Philips RTH 718, User Manual

Page 1: ...Micro Recordable Theater RTH718 User Manual 使 用 说 明 ...

Page 2: ...NITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE STANDARD DEFINITION OUTPUT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENT...

Page 3: ...nglish 4 中 文 81 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by US patents Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited U S Patent Number 4 631 603 4 819 098 4 907 093 5 315 448 and 6...

Page 4: ... Connecting the IDE control cables 17 D Connecting the ground cables 17 E Connecting FM antenna 17 F Connecting the TV antenna cables 18 G Connecting the video cable s 19 H Connecting the audio cables 20 I Connecting the power cords 20 Step 2 Optional Connections 21 26 TV has only an antenna input jack 21 Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver 22 Connecting to a VCR or other similar devic...

Page 5: ... device Camcorder VCR DVD player 39 40 Record on DVD Recordable Disc 41 43 Copying from HDD to a recordable DVD 41 Discs for recording 41 Recording from various sources 42 43 Timer Recording 44 47 About timer recording 44 Timer recording G CODE System 44 Timer recording manually 46 Changing Deleting a timer recording 47 Playback Playback from Hard Disk 48 Playback your HDD recordings 48 Playback f...

Page 6: ...D title editing 63 Accessing DVD title edit menu 63 About video editing 65 Accessing video editing menu 65 Other Information Setup Menu Options 68 71 Accessing the Setup Menu 68 VIDEO settings 69 PREFERENCES settings 70 AUDIO settings 71 Radio Reception 72 Tuning to radio stations 72 Programming radio stations 72 Tuning to preset radio stations 72 Firmware Upgrade 73 Installing the latest firmware...

Page 7: ...by pressing PAUSE button and resume playback at the scene it was interrupted by pressing É PLAY button To return to the live TV program press É PLAY or press and holdÉ Direct Recording to DVD This feature enables you to record content directly on to a recordable DVD disc Press DVD REC button on the remote control to activate direct recording to the recordable DVD disc This is a simple programming ...

Page 8: ...ters A DVD disc contains Titles and Chapters which are similar to the Titles and Chapters of a book A Title is often a complete movie and is broken down into Chapters or individual scenes from the movies Title Chapter Title Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter chapter markers A program is recorded as a single title it may consist of one chapter or a few chapters within a title depending on the recordin...

Page 9: ...lug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device the disconnect device shall remain readily operable The standby switch does not disconnect the apparatus from mains Cleaning discs Some problems occur because the disc inside the recorder is dirty frozen picture sound disruptions picture distortions To avoid these problems discs should be cleaned on a regular basis To clean a disc use a ...

Page 10: ...during operation see the chapter Troubleshooting If you need further assistance please call the customer support service for your country The corresponding telephone numbers and e mail addresses are given in the guarantee booklet Refer to the type plate on the rear or bottom of the product for identification and supply ratings Accessories supplied Remote control and batteries Audio cables red whit...

Page 11: ... a device connecting to the AUX IN L R jacks at the rear of the subwoofer h CAM EXT Selects the recorder s video input source from the TV channel or external sources EXT 1 EXT 2 CAM 1 i TV DVD unavailable for this version j T C Goes direct to the desired title chapter track or time k Cursor buttons for moving to the left right In time shift mode use button to jump forward 30 seconds and button to ...

Page 12: ...ay Selects the recorder s preset TV tuner channel wj SELECT Selects a track chapter file in the program menu In HDD title menu marks titles for copying to a DVD recordable disc wk REPEAT Select to repeat title playback in HDD mode Select to repeat playback of title chapter track or disc in DVD mode wl SHUFFLE Switches to random playback of an audio CD Video CD VCD picture CD or DVD disc In HDD tit...

Page 13: ... desired function for example Remote Control continued Inserting Batteries A Open the battery compartment B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA following the indications inside the compartment C Close the cover CAUTION Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote control is not to be used for a long time Do not mix batteries old and new or carbon and alkaline etc Batteries contain chem...

