
Name

Frequency
Fine Tuning
Standard
NICAM
Audio
Skip

OK

P001

C h 0 0 1
0 5 8 . 9 8 Mhz

PAL B/G
On
Dual A
No

OK

CANCEL

OK

Select to make automatic TV channel programming.

A

Use  keys to highlight { Auto Program - Search } and

press  .

 A warning message will appear.

Select

OK

and press OK on the remote control.

B

OK

 The automatic TV channel search will start. This process may take

several minutes. Once complete, the total number of channels found
will appear on the TV.

Select to modify your preset TV channels.

A

Use  keys to highlight { Manual Program - Edit } and

press  .

 The modify channel options will be displayed.

B

Use  keys to select one of the options and press  .

{ Name } – Use  keys to select by the channel name for
modifying.

{ Frequency } – Select this to adjust the frequency of the channel.
– Use  keys to adjust the frequency. Press OK on

the remote control to confirm the setting.

{ Fine tuning } – Select this to  ne-tune the TV channel manually if the
reception is poor.
– Use  keys to  ne-tune the frequency.

{ Standard } – Select this to set the system that produces the least

distortion of picture and sound. Press OK on the
remote control to confirm the setting.

{ NICAM } – Select this to receive dual language broadcasts and to

improve the sound quality of the TV channel.

– Use  keys to select { On } or { Off }, then press

OK on the remote control to con rm the setting.

TIPS: Press  to go access the options of an item in the menu.
Press SETUP to exit the menu.

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Step 3: Installation and Setup

(continued)

GENERAL settings

Manual Program

Manual Program

Program Number
Name

Frequency

Fine Tuning

Standard
NICAM
Audio
Skip

OK

P001

C h 0 0 1
0 5 8 . 9 8 Mhz

PAL B/G
On
Dual A
No

OK

CANCEL

OK

(underlined options are the factory default settings)

{ Audio } – For dual language broadcasts, select this to switch

between stereo (original) and the additional audio
language.

– Use

 keys to select { Dual A } or { Dual B },

then press OK on the remote control to confirm the
setting. This is the default language during timer
recording.

{ Skip } – Select this to set the channel to be skipped. The
skipped channels can only be accessed by pressing
the corresponding number button on the remote
control.

– Use  keys to select { Yes } if you wish to skip
this channel.

C

To con rm the changes, select

remote control to exit to the previous screen.

OK

OK

and press OK on the

English

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Step 3: Installation and Setup (continued)

English

Setting the language

You can select the language for subtitles
and audio for DVD playback. For some
DVDs, the subtitle/audio language can
only be changed via the DVD disc menu.
If the selected language is not available on
the disc, the disc’s default language will be
used instead.

The menu language (on-screen display)
for the system will remain as you set it.

Language settings can only be
changed when the recorder is not
playing or recording.

A

Press SETUP.

 The setup menu appears.

B

Use  keys to highlight

{ SETUP MENU - LANGUAGE } and
press  to access the menu.

SETUP MENU - LANGUAGE

System Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Disc Menu Language

C

Use  keys to highlight one of the

options and press . See next page for
details.

D

Use  keys to highlight the desired

setting and press OK to con rm.

English

English

Off

English

Setting the time & date

This recorder has an automatic date and
time setting feature. The date and time
settings are set according to the
broadcast channel information of preset
Program Number 1.

A

Press SETUP.

 The setup menu appears.

B

Use  keys to highlight

{ SETUP MENU - DATE / TIME} and
press  to access the menu.

SETUP MENU -

C

Use  keys to highlight one of the

DATE / TIME

Date(dd/mm/yyyy)

Time(hh:mm)

options and press  to access the
options.

If the recorder has not set the time and



date correctly, you can further adjust the
clock settings, see next page for details.

D

Once complete, press  to return to the

previous menu.

E

Press SETUP to exit.

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10 : 33

TIPS: Press  to go access the options of an item in the menu.
Press SETUP to exit the menu.

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Step 3: Installation and Setup (continued)

LANGUAGE settings

System Language Selects the menu language for this recorder on-screen display.

Audio Language Selects the preferred audio language for DVD playback.

Subtitle Language Selects the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback.

Disc Menu Language Selects the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback.

Helpful Hints:

– If the selected audio/subtitle language is not available on the disc, the disc’s
default setting language will be used instead.
– For some DVDs, the subtitle/audio language can only be changed via the DVD
disc menu.

DATE/ TIME settings

Use  keys to change the number and use  keys to select

Date (dd/mm/yy)

different entry  elds, then press OK to con rm.

Time (hh/mm)

Use  keys to change the number and use  keys to select
different entry  elds, then press OK to con rm.

Helpful Hint:
– You can also use the numerical keypad (0-9) to enter numbers directly.

The basic installation is now complete. This recorder is ready for use!

English

TIPS: Press  to go access the options of an item in the menu.
Press SETUP to exit the menu.

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Control TV programs

English

Switching on to TV program

A

Turn on the TV to the correct program

number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’,
‘AV’).

B

Press STANDBY-ON

the recorder.

 If no TV program appears on the

screen, press TV TUNER on the
remote
control.

C

Press CH +/– to select a TV channel.

 The selected TV channel will appear

on the status window.

 The active TV programs will be stored

automatically to the temporary
HDD storage in this recorder. This
information is shown on the Time Shift
video bar.

To display or remove the Time Shift



video bar, press the INFO key
repeatedly.

03:15:36

For more information about the
temporary HDD storage (Time
Shift Buffer,) see next page.

TV TUNER

INFO

CH + /

2 to turn on

09:15:36

08:30:45

Pause live TV function

You may be interrupted whilst watching
your favourite TV program. You can
pause the show by pressing PAUSE and

pressing

É (PLAY) to resume playback

of the program at the scene it was
interrupted. You can ‘pause’ the live TV
broadcast up to a maximum period of 6
hours. It behaves exactly as if you were in
control of the live broadcast.

If you want to return to the live TV
program, press
hold

É.

É (PLAY) or press and

Instant Replay function

Whilst watching a live TV program, you
can press

jump back 10 seconds upon every single
press for instant replay.

If you want to return to the live TV
program, press and hold

Ñon the remote control to

É.

TIPS: Press INFO to display the time shift video bar or help text.

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Before Recording

About temporary HDD
storage (Time Shift Buffer)

As soon as you switch on this recorder,
the currently selected TV program will
be stored in a temporary hard disk
storage called ‘TSB’ (Time Shift Buffer),
(up to 6 hours of programs.)

In tuner mode, the Time Shift video bar
will appear on the screen, it indicates the
status and timing of the TV programs
stored in the temporary HDD storage.
You can choose to display or remove the
video bar by pressing the INFO key on
the remote control.

a
b

c
d

The Time Shift video bar consists of the
following information :

a

shift buffer.

b

Once it has exceeded 6 hours, the
content stored at the beginning will be
deleted and the start time will be updated
accordingly.

c

“LIVE” or the time of current playback
being viewed “HH:MM:SS”.

d

shift buffer.

03:15:36

Content temporarily saved in the time

The TV program start time.

Status of source of video input.

Icon which shows the status of the time

– playback of content stored in the

time shift buffer.

– marks the beginning of content

recording.

– marks the current recording in

progress.

– the current screen has been paused

from playback. (This will not pause
recording.)

09:15:36

08:30:45

WARNING!

The TV programs stored in the
temporary HDD storage will be deleted
once it has exceeded the storage buffer

or when you press STANDBY-ON
to turn off the recorder.

In addition, executing the following
actions will also clear the contents in the
temporary HDD storage:

Press DV or CAM/EXT on the remote



control.

OR

Use the option { Delete HDD } to erase



all contents of your hard disk storage.
See “Before Recording – HDD Settings”
for details.

English

2

TIPS: Press INFO to display the time shift video bar or help text.

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Before Recording (continued)

English

Accessing the HDD (Hard
Disk Storage) Setup Menu

You can preset the behavior of your hard
disk storage of the recorder. This
recorder offers various options for easy
management of your hard disk recording.

A

Press SETUP.

 The system setup menu appears.

B

Use  keys to highlight

{ SETUP MENU - HDD } and press 
to access the menu.

SETUP MENU - HDD

Save Time Shift Buffer

HDD Info

Space Management

Delete HDD

Delete Optical Disc

C

Use  keys to highlight the option and

press  to access its options.

D

To exit, press .

SETUP

OK

No

Show

Automatic

OK

OK

TIPS: Press  to go back to previous menu item.
Press SETUP to exit the menu.

34

Before Recording (continued)

HDD settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Save Time Shift
Buffer

HDD Info

Space Management

Delete HDD

This option allows you to control the behavior of the Time Shift

Buffer.

{ Yes } – Select to retain the contents in the temporary HDD
storage when you switch the tuner’s TV channel or
external video input source.

{ No } – Select to clear the contents in the temporary HDD
storage.

Press OK to display information on:

– Hard disk size in MB ( Megabytes).
– Used space in MB ( Megabytes).
– Remaining space in MB ( Megabytes).
– Number of titles stored on the HDD.

This option determines how the recorder will respond when
the HDD is full of recordings.

{ Automatic }–During recording, when the HDD is full, the

recorder will proceed to overwrite any unprotected

recordings in the HDD. The oldest unprotected

recordings will be deleted  rst.

{ Manual } – During recording, when the HDD is full, recording

will be stopped. A warning message { The hard disk

is full. Please erase some programs to allow

further recording. } will appear on the screen.

This option will erase all marked/ unmarked recordings on the

HDD. This option is not available when recording to HDD is in

progress.

Press  to highlight OK.



 A warning message will appear. Select

OK

OK

to proceed or

to abort. Once complete, the recorder will switch to standby mode.

OK

CANCEL

English

Delete Optical Disc

This option will erase all content on a DVD±RW disc, including

those that were not recorded on this recorder. This option

is only available in tuner mode.

Press  to highlight OK.



 A warning message will appear. Select

to abort.

TIPS: Press  to go back to previous menu item.
Press SETUP to exit the menu.

OK

OK

to proceed or

OK

CANCEL

35

Before Recording (continued)

English

Default Recording settings

The default recording settings will allow
you to preset auto chapter markers and
the preferred mode of recording quality
for HDD recording.

A

Press SETUP on the remote control.

 The setup menu appears on the TV.

B

Use  keys to highlight

{ SETUP MENU - GENERAL } and
press  to con rm.

SETUP MENU - GENERAL

Auto Chapter Marker

Record Quality

Auto Program

Manual Program

Sort

C

Use  keys to select the setting you

wish to change and press OK to con rm.

 Instructions and explanation of the

options are provided in the following
pages.

D

To exit, press SETUP.

5min.

SP

Search

Edit

OK

Auto Chapter Markers

You can insert chapter markers within a
title during recording. This allows you to
access speci c points on the recording.

A

Use  keys to highlight { Auto

Chapter Marker } and press  to

access its options.

B

Use  keys to select your preferred

setting.

C

Press OK to con rm.

Default Recording Quality

The setting de nes the picture quality of
recordings and the maximum recording
time on the HDD.

