Philips DVDR615 manual

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    1 3139 246 14221 DVD Recorder DVDR615 User manual Thank you for choosing Philips . Need help fast? Read your Quick-Use Guide and/or Owner’s Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .p4c .philips .com or call [...]

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    2 3139 246 14221 Registering your model with PHILIPS mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed belo w, so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registr ation Card at once to ensure: Return y our Pr oduct Registration Card toda y to get the v er y most fr om your pur chase. Know these safety symbols *Pr oof of Pur c[...]

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    3 3139 246 14221 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er´s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as[...]

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    4 3139 246 14221 C A UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedur es other than herein may result in hazar dous radiation e xposure or other unsafe operation. LASER T ype Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (D VD) AIGaAs (CD) W a ve length 658 nm (D VD) 790 nm (CD) Output Pow er 30 mW (D VD+R W write) 1.0 mW (D VD read) 1.0 mW (CD read) [...]

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    5 English 3139 246 14221 Special Functions Y our PHILIPS D VD recor der has a number of special functions that will make da y-to-da y use of your ne w D VD recorder easier for y ou. Using the ‘ Digital Photo Manager ’ , you can view and modify JPEG pictures fr om a Picture CD , D VD , or a CD R OM. Y ou can create slide shows and pla y them on [...]

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    6 English 3139 246 14221 T ab le of Contents Special Functions ................................... 3 Care and Saf ety Information Setup .............................................................. 8 Cleaning discs ............................................... 8 About recycling ........................................... 8 General Information In[...]

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    7 English 3139 246 14221 T ab le of Contents Recording Discs for recor ding ................................... 37 Recording settings ..................................... 37 Recording mode ........................................... 38 Recording language ...................................... 38 Inserting chapter markers ..........................[...]

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    8 English 3139 246 14221 CAUTION! High volta ge! Do not open. Y ou run the risk of getting an electric shock. The machine does not contain any user -serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualified personnel. Setup Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a flat, hard and stable surface . Do not place the set on a carpet. ?[...]

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    9 English 3139 246 14221 General Information Intr oduction Y our Philips D VD recorder allo ws you to record the TV programs or duplicate camcorder recor dings to a D VD+R W or D VD+R and pla y pre-recorded D VDs. The recor dings you mak e on the Recorder will pla y on some D VD play ers and D VD-R OM drives. The DVD+R discs hav e to be finalized b[...]

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    10 English 3139 246 14221 General The necessar y cable connections must be made befor e you can record or pla yback TV programs using y our D VD recorder . Selecting a suitable connection to y our TV When you install y our D VD recorder for the first time, select one of the f ollowing options to connect the D VD recorder and your TV . ● Option 1:[...]

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    11 English 3139 246 14221 Connecting to TV (cont ’ d) The Component Video (Y Pb Pr) method of transmitting pictures pr oduces the highest quality as the video signal is split into its Y (brightness), Pb and Pr (blue minus brightness, red minus brightness) components. The signals are transmitted via separate cables. The cables and the associated j[...]

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    12 English 3139 246 14221 8 Proceed to page 24 to continue the first installation. IMPOR T ANT! – The pro gressive scan video quality is only a vailable through Y Pb Pr connection and a pro gressive TV is requir ed. T urn on the progr essive scan feature after complete the first installation (see page 61.) – Before enab ling the progr essive sc[...]

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    13 English 3139 246 14221 This connecting cable, also known as the SVHS cable, is used to transmit the brightness signal (Y signal) and color signal (C signal) separately . This mini DIN jack is also called a Hosiden jack. Hav e the following cables r eady: 1) Antenna cable 2) S-Video (SVHS) cable (not supplied) 3) Audio cables (red/white) 1 T urn [...]

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    14 English 3139 246 14221 This cable, usually featuring yellow cinch plugs, is used for transmitting the Composite Video signal (FB AS, CVBS.) In this method of transmission, the color signal and the brightness signal are transmitted on the same cable. Ha ve the following cables r eady: 1) Antenna cable 2) A V cables (y ellow/red/white) 1 T urn off[...]

