Philips RTH718 manuel d'utilisation

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    Micro Recordable Theater RTH718 User Manual 使 用 说 明 pg001-pg080_RTH718_eng_98.indd 1 pg001-pg080_RTH718_eng_98.indd 1 2006-10-20 10:41:20 AM 2006-10-20 10:41:20 AM[...]

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    2 C A UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of pr ocedures other than herein may result in hazar dous radiation exposure or other unsafe oper ation. ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NO TE THA T NO T ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULL Y COMP A TIBLE WITH THIS PR ODUCT AND MA Y CAUSE AR TIFA CTS T O BE DISPLA YED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF[...]

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    English 中 文 3 Index En vironmental information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W e ha ve tried to mak e the packaging easy to sepazazrate into three materials: cardboar d (box), polystyrene f oam (buffer) and poly ethylene (bags, protectiv e foam sheet.) Y our system consists of materials which can be recycled and r eused if disass[...]

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    English 4 T able of Contents General Sp ec ia l Fea tur es ....................................................................................................... 7 Fre que nt ly A ske d Qu es tio ns .................................................................................. 8 Ca re a nd S afe t y Inf orm at ion .............................[...]

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    English 5 T able of Contents Wa t c h i n g T V Con tr ol T V pr ogr am s ............................................................................................ 32 Swi tc hin g on t o T V pro gr am ........................................................................................................................... 32 Pa use l ive T V f [...]

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    English 6 T able of Contents Edit Recordin gs Ed it Re cord ing s - H DD .................................................................................... 57~ 59 Ab ou t HD D ti tl e edi t me nu ............................................................................................................................. 57 Acce ss ing t he H DD t[...]

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    English 7 ‘Time Shift Buffer’ As soon as you turn on this recorder, the program shown on the TV will be stored into the ‘Time Shift Buffer’. It acts as a temporary H DD storage of your recordings. The contents will be automatically deleted when you turn off this recorder or when you switch it to standby mode. To store the contents on the ha[...]

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    English 8 What kind of disc should I use for recording? You can only record on both DVD±R and DVD±RW discs. DVD+R/+RW is the most compatible recordable DVD format on the market today. They are fully compatible to most of the existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers. What is the capacity of a DVD recordable disc? 4.7GB, or equiva[...]

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    English 9 Care a nd Safet y Informat ion CAUTION! High voltage! Do not open the device. You run the risk of getting an electric shock. The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a  at, hard and stable surfa[...]

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    English 10 Intr oduction This recorder has a built-in hard disk drive (HDD), you can record up to 270 hours of video in SEP (Super Extended Play) record quality mode. With both recordable DVD and high capacity HDD in the same recorder, you have the  exibility to keep recordings on the HDD or copy to a recordable DVD for safekeeping or later view[...]

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    English 11 Remote Control a STANDBY-ON 2 – Turns on the recorder or switch to standby mode. b OPEN/CLOSE – Opens/closes the disc tray. c HDD – Enters the HDD content menu. d DISC – Switches to disc mode or displays the disc content menu. e DV – Switches to ‘camera mode’ for camcorder connecting to DV IN jack. Recording can be made dir[...]

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    English 12 Remote Control (co ntinued ) – Displays the on-screen help text. o RETURN – Returns to the previous menu of a video CD (VCD) or some DVDs. p VOL +/ – – Adjust the volume level. q É (PLAY) – Plays a disc. r  – Stops playback/recording. – Holding down the button will open and close the disc tray. s – Skips to previous o[...]

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    English 13 Us ing t he re mot e con tr ol to op er ate t he s yst em A Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor (iR) on the front panel. B Select the source you want to control by pressing the TV TUNER, HDD or DISC button on the remote control. C Select the desired function (for example , .) Remote Control (co ntinued ) Inserting Batter[...]

