ProForm DVDR3570H manual

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    User Manual HDD & D VD Pla yer / Recor der D VDR3570H / D VDR3590H Pr emium Home Ser vice This product comes with Refer to the inside page for details. Read your Quick Star t Guide and/or User Manual r st f or quick tips that mak e using your Philips product more enjo y able . Register your pr oduct and get suppor t at www .philips .com/welc[...]

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    English 2 Dear valued customer , T hank you for buying a Philips D VD Recorder. Y our product comes with the Philips ‘Premium Home Service’ warr anty . Should you require any assistance in operating your set, Philips offers you professional suppor t via: Philips Support Center website www .philips.com/suppor t or Philips Consumer Care Helpline [...]

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    English 3 VIDEO Plus+® is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VIDEO Plus+® system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro-Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DivX Ultra Certi ed produ[...]

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    English 4 This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community. This product complies with the requirements of the following directives and guidelines: 2006/95/EC + 2004/108/EC ‘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 TIF[...]

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    English 5 For Customer Use: Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Recorder and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. DVD/HDD RECORDER DVDR3570H, DVDR3590H Serial No. _______________ LASER Type Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (DVD) AIGaAs (CD) Wave length 658 nm (DVD) 90 nm [...]

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    English 6 T able of Conte n ts General Ca re an d Saf et y I nf or ma t io n .......................................................................................... 8 Se t up p rec a ut io ns ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Cle a n[...]

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    English 7 T able of Conte nts Co py T V p rog r am me s f rom H D D......................................................................... 45 ~ 46 Ab ou t co pyi ng .................................................................................................................................................... 45 Co pyi ng re co rdi ng s t o re[...]

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    English 8 Cleaning discs CAUTION! Risk of damage to discs! Never use solvents such as benzene, thinner, cleaners available commercially, or anti- static sprays intended for discs.  Wipe the disc with a micro  bre cleaning cloth from the centre to the edge in a straight line movement. Hard Disk Driv e (HDD) handling care To avoid damage to the[...]

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    English 9 Intr oduction This DVD/Hard Disk Drive (HDD) recorder changes the way you watch TV. You have full control over the TV programmes you watch, because the Time Shift Buffer function stores all the programmes that the recorder is tuned to. You can ‘pause’ TV programmes with Pause Live TV function, or repeat any scene with the Instant Repl[...]

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    English 10 Special featur es Pause Live TV Every TV programme is now under your control, allowing you to take a break without missing a moment. You can pause any live TV programme by simply pressing PAUSE LIVE TV button and resume playback by pressing the PAUSE LIVE TV button again. You can now continue watching the remainder of the programme or if[...]

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    English 11 SAT Recording This function enables you to record a programme from your Satellite Receiver or any other device. Make sure that the device is connected to the EXT2-TO VCR/SAT socket of this recorder, and the timer setting has been done on the connected device. Follow TV With this function you can align the sequence of the channels on your[...]

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    English 12 Remote Cont rol a 2 – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b CAM – Switches to the camcorder that is connected to the DV IN CAM2 socket. c USB – Switches to USB mode and shows the content of the USB device. d Colour coded buttons – These buttons can be used to select the coloured options available in some menus[...]

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    English 13 Remote Control (c o n t i n u e d ) o LIVE TV – Switches to live TV mode. It activates the Time Shift Buffer that allows you to pause or replay the TV programme at any time. p HDD LIST – Shows the list of your recordings stored in the internal hard disk. q DISC – Shows the content of the disc. r BACK  – Returns to the previous[...]

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    English 14 Remote Control (c o n t i n u e d ) Using the remote contr ol A Open the battery compartment cover. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the indications ( +- ) inside the battery compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the front panel and select the desired function. SUBTITLE I[...]

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    English 15 Main Uni t a STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Disc tray c OPEN CLOSE ç – Opens or closes the disc tray. d Display panel – Shows information about the current status of the recorder. e HDD ACTIVE – Lights up when access hard disk. f u – Pauses or resumes a live TV show. – Starts or pauses[...]

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    English 16 COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT CVBS OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO ANTENNA-IN TV-OUT TO TV EXT 1 TO VCR/SAT EXT 2 MAINS P B P R Y R L Step 1 : Ba sic Recorder Connect ions Connecting the antenna cables These connections enable you to watch and record TV programmes using this recorder. If the antenna signal is connected via a Cable Box or[...]

