ProForm DVDR3570H User Manual

HDD & DVD Player / Recorder

DVDR3570H / DVDR3590H

User Manual

Read your Quick Start Guide and/or User Manual rst for quick tips

that make using your Philips product more enjoyable.

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Home Service

Refer to the inside page for details.

Premium

Premium Home Service

English

United Kingdom, Ireland

Dear valued customer,

hank you for buying a Philips DVD Recorder.

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Your product comes with the Philips ‘Premium Home Ser vice’ warranty.

Should you require any assistance in operating your set, Philips offers you professional suppor t via:

Philips Support Center website

www.philips.com/support

or

Philips Consumer Care Helpline *

where our trained representatives will guide you, step-by-step, to solve any issues you have.

If we are unable to provide a solution, Philips will be pleased to pick-up your DVD Recorder from your home; and provide
a service replacement set, within 7 days. That’s the Philips ‘Premium Home Service’ commitment to you. This service comes
free-of-charge (except for Consumer Care Helpline) and applies to all Philips DVD Recorders du ring the Philips warranty
period.

For more information, please contact a representative via the Philips Consumer Care Helpline.

* Refer to the back page of this manual for the Philips Customer Care phone number in your country.

Please have with you the model number, serial number and purchase date of your product when contacting Philips Customer Care..

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Important notes for users in U.K.

Mains plug

This apparatus is  tted with an approved 13
Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug
proceed as follows:

1 Remove fuse cover and fuse.

2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362

5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type.

3 Re t the fuse cover.

If the  tted plug is not suitable for your socket
outlets, it should be cut off and an appropriate
plug  tted in its place.
If the mains plug contains a fuse, this should
have a value of 5 Amp. If a plug without a fuse
is used, the fuse at the distribution board
should not be greater than 5 Amp.

Note: The severed plug must be disposed off to
avoid a possible shock hazard should it be
inserted into a 13 Amp socket elsewhere.

How to connect a plug

The wires in the mains lead are coloured with
the following code: blue = neutral (N),
brown = live (L).

As these colours may not correspond with the

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colour markings identifying the terminals in your
plug, proceed as follows:
– Connect the blue wire to the terminal
marked N or coloured black.
– Connect the brown wire to the terminal
marked L or coloured red.
– Do not connect either wire to the earth
terminal in the plug, marked E (or e) or
coloured green (or green and yellow).

Before replacing the plug cover, make certain
that the cord grip is clamped over the sheath of
the lead - not simply over the two wires.

Copyright in the U.K.

Recording and playback of material may require
consent. See Copyright Act 1956 and The
Performer’s Protection Acts 1958 to 1972.

VIDEO Plus+® is a registered trademark of
Gemstar Development Corporation. The
VIDEO Plus+® system is manufactured
under license from Gemstar Development
Corporation.

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

DivX Ultra Certi ed products: “DivX,
DivX Ultra Certi ed, and associated
logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and
are used under license.

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CAUTION

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VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER
RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID
EXPOSURE TO BEAM

‘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.’

This product incorporates copyright protec­tion technology that is protected by US
patents. Use of this copyright protection
technology must be authorised by Macrovi­sion, and is intended for home and other
limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
authorised 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

This product complies with the radio
interference requirements of the
European Community.

This product complies with the
requirements of the following
directives and guidelines:
2006/95/EC + 2004/108/EC

Disposal of your old product

Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials
and components, which can be recycled and reused.
When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it
means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.
Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system for

electrical and electronic products.
Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with
your normal household waste. The correct disposal of your old product will help
prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.

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LASER

Type Semiconductor laser
InGaAlP (DVD)
AIGaAs (CD)
Wave length 658 nm (DVD)
90 nm (CD)
Output Power 30 mW (DVD+RW write)

1.0 mW (DVD read)

1.0 mW (CD read)
Beam divergence 84 degrees (DVD)
61 degrees (CD)

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For Customer Use:

Read carefully the information located at
the bottom or rear of your DVD
Recorder and enter below the Serial No.
Retain this information for future
reference.

Model No. DVD/HDD RECORDER
DVDR3570H, DVDR3590H
Serial No. _______________

CAUTION!
This unit does not contain any user­serviceable parts. Please leave all
maintenance work to quali ed
personnel.

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Table of Contents

English

General

Care and Safety Information .......................................................................................... 8

Setup precautions .................................................................................................................................................8

Cleaning discs ........................................................................................................................................................8

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) handling care...........................................................................................................8

Energ y saving message ........................................................................................................................................8

Product Information ....................................................................................................... 9

Intro duct ion ........................................................................................................................................................... 9

Accessories supplied ...........................................................................................................................................9

Region codes ..........................................................................................................................................................9

Special features ............................................................................................................................................10~11

Product Overview

Remote Control ........................................................................................................ 12~14

Using the remote control ................................................................................................................................14

Main Unit ......................................................................................................................... 15

Connections & Setup

Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections ......................................................................16~19

Connecting the antenna cables ......................................................................................................................16

Connecting the video cable ......................................................................................................................17~18

Connecting the audio cables ...........................................................................................................................19

Step 2: Optional Connections ................................................................................ 20~23

Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver .................................................................................... 20

Connecting to a VCR or other similar device ............................................................................................21

Connecting to a VCR and Cable Box/Satellite Receiver ........................................................................ 22

Connecting to a camcorder ............................................................................................................................23

Step 3: Installation and Set-up ............................................................................... 24~25

Watch T V

Control TV Programmes ....................................................................................... 26~28

Viewing live TV....................................................................................................................................................26

About Time Shift buffer - temporary HDD storage ....................................................................... 26~27

Pause live TV function ...................................................................................................................................... 28

Instant replay function ..................................................................................................................................... 28

FlexTime function .............................................................................................................................................. 28

Main Menu

Using the Home menu ............................................................................................ 29~30

About the Home menu .....................................................................................................................................29

Viewing media information ............................................................................................................................. 30

Recording

Before Recording ......................................................................................................31~34

Recording media .................................................................................................................................................31

Default recording settings .......................................................................................................................32~34

Record TV Programmes ......................................................................................... 35~ 41

Record current TV programme .....................................................................................................................35

Record a speci c section of TV programmes ...........................................................................................35

Simultaneous record and play function ........................................................................................................36

Automatic recording from Satellite Receiver .............................................................................................37

About timer recording ..................................................................................................................................... 38

Timer recording ( VIDEO Plus+ system) .............................................................................................. 38 ~39

Timer recording (manually) .....................................................................................................................39~40

Changing/Deleting a scheduled recording ...................................................................................................41

Record from external devices ................................................................................ 42~44

Recording from an external device (Camcorder/VCR/DVD player) ...................................................42

Recording from a DV Camcorder .........................................................................................................43~44

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Table of Contents

Copy TV programmes from HDD......................................................................... 45~ 46

About copying .................................................................................................................................................... 45

Copying recordings to recordable DVD..................................................................................................... 45

Changing the screen display for recordable DVD ................................................................................... 46

Copy Files

Copy  les between HDD, USB and DVD ............................................................. 47~48

Copying  les from HDD to USB or recordable DVD .............................................................................47

Copying  les from USB to HDD or recordable DVD ............................................................................ 48

Copying  les from CD/DVD to HDD or USB .......................................................................................... 48

Playback

Playback from HDD .................................................................................................49~51

Hard Disk navigation .........................................................................................................................................49

Basic operation ...................................................................................................................................................50

Delete/Lock/Protect a title in the HDD .....................................................................................................51

Repeat hard disk playback ................................................................................................................................51

Playback from USB device ............................................................................................ 52

Playback from Disc .................................................................................................. 53~55

Playable discs .......................................................................................................................................................53

Starting disc playback ................................................................................................................................53~55

Additional Playback Features ................................................................................ 56~63

Edit Recordings

Edit Recordings - Hard Disk ................................................................................... 64~68

Changing the title name ................................................................................................................................... 64

Selecting the genre ............................................................................................................................................ 64

Video editing ................................................................................................................................................65~68

Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD ........................................................................69~74

About editing recordable DVDs ....................................................................................................................69

Changing the disc/title name ...........................................................................................................................70

Making the edited DVD±RW compatible ...................................................................................................70

Deleting all recordings/titles ...........................................................................................................................70

Finalising the DVD±R for playback ................................................................................................................71

Deleting a recording/title .................................................................................................................................71

Lock/Unlock the disc for playback ............................................................................................................... 72

Protecting the recorded titles (DVD±RW) ............................................................................................... 72

Video editing ................................................................................................................................................ 73~74

System Settings

System Menu Options ............................................................................................. 75~85

System menu navigation ...................................................................................................................................75

Language settings ................................................................................................................................................76

Playback settings ......................................................................................................................................... 77~78

Video Output settings .......................................................................................................................................79

Audio settings ..................................................................................................................................................... 80

Analogue tuner settings ............................................................................................................................ 81~83

Set up settings ............................................................................................................................................ 84~85

Other

Other Information ................................................................................................... 86~87

Setting up Progressive Scan feature ............................................................................................................. 86

Copyright notice ................................................................................................................................................ 86

Installing the latest software ...........................................................................................................................87

Frequently Asked Questions .................................................................................. 88~90

Troublesho oting ........................................................................................................ 91~95

Display panel symbols/messages ........................................................................... 96 ~97

Glossary..................................................................................................................... 98~99

Speci cations ................................................................................................................100

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Care and Safety Information

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IMPORTANT NOTE!

DO NOT disconnect the recorder from
the power supply unless you are intending
not to use this product for a long period
of time. Power is needed to enable the
recorder to perform essential tasks like
timer recordings and automatically
updating the system date/time.

Setup precautions

Finding a suitable location

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

Space for ventilation

– Place this unit 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
this unit and 5cm (2”) from the left and
right to prevent overheating.

5cm

10cm )

10cm

Cleaning discs

CAUTION!

Risk of damage to discs! Never use
solvents such as benzene, thinner,
cleaners available commercially, or anti­static sprays intended for discs.

Wipe the disc with a micro  bre cleaning

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cloth from the centre to the edge in a
straight line movement.

Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
handling care

To avoid damage to the hard disk and
losing important data:
– Do not move the recorder or subject
it to vibration whilst in operation.
– Do not remove the AC power plug
from the mains socket without switching
the recorder to standby mode.

It is recommended to archive important
recording to a recordable DVD as
backup.

5cm

Avoid high temperature, moisture,
water and dust

– This unit must not be exposed to
dripping or splashing.
– Do not place any object or items that
can damage this unit (e.g., liquid  lled
objects, lighted candles).

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Energy saving message

In order to minimise power consumption
in standby mode, we recommend you to
leave this unit with Eco mode enable and
turn off the front panel display brightness.
See Playback settings - { Display } option
and Setup settings - { Eco mode } option.

ALL

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Product Information

Introduction

This DVD/Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
recorder changes the way you watch TV.
You have full control over the TV
programmes you watch, because the
Time Shift Buffer function stores all the
programmes that the recorder is tuned
to. You can ‘pause’ TV programmes with
Pause Live TV function, or repeat any
scene with the Instant Replay function.

Recording has never been easier with the
built-in Hard Disk Drive, you can record
up to 180~300 hours of video in SEP
(Super Extended Play) recording mode.

Model Hard Disk

Drive
(HDD)

DVDR3570H 160 GB 180

DVDR3590H 250 GB 300

On top of that, you can store the DivX
movies, music  les and digital camera
photos in the HDD Media Jukebox.

DVDR3570H DVDR3590H

DivX  les 150 270

Photos 10,000 10,000

Music  les 4,500 7,000

When you want to save or share a
recording, simply copy it to a recordable
DVD. You can also copy recordings
from your video camera or camcorder
through the i-Link connection.

Maximum
recording
hours

Before you can start using this recorder,
you must complete the basic connection
and initial recorder set-up in three simple
steps.

Step 1: Basic recorder connections.
Step 2: Optional connections for other
devices.
Step 3: Installation and set-up.

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

Helpful Hint:
– Refer to the type plate at the rear or
bottom of the product for identi cation and
supply ratings.

Accessories supplied

– Quick Start Guide
– RF antenna cable
– Scart cable
– Remote control and batteries

Region codes

DVD movies are usually not released at
the same time in all regions of the world,
thus all DVD players/recorders are
programmed to a speci c region code.

Countries DVD Region code

Europe

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Product Information (continue d)

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Special features

Pause Live TV

Every TV programme is now under your
control, allowing you to take a break
without missing a moment. You can
pause any live TV programme by simply
pressing PAUSE LIVE TV button and
resume playback by pressing the PAUSE
LIVE TV button again. You can now
continue watching the remainder of the
programme or if you want to return to
the live TV programme again, just press
the LIVE TV button.

Instant Replay

You can repeat any scene of a live TV
programme by pressing the REPLAY ()
button, as often as you like. If you wish
to return to the live TV programme
again, just press the LIVE TV button.

To enjoy Instant Replay, you need to
turn your recorder on and watch your
favourite TV programmes via your
recorder.

Time Shift Buffer (TSB)

As soon as you turn on your recorder,
the TV channel it is tuned to will be
stored into the Time Shift Buffer. Think
of this as a temporary storage for TV
programmes allowing you great  exibility.
It can contain up to 6 (six) hour of TV
programmes and will automatically  ush
anything that is older. You can mark
portions of the Time Shift Buffer and
copy them to your recordings list for
later viewing or copying to recordable
DVD. The recorder needs to be turned
on for the Time Shift Buffer to be active.
When the recorder is turned off, the
Time Shift Buffer is automatically cleared.

VIDEO Plus+

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

FlexTime

You can be truly  exible with your time
now with FlexTime. FlexTime allows you
to start watching a TV programme while
it is still being recorded, you do not need
to wait for the recording to  nish before
starting to watch it. Alternatively, you
can also watch another earlier recorded
programme, play a DVD or DivX movie
or enjoy some music while the recorder
is recording the TV programme.

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SAT Recording

This function enables you to record a
programme from your Satellite Receiver
or any other device. Make sure that the
device is connected to the
EXT2-TO VCR/SAT socket of this
recorder, and the timer setting has been
done on the connected device.

Follow TV

With this function you can align the
sequence of the channels on your TV
(analogue only) with those on your
recorder. This enhances the ef ciency of
the system for recordings. Make sure
you have connected the TV to the
EXT1 TO TV socket of this recorder.
* The Follow TV feature may not work
properly on every TV.

i.LINK

i.LINK, also known as ‘FireWire’ or ‘IEEE
1394’, is a digital connection for
connecting your camcorder to enable
you to make high quality copies of your
camcorder videos. The connector can be
found behind the front  ap door.

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Remote Control

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PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

AUDIO

a 2

– Turns on this unit or turns off to normal

standby mode.

e OPTIONS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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– Enters/exits the Options menu. This

menu provides various setting options.

f   : Cursor buttons for moving to the

left/right. In recorder’s Live TV mode,
replay or skip the scene by a speci ed
length of time.

  : Cursor buttons for moving up/

down.

g OK

– Con rms an entry or selection.

h HOME

– Enters/exits the recorder’s Home menu.

i PREV í/ NEXTë

– Skips to previous or next title/chapter/

track.

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j TIMER (VIDEO Plus+)

– Enters/Exits the timer programming

mode.

k P +-

– While in Live TV mode, select the next

or previous TV channel or the external
input source (EXT1, EXT2, CAM1).

– While in camcorder mode, select other

external input source (EXT1, EXT2,
CAM1).

b CAM

– Switches to the camcorder that is

connected to the DV IN CAM2 socket.

c USB

– Switches to USB mode and shows the

content of the USB device.

d Colour coded buttons

– These buttons can be used to select the

coloured options available in some
menus.

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l AUDIO

– Selects an audio language/channel.

m SCART

(only effective when your TV is connected

with the Scart cable to EXT1 of your
recorder)

– Switches to the device that is connected

to the EXT2 Scart connector of your
recorder. If no device is connected to
EXT2, it switches to TV preset instead.
To switch back to recorder mode, press
this button again.

n EDIT

– Enters/exits the editing menu.

o

LIVE TV

– Switches to live TV mode. It activates

the Time Shift Buffer that allows you to
pause or replay the TV programme at
any time.

p HDD LIST

– Shows the list of your recordings stored

in the internal hard disk.

Remote Control (continued)

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English

q DISC

– Shows the content of the disc.

r BACK

– Returns to the previous menu.

s REW m / FFW M

– Fast reverse or fast forward search.

t PAUSE LIVE TV u

– Pauses or resumes a live TV programme.
– Starts or pauses playback of any recorded

title or disc.

