Table of contents AIntroduction .................................... Dear Philips customer, .................................................................................... Regional code .................................................................................................... Technical data ................................................................................................... Accessories ........................................................................................................ Important ........................................................................................................... Cleaning the discs ............................................................................................. Special functions of your DVD recorder .................................................... 3 3 6 6 6 7 8 9 Fplayback ......................................... 35 35 35 36 37 37 38 39 General notes on playback ........................................................................... Inserting a disc ................................................................................................ Playing a DVD video disc .............................................................................. Playing a DVD+RW/ +R disc ....................................................................... Playing an audio CD ....................................................................................... Playing an MP3 CD ......................................................................................... Playing a (Super) Video CD ......................................................................... BConnecting the DVD recorder ... 11 11 11 12 14 15 16 GAdditonal playback features ........ 40 40 40 41 41 41 42 42 43 43 43 44 44 Preparing the remote control for operation ........................................... Connecting your DVD recorder to the TV set ...................................... Connecting with a scart cable and 'Easy Link' .......................................... Connecting with a scart cable without 'Easy Link' .................................. Connecting with an S-Video(Y/C)cable ..................................................... Connecting with video(CVBS) cable .......................................................... CConnecting additional devices .... 18 18 18 19 19 20 Connecting additional devices to the second scart socket ................... Connecting additional video recorders ..................................................... Connect camcorder to the front sockets ................................................ Connecting audio devices to the analogue audio sockets .................... Connecting audio devices to the digital audio socket ............................ Changing to another title/chapter .............................................................. Searching a disc ............................................................................................... Still picture ....................................................................................................... Slow motion .................................................................................................... Search by time ................................................................................................. Repeat/Shuffle play ......................................................................................... Repeating a passage (A-B) ............................................................................ Scan feature ..................................................................................................... Camera angle ................................................................................................... Zoom feature .................................................................................................. Select the audio language .............................................................................. Subtitles ............................................................................................................ DInstalling your DVD recorder ...... HManual recording .......................... 45 45 46 47 48 48 49 50 51 52 53 21 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 30 31 Initial installation ............................................................................................. Using a satellite receiver ............................................................................... Allocating a decoder ...................................................................................... Manual TV channel search ............................................................................ Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV) ...................................... Automatic TV channel search ..................................................................... Adding and clearing TV channels manually ............................................... Setting the language/country ........................................................................ Switching over audio recording (2-channel sound) ................................ Setting the time and date .............................................................................. General ............................................................................................................. Recording without automatic switch-off ................................................... Interrupt recording (Pause) ......................................................................... Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR one-touch-recording) .... Preventing accidental erasing of discs ........................................................ Lining up recordings within a title (assemble cut) .................................. Selecting the recording type (Quality) ....................................................... Automatic recording from a satellite receiver (Sat recording) ............ Direct Record ................................................................................................. Switching 'Direct Record' on or off ........................................................... EOn screen information ................ IManaging the disc contents ......... 54 54 55 55 55 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 61 61 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 34 34 34 Symbols in the menu bar .............................................................................. Menu bar 1 ....................................................................................................... Menu bar 2 ....................................................................................................... Field for temporary messages ..................................................................... Status field ........................................................................................................ Disc type symbols .......................................................................................... Operating mode symbols ............................................................................. Tuner information box ................................................................................. Timer information box ................................................................................. General ............................................................................................................. Favorite Scene Selection ............................................................................... Insert chapter markers ................................................................................. Hiding chapters ............................................................................................... Deleting chapter markers ............................................................................. Changing the index picture .......................................................................... Splitting titles ................................................................................................... Editing recording titles (name) .................................................................... Playing the entire title ................................................................................... Deleting recordings/titles ............................................................................. Disc settings .................................................................................................... Changing the disc name ................................................................................ Finishing editing ............................................................................................... Finalising DVD+R discs ................................................................................. Delete DVD+RW disks ................................................................................ Table of contents JProgramming a recording (TIMER) .............................................. 62 62 63 65 66 66 67 In the table of contents, please simply click the section you need detailed information about. General ............................................................................................................. Programming recordings with the ShowView® System ......................... Programming recordings without the ShowView® System ................... How to change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER) ............. 'NexTView Link' ............................................................................................. Problem solving for programmed recordings .......................................... KUser preferences .......................... 68 68 69 70 70 71 72 Picture settings ................................................................................................ Sound settings ................................................................................................. Language settings ............................................................................................ Additional settings .......................................................................................... Remote Control settings .............................................................................. Disk feature menu .......................................................................................... LAccess control (Child Lock) ........ 73 73 73 74 74 74 75 76 77 Child lock (DVD and VCD) ......................................................................... Activating/deactivating child lock ................................................................ Authorising a disc ........................................................................................... Locking unlocked discs .................................................................................. Parental level control (DVD video only) .................................................. Activating/deactivating parental level control .......................................... Changing the country .................................................................................... Changing the PIN code ................................................................................. MBefore you call an engineer ......... 78 Table of contents The remote control MONITOR Monitor: This button lets you switch between the TV receiver (internal tuner) in the DVD recorder (TV picture on the TV set) and playback on the DVD recorder. Switch on or off: To switch set on or off, interrupt menu function, interrupt a programmed recording (TIMER) TV/DVD switch: Switches the scart socket EXT 2 AUX-I/O directly to the TV set. This lets you watch the picture from any unit connected to this scart socket (set-top box', video recorder or satellite receiver) and at the same time record from another source. If you have not connected a device to the EXT 2 AUX-I/O socket, use this button to switch between TV reception and the DVD recorder. But this only works if you use a scart cable to connect the TV set to your DVD recorder ( EXT 1 TO TV-I/O socket) and your TV set responds to this switch-over. Title/Chapter: Choose the 'B'(Title)/'C'(Chapter) directly from the menu bar If 'INFO' appears in the display, the index menu from a recorded disc or an introductory film will be shown. In this case, this function is not available. Playback type: Choose between repeat, shuffle play and intro-scan Record type (quality): To select the maximum possible record time Number buttons: 0 - 9 Disc menu: To show the DVD menu or the index screen System menu: Call up/cancel the main menu (menu bar at the top of the screen) Select: Select function/value Store/confirm: To store or confirm entry Cursor keys : Cursor left, right Cursor buttons/Plus : Cursor up/ Next programme number Cursor buttons/Minus : Cursor down / Previous programme number TIMER: To make a TIMER ...