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    English 17 Step 1 : Ba sic Recorder Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Connecting the video cable This connection enables you to view the playback from this recorder. You only need to choose one of the options below to make your video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1, 2 or 3. – For a progressive scan TV, follow option 4. Helpful [...]

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    English 18 Step 1 : Ba sic Recorder Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Option 4: Using Component video sock et / Connecting to a Pro gressiv e Scan TV The progressive scan video quality is only available when using Y Pb Pr connection and a progressive scan TV is required. It provides superior picture quality when watching DVD movies. A Connect the c[...]

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    English 19 Step 1 : Ba sic Recorder Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Connecting the audio cables This connection enables you to listen to the playback from this recorder. However, this connection is not required if this recorder is connected to the TV using the Scart connector. Option 1: Using the analogue audio sock ets You can connect the record[...]

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    English 20 Connecting to a Cable Bo x or Satellite Receiver Option 1 If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver has only an antenna output socket (RF OUT or TO TV), see ‘Basic Recorder Connections - Connecting the antenna cables’ for details. Option 2 (as shown on the above illustration) If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver has a Scart output socket [...]

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    English 21 COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT CVBS OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO ANTENNA-IN TV-OUT TO TV EXT 1 TO VCR/SAT EXT 2 MAINS P B P R Y R L TV VHF/UHF RF IN VHF/UHF RF OUT SCART OUT SCART IN B C D Step 2 : Opt ional Connec tions (c o n t i n u e d ) VCR (example only) Connecting to a VCR or other similar de vice This connection enables you to [...]

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    English 22 Connecting to a VCR and Cable Bo x/Satellite Receiver A Connect the existing Antenna cable from the antenna output socket on the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver to the ANTENNA-IN socket on the recorder. B Connect a RF antenna cable (supplied) from the TV-OUT socket on the recorder to the antenna input socket on your TV (usually labelled [...]

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    English 23 Step 2 : Opt ional Connec tions (c o n t i n u e d ) Connecting to a camcorder You can use the front sockets to copy camcorder recordings. These sockets are located behind the  ap on the right hand side which provides convenient connections. Option 1: Using the D V IN socket Use this connection if you have a Digital Video or Digital 8[...]

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    English 24 Step 3: Insta llation and S et- up The installation menu appears the very  rst time you turn on this recorder. These settings help you set up the basic recorder features easily, including TV programme installation and language settings. Before you start ... Complete the installation settings before inserting a disc for playback or rec[...]

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    English 25 Step 3: Insta llation a nd Set- up (c o n t i n u e d ) Previous Skip Channel search Start Auto search Note: Make sure you have successfully made all the required connections to this recorder, the TV and Satellite Receiver/ Cable Box (if any) and turned them on. The channel search will detect the signals and save all the available progra[...]

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    English 26 Control T V Progra mmes Viewing liv e TV SUBTITLE INFO SELECT EDIT SCART AUDIO PAUSE LIVE TV A Turn on the TV. If necessary, switch the TV to the correct input channel for viewing the recorder’s playback. B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on this recorder.  You should see the TV programme on the TV. If not, press LIVE TV . C Press P + / [...]

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    English 27 Marking the contents for r ecording You need to ‘mark’ the contents in the Time Shift Buffer before it can be recorded to the hard disk. The recording will take effect when you put the recorder to standby mode. 23:30 22:13 21:00 Cancel Rec. Prog Info To  nd a scene within the Time Shift Buffer  Use m / M or  /  keys. To m[...]

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    English 28 Control T V Progra mmes (c o n t i n u e d ) P ause live TV function Before you start ... Turn on the recorder to LIVE TV mode to watch your favourite TV programmes. A Press PAUSE LIVE TV u on the remote control to pause playback. B To resume playback, press the same button again.  If you want to return to the live TV programme, just [...]

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    English 29 About the Home menu Home menu allows access to contents on your Hard Disk recording, media  les on Hard Disk, and contents of disc and USB. It also allows transferring of content among various media types. SUBTITLE INFO SELECT EDIT SCART AUDIO PAUSE LIVE TV A Press HOME on the remote control.  The Home menu appears. Disc T ray USB [...]