STOP x

– Stops playback/recording.
– Hold down this button to open or close

the disc tray.

REC z

– Starts recording the currently viewed TV

programme. Press repeatedly to set the
recording length in 30-minute increments.

u TV VOL +-

– Adjusts the volume of the TV (for Philips

TVs or compatible brands only).

v Alphanumeric keypad

– Used to enter numbers or letters (using

SMS style entry).

– Selects a chapter/track/title number to

play.

– Selects the recorder’s preset tuner

channel.

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19

20

21

22

23

24

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PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

AUDIO

w SUBTITLE

– Selects a DVD subtitle language.

x INFO

– Displays on-screen information.

y SELECT

– Selects multiple  les for copying or

deleting.

– Toggles between ‘T’ (title) and ‘C’

(chapter) selection during disc playback,
then use the í / ë keys to select the
previous or next title/chapter.

– Toggles between upper and lower case

characters while using the alphanumeric
keypad.

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Remote Control (continued)

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Using the remote control

A Open the battery compartment cover.

B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA.

Match the indications (+-) inside the
battery compartment.

C Close the cover.

D Point the remote control directly at the

remote sensor on the front panel and
select the desired function.

PAUSE LIVE TV

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, they should be disposed
of properly.

Using the alphanumeric keypad to
enter the characters

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

– Press a number button repeatedly until
the required character or the number
appears.
– To enter special symbols, press button

repeatedly.
– To select upper/lower case (capital/
small) letters, press SELECT.
– To enter a space, press button .

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SUBTITLE

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

AUDIO

Main Unit

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a STANDBY-ON

– Turns on this unit or turns off to normal

standby mode.

b Disc tray

c OPEN CLOSE ç

– Opens or closes the disc tray.

d Display panel

– Shows information about the current

status of the recorder.

e HDD ACTIVE

– Lights up when access hard disk.

f u

– Pauses or resumes a live TV show.
– Starts or pauses playback.

. >

– Skips to the previous or next chapter/

track. Hold down the button to make a
reverse/forward search.

x

– Stops playback/recording.

g

z

– Starts recording the currently viewed TV

programme. Press repeatedly to set the
recording length in 30-minute increments.

– Lights up while recording is in progress.

Sockets behind the  ap

Flip down the door as indicated by the
OPEN u label at the right hand corner.

h DV IN-CAM2 socket

– Input for digital camcorders (also

referred to as FireWire or IEEE1394).

i VIDEO-AUDIO-CAM1 socket

– Composite video and audio inputs for

camcorder/DVD player/VCR or other
similar device.

j USB socket

– Input for USB  ash drive, USB memory

reader or digital camera.
* Not all brands and models of digital
cameras are supported, except those
compliant with the PTP standard.

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Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections

English

CVBS OUT

Y

P

B

EXT2

EXT1

TV-OUT

ANTENNA-IN

TO TV

TO VCR/SAT

L

R

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

P

R

AUDIO

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

MAINS

Connecting the antenna
cables

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

If you want to connect to a VCR



and/or a separate Cable Box/
Satellite Receiver,

see ‘Step 2: Optional Connections’ for
details.

Helpful Hint:
– Depending on how you have currently
connected your TV channel (directly from an
off-air antenna or cable box or VCR), you’ll
have to disconnect some of the cables before
you make the antenna connection.

A Connect the existing Antenna cable (it

can be from the off-air wall socket or
Cable Box) to the ANTENNA-IN
socket on the recorder.

B Connect a RF antenna cable (supplied)

from the TV-OUT socket on the
recorder to the antenna input socket on
your TV (usually labelled as ANT,
ANTENNA IN, RF IN).

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Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued)

CVBS OUT

Y

P

EXT2

EXT1

TV-OUT

ANTENNA-IN

TO TV

TO VCR/SAT

L

R

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

OR

Option 2

B

P

R

AUDIO

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

MAINS

OR

Option 3

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Option 1

Connecting the video cable

This connection enables you to view the
playback from this recorder. You only
need to choose one of the options
below to make your video connection.
– For a standard TV, follow option 1, 2
or 3.
– For a progressive scan TV, follow
option 4.

Helpful Hint:
– Audio connection is only required if you
are using the Y Pb Pr, S-VIDEO or CVBS
socket to connect your TV. See ‘Connecting
the audio cables’ for details.

TV

Option 1: Using the Scart socket

Connect a scart cable (supplied) from the



EXT1 TO TV socket on the recorder
to the corresponding SCART socket on
the TV.

Helpful Hint:
– Use the EXT2-TO VCR/SAT socket for
connecting the recorder to additional device.

Option 2: Using the S-Video socket

Connect a S-video cable (not supplied)



from the S-VIDEO OUT socket on the
recorder to the S-Video input socket
(usually labelled as Y/C or S-VHS) on the
TV.

Option 3: Using the Video (CVBS)
socket

Connect a composite video cable (yellow



- not supplied) from the CVBS OUT
socket on the recorder to the video
input socket (usually labelled as A/V In,
Video In, Composite or Baseband) on the
TV.

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Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued)

English

CVBS OUT

Y

P

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

B

P

R

Option 4

TV-OUT

ANTENNA-IN

EXT2

EXT1

TO TV

TO VCR/SAT

L

R

S-VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

TV

Option 4: Using Component
video socket / Connecting to a
Progressive Scan TV

The progressive scan video quality is only
available when using Y Pb Pr connection
and a progressive scan TV is required. It
provides superior picture quality when
watching DVD movies.

A Connect the component video cables

(red/ blue/green - not supplied) from the
Y PB PR sockets on the recorder to the
corresponding component video input
sockets (usually labelled as Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr
or YUV) on the TV.

B Connect the audio cable (red/white - not

supplied) from the AUDIO OUT L/R
sockets on the recorder to the audio
input sockets on the TV.

Note:

To enable Y Pb Pr (YUV) connection, you
must set the recorder’s video output
correctly.

A Make an addition video connection from

this recorder to your TV using Scart,
S-Video or Video (CVBS).

B Turn on your TV to the correct viewing

channel for the above video connection.

C When you have completed the

installation and set-up, change the video
output setting of this recorder as
follows:.

1) Press OPTIONS.

2) Move to { Settings } > { Video

output } > { Active video output }
> { Comp. video (YUV) }, then
press OK to con rm.

To activate Progressive Scan output, see



‘Other information - Setting up
Progressive Scan feature’ for details.

D Switch your TV to the correct viewing

channel for the Component video
connection (refer to your TVs user
manual).

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Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued)

CVBS OUT

Y

P

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

OR

B

P

R

AV ampli er/receiver

TV-OUT

ANTENNA-IN

EXT2

EXT1

TO TV

TO VCR/SAT

L

R

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

AUDIO

English

Connecting the audio cables

This connection enables you to listen to
the playback from this recorder.
However, this connection is not required
if this recorder is connected to the TV
using the Scart connector.

Option 1: Using the analogue audio
sockets

You can connect the recorder to a two
channel stereo system (mini system, TV)
or receiver in order to enjoy the stereo
sound system.

Connect the audio cable (red/white - not



supplied) from the AUDIO OUT
sockets to the audio input sockets of the
connected device.

Option 2: Using the digital audio
socket

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

Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied)



from the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT
socket to the digital coaxial input socket
(or labelled as COAXIAL IN or DIGITAL
IN) of the connected device.

Helpful Hint:
– You have to set the appropriate Digital
Audio Output setting. Otherwise, no sound or
interference may occur. See ‘System Menu
Options - Audio settings’ for details.

19

Step 2: Optional Connections

English

CVBS OUT

TO VCR/SAT

L

R

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

AUDIO

ANTENNA-IN

EXT1

TV-OUT

EXT2

TO TV

B

DIGITAL OUT

Cable Box /
Satellite Receiver

C

Y

P

B

P

R

COAXIAL

TV

MAINS

Connecting to a Cable Box or
Satellite Receiver

Option 1

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

see ‘Basic Recorder Connections ­Connecting the antenna cables’ for
details.

Option 2 (as shown on the above illustration)

If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver
has a Scart output socket

A Keep the existing antenna connection

from the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver to
your TV.

B Connect a scart cable (supplied) from the

EXT1 TO TV socket on the recorder
to the corresponding SCART socket on
the TV.

C Connect another scart cable (not

supplied) from the EXT2-TO VCR/
SAT socket on the recorder to the Scart

socket (usually labelled as TV OUT or
TO VCR) on the Cable Box/ Satellite
Receiver.

Helpful Hint:
– If your TV is connected to the recorder via
the COMPONENT VIDEO (Y Pb Pr) sockets,
then connect the external cable box/satellite
receiver to the EXT1 TO TV socket.

20

Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)

VCR (example only)

VHF/UHF

RF IN

SCART OUT

VHF/UHF

RF OUT

CVBS OUT

Y

P

B

EXT2

EXT1

TV-OUT

ANTENNA-IN

TO TV

TO VCR/SAT

L

R

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

P

R

AUDIO

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

SCART IN

English

D

MAINS

B

Connecting to a VCR or
other similar device

This connection enables you to record
from video tape to hard disk and allows
the VCR to be used for playback on the
TV if the recorder is turned off.

Note:

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

A Connect the existing Antenna cable (it

can be from the off-air wall socket or
Cable Box) to the ANTENNA-IN
socket on the recorder.

B Connect a RF antenna cable (supplied)

from the TV-OUT socket on the
recorder to the antenna input socket on
your TV (usually labelled as ANT,
ANTENNA IN, RF IN).

TV

C

C Connect a scart cable (supplied) from the

EXT1 TO TV socket on the recorder
to the corresponding SCART socket on
the TV.

D Connect another scart cable (not

supplied) from the EXT2-TO VCR/
SAT socket on the recorder to the Scart

socket (usually labelled as TV OUT or
TO TV) on the VCR.

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.

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Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)

English

Back of a Satellite Box
(example only)

A

EXT2

EXT1

TV-OUT

ANTENNA-IN

TO TV

TO VCR/SAT

B

Connecting to a VCR and
Cable Box/Satellite Receiver

A Connect the existing Antenna cable from

the antenna output socket on the Cable
Box or Satellite Receiver to the
ANTENNA-IN socket on the
recorder.

B Connect a RF antenna cable (supplied)

from the TV-OUT socket on the
recorder to the antenna input socket on
your TV (usually labelled as ANT,
ANTENNA IN, RF IN).

C Connect a scart cable (supplied) from the

EXT1 TO TV socket on the recorder
to the corresponding SCART socket on
the TV.

CVBS OUT

L

R

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

E

Back of a VCR

(example only)

D

Y

P

B

P

R

AUDIO

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

MAINS

C

D Connect another scart cable (not

supplied) from the EXT2-TO VCR/
SAT socket on the recorder to the Scart

socket (usually labelled as TV OUT or
TO TV) on the VCR.

E Connect another scart cable (not

supplied) from the Scart socket (usually
labelled as TV IN or TO DECODER) on
the VCR to the Scart socket (usually
labelled as TV OUT or TO VCR) on the
Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver.

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Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)

English

Option 1

Connecting to a camcorder

You can use the front sockets to copy
camcorder recordings. These sockets are
located behind the  ap on the right hand
side which provides convenient
connections.

Option 1: Using the DV IN socket

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

A Connect an i.LINK 4-pin cable (not

supplied) from the DV IN socket on the
recorder to the appropriate DV OUT
socket on the camcorder.

B Press CAM on the remote control to

select ‘CAM2’.

Helpful Hint:
– It is not possible to record from this
recorder to your camcorder via the DV IN
socket on your recorder.

Option 2

Option 2: Using the VIDEO In
socket

Use the VIDEO connection if your
camcorder has only a single video output
(Composite Video, CVBS). It provides
good picture quality.

A Connect the VIDEO socket at the front

panel of the recorder to the
corresponding S-VHS or Video output
socket on the camcorder.

B Connect the audio cable (red/white - not

supplied) from the AUDIO L/R sockets
at the front panel of the recorder to the
audio output socket on the camcorder.

C Press CAM on the remote control

followed by P +/- repeatedly to select
‘CAM1’.

Helpful Hint:
– If you connect your camcorder to the scart
socket at the rear of this recorder, select
{ EXT1 } or { EXT2 } as the input source.

23

Step 3: Installation and Set-up

English

The installation menu appears the very
 rst time you turn on this recorder.
These settings help you set up the basic
recorder features easily, including TV
programme installation and language
settings.

Before you start ...

Complete the installation settings before
inserting a disc for playback or recording.

A Turn on the TV.

B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on

the recorder.

 Your TV should show the recorder’s

initial installation screen now - { Menu
Language } screen.

 If not, you may need to select the

correct input on your TV. Refer to your
TVs user manual on how to select the
correct input on your TV.

Menu Language

Next

English

Dansk

Deutsch

Español

Français

Italiano
Nederlands

Norsk

Please select your language.
Denes the languages of all
on-screen menu displays.

Country Selection

Next

A Austria

B Belgium

DK Denmark

FIN Finland

F France

D Germa

GR Greece

IRL Ireland

Country selection is

important for TV channels

search.

Previous

Note: Press the Red button on the

remote control for returning to the
previous screen or press the Green
button for proceeding to the next
installation step.

E The TV shape screen appears on the TV.

Select the appropriate TV shape in the
way you want the wide-screen movies to
be displayed and press OK to con rm.

TV shape

Select the appropriate TV shape

according to the TV you have

connected.

Previous Next

4:3 Panscan

4:3 Letterbox

16:9 Widescreen

4:3 PanScan (PS)

C Use  keys on the remote control to

select the desired on-screen display
language and press OK to con rm.

D The Country Selection screen appears on

the TV. Move the selection bar to the
country you live in and press OK to
con rm.

 This setting is important for automatic

installation of TV channels in your area.

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4:3 LetterBox (LB)

16:9 (Widescreen)

F The Channel Search screen appears on

the TV. Press OK to start auto channel
search.



The recorder starts the analogue

channel search.

Step 3: Installation and Set-up (continued)

Channel search

Start Auto search

Previous Skip

Note: Make sure you have successfully

made all the required connections to this
recorder, the TV and Satellite Receiver/
Cable Box (if any) and turned them on.
The channel search will detect the signals
and save all the available programme
channels.

G After the channel search is  nished, the

number of found and stored channels
appear, press the Green button to
continue.

Analogue channel search

Searching channels.

This may take a few minutes. Please wait.

Analogue TV channels found: 3

Analogue channel search completed

Cancel

Analogue TV channels found: 9

Next Restart

I The Date entry screen appears. Use the

alphanumeric keypad 0-9 or 
keys to enter the correct date, then
press OK to con rm or the Green
button to continue.

Date setting is required to
make recordings. Please
make sure it is correct.

Previous Next

Date

31 01 2007

J The installation is now completed. Press

the Green button on the remote control
to close the screen.

Installataion Complete

You have successfully completed the installation

of your recorder.

System is now ready for use.

Previous Done

The DVD recorder is now ready for
use.

English

H The Time entry screen appears. Use the

alphanumeric keypad 0-9 or 
keys to enter the correct time, then
press OK to con rm or the Green
button to continue.

Time setting is required for
making recordings. Time
format is 24h (hh:mm)

Previous Next

Time

00 00

:

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Control TV Programmes

English

Viewing live TV

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

A Turn on the TV. If necessary, switch the

TV to the correct input channel for
viewing the recorder’s playback.

B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on

this recorder.

 You should see the TV programme on

the TV. If not, press LIVE TV.

C Press P +/− to select a desired channel.

 The TV programme you are tuned to

is automatically stored in the Time Shift
Buffer. This allows you to pause the live
TV and resume playback at any time.

If you switch to another TV channel on



the recorder, a new title will be created
and a vertical line will be shown on the
Time Shift video bar.

Live

About Time Shift Buffer ­temporary HDD storage

The current TV programme will be
stored in the temporary hard disk
storage called ‘TSB’ (Time Shift Buffer)
once the recorder is turned on. It
continuously stores up to 6 (six) hours of
TV programmes.

The Time Shift video bar indicates the
status and timing of the stored TV
programmes.

22:04:30

12 45

The Time Shift video bar consists of the
following information:

a

The TV programme start time.

Once it has exceeded 6 (six) hours, the
start time will be changed accordingly.

b

Clips that are selected to be recorded

onto the hard disk (marked Red).

c

Title markers (when you switch to a TV

channel for more than 2 minutes, a new
title marker will be created).

d

Current position and time of the TV

programme broadcast.

e

Present time

3

Now

You can choose to display or hide the



Time Shift video bar by pressing the
INFO on the remote control.

