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Philips DVDR990 User's Manual

1. Status box Amplifier or TV with two channel Off T The status box displays the current status of the recorder and the disc type loaded See Operation On screen display information You can switch it On or Off Off always Off n displayed together with the system menu bar or displayed temporarily disappears after time out when changing the playback or record status Factory setting is Orr analogue stereo Amplifier or TV with Dolby Surround Off Surround or Dolby Pro Logic Amplifier with two channel digital PCM only Stereo stereo Auto resume AIV receiver with EE ni Stereo or The Auto resume setting only applies to pre recorded decoder Dolby Digital MPEG DTS Surround DVD video and Video CD discs only not only to the disc in the recorder but also to the last twenty discs you Multi channel A V receiver with Off Surround have played 6 ch connectors If Auto resume is set to On playback will start from the point where it was stopped the last time the disc Night Mode P PP was played Night mode optimizes the dynamics of the sound with low volume playback for less disturbance in quiet environments This only works for Dolby Digital audio on DVD Video discs When Auto resume is set to Off the recorder will start playing from the beginning of a disc In this case you can still resume when appears on screen by pressing gt PLAY Factory setting is On
2. 10 Special VCD features Playback Control PBC Ga 8 Gel MENU Gei z n e z Lo MENU ew EE A PS Make sure PBC is switched Um a User Preferences features settings Load a Super Video CD with PBC and press gt PLAY gt The PBC menu appears on screen Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV screen until your chosen passage starts to play Ifa PBC menu consists of a list of titles you can select a title directly Enter your choice with the numerical keys 0 9 Press RETURN to go back to the previous menu Playing an audio CD Insert the disc After loading the disc playback starts automatically If the TV set is on the Audio CD screen appears gt During play the current track number and its elapsed playing time will be shown on the screen and the recorder display Audio disc mode repeat track gt 1 278 14 11278 play track time totaltracks total time To stop play at any time press B STOP The number of tracks and the total playing time will be shown on the screen and the recorder display PLAYBACK 39 Pause REVERSE PAUSE s SLOW FORWARD e OOS 6 Press Il PAUSE during play To return to play press gt PLAY Search REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD To search forwards or backwards through the disc at 4x normal speed press REVERSE or gt gt FORWARD Search begins To step up to 8x normal
3. 120 192 Orion 321 490 064 206 263 TEEN 347 348 Osaki 099 244 245 291 e PE 245 Osume eese 099 Otto Versand 064 037 063 NEE 244 347 581 Palladium 397 445 Panama 244 291 Panasonic 078 277 677 Pathe Cinema 347 243 Pasai odes a 036 Penney 074 087 057 048 POSER RES 205 078 066 046 OFERTE TEETE E 083 183 le SE 347 Philco 172 046 057 081 490 Philips 064 039 081 401 581 Phonola 064 039 Pilot 046 057 066 Pioneer 136 193 Portland 046 066 119 EES 4 4 cm o Seca ates 078 PUO ON co iw eee RP PETS 036 Proline 8 348 e e CU REENEN 074 Protech 064 129 036 458 TC 244 291 445 PEGtODa EE ERA 205 Pulsar 422 eres 044 046 Ri EE 039 Quasar 078 277 192 677 Quelle 064 097 037 581 Questa ees 063 BR eeh Ae AC 064 REM 097 RCA 074 046 078 117 120 Radio Shack 192 207 057 EE 205 066 181 046 EEEIEE TEETE ee 074 083 Radiola 064 039 Rank Arena 063 Realistic 192 207 181 057 TIT 066 205 046 083 ENEE ee FS 064 ROMs ose sos cee Bes 233 291 Rhapsody 243 Roadstar 036 291 245 445 Runco 044 057 SBIS a ach areca Sai ird 039 064 SEG 244 063 291 viz NC 129 037 321 SIS IS ENEE SES 064 BS Ace aa E EUER 046 2
4. Inthe record settings menu select Record mode Record settings Direct record Off Sat record Off Auto chapters On LP EP rec mode Stndrd To exit press SYSTEM MENU Alter the recording mode with lt or gt left right cursor Confirm with the OK key To end press SYSTEM MENU An alternative way to select the record mode is available in the Index Picture Screen and in monitor mode Press SELECT The new record mode appears on the screen and the display Record Mode EP It is not possible to switch record modes during recording OPERATION 25 Direct record With the Direct Record function switched Gn and the DVD recorder switched to standby the channel number selected on your television will be automatically taken over by the DVD recorder at the moment it starts recording This only applies for televisions connected via SCART which have video output via SCART or which have EasyLink Factory setting is Off Inthe record settings menu select Direct record Select Gin If you select Off the function will be switched off Confirm with OK To end pres SYSTEM MENU Sat record You can only use this function when you have a satellite receiver which can control other equipment by a programming function In this mode your DVD recorder starts recording when the satellite receiver releases a signal The start and end of the recording is
5. EI DIGITAL AUDIO Super Audio CD Of hybrid SACD discs the CD layer can be played Super Video CD Depending on the material on the disc a movie video clips a drama series etc these discs may have one or more tracks and tracks may have one or more indexes as indicated on the disc case To make access easy and convenient your recorder lets you move between tracks and between indexes ISE ISE DIGITAL VIDEO VIDEO SUPER VIDEO CD R CD RW Plays if it contains Audio CD or MP3 material oise dist mizeeferzes ReWritable The following disc types cannot be used at all neither for recording nor for playback DVD RAM EE o RAM me ha DVD Audio o AUDIO SR On screen display information System menu bar iL C6 ie eee E DVD d 1 len len no off The system menu bar can be called up by pressing any of the following keys on the remote control SYSTEM MENU T C k ANGLE C SUBTITLE 4 AUDIO and amp ZOOM o5 Ig 2 8 ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO OOOO REPEAT REPEAT O90 Widescreen 16 9 TV sets may show only part of the system menu bar in certain screen modes Select a different screen mode on the TV to see the full menu A number of recorder functions can be controlled via the system menu bar You can navigate between the two parts of the system menu bar with the lt left cu
6. Press SYSTEM MENU Select Installation Select Manual search Select Decoder Select On with lt left cursor or gt right cursor Confirm with OK gt DECODER apperars on the display To end press SYSTEM MENU Sort Clear TV channels manually Ifthe DVD recorder is connected to the TV set with EasyLink or a similar system manual sort cannot be executed In all other cases you can select Press SYSTEM MENU Select the line Installation Select the line Zort TY channels Installation Sort TV channels A Mnn gt POL NED1 w PO2 NED 2 PO3 NED 3 PO4 RTL 4 POS RTL5 PO6 VERON Wut To sort To exit press Press gt SYSTEM MENU Select the TV channel to which you want to allocate a programme number starting with PQ 1 with the A up cursor or V down cursor key and press the gt right cursor key Select the desired position with A or V up down cursor key To store press OK If you want to delete a channel from the programme list press CLEAR when you have selected the channel To end press SYSTEM MENU Time Date To adjust Time Year Month and Date with the digit keys 0 9 Switch between fields with the V A down up cursor keys Installation Time Date Time Year Month Date To exit press SYSTEM MENU OPERATION 27 Recording Before you start recording Recordings on a DVD disc are called
7. The recorder will now go into pause mode A time entry box appears on the screen showing the elapsed playing time of the current disc Use the digit keys 0 9 to enter the required start time Enter hours minutes and seconds in the box gt Each time an item has been entered the next item will be highlighted Q Press OK to confirm the start time The time entry box will disappear and play starts from the selected time position N O S 3 Se ooo 9 amp 5 9 zi a ES Iz x O O N Q o gt 2 e I m a c a zi E m LS c E o 5 9 c zm m vu m gt 2 m m Ki m P E e o P E O O O CLEAR SELECT Z N TIMER Z N The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and to pan through the enlarged image Select A ZOOM in the system menu bar Press V A down up cursor to activate the Zoom function and select the required zoom factor 1 33 or 2 or 4 The recorder will go into pause mode The selected zoom factor appears below the Zoom icon in the system menu bar and Press OK to pan appears below the system menu bar is I Ct ea ag es 2 vo 1 2 len len no press OK to pan The picture will change accordingly Press OK to confirm the selection The panning icons appear on the screen V AD lt down up right left cursor and OK Use the V AP lt down up right left cursor keys to pan al
8. e oo 9 a a 806090 O O C Insert a recordable DVD RW or DVD R disc Use CHANNEL A or CHANNEL on the recorder or CH CH on the remote control to select the programme number programme name from which you wish to record Press RECORD on the recorder or REC OTR on the remote control twice gt A recording will be made of 30 minutes The required end time of the recording is shown in the timer box on screen The remaining recording time is shown on the display Press RECORD or REC OTR again to obtain a 30 minute increment Shortly after pressing REC OTR OTR can be cancelled by pressing CLEAR Timer programming The DVD recorder needs the following information for every programmed recording the date on which the recording is to be made the channel the start and stop time of the recording VPS PDC on or off the recording mode The DVD recorder stores all the information mentioned above in a timer block You can programme up to six timer blocks one month in advance 30 RECORDING When you have programmed the timer a red line on the disc bar both on the display and on the Index Picture Screen indicates what part of the disc will be overwritten by the programmed recording from the current disc position on DVD RVWV or after the last title on DVD R When all timer blocks are full the options timer programming and VIDEO Plus system cannot be accessed
9. gt next chapter track or title lt lt search backward H pause gt slow motion search forward LJ stop Ze FSS displays Favorite Scene Selection menu for DVD RW or DVD R disc gt play VOL TV volume up down G TV Mute ON OFF CH programme up down Cy ZOOM enlarge video image ek ANGLE select DVD camera angle SUBTITLE subtitle language selector 4 AUDIO audio language selector PREVIOUS REC OTR GIO OI n CH J REVERSE PAUSE SLOW W Co m m m e 4 O H O 5 Gi 9 gt 2 C SE OOO O co c ss a Ho Lem m gt c O ON OFF 5 DISC MENU displays DVD disc menu or index picture screen SYSTEM MENU displays recorder system menu bar VAR lt down up right left cursor movement RETURN return to previous menu on S VCD disc CLEAR delete last entry clear timer TIMER displays the timer menu SELECT switches between different values in a menu switches between record modes in the Index Picture Screen and in monitor mode OK acknowledge menu selection 0 9 numerical key pad T C select title select chapter A CH Alternate Channel switches to the previous TV channel SIDE SWITCH enables other keys to operate the TV set see Appendix DIM changes brightness setting of display REPEAT repeat chapt
10. titles Every title consists of one or more chapters L DVD RW gt TITLE 1 TITLE2 CHAPTER1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 For more information about how to go to other titles or chapters see Playback general features Important Recordings on a DVD RW disc are normally started from the position of the so called disc pointer i e the point where the last recording was stopped From there on earlier recordings may be overwritten without notice unless the disc is write protected In this respect your DVD recorder behaves just like a Video Cassette Recorder If you want to make a recording without the risk of overwriting earlier recordings use the safe Record Function see Manual Recording Safe Record In the Index Picture Screen you can select the point where you want to start your recording Use the V A down up cursor and aa REVERSE FORWARD keys You can see the the current location on the disc bar indicated by the arrow Your DVD recorder always checks the disc that you have inserted When a DVD RVW R disc is inserted on which recordings have been made the Index Picture Screen is shown on your TV screen f the inserted disc is a completely empty recordable disc the message H 4 HiSL appears on the display f the inserted disc is a DVD RW disc with a content that is not DVD Vide
11. Don t select another programme number on your TV set until the 4 1 on the display of your DVD recorder disappears This can take up to one minute When Nitti appears on the display the programme number could not be found The DVD recorder switches off automatically If your loudspeakers are connected via an amplifier receiver to your DVD recorder the sound will be delayed relative to the TV picture when recording directly from the TV set You can use Direct Record in combination with Safe Record Manual audio control You can control the audio recording level of your DVD recorder manually In monitor mode press AUTO MAN REC VOLUME on the DVD recorder The display will show the current audio level and MANUAL appears IL TI L JE E E e SP l 40 30 20 10 0 ovis J l 40 30 20 10 MANUAL STEREO RECORDING 29 Adjust the recording level with MANUAL A or V on the DVD recorder so that the 0 dB mark lights up during the loudest parts of the recording You can switch back to automatic audio level control by pressing AUTO MAN REC VOLUME again The display will show the current disc position and MANUAL disappears Note When DV input is selected manual volume control is disabled Recording with automatic switch off OTR One Touch Recording wg wg CLEAR SELECT OOO lt e P O zi m MAOS amp
12. Insert a Super Video CD gt When autoresume is set to On see User Preferences playback starts automatically from the point where it was stopped the last time the disc was played The disc may invite you to select an item from a menu If the selections are numbered press the appropriate numerical key 0 9 To stop play at any time press M STOP The default screen will appear General features COMPACT ISG DIGITAL VIDEO es VIDEO DVD ReWritable Note Unless stated otherwise all operations described are based on remote control operation A number of operations can also be carried out via the system menu bar on the screen see System menu bar operation Moving to another title track When a disc has more than one title or track you can move to another title as follows REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD OG STOP LD LD LD PREVIOUS REC OTR NEXT p Press T C Press NEXT during play to step forward to the next title Press 4 PREVIOUS during play to return to the beginning of the current title Rapidly press m PREVIOUS twice to step back to the previous title To go directly to any title or track enter the title number using the numerical keys 0 9 Notes If the number has more than one digit press the keys in rapid succession If the system menu bar is on screen make sure the T icon is selected lt DVD
