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Philips HDRW720/69 Quick Install Manual

Philips dvd recorder quick install guide
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The HDRW 720 is a DVD recorder that can store TV-shows on a built-in hard disk (HDD).
Moreover, it is a DVD player that can play back DVDs, audio and (s-)video CDs, and MP3 CDs. You can play back and edit the stored TV shows
(or camcorder recordings), and save (archive) these on DVD+RW/+R media for later viewing.
But your HDRW 720 is more than just an ordinary DVD recorder with a built-in hard disk.
From now on, it's better to use your TV set just as a monitor and tune to the various TV channels from your DVD recorder, taking advantage of
features like FlexTime, Instant Replay, or the abitity to pause live TV.
With FlexTime, you can watch or rewind a TV show while it is being recorded.
You don't have to wait until the end of the recording before starting playback.
You can repeat a scene of a live TV show at the touch of a button ( JUMP BACK ), as often as you like.
You can pause a live TV show by pressing PAUSE 9 to, say, answer a phone call, while the recording continues. By pressing PLAY G , you
can resume playback of the show at the scene it was interrupted.
The above features are available because the HDRW 720 uses a so-called Time Shift Buffer.
As soon as you turn on your DVD recorder, it starts recording from the current TV channel into the
Time Shift Buffer. The DVD recorder stores all the TV shows you watched since you turned on the
recorder. If you watched a TV show for more than 60 seconds, the recorder will insert a marker. If
information is already available from the GUIDE Plus+
mark the beginning of the TV show.
Note:When you are recording from a cable box through the external input jacks, the title and start/end
information will not be available.
If the Time Shift Buffer is full (the default setting is 3 hours) the recorder will delete the oldest
recording to make room for new recordings. You can mark TV shows or parts of these to be recorded permanently on the HDD while the other
contents of the Time Shift Buffer will be deleted.
The Time Shift Buffer can be best compared to a conveyor belt running from right to left. A TV show resembles a package on this conveyor belt. If
you change the programme number or the GUIDE Plus+
belt. You can adjust the time a package will remain on the conveyor belt from 1 to 6 hours (the default setting is 3 hours).
As long as the packages are still on the conveyor belt, you can mark them red ( REC/OTR n ) or remove the marker (
You can only mark the package that's directly in front of you.
At the end of the conveyor belt (the preset time has expired), the recorder will decide whether a package will be stored (marked red) or
destroyed (unmarked). Only the packages that are marked red will be stored.
If you delete the Time Shift Buffer, the recorder will immediately remove all packages from the belt, storing only those you marked red.
Welcome to the growing family of owners of PHILIPS equipment.
Thank you for buying a HDRW 720/69. The following pages contain
explanations of the main features that will help you better understand
how the HDRW 720/69 works.
You will find step-by-step descriptions of each function in the respective
chapter of the User manual.
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system, the recorder will store the title and
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system detects the start of a TV show, a new package will be placed on the conveyor
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Summary of Contents for Philips HDRW720/69

  • Page 1 But your HDRW 720 is more than just an ordinary DVD recorder with a built-in hard disk. From now on, it's better to use your TV set just as a monitor and tune to the various TV channels from your DVD recorder, taking advantage of features like FlexTime, Instant Replay, or the abitity to pause live TV.
  • Page 2 (menu is called up). You can either set markers yourself or the DVD recorder can set such markers automatically, e.g. : timer recordings. The Time Shift Buffer keeps record of which TV shows you watched during the last hours. This is shown using the so-called time bar with a series of recorded programmes on the screen.
  • Page 3 PAUSE 9 If you stopped playback, the indicator will remain at that position until the preset time of the Time Shift Buffer has reached that position (the indicator reaches the left end of the time bar). When it reaches the end, the DVD recorder will automatically switch to playback.
  • Page 4 You have the following options for programming a recording: By entering the G-Code programming number, you automatically set start/stop time, date, and programme number To record the current TV show, press REC/OTR n . If you want to stop the recording, press the STOP h button. Select ' ' using D and confirm with OK .
  • Page 5 ANTENNA IN socket at the back of the DVD recorder. 3 Insert one end of the supplied aerial cable into the TV OUT socket at the back of the DVD recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket at the back of the TV set.
  • Page 6 1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the DVD recorder. 2 Press TIMER s on the remote control. The ' ' screen will appear 3 Press the red function button (' 4 Enter the entire G-Code number. This number is up to 9 digits long and can be found next to the start time of the TV programme in your TV listings magazine.
  • Page 7 As soon as you turn on the DVD recorder, the currently selected TV channel on the DVD-Recorder is recorded in a temporary storage (Time shift Buffer). Therefore, you can jump back to the currently selected TV programme using JUMP BACK and watch a scene again.
  • Page 8 When you switch on the DVD recorder, the currently selected TV programme will be recorded will be recorded in the Time Shift Buffer. In order to store a recording on the HDD, you must mark it red in the Time Shift Buffer (time bar) before the Time Shift Buffer is deleted.
  • Page 9 1 Connect the camcorder to the front sockets. 2 Press CAM on the remote control. The DVD recorder will switch to camera mode. 3 Select the socket to which the camcorder is connected using CHANNEL q or CHANNEL r .
  • Page 10: System Menu

    Each recording stored on the HDD is displayed in the media browser with a corresponding index picture. 1 Press BROWSER HDD on the remote control or HDD on the DVD recorder. The Media Browser appears. 2 Select the title you want using B , A on the remote control or DOWN , UP on the device.
  • Page 11 red function button The tiltle (recordings) will be erased from the HDD. green function button The title will be transferred to DVD+RW/+R. If it is not possible to record on a DVD+RW/+R, an error message appears (disc not inserted,...). If you want to archive several titles, mark the desired titles with SELECT .
  • Page 12 REC/OTR n Record the current TV show on the HDD, mark recordings in the time shift buffer to be stored on HDD. Hold button down to start the recording from now. (Mark the recording from the beginning of the actual position in the Time Shift Buffer).
  • Page 13 STOP h Stop playback /Recording Hold down the button to open and close the disc tray. PAUSE 9 If this button is pressed during playback, the DVD recorder switches to pause. You will see a still picture. If this button is pressed during recording in the 'Camera mode', the DVD recorder switches to pause and inserts a chapter marker.
  • Page 14 CHANNEL q To select a higher programme number CHANNEL r To select a lower programme number Additional TV functions for Philips TV-sets if supported from the TV. You need to hold down the • TV button (on the left side).