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    English 14 Main Unit a STANDBY-ON 2 – Turns on the recorder or switch to standby mode. b HDD Active indicator – Blue ring lights up while temporary recording to the time shift buffer is in progress. c Display panel – Show information about the current status of the recorder. d REC  – Starts recording the current TV channel or the current[...]

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    English 15 Bas ic F unc tions Switching the system on/off  Press STANDBY-ON B .  “PHILIPS” is displayed brie y. The system will switch to the TV TUNER source.  Press HDD or DISC on the front panel or HDD , DISC , DV , TV TUNER , FM/ AUX or CAM/EXT on the remote.  The system will switch to the selected source. To switch the system[...]

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    English 16 Step 1 : Bas ic Recorder Connections A. Placing the speakers and subwoof er Front speaker ( left ) Front speaker ( right ) Subwoofer VIEWING AREA A Place the left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV set and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. B Place the subwoofer on the  oor near the TV,[...]

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    English 17 Step 1 : Bas ic Recorder Connections C . Connecting the IDE contr ol cables COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  Connect the terminals marked CONTROL CABLE A and CONTROL CABLE B on the rear of the micro recordable theatre to the corresponding terminals on the rear of the power ampli er with the supplied 40- pin and 36-pin IDE  at control cables[...]

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    English 18 Step 1 : Bas ic Recorder Connections F Connecting the TV antenna cables COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUD IO OUT S-VID EO IN VIDEO IN TV CABLE SATELLITE ANTENNA These connections enable you to watch and record TV programs using this recorder. If the antenna signal is connected via a VCR, Cable Box or Satellite Receiver, ensure that these devices a[...]

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    English 19 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Step 1 : Bas ic Recorder Connections (conti nued) G Connecting the video cable(s) COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUD IO OUT S-VID EO IN VIDEO IN TV This connection enables you to view the disc playback from the recorder. You only [...]

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    English 20 H. Connecting the audio cables AUD IO OUT S-VID EO IN VIDEO IN TV DIGITAL IN This connection enables you to listen to the sound. Option 1: Using an Audio cable You can connect the recorder to a two channel stereo system or receiver in order to enjoy the stereo sound system.  Use the supplied audio cables (red/white) to connect the AUD[...]

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    English 21 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. TV has only an antenna input jack Use this connection if your TV has only a single Antenna In jack (or labeled as 75 ohm or RF IN) and does not have any audio/video jacks. For this connection, you need a RF modulator in[...]

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    English 22 Step 2 : Opt ional Connect ions (continue d) Connecting to a Cable Bo x or Satellite Receiver Option 1 If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver has only an antenna output jack (RF OUT or TO TV), refer to “Basic Recorder Connections - Connecting the TV antenna cables” for the complete connection to your TV. Option 2 If your Cable Box/Sate[...]

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    English 23 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Step 2 : Opt ional Connect ions (continue d) COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUD IO OUT S-VID EO IN VIDEO IN TV VIDEO IN OUT IN AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO OUT AUDIO L AUDIO R VHF/UHF RF IN VHF/UHF RF OUT CABLE SA TELLITE ANTENNA Connect[...]

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    English 24 Step 2 : Opt ional Connect ions (continue d) Connecting to a VCR and Cable Bo x/Satellite Receiver A Connect the Antenna/Cable TV signal to the antenna input (RF IN) jack on the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver. B Use the RF coaxial cable to connect the ANTENNA (IN) jack on the recorder to the RF OUT jack on the Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver[...]

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    English 25 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Step 2 : Opt ional Connect ions (continue d) Connecting a camcorder to the fr ont jacks You can use the front jacks to copy camcorder recordings. These jacks provide convenient connections for a camcorder. Option 1: Usi[...]

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    English 26 Step 2 : Opt ional Connect ions (continue d) AUDI O OUT L R Listening to the pla yback of another de vice  Connect the AUX IN (R/L) jacks on the rear of the subwoofer to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the other audio/visual device (such as a TV, VCR, Laser Disc Player or cassette deck). Before starting operation, press FM/ AUX on the remote c[...]