13. Instructions for use CDS SSC BYDR990 pvp VIDEO RECORDER STANDBY ON e MONITOR 2 C DVD ReWritable amp PHILIPS General information Laser safety This unit employs a laser To prevent possible eye injury only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE LASER Type InGaAIP semiconductor laser DVD AlGaAs semiconductor laser CD Wavelenght 660 nm DVD 780 nm CD Output Power 20 mW DVD writing out of objective 0 8 mW DVD reading 0 3 mW CD reading Beam divergence 82 degrees DVD 54 degrees CD CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT WARNING LOCATION INSIDE ON LASER COVERSHIELD CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED ABNING UNDGA UDSATTELSE FOR STRALING ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING NAR DEKSEL APNES UNNGA EKSPONERING FOR STRALEN VARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR OPPNAD BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN VARO AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NAKYVALLE JA NAKYMATTOMALLE LASER SATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN VORSICHT SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEOFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETSEN DANGER VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM ATTENTION RAYONNEMENT LAS
14. Parental Level DVD Video only Movies on pre recorded DVD discs may contain scenes not suitable for children Therefore discs may contain Parental Control information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc These scenes are rated from 1 to 8 and alternative more suitable scenes are available on the disc Ratings are country dependent The Parental Control feature allows you to prevent discs from being played by your children or to have certain discs played with alternative scenes Activating Deactivating Parental Control 2 9 3 e 8 ee E eo P G x O9 9 WVell llaasa Select Access control in the features menu using VA down up cursor and press gt right cursor Q Enter your 4 digit PIN code using the digit keys 0 9 If necessary enter the code a second time Move to Parental level using VA down up cursor Move to the Value Adjustment bar using right cursor Use the V down up cursor keys or the numerical keys 0 9 on the remote control to select a rating from 1 to 8 for the disc inserted Rating O displayed as Parental Control is not activated The disc will be played in full Ratings 1 to 8 1 childsafe 8 adults only The disc contains scenes not suitable for children If you set a rating for the recorder all scenes with the same rating or lower will be played Higher rated scen
15. 206 207 046 TTC 066 119 083 087 177 Telefunken 136 083 Telemeister 347 Teletech 036 Teleton 233 063 244 Tensai 245 321 347 IR EE 243 245 Thomson 136 Thorn 064 062 099 Tomashil 52459 x 2244 0 309 Toshiba 062 183 063 097 Tm 087 181 Totevision 066 DISP opus te Eege a ees 233 347 Ultravox 2005 129 Universum 132 064 291 397 Vector Research 057 Vestel EE 064 VICO a usd RP Banas 080 Videotechnic 244 Vidikron 081 Vidtech 046 063 205 VISIO 64h 38 3 Eon 347 Waltham 244 Wards 081 192 205 046 TT 048 057 083 206 Watson 347 064 Watt Radio 129 Wega 0 eee eee 063 White Westinghouse 347 064 243 490 Yamaha 046 057 Yoko 244 064 291 458 Zanussi lt 4 sa ows aie Been aee 233 Zenith 044 119 490 APPENDIX 57 Philips Customer Care Centers Austria tel 43 0810 001 203 Belgium tel 32 2 070 222 303 Denmark tel 808 82 814 Finland tel 358 09 6158 0250 France tel 33 1 825 889 789 Germany tel 49 0 180 535 6767 Greece tel 30 0 0800 3122 1280 lreland tel 353 1 7640292 Italy tel 800 820026 Toll Free 58 APPENDIX Luxembourg tel 352 404061215 Netherlands tel 0900 8406 Norway tel 22 748 250 Portugal tel 352 1 4
16. 243 309 AMD oe creek ooo Ee 243 Kaps ossa 233 Kawasho ss 243 Kendo csse cS See 064 Kenwood 057 046 Kingsley sss 243 Kotrpel eso ERR has 064 Koyodds s esu Eus 036 E E EEN 083 LXI 181 074 081 183 205 Leyco 099 064 291 321 Liesenk amp Tter 064 ENER ee EC e A Ko 233 Lusman e eenuenana enan 083 M Electronic 132 244 036 EEN 064 136 401 MGA ce kes 177 046 057 205 MTC 087 057 046 083 243 Magnadyne 129 Magnafon 129 Magnavox 081 057 063 206 Manesth 347 244 291 Marantz 064 081 057 ea e Eed kes 064 Matsui 036 064 244 398 062 TG EAT GU ee 063 099 321 Matsushita 277 677 Mediator 039 064 Megatron 172 205 Memorex 205 036 083 177 Tr 181 277 490 Midland 044 066 074 078 MINGIVas ies e 097 581 MINU sce are 2 acdsee dck oo 048 Mitsubishi 063 135 177 205 pis hee NUUS RENS 046 120 f 77 1 ge ETE E TET 243 Motorola 120 Multitech 036 129 207 243 EE 244 NAD 183 193 205 NEC 057 063 046 083 482 Ee ue ea 064 458 KREE 119 Neckermann 064 581 KI sb open ae ews oe 206 K NNEN 064 Nikkai 064 062 245 099 243 291 Nikko 205 057 119 Nobliko LL 129 Nordmende 136 Onwa e 207 Optimus 277 193 181 677 Optonica
17. Timer amp VIDEO Plus system gt Timer programming v Timer list To exit Press TIMER Press gt right cursor Enter the date with A up cursor or V down cursor or with the digit keys 0 9 RECORDING 31 If desired select recording at daily or weekly intervals in the field Date with SELECT Select Mo Fr for recording to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclusive Select an individual day of the week for recording at weekly intervals on the same day of the week Press right cursor Enter the programme number from which you want to record If you want to record from an external source select EATI EXT EXT3 EXT4 CAML CAM or CAM with AV up down cursor Press right cursor Enter the Start time with AV up down cursor or the digit keys 0 9 Q After entering the Start time use SELECT to switch VPS PDC on or off With most TV stations the VPS PDC time is always the same as the start time When VPS PDC is switched on the start time is marked with an asterisk Press right cursor Enter the End time with AV up down cursor or the digit keys 0 9 Use SELECT to choose the recording mode If you made a mistake you can go back with lt left cursor Timer Timer programming VPS Rec Date Prog Start PDC End Mode 09 NEDA 0935 x 1135 P Mo Fr Weekly To store Press SELECT Press OK Confirm with OK The data has been
18. controlled via one of the SCART sockets Inthe record settings menu select Sat record Select the scart socket EAT1 EXT2 to which the satellite receiver is connected with lt or gt left right cursor Confirm with OK Insert a recordable DVD RW disc Press b STANDBY ON When this function is switched on SAT appears on the display The DVD recorder is now prepared for recording Factory setting is Off Auto chapters If autochapters is Qn every five to six minutes a chapter marker beginning of a new chapter is inserted during recording This enables easy navigation through a title during playback In either case you can manually insert chapter markers afterwards See Managing disc content Edit in playback mode Filter Mode In long play or extended play recording mode you can select the Sport setting to optimize the video recording for images that contain fast movements like sports programmes The setting does not influence high quality or standard play recording mode Factory setting is Stndrd 26 OPERATION Wa Installation Auto TV Channel Search Your DVD recorder will search for all TV channels It stores channels in the sequence they are found See Installation First time Set up Note All channels stored so far will be erased Follow TV With Follow TV you can programme the same channel sequence on the DVD recorder as on the TV set
19. For clearing a timer block see How to clear a timer block What is VPS PDC With VPS PDC the TV station controls the beginning and the length of the programmed recording This means that the video recorder switches itself on and off at the right time even if a TV programme you have programmed begins earlier or finishes later than expected Usually the start time is the same as the VPS PDC time If however in the TV guide in addition to a TV programmes start time a different VPS PDC time is given e g 20 15 VPS 20 14 you must enter 20 14 as the start time exactly to the minute H you want to enter a time that differs from the VPS PDC time you must switch off VPS PDC Timer programming with the VIDEO PLUst system JF N77 WC CLEAR SELECT O gO A PlusCode number is a number of up to nine digits printed in most TV guides next to the start time of a TV programme All the information required for programming is encoded in the PlusCode number Select VIDEO Plus system with A up cursor or V down cursor Timer w Timer programming Timer list To exit Press TIMER Press gt right cursor Timer VIDEO Plus system PlusCode number Mo Fr Weekly To store Press SELECT Press OK Enter the entire PlusCode number up to nine digits printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme If you made a mistake you can correct
20. This only functions if the recorder socket EXT1 and the TV set are connected with a SCART cable Additional equipment connected to socket EXT2 must be switched off Installation Autom search Manual search Sort TV channels Time Date To exit press SYSTEM MENU Press OK If the DVD recorder recognizes that the TV set has been connected with a SCART cable iri appears on the display Tle II BEER When HUTT no signal from TV set appears on the display the TV channels can not be allocated automatically In this case read Manual TV channel search Select programme number 1 on the TV set Confirm with OK on the remote control of the DVD recorder The DVD recorder compares the TV channels on the TV set and the DVD recorder If the channels match this channel is stored at P01 Wait until Did appears and repeat the previous two steps for programme number 2 and the rest of the channels you want to store To end pres SYSTEM MENU Manual TV channel search You can perform a search to select and store TV channels manually If the DVD recorder is connected via EasyLink this function is not available Press SYSTEM MENU Select Installation Select Manual search In the line Channel freq select the display for Freq frequency CH channel S CH special channel f you know the frequency or channel of the desired TV channel you can enter the data i
21. VCD Video CD inserted CD TRACK TIME Audio CD inserted Track time in minutes and seconds SVCD TOTAL TIME Super Video CD inserted Total playback or recording time in hours minutes and seconds TOTAL REMAIN HQ SP SP LP EP EP WW zn Selected recording mode High Quality Total EE or ibas Ss in hours minutes and seconds Standard Play Plus Extended Play or Extended Play Plus OI CHAPTER Remote control active flashing DVD chapter number TITLE TRACK CHAPTER TOTAL TRACK TIME REMAIN CHANNEL VPS PDC I Mal INA INA Mai MM INVE hut Mad Ma Ma Ma Nal Ma Ma Nd INN AAN IIN DANE UZIN TAT ZINC INE WANT JZIN J N VN JN JN JUN DVD RW DECODER LL 49 30 29 10 0 over 30 20 0 over J MPEG DG DIGITAL DTS PCM MANUAL NICAM STEREO SAT Recorder prepared for or engaged in satellite recording NICAM NICAM digital stereo sound on current preset STEREO Stereo sound from tuner dB scale indicates recording volume when using manual level control Disc bar Displays disc content recording level or formatting progress MANUAL Manual recording level control X DIGITAL DTS MPEG PCM Active audio format 16 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Remote control MONITOR switches between disc mode and monitor mode I lt previous chapter track or title oO direct recording of the currently selected programme
22. VIDEO gt lt TITLE 1 WWW _s lt TITLE 2 CHAPTER1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER1 CHAPTER 2 lt VIDEO CD lt TRACK 1 2 TRACK 2 A INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 3 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 Moving to another chapter index When a title on a disc has more than one chapter or a track has more than one index you can move to another chapter index as follows Press NEXT during play to select the next chapter index Press 4 PREVIOUS during play to return to the beginning of the current chapter index Rapidly press m PREVIOUS twice to step back to the previous chapter index To go directly to any chapter or index enter the chapter or index number using the numerical keys 0 9 Notes If the number has more than one digit press the keys in rapid succession If the system menu bar is on screen make sure the C icon is selected Slow Motion PREVIOUS REC OTR REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD ER Select gt Slow motion in the system menu bar Use the V down cursor key to enter the slow motion menu The recorder will now go into pause mode wW VE 1 dir gt Q st 1 12 1 4 lt 41 8 gt 0 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 Use the lt gt left right cursor keys to select the required speed 1 1 2 1 4 or 1 8 backward 1 8 1 4 1 2 or 1 forward Se
23. and symbol 6 are trademarks of SRS Labs Inc TRUSURROUND technology is manufactured under license from SRS Labs Inc Contents Introduction DVD Video Recorder 6 Box contents 7 Placement 7 Cleaning discs 7 Remote control 7 Loading the batteries 7 Installation Connections back side of your DVD recorder 8 Connecting to the antenna 8 Connecting to a TV set 8 S video Y C connection 8 Video CVBS connection 8 Connecting to audio equipment 9 Connecting to A V receiver or A V amplifier with digital Multi channel decoder 9 Connecting to a receiver equipped with two channel digital stereo PCM 9 Connecting to a receiver equipped with Dolby Pro Logic 9 Connecting to a TV set equipped with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder 9 Connecting to a receiver with two channel analogue stereo 9 Connecting to other equipment 10 Connections frontside of your DVD recorder 10 Camcorder connection 10 Power supply 11 Switching on 11 First time set up virgin mode 11 Automatic setting 11 Manual setting 12 Functional overview Front of recorder 14 Rear of recorder 15 Display 16 Remote control 17 Operation Important notes for operation 18 Loading discs 18 Disc types 18 The following disc types can be used for recording and playback 18 The following disc types can be used for playback only 18 The following disc types cannot be used at all neither for recording nor for playback 19 On screen display information 19 System menu bar 19 User prefere
24. de s rie du produit DVDR 990 Date of purchase Date d achat Kaufdatum Koopdatum Fecha de compra Data da compra Data di acquisto Kobsdato Kjapedato Ink psdato Ostopaiva day Jour month Mois year Ann e 20 Dealer s name address and signature Nom adresse et signature du revendeur Name Anschrift und Unterschrift des Handlers e Naam adres en handtekening van de handelaar Nombre direcci n y firma del distribuidor e Nome indirizzo e firma del fornitore Nome morada e assinatura do vendedor Forhandlerens navn adresse og underskrift e Aterf rsaljarens namn adress och namnteckning Myyj n nimi osoite ja allekirjoitus ers The products and services described herein are not necessarily available in all countries 2002 PHILIPS Due to continuous product improvements this document is subject to change without notice Printed in Belgium 3104 125 2453 1
25. it with CLEAR Confirm with OK If the VIDEO Plus system does not recognize the TV channel the message Please enter programme number will appear on screen Select the required programme number programme name with lt gt left right cursor or the digit keys 0 9 and confirm with OK Timer VIDEO Plus system Please enter programme number 4 The data will appear on the TV screen Press right cursor Use SELECT to select the programming key at daily or weekly intervals Select Mo Fr for recording at daily intervals from Mondays to Fridays inclusive Select an individual day of the week for recording at weekly intervals on the same day of the week Press right cursor Use SELECT to switch VPS PDC on or off When VPS PDC is switched on the start time is marked with an asterisk Press right cursor Use SELECT to select the recording mode Timer VIDEO Plus system VPS Rec Date Prog Start PDC End Mode 09 NED 1 09 35 11 35 SP LP SP To store Press SELECT Press OK Confirm with OK The data has been stored in a timer block To end press TIMER Make sure that you inserted a recordable disc If you inserted a write protected disc recording will be refused Switch off with STANDBY ON Timer programming without the VIDEO PLUS system Press TIMER on the remote control OG Select Timer programming with A up cursor or V down cursor