Important! When copying from the
HDD to a DVD recordable disc, the
mode of record quality for the selected
recording in the HDD will automatically
be transferred, selecting another mode of
record quality is not possible.

A

Use  keys to highlight { Record

Quality } and press  to access its

options.

B

Use  keys to select your preferred

mode of record quality.

C

Press OK to con rm.

TIPS: Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu.

36

Before Recording (continued)

GENERAL settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Auto Chapter
Markers

Record Quality

Auto Program

You can insert chapter markers within a title during recording.

English

This lets you access to speci c points on the recording.

Press  to access the menu and use  keys to select one of the



options.

{ 5 min } – Chapter markers are inserted during recording at

every 5 minutes interval.

{ 10 min } – Chapter markers are inserted during recording at

every 10 minutes interval.

{ 20 min } – Chapter markers are inserted during recording at

every 20 minutes interval.

{ 30 min } – Chapter markers are inserted during recording at

every 30 minutes interval.

{ Off } – The feature is disabled.

Select this option to preset your preferred mode of record

quality.

Press  to access the menu and use  keys to select one of the



options.

Record Quality

HQ High Quality

SP Standard Play

SPP Standard Play Plus

LP Long Play

EP Extended Play

SLP Super Long Play

SEP Super Extended Play

Values are estimates only. Parts of the HDD storage capacity will be reserved for
the operations of this recorder and time shifting.

Hours of Recording that can be stored

HDD
160G

34

68

85

102

136

204

270

DVD±R/±RW

4.7GB recordable disc
1

2

2.5

3

4

6

8

Select to make automatic TV channel programming.
See section “Step 3: Installation and Setup – Setting your TV
channel programs”.

Manual Program

Select to modify your preset TV channels.
See section “Step 3: Installation and Setup – Setting your TV
channel programs”.

TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting.
Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu.

37

Record on Hard Disk

English

IMPORTANT!
Unrecordable pictures

Television programs,  lms, video tapes,
discs, and other materials may be
copy-protected and therefore cannot be
recorded on this recorder.

Recording TV programs

Follow the instructions below to record
TV programs onto the HDD, where you
can store for future viewing or copy to a
DVD recordable disc if required.

A

In tuner mode, press the INFO key on

the remote control to display the time
shift video bar.

B

C

To save all current programs stored in



D

/ keys ( on the remote)

Use

to search for the beginning of the scene
in the temporary HDD storage where
you want to start recording.

Press REC

start recording.

 To cancel, press and hold SELECT.

the time shift buffer, press and hold
RECâ.

To stop recording, press STOP

the remote control.

â on the remote control to

Ç on

Recording from a DV
camcorder

You can record video directly from a
connected DV camcorder onto the
HDD, where you can edit it easily and
copy to a recordable DVD if required.

DV

REC

IMPORTANT!
– If you press DV on the remote
control, the unmarked contents in
the TSB will be removed.

CH

PAUSE

To record directly to a DVD

recordable disc, see “Record on DVD

Recordable Disc”.

TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording. The same record quality will be transferred
from HDD to a recordable DVD. See “Before Recording - Defualt Recording settings”.

38

Record on Hard Disk (continued)

A

Connect the DV camcorder to the

DV IN jack on the front panel of this
recorder.

B

Find the footage on the DV camcorder

that you want to start recording from
and set the camcorder to pause mode.

C

Turn on the TV to the correct program

number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’,
‘AV’.)

D

Turn on the recorder and press DV on

the remote control.

 An information box will be displayed.

System State: Stop DV State: Stop
Record to Hard Disc As Standard Play
Elapsed Time: 00:00:00 Remaining Time: 00:00:00

Press SELECT repeatedly to change the



mode of record quality.

E

Press REC

press the PLAY button on the DV
camcorder to start playback.

To pause the recording, press PAUSE.



To resume recording, press  (PLAY)
again.

 A new chapter marker is created

after recording restarts.

F

To stop recording, press STOP

 A new title will be created when you

begin another recording.

To record directly to a DVD

recordable disc, see “Record on DVD

Recordable Disc”.

â to start recording and

Ç.

Recording from an external
device (Camcorder/VCR/
DVD player)

A copy protection system has been built
into this recorder to prevent the transfer
of data from pre-recorded DVDs or
other copy protected material onto the
recordable DVD. You can only store the
contents in the temporary HDD storage
of this recorder.

Note: Set the preferred mode of record
quality before proceeding, see “Before
Recording - Default Recording Settings.”

CAM/EXT

REC

A

Connect the external device to this

recorder (see “Step 2: Optional
Connections”).

B

Turn on the TV to the correct program

number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’,
‘AV’).

C

Press STANDBY-ON

the recorder.

 If no TV program appears on the

screen, press TV TUNER on the
remote control.

TV TUNER

PAUSE

2 to turn on

English

TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording. The same record quality will be transferred
from HDD to a recordable DVD. See “Before Recording - Defualt Recording settings”.

39

Record on Hard Disk (continued)

English

D

Press CAM/EXT repeatedly to select

the correct input channel that matches
the connected jack of the device.
– { CAM 1 } : 3.5mm AV jack on the
front.
– { EXT 1 } : EXT 1 jack at the back.
– { EXT 2 } : EXT 2 jack at the back.

E

Press REC

 You can also press RECâ

repeatedly to increase the recording time
in 30-minute increments.

F

Start playback on the connected device.

To pause the playback on the device,
press PAUSE.
To continue, press  (PLAY) again.

 You can use this function to avoid any

unwanted recording .

G

To stop the recording before the

scheduled ending, press STOP

To record directly to a recordable

DVD disc, see “Record on DVD

Recordable Disc”.

â to start recording.

Ç.

TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording. The same record quality will be transferred
from HDD to a recordable DVD. See “Before Recording - Defualt Recording settings”.

40

Record on DVD Recordable Disc

IMPORTANT!
Unrecordable pictures

Television programs,  lms, video tapes,
discs, and other materials may be
copy-protected and therefore cannot be
recorded on this recorder.

Copying from HDD to a
recordable DVD

You can copy a recorded title(s) from the
HDD (hard disk drive) to a recordable
DVD disc.

The time taken to copy content from the
HDD to a recordable DVD depends on
the record quality of the HDD
recordings.

It is not possible to change the mode of
record quality during the copying
process. As such, it is important that you
choose the appropriate record quality
when you  rst set up the recording to
the HDD.

The copying process is done at a higher
speed than the recording.

HDD Record Quality

HQ (High Quality)

SP (Standard Play)

SPP (Standard Play Plus)

LP (Long Play)

EP (Extended Play)

SLP (Super Long Play)

SEP (Super Extended Play)

Hours of Recording that can

be stored in a 4.7GB DVD+R/+RW

1

2

2.5

3

4

6

8

Discs for recording

There are several formats of DVD
recordable discs which can be used with
this recorder:

DVD±RW (DVD ReWritable discs)
– Discs that are rewritable can be used
for multiple recordings once the existing
data has been erased.

DVD±R (DVD Recordable discs)
– Discs that can only be used for a single
recording. Each new recording is always
added at the end of all previous
recordings as existing recordings cannot
be overwritten.
– Editing can be made on DVD±R discs
as long as they have not been  nalized.
– To play a DVD±R disc on another
DVD player, it must be  nalized (see
“Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD ­Playing your recordings (DVD ±R, DVD­RW) on other DVD players”.) After this
is done, no more content can be added
to the disc.

English

The following information will be stored
on the disc :
– Title/name of recording
– Date of recording
– Time of recording
– Record quality mode/ length of
recording
– Index picture of title

TIPS: Ensure that there is suf cient space available on the DVD±R before recording.

You have to  nalize the DVD±R before it can be played on other players, see “Edit Recordings Recordable
DVD - Playing your recordings (DVD ±R, DVD-RW) on other DVD players”.

41

Record on DVD Recordable Disc (continued)

English

Recording from various
sources

You can choose to copy your recordings
from the HDD or an external device to a
DVD recordable disc. The storage
capacities of the disc depends on the
record quality that was selected for the
recording in the recorder or device, see
“Before Recording - Default Recording
settings”.

HDD

CAM/EXT

REC

PAUSE

SELECT

DV

DVD REC

Recording from the HDD

R

A

Turn on the TV to the correct program

number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’,
‘AV’).

B

Insert a DVD recordable disc into the

recorder.

C

Press HDD on the remote control.

 The HDD content menu appears on

the screen.

HDD

Date Time

Ch.

No

05/20/05

001 CH001
002

CH003

05/14/05

CH009

003

04/25/05

004

04/30/05

CH004
CH002

03/28/05

005

CH008

04/12/05

006

CH012

05/08/05

007

CH010

06/30/05

008

For other options, press [DVD], [DV],
[TUNER] keys. Press [RIGHT] to edit menu.

D

Use  keys to highlight the title/titles

02.00 PM

04.00 PM

08.30 PM

03.30 PM

08.30 PM

11.00 AM

08.30 PM

10.30 PM

Title
Travel

News
Drama
Nature
News
Title 3
News

Discover

1. Press [SELECT] to
mark or unmark
recordings.

2. Press [HDD] to

copy selected
recordings to DVD.

Press [SHUFFLE] to
sort by title.

and press SELECT to mark the titles to
copy to DVD.

If you have many HDD title recordings,



use or to view the previous/ next
page of HDD titles for selection.

E

Press HDD on the remote control.

 Recording to the DVD recordable disc

will begin. The dubbing icon will be
displayed at the bottom right corner of
the screen.

 Once complete, the icon will not be

shown.

F

To stop recording, press STOPÇ on

the remote control.

00:20:20
SP NTSC

Helpful Hint:
– During selection of recordings for copying,
press SHUFFLE on the remote control to
sort according to the titles of recording.

TIPS: Ensure that there is suf cient space available on the DVD±R before recording.

You have to  nalize the DVD±R before it can be played on other players, see “Edit Recordings Recordable
DVD - Playing your recordings (DVD ±R, DVD-RW) on other DVD players”.

42

Record on DVD Recordable Disc (continued)

Recording from an external device/
VCR/ DV Camcorder

A

Turn on the TV to the correct program

number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’,
‘AV’).

B

Insert a DVD recordable disc into the

recorder.

C

Press DVD REC to switch to direct

recording mode.

 An information box will be displayed

on the screen.

System State: Stop
Record to Optical Disc As Standard Play
Elapsed Time: 00:00:00 Remaining Time: 02:00:00

D

Press CAM/EXT repeatedly to select

from the various options:

{ CAM 1 }

Input source from the device connected to the

3.5mm CAM 1 AV jack on the front panel.

{ EXT 1 }

Input source from the device connected to the
VIDEO IN - EXT 1 and AUDIO IN (L/R)
jacks on the back panel.

{ EXT 2 }

Input source from the device connected to the

S-VIDEO IN - EXT 2 and AUDIO IN (L/
R) jacks on the back panel.

OR

Press DV to record from the DV



camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on

the front panel.

OR

Press TV TUNER to select input source



from TV programs.