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    English 30 Viewing media inf ormation To view general information on the selected media such as size, remaining space, media type etc. A Press HOME .  The Home menu appears. B Move the selection bar to a desired source.  If the media information is available, a text label will be appeared next to the blue softkey. C Press the Blue button on t[...]

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    English 31 Before Rec ordin g Recording media The recording media for this recorder are internal hard disk drive and DVD±R/ ±RW/+R DL. – The hard disk has a high storage density which enables long recording duration and quick access to the recording titles. DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable) – Discs that are rewritable can be used for multiple recordin[...]

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    English 32 Default recor ding settings You can preset your recording settings in the recording setup menu. SUBTITLE INFO SELECT EDIT SCART AUDIO PAUSE LIVE TV A Press OPTIONS on the remote control.  The tools menu appears. T ools Settings Audio language Reset TSB Time search B Move to { Settings } and press OK .  The system settings menu appe[...]

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    English 33 Before Recording (c o n t i n u e d ) Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) The recording mode de nes the picture quality of recordings and the maximum recording time. DVDR3570H Record Mode HQ (high quality) SP (standard play) SPP (standard play plus) LP (long play) EP (extended play) SLP (super long[...]

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    English 34 Before Recording (c o n t i n u e d ) Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Automatically divides a recording (title) into chapters by inserting chapter markers at a speci c interval. This enables you to access a speci c point in the recording quickly. { Smart } – This setting is only available [...]

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    English 35 Record T V Progra mme CAUTION! – Copy prohibited contents cannot be recorded on this recorder. – When the hard disk is full, making a new recording automatically deletes the oldest unprotected title on the hard disk to make space for the new recording. Record cur rent TV pr ogramme Follow the instructions below to record the TV progr[...]

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    English 36 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d ) Simultaneous r ecord and pla y function While recording a TV programme to the hard disk, you can play a previously recorded title from hard disk, playback a DVD video disc or you can also playback music, photo slideshows or DivX videos from hard disk, optical disc or USB. It is also possible to [...]

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    English 37 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d ) Automatic recor ding fr om Satellite Receiver The feature is only applicable for the Satellite Receiver (or any similar devices) that is connected to the EXT2-TO VCR/ SAT scart socket of this recorder. In addition, the Satellite Receiver must have a timer function that is able to control the rec[...]

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    English 38 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d ) About timer recor ding Use the timer recording to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date/ time. This recorder tunes to the right programme channel and begins recording at the speci ed time. With this recorder, you can schedule up to 40 recordings at a time and up to 6 (six) [...]

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    English 39 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d )  To cancel the programming and exit the menu, press the Yellow button for { Cancel }. E To con rm your entry, press the Green button for { Store }.  A message to enter channel list appears. F Select { OK } in the menu and press OK to con rm.  The programme information appears. 20:[...]

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    English 40 { Start time } Enter the start time of recording (hours : minutes). { Stop time } Enter the end time of recording (hours : minutes). { Date } Enter the date for recording (Day/ Month/Year). { Channel } Select the TV channel or the external input channel for recording. { Title name } Enter the title name for this recording. { Repeat } Sel[...]

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    English 41 Record T V Progra mme (c o n t i n u e d ) G Once complete, store the setting by pressing the Green button for { Store }. H To exit, press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+) . Changing/Deleting a scheduled recor ding A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for the recorder. B Press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+) on the remote control.  The timer menu a[...]

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    English 42 Recording fr om an external de vice (Camcorder/VCR/ D VD play er) When you connect your external device to this recorder, you can choose to make a recording from the external device to the hard disk or a recordable DVD. Copy-protected material cannot be recorded on this recorder. Before you start... Mark the contents in the Time Shift Bu[...]

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    English 43 Record from externa l devices (c o n t i n u e d ) C Press CAM on the remote control.  A warning message appears. All the contents in the Time Shift Buffer will be cleared, only the ‘marked’ contents will be stored onto the hard disk. Switc hing to camera mode will clear the Time Shift Buf fer . Select a media type to record. Hard[...]