26

Helpful Hint:
– The Time Shift Buffer stores and retains
up to the last 6 (six) hours of TV
programmes when the recorder is turned on.
If you switch the recorder to standby mode,
all the contents in the Time Shift Buffer will
be cleared.

Control TV Programmes (continued)

Marking the contents for recording

You need to ‘mark’ the contents in the
Time Shift Buffer before it can be
recorded to the hard disk. The recording
will take effect when you put the
recorder to standby mode.

21:00

Cancel Rec.

22:13

23:30

Prog Info

To  nd a scene within the Time
Shift Buffer

Use m / M or  /  keys.



To mark the starting point of
recording

Press REC z once.



To mark the end of the recording

Navigate to the end of the scene and



press STOP x.

To cancel the marked recording

Press the Red button.



Helpful Hint:
– You can set the length of skip search
interval, see chapter ‘System Menu Options ­Playback settings - { Replay interval } / { Skip
interval }’ for details.

Clearing the Time Shift Buffer

All the contents in the Time Shift Buffer
will be cleared when you switch the
recorder to standby mode, except for
the marked contents which will then be
stored into the hard disk. You can also
clear the contents using the following
steps while the recorder is turned on.

A Press OPTIONS on the remote control.

 The tools menu appears.

Tools

Audio language
Time search

Reset TSB

Settings

B Move to { Reset TSB } and press OK.

 A warning message on clearing the

Time Shift Buffer appears.

Warning

This action will clear the Time Shift Buffer.

Do you want to continue?

Yes No

C To proceed, select { Yes } in the menu

and press OK on the remote control.

Otherwise, select { No } in the menu and



press OK on the remote control to
abort the operation.

Note:

In addition, executing the following
actions will also clear the contents in the
Time Shift Buffer:
– Press CAM on the remote control.
– Access { Tuner } option in the system
settings menu.
– Change the { Record mode } or
{ Clock } setting.

English

27

Control TV Programmes (continued)

English

Pause live TV function

Before you start ...

Turn on the recorder to LIVE TV mode
to watch your favourite TV programmes.

A Press PAUSE LIVE TV u on the

remote control to pause playback.

B To resume playback, press the same

button again.

If you want to return to the live TV



programme, just press LIVE TV.

Instant replay function

Before you start ...

Turn on the recorder to LIVE TV mode
to watch your favourite TV programmes.

Press  on the remote control to replay



the live TV programme.

 The scene is jumped back by 30

seconds (default setting) upon every
single press.

If you want to return to the live TV



programme, just press LIVE TV.

FlexTime function

While recording is in progress, press 



on the remote control to go back to the
beginning of the recording and start
playback.

OR

Press REW m or PREV í until you



reach the scene to begin.

28

Using the Home menu

About the Home menu

Home menu allows access to contents on
your Hard Disk recording, media  les on
Hard Disk, and contents of disc and USB.
It also allows transferring of content
among various media types.

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

A Press HOME on the remote control.

 The Home menu appears.

Source Content

Hard Disk

Disc Tray

USB

Recordings

Video files

Music

Photo

C Use   keys to select recordings,

audio/video  les or photos.

D Press u to start playback.

English

B Move the selection bar to a desired

media or function and press  or OK to
select.

{ Hard Disk }
To access the contents stored on the
hard disk, such as your recordings,
photos, music or video  les.

{ Disc Tray }
To access the contents of the disc. In
case the tray is empty, nothing will be
shown.

{ USB }
To access the contents of the connected
USB  ash drive or camera. In case there
is no device connected or the device is
not able to detect by the recorder,
nothing will be shown.

29

Using the Home menu (continue d)

English

Viewing media information

To view general information on the
selected media such as size, remaining
space, media type etc.

A Press HOME.

 The Home menu appears.

B Move the selection bar to a desired

source.

 If the media information is available, a

text label will be appeared next to the
blue softkey.

C Press the Blue button on the remote

control to display the information.

{ HDD Info }
Recorder hard disk information.
– Remaining hard disk size for video

partition (TV recordings and DivX
movies).

– Space used by protected/unprotected

titles.

– Free time for recording based on the

current active recording mode.

– Remaining hard disk size for data

partition (for music and photo  les)
and its free space size for recording.

{ DVDR Info }
DVD±R or DVD±RW information.
– Disc name, type and status
– Total size.
– Used space.
– Available space.
– Space used by protected titles.

{ USB Info }
USB drive information.
– Name.
– Total memory size.
– Available space.

D Press the Blue button again returns to

the previous menu.

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Recording media

Before Recording

The recording media for this recorder
are internal hard disk drive and DVD±R/
±RW/+R DL.

– The hard disk has a high storage density

which enables long recording duration
and quick access to the recording titles.

DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable)

– Discs that are rewritable can be used for

multiple recordings once the existing data
is erased.

DVD±R (DVD Recordable)

– Discs 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 done on DVD±R discs as

long as they have not been  nalised.

– You can also delete unwanted recordings.

However, the disc space occupied by the
deleted recordings cannot be recovered
for further recording.

– To play a DVD±R disc on other DVD

players, it must be  nalised. After this is
done, no more data can be added to the
disc. See ‘Edit Recordings - Recordable
DVD - Finalising the DVD±R for
playback’ for details.

DVD+R DL (DVD+R Double Layer)

– It contains the same usage as DVD+R, the

only difference is the capacity of 8.5 GB.
It offers two recordable layers on a single
DVD disc. The layers are accessible from
the same side of the disc, so recording
can occur completely uninterrupted.

Supported disc type and media
speeds

Disc
DVD+R 1x - 16x

DVD+RW 2.4x - 8x
DVD-R 1x - 16x
DVD-RW 2.4x - 4x
DVD+R DL 2.4x

Helpful Hints:
– In some cases, you may not be able to add
new recording to a recordable DVD that
contains recordings from other DVD recorders.
– If the newly recorded title in the hard disk
is not accessible, turn the recorder off and on
again to recover the recording.
– If you are unable to  t a title to a
recordable DVD, split the title to remove the
unwanted sections. See ‘Edit Recordings ­Hard Disk - Video editing’ for details.
– If power failure occurred while copying the
recordings from hard disk is in progress, it
may lead to a bad disc.

Media speeds

English

31

Before Recording (continued)

English

Default recording settings

You can preset your recording settings in
the recording setup menu.

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

A Press OPTIONS on the remote control.

 The tools menu appears.

Tools

Audio language
Time search

Reset TSB

Settings

B Move to { Settings } and press OK.

 The system settings menu appears.

D Use  keys to select the setting you

wish to change and press  to access its
options.

 Instructions and explanations of the

options are provided in the following
pages.

 If the option in the menu is greyed

out, that means the feature is not
available or not possible to change at the
current state.

E Press OK to con rm any new settings.

To return to the previous menu screen,



press .

F To exit, press OPTIONS.

Helpful Hints:
– Changing the Recording Mode clears the
contents in the Time Shift Buffer, only the
marked contents (in red bar) will be recorded
into the hard disk of this recorder.

Your recording picture quality will be

–

changed according to the selected record

, including watching the live TV through

mode

the recorder.

Language

Recording

Playback

Video output

Audio

Analogue tuner

Setup

Preferences

Record mode

Auto protect

SAT recording

Chapters

C Move to { Recording } and press .

32

Before Recording (continued)

Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Record mode

Auto protect

The recording mode de nes the picture quality of recordings

and the maximum recording time.

DVDR3570H

Record Mode

HQ (high quality)
SP (standard play)
SPP (standard play plus)
LP (long play)
EP (extended play)
SLP (super long play)
SEP (super extended play)

DVDR3590H

Record Mode

HQ (high quality)
SP (standard play)
SPP (standard play plus)
LP (long play)
EP (extended play)
SLP (super long play)
SEP (super extended play)

23
45
56
68
90
135
180

(250GB)

40
77
96
115
153
230
300

1
2

2.5
3
4
6
8

1
2

2.5
3
4
6
8

1 hr 55 mins
3 hrs 40 mins
4 hrs 35 mins
5 hrs 30 mins
7 hrs 20 mins
11 hrs 5 mins
14 hrs 45 mins

1 hr 55 mins
3 hrs 40 mins
4 hrs 35 mins
5 hrs 30 mins
7 hrs 20 mins
11 hrs 5 mins
14 hrs 45 mins

Note: When copying from hard disk to a recordable DVD, the

recording mode of the selected recording in the hard disk will
automatically be transferred. Selecting another recording mode
is not possible. The factory default setting is SPP.

With this feature, delete and edit on the protected titles are not

possible.

{ On } – New recorded titles will be automatically

protected.

{ Off } – Disable the function.

Note: To delete a protected title,  rst press the Blue button

on the remote control to turn off the protect feature, then
press the Red button to delete.

English

SAT recording

This feature is only available if you have connected a Satellite

Receiver or other device to the EXT2-TO VCR/SAT scart
socket of this recorder. See ‘Record to Hard Disk - Automatic
recording from Satellite Receiver’ for details.

{ On } – Enable this recorder to start and stop

recording when a signal is received from
the connected device.

{ Off } – Disable the function.

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Before Recording (continued)

English

Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Chapters

Automatically divides a recording (title) into chapters by inserting

chapter markers at a speci c interval. This enables you to access
a speci c point in the recording quickly.

{ Smart } – This setting is only available for the DV

camcorder recording. A chapter marker is
inserted whenever there is a break in the
time code on the DV tape.

{ Off } – No chapter marker is inserted in the

recording.

{ Standard } – Chapter markers are inserted automatically

during recording at approximately 5 ( ve)
minutes interval.

34

Record TV Programme

CAUTION!

– Copy prohibited contents cannot be
recorded on this recorder.
– When the hard disk is full, making a
new recording automatically deletes the
oldest unprotected title on the hard disk
to make space for the new recording.

Record current TV
programme

Follow the instructions below to record
the TV programmes to this recorder’s
hard disk, where you can store for future
viewing and copy to a recordable DVD
disc if required.

A While the Time Shift Buffer is at ‘LIVE’

position, press REC z on the remote
control.

 It starts recording from the current

position, up to maximum of 6 (six) hours.

21:00

Cancel Rec.

Press REC z repeatedly will set the



recording time length in 30-minute
increments, up to a maximum of 6 (six)
hours.

B You can turn off your TV and the

recorder to standby mode while
recording.

 The recorder continues recording and

stops at the designated end time.

LIVE

23:30

Prog Info

Record a speci c section of
TV programmes

This is only possible for the TV
programmes that can be found in the
Time Shift Buffer.

PAUSE LIVE TV

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

A Use   keys to search for the beginning

of the scene where you want to start
recording.

21:00

Cancel Rec.

B Press REC z on the remote control.

C Press  to search for the point where

you want to end the recording and press
STOP x on the remote control.

 A red marking will be visible on the

video bar to indicate the marked
recording.

To cancel the recording, press the Red



button for { Cancel Rec }.

22:13

23:30

Prog Info

English

If you wish to stop the recording before



the scheduled time, press STOP x.

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Record TV Programme (continued )

English

Simultaneous record and play
function

While recording a TV programme to the
hard disk, you can play a previously
recorded title from hard disk, playback a
DVD video disc or you can also playback
music, photo slideshows or DivX videos
from hard disk, optical disc or USB. It is
also possible to watch playback from
other connected devices.

SUBTITLE

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

Playback from HDD

A Press HDD LIST on the remote

control.

Source Content

Hard Disk

Disc Tray

USB

PAUSE LIVE TV

Recordings

Video files

Music

Photo

Playback from DVD

A Press OPEN CLOSE ç on the

recorder’s front panel.

B Load in a disc to start playback.

Playback from USB

A Insert a USB  ash drive to the USB

socket.

B Press USB on the remote control.

C Select a  le and press u to start

playback.

Playback from other device

This is only possible if this recorder is

AUDIO

connected to the TV using the
EXT1 TO TV socket.

Press SCART to view the picture from



the device which is connected to the
EXT2-TO VCR/SAT socket of this
recorder.

If there is no device connected to the



EXT2-TO VCR/SAT socket, pressing

SCART switches to TV preset.

Watching other TV programmes

Previous HDD Info

B Use  keys to reach the title you want

to play.

C Press u to start playback.

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Use the TVs channel up/down button to



select a different TV channel.

Helpful Hint:
– Remember to switch the TV back to its
video input channel if you want to watch the
TV channel through the recorder or play
back the recorded disc.

Record TV Programme (continued )

Automatic recording from
Satellite Receiver

The feature is only applicable for the
Satellite Receiver (or any similar devices)
that is connected to the EXT2-TO VCR/
SAT scart socket of this recorder. In
addition, the Satellite Receiver must have
a timer function that is able to control
the recording function of this recorder.

Before you start ...

Ensure that the { SAT recording }
mode in the recording setting is set to
{ On }.

A Use the Satellite Receiver’s timer

programming function to program the
recording (refer to the Satellite
Receiver’s user manual).

 Each recording can be programme up

to 6 (six) hours.

B Turn off the Satellite Receiver to standby

mode.

C Turn off the recorder to standby mode.

 Leave the recorder and Satellite

Receiver in standby mode for the
recording.

 The recorder starts recording when it

detects a signal from the Satellite
Receiver.

English

Helpful Hint:
– The recorder’s timer recordings take
priority over automatic satellite recording.
Automatic Satellite recording stops if the
recorder’s timer recording is due to start.

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Record TV Programme (continued )

English

About timer recording

Use the timer recording to automatically
start and stop a recording at a later date/
time. This recorder tunes to the right
programme channel and begins recording
at the speci ed time.

With this recorder, you can schedule up
to 40 recordings at a time and up to 6
(six) hours for each recording. During
timer recording, changing the recorder’s
channel is not possible.

Note: If the scheduled timer recording
is longer than 6 (six) hours, it splits into
two or more titles.

There are two ways to program a
timer recording

– Using the VIDEO Plus+
– Using manual timer programming

OK

PAUSE LIVE TV

TIMER

Timer recording (VIDEO
Plus+ system)

This is a simple timer programming
system. To use it, enter the VIDEO Plus+
programme number associated with your
television programme. You can  nd this
number in your TV listings magazine.

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

B Press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+) on the

remote control.

 The timer menu appears.

List of timers

C Press the Blue button on the remote

control for { VIDEO Plus+ }

 The VIDEO Plus+ entry menu

appears.

Timer details

Start time

Stop time

Date

Channel

Title name

Repeat

VPS/PDC

Recording target

New Timer VIDEO Plus+

(VIDEO Plus+)

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

About ‘VPS/PDC’

‘VPS’ (Video Programming System) or
‘PDC’ (Programme Delivery Control) is
used to control the start and duration of
TV channel recordings. If a TV
programme starts earlier or ends later
than was scheduled, this recorder will
then turn on and off at the correct time.

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VIDEO Plus+ System

Enter VIDEO Plus+ program number :

Clear Store

Cancel

D Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to

enter the VIDEO Plus+ programme
number (e.g. 5-312-4 or 5,312 4, key in
‘53124’).

To clear the programming number, press



the Red button for { Clear }.

Record TV Programme (continued )

To cancel the programming and exit the



menu, press the Yellow button for
{ Cancel }.

To con rm your entry, press the Green

E

button for { Store }.

 A message to enter channel list

appears.

Select { OK } in the menu and press OK

F

to con rm.

 The programme information appears.

New timer

Start time

Stop time

Date

Channel

Title name

Repeat

VPS/PDC

Recording target

Cancel

G To change the recording settings, move

to the respective  eld and press u.

{ Repeat } - Once

{ VPS/PDC } - Off

{ Recording target } - HDD

20:30

21:30
16/01/07

P05

ABC
Once

On

DVD

Store

Start time

20 30

- Weekly

- Mon~Fri

- On

- DVD

Timer recording (manually)

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

B Press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+) on the

remote control.

 The timer menu appears.

List of timers

C Press the Green button on the remote

control for { New Timer }

 The new timer entry menu appears.

New Timer

Start time

Stop time

Date

Channel

Title name

Repeat

VPS/PDC

Recording target

Clear All Store

Timer details

Start time

Stop time

Date

Channel

Title name

Repeat

VPS/PDC

Recording target

New Timer VIDEO Plus+

Start time

Cancel

English

H Select a setting and press OK.

I Once complete, store the setting by

pressing the Green button for { Store }.

J To exit, press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+).

 The ‘TIMER’ icon lights up on the

display panel if a timer recording is set.

Helpful Hint:
– If the recorder is not in standby mode, a
noti cation message appears before the
timer recording begins. If you ignore the
message, the recorder automatically switches
to the respective channel and starts
recording.