Page 14: ...TOP Stops playback recording g Skips to the previous or next chapter track or hold down the button to make a reverse forward search h OPEN CLOSE ç Opens closes the disc tray i DISC Switches to disc mode or displays the disc content menu j iR Point the remote control towards this sensor k VOLUME Adjusts the volume level Jacks on the front panel l DV IN Input for digital camcorders or other suitable...

Page 15: ... presets will be retained in the player s memory Sound Control DSC Digital Sound Control DSC provides a different type of preset sound equalizer setting Press DSC on the remote repeatedly to select CLASSIC JAZZ ROCK or POP Volume control Turn VOLUME on the front panel or press VOL on the remote to increase or decrease the volume level VOL XX is displayed on the display panel XX denotes the volume ...

Page 16: ...supplied DIN cable by matching the pins Fix the two screws on each connector of the cable to ensure firm connection B Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS OUT terminals on the rear of the subwoofer right speaker to R and left speaker to L colored marked wire to and black unmarked wire to Fully insert the stripped portion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown Helpful Hint The supplied...

Page 17: ...Connecting the ground cables COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Connect the two ground cables fixed at the bottom of the DVD recordable player to the ground terminals on the rear of the HDD Then fasten the screws as shown to ensure firm connection E Connecting FM antenna Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA terminal on the rear of the subwoofer Fully extend and adjust the position of the antenna for...

Page 18: ...o your TV If you want to connect to a VCR and or Cable Box Satellite Receiver see the related topics below Optional connections for the complete connection to your TV A Connect the existing Antenna Cable TV signal or from the Cable Box Satellite Receiver RF OUT or TO TV to the ANTENNA IN jack on the recorder B Use the RF coaxial cable to connect the TV OUT jack on the recorder to the antenna input...

Page 19: ...tion 2 Using S Video jack excellent picture quality Use an S video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUT jack on the recorder to the S Video input jack or labeled as Y C or S VHS on the TV Option 3 Using Component Video jack best picture quality A Use the component video cables red blue green not supplied to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Pb Cb Pr Cr jacks on the recorder to the corresp...

Page 20: ...ect the COAXIAL OUT jack to the digital input on the AV amplifier receiver with a digital multi channel sound decoder Before you start operating set the audio settings accordingly see Setup Menu Options AUDIO settings If the AUDIO settings do not match your amplifier s capabilities the amplifier may produce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all Helpful Hint Do not connect your TV s audio out...

Page 21: ...or C Use an RF coaxial cable not supplied to connect the TO TV jack on the RF modulator to the antenna input jack on your TV D Use the supplied composite video cable yellow to connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the recorder to the video input jack or labeled as A V In Video In Composite or Baseband on the RF modulator E Use the supplied audio cables red white to connect the AUDIO OUT L R jacks on the r...

Page 22: ...o the RF OUT jack on the Cable Box Satellite Receiver C Use a RF coaxial cable to connect the TV OUT jack on the recorder to the antenna input jack on your TV VHF UHF RF IN D Use the audio video cables to connect the VIDEO IN EXT 1 and AUDIO IN L R jacks on the recorder to the matching VIDEO AUDIO output jacks on the Cable Box Satellite Receiver E Use the audio video cables to connect the VIDEO OU...

Page 23: ... unplug all the connections to your VCR A Connect the Antenna Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on the recorder B Use a RF coaxial cable to connect the TV OUT jack on the recorder to the antenna input jack on your TV VHF UHF RF IN C Use the audio video cables to connect the VIDEO IN EXT 1 and AUDIO IN L R jacks on the recorder to the matching VIDEO AUDIO output jacks on the VCR D Use the audi...

Page 24: ...the matching VIDEO AUDIO output jacks on the Cable Box Satellite Receiver E Use the audio video cables to connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L R on the recorder to the matching VIDEO AUDIO input jacks on the TV F Use an AV cable a 3 5mm AV connector at one end and three video audio cables at the other to connect the 3 5mm AV IN jack on the front panel of the recorder to the matching VIDEO AUDIO o...