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    English 44 H You can navigate to the respective control keys on the screen to control the playback of your DV camcorder. I To stop the recording, press STOP x .  Both the recorder and camcorder stop. J To exit, press LIVE TV . Helpful Hints: – Some camcorders cannot be controlled by on-screen DV control buttons. – Mixing of PAL and NTSC vide[...]

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    English 45 Copy TV progr amme s from H DD About cop ying New All Recordings Video files Music Photo Content Sorting Genre Protected Delete order Last played TV programmes recorded to the hard disk will be kept as ‘Recordings’ content. It allows you to edit your recording easily and copy to a recordable DVD for safe keeping or later viewing. The[...]

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    English 46 Changing the screen displa y for r ecordab le D VD If the recordable DVD has been used in a computer drive or in another recorder, the screen menu may not be displayed correctly. Before you can make recording to this disc on this recorder, you must change the screen display of the disc to ‘Philips’ type. A Load in a recordable DVD. B[...]

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    English 47 Copy  les bet ween HDD, US B a nd D V D A part of this recorder’s hard disk drive can be used as a Media Jukebox, allowing you to store and playback your videos, music and photos. You can copy these  les from either USB or DVD to the hard disk, from hard disk to USB and recordable DVD and even directly between USB and recordable [...]

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    English 48 Cop ying  les from USB to HDD or recor dable D VD You can copy the data  les (MP3, WMA, DivX and JPEG) in your USB drive to this recorder’s hard disk drive or recordable DVD. A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for the recorder. B Connect the USB  ash drive/memory card reader or digital camera to the USB socket at [...]

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    English 49 Pl ay ba c k f r o m H a r d D i s k Hard Disk na vigation The Hard Disk drive serves as a media jukebox which allows you to store all sources of recordings (TV recordings, videos, music and photos). The titles recorded or copied to the hard disk will automatically be saved under separate contents based on the characteristics of the reco[...]

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    English 50 Basic operation Each recording stored on the hard disk is displayed in the HDD list with an Index Picture. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. Titles Info Delete Protect Copy Child Lock Time 0 0:37:34 SP Date 07 .07 .2007 Genre Others Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 B Use  keys to reach the title you want to play, then [...]

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    English 51 Pla yback from H ard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Delete/Lock/Pr otect a title in the HDD These options are displayed at the bottom of the hard disk title content menu. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. B Use  keys to reach the title you want. C Press the matching colour coded button on the remote control to access the options [...]

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    English 52 Pla yback from U S B device You can view, copy or delete the contents of a USB  ash drive/memory card reader or digital camera through this recorder. A Connect the USB  ash drive/memory card reader or digital camera directly to the USB socket on the front panel (as shown in the above illustration). B Press USB on the remote control[...]

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    English 53 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 over and over. DVD±R (DVD Recordable); can be recorded only once. DVD+R DL (DVD+R Double Layer); same as DVD±R. Playback only: DVD Video (Digital Versatile Disc) CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) [...]

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    English 54 Pla yback from Disc (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla ying a D VD video disc Normally the DVD disc contains a disc menu. You may have to make your selection (e.g.,, subtitle or audio language) within the disc menu. A Insert a DVD.  If the disc menu appears, use  keys to select a play option and press OK to con rm or the alphanumeric k[...]

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    English 55 Pla yback from Disc (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla ying an audio CD (MP3/WMA) MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3)  les are highly compressed music  les. The MP3 format lets you store about ten times more data (music, pictures) on a single CD-ROM than a regular CD. A Insert an audio CD.  The content menu appears.  Otherwise, press DISC . Root[...]

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    English 56 Addit iona l Playback Fe at ures Pla ying JPEG photo  les (slide sho w) A Press HOME . Disc T ray USB Source Hard Disk B Select the media where the JPEG photos are stored and press  . Content Music Video Photo C Select { Photo } in the menu and press  .  From Hard Disk only, { Photo folders } and { Photo albums } options appe[...]

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    English 57 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) Helpful Hints: – If both JPEG photos and MP3s are in the same disc, you can choose to playback the JPEG photos or MP3s by selecting { Photo } or { Music } in the menu. – If the JPEG photo is not recorded with an ‘exif’ type  le, the actual thumbnail picture will not be shown[...]