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Record TV Programme (continued )

English

{ Start time }

{ Stop time }

{ Date }

{ Channel }

{ Title name }

{ Repeat } Select a repeat

{ VPS/PDC } Turn on or off the

{ Recording
target }

Enter the start time of
recording (hours :
minutes).

Enter the end time of
recording (hours :
minutes).

Enter the date for
recording (Day/
Month/Year).

Select the TV channel
or the external input
channel for recording.

Enter the title name
for this recording.

recording setting
(Once, Weekly,
Mon~Fri).

VPS/PDC setting.

Select the destination
for recording (HDD
or DVD).

D Select the entry  eld and press .

E Use  keys or the alphanumeric

keypad 0-9 to select or enter the
recording information, then press OK to
con rm.

F Once complete, store the setting by

pressing the Green button for { Store }.

G To exit, press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+).

 The ‘TIMER’ icon lights up on the

display panel if a timer recording is set.

Helpful Hint:
– If the recorder is not in standby mode, a
noti cation message appears before the
timer recording begins. If you ignore the
message, the recorder automatically switches
to the respective channel and starts
recording.

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Record TV Programme (continued )

Changing/Deleting a
scheduled recording

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

B Press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+) on the

remote control.

 The timer menu appears.

Once complete, store the setting by

G

pressing the Green button for { Store }.

H To exit, press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+).

English

List of timers

20:30 - P05 TELE-Once

09:00 - P03 TELE-Once

11:30 - P04 TELE-Once

Delete New Timer

Timer details

Change

20:30

21:30
16/01/07

P05
ABC

Once

On

DVD

VIDEO Plus+

Start time

Stop time

Date

Channel

Title name

Repeat

VPS/PDC

Recording target

C Select a scheduled recording which you

want to delete or edit.

D To delete the scheduled recording, press

the Red button on the remote control
for { Delete }.

E To change the scheduled recording, press

the Yellow button on the remote
control for { Change }.

 The timer entry menu appears.

New timer

Start time

Stop time

Date

Channel

Title name

Repeat

VPS/PDC

Recording target

Cancel

20:30

21:30

16/01/07

P05

ABC
Once

On

DVD

Store

Start time

20 30

F Make the necessary changes in the

respective entry  eld.

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Record from external devices

English

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

When you connect your external device
to this recorder, you can choose to make
a recording from the external device to
the hard disk or a recordable DVD.
Copy-protected material cannot be
recorded on this recorder.

Before you start...

Mark the contents in the Time Shift
Buffer for which you wish to record to
the hard disk. Otherwise, all the contents
will be cleared when you start camcorder
recording.

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

B Connect the external device (e.g.

camcorder, VCR, DVD player) to this
recorder.

C Press CAM on the remote control.

 A warning message appears. All the

contents in the Time Shift Buffer will be
cleared, only the ‘marked’ contents will
be stored onto the hard disk.

Switching to camera mode will clear the
Time Shift Buffer.

Select a media type to record.

Hard Disk Optical Disc Cancel

D Select the destination for recording and

press OK to con rm.

E Press P +/- repeatedly to select the

correct input channel that matches the
connected socket of the device.

 { CAM 1 } : S-VIDEO or VIDEO

socket at the front.

 { EXT 1 } : EXT1 TO TV scart socket

at the back.

 { EXT 2 } : EXT2-TO VCR/SAT scart

socket at the back.

F Turn on the external device and  nd the

place where you want the recording to
begin, then put the external device to
pause mode.

G Press REC z to start recording and

start the external device playback.

To pause the recording, press u.



To continue recording, press u again.

 A new chapter marker is created after

recording restarts (for recordable DVD
only).

H To stop the recording, press STOP x.

 A new title will be created when you

begin another recording.

I To exit, press LIVE TV.

Helpful Hint:
– While recording from an external device to
the hard disk or recordable DVD is in
progress, you can press the OK button to
generate chapter marker at a speci c point.

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Record from external devices (continued)

Recording from a DV
Camcorder

When you connect a DV camcorder to
the DV IN socket of this recorder, you
can control both the camcorder and this
recorder using the recorder’s remote
control. Furthermore, the smart
chaptering feature ensures the chapter
markers are created at each break in the
images.

Before you start...

Mark the contents in the Time Shift
Buffer for which you wish to record to
the hard disk. Otherwise, all the contents
will be cleared when you start camcorder
recording.

Press CAM on the remote control.

C

 A warning message appears. All the

contents in the Time Shift Buffer will be
cleared, only the ‘marked’ contents will
be stored onto the hard disk.

Switching to camera mode will clear the
Time Shift Buffer.

Select a media type to record.

Hard Disk Optical Disc Cancel

D Select the destination for recording and

press OK to con rm.

E Turn on the DV camcorder and start

playback.

F Press REC z to start recording.

English

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

B Connect your Digital Video or Digital 8

camcorder to the DV IN socket of this
recorder.

DV control

G To use the recorder’s remote control to

control the camcorder’s operation during
recording, press the Green button on the
remote control for { DV control }.

 The DV control buttons display on the

screen.

00:11:25

Cancel

HIDECHAPTER DIVIDE

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Record from external devices (continued)

English

H You can navigate to the respective

control keys on the screen to control the
playback of your DV camcorder.

I To stop the recording, press STOP x.

 Both the recorder and camcorder

stop.

J To exit, press LIVE TV.

Helpful Hints:
– Some camcorders cannot be controlled by
on-screen DV control buttons.
– Mixing of PAL and NTSC video format
recording on a same recordable DVD is not
possible.
– If a part of the tape is blank, the recording
will pause. Recording starts automatically
when there is a recordable signal. However,
if there is more than 5 ( ve) minutes of
blank tape, the recording ends automatically.

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Copy TV programmes from HDD

About copying

Content Sorting

Recordings

Video files
Music

Photo

TV programmes recorded to the hard
disk will be kept as ‘Recordings’ content.
It allows you to edit your recording easily
and copy to a recordable DVD for safe
keeping or later viewing.

The time required for copying is
depending on the recording mode that
was used on the hard disk recordings. It
is not possible to change the recording
mode for the copying process. It is
therefore important that you choose the
appropriate recording mode when you
set up the recording to the hard disk.

The copying process is done at a higher
speed than the recording. The maximum
copying speed is up to 4x. You cannot
shorten the time required for recording
even with high-speed discs.

Hard disk  Recordable DVD

HQ
SP
SPP
LP
EP
SLP
SEP

Hours of recordings can
be stored in an empty

4.7GB recordable DVD

1
2

2.5
3
4
6
8

HDD
recording
mode

New
All
Genre
Protected
Delete order
Last played

Time required
for copying 1 hour
of recording

15.0 mins

8.0 mins

7.0 mins

6.0 mins

4.5 mins

3.5 mins

2.5 mins

Copying recordings to
recordable DVD

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

B Insert a recordable DVD into the

recorder.

C Press HDD LIST on the remote

control.

D Use  keys to reach the title you

want, then press the Green button on
the remote control for { Copy }.

 The making disc copy information

appears.

Check Disc

Title CH8 15-Jul-2007 13:54
Length 52 min
Available Space 2 hr 03 min
Copying Time 19 min

Erase disc Start Cancel

E Press the Green button to start copy.

Otherwise, press the Yellow button to



abort the operation.

If you are using a DVD±RW for



recording, you can press í / ë to
select the space in the disc where you
want the recording to be placed (e.g. the
space of a deleted title).

English

Helpful Hint:
– If you are unable to  t a title to a
recordable DVD, split the title to remove the
unwanted sections. See ‘Edit Recordings ­Hard Disk - Video editing’ for details.

45

Copy TV programmes from HDD (continued)

English

Changing the screen display
for recordable DVD

If the recordable DVD has been used in a
computer drive or in another recorder,
the screen menu may not be displayed
correctly.

Before you can make recording to this
disc on this recorder, you must change
the screen display of the disc to ‘Philips’
type.

A Load in a recordable DVD.

B Press HOME on the remote control.

C Move to { Disc Tray }.

Source Titles

Hard Disk

Disc Tray

USB

Adapt menu

D If { Adapt menu } appears, it means this

disc has a different menu format. Press
the Red button on the remote control.

 A message to con rm your action

appears on the TV.

Title 01

Title 02

Title 03

Title 04

Title 05

Title 06

Title 07

Title n

E Press OK to con rm adapt menu action.

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Copy  les between HDD, USB and DVD

A part of this recorder’s hard disk drive
can be used as a Media Jukebox, allowing
you to store and playback your videos,
music and photos. You can copy these
 les from either USB or DVD to the
hard disk, from hard disk to USB and
recordable DVD and even directly
between USB and recordable DVD.

Note:
It is not possible to copy video or
TV recordings from the hard disk to
a USB device.

The Media Jukebox supports the
following  les:
– MP3 and Windows Media music (.mp3
and .wma)

– JPEG digital camera photos (.jpg)
– DivX movies (.avi and .divx)

Copying  les from HDD to
USB or recordable DVD

You can copy the  les from the
recorder’s hard disk to your USB thumb
drive or recordable DVD. When copy
to USB, only data  les (MP3, WMA,
DivX and JPEG) are allowed.

F Press the Green button for { Copy }.

 Media type selection screen appears.

Target for copy.
Choose destination for copy.

To Disc

To USB

G Select the destination for copying and

press OK to con rm.

Otherwise, press BACK  to return to



the previous menu.

H Press OK again to start copy.

Otherwise, select { Cancel } in the menu



and press OK to abort the operation.

English

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

B Insert a recordable DVD into the

recorder or a USB thumb drive to the
USB slot.

C Press HOME.

D Select the media where the  les are

stored and press .

E Use   keys to reach the title you

want. To make multiple selection, press
SELECT.

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Copy  les between HDD, USB and DVD (continued)

English

Copying  les from USB to
HDD or recordable DVD

You can copy the data  les (MP3, WMA,
DivX and JPEG) in your USB drive to this
recorder’s hard disk drive or recordable
DVD.

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

B Connect the USB  ash drive/memory

card reader or digital camera to the USB
socket at the front panel of the recorder.

C Press USB on the remote control to

view the  les.

D Navigate in the menu and select the  les

to copy. To make multiple selection,
press SELECT.

E Press the Green button for { Copy }.

 Media type selection screen appears.

Target for copy.
Choose destination for copy.

To Hard Disk

To Disc

F Select the destination for copying and

press OK to con rm.

Otherwise, press BACK  to return to



the previous menu.

G A con rmation dialogue appears, press

OK to start copy.

Copy

1 item(s) selected for copying.

Copy Cancel

Otherwise, select { Cancel } in the menu



and press OK to abort the operation.

Copying  les from CD/DVD
to HDD or USB

You can copy the  les in your disc to this
recorder’s hard disk drive or USB device.
However, when copy to a USB device,
only data  les (MP3, WMA, DivX and
JPEG) are allowed.

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

B Insert a CD/DVD into the recorder.

C Press DISC on the remote control.

 The disc content menu appears.

D Use   keys to reach the title you

want. To make multiple selection, press
SELECT.

E Press the Green button for { Copy }.

 Media type selection screen appears.

Target for copy.
Choose destination for copy.

To Hard Disk

To USB

F Select the destination for copying and

press OK to con rm.

Otherwise, press BACK  to return to



the previous menu.

G A con rmation dialogue appears, press

OK to start copy.

Otherwise, select { Cancel } in the menu



and press OK to abort the operation.

Helpful Hint:
– All DivX (.avi or .divx)  les will be copied
to the Video partition of the hard disk, while
all music (.mp3 or .wma) and digital camera
photos (.jpg) will be copied to the Data
partition.

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Playback from Hard Disk

Hard Disk navigation

The Hard Disk drive serves as a media
jukebox which allows you to store all
sources of recordings (TV recordings,
videos, music and photos). The titles
recorded or copied to the hard disk will
automatically be saved under separate
contents based on the characteristics of
the recordings.

Hard Disk

Content

Sorting

A Press HOME.

 The Home menu appears.

Source Content

Hard Disk

Disc Tray

USB

Previous HDD Info

Recordings

Video files

Music

Photo

Titles

B Select a contents type and press  to

access its sorting display options.

Content Sorting

Recordings

Video files

Music

Photo

The sorting options are varied with the



New

All

Genre

Protected

Delete order

Last played

kind of content selected.

C Select a sorting option and press  to

view the titles.

D To exit the menu, press HOME.

English

{ Recordings }
Contains recordings from the Time Shift
Buffer (TV programmes).

{ Video  les }
Contains only DivX or compatible video
 les (.avi or .divx).

{ Music }
Contains only audio  les (.mp3 or .wma).

{ Photo }
Contains only picture  les (.jpg or .jpeg).

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Playback from Hard Disk (continue d)

English

Basic operation

Each recording stored on the hard disk is
displayed in the HDD list with an Index
Picture.

A Press HDD LIST on the remote

control.

Titles Info

Title 1

Title 2

Title 3

Title 4

Title 5

Delete Protect Copy Child Lock

B Use  keys to reach the title you want

to play, then press u to start playback.

This recorder has resume playback



ability. Playback always begins at the last
stopped point. To start playback from
the beginning, press OK.

Symbols at the { Info } screen indicating:



– title is still part of the recording

in the ‘Time Shift Buffer’.

– title is locked.

P – title is protected.

– title has been viewed.

– title has been edited.

Time 00:37:34 SP
Date 07.07.2007
Genre Others

PREV í / NEXTë

– Move to the beginning or previous/
next chapter.

REW m /

FFW M

– Fast backward/forward search. Press
the button again to increase the search
speed (4x, 16x, 64x, 256x).
– While in pause mode, start slow
motion playback.

t (REPLAY) / u (SKIP)
– Skip backward or forward in the Time
Shift Buffer.

INFO

– Show or hide the title information,
video bar and additional features that can
be accessed via the colour coded button.

PAUSE LIVE TV u
– View a still picture or resume
playback.

STOP x

– Stop playback.

D To exit the menu, press HOME.

PAUSE LIVE TV

C During playback, you can use the

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

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SUBTITLE

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

AUDIO

Playback from Hard Disk (continue d)

Delete/Lock/Protect a title in
the HDD

These options are displayed at the
bottom of the hard disk title content
menu.

A Press HDD LIST on the remote

control.

B Use  keys to reach the title you

want.

C Press the matching colour coded button

on the remote control to access the
options displayed at the bottom of the
menu.

Delete

Copy Child Lock Protect

Chld Unlck Unprotect

{ Delete }
Red button – Delete the selected title
from the hard disk.

{ Copy }
Green button – Copy the selected title
to a recordable DVD. Copy to USB
device only possible for data  les.

Repeat hard disk playback

While playback the title in the hard disk,
you can select to repeat playback the title
or a speci c segment within the title.

Press the Yellow button on the remote



control for { Repeat }.

 The title will be played back

repeatedly until you press the Yellow
button again.

Press the Blue button on the remote



control for { Repeat A-B }.

 The  rst press to mark the starting

point of repeat playback and the second
press to mark the ending point.

 The marked segment will be played

back repeatedly until you press the Blue
button again.

Repeat Repeat A-B

English

{ Child Lock } / { Chld Unlck }
Yellow button – Lock or unlock the
selected title from viewing. A four-digit
pin code is required to play the locked
title or to unlock the title.
Note: This option only visible if the
{ Child lock } setting is enabled. See
‘System Menu Options - Playback settings

- { Access }’.

{ Protect } / { Unprotect }
Blue button – Protect or unprotect the
title against editing or automatic deletion
of recordings.

D To exit the menu, press HOME.

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Playback from USB device

English

You can view, copy or delete the
contents of a USB  ash drive/memory
card reader or digital camera through
this recorder.

A Connect the USB  ash drive/memory

card reader or digital camera directly to
the USB socket on the front panel (as
shown in the above illustration).

B Press USB on the remote control to

view the  les.

 The content menu appears.

Content

Video

Music

Photo

Root

Folder 01

Folder 02

D To stop playback, press STOP x or

remove the USB  ash drive/memory card
reader or digital camera from the USB
socket.

Helpful Hints:
– The USB socket only supports playback
and copying of JPEG/MP3/WMA/DivX  les.
– The USB socket does not support the
connection of other USB devices except to a
USB  ash drive/memory card reader or
digital camera.
– When the USB device does not  t into the
USB socket, a USB extension cable is
required.

C Select the  le to play and press u to

start playback.

During playback, the available playback



settings are displayed at the bottom of
the screen.

 For more playback information, see

‘Playing an audio CD (MP3/WMA)’,
‘Playing a JPEG photo (slideshow)’ or
‘Playing a DivX disc’ for details.