E

Press SELECT to toggle between the

different modes of record quality.

Record Quality

HQ High Quality

SP Standard Play

SPP Standard Play Plus

LP Long Play

EP Extended Play

SLP Super Long Play

SEP Super Extended Play

Values are estimates only. Parts of the HDD storage capacity will be reserved for
the operations of this recorder and time shifting.

F

Press REC

 Recording to the DVD recordable disc

Hours of Recording that can be stored

HDD
160G

34

68

85

102

136

204

270

DVD±R/±RW

4.7GB recordable disc
1

2

2.5

3

4

6

8

âon the remote control.

will be begin.

G

To stop recording, press STOP

Ç on

the remote control.

Helpful Hint:
– All title selections and settings will be lost
once you replace or remove the recordable
DVD.

To edit your recordings on the
DVD recordable disc, see “Edit

Recordings - Recordable DVD”.

English

TIPS: Ensure that there is suf cient space available on the DVD±R before recording.

You have to  nalize the DVD±R before it can be played on other players, see “Edit Recordings Recordable
DVD - Playing your recordings (DVD ±R, DVD-RW) on other DVD players”.

43

odeDate

o

Timer Recording

English

About timer recording

Use ‘Timer Recording’ to automatically
start and stop a recording at a later
date/ time. The recorder will tune to the
right program channel and begin
recording at the speci ed time.

With this recorder, you can pre-program
up to 20 recordings.

To make a timer recording, your
recorder needs to know:

– The date you want to make the

recording.
– The recording input source.
– The start and stop time of the

recording.
– The mode of record quality, see

“Before Recording - GENERAL

settings”.

OK

TIMER

Timer recording (G-CODE®
System)

This is a simple programming system for
recorders. To use it, enter the G-CODE
programming number associated with
your television program. You can  nd
this number in your TV listings magazine.

All the information needed by the
recorder for programming is contained in
the programming number.

A

Turn on the TV power. Select the

correct Video In channel at the TV.

If you are recording directly to a



DVD disc, insert the DVD recordable
disc before proceeding to step

B

Press TIMER on the remote control.

 The timer schedule list appears.

Timer Schedule

SourceRec M

3

4

5

6

StartEndRec T

B

®

.

C

Use  keys to highlight the next

available empty slot and press OK.

 The G-CODE

®

System setup menu

appears.

G-

CODE

System

SELECT

TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording, the same record quality will be transferred
from HDD to a recordable DVD.

Enter the G­number for the show you wish to
record. Press CANCEL for manual
timer recording. To go back to timer
schedule press [RETURN].

OK

CONFIRM

CODE

programming

OK

MANUAL

44

Timer Recording (continued)

D

Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to enter

the G-CODE

®

programming number for

the show you wish to record and press
OK. (e.g. : 5-312-4 or 5,312 4, key in
‘53124’.)

To cancel the G-CODE® programming,



 keys to select

use

OK

MANUAL

the menu and press OK.

OK

E

To con rm your entry, select

CONFIRM

in the menu and press OK.

 The timer editor menu appears.

Timer Editor

Source

Rec To
Rec Mode
Mode

Date
Start
End
Title

OK

OK

F

Use  keys to select an entry in the

Ch003
HDD
SP
Once

0 1 / 3 1 / 0 5
1 0 : 3 3 P M
1 1 : 0 3 P M

M y T i t l e 01

OK

CANCEL

menu and press  to enter its options.

{ Source }

– Use  keys to select the recording input
source.

{ Rec To }

– Use  keys to select { HDD } or
{ DVD } to enter the recording destination.

{ Rec Mode }

– Use  keys to select your option.

{ Mode }

– Use  keys to select { Once },
{ Daily }, { Weekly }, { Mon-Fri },
{ Mon-Sat } or { Weekend }recordings.

{ Date }

– Use  keys or the numeric keypad
0-9 to enter the date for recording.

{ Start }

– Use  keys or the numeric keypad
0-9 to enter the start time of recording.

in

{ End }

– Use  keys or the numeric keypad
0-9 to enter the end time of recording.

{ Title }

– Use  keys to select the
alphanumeric options to enter the title of your
recording.

G

Select

OK.

 The system will store the timer entry

OK

OK

and return to the timer schedule list.

H

Press TIMER to exit the menu.

I

Press STANDBY-ON

recorder.

 If the recorder is not in standby mode,

a warning message will appear three
minutes before the recording starts.

 The ‘TIMER’ icon will light up on the

display panel if a timer recording is set.

English

in the menu and press

2 to turn off the

TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording, the same record quality will be transferred
from HDD to a recordable DVD.

45

odeDate

o

Timer Recording (continued)

English

Timer recording (manually)

A

Turn on the TV power. Select the

correct Video In channel at the TV.

If you are recording directly to a



DVD disc, insert the DVD recordable
disc before proceeding to step

B

Press TIMER on the remote control.

 The timer schedule list appears.

Timer Schedule

SourceRec M

3

4

5

6

C

Use  keys to highlight the next

available empty slot and press OK.

 The G-CODE

appears.

G-

CODE

Enter the G­number for the show you wish to
record. Press CANCEL for manual
timer recording. To go back to timer
schedule press [RETURN].

OK

CONFIRM

StartEndRec T

®

System setup menu

System

CODE

programming

OK

MANUAL

D

Select

OK

MANUAL

in the menu and press

OK.

 The timer editor menu appears.

Timer Editor

Source

Rec To

B

.

E

Rec Mode
Mode

Date
Start
End
Title

OK

OK

Use  keys to select an entry in the

Ch003

HDD

SP

Once

0 1 / 3 1 / 0 5

1 0 : 3 3 P M

1 1 : 0 3 P M

M y T i t l e 01

OK

CANCEL

menu and press  to enter its options.

{ Source }

– Use  keys to select the recording input
source.

{ Rec To }

– Use  keys to select { HDD } or
{ DVD } to enter the recording destination.

{ Rec Mode }

– Use  keys to select your option.

{ Mode }

– Use  keys to select { Once },
{ Daily }, { Weekly }, { Mon-Fri },
{ Mon-Sat } or { Weekend }recordings.

{ Date }

– Use  keys or the numeric keypad
0-9 to enter the date for recording.

{ Start }

– Use  keys or the numeric keypad
0-9 to enter the start time of recording.

{ End }

– Use  keys or the numeric keypad
0-9 to enter the end time of recording.

{ Title }

– Use keys to select the
alphanumeric options to enter the title of your
recording.

F

Select

OK

OK

in the menu and press

OK.

 The system will store the timer entry

and return to the timer schedule list.

TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording, the same record quality will be transferred
from HDD to a recordable DVD.

46

To cancel the above timer setting, press

odeDate

o

CH003

5

M

5

04.00 PM

M

05.30 PM



SELECT on the remote control.

G

Press TIMER to exit the menu.

H

Press STANDBY-ON

2 to turn off

the recorder.

 If the recorder is not in standby mode,

a warning message will appear three
minutes before the recording starts.

 The ‘TIMER’ icon will light up on the

display panel if a timer recording is set.

Helpful Hint:
– Set the timer recording one minute ahead
of the program’s start time. This helps
ensure the entire program is recorded as
the disc requires about 30 seconds to
prepare for recording.

Setting a timer recording from an
external Cable Box/
Satellite Receiver

If you have a Satellite Receiver/Cable Box
connected to this recorder via the
VIDEO (CVBS) (see “Optional
Connections - Connecting to a Cable
Box or Satellite Receiver”,) follow the
steps described below to program the
recordings.

A

Select the channel you want to record at

the Satellite Receiver/Cable Box.

B

Program the recording with the required

information. Follow the steps

A~D

“Timer Recording (manually)” on the
previous page.

When selecting options for { Source }



choose { EXT 1 } or { EXT 2 } as the
input channel and press OK to con rm.

C

Keep the Satellite Receiver/Cable Box

switched on for the recording.

D

Press STANDBY-ON

2 to turn off

the recorder.

Timer Recording (continued)

Changing/ Deleting a timer
recording

A

Turn on the TV power. Select the

correct Video In channel at the TV.

B

Press TIMER on the remote control.

 The timer schedule list appears.

Timer Schedule

of

SourceRec M

SP01/31/0

3

CH008

SP

4

5

6

C

Use  keys to select a timer program

which you want to change/ delete.

D

To delete the timer entry, press

SELECT on the remote control.

E

To change the timer schedule, press

OK to enter the timer editor menu of

the selected timer program.

Timer Editor

Source

Rec To
Rec Mode
Mode

Date
Start
End
Title

OK

F

Select the entry  eld and make the

OK

necessary changes.

G

Once complete, select

menu and press OK to save the changes.

H

Press TIMER to exit the menu.

StartEndRec T

10.33 P

01/25/0

10.00 AM

01/30/05

Ch003
HDD
SP

Once
0 1 / 3 1 / 0 5
1 0 : 3 3 P M
1 1 : 0 3 P M

M y T i t l e 01

CANCEL

OK

OK

OK

11.03 P

11.15 AM

English

HDD

in the

TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording, the same record quality will be transferred
from HDD to a recordable DVD.

47

Playback from Hard Disk

English

Playback your HDD
recordings

Each recording stored on the HDD is
displayed in the HDD content menu with
an index picture.

A

Press HDD on the remote control.

 The HDD content menu appears.

B

Use  keys to highlight a title and

press OK on the remote control to start
playback.

If you have many HDD title recordings,



use or to view the previous/ next
page of HDD titles for selection.

HDD

Date Time

Ch.

No

05/20/05

001 CH001
002

CH003

05/14/05

CH009

003

04/25/05

004

04/30/05

CH004
CH002

03/28/05

005

CH008

04/12/05

006

CH012

05/08/05

007

CH010

06/30/05

008

For other options, press [DVD], [DV],
[TUNER] keys. Press [RIGHT] to edit menu.

C

During playback, you can use the

following keys on the remote control to
access additional playback features.

02.00 PM

04.00 PM

08.30 PM

03.30 PM

08.30 PM

11.00 AM

08.30 PM

10.30 PM

Title
Travel

News
Drama

Nature
News

Title 3

News

Discover

1. Press [SELECT] to
mark or unmark
recordings.

2. Press [HDD] to

copy selected
recordings to DVD.

Press [SHUFFLE] to
sort by title.

INFO

00:20:20
SP NTSC

00:00:00

00:38:36

– move to the beginning or previous/ next
chapter.
– hold down this button to start fast
backward/ forward search, press the button
again to increase the search speed.



– jump forward by 30 seconds.



– jump backward by 10 seconds.

 (PLAY)

– starts playback

PAUSE

– view a still picture.

INFO

– displays the Time Shift video bar. Press
repeatedly to remove the video bar display.
– displays the help text for the selected
function.

STOPÇ

– stop playback.

ZOOM

– zoom in and out of a still/paused picture.

01:15:30

TIPS: Press HDD to exit the menu.

48

PAUSE

ZOOM

Playback from Disc

Playable discs

Using this recorder, you can play and
record on the following discs:

Recording and Playback

DVD±RW

(DVD ReWritable);
can be recorded on
and overwritten repeatedly.