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    English 27 Step 3 : Inst allation a nd Setup IMPORTANT! When you complete the connections and turn on the recorder for the  rst time, it is advisable that you make several basic settings. Please see the following pages on using the Setup Menu features to program TV channels, menu language and system clock settings. This will improve the performa[...]

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    English 28 Step 3 : Inst allation a nd Setup (co ntinued ) TIPS: Press  to go access the options of an item in the menu. Press SETUP to exit the menu. GENERAL settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select to make automatic TV channel programming. A Use  keys to highlight { Auto Program - Search } and press  . [...]

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    English 29 Manual Program Name Program Number OK PAL B/G Standard Skip P001 C h 0 0 1 No Fine T uning OK OK CANCEL 0 5 8 . 9 8 Mhz Frequency Audio Dual A NICAM On GENERAL settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Step 3 : Inst allation a nd Setup (con tinued ) { Audio } – For dual language broadcasts, select this to switch be[...]

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    English 30 Step 3 : Inst allation a nd Setup (co ntinued ) TIPS: Press  to go access the options of an item in the menu. Press SETUP to exit the menu. Setting the languag e You can select the language for subtitles and audio for DVD playback. For some DVDs, the subtitle/audio language can only be changed via the DVD disc menu. If the selected la[...]

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    English 31 Step 3 : Inst allation a nd Setup (con tinued ) TIPS: Press  to go access the options of an item in the menu. Press SETUP to exit the menu. LANGU A GE settings System Language Selects the menu language for this r ecorder on-screen displa y . Audio Language Selects the pref erred audio language for D VD playback. Subtitle Language Sele[...]

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    English 32 Control T V progra ms Switching on to TV pr ogram CH + / TV TUNER INFO A Turn on the TV to the correct program number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’, ‘AV’). B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on the recorder.  If no TV program appears on the screen, press TV TUNER on the remote control. C Press CH +/– to select a TV channel[...]

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    English 33 Before Rec ording About temporar y HDD storage (Time Shift Buffer) As soon as you switch on this recorder, the currently selected TV program will be stored in a temporary hard disk storage called ‘ TSB ’ (Time Shift Buffer), (up to 6 hours of programs.) In tuner mode, the Time Shift video bar will appear on the screen, it indicates t[...]

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    English 34 Accessing the HDD (Hard Disk Storag e) Setup Menu You can preset the behavior of your hard disk storage of the recorder. This recorder offers various options for easy management of your hard disk recording. SETUP OK A Press SETUP .  The system setup menu appears. B Use  keys to highlight { SETUP MENU - HDD } and press  to acc[...]

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    English 35 Before Recording (continued) TIPS: Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu. HDD settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) This option allows you to control the behavior of the Time Shift Buffer. { Yes } – Select to retain the contents in the temporary HDD storage when you switch the[...]

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    English 36 Default Recording settings The default recording settings will allow you to preset auto chapter markers and the preferred mode of recording quality for HDD recording. A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The setup menu appears on the TV. B Use  keys to highlight { SETUP MENU - GENERAL } and press  to con rm. Record Qualit[...]

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    English 37 Before Recording (continued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu. GENERAL settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Auto Chapter Markers Record Quality Auto Program Manual Program You can insert chapter markers within a t[...]

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    English 38 IMPORTANT! Unrecordable pictures Television programs,  lms, video tapes, discs, and other materials may be copy-protected and therefore cannot be recorded on this recorder. Recording TV pro grams Follow the instructions below to record TV programs onto the HDD, where you can store for future viewing or copy to a DVD recordable disc if[...]

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    English 39 A Connect the DV camcorder to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder. B Find the footage on the DV camcorder that you want to start recording from and set the camcorder to pause mode. C Turn on the TV to the correct program number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’, ‘AV’.) D Turn on the recorder and press DV on the[...]