52

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
over and over.

DVD±R

(DVD Recordable);
can be recorded
only once.

DVD+R DL

(DVD+R Double Layer);
same as DVD±R.

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)

ReWritable

Recordable

IMPORTANT!
– If the inhibit icon ‘X’ or
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 zone as
your player.

Starting disc playback

A Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on

the recorder.

B Press OPEN CLOSE ç on the front of

the recorder.

You can also hold down the STOP x



button on the remote control to open
and close the disc tray.

C Place the disc into the tray with the label

facing up, then press OPEN CLOSE ç.

 For double-sided discs, load the side

which you want to play facing up.

D Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for the recorder.

E Playback may start automatically.

Otherwise, press DISC. Navigate to the



track/title to play and press u.

English

MP3/WMA-Disc

Video CD

(Formats 1.0, 1.1, 2.0)

Super Video CD

DivX, DivX Ultra

Helpful Hints:
– This recorder has resume playback ability
(for certain type of disc). Press PLAY to
resume playback or press OK to start
playback from the beginning.
– If the pin code entry dialogue appears on
the TV, this means that the child lock was
activated for the inserted disc. You have to
enter your four-digit pin code.

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Playback from Disc (continued)

English

Playing a DVD video disc

Normally the DVD disc contains a disc
menu. You may have to make your
selection (e.g.,, subtitle or audio language)
within the disc menu.

A Insert a DVD.

If the disc menu appears, use  keys



to select a play option and press OK to
con rm or the alphanumeric keypad

0-9 to input your selection.

To access the disc menu

Press DISC on the remote control.



To select the previous or next
chapter/title

During playback, press SELECT on the



remote control to toggle between
‘TITLE’ or ‘CHAPTER’, then press í /
ë.

B To stop playback, press STOP x.

Playing a (Super) Video CDs

(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 disc index menu appears, use 



keys to select a play option or use the
alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to input
your selection and press OK to con rm.

To return to the previous menu, press



BACK  on the remote control.

B To stop playback, press STOP x.

Playing a DVD recordable disc

A Insert a DVD recordable disc.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

Title

Title 1

Title 2

Title 3

Title 4

Title 5

Empty title

00:05:12
HQ

15.07.06

02:00:24
SP

28.07.06

00:35:12
SP

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Delete

Child Lock

Protect

B Use  keys to select a title to play,

then press u.

C To stop playback, press STOP x.

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

Playback from Disc (continued)

Playing an audio CD (MP3/WMA)

MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3)  les are
highly compressed music  les. The MP3
format lets you store about ten times
more data (music, pictures) on a single
CD-ROM than a regular CD.

A Insert an audio CD.

 The content menu appears.

Otherwise, press DISC.



Video

Music

Photo

RootContent

Images

MP3

B Select the audio album or track to play

and press u.

Track 01

Track 02

Track 03

Track 04

Track 05

Track 06

Track 07

Album

Track number 06/14

Track time 04:12:10

C During playback, you can press í / ë

to select the next/previous track.

D To stop playback, press STOP x.

Helpful Hints:
– If both JPEG pictures and MP3/WMA are
in the same disc, you can choose to playback
the JPEG pictures or MP3/WMA by selecting
{ Photo } or { Music } in the menu.
– Only the  rst session of a multi-session CD
will be played back.
– This recorder does not support MP3PRO
audio format.
– If any special characters are present in the
MP3 track name (ID3) or album name, it
might not be displayed correctly on the
screen because this recorder does not
support the characters.

Playing a DivX  le

See ‘System Menu Options - Setup
Settings - { DivX VOD }’ for information
on purchasing or renting movies from
DivX VOD service. This recorder can
only playback DivX movies which are less
than 4GB.

A Press HOME.

B Select the media where the DivX  le is

stored and press .

C Select { Video } in the content menu.

D Use   keys to reach the title you

want to play, then press u to start
playback.

During playback, you can;

If multilingual subtitles are available on



the DivX disc, you can press SUBTITLE
on the remote control to change the
subtitle language.

If the DivX title provides different audio



tracks, you can press AUDIO on the
remote control to change the audio
stream.

To select the font type that supports the



recorded subtitle:

1) Press OPTIONS.

2) Move to { Character set } in the
menu and press .

3) Make your selection and press OK.

E To stop playback, press STOP x.

Helpful Hints:
– Subtitle  les with the following  le name
extensions (.srt, .smi, .sub, .ssa, .ass) are
supported but do not appear on the  le
navigation menu.
– The subtitle  le name has to be the same
as the  le name of the movie.
– The subtitle can only be displayed up to an
average of 45 characters.

English

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Additional Playback Features

English

Playing JPEG photo  les
(slide show)

A Press HOME.

Source

Hard Disk

Disc Tray

USB

B Select the media where the JPEG photos

are stored and press .

Content

Video

Music

Photo

C Select { Photo } in the menu and press

.

From Hard Disk only, { Photo folders }



and { Photo albums } options appear.
Press  again to select the option you
want the photo  les to appear.

Note: { Photo albums } option is not
available on optical disc and USB.

E Select a  le and press u to start the

slide show playback or press OK to
show the overview images.

During playback, the available playback



settings are displayed at the bottom of
the screen.

Zoom Speed Dn Speed UpRepeat

{ Zoom }
Red button – Activate zoom mode. The
slideshow playback will pause.

{ Zoom In } Blue button: enlarge the

{ Zoom Out } Yellow button: revert to

{ End } Red button: exit zoom

{ Repeat }
Green button – Toggle between repeat
on and off.

picture.

the actual size.

mode and continue
slideshow playback.

D Press  repeatedly until a list of photo

 le names appear.

 The  rst 4 photos found in the

currently selected folder will be displayed
at the right hand panel.

Photo folders Info

roll 1

roll 2

roll 3

07.07.20 07

Copy To Album

56

100 photo(s)

{ Speed Dn } / { Speed Up }
Yellow and Blue buttons – Change the
slideshow playback speed.

{ Slow } 10 (ten) seconds interval.

{ Medium } 5 ( ve) seconds interval.

{ Fast } 3 (three) seconds interval.

F To stop playback, press STOP x.

Additional Playback Features (continued)

Helpful Hints:
– If both JPEG photos and MP3s are in the
same disc, you can choose to playback the
JPEG photos or MP3s by selecting { Photo }
or { Music } in the menu.
– If the JPEG photo is not recorded with an
‘exif’ type  le, the actual thumbnail picture
will not be shown on the display. It will be
replaced with a ‘blue mountain’ thumbnail
picture.
– Some types of JPEG  le cannot be played
on this recorder.
– It may require longer time for the recorder
to display the disc content on the TV due to
the large number of songs/pictures compiled
into one disc.
– Unreadable disc or disc with no name will
be displayed as ‘Unknown Data’.
– During JPEG photo playback, pressing
OPTIONS button switches to live TV mode.

Supported JPEG picture formats
File format:

– The  le extension has to be ‘*.JPG’ and
‘*.JPEG’.
– This recorder can only display digital
camera pictures according to the JPEG­EXIF format, typically used by almost all
digital cameras. It cannot display Motion
JPEG, progressive JPEG and other JPEG
formats, or pictures in formats other
than JPEG, or sound clips associated with
pictures.
– The JPEG photos with resolution more
than 13 megapixel cannot be supported.

Playing musical slideshow

This is only possible if both the JPEG
photo  les and music are stored in the
same media.

A Press HOME.

B Select the media where the music are

stored and press .

Video

Music

Photo

C Select { Music } in the menu and press

.

D Use   keys to reach the folder/

 le you want to play, then press u to
start playback.

Track 01.mp3

Track 02.mp3

Track 03.mp3

Track 04.mp3

Track 05.mp3

Track 06.mp3

Track 07.mp3

SlideShow

E Press the Red button on the remote

control for { SlideShow }.

 The { Photo Content } menu

appears.

F Select a photo  le and press u to start

slideshow playback.

 The music keeps playing back and will

be repeated if reaches the end of the
playlist or track.

RootContent

Images

MP3

Artist

Track Name

Album

Track number 06/14

Track time 04:12:10

RepeatShuffle

English

G Press STOP x to stop the slideshow.

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Additional Playback Features (continued)

English

Creating a photo playlist
(album)

You can customise the JPEG photos
slideshow playback by storing your
selection in an album.

This recorder can handle up to a
maximum of 100 albums. Each album can
contain up to 100 images.

Note:

This feature is only available for photos
stored in the Hard Disk.

A Press HOME.

B Select { Hard Disk } in the menu and

press .

C Move to { Photo } > { Photo folders }

in the menu, then press .

Name sort

Date sort

Photo foldersSorting

roll 1
roll 2
roll 3

F Use   keys to navigate and press

SELECT to select the photo.

 A marking appears on the top right

hand corner of the selected photo(s).

To delete a photo or the selected



photo(s), press the Red button for
{ Delete }.

G Press the Yellow button on the remote

control for { To Album }.

 The { Add Photo to Album } menu

appears.

H Create a new album or select an existing

album, then press OK to add the
photo(s) to it.

 The selected photos are now stored

in the album.

I To exit the menu, press HOME.

Copy To Album

Delete

D To select all the photos in the selected

folder, press SELECT on the remote
control.

E To select a speci c photos in the folder,

press OK to show the overview images.

Delete Copy To Album Rotate

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Additional Playback Features (continued)

Editing the album

You can re-arrange the photo position in
the album in order to create the desired
slideshow playback order, or remove the
photo(s) from the album. However, the
photos in the ‘Photo folders’ remain
unchanged.

Note:

This feature is only available for photos
stored in the Hard Disk.

A Press HOME.

B Select { Hard Disk } in the menu and

press .

C Move to { Photo } > { Photo albums }

in the menu, then press .

 A list of photo albums appears.

Photo folders Info

Alb0001

Alb0002

Alb0003

07.07.20 07

CopyDelete

D Use  keys to select an album and

press OK to view the overview images.

100 photo(s)

To change the photo(s) position in
the album

F Press the Yellow button on the remote

control for { Move }.

 A ‘navigator’ appears in the menu, it

enables you to select the position
between the photos.

G Use   keys to move the

‘navigator’ around the menu and press
OK to con rm the position where you
want to insert the photo(s).

To rotate the selected photo(s)

H Press the Blue button for { Rotate }.

 The photo rotates in 90 degree

clockwise increments for each press.

To remove the photo(s) from the
album

Press the Red button for { Remove }.



I To exit the menu, press HOME.

Deleting an album

A Select an album from the { Photo

albums } list.

B Press the Red button for { Delete }.

Changing the album information

English

Remove Copy RotateMove

E Use   keys to navigate and press

SELECT to select the photo.

 A marking appears on the top right

hand corner of the selected photo(s).

A Select an album from the { Photo

albums } list.

B Press EDIT on the remote control.

C Make the necessary changes on the

respective  elds (name or date) and press
OK and EDIT to exit the menu.

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Additional Playback Features (continued)

English

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

Selecting 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 ë to go to the next title/chapter/



track.

Press í to return to the start of the



current title/chapter/track.

Pressing í twice can return to the start



of the previous title/chapter/track.

OR

Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to



input the title/chapter/track number.

OR

Press SELECT on the remote control



to toggle between ‘Title’ or ‘Chapter’,
then press í / ë to select the previous
or next title/ chapter.

Searching forwards/
backwards

You can fast forward or fast reverse a
disc during playback and select a desired
search speed.

A During playback, press m (reverse) or

M (forward) until the search speed

status bar (4X) appears on the TV.

 The sound will be muted.

B Press m (reverse) or M (forward)

repeatedly to cycle through the different
search speed (4X, 8X, 32X).

C To resume normal playback, press u.

Pausing playback / slow
motion play

A During playback, press u to pause

playback and display a still picture.

B Press m (reverse) or M (forward)

until the slow motion status bar (1/8X)
appears on the TV.

 The sound will be muted.

C Press the m (reverse) or M

(forward) repeatedly to cycle through the
different slow motion speed (1/8X, 1/4X,
1/2X).

D To resume normal playback, press u.

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Additional Playback Features (continued)

During disc playback, press INFO on the
remote control to display the available
playback options. These options are
varied depending on the disc type and can
be selected by pressing the matching
colour coded buttons on the remote
control.

Scan

Shufe

Repeat Repeat A-B

Scan disc

(for CD, VCD, DVD±R/±RW disc only)
This function allows you to preview the
 rst 10 seconds of each track on the disc.

A During playback, press the Red button

on the remote control.

 The recorder skips to the next track

after 10 seconds of playback.

B To resume normal playback, press the

Red button again.

Shuf e play

(for CD, MP3 disc only)
Select shuf e play mode to allow the
recorder to randomly select and play
tracks on the disc.

A Press the Green button on the remote

control.

 It starts play back of all the tracks

within the folder in a random order.

B To cancel shuf e playback, press the

Green button again.

Repeat play

The repeat play options vary depending
on the disc type.

A During playback, press the Yellow

button on the remote control to select
one of the repeat options.

 Repeat chapter (DVD, DVD±R/±RW

only)

 Repeat track/title
 Repeat folder/playlist (if applicable)
 Repeat entire disc (video CD, audio

CD, DVD±R/±RW only)

B To cancel repeat playback, press the

Yellow button repeatedly until the
repeat mode is off or press STOP x.

Repeat playback a speci c
segment (A-B)

You can repeat the playback of a speci c
segment within a title/chapter track. To
do this, you must mark the start and end
of the segment you want.

A During playback, press the Blue button

on the remote control.

 This indicates that the start point has

been marked.

B Press the Blue button again to mark the

end of the segment.

 A visual marker is placed on the

programme bar.

 Playback skips to the start of the

marked segment. The segment is
repeated until the repeat mode is
cancelled.

English

C To cancel repeat playback, press the

Blue button once again.

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Additional Playback Features (continued)

English

Using the Toolbar options

PAUSE LIVE TV

A During playback, press OPTIONS on

the remote control.

 The available options might differ

depending on the state of playback or
media type.

During HDD playback:

Tools

Audio language

Subtitle language
Time search

Reset TSB

Settings

During disc playback:

Lang I

Note:

Select { Settings } to access the system
setup menu options. See ‘System Menu
Options’ for details.

Clearing the Time Shift Buffer

This option is only available while in live
TV mode.

A Move to { Reset TSB } and press .

B Press OK.

 A warning message appears.

C To proceed, select { Yes } in the menu

and press OK on the remote control.

 The contents in the Time Shift Buffer

(TSB) will be cleared.

Changing audio soundtrack
language

This operation works only on DVDs with
multiple soundtrack language, or VCDs
with multiple audio channel, or DVD±R/
±RW recorded with 5.1 multi-channel.

Tools

Audio language

Subtitle language

Angle

Zoom

Time search

Settings

1 en

B Use   keys to select a setting.

C Press  to enter its options.

 Instructions and explanations of the

options are provided in the following
pages.

 If the selection in the menu is greyed

out, that means the feature is not
available or cannot be changed in the
current state.

D To exit, press OPTIONS.

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A Move to { Audio language } and press

 to enter its options.

B Press  repeatedly until the audio

language or soundtrack you want is
selected.

 The languages may be numbered or

abbreviated, such as ‘en’ for English.

 { Lang 1 } is the original broadcast

language and { Lang II } is the additional
broadcast language.

C Press  to con rm.

Helpful Hint:
– While in disc playback mode, you can also
press the AUDIO on the remote control
repeatedly to select different audio language.

Additional Playback Features (continued)

Changing subtitle language

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

A Move to { Subtitle language } and

press  to enter its options.

B Press  repeatedly until the language

you want is selected.

 The languages may be numbered or

abbreviated, such as ‘en’ for English.

C Press  to con rm.

Helpful Hint:
– While in disc playback mode, you can also
press the SUBTITLE on the remote control
repeatedly to select different subtitle language.

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.

A Move to { Angle } and press  to enter

its options.

 The camera angles available for

selection appear.

B Select the camera angle you want to

switch to and press  to con rm.

Zooming in/out

This option only available on DVDs and
recordable DVDs playback. It allows you
to enlarge the picture on the TV screen
and to pan through the enlarged picture.

A Move to { Zoom } and press OK to

enter zoom in mode.

 The zoom status bar appears and

displays the zoom factor.

Zoom 200%

End Zoom InZoom Out

B Press the Blue button on the remote

control to zoom in or Yellow button to
zoom out.

C Use     keys to pan through the

zoomed picture.

D To exit zoom mode, press the Red

button.