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    15 English 3139 246 14221 Option 4 : Using Antenna jacks only Use this connection only if y our TV set has a single Antenna In jack and does not ha ve any audio/video jacks. For this type of connection, you need to set the channel of the TV set to follow that of the D VD recor der . Ha ve the follo wing cable ready: 1) Antenna cable 1 T urn off you[...]

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    16 English 3139 246 14221 Connecting to Additional De vices Y ou can connect a video cassette recor der (VCR,) D VD player , decoder , satellite receiv er or cable box to the input jacks at the back of the D VD recorder ( IN-EXT 1 or IN-EXT 2 .) The possible connection is depending on the capabilities of the additional de vices. Switching between S[...]

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    17 English 3139 246 14221 VCR/D VD player Connecting Additional De vices (cont ’ d) Connecting a VCR/D VD pla yer Y ou will need this connection if you want to record the video ta pes or discs to a D VD+R(W)s. Option 1 1 Use a component video cable (red/gr een/ blue) to connect the D VD recorder ’ s COMPONENT VIDEO (IN-EXT1) input jacks to the [...]

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    18 English 3139 246 14221 Y ou can use the front jacks to cop y camcorder r ecordings. These jacks are located behind the flap on the right hand side. Option 1: Using D V IN jack Use this connection if you ha ve a Digital Video or Digital 8 camcorder . The D V jack will conforms to the i.LINK standard. It pro vides the best picture quality . ● Us[...]

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    19 English 3139 246 14221 Connecting to Additional De vices (cont ’ d) Using analog audio output jacks STEREO AUDIO IN L R Using digital audio output jacks COAXIAL DIGIT AL IN Y ou can connect the D VD recor der to a two channel ster eo system or receiver in order to enjo y the stereo sound system. ● Use an audio cable to connect AUDIO L/R (OUT[...]

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    20 English 3139 246 14221 Remote Contr ol 1 ST ANDBY -ON 2 – T urn on or off the D VD recor der . 2 TIMER – Access or exit the timer recor ding menu. 3 SY STEM-MENU – Access or exit the system menu. CH- CH+ 4 1 2 : Cursor buttons for moving to the left or right. 34 : Cursor buttons for moving up/down or change TV channel at the recor der in T[...]

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    21 English 3139 246 14221 Remote Contr ol (cont ’ d) # Alphanumeric k eypad – Enter numbers or letters in appr opriate entry fields. – Select a chapter/track number to pla y . – Select a TV channel while in internal tuner mode. $ BRO WSER – Displa y the on-screen Media Br owser that allows y ou to browse thr ough and manage the contents s[...]

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    22 English 3139 246 14221 Inser ting Batteries 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. 3 Close the cover . Caution! – Remo ve batteries if they ar e exhausted or if the r emote is not to be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or different t[...]

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    23 English 3139 246 14221 Jacks behind the flap Flip down the door as indicated by the OPEN 2 label at the right hand corner . 0 S-VIDEO – S-video input for SVHS/Hi8 camcorders or SVHS/Hi8 video recor ders (input channel number 'CAM 1'.) ! VIDEO – Video input for camcor ders or video recor ders (input channel number 'CAM 1'.[...]

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    24 English 3139 246 14221 6 Press 4 to select { Done } and pr ess OK to continue. ➜ The { TV F ormat } menu appears on the TV . TV FORMA T Select your TV format TV Format Done 4:3 Panscan 4:3 Letterbox 16:9 7 Select { TV Format } and pr ess 2 . 8 Press 3 4 to select the desir ed TV screen format, then press 1 to confirm. ➜ The format you select[...]

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    25 English 3139 246 14221 CHANNEL SEARCH Automatic channel search will find and store all channels. Make sure to connect the antenna. Search channels Skip Search Start Note: Mak e sure you ha ve successfully made all the requir ed connections to the D VD recor der , the TV and Satellite Receiver/Cable Bo x (if any) and switched them on. The automat[...]