DVD±R

(DVD Recordable);
can be recorded on
only once.

Playback only:

DVD Video

(Digital Versatile Disc)

CD-RW (CD-ReWritable)
Audio/ MP3/ JPEG contents

CD-R (CD-Recordable)
Audio/ MP3/ JPEG contents

Audio CD (Compact Disc
Digital Audio)

MP3-Disc

Video CD

(Formats 1.0, 1.1, 2.0)

Super Video CD

DivX Disc

(DivX 3.11, 4.x, 5.x)

ReWritable

Recordable

IMPORTANT!
– If the inhibit icon (
appears on the TV screen when a
button is pressed, it means the
function is not available on the
current disc or at the current time.
– DVD discs and players are
designed with regional restrictions.
Before playing a disc, make sure the
disc is for the same region as your
player.
– Do not push on the disc tray or
put any objects other than discs on
the disc tray. It may cause the disc
player to malfunction.

Error )

Inserting a disc

A

Press STANDBY-ON

the recorder.

B

Press OPEN/CLOSE ç on the front of

the recorder.

 The disc tray opens.

C

Carefully place the disc onto the tray

with the label facing up, then press
OPEN/CLOSE ç.

 Make sure the disc label is facing up.

For double-sided discs, load the disc as
indicated on the label.

D

Turn on the TV power. Select the

correct Video In channel at the TV (see
“Step 3: Installation and Setup - Finding
the viewing channel”.)

E

Playback will start automatically or a

dialog will appear on the TV (see next
page.)

2 to turn on

English

TIPS: Some discs cannot be played on this recorder due to the con guration and characteristics of the disc,
or due to the condition of recording and authoring software.

49

Playback from Disc (continued)

English

Starting disc playback

Playback will begin automatically. If the



disc has its own menu this will be loaded,
otherwise the recorder will launch an
index screen.

If the pin code entry dialog appears on



the TV, this means that the parental
control was activated for the inserted
disc (see “Setup Menu Options ­PREFERENCES settings”.)

 Use the numeric keypad 0-9 on the

remote control to enter your pin code
(password.)

For more playback features, see



“Additional Playback Features”.

Playing a DVD video disc

The DVD disc is usually formatted with a
disc menu. You may have to make your
selection (e.g., subtitle or audio language)
within the disc menu.

A

Insert a DVD disc.

If the disc menu appears on the TV

Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to input



your selection or use   keys to
select a play option and press OK to
start playback.

Playing a (Super) Video CD

(Super) Video CDs may feature ‘PBC’
(Play Back Control.) This allows you to
play the video CDs interactively,
following the menu on the display.

A

Insert a (Super) Video CD.

If the ‘PBC’ is on, the disc index
menu will appear on the TV

B

Use numeric keypad 0-9 to input your

selection or to select a play option.

Press RETURN on the remote control



to return to the previous menu.

To turn on/off the Playback Control



mode, press INFO key on the remote
control twice during playback to access
the playback menu options.

 Use  keys to select { PBC } and

press  to select either { PBC On } or
{ PBC Off .}

C

To stop playback, press STOP

.

Playing an audio CD

A

Insert an audio CD.

 Playback starts automatically.

B

To stop playback, press STOP

.

To select a speci c chapter/title
marker

During playback, press T/C on the



remote control repeatedly to toggle
bewteen { Title }, { Chapter } or
{ Time }. Use the numeric keypad 0-9
to input your selection of title/chapter
number or speci c time during playback.

B

To stop playback, press STOP

TIPS: Some discs cannot be played on this Recorder due to the con guration and characteristics of the disc,
or due to the condition of recording and authoring software.

.

50

Playback from Disc (continued)

Playing a DVD±R disc

P

A

Insert a recorded DVD±R disc.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

B

Use  keys to select a title and press

(PLAY) to start playback.



C

To stop playback, press STOP .

Helpful Hint:
– If the message ‘BLANK’ appears on the
display panel, this means that there are no
recordings on this disc.

Playing a DivX disc

This recorder supports the playback
of DivX movies which you can copy from
your computer onto a CD-R/RW or
DVD±R disc.

A

Insert a DivX disc.

 The disc content menu appears.

If the DivX movie contains external



subtitles, you have to  rst select the
subtitle  le from the  le list.
Use  keys to select the  les for
playback and press OK to con rm your
selection.

B

Press 

During playback, you can press INFO on



(PLAY) to start playback.

the remote control to display the disc
content menu.

Helpful Hints:
– Subtitle  les with the following  lename
extensions (.srt, .smi, .sub, .sami) are
supported.
– It is normal to experience an occasional
pixelation during MPEG-4/DivX playback
due to poor encoding of the content.

Playing a MP3 disc

A

Insert a MP3 CD.

 The disc content menu appears.

File Play - Stop 0:00:00/ 0:00:00

Directory Playlist

Bee Gees

1

Phil Collins

2

Bryan Adams

3

Collin Raye

4

Nat King Cole

5

UB40

6

Jordan Hill

7

Faith Hill

8

Note: It may require a longer time for

the recorder to display the disc content
menu on the TV due to the large number
of songs/pictures compiled into one disc.

B

Use  keys to navigate within the

menu and press OK to access the folder/

album.

C

Use  keys to select the track/ le to

play.

To go to the previous menu, press



RETURN.

D

To create a playlist, highlight the track/ le

and press SELECT.

 The selected tracks/ les will appear

on the right screen.

 Use  keys to toggle between the

left and right screens.

E

Press 

F

During playback, you can press

(PLAY) to start playback.

/ to

select the previous/next track.

G

To stop playback, press STOP .

Helpful Hints:

– Only the  rst session of a multi-session

CD will play back.

– It is normal to experience an occasional

“skip” while listening to your MP3 disc.

– Further album, track and artist information

will also be displayed on the TV if included in

the ID tag.

English

TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for cerain discs.
Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.

51

Playback from Disc (continued)

English

Playing a picture disc (or musical
slide show)

You can display JPEG pictures in the
selected roll automatically one after the
other.

A

Insert a JPEG picture disc (CD, CD-R/

RW, DVD.)

 The disc content menu appears.

B

Use  keys to navigate within the

menu and press OK to access the folder/
album.

C

To create a playlist, highlight the track/ le

and press SELECT.

 The selected tracks/ les will appear

on the right screen.

 To remove the track/ le from the

playlist, highlight it on the right screen,
and then press SELECT once.

D

You can select to playback from the

original disc content or from the playlist,
just use  keys to move to the correct
screen before selecting the track/ le for
playback.

File Play - Stop 0:00:00/ 0:00:00

Directory Playlist

Japan trip

1

2
3
4

Bryan Bday
My songs
Hot Hits

File Play - Stop 0:00:00/ 0:00:00

Directory Playlist

..\

P1010001.JPG

1

P1010008.JPG

2

BUTTER-1.JPG

3

NATURE-1.JPG

4

BUTTER-1.JPG

5

P1022500.JPG

6

P1023000.JPG

7

MERLIO-1.JPG

8

If the disc contains MP3 music and
JPEG picture  les, you can start a
musical slide show playback,

Select an MP3  le and press OK to start



playback, then select a picture  le in the
menu and press OK to start the musical
slide show playback.

E

During playback, you can press INFO on

the remote control to access various

settings for the slide show playback.

File Play

Press ZOOM on the remote control to



Type
Mode

Trick

Wipe

Zoom
Rotate

PIC
Normal
Play

Top to bottom

Fitscreen
Clockwise 0

Top to bottom

Down to top
Left to right
Right to left
Extend center V.

enlarge the picture.

F

To stop playback, press STOP .

Playable JPEG picture disc

This recorder can read JPEG pictures
stored on a CD-ROM, Picture CD, or
DVD.

File format:

– The  le extension has to be ‘.JPG,’
‘.JPE’ or ‘.JPEG.’
– It can only display DCF-standard still
pictures or JPEG pictures e.g. TIFF. It
cannot play back moving pictures, Motion
JPEG, progressive JPEG and other
formats, or pictures in formats other
than JPEG, or pictures associated with
sound.
– It may require a longer time for the
recorder to display the disc content on
the TV due to the large number of songs/
pictures compiled onto one disc.

TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for cerain discs.
Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.

52

Additional Playback Features

Changing to another title/
chapter/track

When a disc contains more than one
track, title or chapter, you can change to a
different track, title or chapter as follows.

During playback,

Press to go to the next chapter/track.



Press to return to the start of the



previous chapter/track.

OR

Press T/C repeatedly to toggle between



{ Title }, { Chapter } or { Time }. Then
use the numeric keypad 0-9 to input
the title/chapter/track number.

Pausing playback and step
play

A

During playback, press PAUSEÅto

pause playback and display a still picture.

B

Press PAUSE again to move one frame

forward.

C

To resume normal playback, press

(PLAY).



Searching forward/backward

You can fast forward or fast reverse a
disc at two, four, sixteen or thirty two
times the normal playback speed.

A

During playback, press and hold

reverse) or (fast forward) to switch
to the search function.

B

During disc playback, press  (RIGHT)

to access the playback menu.

 Use  keys to highlight { Trick

Mode - Play } and press (RIGHT) to

access the search speed options:
– FREV x32, FREV x16, FREV x4, FREV
x2, FFWD x2, FFWD x4, FFWD x16,
FFWD x32.

 The sound will be muted.

C

To resume normal playback, press



(PLAY).

Zooming in

This option allows you to enlarge the
picture on the screen and pan through
the enlarged picture.

A

Press ZOOM on your remote control to

activate zoom.

B

Use  keys to pan through the

zoomed picture.

C

To exit, press ZOOM repeatedly until

the picture returns to the normal size.

English

(fast

TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for cerain discs.
Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.

53

Additional Playback Features (continued)

English

Using INFO options

SELECT

A

During playback, press INFO twice on

the remote control.

 The playback menu appears on the TV.

DVD

Mode

Trick mode

Chapter

Audio

Subtitle

Angle

Title Time

B

Use  keys to select the setting you

want to adjust.

 Instructions and explanation of the

options are provided in the following
pages.

C

To exit, press INFO.

Title

Normal

Play
02/05
01/22
01/02 - OTH
Off
01/03
00:22:03 - 00:27:24

INFO

OK

Selecting various repeat functions

You can select various repeat play or
random play mode during playback.

This function can also be accessed via the
REPEAT key on the remote control.

A

During disc playback, press INFO twice

on the remote control.

 The playback menu appears.

B

Use  keys to select { Mode } and

press OK.

C

Use  keys to select one of the repeat

options.

{ Normal }
Select this to cancel the repeat mode and
return to normal playback.

{ Repeat A-B }

Select this to repeat the playback of a speci c
segment within a title/chapter/track. Press OK

to mark the start and end of the segment you
want to repeat.

{ Repeat Chapter }

Select this to repeat playback of the current
chapter (DVD, recordable DVDs only.)

{ Repeat Track/Title }

Select this to repeat playback of the current
track/title.

