Philips ShowView DVDR70, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 3: ...menu bar If INFO appears in the display the index menu from a recorded disc or an introductory film will be shown In this case this function is not available PLAY MODE Playback type Choose between repeat shuffle play and intro scan REC MODE Record type quality To select the maximum possible record time 0 9 Number buttons 0 9 DISC MENU Disc menu To show the DVD menu or the index screen SYSTEM MENU ...

Page 4: ...g language 1 or 2 REC OTR n Record Record the current TV channel PAUSE 9 Pause still picture If this button is pressed during playback the DVD recorder switches to pause You will see a still picture If this button is pressed during recording the DVD recorder will also switch to pause Additional TV functions This will only work with TV sets with the same remote control code RC5 e g Philips TV sets ...

Page 5: ...ack recording Behind the flap at the right hand corner on the front S VIDEO S Video socket Connection of SVHS Hi8 camcorders or SVHS Hi8 video recorders programme number CAM1 Yellow socket VIDEO Video input socket Connection of camcorders or video recorders programme number CAM1 White red socket left AUDIO right Audio input socket left right Connection of camcorders or video recorders programme nu...

Page 6: ...VIDEO CVBS Video output yellow socket Connecting a TV set with a video input CVBS Composite Video OUT L AUDIO R Analogue audio output white red socket Connection of a TV set with audio input sockets or connection of an additional device Output socket DIGITAL AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Digital audio output Connection of a digital audio device amplifier receiver The symbols on your DVD recorder dis...

Page 7: ... IS TV ON The DVD recorder is in initial installation mode Switch the TV on then read the paragraph on Initial installation in Installing your DVD recorder NO SIGNAL No input signal available signal inadequate or unstable MENU The menu on the screen is active OPENING Disc tray opening TRAY OPEN Disc tray open CLOSING Disc tray closing READING Disc being read MENU UPDT Once recording has been succe...

Page 8: ...SE J button was attempted during recording FREETITLE Playback was started for an empty title or the following title is empty DISC LOCK An attempt has been made to record during playback of a protected disc This message appears if an attempt is made to insert a chapter marker FSS button DISC ERR An error occurred when writing the title If this error keeps occurring please clean the disc or use a ne...

Page 9: ...emporary messages 33 Status field 33 Disc type symbols 33 Operating mode symbols 34 Tuner information box 34 Timer information box 34 Fplayback 35 General notes on playback 35 Inserting a disc 35 Playing a DVD video disc 36 Playing a DVD RW R disc 37 Playing an audio CD 37 Playing an MP3 CD 38 Playing a Super Video CD 39 GAdditonal playback features 40 Changing to another title chapter 40 Searchin...

Page 10: ...preferences 68 Picture settings 68 Sound settings 69 Language settings 70 Additional settings 70 Remote Control settings 71 Disk feature menu 72 LAccess control Child Lock 73 Child lock DVD and VCD 73 Activating deactivating child lock 73 Authorising a disc 74 Locking unlocked discs 74 Parental level control DVD video only 74 Activating deactivating parental level control 75 Changing the country 7...

Page 11: ...tion Question Here I will be explaining seemingly unimportant things Tip Here I will be giving you instructions on functions that will make it easier for you to use your DVD recorder Problem Here I ll help you identify the cause of a problem and find a solution I hope you have lots of fun Phil P S If you have any problems operating the machine please read the section entitled Before you call an en...

Page 12: ... 500 lines of 720 pixels per line This is more than twice as high as VHS and is even better than the laser disc Its picture quality is easily comparable to the digital masters produced in recording studios What can DVD RW do DVD ReWritable uses phase change media the same technology on which rewritable CDs are based A high performance laser is used to change the reflective properties of the record...

Page 13: ...DVD Video Digital Versatile Disc DVD R DVD Recordable DVD RW DVD Rewritable These discs can only be played back if the recording was made in video mode and the recording was finalised Audio CD Compact Disc Digital Audio Super Audio CD Only plays the CD layer of a hybrid SACD disc Video CD Format 1 0 1 1 2 0 Super Video CD CD R CD Recordable Audio MP3 content CD RW CD Rewritable Audio MP3 content E...

Page 14: ... code 2 represents Europe Japan South Africa Middle East incl Egypt Technical data Voltage 220 240V 50Hz Power consumption 27 W Power consumption standby less than 3W clock display off Measurements in cm W H D 43 5 7 6 33 5 Disc tray closed 47 2 disc tray open Weight without packaging approx 4 0kg Power outage no power Channel and timer information remain saved for up to 1 year the time is saved f...

Page 15: ...sonnel There are some components in the DVD recorder that keep running as long as the recorder is connected to the power supply To switch off the DVD recorder completely you must unplug it from the power supply If you disconnect the DVD recorder from the mains make sure to take the plug out of the wall socket and not just remove the connector from the 4MAINS socket at the back of the unit Children...