Page 25: ... see Before Recording Record on Hard Disk and Record on DVD Recordable Disc Helpful Hints The DV IN jack does not support a connection to a Personal Computer It is not possible to record from the recorder to your camcorder via the DV IN jack on your recorder Option 2 Using the AV IN jack You can use the AV IN connection if your cacorder is equipped with the composite video output jack and audio ou...

Page 26: ...f another device Connect the AUX IN R L jacks on the rear of the subwoofer to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the other audio visual device such as a TV VCR Laser Disc Player or cassette deck Before starting operation press FM AUX on the remote control repeatedly in order to activate the input source ...

Page 27: ... s manual for more details Or you may go to channel 1 on your TV then press the Channel down button repeatedly until you see the Video In channel Or the TV remote control may have a button or switch that chooses different video modes Setting yourTV channel programs Before the recorder can start recording any TV channel programs you need to search for the available TV channels and store them in thi...

Page 28: ...ys to select by the channel name for modifying Frequency Select this to adjust the frequency of the channel Use keys to adjust the frequency Press OK on the remote control to confirm the setting Fine tuning Select this to fine tune the TV channel manually if the reception is poor Use keys to fine tune the frequency Standard Select this to set the system that produces the least distortion of pictur...

Page 29: ...en stereo original and the additional audio language Use keys to select Dual A or Dual B then press OK on the remote control to confirm the setting This is the default language during timer recording Skip Select this to set the channel to be skipped The skipped channels can only be accessed by pressing the corresponding number button on the remote control Use keys to select Yes if you wish to skip...

Page 30: ...Language SubtitleLanguage Off SystemLanguage DiscMenuLanguage English English SETUP MENU LANGUAGE English C Use keys to highlight one of the options and press See next page for details D Use keys to highlight the desired setting and press OK to confirm Setting the time date This recorder has an automatic date and time setting feature The date and time settings are set according to the broadcast ch...

Page 31: ...e for DVD playback Helpful Hints If the selected audio subtitle language is not available on the disc the disc s default setting language will be used instead For some DVDs the subtitle audio language can only be changed via the DVD disc menu DATE TIME settings Date dd mm yy Time hh mm The basic installation is now complete This recorder is ready for use Use keys to change the number and use keys ...

Page 32: ...03 15 36 For more information about the temporary HDD storage Time Shift Buffer see next page Pause liveTV function You may be interrupted whilst watching your favourite TV program You can pause the show by pressing PAUSE and pressing É PLAY to resume playback of the program at the scene it was interrupted You can pause the live TV broadcast up to a maximum period of 6 hours It behaves exactly as ...

Page 33: ...ng will be deleted and the start time will be updated accordingly c Status of source of video input LIVE or the time of current playback being viewed HH MM SS d Icon which shows the status of the time shift buffer playback of content stored in the time shift buffer marks the beginning of content recording marks the current recording in progress the current screen has been paused from playback This...

Page 34: ...SETUP OK A Press SETUP The system setup menu appears B Use keys to highlight SETUP MENU HDD and press to access the menu HDDInfo SpaceManagement Automatic SaveTimeShiftBuffer DeleteHDD DeleteOpticalDisc No SETUP MENU HDD Show OK OK C Use keys to highlight the option and press to access its options D To exit press Before Recording continued TIPS Press to go back to previous menu item Press SETUP to...

Page 35: ... the recorder will proceed to overwrite any unprotected recordings in the HDD The oldest unprotected recordings will be deleted first Manual During recording when the HDD is full recording will be stopped A warning message The hard disk is full Please erase some programs to allow further recording will appear on the screen This option will erase all marked unmarked recordings on the HDD This optio...

Page 36: ...apter markers within a title during recording This allows you to access specific points on the recording A Use keys to highlight Auto Chapter Marker and press to access its options B Use keys to select your preferred setting C Press OK to confirm Default Recording Quality The setting defines the picture quality of recordings and the maximum recording time on the HDD Important When copying from the...