{ Repeat Directory }

Select this to repeat playback of the current
folder/directory (MP3, JPEG, picture disc only.)

{ Repeat Disc }

Select this to repeat playback of the entire
disc.

D

To cancel repeat playback, press STOP,

then press 
repeat steps select

(PLAY). Alternatively,

A

to C and select

{ Normal } and press OK.

TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for cerain discs.
Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.

54

Additional Playback Features (continued)

Programming disc tracks

You can play the contents of the disc in
the order you want by programming the
tracks to be played.

A

Press INFO on the remote control.

 The playback menu appears.

B

Select { Mode } > { Program .}

 The program menu appears.

DVD

Title Playlist

Title 1
Title 2
Title 3
Title 4
Title 5
Title 6
Title 7
Title 8

C

If the disc is recorded with Titles/Folders/

Albums, press OK to access the tracks/
 les/chapters.

Pressing OK at the highlighted track/ le/



chapter will start playback.

Use   keys to toggle between the left



and right screen.

To program your favourite track/
 le/chapter

D

Use  keys to select the track/ le/

chapter to program and press SELECT
on the remote control.

 The selected track/ le/title will appear

at the right screen.

 The order on the right screen will be

the order of program playback.

To start program play

F

Press  key to move to the right screen

and press OK.

 Playback will start from the selected

track/  le/ chapter according to the
programmed sequence.

To exit program play

G

Press STOP  to exit program play.

Changing the audio soundtrack
language

C

This operation works only on DVDs with
multiple soundtrack language or VCDs
with multiple audio channels.

A

Press INFO on the remote control.

 The playback menu appears.

B

Use  keys to select { Audio } and

press  to access its options.

C

Use  keys to select the audio

language and press OK to con rm.

 The languages may be numbered or

abbreviated, such as “En” for English.

 If the language selected is not available

on the disc, the disc’s default setting for
language will be used instead.

Helpful Hint:
– Some DVDs allow soundtrack language
changes only via the DVD disc menu. To
access the disc menu, press DISC on the
remote control.

English

To remove the programmed item
from your selection

E

Press  key to move to the right screen.

Use  keys to select the track/ le/
chapter to program and press SELECT
on the remote control.

TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for cerain discs.
Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.

55

Additional Playback Features (continued)

English

Changing subtitle language

This operation works only on DVDs with
multiple subtitle languages, you can
change the language you want while
playing the DVD.

A

Press INFO on the remote control.

 The playback menu appears.

B

Use  keys to select { Subtitle } and

press  to enter the menu and  nd the
different available options.

C

Use  keys to select the language and

press OK to con rm.

 The languages may be numbered or

abbreviated, such as “En” for English.

 If the language selected is not available

on the disc, the disc’s default setting
language will be used instead.

Helpful Hint:
– Some DVDs discs allow subtitle language
changes only via the DVD disc menu. To
access the disc menu, press DISC.

Switching camera angles

This option is only available with DVDs
that contain sequences recorded from
different camera angles. This allows you
to view the picture from different angles.

Time search

This option allows you to skip to a
speci c point on the current disc.

A

Press T/C on the remote control

repeatedly to display
{ Time : – : – – : – – } on the top left
corner of the screen.

 Use the numeric keypad (0-9) to

enter the time required.

 Playback skips to the selected time.

A

Press INFO on the remote control.

 The playback menu appears.

B

Use  keys to select { Angle } and

press  to enter its options.

 The camera angles available for

selection appears.

C

Use  keys to select the camera angle

you want to switch to, then press OK to
con rm.

TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for cerain discs.
Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.

56

Edit Recordings - HDD

About HDD title edit menu

In the HDD title edit menu, you can
change the title name, hide unwanted
scenes, delete titles, split a title or change
the title index picture.

The edit options in the HDD title edit
menu are:

{ Play Title }

– Select a title (recording) to play.

{ Delete Title}

( For unprotected and unlocked titles only )

– Delete the title (recording).

{ Divide Title }

– Divide the recording into two separate
titles.

{ Edit Title }
– Hide the unwanted scene in the recording

{ Rename }

– Change the name of a title (recording).

{ Lock/ Unlock }
– Lock or unlock a title (recording) to

prevent/allow playback.

{ Protect/ Unprotect }

– Protect or unprotect a title (recording) to
prevent/allow erasure or changes being made.

Accessing the HDD title edit
menu

SELECT

OK

SELECT

A

Press HDD on the remote control.

 The HDD content menu appears.

B

Use  keys to highlight a title

(recording) and press .

 The HDD title edit menu appears.

HDD

Date Time

02.00 PM

04.00 PM

08.30 PM

03.30 AM

08.30 PM

01.15 PM

11.00 AM

08.30 PM

08.30 PM

Title
Travel
News

Drama

Nature

CSI

Title 3

News
Discover

Play Title

Delete Title

Divide Title

Edit Title

Press [SELECT] to
mark or unmark

Rename

recordingS.

Press [HDD] to

Lock

copy selected
recordings to DVD.

Protect

Press [SHUFFLE] to
sort by name or time.

00:20:20
SP NTSC

Ch.

No

001 CH001

05/20/05

002

CH003

05/14/05

003

CH009

04/25/05

CH008

004

04/30/05

CH002

005

03/28/05

006

CH008

04/12/05

CH012

05/08/05

007

CH010

008

06/30/05

Press [OK] to play title.

If you have many HDD title recordings,



use or to view the previous/ next
page of HDD titles for selection.

C

Use  keys to access the different

options and press OK.

 Instructions and explanation of the

options are provided in the following pages.

D

To exit, press  to go back to the HDD

title menu screen.

English

TIPS: Press  to go back to the previous menu.

Note: Any title/ recording which has been
edited will be marked with an edited icon

next to the selected title’s index

picture.

57

Edit Recordings - HDD (continued)

English

Dividing a Title

You can divide the current title into two
new titles. Each of these titles is
characterized by its own index picture.

Warning! Once a title is divided, the
process cannot be reversed.

A

In HDD title edit mode, use  keys to

highlight { Divide Title } and press OK.

 The edit title playback screen appears.

B

During playback, use  keys to

navigate through the title. Press OK to
divide the title at the desired playback
position.

 A warning message will appear.

OK

C

To con rm, select

OK

menu and press OK.

 A new title will be shown in the HDD

title menu.

D

To abort, select

OK

CANCEL

OK.

Hiding/ unhiding unwanted scenes

You can choose to hide certain scenes
from playback (e.g. skipping a commercial
scene) or make it visible again.

in the

and press

To unhide the scenes,

D

In HDD title edit mode, use  keys to

highlight { Edit Title } and press OK.

 The edit title playback screen appears.

E

During playback, use  keys to

navigate through the title. Press OK at
the beginning of the marked segment.

F

Press  repeatedly until you reach the

end of the marked segments and press
OK.

Helpful Hints:
– All hidden scenes will be played back in
HDD title edit mode.
– The { Edit Title } option is only available if
the title is unlocked or unprotected.

ename

a

A

In HDD title edit mode, use  keys to

highlight { Edit Title } and press OK.

 The edit title playback screen appears.

B

During playback, use  keys to

navigate through the title. Press OK to
mark the beginning of a segment to hide.

C

Press OK again to mark the end of

segment to hide.

To hide more segments, repeat steps B



C

to

for each segment you want to hide.

TIPS: Press  to go back to the previous menu.

58

Edit Recordings - HDD (continued)

Rename a title

The original title name is automatically
generated by the recorder. You can
change the disc name by following the
steps below.

A

In HDD title edit mode, use  keys to

highlight { Rename } and press OK.

 The keyboard screen appears.

B

Use   keys to highlight a

character on the keyboard and press OK
to select.

 The maximum input is up to 255

characters. However, only 12 characters
will be displayed at any one time in the
HDD title menu.

You can use the following keys on the



keyboard screen to edit your input:

: to remove a character to the

BkSp

left of the cursor.

: to create a space between

Space

characters.

: to toggle between upper and

Caps

lower case characters .

: to clear the entry  eld

Clear

completely.

Exit

: to exit the keyboard screen.

C

To con rm your entry, select

OK

OK

the keyboard and press OK.

 The info panel is now updated.

Exit

To exit, select



on the keyboard

and press OK.

on

Lock/Unlock a title

You can choose to lock a title to prevent
any unauthorized playback of the
recording.

If a title has been locked, the user will be
prompted to enter a 4-digit password
preset in the system setup menu.
For details, see “Parental Rating Level.”

In HDD title edit mode, use  keys to



highlight { Lock } and press OK.

 The locked title will have a Lock icon

next to its index picture.

 When the title is locked, the option in

the HDD title edit menu will change to
{ Unlock .}

Protect/ Unprotect a title

You can choose to protect the title in
order to prevent accidental loss of
recordings.

In HDD title edit mode, use  keys to



highlight { Protect } and press OK.

 The protected title will have a Safe

Box icon

 When the title is protected, the

next to its index picture.

option in the HDD title edit menu will
change to { Unprotect .}

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TIPS: Press  to go back to the previous menu.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD

English

About disc edit menu

This recorder offers various disc edit
options for various disc types. You can
change the disc content and settings of a
DVD recordable disc from the disc
editing menu. The edited contents may
not be available if you play the disc on
another DVD player.

The displayed options in the disc editing
menu may differ depending on the type of
disc.

{ Play }

Start playing from the beginning of the disc.

{ Rename Disc }

Change the name of the disc.

{ Erase Disc } - DVD±RWs only

Erase all the recordings in the disc.

{

Record New Title }

Start recording from the last empty title in the
disc.

{ Overwrite Disc } - DVD±RWs only

Start a new recording from the beginning of
the disc, all the recorded content will be
overwritten.

{ Make Compatible } - DVD±RWs
only

– To ensure the edited changes remain when
the disc is played back on another DVD player.
(eg., hidden chapters to remain hidden).

{ Lock/Unlock Disc } - DVD±RWs only

Lock or unlock a disc to prevent accidental
erasure or changes being made.

Accessing disc editing menu

DISC

OK

REC

A

Insert a recorded DVD±R/±RW disc into

the recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears on

the TV.

B

Select the  rst title on the disc, press 

on the remote control.

 The disc editing menu appears. Press

 to access the options. The available
editing options may vary for DVD±R and
DVD±RW discs.

Play

Rename Disc

NTSC

DVD

EDIT

Erase Disc

Record New Title

Overwrite Disc

Make Compatible

Lock Disc

C

Use  keys to access different options

and OK to select.

 Instructions and explanation of the

options are provided in the following pages.

D

To exit, press DISC to go back to the

disc Index Picture screen.

TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized recordable DVD.
Press DISC to return to the index picture screen.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)

Rename disc

The original disc name is generated
automatically by the recorder. You
can change the disc name by following
the steps below.

A

In disc editing menu, use  keys to

select { Rename Disc } and press OK.

 The keyboard screen appears.

B

Use   keys to highlight a

character on the keyboard and press OK
to select.

 The maximum input is up to 9

characters.

You can use the following keys on the



keyboard screen to edit your input:

: to remove a character to the

BkSp

left of the cursor.