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    26 English 3139 246 14221 Installing the D VD Recorder (cont ’ d) TIPS: Press 1 to g o back to previous menu item. Press SY STEM-MENU to exit the menu. TV channel pr ogramming Although the D VD recor der selects available TV channels during first installation, you ma y want to repeat the pr ocess later if more channels become available in y our a[...]

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    27 English 3139 246 14221 Setting up VCR Plus+ ® channels Y ou need to program the D VD recorder with your local channel inf ormation befor e you can use VCR Plus+ ® programming system. 1 Press SY STEM-MENU . ➜ The system menu appears on the TV . 2 Press 4 r epeatedly to select { Set-up .} 3 Press 2 repeatedly to select { Analog Ch. } 4 Pr ess [...]

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    28 English 3139 246 14221 Setting the time and date Manual time/date settings If the D VD recorder has not set the time and date corr ectly , set the clock manually by follo wing the steps below . Manual clock setting over rides automatic clock setting. 1 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The system menu appears on the TV . 2 Press 4 r [...]

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    29 English 3139 246 14221 Setting the language Y ou can select the language for subtitles and audio for D VD pla yback. For some D VDs, the subtitle/audio language can only be changed via the D VD disc menu. If the selected language is not a vailable on the disc, the disc ’ s default setting language will be used instead. The menu language (on-sc[...]

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    30 English 3139 246 14221 Pla yback IMPOR T ANT! – If the inhibit icon (XErr 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 cur rent time. – D VD discs and pla y ers are designed with regional r estrictions. Before pla ying a disc, make sur e the disc is for the same z[...]

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    31 English 3139 246 14221 Pla yback (cont’ d) Star ting disc pla yback ● If a dialog appears on the TV showing : { Do you want to access the disc content ? } ➜ Select { Ye s } to show the disc content menu (see page 53 “Browsing the discs”.) ➜ Select { No } to switch to the last active mode. ➜ If you want to remo ve this dialog for th[...]

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    32 English 3139 246 14221 Pla yback (cont’ d) Pla ying a D VD+R(W) disc 1 Inser t a D VD+R W or DVD+R disc. If the disc content menu appears on the TV 2 Use 1 2 3 4 to na vigate within the menu and select a title to pla y , then press PLA Y 2 . 3 T o stop pla yback, press ST OP 9 . Helpful Hint: – If the message ' EMPTY DISC ' appears[...]

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    33 English 3139 246 14221 Using T oolbar options 1 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The system menu appears on the TV . 2 At { T oolbar ,} press 2 to select { Options .} DVD-VIDEO-TITLE 04|CO1 [PLA Y] [EDIT] [OK] = PLAY Options STOP T oolbar Subtitle Audio Angle Zoom Time search Audio Subtiltle Repeat Repeat A-B 3 Press 3 4 to select t[...]

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    34 English 3139 246 14221 TIPS: The operating featur es described here might not be possible for certain discs. Alwa ys refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Changing audio soundtrack language This operation works only on D VDs with multiple soundtrack language or VCDs with multiple audio channel. This function can also be accessed via[...]

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    35 English 3139 246 14221 Additional Pla yback F eatures (cont ’ d) TIPS: The operating featur es described here might not be possible for certain discs. Alwa ys refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Changing to another title/ chapter/track When a disc contains more than one track, title or chapter , y ou can change to a different tr[...]

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    36 English 3139 246 14221 Additional Pla yback F eatures (cont ’ d) TIPS: The operating featur es described here might not be possible for certain discs. Alwa ys refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Selecting various pla y mode Repeat pla y Y ou can select a Chapter , T rack, Title or the entire disc for r epeat pla yback. 1 Press Y[...]

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    37 English 3139 246 14221 Discs for r ecording T w o different formats of D VD recor dable discs can be used with this D VD recorder: D VD+R W (D VD ‘ plus ’ Rewritable) – Discs are r e-writable can be used for multiple recor dings once existing data is erased. – T o pr event accidental loss of recor dings, when you starting recording, hold[...]

