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Safety Information (cont’d) 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 16. Power Lines – An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other elec- 1. Read instructions. Read all the safety and operating instruc- tric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such tions before operating the product.
6 Introduction Welcome! Your Philips DVD Recorder both records DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs and plays prerecorded DVDs.You can record TV programs, edit camcorder recordings, and quickly access your recordings in the Index Picture Screen. Plus, the recordings you make on the Recorder will play on some DVD Players and DVD-ROM drives.You’ll soon appreciate the digital picture and sound quality of DVD, DVD+RW, and...
Recorder; some will record and play.There are also a few types of Discs that will neither play nor record on this Recorder. Look for these logos on your Discs to determine whether the Disc will or will not play or record on the Philips DVD Recorder. Discs for Recording and Playing...
DVD Recorder, not the TV. See page 24. Make sure there are no barriers between the remote and the Recorder. The remote control also will operate some features of some Philips TVs. See pages 22-23.
Video In channel directly. See your TV manual for details. Or, go to your lowest TV channel and change channels down until you see the blue Philips DVD background picture on the TV screen.
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Turn on the TV power. Set it to channel 3. You should see the blue • If “IS TV ON? C03” appears on Philips DVD background picture or the Initial Setup screen on the TV. The the display panel, you need to Initial Setup screen will appear the first time you turn on the Recorder.
RF coaxial cable as shown for step 3). several seconds, the display will You should see the blue Philips DVD background picture or the Initial Setup change to “IS TV ON? C04.” Set screen on the TV. The Initial Setup screen will appear the first time you turn on the your TV to channel 4.
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12 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has Component Video In Jacks Back of TV (example only) Pr/Cr RIGHT AUDIO IN Pb/Cb LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN ANTENNA EXT 2 EXT 1 VIDEO AUDIO COMPONENT VIDEO AUDIO...
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Hookups (cont’d) 13 Connecting to a TV Only TV has an S-Video In Jack Back of TV (example only) RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN S-AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN Antenna Cable TV S-VIDEO IN Signal ANTENNA EXT 2 EXT 1 VIDEO...
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14 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has a yellow CVBS Video In jack Back of TV (example only) RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN Antenna Cable TV VIDEO IN Signal ANTENNA EXT 2...
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Hookups (cont’d) 15 Connecting to a TV and a two-channel Stereo (Stereo has Dolby Pro Logic or right/left Audio In jacks) Stereo (example only) VIDEO IN Back of TV (example only) RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN Antenna Cable TV VIDEO IN Signal ANTENNA...
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16 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a Digital Stereo (Stereo has Dolby Digital , MPEG2, or Digital Theater System) Back of TV (example only) Stereo (example only) VIDEO IN Antenna COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO IN Cable TV VIDEO IN Signal ANTENNA EXT 2...
Hookups (cont’d) 17 Connecting to Other Equipment Dubbing Videotape to a DVD+R/DVD+RW OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY-ON S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO CAM 1 You can connect a Video Cassette Recorder (VCR), Camcorder, or DVD Player to the Recorder’s CAM or EXT IN jacks. A sample connection with a Camcorder is shown here, using the CAM 1 AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks on the front of the Recorder.
18 Initial Setup Initial Setup screens will appear the very first time you turn on the Recorder. These on-screen messages and menus will help you set up Recorder features STANDBY quickly, including TV channels and language options. MONITOR During Initial Setup,“IS TV ON? CO3” will appear on the Recorder’s display panel.The Initial Setup information shows on TV / DVD T / C...
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024 Channels found To exit press SYSTEM MENU Press SYSTEM MENU. The Recorder automatically turns off, then turns on again.You will see a blue Philips DVD background screen and some Information Boxes. (See page 33.) The Recorder is ready for use!
Press STANDBYy y to turn on the DVD Recorder. Turn on your TV. Set it to the correct Video In channel. See pages 9- 14. You should see the blue Philips DVD background picture on the TV screen (if no Disc is in the Recorder).
Quick Recording 21 OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY STANDBY-ON OPEN MONITOR TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC. MODE The Recorder can record TV programming onto a DVD+RW or DVD+R. Before you begin, set up TV channels. See pages 18-19 and 26. Use an unprotected, unfinal- DISC SYSTEM MENU...