Page 37: ...every 20 minutes interval 30 min Chapter markers are inserted during recording at every 30 minutes interval Off The feature is disabled Select this option to preset your preferred mode of record quality Press to access the menu and use keys to select one of the options Hours of Recording that can be stored Record Quality 1 2 2 5 3 4 6 8 34 68 85 102 136 204 270 HQ High Quality SP Standard Play SPP...

Page 38: ...ECâ on the remote control to start recording To cancel press and hold SELECT To save all current programs stored in the time shift buffer press and hold RECâ D To stop recording press STOPÇ on the remote control To record directly to a DVD recordable disc see Record on DVD Recordable Disc Recording from a DV camcorder You can record video directly from a connected DV camcorder onto the HDD where y...

Page 39: ...ou begin another recording To record directly to a DVD recordable disc see Record on DVD Recordable Disc Recording from an external device Camcorder VCR DVD player A copy protection system has been built into this recorder to prevent the transfer of data from pre recorded DVDs or other copy protected material onto the recordable DVD You can only store the contents in the temporary HDD storage of t...

Page 40: ...F Start playback on the connected device To pause the playback on the device press PAUSE To continue press PLAY again You can use this function to avoid any unwanted recording G To stop the recording before the scheduled ending press STOPÇ To record directly to a recordable DVD disc see Record on DVD Recordable Disc Record on Hard Disk continued TIPS Set the appropriate mode of record quality for ...

Page 41: ...following information will be stored on the disc Title name of recording Date of recording Time of recording Record quality mode length of recording Index picture of title Discs for recording There are several formats of DVD recordable discs which can be used with this recorder DVD RW DVD ReWritable discs Discs that are rewritable can be used for multiple recordings once the existing data has been...

Page 42: ...her options press DVD DV TUNER keys Press RIGHT to edit menu 00 20 20 SP NTSC 001 CH001 CH003 CH009 CH004 CH002 CH008 002 003 004 005 006 Date Time No Ch Title 05 14 05 05 20 05 04 25 05 04 30 05 03 28 05 04 12 05 02 00 PM 04 00 PM Travel Nature News Drama News Title 3 03 30 PM 08 30 PM 08 30 PM 11 00 AM 1 Press SELECT to mark or unmark recordings 2 Press HDD to copy selected recordings to DVD Pre...

Page 43: ...anel EXT 2 Input source from the device connected to the S VIDEO IN EXT 2 and AUDIO IN L R jacks on the back panel OR Press DV to record from the DV camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel OR Press TV TUNER to select input source from TV programs E Press SELECT to toggle between the different modes of record quality Hours of Recording that can be stored Record Quality 1 2 2 5 3 4 ...

Page 44: ...ind this number in your TV listings magazine All the information needed by the recorder for programming is contained in the programming number A Turn on the TV power Select the correct Video In channel at the TV If you are recording directly to a DVD disc insert the DVD recordable disc before proceeding to step B B Press TIMER on the remote control The timer schedule list appears 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sourc...

Page 45: ...e recording input source Rec To Use keys to select HDD or DVD to enter the recording destination Rec Mode Use keys to select your option Mode Use keys to select Once Daily Weekly Mon Fri Mon Sat or Weekend recordings Date Use keys or the numeric keypad 0 9 to enter the date for recording Start Use keys or the numeric keypad 0 9 to enter the start time of recording End Use keys or the numeric keypa...

Page 46: ...0 3 3 P M 1 1 0 3 P M Title M y T i t l e 01 Rec Mode SP OK OK OK CANCEL E Use keys to select an entry in the menu and press to enter its options Source Use keys to select the recording input source Rec To Use keys to select HDD or DVD to enter the recording destination Rec Mode Use keys to select your option Mode Use keys to select Once Daily Weekly Mon Fri Mon Sat or Weekend recordings Date Use ...

Page 47: ...s for Source choose EXT 1 or EXT 2 as the input channel and press OK to confirm C Keep the Satellite Receiver Cable Box switched on for the recording D Press STANDBY ON 2 to turn off the recorder TIPS Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording the same record quality will be transferred from HDD to a recordable DVD Timer Recording continued Changing Deleting a timer recording A T...