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    English 58 Creating a photo pla ylist (album) You can customise the JPEG photos slideshow playback by storing your selection in an album. This recorder can handle up to a maximum of 100 albums. Each album can contain up to 100 images. Note: This feature is only available for photos stored in the Hard Disk. A Press HOME . B Select { Hard Disk } in t[...]

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    English 59 Editing the album You can re-arrange the photo position in the album in order to create the desired slideshow playback order, or remove the photo(s) from the album. However, the photos in the ‘Photo folders’ remain unchanged. Note: This feature is only available for photos stored in the Hard Disk. A Press HOME . B Select { Hard Disk [...]

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    English 60 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) SUBTITLE INFO SELECT EDIT SCART AUDIO PAUSE LIVE TV Selecting 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 ë to go to the next title/chapter/ track[...]

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    English 61 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) During disc playback, press INFO on the remote control to display the available playback options. These options are varied depending on the disc type and can be selected by pressing the matching colour coded buttons on the remote control. Scan Repeat Repeat A-B Shufe Scan disc (for [...]

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    English 62 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) Using the T oolbar options PAUSE LIVE TV A During playback, press OPTIONS on the remote control.  The available options might differ depending on the state of playback or media type. During HDD playback: Reset TSB T ools Settings Lang I Audio language Time search Subtitle language D[...]

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    English 63 Additiona l Pla yback Feat ures (c o n t i n u e d ) Changing subtitle languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages. You can change to the language you want while playing DVD. A Move to { Subtitle language } and press  to enter its options. B Press  repeatedly until the language you want is selected.[...]

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    English 64 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k Changing the title name Some TV channels transmit the name of the programme. In this case, the programme name will automatically be stored when recording to the hard disk. Otherwise, only the programme number and date/time of the recording will be stored as title name. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. [...]

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    English 65 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Video editing This recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made. You can insert/delete chapter markers or hide unwanted scenes. When you play back a recording in video edit mode, the entire recording will be played back including the hidden scenes. SUBTITL[...]

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    English 66 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Merge/split a speci c chapter within a recor ding You can create a chapter by inserting chapter marker (using the SPLIT option) or remove a chapter marker (using the MERGE option). A During hard disk recording playback, press u to pause playback at the scene where you want to edit. [...]

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    English 67 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Dividing titles You can divide a title into two or more titles. You can use this function to separate and delete undesired portions of a recording, such as commercials. CAUTION! Once a title has been divided, it cannot be reversed. A During hard disk recording playback, press u to pause p[...]

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    English 68 Edit Recordings - Hard Dis k (c o n t i n u e d ) Sho wing the hidden scene A During hard disk recording playback, press EDIT on the remote control.  The hidden chapter will be played back while in video editing mode NO CHAPTER HIDE CHAPTER DIVIDE 00:1 1:25 No Chapter Chapter Divide Show B Press the Blue button on the remote control f[...]

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    English 69 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D About editing recor dable D VDs This recorder offers various disc edit options. You can change the disc content and settings of a recorded DVD from the editing menu. If a DVD±R has been  nalised, it cannot be edited. The edited contents may not be available if you play the disc on another DVD playe[...]

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    English 70 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (c o n t i n u e d ) Changing the disc/title name The original disc/title name is generated automatically by the recorder. You can change the disc/title name by following the steps below. A Insert a recorded DVD into the recorder.  The Index Picture screen appears. B Press EDIT on the remote control[...]

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    English 71 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (c o n t i n u e d ) Finalising the D VD±R for pla yback It is necessary to  nalise a DVD±R or DVD±R (DL) disc before you can play it on another DVD player. Otherwise, the DVD±R can only be played back on this recorder. Note: After a DVD±R disc has been  nalised, no further recordings or edi[...]

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    English 72 Lock/Unlock the disc for pla yback You can choose to lock the recorded disc from viewing. Before you start ... Turn on the Child Lock feature. See ‘System Menu Options - Playback settings - Access - Child lock’ for details. A Insert a recorded DVD into the recorder.  The Index Picture screen appears.  Otherwise, press DISC . B [...]

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    English 73 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (c o n t i n u e d ) Video editing This recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made. You can add/delete chapter marker or hide unwanted scenes. Title Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter cha p ter markers When you play back a recording in video edit mode, the entire recordi[...]

