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Contents
To begin .........................................................1
About your device ...........................................................1
Precautions to take .........................................................1
The content in brief... .....................................................1
Connections and initial set up
Basic connections .........................................4
Placing the remote control in service...........................5
Inserting the batteries............................................................5
Using the remote control unit correctly ..............................5
Placing the DVD recorder in service.............................5
Switch on your DVD recorder and your TV set ...................5
Automatic channel search ...........................6
Sorting the channels .......................................................7
Clock setting ....................................................................7
Add a satellite or cable receiver ....................................8
Adjusting the G-LINK CABLE...............................................8
Adjusting the receiver / recorder configuration ..................9
List of satellite or cable receiver codes ..............................11
Satellite receiver codes, Cable receiver codes
Adding a channel ...........................................................12
Reinstalling channels (updating)..................................13
Sorting channels ...................................................................13
Other recommended connections
With a cable or satellite receiver
(or a decoder) .............................................14
With a video recorder................................15
With a cable / satellite receiver
and a video recorder ..................................15
Sockets and cables......................................16
Peritel socket (scart).....................................................16
1 - AV1 (audio - video Outputs) ...........................................16
2 - AV2 (audio - video Input and Output) ...........................16
Other Audio - Video connections.................................17
3 - Audio - Video Input ..........................................................17
Audio inputs, Video - Composite input
4 - Audio - Video Output.......................................................17
Audio outputs, Video - Composite output
5 - Video Component outputs .............................................18
6 - S-Video Input and Output ..............................................18
S-Video input, S-Vidéo output
7 - Optical Audio Output (digital sound)............................18
8 - Digital Audio Video outputs (DTH 8550) ......................18
The front of your player recorder.............19
Access to sockets ..........................................................19
1 - DV IN socket (input) .......................................................19
2 - USB socket .......................................................................19
3 - AV sockets (Audio - Video inputs)..................................19
4 - S-Video socket (Video input)..........................................19
The buttons on the front..............................................20
The messages on the display........................................21
TV Functions .........................................................................21
With a disc being played ......................................................21
Other indications ..................................................................22
About other displays (menus and banners) ......................22
Remote control...........................................23
Description of keys in DVD mode ...............................23
Using the remote control with other devices.......................24
Other functions
Programming the remote control ......................................25
Automatic code search, Manual programming
Recording functions
To watch TV Programmes .........................26
To change channel .........................................................26
Taking a break (Time Shift function) ..........................27
Record the current programme ..................................27
Configured recording
(on hard disc, DVR or DVD+R, +RW discs).........................27
Save Buffer, Stop recording
Stop recording.......................................................................29
Closing a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc (Finishing a disc)
Programming a recording or a transfer......................30
Manual programming in 10 steps ........................................30
Programming a recording....................................................32
Automatic programming (Naviclick)..................................33
Consulting the TV guide with Naviclick,
Recording through the Naviclick TV guide
Recording from a connected device............................34
From a satellite receiver or cable receiver (AV2 socket).....34
From a Camcorder or other device (AV3,AV4 socket) ....34
Recording from a digital camcorder ...................................35
Recording from a USB peripheral.......................................35
Library .........................................................36
Accessing the library.....................................................36
Video library..........................................................................36
Playing a Video and PIP title ................................................37
Title management
Musical library .......................................................................37
Picture library .......................................................................37
Export ....................................................................................37
Library (disc) .........................................................................38
Disc title management functions, Other disc management
functions, Copy to DVR
Playing a disc
Recordable discs .........................................39
Recommended brands and types ................................39
Readable discs .............................................39
Digital video discs .........................................................39
Region code number
DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW ....................................................39
Other readable discs ..................................40
Audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW Video CD (VCD),
Super Video CD (SVCD) ......................................................40
The files which your player can read...................................40
MP3 files, JPEG files,WMA files, DivX files
Interactive banners.....................................41
In television mode (Operating principle) ...................41
Information on the TV channel being watched..................41
Recording the channel being watched................................41
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