Press to select an AM or PM Start or Press to adjust the volume of some RETURN CLEAR End time for a timer recording. Philips TVs. You do not have to hold PLAY See page 42. the DVD/TV button on the side of the remote for this feature.
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(frame-by-frame play- back). See page 37. The following buttons will work with some Philips TVs when you hold down the DVD/TV button on the side of the remote. Hold down the DVD/TV button at the same time you press these buttons.
24 Front Panel STANDBY-ON y y Button Press to turn on or off the Recorder. Disc Tray Insert a Disc here. Load the Disc with the label facing up. See pages 20-21. OPEN/CLOSE A button Press to open or close the Disc tray. Stop C button Press to stop Disc play or recording.
Rear Panel 25 MAINS jack Connect the supplied AC power cord here. See pages 10-16. TV jack Connect the supplied RF coaxial cable to the Recorder’s TV jack and to the RF IN or ANTENNA IN jack (75 ohm) on your television. ANTENNA jack Connect your antenna or Cable TV signal here.
26 TV Channel Programming Although the DVD Recorder selects available TV channels during Initial Setup, you may want to repeat the process later if more channels become available in your area.This will erase and replace all previously stored chan- STANDBY nels.To update the available channels, follow these steps.
VCR Plus+ Channels 27 If you intend to use the VCR Plus+ programming system, program the DVD Recorder with your local channel information.This will only take a few min- utes. Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the STANDBY same as the station numbers, and since channel numbers differ from area to MONITOR...
28 Clock Setting Time/Date Automatic The Recorder can set the time and date automatically by referring to a PBS station. If the Recorder chooses an incorrect PBS channel or sets the STANDBY time/date incorrectly, set the clock manually. See page 29. MONITOR Before you begin, make sure TV channels are set.
Clock Setting (cont’d) 29 Time/Date Manual If the Recorder does not set the time and date correctly using the Time/Date Automatic feature, set the clock manually by following the steps STANDBY below. Manual clock setting overrides Automatic clock setting. MONITOR Press SYSTEM MENU.
30 Menu Bars You can use the Menu Bars to operate some features.You cannot access the Menu Bars during recording. When a Menu Bar is on the screen, press the CH-9, CH+8, ;, and : buttons on the remote to select or change an item. Menu Bar 1 *Press SYSTEM MENU once to access Menu Bar 1.The following items are in Menu Bar 1.
On-screen Symbols, Status Box 31 On-screen Symbols The following symbols will appear briefly on the TV screen when you activate some Disc features. Scan The first 10 seconds of each Angle Multiple angles are available. scan Chapter/Track will play. See page 36. See page 39.
32 Index Picture Screen The Index Picture Screen shows your recordings on a DVD+RW or DVD+R. It appears automatically when you insert a DVD+R or DVD+RW or when you stop playback or recording.The Disc must contain recordings. An Index Picture represents each recording. Next to the Index Picture is the program name, length of recording, recording mode/speed, and date of recording.
Information Boxes 33 Warning box Appears near the bottom of the screen when appropriate. Examples and details are on page 45. Disc locked Tuner Information box Appears briefly on the left side of the TV screen in Monitor mode and identifies the current TV channel or Video source.
34 Title/Disc Menus, Chapter/Track Selection Title/Disc menus Press DISC MENU during Disc play. For a DVD, if the current Title has a menu, the Title menu will STANDBY appear on the screen. Otherwise, the Disc menu will appear.The MONITOR menu will list features available on the current DVD and will vary for every DVD.
Audio Language, Subtitles 35 Audio Language Some DVDs are recorded in different languages. For example, you may be able to watch the same movie in French, Spanish, etc.The movie may have STANDBY special audio features, such as a director’s commentary or music sound- MONITOR track.
36 Zoom, Camera Angle Zoom Zooming lets you enlarge the video image during play and pan through the enlarged image. STANDBY MONITOR During play, press SYSTEM MENU so Menu Bar 1 appears at the top of the TV screen. TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC.
Still Picture/Frame-by-Frame Play, Sound 37 Still Picture/Frame-by-frame Playback To quickly pause play, press PAUSE k on the remote. To advance the still STANDBY picture one frame at a time, press PAUSE k repeatedly.To resume play, MONITOR press PLAY :. To freeze the picture using the Menu Bar, follow these steps. TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC.