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    38 English 3139 246 14221 Recording mode The recor ding mode defines the picture quality of recor dings and the maximum recording time f or a disc . During pla yback, the correct picture quality will automatically be selected. This function can also be accessed via the REC MODE button on the remote control. 1 Press 4 to select { Recor d mode } and [...]

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    39 English 3139 246 14221 Manual r ecording Use the 'Manual recor ding' function to start recording immediately (e.g., to recor d a TV show already in pr ogress.) 1 T urn on the TV power . Select the correct Video In channel at the TV . 2 Insert a D VD+R(W). ➜ The contents of this disc is check ed. ➜ If a D VD+R W was inserted that al[...]

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    40 English 3139 246 14221 5 For recor ding from external de vice , you ha ve to star t pla y on the external device. ● While recording in pr ogress, you can press OK to insert a chapter mark er wherev er necessar y . 6 T o stop the recording, press ST OP 9 . ➜ ‘ MENU UPDATE ’ or ‘ CREATE MENU ’ appears on the displa y panel to indicate [...]

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    41 English 3139 246 14221 Creating a Y esD VD disc Y esD VD™ is offered on y our D VD recor der as a limited trial, enabling you to create thr ee (3) free Y esD VD discs from this D VD recor der . T o create additional Y esD VD discs, you ha ve the option to upgrade your D VD r ecorder to enable unlimited creation of Y esD VDs on this D VD recor [...]

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    42 English 3139 246 14221 Y esD VD setup and softwar e registration Y esD VD allows you to transfer videotapes or other video content to a D VD+R(W) with the professional quality features f ound in Hollywood movies. 1 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The system menu appears on the TV . 2 Press 4 r epeatedly to select { Prefer ences .} [...]

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    43 English 3139 246 14221 Option 2: [Requires personal computer with W eb browser and Internet connection] 1. Remove the Y esD VD disc from your D VD recorder . 2. Inser t the Y esD VD disc into the disc drive tray on y our personal computer . 3. A W eb page will automatically launch on your computer to displa y your PIN code. 4. Click ACTIV A TE Y[...]

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    44 English 3139 246 14221 Intr oduction Use 'Timer Recording’ to automatically star t and stop a r ecording at a later date/ time. The D VD recorder will tune to the right program number and begin recording at the specified time. With this D VD recorder , you can pre- program up to six r ecordings within a period of 15 da ys. T o make a pr o[...]

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    45 English 3139 246 14221 { Repeat } – Select {W eekly}, {Once} or {Mo.-Fr .} (Monday to Frida y) r ecordings and press OK to confirm. { Record mode } – Select a record mode and pr ess OK to confirm. See pages 37~38 “Recording settings - Recording mode”.) ● T o clear the timer entries, pr ess the matching color coded button on the remote [...]

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    46 English 3139 246 14221 Pr ogramming recordings with VCR Plus+ ® System With the VCR Plus ® program system, you only need to enter the PlusCode programming n umber as all the information needed by the D VD r ecorder for programming is contained in the programming number . 1 T urn on the TV power . Select the correct Video In channel at the TV .[...]

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    47 English 3139 246 14221 Changing a pro grammed recor ding 1 T urn on the TV power . Select the correct Video In channel at the TV . 2 Press TIMER on the r emote control. ➜ The timer overview appears. TIMER 11.55 PM Start time 11:56 PM Stop time 12:26 PM Date 06-30-2004 Channel CH001 Repeat Once M1 Clear all Store Cancel { } Change start time Re[...]

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    48 English 3139 246 14221 About editing Y ou can change disc contents and settings for a r ecorded D VD+R W or unfinalized D VD+R from the edit men u screen. Photo editing is limited to edit the information on a roll or album. These editing changes are a vailable for the D VD recor der , but may not be accessible when you pla y the disc on other D [...]