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    English 40 D Press CAM/EXT repeatedly to select the correct input channel that matches the connected jack of the device. – { CAM 1 } : 3.5mm AV jack on the front. – { EXT 1 } : EXT 1 jack at the back. – { EXT 2 } : EXT 2 jack at the back. E Press REC â to start recording.  You can also press REC â repeatedly to increase the recording tim[...]

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    English 41 Record on D V D Recorda ble Disc IMPORTANT! Unrecordable pictures Television programs,  lms, video tapes, discs, and other materials may be copy-protected and therefore cannot be recorded on this recorder. Cop ying from HDD to a recor dable D VD You can copy a recorded title(s) from the HDD (hard disk drive) to a recordable DVD disc. [...]

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    English 42 Recording fr om various sour ces You can choose to copy your recordings from the HDD or an external device to a DVD recordable disc. The storage capacities of the disc depends on the record quality that was selected for the recording in the recorder or device, see “Before Recording - Default Recording settings”. REC CAM/EXT PAUSE SEL[...]

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    English 43 TIPS: Ensure that there is suf cient space available on the DVD±R before recording. You have to  nalize the DVD±R before it can be played on other players, see “Edit Recordings Recordable DVD - Playing your recordings (DVD ±R, DVD-RW) on other DVD players”. Recording fr om an external device/ VCR/ D V Camcorder A Turn on the[...]

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    English 44 About timer recor ding Use ‘Timer Recording’ to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date/ time. The recorder will tune to the right program channel and begin recording at the speci ed time. With this recorder, you can pre-program up to 20 recordings . To make a timer recording, your recorder needs to know: – The [...]

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    English 45 TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording, the same record quality will be transferred from HDD to a recordable DVD. D Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to enter the G-CODE ® programming number for the show you wish to record and press OK . (e.g. : 5-312-4 or 5,312 4, key in ‘53124’.)  To cancel the G-CODE ® pr[...]

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    English 46 Timer recor ding (manually) A Turn on the TV power. Select the correct Video In channel at the TV.  If you are recording directly to a DVD disc , insert the DVD recordable disc before proceeding to step B . B Press TIMER on the remote control.  The timer schedule list appears. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sourc e R ec M ode D a t e Star t En d R ec[...]

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    English 47  To cancel the above timer setting, press SELECT on the remote control. G Press TIMER to exit the menu. H Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn off the recorder.  If the recorder is not in standby mode, a warning message will appear three minutes before the recording starts.  The ‘ TIMER ’ icon will light up on the display panel if a t[...]

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    English 48 Pla yba ck from Hard Dis k Pla yback your HDD recor dings Each recording stored on the HDD is displayed in the HDD content menu with an index picture. A Press HDD on the remote control.  The HDD content menu appears. B Use  keys to highlight a title and press OK on the remote control to start playback.  If you have many HDD t[...]

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    English 49 Pl ayb a c k f ro m D i sc Pla yable discs Using this recorder, you can play and record on the following discs: Recording and Playback DVD±RW (DVD ReWritable); can be recorded on and overwritten repeatedly . DVD±R (DVD Recordable); can be recorded on only once. Playback only: DVD Video (Digital Versatile Disc) CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) Aud[...]

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    English 50 Starting disc playback  Playback will begin automatically. If the disc has its own menu this will be loaded, otherwise the recorder will launch an index screen.  If the pin code entry dialog appears on the TV, this means that the parental control was activated for the inserted disc (see “Setup Menu Options - PREFERENCES settings?[...]

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    English 51 P Pla ying a D VD±R disc A Insert a recorded DVD±R disc.  The Index Picture screen appears. B Use  keys to select a title and press  ( PLAY) to start playback. C To stop playback, press STOP  . Helpful Hint: – If the message ‘BLANK’ appears on the display panel, this means that there are no recordings on this disc.[...]

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    English 52 TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for cerain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Pla ybac k from Disc (continue d) Pla ying a picture disc (or musical slide sho w) You can display JPEG pictures in the selected roll automatically one after the other. A Insert a JPEG picture disc[...]