Searching by time

This option allows you to skip to a
speci c point in the current disc or a
speci c time in the Time Shift Buffer.

English

A Move to { Time search } and press 

to enter the time  eld (hours : minutes :
seconds).

B Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to

enter the time where playback should
start.

C Press OK to con rm.

 Playback skips to the time entered.

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Edit Recordings - Hard Disk

English

Changing the title name

Some TV channels transmit the name of
the programme. In this case, the
programme name will automatically be
stored when recording to the hard disk.
Otherwise, only the programme number
and date/time of the recording will be
stored as title name.

A Press HDD LIST on the remote

control.

Titles Info

Title 1

Title 2

Title 3

Title 4

Title 5

B Use  keys to reach the title you

want.

C Press EDIT on the remote control.

 The HDD edit menu appears.

Edit Title name

Photo Rolls

Title name

Genre
Video edit

Time 00:37:34 SP
Date 07.07.2007

The Wall

Selecting the genre

You may select the genre type provided
in the list for easy and fast searching of a
recorded title.

A Press HDD LIST on the remote

control.

B Use  keys to reach the title you

want.

C Press EDIT on the remote control.

 The HDD edit menu appears.

Edit Genre

Title name

Genre

Video edit

D Move to { Genre } in the menu and

press .

E Select a genre type and press  to

con rm.

Movie
Sports
News
Music
Games & Shows
Children
Others
Cultural

D Move to { Title name } in the menu and

press .

E Use  keys to change the character/

number or make an entry by using the
alphanumeric keypad 0-9.

 Use   keys to move to the

previous or next  eld.

To switch between upper and lower case



characters, press SELECT.

To clear the title name, press the Red



button for { Clear }.

F Press OK to con rm the changes.

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Video editing

Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued)

This recorder allows you to edit the
video content after a recording has been
made. You can insert/delete chapter
markers or hide unwanted scenes.

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

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

A Press HDD LIST on the remote

control.

B Use  keys to reach the title you

want.

C Press EDIT on the remote control.

 The HDD edit menu appears.

Edit Video edit

Title name

Genre

Video edit

English

00:11:25

No Chapter HideChapter Divide

Video bar:

In the video bar, the record playback
head represents the actual position of the
playback.

E Press the matching colour coded buttons

on the remote control to access the
options displayed at the bottom of the
menu.

{ No Chapter }
Red button – Erase all the chapter
markers in the current title.

{ Chapter }
Green button – Access chapter editing
menu.

{ Divide }
Yellow button – Divide the recording
into two separate titles.

{ Hide } / { Stop Hide }
Blue and Green buttons – De ne the
scene to hide.

{ Show } / { Stop Show }
Blue and Green buttons – Make the
hidden scene visible.

D Move to { Video edit } and press OK to

start video edit playback.

F To exit, press EDIT.

Helpful Hint:
– The edited title will be appeared with
symbol in the menu.

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Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued)

English

Merge/split a speci c chapter
within a recording

You can create a chapter by inserting
chapter marker (using the SPLIT option)
or remove a chapter marker (using the
MERGE option).

A During hard disk recording playback,

press u to pause playback at the scene
where you want to edit.

Use m / M keys or  /  keys on



the remote control for fast reverse or
forward search.

B Press the Green button on the remote

control for { Chapter }.

 The chapter editing menu appears.

No Chapter

Chapter

Merge

Back Split

Divide Hide

C Press the matching colour coded buttons

on the remote control to access the
options displayed at the bottom of the
menu.

{ Merge }
Merge the current chapter with the
chapter before it.
Note: If the previous chapter was
selected to be hidden, then the joined
chapter will also be hidden.

Title

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

(for example, chapter 2 is selected)

{ Back }
Return to the previous screen.

{ Split }
Insert a new chapter marker at the
current point of playback. This allows you
to access a speci c point in the recording
easily or set a chapter you wish to hide
(for example, commercial scenes).

Title

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Chapter

Chapter 1 Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Chapter

2a

2b

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PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

(for example, chapter 2 is selected)

Helpful Hint:
– There is a limit on chapter markers that
can be stored within a title and on the hard
disk drive.

AUDIO

Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued)

Dividing titles

You can divide a title into two or more
titles. You can use this function to
separate and delete undesired portions of
a recording, such as commercials.

CAUTION!
Once a title has been divided, it
cannot be reversed.

A During hard disk recording playback,

press u to pause playback at the scene
where you want to edit.

No Chapter HideChapter Di vide

Use m / M or  /  keys on the



00:11:25

remote control for fast reverse or
forward search.

B Press EDIT on the remote control.

C Press the Yellow button on the remote

control for { Divide }.

 A new title and new Index Picture will

be created from the current point of
playback.

Title1 Title 2

Hiding unwanted scenes

You can choose to hide certain scenes
for playback (e.g., skipping a commercial
scene) or make the hidden scene visible
again.

A During hard disk recording playback,

press u to pause playback at the scene
where you want to edit.

Use m / M keys or  /  keys on



the remote control for fast reverse or
forward search.

B Press EDIT on the remote control.

C Press the Blue button on the remote

control for { Hide }.

 It sets the start marker for hide.

No Chapter

Chapter Divide

Stop Hide Cancel

Hide

D Press M key on the remote control to

search for the end of the scene to hide.

E Press the Green button for { Stop

Hide }.

 It sets the end marker for hide.
 The ‘hidden’ area will be marked in

blue.

Otherwise, cancel the operation by



pressing the Blue button on the remote
control for { Cancel }.

English

Title 3Title1 Title2

(for example, title 1 is selected)

F To exit, press EDIT.

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Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued)

English

Showing the hidden scene

A During hard disk recording playback,

press EDIT on the remote control.

 The hidden chapter will be played

back while in video editing mode

00:11:25

No Chapter

NO CHAPTER HIDECHAPTER DIVIDE

Chapter

Divide

Show

B Press the Blue button on the remote

control for { Show }.

 It marks the beginning of scene to

show.

C Press M on the remote control to

search for the end of the scene to show.

D Press the Green button for { Stop

Show }.

Otherwise, cancel the operation by



pressing the Blue button on the remote
control for { Cancel }.

Deleting all chapter markers

During recording, the chapter marker is
set automatically at a speci c interval if
the function is active. You can choose to
delete all the chapter markers when the
recording has  nished.

A During hard disk recording playback,

press EDIT on the remote control.
Hidden
scenes

00:11:25

No Chapter HideChapter Di vide

B Press the Red button on the remote

control for { No Chapter }.

 All the chapter markers in the current

title will be deleted.

Helpful Hints:
– All the hidden chapters will be played back
while in video editing mode.
– The selection of scenes to hide or show
can only be done within a title.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD

About editing recordable
DVDs

This recorder offers various disc edit
options. You can change the disc content
and settings of a recorded DVD from the
editing menu. If a DVD±R has been
 nalised, it cannot be edited. The edited
contents may not be available if you play
the disc on another DVD player.

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

The displayed options in the editing menu
differ depending on the situation and disc
type.
– Change disc name
– Make DVD compatible (DVD±RW

only)
– Finalise disc (DVD±R only)
– Change title name
– Delete all titles
– Video editing

Index Picture screen

The Index Picture screen shows your
recordings on a recordable DVD. It
appears on the TV once you load a
recordable DVD or when playback is
stopped.

Title

Title 1

Title 2

Title 3

Title 4

Title 5

Empty title

00:05:12
HQ

15.07.06

02:00:24
SP

28.07.06

00:35:12
SP

An Index Picture screen represents each
recording information save :

A The title’s Index Picture.
B The title’s information (length of

recording, record mode and date).

C The empty space for recording.

Helpful Hint:
– If the disc is not recorded from this
recorder, the format of Index Picture screen
might be different. You have to adapt the
disc menu to the format of this recorder
before editing. See ‘About Home - Changing
the disc format for recordable DVD’ for
details.

English

Edit Disc name

Photo Rolls

Disc name

Compatible
Finalise

Title Name

Delete all
Video edit

Clear

The Wall

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (cont inued)

English

Changing the disc/title name

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

A Insert a recorded DVD into the

recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

B Press EDIT on the remote control.

 The editing menu appears.

C Move to { Disc name } or { Title

name } in the menu and press .

D Use   keys to change the character/

number or make an entry by using the
alphanumeric keypad 0-9.

 Use   keys to move to the

previous or next  eld.

To switch between upper and lower case



characters, press SELECT on the
remote control.

E Press OK to con rm the changes.

Making the edited DVD±RW
compatible

The edited DVD±RW may still display
the original titles or hidden scenes when
played back on other DVD players. This
function allows you to make an edited
DVD±RW compatible with other players.

A Insert a recorded DVD±RW into the

recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

B Press EDIT on the remote control.

 The editing menu appears.

C Move to { Compatible } and press OK.

 If the option is not available for

selection, it means that the disc is already
compatible.

D Press OK to proceed.

Deleting all recordings/titles

Allows you to delete all the recordings
from the current recordable DVD.

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A Insert a recorded DVD into the

recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

B Press EDIT on the remote control.

 The editing menu appears.

C Move to { Delete all } and press OK.

 A warning message appears.

D To proceed, select { Erase } in the menu

and press OK on the remote control.

Otherwise, select { Cancel } in the menu



and press OK to abort the operation.

Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (cont inued)

Finalising the DVD±R for
playback

It is necessary to  nalise a DVD±R or
DVD±R (DL) disc before you can play it
on another DVD player. Otherwise, the
DVD±R can only be played back on this
recorder.

Note:

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

A Insert a recorded DVD±R into the

recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

Otherwise, press DISC.



B Press EDIT on the remote control.

 The edit menu appears.

C Move to { Finalise } and press OK.

 A warning message appears.

D To proceed, select { Finalise } in the

menu and press OK on the remote
control.

 Finalisation may take more than 30

minutes, depending on the length of
recordings.

 Do not try to open the disc tray or

turn the power off as this may render the
disc unusable.

Otherwise, select { Cancel } in the menu



and press OK to abort the operation.

Deleting a recording/title

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

A Insert a recorded DVD into the

recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

Otherwise, press DISC.



B Use     keys to reach the title you

want.

Title

Title 1

Title 2

Title 3

Title 4

Title 5

Empty title

Delete

C Press the Red button on the remote

control for { Delete }.

 A warning message appears.

D To proceed, select { Delete } in the

menu and press OK on the remote
control.

 For DVD±RW disc, ‘Empty Title’ will

be appeared in the Index Picture screen
where the title was deleted. The empty
space can be used for new recordings.

 For DVD±R disc, ‘Deleted title’ will

be appeared in the Index Picture screen
where the title was deleted. During
playback, the deleted title will be skipped.

Child Lock

00:05:12
HQ

15.07.06

02:00:24
SP

28.07.06

00:35:12
SP

Protect

English

Otherwise, select { Cancel } in the menu



and press OK to abort the operation.

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (cont inued)

English

Lock/Unlock the disc for
playback

You can choose to lock the recorded
disc from viewing.

Before you start ...

Turn on the Child Lock feature. See
‘System Menu Options - Playback settings

- Access - Child lock’ for details.

A Insert a recorded DVD into the

recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

Otherwise, press DISC.



B Press the Yellow button on the remote

control for { Child Lock }.

Note:

Once the disc is locked, a four-digit pin
code is required to play the disc or to
unlock the disc.

Protecting the recorded titles
(DVD±RW)

You can choose to protect the recorded
title on a DVD±RW in order to prevent
the recordings from being accidentally
erased or edited.

A Insert a recorded DVD±RW into the

recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

Otherwise, press DISC.



B Use     keys to reach the title you

want.

C Press the Blue button on the remote

control for { Protect }.

Note:

Once the title has been protected, the
Blue button option changes to
{ Unprotect }. Select this to cancel the
protect setting if required.

Protect

Unprotect

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (cont inued)

Video editing

This recorder allows you to edit the video
content after a recording has been made.
You can add/delete chapter marker or
hide unwanted scenes.

Title

Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter

chapter markers

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

A Insert a recorded DVD into the

recorder.

 The Index Picture screen appears.

Otherwise, press DISC.



B Use     keys to reach the title you

want, then press u to start playback.

C Use m / M keys or  /  keys on

the remote control to search for the
scene you want to edit, then press u
to pause playback.

D Press EDIT on the remote control.

 The video editing menu appears.

No Chapter HideChapter Title

00:11:25

E Press the matching colour coded buttons

on the remote control to access the
options displayed at the bottom of the
menu.

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

{ No Chapter }
Red button – Erase all the chapter
markers in the current title.

{ Chapter }
Green button – Access chapter editing
menu.

No Chapter

{ Merge }
Merge the current chapter with the
chapter before it.

Note: If the two chapters were
hidden, then the joined chapter will
also be hidden.

{ Back }
Return to the previous screen.

{ Split }
Insert a new chapter marker at the
current point of playback. This allows
you to access a speci c point in the
recording easily or set a chapter you
wish to hide.

{ Hide } / { Show }
Hide or show the current chapter. During
playback, the hidden chapter will be skipped.

Chapter

Merge

Back Split Hide

Title Hide

English

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Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (cont inued)

English

{ Title }
Yellow button – Access title editing
menu.

No Chapter

Chapter

Divide

Title

Hide

Back Index Pic.

{ Divide } for DVD±RW only
Create a new title from the current
point of playback. The existing title will
be divided into two titles.

Caution! Once a title has been
divided, it cannot be reversed.

{ Back }
Return to the previous screen.

{ Index Pic }
Use the current scene as the Index
Picture.

Note: In the Index Picture screen,
normally the  rst frame of a recording
is shown as the title’s Index Picture.

{ Hide } / { Show }
Blue button – Hide or show the current
chapter.

Helpful Hints:
– All the hidden chapters will be played back
while in video editing mode.
– The selection of scenes to hide or show can
only be done within a title.
– There is a limit on chapter markers that
can be stored within a title and the hard disk
drive.

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System Menu Options

System menu navigation

The system menu provides various setup
options for your recorder.

Before you start ...

Mark the contents in the Time Shift Buffer
for which you wish to record to the hard
disk. Otherwise, all the contents will be
cleared when you access { Tuner } or
{ Set up } option.

PAUSE LIVE TV

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

INFO SELECT EDIT SCART

A Press OPTIONS on the remote

control.

 The tools menu appears.

Tools

Audio language
Time search

Reset TSB

Settings

C Use   keys to move the selection

bar up/down/left/right to cycle through
the menu options.

 Instructions and explanations of the

options are provided in the following
pages.

 If the selection in the menu is greyed

out, that means the feature is not
available or cannot be changed in the
current state.

D Press OK to con rm the selection or

new setting.

To return to the previous menu screen,



press .

E To exit, press OPTIONS.

Note:
For { Recording } setting, see
‘Before Recording - Default
Recording settings’ for details.

English

B Move to { Settings } and press OK.

 The system settings menu appears.

Language

Recording

Playback

Video output
Audio

Analogue tuner

Setup

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System Menu Options (conti nued)

English

Language settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Audio language

Subtitle language

Dual language

Menu language

Select the preferred audio language for DVDs with multiple
sound tracks, VCDs with multiple audio channels, or DVD±R/
±RW recorded with 5.1 multi-channel.

Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback.

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

Select the recording language to be used for TV programmes
(analogue TV channels only) which are transmitted an
additional audio language. For example, if a programme is
available in English and Spanish, with Spanish being the
additional language option.
{ Lang. I } – Original broadcast language.
{ Lang. II } – Additional audio language.

Select the menu language for this unit’s on-screen display. This
setting will be taken from the initial installation.

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System Menu Options (conti nued)

Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Access

Access Control

Enter PIN of your choice.
This will be used to access locked features

Child lock:

Change PIN:

When this is selected, you will be prompted to enter the four-

digit pin code.

Notes:

– When doing this for the  rst time, use the alphanumeric

keypad 0-9 on the remote control to enter any four-digit pin
code you prefer.

– If you forget your four-digit pin code, key in ‘1504’. Then

enter any four-digit you prefer and enter the same pin code
again to con rm it.

With this feature, you can prevent children from viewing certain

discs or the recorded titles in the hard disk.
{ On } – Enable child lock function.
A four-digit pin code must be entered in

order to play the locked disc or title in the
hard disk.

{ Off } – All discs can be played.

Notes:

– This recorder can memorise settings for 50 discs.
– When this feature is enabled, it appears as { Child Lock } at

the bottom of the coloured options screen whenever you select

a title in the content menu. You can press the

Yellow button

on the remote control to set the child lock on or off.

Set a new pin code. Follow the instructions in the menu to

change the pin code.