26. on the disc as well as any empty spaces On the disc bar an arrow the disc pointer indicates your current position on the disc From this point you may resume playback or recording Q If you navigate trough the list of titles with V A down up cursor or m PREVIOUS NEXT the disc pointer will move along Press W STOP to reset the disc pointer to the beginning of the disc To move the disc pointer to the end of the last title keep gt i NEXT pressed If you navigate from an Index Picture to the box right next to it containing name rec mode etc you enter the title settings menu see under Managing disc content Title settings Empty title Current title Indication what disc area will be overwritten by upcoming timer event Disc Pointer shows number and place of current title on disc Other title DF 11 11 00 00 55 SP Thu 08 02 2001 Ba e VRT 11 13 00 00 57 SP Thu 08 02 2001 Empty title 00 00 59 SP Disc Bar shows an overview of all titles on disc displays the current time or time date of the next timer programme 22 OPERATION TA User preferences Setting user preferences You can set your user preferences for some of the recorder features See Operation User preferences menu operation The following items can be adapted 2 Picture settings TV Shape With TV Shape you can adjust the output of your DVD Recorder to optimally fit
27. outlet Note Always check if the local mains voltage matches the required 220V 240V When the recorder is in the Standby position it is still consuming some power If you wish to disconnect your DVD recorder completely from the mains withdraw the plug from the AC Outlet When the DVD recorder is disconnected from the mains TV channels and timer data will be stored typically 1 year Switching on Switch on the TV set and select the programme number that you have chosen for video playback see operating manual for your TV set Press STANDBY ON The recorder display lights up If you have not yet installed your DVD recorder it will enter virgin mode In this mode you will have to set your personal preferences DVDR 990 First time set up virgin mode After switching on the DVD recorder for the very first time the virgin mode screen will appear In virgin mode you may have to set your preferences for some of the recorder features If the virgin mode screen does not appear your DVD recorder has been installed already You may still change the settings via the installation menu Depending on the kind of TV set preferences will have to be set manually or they will be taken over automatically from the TV set Automatic setting When your TV set is equipped with EasyLink Cinema Link NEXTViEW Link SmartLink Q Link or MegaLogic the TV settings
28. speed press REVERSE or gt gt FORWARD again Search goes to 8x speed and the sound is muted Q To return to 4x normal speed press REVERSE or gt gt FORWARD again Q Ifthe TV set is on search speed and direction are indicated on the screen each time da REVERSE or FORWARD is pressed To end the search press gt PLAYor B STOP as desired Moving to another track PREVIOUS REC OTR REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD ek Press NEXT during play to step forward to the next track Press 4 PREVIOUS during play to return to the beginning of the current track Rapidly press I PREVIOUS twice to step back to the previous track To go directly to any track enter the track number using the numerical keys 0 9 AUDIO CD TRACKS Lelet s Lel lelo hofu 40 PLAYBACK Repeat track disc CH 10 DIM REPEAT REPEAT SCAN 5650 To repeat the currently playing track press REPEAT Repeat track appears on screen To repeat the entire disc press REPEAT a second time gt Repeat disc appears on screen To exit repeat mode press REPEAT a third time Repeat A B REPEAT REPEAT SCAN To repeat or loop a sequence Press REPEAT A B at your chosen starting point Repeat A appears on screen Press REPEAT A B again at your chosen end point gt Repeat or appears on the display and the repeat sequence begins
29. the termination of the test when zero is reached After a few minutes the message on the local UI GL v9 q DTI 9 display changes over from Huh to HLL or to qii Lr Fr f the message Hl appears on the display there is apparently a failure in your recorder and your recorder should be repaired Consult your dealer or the Philips Customer Care Centre for the nearest Service Repair Shop in your country The phone number is given in your warranty booklet If the message HU appears on the display there is apparently no failure in your recorder in this case the failure can be caused by incorrect interpretation of the operating instructions or a wrong disc is used or your recorder is not correctly connected In this case you should consult your dealer or the Philips Customer Care Centre for further assistance in solving the problem If the problem remains then consult your Philips Customer Care Centre System limitations DVD RW and DVD R discs may not play on certain DVD Video players A DVD RW video disc that has been recorded on a different type or brand of recorder can be played but may not provide all features commonly available to DVD RW discs such as the on screen disc bar the disc settings menu the title settings menu and editing Refer to Adapt disc format If the disc is write protected the status cannot be changed When using manual recording the DVD recorder will wa
30. then enter a new code as described above 44 ACCESS CONTROL Managing disc content Title settings For each title on a DVD RW or DVD R disc the default settings can be changed to your personal preference in the title settings menu Changing the title name In the Index Picture Screen select the required title with VA down up cursor Press gt right cursor to enter the title settings menu Settings for title BBC soccer 4 Name Play full title Erase this title Press gt right cursor Enter the new name A name may contain a maximum of 64 characters Use lt D left right cursor for the position of the characters Use V A down up cursor to change characters Use SELECT to toggle between capitals and lower case characters Use CLEAR to erase a character Confirm by pressing OK Play full title In the Index Picture Screen select the required title with VA down up cursor Press gt right cursor to enter the title settings menu Select Play full title When this item is selected the title will be played in full including hidden chapters Follow the instructions on the screen See managing disc content Favorite Scene Selection Erasing a title You may simply erase a title on DVD RW by recording over it but if you want to erase the whole title instantly do the following In the Index Picture Screen select the required title with VA down up c
31. your TV screen You can choose 16 9 if you have a wide screen 16 9 TV set 4 3 if you have a regular 4 3 TV set In this case you can also choose between Letterbox for a wide screen picture with black bars at the top and bottom Pan Scan for a full height picture with the sides trimmed If a disc has Pan Scan the picture then moves pans horizontally to keep the main action on the screen Optimal pictures on any TV screen Original material Material on disc Viewing on 16 9 Viewing on 4 3 Black level shift NTSC only Adapts the colour dynamics to obtain richer contrasts Select On or Off Video shift Factory setting is such that the video will be centered on your screen Use this setting to adjust the position of the picture on your TV set by scrolling it to the left or right Video shift CPADT AI SCART video SCART Video Factory setting is RGB Select S video Y C via SCART when connecting to an S VHS recorder i Sound settings Digital output Factory setting All means that both coaxial and optical outputs are switched on and that Dolby Digital Multi channel is fed to the outputs as such MPEG audio is converted to PCM If your equipment doesn t include a digital Multi channel decoder set the digital output to PCM only Pulse Code Modulation Both coaxial and optical outputs are then switched on and Dolby Digital and MPEG audio are co
32. 07 Slo EEN 136 Saisho 036 291 458 Sambers cda edo bets 129 Sampo 057 066 Samsung 064 046 205 244 T 291 397 036 057 T 066 083 087 117 SamsuX e 066 Sandra 243 Sansei 3 5 ane 3 93 3 5 win ged 478 Sansui 2 oa ews ve So a dew 490 Sanyo vac ues 181 063 099 Schneider 064 245 398 SCImiltSUs uie d ud LU 046 SCOUCIGa id bsc e ue Res 205 Scott 263 046 205 206 207 Sears 181 083 183 074 081 ee Ee E 198 205 206 EE ca xa oh e dec 233 Semivox 207 SEMID aa e 183 Sentra EEN 062 Sharp 120 192 063 066 Shogun 2 erue 3 s 046 SHOP a oe eir T Ew d 321 SIRE EEN 129 Siemens 581 064 Silver 063 Sinudyne 129 037 321 Sonoko 036 064 SOC ee de 064 Sony 037 063 027 Soundesign 205 206 207 Soundwave 064 445 Squareview 198 Standard 244 245 036 Starlite 0 0 0 ee 207 SL 9 ge EE o3 233 Sunkai 321 348 SUDI d a hr poire exe s 083 Supreme 05 027 SUSUMU een 245 Sylvania 081 057 Symphonic 198 SYSING e KEE 064 TMEK sic seca oem arene ack 083 205 Tandy 245 099 244 120 Tashiko 063 244 Tatung 099 244 064 TCs a odo be oh and 244 Technema 347 Technics 078 277 677 Technol Ace 206 Techwood 078 083 Teknika 081
33. 163063 Spain tel 34 902 113 384 Sweden tel 08 5985 2250 Switzerland tel 0844 800 544 United Kingdom tel 44 0 208 665 6350 Poland tel 48 22 571 0571 Notes NOTES 59 Notes 60 NOTES Specifications DISC FORMATS SUPPORTED Disc type Playback Recording DVD RW x DVD R d DVD RW Video mode E DVD R H ES DVD Video SVCD i Video CD zs Audio CD MP3 CD CD R CD RW RECORDABLE DISC FORMATS Medium DVD RW Phase Change ReWritable DVD R dye based Diameter 12 cm Capacity single side 4 7 Gbyte Recording time HQ 60 9 72 Mbit s SP 120 5 07 Mbit s SP 150 4 06 Mbit s LP 180 3 38 Mbit s EP 240 2 54 Mbit s EP 360 1 69 Mbit s TV STANDARD PAL SECAM NTSC Scan Frequency 50Hz 60Hz Number of lines 625 525 Playback S Recording Internal tuner VIDEO FORMAT Digital Compression MPEG2 for DVD MPEG1 for VCD VIDEO RESOLUTION 50Hz 60Hz DVD Video DVD RW HQ SP SP Horiz Resolution 720 pixels 720 pixels Vertical Resolution 576 lines 480 lines DVD RW LP EP EP Horiz Resolution 360 pixels 360 pixels Vertical Resolution 576 lines 480 lines VCD Horiz Resolution 352 pixels 352 pixels Vertical Resolution 288 lines 288 lines equivalent to 500 lines on your TV equivalent to 250 lines on your TV VIDEO PERFORMANCE DA Converter 10 bit AD Converter 9 bit Signal handling Components Video Output S video Output RGB Output AUDI
34. 321 Fisher 244 181 397 ni er ace bk Er Hoe Gees 482 Formenti 347 064 Frontech 458 291 Fujitsu 206 099 233 Funai 321 198 206 207 291 Futuretech 207 GE 048 074 078 205 478 v T 9 120 309 GEC 44 2640000 099 064 244 C bt EE 245 GBlOSO 4 293 EY EY 036 Genexxa lesen 245 Gibralter 044 046 057 GoldStar 064 046 057 205 Tr 244 083 136 Goodmans 064 099 206 EE 398 063 244 401 Gorenje 397 Gradiente 083 080 Granada 064 099 244 Grandes he ease v Rer d 309 Grundig 097 581 064 Grunpy 206 207 HCM ei 036 309 Hallmark 205 Hanseatic 064 347 Harley Davidson 206 Harman Kardon 081 Harvard 207 Hinari 036 063 064 245 Se a one 206 Hisawa 309 482 Hitachi 136 071 172 244 errr Seer 063 083 132 Huanyu 243 401 Hypson 291 064 309 Le CG 244 291 398 ie EE 245 NEE 398 Imperial 445 397 Indiana 064 Infinity 00 081 Inno Hp 099 INNOVE secre RC mh 064 Ju ER 044 Interfunk Lus 064 Intervision 064 129 244 291 Isukai lees 245 081 VCE E 027 ING treaties 080 063 398 680 KEC coda deor Se erh d E 207 KTV 207 244 057 066 Kaisui 245 244 036
35. EAT a second time gt Repeat album appears on the screen To repeat the entire disc press REPEAT a third time gt Repeat disc appears on the screen To exit REPEAT mode press REPEAT a fourth time gt Repeat off appears on the screen PLAYBACK 41 Access control Child Lock DVD and VCD When activating Child lock only discs that are authorised can be played without PIN code The recorder memory maintains a list of 50 authorized Child safe disc titles A disc will be placed in the list when Play Always is selected in the Child protect dialog Each time a Child safe disc is played it will be placed on top of the list When the list is full and a new disc is added the least recently used will be removed from the list Activating deactivating the child lock w Oo 9 8 O O 0000 O 6 ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM AUDIO Select Access control in the features menu using VA down up cursor and press gt right cursor Enter code ower standby Enter a 4 digit PIN code of your own choice using the digit keys 0 9 Enter the code a second time Move to Child lack using VA down up cursor Move to using the gt right cursor key Access control D e base Ug status box 42 ACCESS CONTROL Select f using VA down up cursor Press OK or lt left cursor to confirm and press SYSTEM MENU again to exit the menu Now unautho
36. ER VISIBLE ET INVISIBLE EN CAS D OUVERTURE EXPOSITION DANGEREUSE AU FAISCEAU VIDEO u VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works 01992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved NEVER MAKE OR CHANGE CONNECTIONS WITH THE POWER SWITCHED ON The DVD recorder is in conformity with the EMC directive and low voltage directive CAUTION ONLY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL SHOULD REMOVE THE COVER OR A ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THIS DEVICE For Customer Use Read carefully the information located on the back of your DVD recorder and entered below the Serial N Retain this information for future reference Model N DVDR990 Serial N This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited TRUSURROUND srs
37. EVERSE or FORWARD again 36 PLAYBACK Repeat O REPEAT REPEAT SCAN 5865 DVD Discs Repeat chapter title disc To repeat the currently playing chapter press REPEAT appears on screen To repeat the currently playing title press REPEAT a second time title appears on screen To repeat the entire disc press REPEAT a third time appears on screen To exit repeat mode press REPEAT a fourth time Video CDs Repeat track disc Q To repeat the currently playing track press REPEAT appears on screen To repeat the entire disc press REPEAT a second time appears on screen To exit repeat mode press REPEAT a third time Repeat A B CH o REPEAT REPEAT SCAN GEF To repeat or loop a sequence in a title Press REPEAT A B at your chosen starting point O A gt appears on screen Press REPEAT A B again at your chosen end point A B gt repeat appears on screen and the repeat sequence begins To exit the sequence press REPEAT A B Scan ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO ZOOM M DI REPEAT REPEAT SCAN OOot 0 Plays the first 10 seconds of each chapter index on the disc Q Press SCAN To continue play at your chosen chapter index press SCAN again or press gt PLAY Time search The Time Search function allows you to start playing at any chosen time stamp Q Select EI Time Search in the system menu bar Press V down cursor