: to create a space between

Space

characters.

: to toggle between upper and

Caps

lower case characters .

: to clear the entry  eld

Clear

completely.

Exit

: to exit the keyboard screen.

C

To con rm your entry, select

OK

the keyboard and press OK.

 The info panel is now updated.

Exit

To exit, select



on the keyboard

and press OK.

Erase disc (DVD±RWs only)

This erases the content of the
DVD±RW disc including those that was
not recorded on this recorder. Once

English

the existing content is erased, it can be
used for recording.

A

In disc editing menu, use  keys to

select { Erase Disc } and press OK.

 A warning message will appear.

OK

or

NO

YES

OK

in the menu to proceed

, to abort, then press OK

B

Select

to con rm.

Helpful Hint:
– To erase content that cannot be played
back on this recorder, please use the option
{Delete Optical Disc .} under the setup
menu.

Record a new title

This function allows you to start a new
recording at the remaining empty space
in the DVD recordable disc.

A

In disc editing menu, use  keys to

on

OK

select { Record New Title } and press
OK.

B

Select the source you want to record

from and press REC

 to start

recording.

Overwrite disc (DVD±RWs only)

This function allows you to start a new
recording from the beginning of a
DVD±RW regardless of the contents of
the disc.

A

In disc editing menu, use  keys to

select { Overwrite disc } and press OK.

B

Select the source you want to record

from and press REC  to start
recording.

TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized recordable DVD.
Press DISC to return to the index picture screen.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)

English

Lock/Unlock disc (DVD±RWs only)

You can choose to protect the
recordings on the DVD±RW disc in
order to prevent accidental loss of
recordings.

A

In disc editing menu, use  keys to

select { Lock Disc } and press OK.

 The disc is locked for this DVD

recorder only.

 When the disc is locked, the option in

the disc editing menu will change to
{ Unlock Disc .}

B

If you want to overwrite or edit on the

protected disc, select { Unlock Disc .}

Playing your recordings
(DVD±R) on other DVD
players

It is necessary to  nalize a DVD±R disc
before you can play it on any other DVD
player. Otherwise, the disc will only
playback on this recorder.

After a DVD±R disc has been
 nalized, no further recordings or
editing can be made to it. Make
sure you have completed all the
recordings and editing before
 nalizing the disc.

A

In disc editing menu, use  keys to

select { Finalize Disc } and press OK.

 A warning message will appear.

B

Select

YES

in the menu and press

OK

OK to start the process.

 Finalization will take a few minutes.

Do not try to open the disc tray or turn
the power off as this may render the disc
unusable.

C

Select

TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized DVD±R.
Press DISC to return to the index picture screen.

NO

OK

to abort.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)

About DVD title editing

You can change the individual title
information or delete a title (recording)
in a recorded DVD disc. If the recordable
DVD disc has been  nalized, it cannot be
edited.

The displayed options in the title editing
menu may differ depending on the type of
disc.

{ Play Title }

Start playing a recording.

{ Edit Title }

Access video editing menu.

{ Rename Title }

Change the name of the recording.

{ Erase Title } - DVD±RWs only

Delete the title (recording.)

{ Overwrite Title } - DVD±RWs only

Start a new recording and the existing title
(recording) will be overwritten.

{ Overwrite Disc }

Overwrite from existing selected title onwards
to the end of the disc.

Accessing DVD title edit
menu

A

Insert a recorded DVD±R/±RW disc into

the recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears on

the TV.

During playback, press DISC to access the



Index Picture screen.

B

Use  keys to highlight a title

(recording), and press .

 The title editing menu appears.

Play Title

Edit Title
Rename Title

Erase Title

Overwrite Title

Overwrite Disc

3. My movie

Empty

C

Use  keys to access different options

and OK to select.

 Instructions and explanation of the

options are provided in the following
pages.

D

To exit, press .

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English

Editing video

This feature allows access to the video
editing menu. See “About video editing”
for more information.

In title editing menu, use  keys to



select { Edit Title } and press OK.

 The video editing menu appears.
 The recorder will play the

selected title.

TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized DVD±R.
Press  to go back to the previous menu.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)

English

Rename title

The original title name is generated
automatically by the recorder. You can
give a new name to the title by following
the steps below.

A

In title editing menu, use  keys to

select { Rename Title } and press OK.

 The keyboard screen appears.

B

Use    keys to highlight a

character and press OK to select.

 The maximum input is up to 9

characters.

You can use the following keys on the



keyboard screen to edit your input:

: to remove a character to the

BkSp

left of the cursor.

: to create a space between

Space

characters.

: to toggle between upper and

Caps

lower case characters .

: to clear the entry  eld

Clear

completely.

Exit

: to exit the keyboard screen.

C

To con rm your entry, select

the keyboard and press OK.

 The info panel is now updated.

Exit

To exit, select



on the keyboard

and press OK.

Overwrite title (DVD±RW only)

This function allows you to record a new
title from the beginning of the current
title in the DVD±RW disc.

A

In title editing menu, use  keys to

select { Overwrite Title } and press
OK.

B

Select the source you want to record

from and press REC  to start
recording.

Overwrite from the selected title

You can select to overwrite only the
recordings from the selected title to the
end of the disc.

A

In title editing menu, use  keys to

select { Overwrite Disc } and press
OK.

B

Select the source you want to record

from and press REC  to start
recording.

on

O

OK

Erase title

You can delete a speci c title (recording)
from the disc. However, for the DVD±R
disc, the deleted space cannot be used for
further recording.

A

In title editing menu, use  keys to

select { Erase Title } and press OK.

 A warning message will appear.

B

Select

or

NO

YES

OK

in the menu to proceed

OK

to abort, then press OK to

con rm.

TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized DVD±R.
Press  to go back to the previous menu.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)

About video editing

After a recording has been made, this
recorder allows you to edit the
video content. You can add/delete
chapter marker, hide unwanted scenes,
change the picture in the index picture
screen and split a title (recording) into
two.

When you playback a recording in video
edit mode, the entire recording will be
played back including hidden scenes.

The edit functions available in the disc
editing menu are:

{ Title }

Select a speci c title (recording) to play.

{ Chapter }

Select a chapter within the selected title.

{ Chapter Marker }

Insert a chapter marker in the recording or
erase a chapter marker to combine two
chapters.

{ Hide Chapter }

Hide the unwanted scene in the recording.

{ Index Picture }

Select a scene in the recording as the index
picture screen.

{ Split Title }

Divide the recording into two under
separate titles.

Accessing video editing menu

DISC

OK

SELECT

A

Insert a recorded DVD±R/±RW disc into

the recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears on

the TV.

B

Use  keys to highlight a title

(recording), and press  to access the
menu.

 The title editing menu appears.

C

Use  keys to select { Edit Title }

and press OK.

 The edit mode menu appears.

Edit Mode

Title 02/06

Chapter 01/10

Play
Chapter Marker
Hide Chapter

Index Picture
Split Title
Title Elapsed 0:20:45

D

Use  keys to access different options

and press OK to select.

 Instructions and explanation of the

options are provided in the following
pages.

E

To exit, press DISC.

English

TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized DVD±R.
Press  to go back to the previous menu.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)

English

Selecting a title

It shows the current title and the total
number of titles in the disc. It also allows
you to select another title.

A

In edit mode, use  keys to select

{ Title } and press OK.

B

Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to key in

a title and press OK.

 The recorder will play the selected

title.

Selecting a chapter

It shows the current chapter and the
total number of chapters in the title. It
also allows you to select another chapter
within the title.

A

In edit mode, use  keys to select

{ Chapter } and press OK.

B

Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to key in

the chapter and press OK.

 The recorder will play the

selected chapter.

Creating chapter markers

You can create a chapter by inserting
chapter marker at any point within a title
during playback. This will allow you to
access a speci c point in the recording
easily or set a chapter you wish to hide.

Title

Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter

chapter markers

A

In edit mode, use keys to select

{ Chapter Marker } and press

OK.

B

Use  keys to select one of the

options and press OK to con rm.

{ Insert Marker }

Select this to insert a new chapter marker at
the current point of playback.

{ Delete Marker }

Select this to delete the current chapter
marker (it refers to the closest marker before
the current point of playback.)
The current chapter will then combine with
the chapter before it.

{ Delete All Markers }

Select this to delete all the chapter
markers in the current title.

TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized DVD±R.
Press  to go back to the previous menu.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)

Hiding an unwanted chapter

You can choose to hide certain scenes
from playback (e.g. skipping a commercial
scene) or make it visible again.

A

Create a chapter marker at the scene you

are going to hide. ( See previous page on
“Creating chapter markers”.)

B

Select the chapter you want to hide and

start playback. ( See previous page on
“Selecting a chapter”.)

C

In edit mode, use  keys to select

{ Hide Chapter } and press OK.

 The current chapter will be hidden.

To unhide a chapter

A

In edit mode, use  keys to select

{ Unhide Chapter } and press

OK.

 The video editing menu appears.
 While in editing mode, the hidden

chapter/chapters will play.

B

Wait for the chapter you want to unhide

to occur or press and hold

keys
on the remote control to make a fast
search.

 The current chapter will be visible

during playback.

Helpful Hint:
– All the hidden chapters will be played
back while in video editing mode.

Changing Index Picture

The index picture is the picture of the
title you will see when the recorder loads
up the Index menu. Normally, the  rst
frame of a recording is shown as the
title’s index picture.

A

In edit mode, use keys to select

{ Index Picture }.

 The display will be in playback mode.

B

Press and hold

keys on the

remote control to search for the scene
to use, then press OK to con rm the
current scene as the index picture for the
title.
 The new index picture will be shown
in the title menu.

Splitting a title (DVD±RWs only)

You can divide the current title into two
new titles. Each of these titles will be
characterized by its own index picture.

Warning! Once a title is divided, the
process cannot be reversed.

In edit mode, use  keys to select



{ Split Title } and press OK to

divide the title at the current playback
position.

 A new title will be shown at the Index

Picture screen.

English

TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized DVD±R.
Press  to go back to the previous menu.

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Setup Menu Options

English

Accessing the Setup Menu

The setup menu provides various options
for you to adjust the recorder to suit
your preferences.

A

Press SETUP on the remote control.

 The setup menu appears on TV.

B

Use  keys to highlight a setup option

and press  to access.

C

Use  keys to highlight the setting you

wish to change and press OK to con rm
and go back to the previous menu item.

 Instructions and explanation of the

options are provided in the following
pages.

D

To exit, press SETUP.

SETUP MENU - GENERAL

Auto Chapter Marker

Record Quality

Auto Program

Manual Program

Sort

5min.