Note: To cancel the change, press BACK on the remote

control

.

English

Display

OSD:

Front panel
brightness:

Set the level of on-screen display information.

{ Full } – Complete information is always displayed

during use.

{ Reduced } – The help text and colour button bar will be

removed from the display.

Set the front panel display brightness.
{ Bright } – Normal brightness.
{ Dimmed } – Medium brightness.
{ Off } – Turn off the display.

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System Menu Options (conti nued)

English

Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

PBC

Replay interval

Skip interval

Play Back Control feature is only applicable for VCD/SVCD

only. It allows you to play Video CDs (2.0) interactively,

following the menu on the display.

{ Off } – The VCD/SVCD skips the index menu and

playback directly from the beginning.

{ On } – The index menu (if available) appears on the

TV when you load a VCD/SVCD.

Note: This option is not visible unless a VCD/SVCD is in the

disc tray

Set the replay interval (minutes : seconds) and press OK to

con rm. The maximum setting is 59 minutes and 59 seconds.

In live TV mode, use  key on the remote control to do the

skip backward playback.

Set the skip interval (minutes : seconds) and press OK to

con rm. The maximum setting is 59 minutes and 59 seconds.

In live TV mode, use  key on the remote control to do the

skip ahead playback.

.

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System Menu Options (conti nued)

Video Output settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

TV shape

Active video output

Video format

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

{ 4:3 Letterbox } – For a ‘wide-screen’ display with

black bars on the top and bottom.

{ 4:3 Panscan } – For a full-height picture with the

sides trimmed.

{ 16:9 Widescreen } – For wide-screen TV

(frame ratio 16:9).

Select the type of video output that matches the video

connection between this recorder and your TV.
{ SCART (RGB) } – For SCART connection.
{ Comp. Video (YUV) } – For Component video connection.

To enable progressive scan feature, go to
{ Video format } setting.

Note: Video output setting is not required for S-Video or

Composite (CVBS) video connection.

This feature is only applicable for Component video connection.

You can choose between progressive and interlaced video

format, check your TV for compatibility.
{ Progressive } – Turn on progressive scan mode. Select this

if your TV is progressive-scan compatible.

{ Interlaced } – For TV that is not compatible with

progressive-scan video.

Note: If you choose a setting that is incompatible with your

TV, you may not be able to see any picture at all. In this case,

wait for 15 seconds for auto recovery or turn off the

progressive scan as below:

1) Disconnect this unit’s ~MAINS from the power supply.

2) Hold down . on this unit whilst reconnecting its

~MAINS to the power supply.

English

Black level

Vertical

Adapt the colour dynamic for NTSC disc.
{ Normal } – Normal colour contrast.
{ Enhanced } – Improve the colour contrast and brightens

the picture of an NTSC-compatible DVD.

This feature is only available in progressive scan mode.

Use   keys to adjust the vertical position of the picture on

your TV screen, press OK to con rm the setting.

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System Menu Options (conti nued)

English

Audio settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Audio output

Sound mode

Night mode

This setting is only required if you are using the recorder’s

COAXIAL/OPTICAL OUT socket to connect other audio/video
device.

{ All } – Select this if the connected device has a

built-in multi-channel decoder that supports
one of the multi-channel audio format
(Dolby Digital, MPEG-2).

{ PCM only } – Select this if the connected device is not

capable of decoding multi-channel audio. The
system converts the Dolby Digital and
MPEG-2 multi-channel signals to PCM (Pulse
Code Modulation).

This setting is only required if you used the recorder’s AUDIO

OUT L/R sockets to connect other audio/video device.

{ Stereo } – The sound output through the left and right

audio channels. Use this setting when this
recorder is connected to a TV or Stereo
system.

{ Surround } – The connected audio/video device is

compatible with Dolby Surround. Dolby
Digital and MPEG-2 multi-channel are mixed
to a compatible two-channel output signal.

This mode optimises playback of sound at low volume. High

volume outputs will be softened and low volume outputs are
brought upward to an audible level. This feature is only

applicable to DVD disc playback.
{ On } – Turn on night mode.
{ Off } – Turn off night mode. Select this to enjoy the

surround sound with its full dynamic range.

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Analogue Tuner settings

System Menu Options (conti nued)

Auto search

Follow TV

Press OK on the remote control to start the automatic TV

channel search process and replace all previously stored
analogue TV channels. This process may take several minutes.

This feature is only available if you have connected this recorder

to your TV using the EXT1 TO TV scart socket. It allows you
to copy the preset order from your TV to the recorder
(analogue channels only).

1) Press OK the remote control to access.

2) Press OK to con rm the message on the TV, ‘TV 01’
appears on the display panel. Use the TV’s remote
control to select programme number {1} at your TV, then
press OK on the recorder’s remote control.

– If the recorder  nds the same TV channel as on the TV,

it stores it as ‘P01’. ‘TV 02’ will then appear on the display
panel.

– If no video signal is received from the TV, ‘NO TV’ will

appear.

– If you make a mistake, press BACK button to return to

‘TV 01’ setting.

3) Use the TV’s remote control to select programme
number {2} at your TV, then press OK on the recorder’s
remote control. Repeat the above steps until you have
assigned all the TV channels.

4) To exit the menu, press OPTIONS.

Note: The Follow TV feature may not work properly on every

TV. In case no channels are matched, please proceed with
manual install.

English

Manual install

Use this setting only if the automatic install detected the wrong

tuner signals.

{ Entry mode } – Select manual search based on channel

allocation or frequency entry
{ CH (channel), S-CH (speci ed hyperband
channel), MHz (frequency) }, then press OK.

{ Entry } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to

enter the frequency value or the channel
number, then press OK and the Green

button for { Store }.
OR
– Press the Blue button on the remote

control for { Search }, once you have

found the correct frequency/channel, press

the Green button for { Store }.

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System Menu Options (conti nued)

English

Analogue Tuner settings

Manual install

continued ...

{ Preset } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to

{ Preset name } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to

{ Decoder } – Select { On } if the current TV channel is

{ TV system } – Set the TV system that produces the least

{ NICAM } – NICAM is a digital sound transmission

enter the preset number for the channel to
store (e.g. ‘01’), press OK and the Green

button for { Store }.

enter the preset channel name, press OK
and the Green button for { Store
channels can have a name of up to four
characters.

transmitted by coded TV signals that can
only be viewed properly with a decoder
which is connected to the EXT2-TO VCR/
SAT socket.

distortion of picture and sound. See last
page ‘TV System Guide’ for more
information.

system. It can transmit either one stereo
channel or two separate mono channels.
Selects { On } to improve the sound
transmission or { Off } if the reception is
poor.

}. All

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{ Finetune } – Use   keys to adjust the frequency of

the TV channel if the reception is poor and
press OK to con rm.

Analogue Tuner settings

System Menu Options (conti nued)

Sort channels

Favourites

Change the order of the stored channels according to your

preference.

01 BBC

02 RTL4
03 ARD
04 ORF2
05
06 TELET
07

01 BBC
02 RTL4
03 ARD

04 ORF2

05
06 TELET
07

01 BBC

01 RTL4
02 ARD
03 ORF2

04 BBC

05
06 TELET
07

1) Select the channel that you want to move and press .

2) Move the selection bar to the preset number for which you

want to place the channel and press  or OK to con rm.

De ne your favourite channels that can be quick accessed by

using the programme up/down button (P +-) on the remote
control.

1 BBC

2 RTL4
3 ARD
4 ORF2
5
6 TELET
7

X

– Mark (or unmarked) your favourite channels using the OK

button on the remote control.

Note: Unmarked channels

can only be accessed by pressing

the corresponding number button on the remote control.

English

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System Menu Options (conti nued)

English

Set up settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Clock

Clock preset:

Time:

Date:

Country

Remote control

Set the clock for your recorder before you can use any of the

timer recording features.

The time/date can be set automatically on this recorder if the

stored TV channel transmits a time signal.

{ Auto } – The recorder automatically detects the  rst

available channel which is transmitting the
time/date information.

{ XXX } (preset channel) – Select the TV channel to use for

transmitting the time/date information.

{ Off } – Disable automatic clock setting. Select this

before setting the time/date manually.

Set the time manually.
{ 00 : 00 } – Use   keys to set the hours and

minutes. Use   keys to move in the
entry  eld. Once complete, press OK.

Set the date manually.
{ 31/01/2007 } – Use   keys to set the day, month and

year, Use   keys to move in the entry
 eld. Once complete, press OK.

Select the country of your residence for auto channel tuning.

You only need to set this if you are using more than one Philips

remote control in the same room.

{ DVD } – Enable control of this recorder using the

Philips DVD player’s remote control (not
supplied).

{ Native } – Disable second RC control function.

Eco mode

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This is an energy saving mode.
{ On } – When switches to standby mode, the

power consumption is less than the normal
standby power.

{ Off } – Turn off eco mode.

System Menu Options (conti nued)

Set up settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)

Screen saver

DivX(R) VOD

Version Info

The TV screen turns black to prevent damage to the screen due

to over exposure to a static image for too long.

{ Off } – Disable screen saver function.
{ 5, 10, 30 minutes } – Set the TV to screen saver mode after

a period of inactivity (for example, recorder
is put to pause or stop state).

Philips provides you with the DivX¨ VOD (Video On Demand)

registration code that allows you to rent or purchase videos
from DivX¨ VOD service at www.divx.com/vod. All the
downloaded videos from DivX® VOD can only be played back
on this unit

This is only an information screen that shows the current

version of software installed in your recorder. You may
require this information for future online software upgrades.

English

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Other Information

English

Setting up Progressive Scan
feature

(for Progressive Scan TV only)
The progressive scan displays twice the
number of frames per second than
interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV
system). With nearly double the number
of lines, progressive scan offers higher
picture resolution and quality.

Before you start...

– Ensure that you have connected this
recorder to a progressive scan TV using
the Y Pb Pr connection.
– Ensure that you have completed the
initial installation and set-up.

A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing

channel for this unit.

B Turn on this unit and press OPTIONS

on the remote control.

 The tools menu appears.

C Move to { Settings } and press OK.

 The system settings menu appears.

D Move to { Video output } and press

OK.

Language

Recording

Playback

Video output

Audio

Analogue tuner

Setup

E Move to { Active video output } >

{ Comp. video (YUV) } in the menu

press t to con rm.

and

TV shape

Active video output

Video format

Black level

Vertical

F Move to { Video format } >

{ Progressive }
to con rm.

in the menu and press t

G Read the noti cation message on the TV

and con rm your action by selecting the

in the menu and press OK.

 The setup is now completed and you

can start to enjoy the high quality picture.

Otherwise, select { Cancel } and press



OK to go back to the previous menu.

H To exit the menu, press OPTIONS.

If no picture is displayed:

A Disconnect this unit’s ~MAINS from the

power supply.

B Hold down . on this unit whilst

reconnecting its ~MAINS to the power
supply.

Helpful Hints:
– If a blank/distorted screen appears, wait
for 15 seconds for the auto recovery.
– There are some progressive scan TVs that
are not fully compatible with this unit,
resulting in an unnatural picture when
playing back a DVD VIDEO disc in the
progressive scan mode. In such a case, turn
off the progressive scan feature on both the
recorder and your TV.

Copyright notice

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

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Other Information (cont inued)

Installing the latest software

Periodically Philips will issue software
upgrades to enhance the user experience.
Only upgrading to higher versions of
software is possible.

A Get the version information of this unit

by pressing OPTIONS on the remote
control.

 The tools menu appears.

Tools

Audio language
Time search

Reset TSB

Settings

B Move to { Settings } and press OK.

 The system settings menu appears.

Language

Recording

Playback

Video output

Audio

Analogue tuner

Setup

Clock

Country

Remote control

Eco mode

Screen saver

DivX VOD

Version Info

F Visit Philips website ‘www.philips.com/

support’ to check the availability of the
latest software upgrade and download
the software to a CD-R.

G Insert the CD-R to the disc tray.

 The software starts to install on this

unit automatically.

H When the disc compartment open,

remove the CD-R.

 Do not close the disc compartment or

power off the unit.

I Wait until the disc compartment closes

automatically, you can now power off and
on the unit.

English

C Move to { Setup } and press OK.

 A warning message on clearing the

Time Shift Buffer appears.

D Press OK to continue.

E Move to { Version Info } in the menu to

view the version information.

 Write down the information for your

current software version.

Setup

Clock

Country

Remote control

Eco mode

Screen saver

DivX VOD

Version Info

Version Info

(c) PHILIPS 2007 Version
Information :
Number :
Please visit our website
www.philips.com/support
for software updates and additional
product information.

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Frequently Asked Questions

English

What kind of disc should I use for
recording?

You can only record on DVD±R, DVD±RW
or DVD+R DL discs. DVD±R/±RW is the
most compatible recordable DVD format in
the market today. They are fully compatible
with most of the existing DVD-Video players
and DVD-ROM drives in computers.

What is the capacity of a DVD±R and
DVD±RW?

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

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

DVD±R is ‘recordable’ and DVD±RW is
“erasable” and “rewritable”. With a DVD±R,
you can record multiple sessions on the
same disc. But when the disc is full, you
cannot record any more on the disc. The
DVD±RW allows you to record over the
same disc repeatedly.

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 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 socket.

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 Chapter Chapter Chapter

chapter markers

Programmes are recorded as a single title.
They 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 automatically creates a new
Title every time you start a new recording.
You can then add Chapters to these
recordings manually or have them
automatically inserted at a speci c intervals.

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Frequently Asked Questions (continued)

What does ‘ nalising’ a disc do?

Finalising a disc locks the disc so it can no
longer be recorded. This is only required for
DVD±R. It will then be compatible with
virtually any DVD player. To remove a disc
without  nalising it, simply stop recording
and eject the disc. You can still record on
the disc if there is storage space for more
recordings.

How good is the quality of the
recording?

There are a few picture 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.

DVDR3570H

Record Mode

HQ (high quality)
SP (standard play)
SPP (standard play plus)
LP (long play)
EP (extended play)
SLP (super long play)
SEP (super extended play)

23
45
56
68
90
135
180

1
2

2.5
3
4
6
8

1 hr 55 mins
3 hrs 40 mins
4 hrs 35 mins
5 hrs 30 mins
7 hrs 20 mins
11 hrs 5 mins
14 hrs 45 mins

DVDR3590H

Record Mode

(250GB)

HQ (high quality)
SP (standard play)
SPP (standard play plus)
LP (long play)
EP (extended play)
SLP (super long play)
SEP (super extended play)

40
77
96
115
153
230
300

1
2

2.5
3
4
6
8

1 hr 55 mins
3 hrs 40 mins
4 hrs 35 mins
5 hrs 30 mins
7 hrs 20 mins
11 hrs 5 mins
14 hrs 45 mins

Some recordings listed on the HDD
menu cannot be played or copied to
disc.

Some TV broadcasts or videos from external
device that are recorded to this recorder
may contain copy protection signals. Such
material cannot be played back from the
HDD or copied to a recordable DVD.

The copy-protected recordings are marked
with the icon C in the HDD menu. They are
either fully protected (copy never) or
partially protected (copy once). For copy
once recording, playback is possible but once
copied to a recordable DVD, the recording
will be removed from the HDD.

When playing a DivX movie, why the
subtitle cannot be displayed properly?

– You have to make sure that the subtitle

 le has the exact same  le name as the
movie  le. If for example the  lename of
the movie is “Movie.avi”, then you will
need to name the text  le “Movie.sub” or
“Movie.srt”.

– You may need to change the ‘Character

set’ or ‘DivX subtitle’ display of this
player to which supports the recorded
DivX subtitle.

Character set /
DivX Subtitle

Standard English, Irish, Danish,

Central
Europe

Cyrillic Belarusian, Bulgarian,

Greek Greek

Subtitle language

Estonian, Finnish, French,
German, Italian, Portuguese,
Luxembourgish, Norwegian
(Bokmål and Nynorsk),
Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Polish, Czech, Slovak,
Albanian, Hungarian,
Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
(Latin script), Romanian,

Ukrainian, Macedonian,
Russian, Serbian,

English

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Frequently Asked Questions (continued)

English

Why does it take so long to display the
contents on my USB device?

– This could be due to the large numbers

of  les (>500  les/folders) or size of the
 les (>1MB).

– There could be other non-supported  les

in the device that this unit is trying to
read/display.

What if unsupported devices (e.g. USB
mouse, keyboards) are plugged into
the unit?

The device may cause this unit to be
unstable. Remove the unsupported device
and unplug the mains cord. Wait for a few
minutes before reconnecting the mains cord
and power on this unit again.