Page 48: ...tle 3 03 30 PM 08 30 PM 08 30 PM 11 00 AM 1 Press SELECT to mark or unmark recordings 2 Press HDD to copy selected recordings to DVD Press SHUFFLE to sort by title CH012 007 05 08 05 News 08 30 PM CH010 008 06 30 05 Discover 10 30 PM C During playback you can use the following keys on the remote control to access additional playback features INFO ZOOM PAUSE 00 38 36 01 15 30 00 00 00 move to the b...

Page 49: ...s Before playing a disc make sure the disc is for the same region as your player Do not push on the disc tray or put any objects other than discs on the disc tray It may cause the disc player to malfunction Inserting a disc A Press STANDBY ON 2 to turn on the recorder B Press OPEN CLOSE ç on the front of the recorder The disc tray opens C Carefully place the disc onto the tray with the label facin...

Page 50: ...eatedly to toggle bewteen Title Chapter or Time Use the numeric keypad 0 9 to input your selection of title chapter number or specific time during playback B To stop playback press STOP Playing a Super Video CD Super Video CDs may feature PBC Play Back Control This allows you to play the video CDs interactively following the menu on the display A Insert a Super Video CD If the PBC is on the disc i...

Page 51: ...sert a MP3 CD The disc content menu appears File Play Stop0 00 00 0 00 00 Directory Playlist Bee Gees Phil Collins Bryan Adams Collin Raye Nat King Cole UB40 Jordan Hill Faith Hill 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Note It may require a longer time for the recorder to display the disc content menu on the TV due to the large number of songs pictures compiled into one disc B Use keys to navigate within the menu and p...

Page 52: ...UTTER 1 JPG NATURE 1 JPG BUTTER 1 JPG P1022500 JPG P1023000 JPG MERLIO 1 JPG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 If the disc contains MP3 music and JPEG picture files you can start a musical slide show playback Select an MP3 file and press OK to start playback then select a picture file in the menu and press OK to start the musical slide show playback E During playback you can press INFO on the remote control to acce...

Page 53: ...d or fast reverse a disc at two four sixteen or thirty two times the normal playback speed A During playback press and hold fast reverse or fast forward to switch to the search function B During disc playback press RIGHT to access the playback menu Use keys to highlight Trick Mode Play and press RIGHT to access the search speed options FREV x32 FREV x16 FREV x4 FREV x2 FFWD x2 FFWD x4 FFWD x16 FFW...

Page 54: ... Use keys to select one of the repeat options Normal Select this to cancel the repeat mode and return to normal playback Repeat A B Select this to repeat the playback of a specific segment within a title chapter track Press OK to mark the start and end of the segment you want to repeat Repeat Chapter Select this to repeat playback of the current chapter DVD recordable DVDs only Repeat Track Title ...

Page 55: ...he track file chapter to program and press SELECT on the remote control To start program play F Press key to move to the right screen and press OK Playback will start from the selected track file chapter according to the programmed sequence To exit program play G Press STOP to exit program play C Changing the audio soundtrack language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple soundtrack lang...

Page 56: ...Switching camera angles This option is only available with DVDs that contain sequences recorded from different camera angles This allows you to view the picture from different angles A Press INFO on the remote control The playback menu appears B Use keys to select Angle and press to enter its options The camera angles available for selection appears C Use keys to select the camera angle you want t...

Page 57: ...ding and press The HDD title edit menu appears 001 CH001 CH003 CH009 CH008 CH002 CH008 002 003 004 005 006 Date Time No Ch Title HDD 05 14 05 05 20 05 04 25 05 04 30 05 03 28 05 04 12 05 02 00 PM 04 00 PM Travel Nature News Drama CSI Title 3 03 30 AM 08 30 PM 08 30 PM 01 15 PM 11 00 AM Press OK to play title Press SELECT to mark or unmark recordingS Press HDD to copy selected recordings to DVD Pre...

Page 58: ... or make it visible again A In HDD title edit mode use keys to highlight Edit Title and press OK The edit title playback screen appears B During playback use keys to navigate through the title Press OK to mark the beginning of a segment to hide C Press OK again to mark the end of segment to hide To hide more segments repeat steps B to C for each segment you want to hide To unhide the scenes D In H...