38. G Language settings Low power standby If low power standby is On the recorder will consume minimum power in standby mode The preferred language can be adapted via the system Factory setting is Off menu bar Also see virgin mode Settings can be changed for Notes Playback audio language When the recorder is in low power standby mode Subtitle language the output of the equipment connected to EXT 2 will not Menu language be passed through to the TV set on EXT 1 Country setting the Display will be Off the Standby indicator on the recorder will still light up in standby mode C Feature settings Access Control Access Control contains the following features Child Lock When Child Lock is set on a 4 digit code needs to be entered in order to play discs Parental Level Allows the conditional presentation of EEN Enter code DVD discs containing Parental Level information Change country Allows conditional presentation of DVD Video discs containing country information Change code To change the pin code See Acces Control Status box Autoresume Off 4 Low power standby PBC 24 OPERATION PBC This feature is only available when a Super Video CD is loaded It allows you to disable or enable the PBC Playback Control menu of VCD discs See under Special VCD features Factory settings is Qn Finalise disc This option is only available on unfinalised D
39. O FORMAT 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm Y 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm C 0 300 Vpp into 75 Ohm 0 7 Vpp into 75 Ohm Analog outputs Digital outputs Dolby Digital Stereo Dolby Prologic St DPL MPEG1 decoded St DPL MPEG2 decoded St DPL L PCM Stereo according IEC958 for CDDA LPCM according IEC1937 for Dolby Digital and DTS Compressed digital DTS AC3 Dolby Digital MPEG2 Decoded 2 channel 16 20 24 bits 44 1kHz 48kHz 96kHz AUDIO PERFORMANCE DA Converter AD Converter DVD Video CD Audio CD Signal Noise 1kHz Dynamic Range 1kHz Crosstalk 1kHz Distortion Noise 1kHz 24 bit 16 bit fs 96 kHz fs 48 kHz fs 44 1 kHz fs 44 1 kHz 105 dB 100 dB 110 dB 90 dB 4 Hz 44 kHz 4 Hz 22 kHz 4 Hz 20 kHz 4 Hz 20 kHz FRONT CONNECTIONS i LINK DV IEEE 1394 4 pin S video Input Hosiden 4 pin Video Input Cinch yellow Audio Left Right Input Cinch white red REAR CONNECTIONS SCART 1 CVBS S video RGB out Decoder SCART 2 CVBS S video RGB in Decoder S video Input Hosiden 4 pin S video Output Hosiden 4 pin Video Input Cinch yellow Video Output Audio Left Right Input Audio Left Right Output Digital Audio Output RF Antenna Input RF TV Output Mains Cinch yellow Cinch white red Cinch white red 1 coaxial 1 optical Coaxial 75 ohms Coaxial 75 ohms Standard IEC type gold plated USER INTERFACE OSD Languages English Frenc
40. RW or DVD R disc the settings can be changed to your personal preference in the disc settings menu In the Disc Info Screen press gt right cursor You will now enter the disc settings menu Changing the Disc Name Q In the Disc Info Screen press gt right cursor You will now enter the disc settings menu D Settings for Summer holiday 4 Disc name Summer holiday Protection Unprotected Erase disc Press gt right cursor Enter the new name A name may contain a maximum of 64 characters Use lt D left right cursor for the position of the characters Use VA down up cursor to change characters Use SELECT to toggle between capitals and lower case characters Use CLEAR to erase a character Confirm by pressing OK Protection of recordings In the Disc Info Screen press gt right cursor You will now enter the disc settings menu Select Protection and press gt right cursor Select Protected with V A down up cursor Press OK on the remote control to confirm No further changes can be made to the disc It will also disable most title disc settings options as well as the complete edit menu Future editing is only possible after resetting the Protection feature to Unprotected again Erasing a disc This option is only aivailable for DVD RW discs that are not erase protected In the Disc Info Screen press gt right cu
41. Solution Repeat the entry or end by pressing TIMER Weekend programming not possible Date was incorrectly entered Daily programming can only be used for recordings to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclusive Memory full The maximum number of recording programmes is used Solution Delete one of the recording programmes How to check or alter a timer block How to clear a timer block Press TIMER on the remote control e 89 Select Timer list with V or A down up cursor Timer CLEAR SELECT ei VIDEO Plus system Timer programming gt Timer list Press TIMER on the remote control Select Timer list with V or A down up cursor Press gt right cursor Select the timer block you want to clear with V or A down up cursor Press CLEAR Confirm with OK Switch off by pressing TIMER Vv To exit Press TIMER Press gt right cursor Timer Timer list VPS Date Prog Start PDC 09 NED1 09 35 i i2 RTL2 21 00 14 VRT 20 30 t Total record time 05 30 To change To exit Press p Press TIMER Select the timer block you want to check or alter with V or A down up cursor Press gt right cursor Select what you want to check or alter with lt or gt left right cursor Alter data with V or A down up cursor or with the digit keys 0 9 Confirm with OK To end press TIMER Switch off by pressing STANDBY ON RECORDING 33 Pla
42. To exit the sequence press REPEAT A B again Scan x 0 REPEAT REPEAT SCAN 55668 Plays the first 10 seconds of each track on the disc Q Press SCAN To continue play at your chosen track press SCAN again or press gt PLAY Playing an MP3 disc The DVD Recorder can play MP3 CDs that comply with the following constraints File system ISO9660 Maximum 30 characters Maximum 8 levels of nested directories Maximum 32 albums It supports variable bit rates including 32 64 96 128 192 and 256 kbps and sampling rates of 32 kHz 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz Of a multi session disc only the first session will be played The following formats are not supported files with extensions WA AAC DLF M3U PLS Chinese filenames Discs of which the session is not closed Discs recorded with the UDF file system Downloading MP3 files from the Internet or copying songs from your own discs is a delicate process Sound Approximate Approximate total Quality Bit Rate Reduction Ratio MP3 CD time Comment AM radio 32 kbps Sound quality significantly affected not recommended FM radio 64 kbps 96 kbps Balanced sound quali 128 kbps compression rate 256 kbps Compression rate low Notes You may experience an occasional skip while listening to your MP3 files The disc reading time may exceed 10 seconds due to the large number of songs compiled onto one disc In compliance with t
43. V amplifier Caution Do not connect the recorder s audio output to the phono input of your audio system in order to avoid damage to your equipment Connecting to the antenna Remove the antenna aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the antenna socket at the back of the DVD recorder Plug one end of the antenna aerial cable supplied 1 into the TV socket on the DVD recorder and the other end into the antenna input socket on your TV set Connecting to a TV set To obtain the highest possible picture and sound quality from your TV set it is recommended to use the SCART connector on both DVD recorder and TV set Connect the bottom scART connector EXT 1 to the TV set using the SCART cable supplied 2 as shown in the drawing If your TV set is equipped with EasyLink or Cinema Link make sure you use the correct scart connector For this refer to the user manual of your TV set TV If your TV set is not equipped with a SCART connector you can connect the DVD recorder with the S video Y C sockets 8 INSTALLATION S video Y C connection Connect the S video output socket to the corresponding input socket on the TV set using the supplied S video cable 3 Connect the audio Left white and Right red output sockets to the corresponding sockets on the TV set using the audio cable
44. VD R discs See Managing disc content Finalising a DVD R disc Remote Control settings Key sound The recorder makes a beep sound upon every key command given via recorder or remote control keys Select Off to disable this sound Factory setting is On Remote control used If you want to use the remote control of a Philips DVD player instead of the standard DVD recorder remote control select DVD player Factory setting is DVD recorder System information When you move further down in the Remote Control settings menu the system status screen will appear Press A cursor up to go back Record Settings Record mode By selecting a recording mode you define picture quality of recordings and maximum recording time for a disc Mode Picture quality Total recording time HQ best possible 60 minutes High Quality picture quality SP pre recorded 120 minutes Standard Play DVD quality SP pre recorded 150 minutes Standard Play DVD quality LP better than 180 minutes Long Play S VHS picture quality EP better than 240 minutes Extended Play VHS picture quality EP 360 minutes Extended Play VHS picture quality In practice the DVD recorder may record a few minutes more than indicated For playback the correct recording mode will automatically be selected The H9 mode is optimised for recording via the i link DV input For all other sources use SP D LP EP or EP
45. able 7 or a digital optical audio cable 8 If you do not own a digital coaxial audio cable not supplied you may use the supplied video cable 4 Note If the audio type of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound The audio type of the DVD disc in play is displayed in the Status Window when changing the language 6 Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connection can only be obtained if your receiver is equipped with a Digital Multi channel decoder AMPLIFIER r IGITAL AUDIO Caius T s L OUT IN If you cannot connect your DVD recorder to an A V receiver with Multi channel decoder choose one of the following alternatives Connecting to a receiver equipped with two channel digital stereo PCM Connect the recorder s digital audio output to the corresponding input on your receiver Use the supplied video CVBS cable 7 or an optional digital optical audio cable 8 Q After installation you will need to activate PCM on the DVD recorder s digital output see User Preferences Connecting to a receiver equipped with Dolby Pro Logic Connect the recorder to the TV set and connect the recorder s audio Left and Right output sockets to the corresponding inputs on the Dolby Pro L
46. an 321 Blaupunkt SOL 24s Boas EE d 119 Dumont 044 046 097 America Action 207 BlueSky 245 Clarivox 064 Electroband 027 Amplivision 244 Blue Star 309 Clatronic Sof 4s Eli EE Tee eens 064 Amstrad 198 398 036 064 Boots 244 Concerto 083 2j 245 347 ADIM EEN 207 036 Bradford 207 Condor 347 397 Ela vec re RS 036 Anitech 036 Brandt 136 Contec 036 063 207 243 Emerson 263 207 205 206 PRCA RENDERE 243 244 Britannia 243 Cradles vex pened utes dores 207 sees 490 309 066 046 181 p cs PPP 245 Brockwood 046 Crosley 081 Envision oux re 057 LEE 233 Broksonic 263 490 Crown 397 036 064 066 Erres 039 064 Audiosonic 064 136 Bush 064 398 245 036 063 0 207 445 Expert 233 Audiovox 119 207 478 vac cone eas ox 309 321 401 dp CEET 458 Fereuson 136 064 BULtOVOX s esa kb RES 230 GOCE cocuebe9 523 79 064 244 Curtis Mathes 087 057 066 Fidelity 243 2 EN 309 CS Electronics 243 ix 074 078 081 083 120 Finlux 064 132 097 099 206 56 APPENDIX Firstline 348 036 243 244 PENA GU eS Tee ree Se are
47. aning discs Some problems may occur because the disc inside the recorder is dirty To avoid these problems clean your discs regularly in the following way When a disc becomes dirty clean it with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the centre out Caution Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for analogue discs Do not use commercially available cleaning discs to clean the lens as these discs may damage the optical unit Remote control Loading the batteries Open the battery compartment cover Insert two AA LR 6 batteries as indicated inside the battery compartment Close the cover Caution Do not mix old and new batteries Never mix different types of batteries standard alkaline etc This may reduce the lifetime of the batteries INTRODUCTION 7 Installation Connections back side of your DVD recorder Please refer to your TV set VCR Stereo System and any other User Manual s as necessary to make the optimal connections Do not connect the power until all other connections are made Do not connect your DVD recorder to your TV set via your VCR because the video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system For better sound reproduction you can connect the recorder audio outputs to your amplifier receiver stereo system or A V equipment For this see Connecting to A V receiver or A
48. as separate disc and title menus you can navigate to the disc menu as follows Press T C followed by DISC MENU The disc menu is displayed To remove the disc menu press DISC MENU again 38 PLAYBACK Camera Angle If the disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles the angle box appears showing the number of available angles and the angle being shown You can then change the camera angle if you wish LN NN m A CH C ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO 96 O QO Use the V A keys to select the required angle in the angle box To go to any angle directly enter the angle number using the numerical keys 0 9 After a small delay play changes to the selected angle The angle box remains displayed until multiple angles are no longer available Changing the audio language Q q len Select amp Audio in the system menu bar Press 4 AUDIO or V A down up cursor repeatedly to step through the different languages You can enter the required language number directly using the numerical keys 0 9 A CH oO ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO Subtitles m EEN Lent Select Subtitle in the system menu bar Press SUBTITLE or V A down up cursor repeatedly to step through the different subtitles or to switch the subtitles off You can enter the required subtitle number directly using the numerical keys 0 9 A CH T
49. cess Control Child Lock DVD and VCD 41 Activating deactivating the child lock 41 Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated 41 Securing discs 41 Parental Level DVD Video only 42 Activating Deactivating Parental Control 42 Country 42 Changing the 4 digit code 43 Managing disc content Title settings 44 Changing the title name 44 Play full title 44 Erasing a title 44 Disc Info Screen 44 Disc Settings 45 Changing the Disc Name 45 Protection of recordings 45 Erasing a disc 45 Finalising a DVD R disc 45 Making your edits DVD compatible 46 Favourite Scene Selection 46 Calling up the FSS menu 46 Inserting chapter markers 47 Hiding chapters 47 Deleting chapter markers 47 Changing the index picture 47 Dividing a title 48 Append recording 48 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting checklist 49 Diagnosis programme 51 Instructions 51 System limitations 51 Glossary Appendix Using your DVD recorder remote control with your TV set 54 CONTENTS 5 Introduction DVD Video Recorder DVD Digital Versatile Disc is the new storage medium that combines the convenience of the Compact Disc with the latest advanced digital video technology DVD Video uses state of the art MPEG2 data compression technology to register an entire movie on a single 5 inch disc DVD s variable bitrate compression running at up to 9 8 Mbits second captures even the most complex pictures in their original quality The crystal clear digital