What happens when I plug in a USB
HDD?

HDD is not supported as the large storage
capacity makes navigation very dif cult.
Transfer the music  les (mp3) and photos
(jpg) into a  ash drive if you want to
playback on this recorder.

Why does this unit fail to detect my
USB socketable music player?

The portable music player may require
propriety software that is bundled with our
system in order to access the contents (eg.
playlist). MTP class not supported, only can
support mass storage class devices.

Why does the  le name appear to be
different from what was displayed on my
computer (e.g. from ‘Good Bye. jpg’ to
‘Good_B~1.jpg’)?

– The length of the  le name is restricted

by the  le system of the device (FAT16),
which only supports eight (8) characters.

– The computer may be able to display the

full  le name as the operating system can
convert the  le system.

Why can’t I rotate the pictures in my
device?

In order to rotate the pictures in the USB
device, the picture must contain EXIF
information, stored by most digital cameras.
This EXIF information may have been
removed when you edit or copy the picture
from other devices using editing
programmes.

Why can’t this unit play some of my
music  les, photos or movies?

The music  les may not be playable because
of different formats and encoding bit-rates.
Similarly, the photos may be of low
resolution or too high resolution for this unit
to support.

What types of  le does the system
support?

We support only FAT16 and FAT32, not
NTFS.

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Troubleshooting

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 solve a problem by following these hints, consult
your dealer or Philips for help.

Problem (General) Solution

English

No power.

The message ‘IS TV ON?’
appears on the display
panel.

The buttons on the
recorder do not work.

Remote control does not
work.

– Press the STANDBY-ON button on the front of the unit

to turn on the power.

– Make sure the mains cord is properly connected and the

AC outlet has power.

– This recorder will not operate until you complete the

 rst installation. See ‘Step 3: Installation and Set-up’ for
details.

– There is a technical problem. Disconnect the recorder

from the power outlet for 30 seconds, then connect
again. If the recorder still will not operate, then reset it
to the default factory settings :

1) Disconnect the recorder from the power outlet.

2) Press and hold down STANDBY-ON button on the
front of the recorder while reconnecting to the power
outlet.

3) Release STANDBY-ON button when ‘STARTING’
appears on the display.

4) Wait until the recorder’s demo start scrolling on the
display, press STANDBY-ON again to turn on the
recorder. All the information stored in the memory
(programmes, time) will be cleared. The initial
installation menu will be displayed on the TV.

– Aim the remote control directly at the sensor on the

front of this recorder (not towards TV).

– Remove any obstacles between recorder and the remote

control.

– Batteries are weak, replace the batteries.

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Troublesh oot ing (continued)

English

Problem (General) Solution

No picture.

No sound.

No TV signal received from
the recorder.

The message ‘Disc contains
unknown data’ appears.

– Turn on your TV and set it 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 recorder’s built-in
live TV.

– Check the video connection between the recorder and

the TV.

– Check the recorder audio connection. See ‘Basic

Recorder Connections - Connecting the audio cables’ for
details.

– Set the Analogue output or Digital output correctly,

based on the device you have connected to this
recorder. See ‘System Menu Options - Audio settings’ for
details.

– Make sure that the antenna cables are correctly

connected. See ‘Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections ­Connecting the antenna cables’ for details.

– Install the TV channel. See ‘System Menu Options -

Analogue tuner settings’ for details.

– This message may appear if you insert a disc that

contains junk data. DVD±Rs that have not been  nalised
are very sensitive to  ngerprints, dust, or dirt. This may
cause problems during recording. To use the disc again,
do the following :

1) Make sure that the surface of the disc is clean.

2) Press OPEN/CLOSE on this recorder.

3) Insert the disc but do not close the tray.

4) Hold down button number {5} on the remote control
until the tray closes. This recorder starts the repair
process.

5) If the disc is recovered, the Picture Index screen will
appear.

The message ‘NO
SIGNAL’ or ‘X’ appears.

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– Check that the antenna cable is plugged in  rmly.
– No aerial signal received for the current channel or no

video signal received from the external input channel
(EXT1, EXT2, CAM1 or CAM2).

– If you connect the recorder to a Cable Box/Satellite

Receiver, make sure that it is turned on.

Troublesh oot ing (continued)

Problem (Playback) Solution

Disc will not play.

– Insert the disc with the label facing up.
– The child lock is on. See ‘System Menu Options -

Playback settings - Child lock’ for details.

– Wrong region code. Check the rear or bottom of the

DVD recorder for the supported region code.

– There is no recording on the disc or wrong disc type.

See ‘Playback from Disc - Playable discs’ for details.

– Make sure the disc is not scratched or warped.

English

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-
ampli er.

Unable to display JPEG
pictures.

Unable to play DivX
movies.

– 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.

– Check that the antenna cable is plugged in  rmly.
– Fine-tune your TV channel. See ‘System Menu Options -

Analogue Tuner settings - Manual install - Finetune’ for

details.

– Do not connect any cables from this recorder to the

‘Phono’ input of your ampli er.
– If you are playing a DTS CD, you must use the

COAXIAL or OPTICAL-DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

socket of this recorder to connect to the Hi-Fi system

or ampli er. If the Hi-Fi system or ampli er does not

support DTS, distorted sound might occur.

– This unit only supports pictures in JPEG-Exif  le format,

using 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 chroma subsampling, with a

resolution not exceeding 4096 x 4096 (horizontal/

vertical). JPEG pictures that downloaded from the

internet or have been modi ed using computer may not

be able to display properly.

– Ensure that the DivX  le is encoded according to the

‘Home Theatre Pro le’ with the DivX encoder.
– Check that the DivX movie downloaded is a complete

 le.

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Troublesh oot ing (continued)

English

Problem (Recording) Solution

The message ‘Insert
recordable disc’ appears.

The message ‘Collision’
appears.

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

The index screen  ickers
when a DVD±R is
inserted.

– Either no disc was inserted or the disc that was inserted

cannot be used for recordings. Insert a recordable DVD

(DVD±R, DVD±RW, or DVD+R Double Layer).

– The timer recording overlaps with another timer

recording.
– If you ignore this warning, the programmed recording

with the earlier start time will start  rst.
– Change the information for one of the two recordings.
– Delete one of the two recordings

– Make sure that the recorder’s time and date are set

correctly. See ‘System Menu Options - Set up settings -

Clock’ for details.
– Two timer programmes may have overlapped, in which

case only the earlier one will record completely.
– You cannot use the recorder to duplicate copyright

material (DVDs or videotapes) onto a recordable DVD,

‘COPY PROTECT’ will be displayed.

– You can  nalise the disc using the following function:

1) Press OPEN CLOSE on this recorder to open the disc
tray.

2) Insert the disc but do not close the tray.

3) Hold down button number {4} on the remote control
until the tray closes. ‘FINALIZING DISC’ appears on
the display panel.

4) If  nalising has been successful, the Picture Index
screen will appear.

Unable to copy DivX  le
to Hard Disk even though
the data partition still has
enough free space.

Music/photo/DivX  les
copied from the hard
disk/USB device to a
recordable DVD cannot
be played back on other
DVD players.

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– All the video  les (TV recordings and DivX movies) are

stored in the Video partition in the hard disk. Delete
some recordings in the Video partition to free up some
space before copying additional  les.

– Some PC/DVD players do not support the UDF1.50  le

system used on the disc. Any PC installed with Windows
XP or higher is able to play this DVD.

Troubleshooting (cont inued)

Problem (Recording) Solution

Picture is fuzzy and
brightness varies when
played back your recording.

DVD±R/±RW recorded on
this DVD recorder cannot
be played back on other
DVD players.

The DVD±RW cannot be
used for recording on this
recorder. Even though it
has been formatted using
the PC drive.

The contents of the USB
 ash drive cannot be read.

– This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video tapes

that have been copy-protected. Even though the picture
on the TV is  ne, the recording on the recordable DVD
is faulty. This interference is unavoidable with copy­protected DVDs or video tapes.

– The recordable DVD has a limited recording lifetime,

use a new disc for recording.

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

player cannot detect it.

– You have to  nalise the DVD±R. See ‘Finalising the

DVD±R for playback’ for details.

– You have to make the DVD±RW compatible. See

‘Making the edited DVD±RW compatible’ for details.

– You have to re-format the DVD±RW.

1) Press OPEN CLOSE on this recorder to open the disc
tray.

2) Insert the disc but do not close the tray.

3) Hold down button number {0} on the remote control
until the disc tray closes.

4) Start recording on the DVD±RW before you remove
it from the disc tray.

– The USB  ash drive format is not compatible with the

system.

– Drive is formatted with a different  le system which is

not supported by this DVD recorder (e.g., NTFS).

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Slow operation of the USB
 ash drive.

The connected card
reader/ ash drive is not
detected. The message
‘USB Hub is not
supported’ appears.

– Large  le size or high memory USB  ash drive takes

longer time to read and display on the TV.

– This recorder only supports Mass Storage Class (MSC)

devices. Not all card readers/ ash drives implement this
standard. Please use another device.

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Display panel symbols/messages

English









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

00:00

Multifunction display/text line
– Title/track number
– Total/elapsed/remaining title/track

time
– Disc/title name
– Error or warning messages
– Additional information regarding the

disc
– TV channel number or source of

video
– Clock (This is displayed in Standby

mode).
– TV programme title

PRO SCAN

The video output is in progressive scan
quality.

X TIMER

A timer recording has been programmed
or is active.

! SAT

The recorder is prepared for satellite
recording.

BLOCKED



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

BROWSER



The recorder is currently in media
browser mode.

CLOSING



Disc tray is closing.

COMPATIBLE



The recorder is busy making changes to
make the disc DVD-compatible.

COPY PROTECT



The DVD/video cassette you are trying
to copy is copy-protected.

CREATING MENU



After the  rst recording has been
successfully complete on a new disc, the
menu structure is created.

DISC ERR



An error occurred when writing the title.
If this happens often, clean the disc or use
a new one.

DISC FULL



Disc is full. There is no storage space for
new recordings.

DISC WARNING



An error occurred when recording from
external device. The recording continues
but the error will be skipped.

EMPTY DISC



Inserted disc is new or has been
completely erased (no recordings
present).

FREE TITLE



An empty title was selected.

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Display panel symbols/messages (continued)

FINALIZING DISC



The DVD±R disc is being  nalised.

INFO DVD



Information on the inserted DVD is
displayed on the TV.

INSTALL



After the automatic channel search, the
menu for setting the time/date appears
on the TV.

IS TV ON?



The recorder is currently in the  rst
installation mode. Turn on your TV and
read the chapter ‘Installation and Set-up’
in the user manual.

MAX CHAP



The maximum number of chapters per
title disc has been reached. The
maximum number of chapters per title is
99, and 255 per disc.

MAX TITLE



The maximum number of titles has been
reached for the disc. Each disc can have a
maximum of 49 titles.

UPDATING MENU



After a successful recording, the list of
disc contents is updated.

NO DISC



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

NOSIGNAL



No signal or poor signal strength.

NTSC DISC



A disc with NTSC recordings has been
inserted and an attempt was made to
record a PAL signal. Insert a new disc or
use a disc containing PAL recordings.

OPENING



Disc tray is opening.

PAL DISC



A disc with PAL recordings has been
inserted and an attempt was made to
record an NTSC signal. Insert a new disc
or use a disc containing NTSC
recordings.

STARTING



The recorder has been turned on.

PHOTO MMM/NNN



Number of the current photo (for Photo
mode). MMM represents the order of the
current photo, NNN represents the total
number of photos in the album. If the
number exceeds 999, ‘999’ will be
displayed instead.

POST FORMAT



The disc is being prepared after the menu
structure has been created.

PROTECTED



Title is copy-protected and cannot be
recorded.

READING



Disc is being recognised by the recorder.

STANDBY



The recorder has been turned off.

SYS MENU



The on-screen menu display is on.

BUSY



Wait until this message disappears. The
recorder is busy processing an operation.

English

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Glossary

English

Analogue audio: Sound that has not been

turned into numbers. Analogue sound is
available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/
RIGHT. These red and white sockets send
audio through two channels, the left and
right.

Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the
length to height ratio of TV screens. The
ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio
of a high-de nition or wide TV is 16:9. The
letter box allows you to enjoy a picture with
a wider perspective on a standard 4:3 screen.

Composite video (CVBS): A single video
signal commonly used in most consumer
video products.

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

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

DivX: The DivX code is a patent-pending,
MPEG-4 based video compression
technology, developed by DivX Networks,
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, centre and
subwoofer).

JPEG-EXIF: JPEG-Exchangeable Image File.
A  le format developed by Fuji Photo Film
for digital still cameras. Digital cameras from
various manufacturers use this compressed
 le format which carries date, time and
thumbnails information, as well as the picture
data.

Finalise: A process that makes playback of a
recorded DVD±R or CD-R possible on
device that can play such media. You can
 nalise DVD±R on this unit. After  nalising,
the disc becomes play only and you can no
longer record or edit on the disc.

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. Files are recognised by
their  le extension ‘JPG or JPEG’.

MP3: A  le format with a sound data
compression system. ‘MP3’ is the
abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts
Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer3. By
using the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW
can contain about 10 times more data than a
regular CD. Files are recognised by their  le
extension ‘.MP3’.

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

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PBC: Playback Control. A system of
navigating a Video CD/Super VCD through
on-screen menus recorded onto the disc.
You can enjoy interactive playback and
searching.

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

Progressive Scan: The progressive scan
displays twice the number of frames per
seconds than ordinary TV system. It offers
higher picture resolution and quality.

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 colour. You can use S-Video only if
your TV has an S-Video In socket.

Glossary (continued)

English

Surround: A system for creating realistic

three dimensional sound  elds full of realism
by arranging multiple speakers around the
listener.

WMA: Windows Media™ Audio. Refers to
an audio compression technology developed
by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be
encoded by using Windows Media Player
version 9 or Windows Media Player for
Windows XP. Files are recognised by their
 le extension ‘WMA’.

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Speci cations

English

Recording media

• HDD. DVD+R/-R, DVD+RW/-RW, DVD+R
Double layer, USB  ash drive

Playback media

• DVD-Video, Video CD/SVCD, Audio CD, CD­R/CD-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW,
Picture CD, MP3-CD, MP3-DVD, WMA-CD,
USB  ash drive

Picture/Display

• A/D Converter: 10 bit, 54 MHz

• D/A Converter: 13 bit, 162 MHz

• Picture enhancement: Progressive Scan

Sound

• A/D Converter: 16 bit, 48 kHz

• D/A Converter: 24 bit, 96 kHz

Video Recording

• Audio compression: Dolby Digital

• Compression formats: MPEG2

• Recording modes: High Quality (HQ), Standard
Play (SP), Standard Play Plus (SPP), Long Play
(LP), Super Long Play (SLP), Extended Play (EP),
Super Extended Play (SEP)

• Recording system: PAL

Video Playback

• Compression formats: MPEG2, MPEG1

• Video disc playback system: NTSC, PAL

Audio Playback

• Compression formats: Dolby Digital, MPEG2
Multichannel, PCM, MP3, WMA

• MPEG1 bit rates: 64-384 kbps and VBR

Storage Media

• Hard Disk capacity:

DVDR3570H - 160 GB
DVDR3590H - 250 GB

Connectivity

• Rear Connections
– RF antenna in
– RF TV out
– Scart 1 (CVBS, RGB out)
– Scart 2 (CVBS, RGB in)
– Component Video out (Progressive/

Interlaced)
– S-Video out
– Video out (CVBS)
– Audio left/right out
– Digital Coaxial out
– Mains

• Front Connections
– DV in (i.LINK)
– Video in (CVBS)
– Audio left/right in
– USB 2.0

Convenience

• HDD Media Jukebox: DivX, JPEG, MP3, WMA

• Programmable events: 40

• VIDEO Plus+ programming

• Programming/Timer Enhancement:
– Automatic Satellite Recording
– Daily/Weekly repeat programme
– One Touch Recording
– Manual Timer
– VPS/PDC recording control

• Ease of installation: Follow TV, Auto install

Power

• Power supply: 220-240V, ~50 Hz

• Power consumption:
DVDR3570H - 28 W
DVDR3590H - 32 W

• Eco standby power consumption: < 3.7 W

Cabinet

• Dimensions (WxHxD): 435 x 43 x 324 mm

• Net Weight: 3.8 kg

Tuner/Reception/Transmission

• TV system: PAL, SECAM

• Aerial input: 75 Ohm coaxial (IEC75)

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Speci cation and design are subject to
change without notice.