Page 59: ...the keyboard and press OK The info panel is now updated To exit select Exit on the keyboard and press OK Lock Unlock a title You can choose to lock a title to prevent any unauthorized playback of the recording If a title has been locked the user will be prompted to enter a 4 digit password preset in the system setup menu For details see Parental Rating Level In HDD title edit mode use keys to high...

Page 60: ...ensure the edited changes remain when the disc is played back on another DVD player eg hidden chapters to remain hidden Lock Unlock Disc DVD RWs only Lock or unlock a disc to prevent accidental erasure or changes being made Accessing disc editing menu REC OK DISC A Insert a recorded DVD R RW disc into the recorder The Index Picture screen appears on the TV B Select the first title on the disc pres...

Page 61: ...dated To exit select Exit on the keyboard and press OK Erase disc DVD RWs only This erases the content of the DVD RW disc including those that was not recorded on this recorder Once the existing content is erased it can be used for recording A In disc editing menu use keys to select Erase Disc and press OK A warning message will appear B Select OK YES in the menu to proceed or OK NO to abort then ...

Page 62: ...rwrite or edit on the protected disc select Unlock Disc Playing your recordings DVD R on other DVD players It is necessary to finalize a DVD R disc before you can play it on any other DVD player Otherwise the disc will only playback on this recorder After a DVD R disc has been finalized no further recordings or editing can be made to it Make sure you have completed all the recordings and editing b...

Page 63: ...VD title edit menu A Insert a recorded DVD R RW disc into the recorder The Index Picture screen appears on the TV During playback press DISC to access the Index Picture screen B Use keys to highlight a title recording and press The title editing menu appears 3 My movie 11 04 2004 12 31 53 HQ 00 05 59 Edit Title Rename Title Erase Title Overwrite Title Play Title Overwrite Disc Empty C Use keys to ...

Page 64: ...te a specific title recording from the disc However for the DVD R disc the deleted space cannot be used for further recording A In title editing menu use keys to select Erase Title and press OK A warning message will appear B Select OK YES in the menu to proceed or OK NO to abort then press OK to confirm Overwrite title DVD RW only This function allows you to record a new title from the beginning ...

Page 65: ...ndex Picture Select a scene in the recording as the index picture screen Split Title Divide the recording into two under separate titles Edit Recordings Recordable DVD continued Accessing video editing menu OK SELECT DISC A Insert a recorded DVD R RW disc into the recorder The Index Picture screen appears on the TV B Use keys to highlight a title recording and press to access the menu The title ed...

Page 66: ...ing chapter marker at any point within a title during playback This will allow you to access a specific point in the recording easily or set a chapter you wish to hide Title Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter chapter markers A In edit mode use keys to select Chapter Marker and press OK B Use keys to select one of the options and press OK to confirm Insert Marker Select this to insert a new chapter ma...

Page 67: ...e in video editing mode Changing Index Picture The index picture is the picture of the title you will see when the recorder loads up the Index menu Normally the first frame of a recording is shown as the title s index picture A In edit mode use keys to select Index Picture The display will be in playback mode B Press and hold keys on the remote control to search for the scene to use then press OK ...

Page 68: ... pages D To exit press SETUP Record Quality Auto Program Manual Program SP Search Edit Auto Chapter Marker 5min SETUP MENU GENERAL Sort OK TV Shape Progressive Scan DivX R Video on Demand 4 3 LB TV System NTSC Off OK SETUP MENU VIDEO SETUP MENU AUDIO LPCM Output LPCM 96Hz SPDIF Output RAW AudioLanguage SubtitleLanguage Off SystemLanguage DiscMenuLanguage English English SETUP MENU LANGUAGE English...

Page 69: ...a full height picture with sides trimmed 16 9 WS For wide screen TV frame ratio 16 9 Progressive scan delivers a higher picture quality than the standard interlaced TV channel scan It only works when you have connected the recorder s Y Pb Pr jacks to your TV that supports the progressive video input Otherwise the image may not appear or will be distorted Please check your TV user manual for more i...