Page 16: ...ight Do not place any combustible objects on the device candles etc Make sure that children do not place any foreign objects in any of the openings Cleaning the discs Some malfunctions frozen or distorted picture and broken sound for example are due to dirt on the disc To avoid such problems you should clean your discs regularly 1 Dirty discs should be cleaned with a soft cloth Always wipe from th...

Page 17: ...imply delete commercials or other scenes The relevant scenes are marked and skipped as required This information is stored on the DVD in such a way that other DVD players will skip the scenes MP3 files are highly compressed music files The data is compressed to 1 10 of the volume of the original audio material using a special process This means that 10 hours of music can be stored on a single CD T...

Page 18: ...her intellectual property rights Use of this copy protection technology from Macrovision Corporation requires the approval of Macrovision It is intended exclusively for home use and other limited pay per view applications unless Macrovision approves some other use in writing Modifications to the equipment removal of components and reverse engineering are prohibited Simple programming system for DV...

Page 19: ... sections you will need the remote control for the first time Aim the remote control at the DVD recorder and not at the TV set Tip Connecting your DVD recorder to the TV set The necessary cable connections must be made before you can record or playback TV programmes using your DVD recorder Connect the DVD recorder directly to your TV set If there is a video recorder in between the picture quality ...

Page 20: ...recorder can exchange information with your TV set using Easy Link Your TV channels can also be transferred in the same order from your TV set to your DVD recorder using Easy Link Please see your TV s operating instructions Have the following cables ready an aerial cable 1 supplied a mains cable 2 supplied a special scart cable 3 suitable for Easylink 1 Switch off your TV set 2 Remove the aerial c...

Page 21: ...k if the displayed settings for Year Month and Date are correct 5 When all information is correct save by pressing OK Problem Virgin mode Audio Language English Español Français English Italiano Press OK to continue aI can see more installation menus on my TV set Not all the necessary data has been transferred Please enter the settings by hand as follows For more information on the various functio...

Page 22: ...ct the scart socket that is suitable for both video output and for video input My TV set shows me a selection menu for the scart socket Select VCR as tje source for this scart socket 4 Switch on the TV set 5 Insert one end of the supplied mains cable into the mains socket 4MAINS at the back of the DVD recorder and the other end into the wall socket The most important features of the DVD recorder w...

Page 23: ... S Video Y C cable This connecting cable also known as the SVHS cable is used to transmit the brightness signal Y signal and colour signal C signal separately This mini DIN socket plug is also called a Hosiden socket plug Have the following cables ready an aerial cable 1 supplied a mains cable 2 supplied an S Video SVHS cable 3 an audio cable 4 red white plug 1 Remove the aerial cable plug from yo...

Page 24: ...hapter User preferences in the section standby 7 Switch on the DVD recorder using STANDBY ON m IS TV ON will appear on the display Then read the paragraph on Initial installation in Installing your DVD recorder Connecting with video CVBS cable This cable usually with yellow Cinch connectors is used for transmitting the Composite Video signal FBAS CVBS In this method of transmission the colour sign...

Page 25: ...ver to the Video Audio input socket or select the relevant programme number Please see your TV s operating instructions for the programme number you need 6 Insert one end of the supplied mains cable into the mains socket 4MAINS at the back of the DVD recorder and the other end into the wall socket The most important features of the DVD recorder will appear in scrolling text on the display After th...

Page 26: ... can also use the OUT S VIDEO Y C socket and the OUT L AUDIO R sockets Please note Most prerecorded video cassettes and DVDs are copy protected If you try to copy them you will see the message COPY PROT on the DVD recorder s display aWhen copying video cassettes the display on the DVD recorder shows NO SIGNAL b Check that the cable is plugged in firmly b If a recording is made from a video recorde...

Page 27: ...ut on the DVD recorder to the appropriate output on the camcorder You must also connect the audio input left AUDIO right on the DVD recorder to the audio output on the camcorder Connecting audio devices to the analogue audio sockets Two audio output sockets OUT L AUDIO R are located on the back of the DVD recorder audio signal output left right These can be used to connect the following a receiver...

Page 28: ...d a multi channel A V receiver or amplifier that supports at least one of the audio formats of the DVD recorder MPEG2 Dolby Digital and DTS Consult the operating instructions for your receiver to find out which audio formats it supports aAll I can hear from my loudspeakers is a loud distorted noise b The receiver is not compatible with the digital audio format of the DVD recorder The audio format ...

Page 29: ...e on screen menu by pressing CH B or CH A What is an on screen menu The multi language on screen menu takes the mystery out of using your new DVD recorder All settings and or functions are displayed on your TV screen in the relevant language 2 Confirm with OK Virgin mode Audio Language English Español Français English Italiano Press OK to continue 3 Select the desired audio language using CH B or ...

Page 30: ...rch starts WAIT will appear on the display Installation Autom search Searching for TV channels 00 Channels found Please wait aThe DVD recorder cannot find any TV stations b Select channel 1 on the TV set Can you see the stored TV channel on the TV set If not check the cable connection from the aerial aerial socket to the DVD recorder and to the TV set b Please have patience The DVD recorder search...