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    English 53 Addit ional Playba ck Feat ures Changing to another title/ chapter/track When a disc contains more than one track, title or chapter, you can change to a different track, title or chapter as follows. During playback,  Press to go to the next chapter/track.  Press to return to the start of the previous chapter/track. OR  Press T/C[...]

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    English 54 Using INFO options OK SELECT INFO A During playback, press INFO twice on the remote control.  The playback menu appears on the TV. DVD T rick mode T itle Chapter Audio Subtitle Angle T itle T ime Normal Play 02/05 01/22 01/02 - OTH Off 01/03 00:22:03 - 00:27:24 Mode B Use  keys to select the setting you want to adjust.  Instr[...]

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    English 55 Pro gramming disc tracks You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the tracks to be played. A Press INFO on the remote control.  The playback menu appears. B Select { Mode } > { Program .}  The program menu appears. DVD T itle Playlist T itle 1 T itle 2 T itle 3 T itle 4 T itle 5 T itle 6 T itle [...]

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    English 56 Changing subtitle languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages, you can change the language you want while playing the DVD. A Press INFO on the remote control.  The playback menu appears. B Use  keys to select { Subtitle } and press  to enter the menu and  nd the different available options.[...]

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    English 57 Edit Recordings - HD D About HDD title edit menu In the HDD title edit menu, you can change the title name, hide unwanted scenes, delete titles, split a title or change the title index picture. The edit options in the HDD title edit menu are: { Play Title } – Select a title (recording) to play. { Delete Title } ( For unprotected and un[...]

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    English 58 Dividing a Title You can divide the current title into two new titles. Each of these titles is characterized by its own index picture. Warning! Once a title is divided, the process cannot be reversed. A In HDD title edit mode, use  keys to highlight { Divide Title } and press OK .  The edit title playback screen appears. B Durin[...]

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    English 59 Rename a title The original title name is automatically generated by the recorder. You can change the disc name by following the steps below. A In HDD title edit mode, use  keys to highlight { Rename } and press OK .  The keyboard screen appears. B Use   keys to highlight a character on the keyboard and press OK to s[...]

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    English 60 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D About disc edit menu This recorder offers various disc edit options for various disc types. You can change the disc content and settings of a DVD recordable disc from the disc editing menu. The edited contents may not be available if you play the disc on another DVD player. The displayed options in the[...]

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    English 61 TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized recordable DVD. Press DISC to return to the index picture screen. Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (continued ) Rename disc The original disc name is generated automatically by the recorder. You can change the disc name by following the steps below. A In disc e[...]

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    English 62 TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a  nalized DVD±R. Press DISC to return to the index picture screen. Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (continued ) Lock/Unlock disc (D VD±R Ws only) You can choose to protect the recordings on the DVD±RW disc in order to prevent accidental loss of recordings. A In disc [...]

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    English 63 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (continued ) About D VD title editing You can change the individual title information or delete a title (recording) in a recorded DVD disc. If the recordable DVD disc has been  nalized, it cannot be edited. The displayed options in the title editing menu may differ depending on the type of disc. { P[...]

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    English 64 Rename title The original title name is generated automatically by the recorder. You can give a new name to the title by following the steps below. A In title editing menu, use  keys to select { Rename Title } and press OK .  The keyboard screen appears. B Use    keys to highlight a character and press OK to select. [...]

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    English 65 About video editing After a recording has been made, this recorder allows you to edit the video content. You can add/delete chapter marker, hide unwanted scenes, change the picture in the index picture screen and split a title (recording) into two. When you playback a recording in video edit mode, the entire recording will be played back[...]

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    English 66 Selecting a title It shows the current title and the total number of titles in the disc. It also allows you to select another title. A In edit mode, use  keys to select { Title } and press OK . B Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to key in a title and press OK .  The recorder will play the selected title. Selecting a chapter It shows t[...]