Page 70: ...lt guardian 7 NC 17 No children under age 17 not recommended viewing for children under age 17 8 Adult Mature material should be viewed only by adults due to graphic sexual material violence or language Off Parental Control is not active DVDs that are rated higher than the level you have selected will not play unless you enter your four digit pin code This option allows you to change your password...

Page 71: ...is capable of processing digital signal input with sampling rates of 96 kHz In addition the disc you are playing back must be recorded in 96kHz LPCM format SPDIF Output LPCM Output PREFERENCES settings underlined options are the factory default settings Press to reset the menu settings of this recorder A warning message will appear Select OK OK in the menu to proceed or OK CANCEL to abort then pre...

Page 72: ...tic programming Press SELECT on the remote for more than three seconds to activate programming All available stations are programmed AUTO is displayed and available stations are programmed in order of waveband Manual programming A Tune to your desired station refer to Tuning to radio stations B Press SELECT to activate programming P01 flashes on the display C Press the numeric keypad 0 9 to alloca...

Page 73: ... is continuously refined for greater stability and compatibility of the recorder Caution Power supply must not be interrupted during upgrade Visit Philips website at www philips com support to check for the availability of the latest firmware upgrade Note When checking for the latest firmware upgrade please also check for any accompanying instructions on installing the firmware ...

Page 74: ...set to the correct Video In channel for the recorder You may go to Channel 1 on your TV then press the channel down button on your TV s remote control until you see the TV program Check the video connection between the recorder and the TV If the progressive scan feature is activated but the connected TV does not support progressive signals or the cables are not connected accordingly see Setup Menu...

Page 75: ...icture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Have your antenna or cable TV signal checked Fine tune your TV channel Read chapter Installation and Setup Setting your TV channel programs for details Do not connect any cables from the recorder to the Phono input of your amplifier If you are playing a DTS CD you have to connect the COAXIAL jack of this recorder to a Hi Fi system or amplifier...

Page 76: ...lease change a new disc for recording The requested action requires that the time shift buffer temporary HDD storage to be cleared All contents that were not marked for recording will be deleted Reselect the Delete HDD option and delete the HDD contents again The titles that were previously recorded will be deleted and the space used for recording cannot be re used The disc can be used as a normal...

Page 77: ... NTSC PAL Internal tuner PAL Video Performance D A Converter 10 bit 54 MHz A D Converter 10 bit 27 MHz Picture Enhancement Progressive Scan Audio Performance DA Converter 24 bit 192 kHz AD Converter 24 bit 96 kHz Signal Noise 1kHz 100 dB Dynamic range 1kHz 95 dB Crosstalk 1kHz 105 dB TV Tuner Reception Transmission TV System PAL NTSC Aerial input 75 Ohm coaxial IEC75 Storage Media Recording DVD R ...

Page 78: ...Amplifier Output power 200W Frequency response 100Hz 20KHz 3dB S N ratio 70dB Loaded impedance 50W 50W 4Ω at 1KHz THD 10 FM Tuner Frequency range 87 5 108MHz Noise limit sensitivity 21dBuv 31dBuv S N ratio 65dB Left Right Speakers Impedance 4Ω Input power 50W 50W L R Sensitivity 650mV Dimensions W x H x D 146 x 230 x 215 mm Weight 2 2kg 1 pcs Subwoofer Impedance 8Ω Input power 100W Dimensions W x ...

Page 79: ...ing JPEG A very common digital still picture format A still picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio MP3 A file format with a sound data compression system MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 or MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 By using the MP3 format one CD R or C...

Page 80: ...rs The disc is being formatted or data is being written to it MENU The system setup menu disc menu title menu or timer menu display is on HDDMENU The hard disk menu display is on NO DISC No disc has been inserted If a disc has been inserted then it is possible that the disc cannot be read NOSIGNAL No signal or poor signal strength OPEN Disc tray is opened or opening PRO SCAN Lights up when progres...

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