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    English 74 Edit Recordings - Recordab le D V D (c o n t i n u e d ) { Title } Yellow button – Access title editing menu. No Chapter Chapter Title Hide Divide Back Index Pic. { Divide } for DVD±RW only Create a new title from the current point of playback. The existing title will be divided into two titles. Caution! Once a title has been divided,[...]

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    English 75 C Use   keys to move the selection bar up/down/left/right to cycle through the menu options.  Instructions and explanations of the options are provided in the following pages.  If the selection in the menu is greyed out, that means the feature is not available or cannot be changed in the current state. D Press OK to con[...]

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    English 76 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Languag e settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select the preferred audio language for DVDs with multiple sound tracks, VCDs with multiple audio channels, or DVD±R/ ±RW recorded with 5.1 multi-channel. Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Notes: – [...]

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    English 77 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla yback settings (underlined options are the factor y default settings) When this is selected, you will be prompted to enter the four- digit pin code. Notes: – When doing this for the  rst time, use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 on the remote control to enter any four-digit pin code you prefe[...]

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    English 78 Pla yback settings (underlined options are the factor y default settings) System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Play Back Control feature is only applicable for VCD/SVCD only. It allows you to play Video CDs (2.0) interactively, following the menu on the display. { Off } – The VCD/SVCD skips the index menu and playback directly from[...]

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    English 79 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Video Output settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) The picture shape can be adjusted to  t your TV. { 4:3 Letterbox } – For a ‘wide-screen’ display with black bars on the top and bottom. { 4:3 Panscan } – For a full-height picture with the sides trimmed. { 16:9 [...]

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    English 80 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Audio settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) This setting is only required if you are using the recorder’s COAXIAL/OPTICAL OUT socket to connect other audio/video device. { All } – Select this if the connected device has a built-in multi-channel decoder that supports on[...]

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    English 81 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Analogue T uner settings Press OK on the remote control to start the automatic TV channel search process and replace all previously stored analogue TV channels. This process may take several minutes. This feature is only available if you have connected this recorder to your TV using the EXT1 TO TV[...]

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    English 82 System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Analogue T uner settings continued ... { Preset } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to enter the preset number for the channel to store (e.g. ‘01’), press OK and the Green button for { Store }. { Preset name } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to enter the preset channel name, press OK and[...]

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    English 83 Analogue T uner settings System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Change the order of the stored channels according to your preference. 0 1 BBC 02 RTL4 03 ARD 04 ORF2 05 06 TELET 07 0 1 BBC 0 1 RTL4 02 ARD 03 ORF2 04 BBC 05 06 TELET 07 0 1 BBC 02 RTL4 03 ARD 04 ORF2 05 06 TELET 07 1) Select the channel that you want to move and press [...]

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    English 84 Set up settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) Set the clock for your recorder before you can use any of the timer recording features. The time/date can be set automatically on this recorder if the stored TV channel transmits a time signal. { Auto } – The recorder automati[...]

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    English 85 Set up settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) System Menu Options (c o n t i n u e d ) The TV screen turns black to prevent damage to the screen due to over exposure to a static image for too long. { Off } – Disable screen saver function. { 5, 10, 30 minutes } – Set the TV to screen saver mode after a period o[...]

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    English 86 Ot her Infor mation Setting up Pr ogr essive Scan featur e (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. Before you start... – [...]

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    English 87 Ot her Infor mation (c o n t i n u e d ) Installing the latest software Periodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance the user experience. Only upgrading to higher versions of software is possible. A Get the version information of this unit by pressing OPTIONS on the remote control.  The tools menu appears. T ools Setti[...]

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    English 88 Frequently As ked Questions What kind of disc should I use for recording? You can only record on DVD±R, DVD±RW or DVD+R DL discs. DVD±R/±RW is the most compatible recordable DVD format in the market today. They are fully compatible with most of the existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers. What is the capacity of a [...]

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    English 89 Frequently A sked Quest ions (c o n t i n u e d ) What does ‘ nalising’ a disc do? Finalising a disc locks the disc so it can no longer be recorded. This is only required for DVD±R. It will then be compatible with virtually any DVD player. To remove a disc without  nalising it, simply stop recording and eject the disc. You can[...]