38 Slow Motion, Searching Slow Motion To use the Menu Bar for slow motion, follow these steps. STANDBY MONITOR During Disc play, press SYSTEM MENU so Menu Bar 1 appears at the top of the TV screen. TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC.
Time Search, Scan 39 Time Search Time Search lets you choose a specific elapsed playing time at which you want to begin playback.This feature may not be available on all Discs. STANDBY MONITOR Press SYSTEM MENU during Disc play so Menu Bar 1 appears at the top of the TV screen.
40 Repeat, Repeat A-B Repeat You may play a Chapter,Track,Title or entire Disc repeatedly. All Discs do not allow all the repeat options.You cannot play a DVD+R or DVD+RW STANDBY repeatedly. Check your Disc for details. MONITOR During Disc play, press PLAY MODE repeatedly to choose a TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC.
One-Touch Recording 41 Insert a recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R into the Recorder. STANDBY MONITOR In the Index Picture Screen of a DVD+RW, press CH+8 or TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC. MODE CH-9 to select an Empty Title (or empty Index Picture box) on the Disc that has enough time for the recording.
42 Timer Recording Press TIMER. STANDBY MONITOR Press CH-9 to select Timer Programming, then press :. TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC. MODE Timer K VCR Plus+ system uB Timer Programming L Timer List To exit Press TIMER Date will be selected.
VCR Plus+ Timer Recording 43 ® A PlusCode ® number is a number of up to eight digits, printed in most TV guides next to the start time of a TV program.You can program a timer recording quickly by entering the code for your program. STANDBY Before you begin, complete the VCR Plus+ ®...
44 Erasing Timer Recordings Press TIMER. STANDBY MONITOR Press CH-9 to choose Timer list, then press :. TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC. MODE Press CH+8 or CH-9 to highlight the timer recording you want to erase. Press CLEAR.The recording you selected will appear alone on the screen beneath “Clear Timer.”...
Error Messages 45 These messages may appear while or after you set a timer recording. Collision The timer recording overlaps with another timer recording.Timer record- ings that overlap or conflict with another will appear in a red highlight in the Timer List. •...
Use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at the TV. (If you have a Philips TV, you may be able to hold down the DVD/TV button on the side of the remote and use the CH+8 and CH-9 buttons to change channels at the TV.
Title Settings Menu 47 The Title Settings Menu lets you rename a Title or a recording on a DVD+RW/DVD+R. From the same menu, you can play or erase a Title. When DVD+RW or DVD+R play is stopped, the Index Picture STANDBY MONITOR Screen will appear.
48 Append Recording, Chapter Markers Append recording To add a new video recording to a previously recorded Title, follow these STANDBY steps.This feature is not available on DVD+Rs, which always record at the MONITOR end of the Disc. TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC.
Record Settings 49 Press SYSTEM MENU. Press ; to select in the top left STANDBY MONITOR corner of the menu bar at the top of the TV screen. TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC. MODE Press CH-9 repeatedly to select in the next menu screen, then press :.
50 Editing: Disc Information Screen You can change Disc settings for a DVD+RW/DVD+R from the Disc Information Screen. STANDBY MONITOR When in the Index Picture Screen, press STOP C to select the first Title on the DVD+RW/DVD+R. TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC.
Editing 51 Although all editing changes may not be accessible when you play the Disc on other DVD Players, these editing changes are available for the DVD Recorder. STANDBY MONITOR During DVD+RW or DVD+R play, press FSS. The Favorite Scene Selection menu will appear as play continues.The current Title TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC.
52 Finalize Disc You can record and finalize DVD+Rs one time. After you fill a DVD+R or complete all the recordings you want on a single DVD+R, finalize it. STANDBY Otherwise, the DVD+R will play only on this Recorder.To play the Disc on MONITOR other DVD Players, you must finalize it first.
Auto Resume, Playback Control 53 Auto resume affects the last 20 prerecorded DVDs and Video CDs you played. When Auto resume is On, play resumes where you last stopped the STANDBY Disc. If Auto resume is Off, play starts at the beginning of the Disc. MONITOR Press SYSTEM MENU.