50. connect it while holding 4 OPEN CLOSE and Bl STOP pressed No picture Check if the TV set is switched on Check the video connection When the DVD recorder is connected to the TV set via SCART you may not see the picture at the DVD recorder after selecting the correct programme number on your TV set when a timer recording takes place This way you can still view another device e g a satellite receiver Distorted picture distorted sound Check the disc for fingerprints and clean with a soft cloth wiping from centre to edge e Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Recorder does not play disc Ensure the disc label is upwards and that the right disc type is inserted Clean the disc Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc Check if the region code of the disc matches the region code of the recorder pre recorded DVD discs only See playing a pre recorded DVD Video disc Check if Child Lock is activated Distorted sound from HiFi amplifier Check to make sure that no audio connections are made to amplifier phono input Check to make sure that analogue input of the amplifier is not connected to the digital output of the DVD recorder Distorted or black and white picture with DVD or Video CD disc The disc format is not according to the TV set used PAL NTSC No audio at digital output Check the digital conn
51. d CH previous TV programme number When your TV set switches off immediately release 0 9 choose TV channel the b STANDBY key O switch TV set to standby gt Your remote control is now re programmed This complete procedure may take up to 2 minutes Remote control set up codes BSR 321 s o M CES 172 181 193 478 for television BG 2 229 9409 ee ae 245 Candle 057 083 Cybertron 245 Bang amp Olufsen 592 Carnivale 057 Daewoo 119 046 401 478 o 046 057 Basic Line 036 245 CGarreiour BS Laccqqug ag Rs 036 064 066 Tt ea rer Rh 036 Baur 064 037 581 EEN ances ea5es 081 Dainichi 245 Admiral 120 490 Baysonic 207 Cascade 036 Dansai 064 AGYSON 422 s228440662 55 244 Beaumark 205 Cathay icio sex ds 064 Dayton 036 PKG Mr es we TIS Bek tha eee a cease 397 Celebrity 027 Daytron 046 RE 057 Belcor 046 Centurion 064 Decca 064 099 Akura en ee ee es 245 291 Bell amp Howell 181 Cimline 036 Denon 172 AIF Obl ve cs a nes 206 243 Beon 064 Cineral 478 119 DDd cizeeeesss es 036 064 Alba 064 036 245 063 398 Binatone 244 Citizen 083 057 066 087 Dual Tec 244 Allorg
52. ections Check the settings menu to make sure that the digital output is set to on Check if the audio format of the selected audio language matches your receiver capabilities Recorder does not respond to all operating commands during playback of a DVD Video disc 50 TROUBLESHOOTING e Some operations are not permitted by the disc Refer to the instructions in the disc inlay The recorder does not record timer programme Make sure that the recorder is switched to standby before the timer starts No new title can be recorded Check if the maximum number of titles has been reached message too many titles on screen If so delete a title next to a free space Check if the disc is write protected If so unlock the disc in the disc settings menu message Disc locked on screen Check if the DVD R disc has been finalized If so no new titles can be recorded anymore Service codes on the display Clean the disc The recording was most probably done correctly Disc warning message on screen A write error has occured but it could be corrected No user action is required Disc error message on screen A write error has occured from which the recorder could not recover Inspect the disc and clean it if necessary refer to Intoduction Cleaning discs for cleaning instruction Record overwrite again over the same part of the disc to see if the problem is solved D
53. ed see Favourite Scene Selection then the edits will play on your DVD recorder but a DVD player may show the original versions instead of the edits You can prepare your DVD RW discs so that also a DVD player will show the edited version This is not possible with DVD R discs If the Disc Settings menu shows the option Make edits DYD compatible select this option If the menu does not show this option then your DVD RW disc is already compatible and no conversion is needed D Settings for Summer holiday Disc name Summer holiday Protection Unprotected Erase disc 4 Make edits DVD compatible Press OK Press OK on the remote control to confirm gt The messages This will take and Press OK to confirm will appear to indicate how long the action will take Press OK on the remote control to confirm gt Processing and a progress bar are shown until the action is completed Favourite Scene Selection The basic function of any edit operations is to improve accessibility and handling of your recordings For instance scenes you do not want to see during playback e g commercials during a movie can be marked as chapters and made hidden During playback you will see your recording without the hidden chapters as one sequence Note In between the scenes the picture may freeze for a short moment Each title consists of chapters With the FSS menu any chapter can be made hidden or made
54. eo when recorded on DVD RW DVD Digital Versatile Disc DVD R DVD Recordable The write once disc standard used by the DVD recorder DVD RW DVD ReWritable One of the disc standards used by the DVD recorder EasyLink If your TV set and your video recorder are equipped with this feature they can exchange information to adjust certain settings to each other such as the TV channel order and other user preferences FSS Favorite Scene Selection see Managing disc content i LINK Also known as FireWire and IEEE 1394 A cable for transfer of high bandwidth digital signals as used by Digital Video camcorders Index Picture Screen A screen that gives an overview of a DVD RW disc wih index pictures that each represent a recording MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group A collection of compression systems for digital audio and video NEXT View Link A system that enables easy programming of a video recorder via a TV set Also see EasyLink NICAM System for reception of digital stereo TV sound NTSC See TV system OSD On screen Display The user interface by which you can control the DVD recorder via the TV screen OTR One Touch Recording With this feature you can easily start a 54 GLOSSARY recording by pushing just one button and select the switch off time in intervals of 30 minutes PAL See TV system PBC Playback Control A special feature on a VCD 2 0 or Su
55. er track title disc REPEAT A B repeat sequence SCAN playback of the first 10 seconds of each chapter within a title DVD or the first 10 seconds of each track on a disc VCD CD FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 17 Operation Important notes for operation You can switch on the DVD recorder with the b STANDBYION key Keep your DVD recorder connected to the mains at all times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made and that the television functions normally DVDR 990 Both the DVD recorder and the remote control have an Emergency interrupt button You can use the b STANDBY ON button to interrupt a function When you have an operating problem you can interrupt the function and start again MONITOR Q PREVIOUS REC OTR REVERSE PAUSE SLO amp W 5 99 When you switch off the DVD recorder the display will briefly show wr ON OFF NEXT Loading discs 1 Pres A OPEN CLOSE on the front of the recorder The disc loading tray opens 2 Lay your chosen disc in the tray label side up Make sure it is sitting properly in the correct recess 3 Press 4 OPEN CLOSE to close the tray E EITIET htt Mizriiitivg appears in the status box and on the recorder display If the inserted disc is pre recorded or write protected playback always starts automatically You can always unload a disc by pressing A OPEN CLOSE again or pressing B STOP on the remote control fo
56. es will not be played unless an alternative is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found play will stop and the 4 digit code has to be entered Press OK or lt left cursor to confirm and press SYSTEM MENU again to exit the menu Country w GH Q9 ER Oe 0000 O z e O ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO AAAA Select Access control in the features menu using VA down up cursor and press gt right cursor Enter the four digit PIN code Move to Change country using V down cursor Press right cursor Access control Belgium Q Select a country using VA down up cursor Press OK or lt left cursor to confirm and press SYSTEM MENU again to exit the menu ACCESS CONTROL 43 Changing the A det code w CJ Y QE RO z a x O 00 O Select Access control in the features menu using VA down up cursor and press gt right cursor Enter the old code Move to Change code using V down cursor Access control Change code Press gt right cursor Enter the new 4 digit PIN code Enter the code a second time and reconfirm with OK Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu Note If you forgot your code press W STOP four times while in the access control PIN code box and exit with OK Access control is now switched off You can
57. ess MONITOR again to go back to disc mode Recording Insert a recordable DVD RW or DVD R disc Normally the DVD recorder displays the contents of the disc on the screen Use the MONITOR button to see the currently selected TV channel Use CHANNEL A or CHANNEL VY on the recorder or CH CH on the remote control to select the programme number programme name from which you wish to record gt When a TV channel transmits a channel name it will be shown on the display maren Mine RECORD CHANNEL C D C e oo 9 gt 2B a S 60260 O The following programme numbers are provided for recording from external sources EXT1 TV set via SCART 1 socket EXT for recording from external sources via SCART 2 socket EXT3 rear S video EXT4 rear CVBS CAM front S video Y C CAM2 front Video CVBS CAM3 front DV Press RECORD on the recorder or REC OTR on the remote control gt RECORD is shown on the display The status box is shown on the screen for a few seconds To bring back the status box during recording press SYSTEM MENU Pressing SYSTEM MENU once more will remove the status box again Press Il PAUSE to pause recording You can resume recording by pressing Il PAUSE once more The DVD recorder will make a seamless connection Press IB STOP to stop recording If you are recording from a camc
58. ex Picture Screen select the title you want to divide Press gt PLAY Go to the point where you want to divide the title and press Il PAUSE Press gt FSS The Favourite Scene Selection menu is shown Select Divide title Favourite scene selection Insert chapter marker Delete chapter marker Delete all chapter markers New index picture Divide title Press OK Press OK on the remote control to confirm gt Dividing title is shown until the action is completed This divide operation cannot be undone The Index Picture Screen will show two titles instead of one Both will have the same name If you want to change the name you can do so in the title settings menu For one of the two resulting titles a new index picture is created If you want to divide one title into more than two titles use the above procedure several times Append recording This function is only available on DVD RW discs PREVIOUS REC OTR MONITOR ON OFF O STOP PREVIOUS REC OTR NEXT 9 If you want to append a video recording to an earlier recorded title do the following On the Index Picture Screen select the title to which you want to add a video recording Press P PLAY At the point where you want to append the title press Il PAUSE To monitor the video input you may press MONITOR Press RECORD on the recorder or REC OTR on the remote control The video recordi
59. full height picture with the sides trimmed If a disc has Pan Scan the picture then moves pans horizontally to keep the main action on the screen Press OK to continue Optimal pictures on any TV screen Audio language The sound of DVD Video discs will be in the language M uen you choose provided this is available on the disc in play Original If not speech will revert to the first spoken language on material the disc Also the DVD Video disc menu will be in the language you choose provided this is available on the disc Material on disc Audio language English Viewing on l6 9 Press OK to continue Viewing on 4 3 Subtitle language The subtitles of DVD Video discs will be in the language you choose provided this is available on the disc in play If not subtitles will revert to the first subtitle language on the disc Subtitle lanquage English Press OK to continue 12 INSTALLATION Country Select your country This is used as input for the Parental Control feature see Access Control as well as the searching of TV channels Country Press OK to continue Auto TV Channel Search Make sure the antenna is connected See Connecting to the antenna Your DVD recorder will search for all TV channels It stores channels in the sequence they are found Confirm with OK Auto search starts This can take several minutes Au
60. g chapter markers in play mode press O FSS on the remote control to call up the FSS menu Select Insert chapter marker Press OK on the remote control to insert a marker The maximum number of chapter markers is 99 When this maximum is reached the on screen message Too many chapters appears You have to delete some before inserting new chapter markers During recording you can add chapter markers by pressing o FSS on the remote control The message Chapter marker inserted will appear on the screen w w PREVIOUS REC OTR REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD STOP FSS PLAY Hiding chapters Initially all chapters are visible You can hide chapters or make them visible again on playback In FSS mode however hidden chapters are displayed in a dimmed mode in play mode press gt FSS on the remote control to call up the FSS menu Favourite scene selection Insert chapter marker Current chapter Delete chapter marker Delete all chapter markers New index picture Divide title Select Current chapter with V or A down up cursor Select Visible or Hidden with the gt right cursor key You can toggle between Visible and Hidden directly from any line in the FSS menu with the SELECT key on the remote control 48 MANAGING DISC CONTENT Deleting chapter markers You van combine a chapter with the previous chapter in the current title by de
61. h German Dutch Spanish Italian Swedish PROGRAMMING Number of events 6 1 month Daily Weekly Programming mode OTR Remote Record control and transmitter identification PDC VPS Timer programming Manual VIDEO Plus NEXT View Link DISC RECORDING Safe Record Direct Record One Touch Record OTR Append Divide Erase Automatic Manual Chapter Marker insertion Disc write lock Favorite Scene Selection Index Picture Screen Custom Index Pictures Automatic Manual Audio Recording Level DISC PLAYBACK Auto Resume 20 discs Play Stop Pause Fast Forward Backward 3 speeds Step Forward Backward Slow 3 speeds Title Track Select Next Previous Title Track Chapter Repeat Chapter Title All or Track All A B Repeat Intro Scan Perfect Still with digital multi tap filter Zoom x1 33 x2 x4 with picture enhancement Pan GENERAL FUNCTIONALITY Cinema Link 3D sound SRS TruSurround Beep Feedback for Remote Control Backup Presets amp Timer Events 1 year Backup Clock amp Calendar 7 hrs Time amp Date Download POWER SUPPLY 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Operation Low power Standby Power Inlet Power consumption 33 W 3 W CABINET Dimensions W x H x D 435 x 107 x 330 mm Net Weight 5 5 kg REMOTE CONTROL Universal remote for control of main TV functions type no of product Num ro