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    English 90 Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of  les (>500  les/folders) or size of the  les (>1MB). – There could be other non-supported  les in the device that this unit is trying to read/display. What if unsupported devices (e.g. USB mouse, keyboards)[...]

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    English 91 T roubleshoot ing Problem (General) Solution No power. The message ‘IS TV ON?’ appears on the display panel. The buttons on the recorder do not work. Remote control does not work. 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 ri[...]

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    English 92 Problem (General) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) No picture. No sound. No TV signal received from the recorder. The message ‘Disc contains unknown data’ appears. The message ‘NO SIGNAL’ or ‘X’ appears. – Turn on your TV and set it to the correct Video In channel for the recorder. You may go to Ch[...]

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    English 93 Problem (Playback) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) 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- ampli er. Unable to display JPEG pictures. Unable to play DivX movie[...]

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    English 94 Problem (Recording) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) The message ‘Insert recordable disc’ appears. The message ‘Collision’ appears. Recordings are not occurring as scheduled. New recordings cannot be made. The index screen  ickers when a DVD±R is inserted. Unable to copy DivX  le to Hard Disk even[...]

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    English 95 Problem (Recording) Solution T roubleshoot ing (c o n t i n u e d ) – This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video tapes that have been copy-protected. Even though the picture on the TV is  ne, the recording on the recordable DVD is faulty. This interference is unavoidable with copy- protected DVDs or video tapes. – The recordabl[...]

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    English 96 Display panel symbols /messages 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 – Error or warning messages – Additional information regarding the disc – TV channel number or source o[...]

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    English 97 Display panel symbols /messages (c o n t i n u e d )  FINALIZING DISC The DVD±R disc is being  nalised.  INFO DVD Information on the inserted DVD is displayed on the TV.  INSTALL After the automatic channel search, the menu for setting the time/date appears on the TV.  IS TV ON? The recorder is currently in the  rst in[...]

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    English 98 Glo ssar y Analogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT. These red and white sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while th[...]

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    English 99 PBC : Playback Control. A system of navigating a Video CD/Super VCD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. You can enjoy interactive playback and searching. PCM : Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system. Progressive Scan: The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per seconds than ordinary TV system.[...]

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    English 100 Spe ci  ca tion s Recording media • HDD. DVD+R/-R, DVD+RW/-RW, DVD+R Double layer, USB  ash drive Playback media • DVD-Video, Video CD/SVCD, Audio CD, CD- R/CD-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, Picture CD, MP3-CD, MP3-DVD, WMA-CD, USB  ash drive Picture/Display • A/D Converter: 10 bit, 54 MHz • D/A Converter: 13 bit, 162 MHz ?[...]

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    102 T V System Guide COUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONS AFGHANISTAN PAL/SECAM B 5 ALBANIA PAL B PAL G 2 ALGERIA PAL B PAL G 5 ANGOLA PAL I 5 ARGENTINA PAL N PAL N 4 AUSTRALIA PAL B PAL H 4 AUSTRIA PAL B PAL G 2 AZORES PAL B BAHAMAS NTSC M 4 BAHRAIN PAL B PAL G 2 BANGLADESH PAL B 5 BARBADOS NTSC M 4 BELGIUM PAL B PAL H 2 BERMUDA NTSC M BOLIVIA NTSC M NTSC [...]

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    103 T V System Guide (c o n t i n u e d ) COUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONS LIBYA SECAM B SECAM G 5 LITHUANIA PAL D (was SECAM) PAL K 5 LUXEMBOURG PAL B/SECAM L PAL G/SEC L 2 MADAGASCAR SECAM K1 5 MADEIRA PAL B MALAGASY SECAM K1 MALAWI PAL B PAL G 5 MALAYSIA PAL B 3 MALI SECAM K1 5 MALTA PAL B PAL H 2 MARTINIQUE SECAM K1 MAURITANIA SECAM B 5 MAURITIUS SE[...]

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    104 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Meet Philips at the Internet http://www.philips.com http://www.philips.com/welcome DVDR3570H DVDR3590H 3139 245 28733 Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Hungary Luxembourg Netherlands Norwa y Poland Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom 0810 000205 078 250[...]