Access Control limits viewing of Discs that exceed the limits you set.This fea- ture will not limit viewing if the Disc manufacturer did not code the Disc. STANDBY Philips cannot guarantee the availability of Access Control with all Discs, and MONITOR therefore denies any liability associated with unintended watching of Discs.
Access Control (cont’d) 55 Child Lock STANDBY Press SYSTEM MENU. Press ; to select in the top left MONITOR corner of the menu bar at the top of the TV screen. TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC. MODE Press CH-9 repeatedly to select in the second screen, then press :.
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56 Access Control (cont’d) Locking or Unlocking Specific Discs Not all Discs are rated or coded by Parental levels.You may choose to STANDBY specifically lock or unlock a Disc by choosing Play once or Play always.This MONITOR way, you can disable viewing regardless of the rating of a DVD. You will need to know your 4-digit code in order to view the Disc.
Access Control (cont’d) 57 Parental Level DVDs may contain alternative scenes that conform to the Parental Level, or STANDBY movie rating, that you select.The Parental Level may apply to the complete Disc MONITOR or to certain scenes on the Disc.These scenes are rated from 1 to 8. Follow the steps below to set the Parental Level at which you want Discs to play.
58 Access Control (cont'd) Change Country If a Disc has Parental Level coding, the codings are applicable only for the STANDBY country specified on the Disc.The Disc manufacturer sets these codings. MONITOR For example, a Disc may be coded at Level 3 for the United States. So, for some Discs, you may need to choose the Country for which the TV / DVD T / C...
DVD Recorder Features Menu 59 Press SYSTEM MENU. Press ; to select in the top left STANDBY corner of the Menu Bar at the top of the TV screen. MONITOR , then press :. Press CH-9 repeatedly to select TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC.
60 Picture Settings Press SYSTEM MENU. Press ; to select in the top left corner of the menu bar at the top of the TV screen. STANDBY MONITOR , then press :. Press CH-9 to select TV / DVD T / C PLAY MODE REC.
Digital Output 61 After connecting the Recorder to your TV and other equipment, you may need to change the Recorder’s Digital Output setting. Look to see which STANDBY Recorder audio jacks you connected to your other equipment, then set MONITOR Digital Output accordingly.The information in step 4 will help you decide.
62 Analog Output If you connected the Recorder’s white/red OUT AUDIO L/R jacks to a Stereo or TV as shown on pages 12-15, choose a setting for Analog Output. STANDBY You do not need to adjust this setting if you used the Recorder’s Coaxial MONITOR DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack.
Language Settings 63 In the Language menu, select a different language for the Audio soundtrack or Subtitles of a DVD. Or, change the language of the DVD Recorder’s STANDBY System Menu.You also can determine whether you receive TV channels in MONITOR Stereo or a Second Audio Program language by following these steps.
(as shown at right and throughout this book). SELECT If you have a Philips DVD Player and want to use its remote for the Recorder, select DVD Player.You might not access all the Recorder’s features unless you use the Recorder’s remote.
Glossary 65 AC-3: Audio Coding 3, also known as Dolby Digital; a multi-channel digital audio compression system from Dolby Labs. Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers.Analog sound varies, while digital sound has spe- cific numerical values.Analog sound is available when you use the red and white audio jacks on your equipment.These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right.
66 Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service.You may be able to solve the problem yourself. No power • Press STANDBY-ON y on the front of the DVD Recorder to turn on the DVD Recorder. •...
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Helpful Hints (cont'd) 67 The DVD Recorder will not select some features, such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language Audio. • The feature may not be available on the Disc. If it is not, an “X” will appear on the TV screen. Check the Disc case to see if the Disc has the feature.
Release Play :. The counter will reach zero (0) when the test is finished. Momentarily, “FAIL” or “PASS” will appear on the display panel. If “FAIL” appears, your Recorder needs repair. Contact the Philips Customer Care Center for the Authorized Service Center nearest you.
PUERTO RICO, OR U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... one year thereafter, all parts will be repaired or replaced, and Take the product to a Philips factory service center (see labor is free. After one year from the day of purchase, you pay enclosed list) or authorized service center for repair.When...