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    English 67 Hiding an unwanted chapter You can choose to hide certain scenes from playback (e.g. skipping a commercial scene) or make it visible again. A Create a chapter marker at the scene you are going to hide. ( See previous page on “Creating chapter markers”.) B Select the chapter you want to hide and start playback. ( See previous page on [...]

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    English 68 Set up Menu O ptions Accessing the Setup Menu The setup menu provides various options for you to adjust the recorder to suit your preferences. SETUP OK A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The setup menu appears on TV. B Use  keys to highlight a setup option and press  to access. C Use  keys to highlight the setting yo[...]

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    English 69 Set up Menu O ptions (continu ed) VIDEO settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) TV System TV Shape Progressive Scan DivX® Video on Demand The colour system of the DVD system, DVD and TV should match. Only then will it be possible to play a DVD on this system. Before changing the TV system, determine the colour sys[...]

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    English 70 Set up Menu O ptions (continu ed) Parental Level Rating explanations Change Password PREFERENCES settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Some DVDs may have a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a playback limitation level. The rating levels range [...]

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    English 71 AUDIO settings (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Set up Menu O ptions (continu ed)  Press  to access this menu and use  keys to select one of the options. { RAW } – Select this if you have used the recorder’s COAXIAL OUT jack to connect to a multichannel receiver. { LPCM } – Select this if you have[...]

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    English 72 Ra dio Reception T uning to radio stations A Press FM/AUX on the remote to select FM tuner source. B Press and hold  on the remote and release the button.  The radio automatically tunes to a station with suf cient reception. C Repeat step 2 if necessary until you  nd the desired station.  To tune to a weak station, pres[...]

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    English 73 Fir mwa r e U pg ra d e Installing the latest  rmware Periodically, Philips will issue upgrades for the  rmware that was initially installed in your recorder as the  rmware is continuously re ned for greater stability and compatibility of the recorder. Caution! Power supply must not be interrupted during upgrade!  Visit Ph[...]

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    English 74 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Prob lem Solution 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 r[...]

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    English 75 Prob lem Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (con tinued ) No TV signal received from the recorder. Disc will not play. The picture is distorted or black and white during playback. There is picture or sound interference with the TV reception. Distorted sound coming from a connected hi- system or ampli er. Recordings are not occur[...]

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    English 76 Prob lem Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (con tinued ) The message ‘UNKNOWN DISC’ appears. Picture is fuzzy and brightness varies when copying DVD Video discs or prerecorded video cassettes. The message ‘This will clear the time shift buffer’ appears. There is a power failure during the deleting of the recorder’s HDD cont[...]

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    English 77 Video Recording • Recording System: NTSC/ PAL • Compression formats: MPEG2 • Modes of Record Quality: High Quality : HQ (M1) Standard Play : SP (M2) Standard Play Plus : SPP (M2x) Long Play : LP (M3) Extended Play : EP (M4) Super Long Play : SLP (M6) Super Extended Play : SEP (M8) • Recording enhancements: Auto Chapter Marker Ins[...]

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    English 78 Spe cifi cation s HDD subsidiary set (at the top) • Size: 3.5" • Capacity: 160G • Dimensions (W x H x D): 232 x 75.5 x 232 mm • Weight: 2.17kg Main set of DVD Recordable Player (at the bottom) • Frequency response: 20Hz~20KHz±3dB • Video output: 1V 75Ω • Horizontal de nition: 500 lines • Dimensions (W x H x D):[...]

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    English 79 Analog : Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has speci c n umerical values. These jacks send audio through tw o channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio : The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displa yed image. The horizon- tal vs. vertical ratio of conv entional TVs. is 4:[...]

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    English 80 Display panel symbols / me ssages 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 – Additional information regarding the disc – TV channel number or source of video – Clock (This is [...]

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    English Printed in China CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT R TH718 PDCC-JS-JW -0641 Meet Philips at the Internet http://www .philips.com PageBack_RTH718 2006.10.13, 16:44 94[...]