62. he SDMI the digital output is muted while playing MP3 discs Due to the recording nature of Digital Audio MP3 DAM only Digital Audio music will play Play Q Insert the disc After loading the disc playback starts automatically If the TV set is on the MP3 screen appears During play the current album and track number and its elapsed playing time will be shown on the screen and the recorder display On screen also the names of the album the track and the artist are shown Audio disc mode Album Track Time 11 2 12 5 2978 Qat collection Higher Ground Sasha To stop play at any time press STOP The number of albums will be shown on the screen and the recorder display Pause REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD Press Il PAUSE during play Q To return to play press gt PLAY Moving to another album track GR 6 n play mode you can use the PREVIOUS gt NEXTkeys and the numerical keys 0 9 to select a specific track In stop mode you can use the numerical keys 0 9 to select a specific album To select another album while in play mode press T C to select the icon on the system menu bar You can then move to another album with the cursor V A keys or the numerical keys 0 9 Repeat Album Track Disc ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO 9 amp O 9 REPEAT REPEAT SCAN OR ORORO To repeat a track press REPEAT gt Repeat track appears on the screen To repeat an album press REP
63. he recorder is in standby mode lights up green when the recorder is operative Infrared remote control receiver MONITOR switches between disc mode and monitor mode Display displays the current status of the recorder CHANNEL to select channels manually B STOP stops video audio play or recording gt PLAY starts video audio play RECORD direct recording of the selected programme on TV or the recorder depending on the DIRECT RECORD setting Mune i LZ ZZ A E 1 LLL VY ME EN E Disc loading tray AUDIO Left Right Audio input socket left right to connect a camcorder or video recorder A OPEN CLOSE VIDEO CVBS opens closes the disc tray Video input socket to connect a camcorder or video recorder AUTO MAN REC VOLUME to adjust the recording level S VIDEO automatically or manually Video input socket to connect a camcorder or video recorder MANUAL A V to increase decrease DV the recording level Audio Video input socket to connect a digital camcorder 14 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Rear of recorder MAINS connection to the mains TV RF connection to TV set ANTENNA RF connection to antenna cable TV signal Video CVBS OUT for connection to a TV receiver or amplifier with CVBS video inputs IN for connecting a video source with CVBS outputs S video Y C OUT for connection to a TV receiver or amplifier with S video Y C inputs IN fo
64. isc errors A disc might be corrupted because of dust scratches or fingerprints If the disc cannot be accessed anymore use the back up disc erase procedure to repair it Proceed as follows 1 Clean the disc 2 Put disc in the drawer do not close the tray 3 Press and hold CLEAR for several seconds until the tray closes Two languages are mixed when recording from a stereo VCR When the TV set does not automatically detect the dual language signal use left right audio balance on the TV set to amplify the one or the other language The disc cannot be erased because the Index Picture Screen does not appear 1 Open the tray while leaving the disc in 2 Hold CLEAR pressed for around 5 seconds until the tray closes The disc is technically not yet erased but you can start a new recording like on a blank disc The Index Picture Screen does not appear but the titles on the disc can still be played Take out the disc Clear the disc Insert the disc Choose Adapt to own disc format See User Preferences Features A DVD player shows the Index Picture Screen but does not react to the PLAY key e Press B STOP to exit the Index Picture Screen then press PLAY TROUBLESHOOTING 51 A DVD RW disc does not play on a certain DVD player 52 TROUBLESHOOTING There are DVD Players that will not play recordings made with a DVD Recorder With a special procedure the recorder will solve this
65. it shows the end time OTR recording in progress When no timer is programmed it displays the current time ER 10 13 hr Note Tuner info box and timer info box automatically disappear after a few seconds Current time Warning box The warning box will be displayed near the bottom of the screen when appropriate For instance Disc locked Disc locked OPERATION 21 Index Picture Screen The Index Picture Screen displays an overview of the titles recorded on the disc Each title is represented by an index picture Next to the index picture the programme name duration recording mode and recording date of the title are shown If no name is known the DVD recorder will fill in the source and the time of the recording instead Empty spaces erased titles or blank space at the end of the disc are also shown as such At maximum three titles will be shown on the screen at once If more titles are present you can navigate to those with the V A down up cursor keys Index Picture image that represents a recorded title Title description programme name duration recording mode recording date Cue to go to Disc Info Screen or to title on previous screen di Cue to go to title on next screen Tuner Info Box displays the selected channel Timer Info Box On the right hand side of the Index Picture Screen you can see the disc bar This gives an overview of all titles
66. l over the screen When OK is pressed only the zoomed picture will be shown on the screen Q If you wish to zoom at any moment press CX ZOOM and select the required zoom factor as described above Press gt PLAY to exit zoom mode PLAYBACK 37 Special DVD RW R features Recording date and time If a recording was made from a digital camcorder using the i LINK DV input the original recording date and time are automatically stored as DVD subtitles Press SUBTITLE to display the recording date and time The recording date and time are displayed in the right bottom corner of the screen 31 08 2001 14 30 Special DVD Video features Menus on the disc For titles and chapters selection menus may be included on the disc The DVD s menu feature allows you to make selections from these menus Press the appropriate numerical key or use the V A gt lt down up right left cursor keys to highlight your selection and press OK Title menus Press DISC MENU f the current title has a menu this appears on the screen If no menu is present in the title the disc menu will be displayed The menu can list camera angles spoken language and subtitle options and chapters for the title To exit the title menu press DISC MENU again Note Most DVD discs do not have separate disc and title menus Disc menu O ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO 0600 If a DVD Video disc h
67. lect 1 to play at normal speed again If Il PAUSE is pressed the speed will be set to 0 Press gt PLAY to exit slow motion mode Press up cursor to delete the slow motion menu You can also select Slow Motion speeds by using the gt SLOW key on the remote control PLAYBACK 35 Still Picture and Step Frame 9 REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD ER WS Select L picture by picture in the system menu bar Use the V down cursor key to enter the picture by picture menu The recorder will now go into pause mode Use lt left right cursor keys to select previous or next picture Press gt PLAY to exit picture by picture mode Press A up cursor to exit the picture by picture menu You can also step forward by using the II PAUSE repeatedly on the remote control Search PREVIOUS REC OTR NEXT REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD op MEND m STOP FSS PLAY Select Fast motion in the system menu bar Use the V down cursor keys to enter the fast motion menu 32 8 4 ai gt 4 8 32 Use the lt left right cursor keys to select the required speed 32 B or 4 backward 4 amp 32 forward Select 1 to play at normal speed again Press P PLAY to exit fast motion mode Press up cursor to delete the fast motion menu To search forward or backward through different speeds you can also press 44 R
68. leting the chapter at the beginning of the current chapter In play mode press O FSS on the remote control to call up the FSS menu Select Delete chapter marker Press OK on the remote control to confirm gt Deleting marker will appear You can delete all chapter markers manually and automatically generated in the current title In play mode press O FSS on the remote control to call up the FSS menu Select Delete chapter markers Press OK on the remote control to confirm gt The message This will delete all markers in this title will appear Press OK on the remote control to confirm gt Deleting markers will appear Changing the index picture You can define the current video frame as a miniature picture to be used for this title s entry in the Index Picture Screen In play mode press O FSS on the remote control to call up the FSS menu Select New index picture You can use Il PAUSE and or gt SLOW to accurately choose the desired picture Press OK on the remote control to confirm gt The message This will update the index picture will appear Press OK on the remote control to confirm Updating menu will appear Dividing a title On a DVD RW disc you split one title into two separate titles On DVD R this is not possible a PREVIOUS REC OTR NEXT y A Ge VERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD O STOP FSS PLAY On the Ind
69. n line Entry search with the digit keys 0 9 If you don t know the frequency or channel of the TV channel of your choice press right cursor to start channel search In the line Programme number select the programme number you want using lt or left right cursor or digit keys 0 9 If you want to change the TV channel name press the gt right cursor key in line TY channel name Select the character you want to change with the lt left cursor or gt right cursor key Change the character with the V down cursor or A up cursor key Press OK to confirm This DVD recorder can receive HiFi sound transmissions in NICAM Stereo However if sound distorsion occurs due to poor reception you can switch off NICAM In the line NIC OM select On or Off with the lt left cursor or gt right cursor key If you want to change the automatic TV channel setting select the line Fine tuning With the lt left cursor or gt right cursor key you can vary the automatic TV channel setting Important This re tuning is only necessary and useful in special cases e g when stripes appear on your TV screen when using a cable TV system Press OK to store the TV channel To end press SYSTEM MENU Connecting a decoder Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the DVD recorder Select the TV programme you wish to link with the decoder function with CH or CH
70. nce menu operation 20 Status box 20 Tuner info box 21 Timer info box 21 Warning box 21 Index Picture Screen 22 User preferences 23 Setting user preferences 23 Picture settings 23 Sound settings 23 CONTENTS 3 Language settings 24 Feature settings 24 Remote control settings 25 Record settings 25 Installation 26 Recording Before you start recording 28 Manual recording 28 Checking input 28 Recording 28 Manual audio control 29 Recording with automatic switch off OTR One Touch Recording _ 30 Timer programming 30 Timer programming with the VIDEO Plus system 30 Timer programming without the VIDEO Plus system 31 Programming with NEXT VIEW Link 32 If a timer setting is incorrect 32 How to check or alter a timer block 33 How to clear a timer block 33 Playback Playing a DVD RW or DVD R disc 34 Playing a pre recorded DVD Video disc 34 Playing a Super Video CD disc 34 General features 35 Moving to another title track 35 Moving to another chapter index 35 Slow Motion 35 Still Picture and Step Frame 36 Search 36 Repeat 36 Repeat A B 36 Scan 37 Time search 37 Zoom 37 Special DVD R VWV features 38 Recording date and time 38 Special DVD Video features 38 Menus on the disc 38 Camera Angle 38 Changing the audio language 38 Subtitles 39 Special VCD Features 39 Playback Control PBC 39 Playing an audio CD 39 Pause 40 Search 40 Moving to another track 40 Repeat track disc 40 Repeat A B 40 Scan 40 4 CONTENTS Ac
71. ng will now be appended from this point Video material beyond this point is overwritten This may include titles following the current title Any remaining video material that is not overwritten which may include the last part of the original title is maintained You can access these titles from the Index Picture Screen MANAGING DISC CONTENT 49 Troubleshooting If it appears that the DVD recorder is faulty first consult this checklist It may be that something has been overlooked Under no circumstances attempt to repair the system yourself this will invalidate the warranty Look for the specific symptom s Then perform only the actions listed to remedy the specific symptom s Symptom The recorder does not respond to the remote control Remedy The remote control may be configured for a second DVD recorder Hold SELECT 1 pressed simultaneously to revert to DVD recorder 1 Aim the remote control directly at the sensor on the front of the recorder Avoid all obstacles which may interfere with the signal path Inspect or replace the batteries Keys on the DVD recorder do not work The DVD recorder may still be in Virgin mode See First time set up virgin mode Otherwise disconnect and reconnect the DVD recorder from the mains e If this does not solve the problem check if the remote control still works If so the recorder is probably in trade mode Disconnect the recorder from the mains and re
72. nverted to PCM If you are not connecting equipment with a digital input change the setting to Off Analogue output Digital output fs Analogue output A Stereo z Night mode Surround JD sound Select Stereo Surround or 3D Sound Factory setting is Stereo OPERATION 23 Surround Select this setting when using equipment Adapt disc format with a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder This option is only available when a DVD RW or In this setting the 5 1 audio channels Dolby DVD R disc recorded on a different brand of recorder Digital MPEG 2 are downmixed to a is loaded You can adapt the menu to your own Surround compatible 2 channel output recorder 3D Sound In a set up without rear speakers analogue A DVD RW R video disc that has been recorded on a stereo output this option remixes the six different type or brand of recorder can be played but channels of digital surround Dolby Digital may not provide all features commonly available to MPEG 2 into a two speaker output while DVD RW R discs such as the on screen disc bar the retaining all of the original audio information disc settings menu the title settings menu and editing If The result is the listening sensation of being the disc is not write protected the disc format can be surrounded by multiple speakers adapted to the own recorder after which these functions are available Connected audio system Digital out Analogue out
73. o compatible e g a data disc a dialog box is shown with the option to erase or eject the disc You can only record on this disc after erasing it with the RECORD key Note On a disc containing PAL recordings no NTSC recordings can be made and vice versa On an empty disc either type of recordings can be made No recordings can be made from so called Pseudo PAL or PAL 60 sources 28 RECORDING Disc is not a DVD video disc Press OK to open tray or press REC to erase disc A disc can hold up to 48 titles including empty titles When this maximum is reached the on screen message Too many titles appears if you want to make a new recording You have to erase a title first next to an empty title See Managing Disc Content Manual recording Checking input Normally the DVD recorder displays the contents of the disc on screen Press MONITOR in order to switch to the internal tuner or whichever other source is selected if you want to check the input before starting a recording On the TV screen you will see the actual picture quality that you will get if you record the video has been encoded and decoded again This is why you will see a delay of about 1 5 seconds when using a live source such as a camera n monitor mode you can choose programme numbers directly with the digit keys 0 9 on the remote control Press SELECT repeatedly to select the desired record mode Pr