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    49 English 3139 246 14221 Changing the disc/title name 1 Insert a r ecorded D VD+R W or an unfinalized D VD+R. ➜ The Index Picture scr een or disc content menu appears on the TV . 2 Press EDIT on the r emote control. ➜ The edit menu appears. 3 Press 3 4 to select { Disc name } or { Title name } in the menu. 4 Press 3 4 to change the character/ [...]

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    50 English 3139 246 14221 Hiding unwanted chapter Y ou can choose to hide certain scene for pla yback (e .g. commercial skipping) or make them visible again. 1 Follow the steps 1 ~ 4 of “Video editing” on page 50. 2 Press PLA Y 2 or ∞ / § to search f or the beginning of the chapter y ou want to hide. ➜ The selection of chapters can only be[...]

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    51 English 3139 246 14221 Editing title (divide/append/Index picture) 1 Start playback a r ecorded D VD+R W or an unfinalized DVD+R. 2 Press EDIT on the r emote control. 3 Press the matching color coded button on the remote contr ol to select { Title .} ➜ The title editing menu appears. +RW | SHREK | EDIT MODE [EDIT] = Exit Divide Append Back Ind[...]

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    52 English 3139 246 14221 { Append } - for D VD+R W only – Select this to append record to the existing recording fr om the position of the pla yback. Continue steps 5 ~ 7 . F or append recording only: 5 Press 3 4 to select the input channel to append : { preset program number }, { EXT1 }, { EXT 2 } or { C AM1 .} 6 Press REC 0 to start append rec[...]

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    53 English 3139 246 14221 Bro wsing the disc Y ou can view and manage possible contents within your discs b y using an on-screen console called the Media Browser . 1 Insert a disc into the D VD recorder . ➜ The Index Picture scr een or disc content menu appears on the TV . DVDV/Title1 [PL A Y] [RETURN], [BROWSER] = EXI T TITLES INFO Title1 Title2[...]

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    54 English 3139 246 14221 Using the Br o wser (cont’ d) TIPS: Press RETURN to g o back to previous menu item. Press BRO WSER to exit the menu. Bro wsing the pictur e disc The Media Browser allo ws you to view the JPEG pictures discs or pla yback as a slide show or store them in an album. JPEG Photo can handle up to 100 photos in one album on a D [...]

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    55 English 3139 246 14221 Using the Br o wser (cont’ d) TIPS: Press RETURN to go back to pr evious menu item. Press BRO WSER to exit the menu. Changing the picture or der within an album Y ou can re-arrange the pictur e position in the album in order to create the desir ed order of the slide show . The order of the pictures in the photo r oll rem[...]

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    56 English 3139 246 14221 TIPS: Press RETURN to go back to pr evious menu item. Press BRO WSER to exit the menu. Using the Br o wser (cont’ d) Changing the slide sho w settings Y ou can adjust the various slide show settings to your individual needs. 1 Press BR O WSER on the remote control. ➜ The disc content menu appears. 2 Press 1 2 to select[...]

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    57 English 3139 246 14221 Accessing to the Prefer ences options 1 Switch on the TV set. Select the correct Video In channel at the TV . 2 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The system menu appears on TV . 3 Press 4 to select { Pr eferences .} Navigate to menu item [SYSTEM] = Exit Recording YesDVD Sound Disc STOP Preferences Set-up 4 Pres[...]

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    58 English 3139 246 14221 Access For mor e information on this menu, please see pages 62~64 “Setting Access Control. ” F eatures DVD-VIDEO-TITLE 04|CO1 Features STOP Preferences Auto resume Auto play Dealer demo { Auto resume } Auto resume affects the last 20 D VDs and Video CDs you pla yed. –{ On } : Play r esumes where you last stopped pla [...]

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    59 English 3139 246 14221 System Menu - Setup Accessing to the Setup options 1 T urn on the TV set. Select the correct Video In channel at the TV . 2 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The system menu appears on TV . 3 Press 4 r epeatedly to select { Set-up .} ➜ Pla yback will pause . DVD-VIDEO-TITLE 04|CO1 System Time-date Analog Ch. [...]