SP

Search

Edit

OK

SETUP

OK

SETUP MENU - VIDEO

TV System

TV Shape

Progressive Scan

DivX(R) Video on Demand

SETUP MENU - AUDIO

SPDIF Output

LPCM Output

SETUP MENU - LANGUAGE

System Language

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Disc Menu Language

SETUP MENU -

SETUP MENU - PREFERENCES

SETUP MENU - HDD

DATE / TIME

Date(dd/mm/yyyy)

Time(hh:mm)

Parental Level

Change Password

Reset Menu Settings

Screensaver

Save Time Shift Buffer

HDD Info

Space Management

Delete HDD

Delete Optical Disc

NTSC

4:3 LB

Off

OK

RAW

LPCM 96Hz

English

English

Off

English

31 12 2005

10 : 33

Off

OK

OK

On

No

Show

Automatic

OK

OK

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Setup Menu Options (continued)

VIDEO settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

TV System

TV Shape

Progressive Scan

The colour system of the DVD system, DVD and TV should match.
Only then will it be possible to play a DVD on this system. Before
changing the TV system, determine the colour system of your TV.

Press  to access this menu and use  keys to select one of



the options.

{ NTSC } – Select this if the connected TV has the NTSC colour
system. It will change the video signal of a PAL disc and
output it to NTSC format.

{ PAL } – Select this if the connected TV has the PAL colour
system. It will change the video signal of an NTSC disc
and output it to PAL format.

The picture shape can be adjusted to  t your TV.

Press  to access this menu and use  keys to select one of



the options.

{ 4:3 LB } – For a ‘wide screen’ display with black bars on
the top and bottom of the screen.

{ 4:3 PS } – For a full-height picture with sides trimmed.

{ 16:9 WS } – For wide screen TV (frame ratio 16:9.)

Progressive scan delivers a higher picture quality than the standard
interlaced TV channel scan. It only works when you have connected the
recorder’s Y Pb Pr jacks to your TV that supports the progressive video
input. Otherwise, the image may not appear or will be distorted. Please
check your TV user manual for more information.

English

DivX® Video on
Demand

Press  to access this menu and use  keys to select one of the



options.

{ Off } – Select this to disable progressive scan feature.

{ On } – Select this to enable progressive scan feature.

If a blank/distorted TV screen appears, see “Troubleshooting” for how to exit
progressive scan.

Philips provides you with the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand)
registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the
DivX® VOD service. For more information, visit us at www.divx.com/vod.

1) Press  to display the registration code.

2) Use the registration code to purchase or rent videos from DivX®
VOD service at www.divx.com/vod. Follow the instructions and
copy the video from your computer onto a CD-R/RW for playback
on this recorder.

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Setup Menu Options (continued)

English

PREFERENCES settings

(underlined options are the factory default settings)

Parental Level

Rating explanations

Change Password

Some DVDs may have a parental level assigned to the complete
disc or to certain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a
playback limitation level.

The rating levels range from 1 to 8 and are country dependent. You can
prohibit the playing of certain discs that are not suitable for your
children, or have certain discs played with alternative scenes.

Press  to access this menu and use  keys to select one of



the options.

{ 1. Kid Safe } ~ { 2. G } – Childsafe; acceptable for viewers of all
ages.

3. PG } – Parental Guidance suggested.

{
{

4. PG13 } – Unsuitable for children under age 13.

{ 5. PG R } ~ { 6. R } – Restricted; recommended that parents
restrict children under 17 from viewing or allow to
view only when supervized by a parent or adult
guardian.

{ 7. NC 17 } – No children under age 17; not recommended viewing
for children under age 17.

{ 8. Adult } – Mature material; should be viewed only by adults due
to graphic sexual material, violence or language.

{ Off } – Parental Control is not active.

DVDs that are rated higher than the level you have selected will not
play unless you enter your four-digit pin code.

This option allows you to change your password setting for
parental control.

A

New Password

Enter password

Enter new password

Re-enter password

OK

OK

CANCEL

* * * *

* * * *

Use  keys to highlight { Change Password } and press OK.

 You will be prompted to enter your four-digit pin code.

B

Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to enter your four-digit pin code.

 When doing this for the  rst time, enter the default password

‘3308’.

 If you forget your four-digit pin code, the default password is 3308.

C

Enter your new password and press .

D

Re-enter your new password and select

on the remote control to con rm.

TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting.
Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu.

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, then press OK

OK

OK

Setup Menu Options (continued)

PREFERENCES settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Reset Menu settings

Screensaver

Press  to reset the menu settings of this recorder.



 A warning message will appear. Select

proceed or

to abort, then press OK to con rm.

OK

CANCEL

The screen saver prevents damage to the TV screen by
avoiding exposure to a static image for too long.

Press  to access this menu and use  keys to select one of



the options.

{ On } – Select this if you wish to turn off the TV screen, after
playback had been stopped or paused for more than
3 minutes.

{ Off } – Select this to disable the screen saver.

AUDIO settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

SPDIF Output

Press  to access this menu and use  keys to select one of



the options.

{ RAW } – Select this if you have used the recorder’s COAXIAL
OUT jack to connect to a multichannel receiver.

{ LPCM } – Select this if you have used the recorder’s COAXIAL
OUT jack to connect to a stereo or audio/video
system.

OK

in the menu to

OK

English

LPCM Output

TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting.
Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu.

This setting allows you to select between two levels:

{ LPCM 48 kHz} – Select this if the connected audio device is
capable of processing digital signal input with
sampling rates of 48 kHz. In addition, the disc
you are playing back must be recorded in 48kHz
LPCM format.

{ LPCM 96 kHz} – Select this if the connected audio device is
capable of processing digital signal input with
sampling rates of 96 kHz.In addition, the disc
you are playing back must be recorded in 96kHz
LPCM format.

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Radio Reception

English

Tuning to radio stations

A

Press FM/AUX on the remote to select

FM tuner source.

B

Press and hold  on the remote and

release the button.

 The radio automatically tunes to a

station with suf cient reception.

C

Repeat step 2 if necessary until you  nd

the desired station.

To tune to a weak station, press  on



the remote brie y and repeatedly until
you have found optimal reception.

Programming radio stations

You can store up to a total of 20 FM
radio stations in the memory.

Automatic programming

Press SELECT on the remote for more
than three seconds to activate
programming.

 All available stations are programmed.
 “AUTO” is displayed and available

stations are programmed in order of
waveband.

E

Repeat the above four steps to store

other stations.

You can override a preset station by



storing another frequency in its place.

Tuning to preset radio
stations

A

Press CH +/- until the desired preset

station is displayed.

Manual programming

A

Tune to your desired station (refer to

“Tuning to radio stations”).

B

Press SELECT to activate programming.

 “P01”  ashes on the display.

C

D

the numeric keypad 0-9 to allocate

Press

a number from 1 to 20 to this station.

Press SELECT again to con rm the

setting.

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Installing the latest  rmware

Firmware Upgrade

Periodically, Philips will issue upgrades for
the  rmware that was initially installed in
your recorder as the  rmware is
continuously re ned for greater stability
and compatibility of the recorder.

Caution! Power supply must not be
interrupted during upgrade!

Visit Philips’ website at



‘www.philips.com/support’ to check for
the availability of the latest  rmware
upgrade.

Note: When checking for the latest

 rmware upgrade, please also check for
any accompanying instructions on
installing the  rmware.

English

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Tro uble s hoo ting

English

WARNING
Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will
invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock.

If a fault occurs,  rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair.
If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or
Philips for help.

Problem Solution

No power.

The recorder does not
respond.

Remote control does not
work.

No picture.

– Press STANDBY-ON button on the front of the recorder to

turn on the system.

– Make sure the AC outlet has power.

– There is a technical problem. Disconnect the recorder from the

power outlet for 30 seconds, then reconnect and switch on the
recorder again..

– Aim the remote control directly at the iR sensor on the front of

the recorder (not towards TV).

– Remove any obstacles between the recorder and remote

control.

– Batteries are weak, replace the batteries.

– Turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel for

the recorder. You may go to Channel 1 on your TV, then press
the channel down button on your TV’s remote control until you

see the TV program.
– Check the video connection between the recorder and the TV.
– If the progressive scan feature is activated but the connected TV

does not support progressive signals or the cables are not

connected accordingly, see “Setup Menu Options - Progressive

Scan” for proper progressive scan setup or deactivate the

progressive scan feature as below:

Wait for 10 seconds for auto recovery.



OR

1) Turn off your TV progressive scan mode or turn on to

interlaced mode.

2) Press SETUP on the remote to enter the system setup

menu. “MENU” should appear on the display panel.

3) Press numerical keys “2580” in sequence to exit progressive

scan.

No sound.

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– Adjust the volume.
– Check that the speakers are connected correctly.
– Replace the speaker cables.
– Check the recorder audio connections. Read chapter “Basic

Recorder Connections - Connecting the audio cables” for

details.
– Set the option for Digital audio output correctly, based on the

device you have connected to the recorder. Read chapter

“Setup Menu Options - AUDIO settings” for details.

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Problem Solution

No TV signal received from
the recorder.

Disc will not play.

The picture is distorted or
black and white during
playback.

There is picture or sound
interference with the TV
reception.

Distorted sound coming from
a connected hi- system or
ampli er.

Recordings are not occurring
as scheduled. New recordings
cannot be made.

The wrong TV channel was
decoded (recorded) after you
programmed a recording
using the G-CODE

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system.

– Have your antenna or cable TV signal checked.
– Install the TV channel. Read chapter “Installation and Setup -

Setting your TV channel programs” for details.

– Insert the disc with the label facing up.
– Wrong region code. The DVD must be coded for ALL regions

or Region 3 in order to play on this recorder.

– There is no recording on the disc or it is not a supported type

of disc. Read chapter “Playback from Disc - Playable discs” for
details.

– Make sure the disc is not scratched or warped. Clean the disc

or replace a new one.

– Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc.

– The disc does not match with the TV colour system standard

(PAL/NTSC).
– The disc is dirty, clean the disc.
– Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear.

This is not a malfunction.

– Have your antenna or cable TV signal checked.
– Fine-tune your TV channel. Read chapter “Installation and Setup

- Setting your TV channel programs” for details.

– Do not connect any cables from the recorder to the ‘Phono’

input of your ampli er.
– If you are playing a DTS CD, you have to connect the COAXIAL

jack of this recorder to a Hi-Fi system or ampli er.

– The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you

selected the wrong program number. Check the TV channels

stored.
– You have to reset the timer recording after adjusting the clock

setting.
– You cannot use the recorder to duplicate copy-protected

materials (DVDs or videotapes) onto a DVD recordable disc.
– The hard disk could be full. Delete some titles to create space

for new recordings.

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1) Enter the G-CODE

channel.

2) Press OK to con rm.

3) Check the channel number in the {Program #} input  eld. If this

does not correspond to the desired TV channel, select this

entry  eld and change the channel number.

4) Press OK to con rm.

programming number of the desired TV

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The recorded DVD cannot
be played back on another
DVD player.

– If a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD player/

recorder cannot detect it. Please observe the following

‘minimum recording times’. Mode of record quality: {High

Quality - HQ} – 5 minutes, {Standard Play - SP} – 10 minutes,

{Standard Play Plus - SPP} – 13 minutes, {Long Play - LP} – 15

minutes, {Extended Play - EP} – 20 minutes, {Super Long Play -

SLP} – 30 minutes, {Super Extended Play - SEP} – 30 minutes.