74. ogic Audio Video receiver using the audio cable supplied 6 AMPLIFIER Make the appropriate Sound settings for Analogue Output in the user preferences menu Connecting to a TV set equipped with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder Connect the recorder to the TV set as described in chapter Connecting to a TV set Connecting to a receiver with two channel analogue stereo Q If you have a receiver with two channel analogue stereo without any of the above mentioned sound systems connect the audio Left and Right output sockets to the corresponding sockets on your receiver amplifier or stereo system Use the audio cable supplied 6 INSTALLATION 9 Connecting to other equipment Use the top SCART connector EXT 2 on your DVD recorder to make connections to a Satellite receiver or Set top box VCR DVD Video player Most pre recorded video cassettes and DVD discs are copy protected If you try to copy them the display Tmo DDT ET T shows LUTI AI ELI For installation of a decoder see User Preferences Installation V ow i 7 EE H D m EE Om m SVDEO 5 poooocorie A DEE ER gr ovr r H E MAINS 09 8 N IW m C4 H 29 i L Lu J m EXT4 EXT 3 Set top box Notes If the power is off or Low Powe
75. order watch the video output of the DVD recorder on the TV instead of the camcorder viewer to determine the right moment to stop The Index Picture Screen is updated OAI TI III Menu Uri unit is shown on the display After a short recording on a new DVD RW disc a few minutes will be needed to complete the formatting of the disc Safe Recording When you start recording on a DVD RW disc by briefly pressing the RECORD or REC OTR key a recording on DVD RW will be made from the current position of the disc pointer To prevent this do the following Hold the RECORD key on the recorder or REC OTR key on the remote control press for Cort mermaid about two seconds until anire Re Lure i appears on the display The recorder automatically jumps to the end of the last title on the disc and starts recording f no free space is left The display will show sTIT Tr rmi nig tic FULL Safe record is not possible then Recordings on DVD R are always automatically made after the last title on the disc Direct Record With Direct Record you can start recording immediately from the programme selected on the TV set Make sure Direct record is switched On See record settings On the TV set select the programme number you want make the recording from Make sure the DVD recorder is switched to standby Press RECORD on the recorder or REC OTR on the remote control Notes
76. ote control with your TV set will find a list of all available remote control codes for various TV brands The following procedure re Your DVD recorder remote control can transmit programmes your remote control several commands to TV sets of different brands Look up the set up code for your TV set in the The following keys will always operate the TV set code list below er UV Press and hold the RETURN and SELECT key ae fe simultaneously for at least 3 seconds e Release both keys S Enter within 30 seconds the correct three digit um code with the digit keys 0 9 If the selected code does not work with your TV set or if the brand of your TV set is not in the list oa a A try out the codes one after the other VOL increase TV volume VOL decrease TV volume Alternative procedure R mute TV DAO CLEAR SELECT 2 O Some other keys normally operate the DVD recorder but will operate the TV set when you keep the button on the side of the remote control pressed PREVIOUS REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD MONITOR ON OFF i C Q Switch on your television set PO E d Press and hold the RETURN and SELECT key simultaneously for at least 3 seconds Z Release both keys STOP s Us Y ow wu d Q Point the remote control to your TV set Q Press and hold the STANDBY key oum me CY C G gt Your TV set switches off when the right code is CH next TV programme number foun
77. per VCD disc that enables interactive use PCM Pulse Code Modulation A digital audio encoding system PDC Program Delivery Control RGB Red Green Blue A top quality video connection where red green and blue components of a video signal are carried through separate wires SCART cable Also known as Euro AV cable This standard cable is an easy way to connect various AV devices and televisions In addition to audio and video it can carry control signals SECAM See TV system S video Sometimes also called S VHS or Super VHS A high quality video connection standard SVCD Super Video Compact Disc Title It is the name given to the unit of recording on the disc A title typically represents one recording TruSurround A system for simulating Multi channel sound reproduction via a two channel set up by SRS Labs Inc TV system There are various systems for transmitting television signals for example PAL PAL I PAL BG SECAM SECAM DK NTSC etc The TV system is country dependant VCD Video Compact Disc VCR Video Cassette Recorder VIDEO Plus A system by which you can easily program a timer recording by entering a nine digit PlusCode number found next to the programme description in most TV guides VPS Video Programming System GLOSSARY 55 Appendix Using your DVD recorder If your TV set does not respond to the remote control you can re programme your remote control Below you rem
78. pictures have a horizontal resolution of over 500 lines with 720 pixels picture elements to each line This resolution is more than double that of VHS superior to Laser Disc and entirely comparable with digital masters made in recording studios DVD recording is the next step in video technology DVD ReWritable DVD RW uses phase change media the same technology that formed the basis for CD ReWritable A high power laser is used to change the reflectivity of the recording layer This process can be repeated more than a thousand times DVD Recordable DVD R uses discs based on an organic dye a technology pioneered with the successful CD Recordable format to produce discs that keep your data for a lifetime Your Philips DVD recorder is a recorder and player for digital video discs with a two way compatibility to the universal DVD Video standard This means that existing pre recorded DVD Video discs can be played on your Philips DVD recorder and recordings made on your Philips DVD recorder can be played on most DVD Video players and DVD ROM drives pre recorded DVD DVD R W O ico o au 6 INTRODUCTION With it you will be able to record TV programmes or to edit and archive your own camcorder recordings Superb digital picture and sound quality quick access to the tracks you have recorded and extensive playback features contribute to a completely new video experience From now on you will enjoy full length mo
79. ppear from the screen Status box The status box on the left hand side of the screen displays the current status of the recorder and the disc type loaded for several seconds I3 EGET rec The following functions can be operated via the user WE Ld 0 30 00 preference menu 0 00 34 0 00 04 User preference menu icons Picture settings Sound settings Language settings Feature settings Remote control settings Record settings zb c0 UAM Installation 20 OPERATION g v A OH ul o e gt 7 SCH Si pvp Rw MA DVD R CS 2 DVD Video SVCD Super Video CD O Video CD ee no disc CD error disc error Disc status icons recording Stop play playing pause play record pause erasing fast forward fast reverse slow motion screen and is displayed in monitor mode See Recording Checking input It displays the currently selected input When the tuner is selected it shows programme number and or channel name Current channel 12 BBCI K at No signal 12 BBCI Copy protected signal Timer info box The timer info box is located above the tuner info box and is displayed in monitor mode It displays the current status of the timer When a timer is programmed it shows a timer indication and the start time or date of the first programmed recording F l 10 13 hr Timer event due today Hj Fri 12 09 Timer event due on another day When an OTR recording is in progress
80. problem for some players Proceed as follows 1 Put the disc in the drawer do not close the tray 2 Press and hold the 2 key on the remote control for several seconds until the tray closes The disc is now modified 3 If the change has no effect you may perform the same procedure with the 3 key on the remote control Note Modifying the disc can solve the problem for a specific player model but playback in other DVD players may no longer be possible It is therefore recommended to use this procedure carefully and only when needed To revert the disc to the original state follow the same procedure with the 1 key on the remote controlO Note To achieve maximum compatibility make sure the disc contains at least 5 minutes recorded in HQ mode 10 minutes in SP 12 minutes in SP 15 minutes in LP 20 minutes in EP or 30 minutes in EP mode For more information about compatibility with DVD players refer to Troubleshooting in the instructions for Use Diagnosis programme If the recorder is still faulty you can start the Diagnosis Programme in the recorder You can operate the Diagnosis Programme by following the instructions step by step Instructions MATCH M INE OO Unplug the power cord of the recorder Press the PLAY key and keep them pressed while you plug the recorder gt On the display the message Fiii appears together with a counter This counter indicates
81. r Standby is selected see User Preferences features the signal from EXT 2 will not be passed on to the TV set on EXT 1 EasyLink functionality will not be available to devices connected via the DVD recorder s EXT 2 SCART connector 10 INSTALLATION Connections frontside of your DVD recorder Camcorder connection If you have a DV or Digital 8 camcorder connect the i link DV input socket 1 to the corresponding output socket on the camcorder using the i link cable of your camcorder If you have a Hi 8 or S VHS C camcorder connect the S video input socket to the corresponding output socket on the camcorder using the S video cable supplied 2 and connect the audio cable 4 supplied Otherwise connect the Video input socket yellow to the corresponding output socket on the camcorder using the video cable supplied 3 and connect the audio Left white and Right red input sockets to the corresponding sockets on the camcorder using the audio cable supplied 4 If your camcorder has mono sound use only the left audio connector In this case the sound will be recorded on both audio channels MONITOR a v zc Power supply Make sure that all necessary connections are made before connecting the DVD recorder to the power supply Plug the power cable supplied into the Power connector on the rear of the recorder Plug the mains plug into an AC
82. r connecting a video source with S video Y C outputs AUX I O EXT Il for connection to a satellite receiver decoder video recorder set top box etc via SCART YW AA NAN Bl ANTENNA AUX 1 0 CG EXT 2 gg ux DOODooooooo CVBS Y C l naganti ai E AUDIO 7 w UT OUT or IN I CEN FT C E E HDD DDD ae De oD D d OO AG o Ss Ge rc r DIGITAL AUDIO 7 MAINS Cs te IN licensed for limited ES uses only TO TV 1 0 Level coax 4 EXT 1 m E A m x 2 E TO TV I O EXT for connection to a TV with SCART AUDIO OUT L R connection to an amplifier receiver stereo system or toa TV that is not equipped with a scART connector AUDIO IN L R connection to the audio output of a video source that is not equipped with a scART connector OUT OPTICAL connection to an amplifier receiver or stereo system with a digital optical audio input OUT COAX connection to an amplifier receiver or stereo system with a digital coaxial audio input FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 15 Display DVD DECODER DVD Video disc inserted Decoder activated for current preset DVD R DVD Recordable disc inserted VPS PDC DVD RW Video Programming System Programme DVD Rewritable disc inserted Delivery Control active on current preset TITLE CHANNEL DVD title number Preset name or number TRACK RECORD VCD CD track number Recording in progress TIMER Timer programmed or active
83. r two seconds Note If Child Lock is set to ON and the disc inserted is not in the child safe list not authorized the PIN code must be entered and or the disc has to be authorized see Access Control 18 OPERATION Disc types You will recognize the different types of discs that can be used in your DVD recorder by the logo Depending on the disc type you can either use it for recording and playback or playback only Some discs are not suitable at all to be used in the DVD recorder In the next table a summary is given of all excisting disc types and their DVD recorder compatibility The following disc types can be used for recording and playback DVD RW Records and plays In case of a new blank disc after the first recording some more time up to two minutes is needed to make the disc compatible with DVD Video players DVD ReWritable DVD R Records and plays DVD R The following disc type can be used for playback only DVD Video i VIDEO DVD R Only plays if it contains DVD Video DVD RW Only plays if it is recorded in Video mode and has been finalized e R W SKS CD Digital Audio You can play digital audio CDs in conventional style through a stereo system using the keys on the remote control and or front panel or via the TV set using the on screen display OSD
84. rized discs will not be played unless the 4 digit code is entered Select to deactivate the Child Lock Note Reconfirmation of the 4 digit PIN code is necessary when The code is entered for the very first time see above The code is changed see Changing the 4 digit code The code is cancelled see Changing the 4 digit code Both Child Lock and Parental Control are switched Off and the code is requested Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated Q Insert the disc The Child protect dialog will appear You will be asked to enter your secret code for Play once or Play always If you select Play once the disc can be played as long as it is in the recorder and the recorder is in the On position If you select Play always the disc will become Child safe authorized and can always be played even if the Child lock is set to On locked Access Contro ys to insert the disc in Note Double sided DVD discs may have a different ID for each side In order to make the disc Child safe each side has to be authorized Multi volume VCD disc may have a different ID for each volume In order to make the complete set Child safe each volume has to be authorized Securing discs Insert the disc Playback starts automatically Press B STOP while is visible gt X will appear and the disc is now banned i e it is not Child safe any longer