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    60 English 3139 246 14221 System Menu - Setup (cont’ d) { Displa y } Allows you to change the brightness of the D VD recorder displa y panel. –{ Bright } : Normal brightness. –{ Dimmed } : Medium brightness. –{ Off } : T urn off the display . { PBC } - Video CDs only Pla y Back Control allows y ou to play Video CDs (2.0) interactively , fol[...]

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    61 English 3139 246 14221 { 96 kHz } –{ 96 kHz } : Select this if the optional audio device is capable of pr ocessing digital signal input with sampling rates of 96 kHz. –{ 48 kHz } : Select this if the optional audio device is incapable of pr ocessing 96 kHz digital signal input. The signal will then be converted to a standard signal with samp[...]

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    62 English 3139 246 14221 Setting Access Contr ol About Access Contr ol Access Control limits vie wing of discs that exceed the limits you set. Philips cannot guarantee the availability of Access Control with all discs, and therefor e denies any liability associated with unintended watching of discs. Setting or changing the pin code The same pin co[...]

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    63 English 3139 246 14221 Setting Access Contr ol (cont’ d) Activating/Deactivating the child lock This function can prev ent children fr om viewing discs. This D VD recorder can memorize settings for 50 discs. When in use, a f our -digit pin code must be enter ed in order to pla y a disc. 1 Press SY STEM-MENU on the remote control. ➜ The syste[...]

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    64 English 3139 246 14221 Setting Access Contr ol (cont’ d) TIPS: Press 1 to g o back to previous menu item. Press SYSTEM-MENU to exit the men u. Restricting pla yback by P arental Control Some D VDs ma y hav e a parental lev el assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc . This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation lev e[...]

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    65 English 3139 246 14221 W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the war ranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below bef ore taking the system for repair . If you ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem by follo[...]

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    66 English 3139 246 14221 T r oubleshooting (cont’ d) Disc will not pla y . No picture. The picture is distorted or black and white during pla yback. Distorted sound coming from a connected hi-fi amplifier . No sound. – Insert the disc with the label facing up. – The child lock is on. Read chapter “Setting Access Contr ol - Activating/Deact[...]

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    67 English 3139 246 14221 T r oubleshooting (cont’ d) Recordings are not occurring as scheduled. New r ecordings cannot be made. The wrong TV channel was decoded (recor ded) after you pr ogrammed a recor ding using the VCR Plus+ ® system. A D VD+R W or D VD+R recor ded on this D VD recor der will not play on a D VD pla yer . – The TV channel y[...]

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    68 English 3139 246 14221 T r oubleshooting (cont’ d) The index screen flick ers when a D VD+R is inserted. Picture is fuzzy and brightness varies when copying D VD Video discs or prer ecorded video cassettes. The message ‘NO SIGNAL ’ appears. The message 'Recor ding of <XX> will start within 1 minute' appears. The message &ap[...]

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    69 English 3139 246 14221 Specifications Disc types Recording : DVD+R W/+R Pla ying: D VD-Video , Video CD , SuperVCD ,Audio CD , MP3 CD , Picture CD , CD-R/R W , DVD-R, DVD-R W Record modes r ecor ding time / picture quality M1: 60 minutes / high quality M 2 : 120 minutes / D VD quality M2x: 150 minutes / D VD quality M 3 : 180 minutes /S-VHS qual[...]

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    70 English 3139 246 14221 Displa y panel symbols/messa ges The following symbols/messages ma y appear on your D VD r ecorder displa y: ● 00 : 00 Multifunction displa y/text line – Title/track number – T otal/elapsed/remaining title/track time – Disc/title name – Err or or warning messages – Additional information regar ding the disc –[...]

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    71 English 3139 246 14221 ● MAX TITLE The maximum number of titles has been reached for the disc. Each disc can hav e a maximum of 49 titles. ● 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 . ● SYS MENU The on-screen menu displa y is on. ● MENU UPDA[...]

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