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English

Problem Solution

The message ‘UNKNOWN
DISC’ appears.

Picture is fuzzy and
brightness varies when
copying DVD Video discs or
prerecorded video cassettes.

The message ‘This will clear
the time shift buffer’ appears.

There is a power failure
during the deleting of the
recorder’s HDD contents.

There is a power failure
during the copying of  les to
a DVD±R disc.

During recording from the
time shift buffer, it is not
possible to start or stop a
recording.

– This message may appear if you insert a disc that may have

encountered one of the following:
– 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  nalizing or the disc has not been  nalized.

– This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video cassettes that

have been copy-protected. Even though the picture on the TV is
 ne, but the recording on the DVD recordable disc is faulty.

This interference is unavoidable with copy-protected DVDs or

video cassettes.

– The DVD recordable disc has a limited recording lifetime, please

change a new disc for recording.

– The requested action requires that the time shift buffer

(temporary HDD storage) to be cleared. All contents that were
not marked for recording will be deleted.

– Reselect the { Delete HDD } option and delete the HDD

contents again.

– The titles that were previously recorded will be deleted and the

space used for recording cannot be re-used. The disc can be
used as a normal blank disc. You have to re-copy the  les to the
disc again.

– Parts of the signal may be copy-protected by the broadcaster.

This portion of the time shift video bar will be shown in a
different color. You can only start or stop a recording if the
selected portion does not contain any copyright content.

– Use  keys to navigate to a non-protected portion and press

REC to start a recording. To end a recording, press STOP.

– Press SELECT to clear a recording at any time.

Considerable noise in radio
broadcasts.

Low bass response.

Unable to start recording
onto hard disk after pressing

.

REC

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– Tune to the correct frequency.
– Connect the antenna.
– Fully extend the FM wire antenna. Position for best reception

and secure to a wall.
– Connect an outdoor FM antenna.
– Adjust the direction and position for best reception.
– Place the antenna farther away from any equipment that may be

causing the noise.
– Increase the distance between the system and your TV or other

equipment.

– Check all speakers for correct polarity.

– You may have pressed DVD REC. In this case, you need to

press HDD to select HDD source again before continuing with

recording onto your hard disk.

Video Recording

• Recording System: NTSC/ PAL

• Compression formats: MPEG2

• Modes of Record Quality:
High Quality : HQ (M1)

Standard Play : SP (M2)

Standard Play Plus : SPP (M2x)
Long Play : LP (M3)
Extended Play : EP (M4)
Super Long Play : SLP (M6)
Super Extended Play : SEP (M8)

• Recording enhancements:

Auto Chapter Marker Insertion, Divide Title,

Erase, Manual Chapter Marking, One Touch

Record

• Audio compression: Dolby Digital

Video Playback

• Disc Playback Media: CD, CD-R/CD-RW, DVD,

DVD-Video, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R,

DVD-RW, MP3-CD, Video CD, SVCD

• Compression formats: MPEG2, MPEG1, MPEG4,

DivX

• Video disc playback system: NTSC, PAL

Audio Playback

• Disc Playback Media: MP3-CD, CD, CD-R/

CD-RW

• Compression formats: Dolby Digital, MP3,

PCM,

• MP3 bit rates: 32 - 256 kpps

Still Picture Playback

• Disc Playback Media: Picture CD

• Picture compression format: JPEG

• Picture enhancement: Rotate, Zoom, Slideshow

TV systems

• Playback: NTSC/PAL

• Recording: NTSC/PAL

• Internal tuner: PAL

Specifi cations

Audio Performance

• DA Converter 24 bit, 192 kHz

• AD Converter 24 bit, 96 kHz

• Signal / Noise (1kHz) 100 dB

• Dynamic range (1kHz) 95 dB

• Crosstalk (1kHz) 105 dB

TV Tuner/Reception/ Transmission

• TV System: PAL, NTSC

• Aerial input: 75 Ohm coaxial (IEC75)

Storage Media

• Recording :
– DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW,

• Hard Disk Capacity: 160GB

• HDD recording enhancements:

– Instant Replay, Time Shift Buffer

• Extra Hard Disk Technology:

– Pause Live TV, Simultaneous Record and

Playback, Direct Record to DVD

• HDD to DVD archiving: high speed (direct copy)

Connectivity

• Rear Connections
– S-video out
– Component Video out
– Video (CVBS) out
– Analog audio left/right out
– Antenna in
– TV out

– Digital audio out (coaxial)

• Front Connections
– i.LINK DV in (IEEE 1394 4-pin)
– AV CAM 1 in

Timer Recording

• Programmable events: 20

• Repeat modes: Once, Daily, Weekly, Mon-Fri,
Mon-Sat, Weekend

• Enhancement: Manual Timer, G-CODE®
programming

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Video Performance

• D/A Converter 10 bit, 54 MHz

• A/D Converter 10 bit, 27 MHz

• Picture Enhancement: Progressive Scan

Convenience

• Direct Record to optical disc

• Child Protection: Parental Control

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Specifi cations

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HDD subsidiary set (at the top)

• Size: 3.5"

• Capacity: 160G

• Dimensions (W x H x D): 232 x 75.5 x 232 mm

• Weight: 2.17kg

Main set of DVD Recordable Player (at
the bottom)

• Frequency response: 20Hz~20KHz±3dB

• Video output: 1V 75Ω

• Horizontal de nition: 500 lines

• Dimensions (W x H x D): 232 x 86.5 x 272 mm

• Weight: 2.26kg

Ampli er

• Output power: 200W

• Frequency response: 100Hz~20KHz±3dB

• S/N ratio: >70dB

• Loaded impedance: 50W+50W≤(4Ω at 1KHz,
THD 10%)

FM Tuner

• Frequency range: 87.5~108MHz

• Noise limit sensitivity: 21dBuv~31dBuv

• S/N ratio: 65dB

Left/Right Speakers

• Impedance: 4Ω

• Input power: 50W+50W (L+R)

• Sensitivity: 650mV

• Dimensions (W x H x D): 146 x 230 x 215 mm

• Weight: 2.2kg (1 pcs)

Subwoofer

• Impedance: 8Ω

• Input power: 100W

• Dimensions (W x H x D): 180 x 270 x 380 mm

• Weight: 7.2kg

Power

• Power Suppy: 220~245V, 50 Hz

• Power Consumption: 200 W

• Standby power consumption: < 5 W

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Glossary

Analog: Sound that has not been turned into
numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound
has speci c numerical values. These jacks send audio
through two channels, the left and right.

Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and
horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizon­tal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3,
and that of wide-screens is 16:9.

AUDIO OUT Jacks: Red and white jacks
on the back of the system that send audio to
another system (TV, Stereo, etc.)

Chapter: Sections of a picture or a music piece
on a DVD that are smaller than titles. A title is
composed of several chapters. Each chapter is
assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate
the chapter you want.

Component Video Out Jacks: Jacks on
the back of the DVD System that send high-quality
video to a TV that has Component Video In
jacks (R/G/B, Y/Pb/Pr, etc.)

Digital: Sound that has been converted into
numerical values. Digital sound is available when
you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL.
These jacks send audio through multiple channels,
instead of just two channels as analog does.

Disc menu: A screen display prepared for
allowing selection of images, sounds, subtitles,
multi-angles, etc recorded on a DVD.

DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x: The DivX code is a pat­entpending, MPEG-4 based video compression
technology, developed by DivXNetworks Inc., that
can shrink digital video to sizes small enough to be
transported over the internet, while maintaining
high visual quality.

Dolby Digital: A surround sound system devel­oped by Dolby Laboratories containing up to six
channels of digital audio (front left and right,
surround left and right, center and subwoofer.)

DTS: Digital Theatre Systems. This is a surround
sound system, but it is different from Dolby Digital.
The formats were developed by different companies.

Index Picture Screen: A screen that gives an
overview of a DVD±RW or DVD±R. An Index
Picture represents each recording.

JPEG: A very common digital still picture format.
A still-picture data compression system proposed
by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which
features small decrease in image quality in spite of
its high compression ratio.

MP3: A  le format with a sound data compression
system. “MP3” is the abbreviation of Motion
Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio
Layer 3. By using the MP3 format, one CD-R or
CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data
then a regular CD.

MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group. A
collection of compression systems for digital audio
and video.

Multichannel: DVDs are formatted to have each
sound track constitute one sound  eld.
Multichannel refers to a structure of sound tracks
having three or more channels.

PBC: Playback Control. Refers to the signal
recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling
playback. By using menu screens recorded on a
Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC, you can
enjoy interactive playback and searching.

PCM: Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio
encoding system.

Parental control: Limits disc play according to
the age of the users or the limitation level in each
country. The limitation varies from disc to disc;
when it is activated, playback will be prohibited if
the software’s level is higher than the user-set
level.

Region code: A system allowing discs to be
played only in the region designated. This unit will
only play discs that have compatible region codes.
You can  nd the region code of your unit by
looking on the product label. Some discs are
compatible with more than one region (or ALL
regions.)

S-Video: Produces a clear picture by sending
separate signals for the luminance and the color.
You can use S-Video only if your TV has an S-Video
In jack.

Surround: A system for creating realistic threedi­mensional sound  elds full of realism by
arranging multiple speakers around the listener.

Title: The longest section of a movie or music
feature on DVD. Each title is assigned a title
number, enabling you to locate the title you want.

VIDEO OUT jack: Yellow jack on the back
of the DVD system that sends the DVD picture
video to a TV.

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Display panel symbols/ messages

English

00:00



X TIMER



BLANK



BLOCKED



CLOSING



DISC



EMPTY



UPDATE



MENU



The following symbols/messages may
appear on your recorder display:

Multifunction display/ text line

– Title/track number
– Total/elapsed/remaining title/track time
– Disc/title name
– Additional information regarding the disc
– TV channel number or source of video
– Clock (This is displayed in Standby mode).

– TV program title

A timer recording has been programmed
or is active.

No recordings on the disc.

The disc tray cannot be opened or closed
due to some mechanical obstruction.

Disc tray is closing.

The disc edit menu is on.

No recordings in the hard disk drive.

Please wait until the blinking message
disappears. The disc is being formatted or
data is being written to it.

The system setup menu, disc menu, title
menu or timer menu display is on.

NOSIGNAL



No signal or poor signal strength.

OPEN



Disc tray is opened or opening.

PRO SCAN



Lights up when progressive scan is
activated.

READING



Disc is being recognized by the recorder.

PHILIPS



The recorder has been turned on.

UNKNOWN



The disc cannot be read.

UPDATE



Please wait until the message disappears.
Data is being written to the disc.

SCANXXX



Please wait until this message disappears.
The recorder is busy processing an
operation. XXX indicates the number of
found channels, and is constantly updated

¡_CHXXX



In time shift mode, where XXX indicates
the input video source or channel
number of tuner input.

HDDMENU



The hard disk menu display is on.

NO DISC



No disc has been inserted. If a disc has
been inserted, then it is possible that the
disc cannot be read.

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