85. rn before adapting the format of the disc or removing non video data When using timer recording however the DVD recorder will always start to record unless the disc is write protected Menus edits and other data recorded on a different device e g a PC may be lost Because of the Variable Bit Rate a title map take up less or more space than the overwritten title even though the duration is the same As a result a part of the original title may remain or a part of the next title may be lost The maximum deviation is five minutes After a power interruption during recording the Index Picture Screen will may not match with the actual video content on the disc The last recorded title may be lost TROUBLESHOOTING 53 Glossary This section explains most important terms abbreviations and acronyms used in this document Term Explanation AC 3 Audio Coding 3 also known as Dolby Digital Multi channel digital audio compression system from Dolby Labs AIV Audio Video Chapter A part of a title Disc Bar A graphical representation of the contents of a DVD RW disc Disc Pointer An arrow indicating the current playback recording position on the DVD RW disc displayed on the disc bar DTS Digital Theater System A high end Multi channel audio compression format DV Digital Video A camcorder format for high quality video different from MPEG It is converted into MPEG 2 Vid
86. rsor You will now enter the disc settings menu Select Erase disc and press OK gt The message This will erase all titles is displayed 46 MANAGING DISC CONTENT Press OK to confirm or lt left cursor to cancel gt Erasing disc is shown until the action is completed After the disc has been erased the Index Picture Screen will show the free space on the disc Finalising a DVD R disc While a DVD RW disc can be played instantly on most DVD players a DVD R disc can be played only on the DVD recorder until it is finalised After finalisation no changes can be made to the disc anymore Q In the Disc Info Screen press gt right cursor You will now enter the disc settings menu D Settings for Summer holiday Disc name Summer holiday Protection Unprotected Erase disc 4 Finalise disc Press OK Select Finalise disc and press OK to confirm inalising is shown until the action is completed After finalisation the Index Picture Screen will appear If the DVD R disc was recorded on a different brand of DVD recorder you may not be able to access the Disc Settings screen In this case you can use the Finalise disc option in the features menu of the user preferences menu Access control Enter code Status box V Autoresume Off Low power standby Off Finalise disc 4 Making your edits DVD compatible If one or more titles have been edit
87. rsor and the gt right cursor key System menu bar icons PART 1 PART 2 TA User preference d Sound Title Track d r Step motion C Chapter Index gt Slow motion Audio language gt gt Fast motion Subtitle language EI Time search P5 Angle DL Zoom Temporary Feedback Field ab SENEC UE 7 iy 1 len len no off The system menu bar contains a Temporary Feedback Field with information concerning prohibited actions playback modes available angles etc OPERATION 19 You can navigate between the various items of the Li D H I 1 D IE Scan user preferences menu with the A up cursor and the V down cursor key To select an item press gt Repeat All right cursor key Repeat Title Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Repeat A to end Repeat A B Angle Child Lock On Child Safe Resume Une a AB safe ura Be E Action prohibited User preference menu operation Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control Select TA in the system menu bar and press V down cursor The user preferences menu appears Q Use the X1 D V left right up down cursor keys to toggle through the menus sub menus and submenu options When a menu item is selected the cursor keys on the remote control to operate the item are displayed next to the item By pressing SYSTEM MENU the system menu bar Press OK to confirm and return to the main menu will disa
88. stored in a timer block To end press TIMER Make sure that you inserted a disc without write protection If you inserted a write protected locked disc recording will be refused Switch off with OO STANDBY ON 32 RECORDING Programming with NExT VIEW Link This DVD recorder is equipped with the function NEXT VIEW Link If your television is also equipped with this function you can mark TV programmes on the television for programming These TV programmes will automatically be transmitted to a timer block on the DVD recorder If you clear the marking of the TV programme on the television the corresponding timer block on the DVD recorder will also be cleared For more information read the instruction manual of your TV set If a timer setting is incorrect The following warnings can be displayed in the timer menu Collision recording programme overlaps with another recording programme Solution Ignore by pressing TIMER The programme with the earlier start time will be recorded completely before the later programme starts Edit one or both timers Delete one of the recording programmes Please enter programme number The VIDEO Plus system does not recognize the TV channel Solution Select the required programme number programme name with lt or gt left right cursor Confirm with OK PlusCode number wrong You entered an incorrect PlusCode number or the incorrect date
89. sume is set to Off the disc will play from the start of the disc You can however resume play from the point at which you stopped the last time the dis disc was played by pressing gt PLAY when D appears on screen The currently playing title and chapter number are displayed on the recorder display The elapsed time is shown also 34 PLAYBACK Notes DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world all players have region codes and discs can have an optional region code If you load a disc of a different region code to your recorder you will see the region code notice on the screen The disc will not play and should be unloaded The region code is stated on a label on the back side of your recorder Regional coding is not applicable for recordable DVD discs The disc may invite you to select an item from a menu If the selections are numbered press the appropriate numerical key if not use the V A gt lt down up right left cursor keys to highlight your selection and press OK To stop play at any time press STOP The default screen will appear giving information about the current status of the recorder PREVIOUS REC OTR REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD SOO eae Note During playback you can display and enter the menu by pressing DISC MENU Playing a Super Video CD disc HEEN DIGITAL VIDEO VIDEO SUPER VIDEO VIDEO
90. supplied 5 TV If your TV set is not equipped with S video sockets then connect the DVD recorder with the CVBS sockets to your TV set Video CVBS connection Connect the Video CVBS output socket yellow to the corresponding input socket on the TV set using the video cable supplied 4 Connect the audio Left white and Right red output sockets to the corresponding sockets on the TV set using the audio cable supplied 5 TV CR F ar n un E WE 1 G amp D m Connecting to audio equipment Connecting to A V receiver or A V amplifier with digital Multi channel decoder The best possible sound quality is obtained by connecting your DVD recorder to an A V receiver with Multi channel decoder Dolby Digital MPEG 2 and DTS Digital Multi channel sound Digital Multi channel connection provides the optimum sound quality For this you need a Multi channel A V receiver that supports one or more of the audio types supported by your DVD recorder MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS For this you can check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Connect the recorder s digital audio output to the corresponding input on the receiver Use a digital coaxial c
91. tom search Searching for TV channels AK channels found EHE 11 Please wait When Auto search is completed Autom search complete XX channels found appears on the TV screen After Auto channel search you can have TV channels stored automatically in the same order as your TV set See User preferences installation Follow TV Time Date When Channel auto search is completed the actual Time and Date are also set automatically If the time in the DVD recorder display is not correct the clock must be set manually Autom search Autom search complete 4X channels found p k v To continue Press OK Adjust Time Year Month Date if required with the V down cursor or A up cursor key Change values with the the lt left cursor or gt right cursor key or the digit keys 0 9 To end press OK Note All these items may have to be set after first start up virgin mode After that they can always be adapted in the user preferences menu When your TV set is equipped with EasyLink the TV set presets will be taken over from the TV set but they cannot be changed manually afterwards Virgin mode settings are now completed All settings can still be changed See User preferences INSTALLATION 13 Functional overview Front of recorder b STANDBY ON switches the recorder to power standby mode Standby indicator lights up red when t
92. ursor Press gt right cursor to enter the title settings menu Select Erase this title gt The message This will completely erase this title Prezs OK to canfirm is shown Press OK to confirm gt Erasing title is shown until the action is completed After the title has been erased the Index Picture Screen will show an empty space instead If there was an empty space in front of or behind this title then these are combined into one empty space Empty spaces of less then one minute will not be shown On DVD R titles can also be erased but the space occupied cannot be used anymore During finalisation erased titles are removed from the Index Picture Screen Disc Info Screen When on the Index Picture Screen press B STOP You are now on Title 1 Press up cursor You enter the Disc Info Screen Press V down cursor to exit the Disc Info Screen The Disc Info Screen contains the following information Compatibility status indicates compatibility of any edits with DVD players Video system PAL or SECAM NTSC Disc status unlocked Disc description locked disc name finalised total recording duration date of last recording Summer holiday gt 02 05 10 used Sun 13 12 99 DYD playback Ofdits 23 13 hr 12 BBC1 Cue to go back to the Index Picture Screen MANAGING DISC CONTENT 45 Disc Settings For each DVD
93. vies with true cinema picture quality and stereo or Multi channel sound depending on the disc and on your playback set up You will find your recorder remarkably easy to use by way of the On Screen Display on your TV and the display on the DVD recorder in combination with the remote control Box contents First check and identify the contents of your DVD recorder package as listed below DVD recorder Remote Control Handset with separately packed batteries 2 core power cord SCART cable S video cable Antenna aerial cable Audio cable Video cable DVD RW disc User Manual Warranty card If any item should be damaged or missing please inform your supplier without delay Keep the packaging materials you may need them to transport your recorder in the future Placement Place the recorder on a firm flat surface Keep away from domestic heating equipment and direct sunlight Q Ina cabinet allow about 2 5 cm 1 inch of free space all around the recorder for adequate ventilation The lense may cloud over when the DVD recorder is suddenly moved from cold to warm surroundings Playing a CD DVD is not possible then Leave the DVD recorder in a warm environment for two hours before use so the moisture can evaporate The recorder should not be exposed to dripping or splashing no objects filled with liquids such as vases should be placed on the recorder Cle
94. visible again Normally during recording chapter markers are inserted automatically every five to six minutes this setting can be changed in the record settings menu After the recording is finished you can manually add and remove chapter markers via the FSS menu Both automatically generated and manually inserted chapter markers can be removed After editing the modified version of a title is the default playback version The original can be accessed via the Play full title option in the title settings menu Other DVD players may still play the original To guarantee that the edited version will play on these DVD players choose Make edits DVD compatible in the disc settings menu only available on DVD RW discs Calling up the FSS menu MONITOR NL nut ON OFF 9 9 PREVIOUS REC OTR NEXT REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD Play the title you want to edit Press the G FSS key on the remote control The video image is overlayed with a transparant edit menu Title and chapter information appear in an information box at the top of the screen Note The Favourite Scene Selection menu may disappear after about five minutes if you do not edit any information RW play Favourite scene selection 0 30 00 Insert chapter marker Press OK 0 00 04 Current chapter New index picture Divide title Use V or A down up cursor to toggle through the menu s functions MANAGING DISC CONTENT 47 Insertin
95. will be taken over from the TV set but they cannot be changed manually afterwards When preferences are taken over from your TV set the message Easy Link loading data from TV please wait will appear Menus for which no preferences are available will be displayed They have to be set manually Note Preferences have to be set in the order in which the item menus will appear on the screen If the recorder is switched off while setting user preferences all preferences have to be set again after switching the recorder on again The virgin mode will only be concluded after the preferences for the last item have been confirmed Follow TV Easy Link loading data from IN please wait INSTALLATION 11 Manual setting TV Shape When a menu is displayed Use the VA down up cursor keys to go through TV Shape the options in the menu The icon of the selected 4 3 letterbox option will be highlighted Use OK to confirm your selection and to select the next menu The following items may have to be set in virgin mode Menu language The on screen menus of DVD Video discs will be displayed in the language you choose Press OK to continue You can choose 16 9 if you have a wide screen 16 9 TV set 4 3 if you have a regular 4 3 TV set In this case you Menu language can also choose between English Letterbox for a wide screen picture with black bars at the top and bottom Pan Scan for a
96. yback Playing a DVD RW or DVD R disc DVD ReWritable DVD R Insert a DVD RW or DVD R disc f the inserted disc is write protected playback starts automatically otherwise the Index Picture Screen appears Press 5 PLAY Playback starts automatically from the point where it was stopped the last time the disc was played or recorded If you want to start playback from the beginning of the disc you can do so via the Index Picture Screen see Index Picture Screen f the disc is a new blank disc the display will show EMP MH HE SL To stop playback at any time press STOP You return to the Index Picture Screen Playing a pre recorded DVD Video disc a La VIDEO Some DVD discs are produced in a way that requires specific operation or allows only limited operation during playback In these cases the recorder may not respond to all operating commands When this occurs lease refer to the instructions in the disc inlay When a x appears on the TV screen the operation is not permitted by the recorder or the disc Q Insert a pre recorded DVD Video disc Make sure the label is facing up If the disc is two sided make sure the label of the side you want to play is facing up gt When autoresume is set to On see User Preferences playback starts automatically from the point where it was stopped the last time the disc was played gt When autore

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