Page 31: ...red TV channels or if there is no sound at all the wrong TV system may have been stored for the TV channel Read Manual TV channel search for information on how to change the TV system Problem Using a satellite receiver TV channels from a satellite receiver connected to scart socket EXT 2 AUX I O are received on the DVD recorder on programme number EXT2 If necessary use the MONITOR button to switch...

Page 32: ... A and CH B buttons or the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control to select the TV channel for which you want to use the decoder If necessary use the MONITOR button to switch to the internal tuner 4 Press the SYSTEM MENU button on the remote control The menu bar appears 5 Select A symbol with D or C 6 Select Installation using CH B or CH A and confirm with C 7 Select Manual search using CH B or ...

Page 33: ...rs 4 Select A symbol with D or C 5 Select Installation using CH B or CH A and confirm with C 6 Select Manual search using CH B or CH A and confirm with C Installation Manual search Channel freq CH Entry search 01 Programme number 01 TV channel name BBC1 Decoder Off TV system PAL BG NICAM On Fine tuning 0 To store Press OK 7 In Channel freq select the desired display using C Freq Frequency CH Chann...

Page 34: ...n try to fine tune the TV channelmanually Tip 0 Press OK to store the TV channel A To search for other TV channels begin again at 8 B To end press SYSTEM MENU Sorting TV channels automatically Follow TV When the automatic channel search function is activated the TV channels are stored in a specific order This may differ from the order in which the TV channels appear on your TV set This function ch...

Page 35: ...IT will appear in the display The DVD recorder compares the TV channels on the TV set and the DVD recorder If the DVD recorder finds the same TV channel as on the TV set it stores it at P01 a NOTV will appear in the display The DVD recorder is not receiving a video signal from the TV set b Chech the connectors at both ends of the scart cable b Check your TV s operating instructions to see which sc...

Page 36: ...t If required select the programme number for the DVD recorder 2 Switch on the DVD recorder using STANDBY ON m 3 Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control The menu bar appears 4 Select A symbol with D or C 5 Select Installation using CH B or CH A and confirm with C 6 Select Autom search using CH B or CH A 7 Press C Installation Autom search Searching for TV channels 00 Channels found Please wait 8 T...

Page 37: ...again will be made automatically Tip 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the DVD recorder 2 Switch on the DVD recorder Press the SYSTEM MENU button on the remote control The menu bar appears 3 Select A symbol with D or C 4 Select Installation using CH B or CH A and confirm with C 5 Select Sort TV channels using CH B or CH A and confirm with C Installation Sort TV cha...

Page 38: ...enu English Country Other 6 Select the appropriate line and confirm with C Which settings can I choose Audio Language Playback language audio language Recording audio Type of audio recording Language 1 or Language 2 Subtitle Subtitle language Menu Language of the OSD menu Country Location country Tip 7 Select the appropriate setting using CH B or CH A and confirm with OK 8 To end press SYSTEM MENU...

Page 39: ... be reset manually If a TV channel which transmits TXT PDC teletext PDC is stored under programme number P01 the time and date will automatically be taken from the TXT PDC information 1 Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control The menu bar appears 2 Select A symbol with D or C 3 Select Installation using CH B or CH A and confirm with C 4 Select Time Date using CH B or CH A and confirm with C Instal...

Page 40: ...the relevant function Use CH B to confirm the function and go either to another menu or execute the function directly Some functions may not be available depending on the disc inserted Menu bar 1 A User preferences B Title track C Chapter index D Audio language E Subtitle language F Camera angle G Zoom Menu bar 2 While menu bar 1 is being displayed you can go to menu bar 2 by pressing C again H So...

Page 41: ...vated Shuffle Scan Repeat entire disc Repeat title Repeat track Repeat chapter Repeat from A to the end Repeat from A to B Camera angle Child lock enabled Resume playback Illegal action Status field The status field shows the current operating mode status of the DVD recorder and the type of disc inserted This display can be disabled Disc type symbols M DVD RW W DVD R N DVD Video O Video CD P No di...

Page 42: ...al The TV channel is not available the additional device is not connected or it is switched off c Copy protected signal Timer information box This box appears above the tuner information box When a timer recording is set it shows the timer icon and the start time or date of the first programme to be recorded If no timer recording is scheduled the current time is displayed This box disappears durin...

Page 43: ...egional code information b Since DVD films are not normally released in all parts of the world at the same time all DVD players have a specific regional code Discs can be given a regional code If the regional codes differ between the player and the disc playback is not possible b The regional code is shown on the label on the back of the machine b The regional code does not apply to recordable DVD...

Page 44: ...erview appears Using CH B CH A N O select the title you want to play back Confirm with OK For further information see Playing back a DVD RW R Disc If playback does not start automatically press PLAY G For further information see Playing an audio CD If the h symbol appears in the display start playback by pressing PLAY G If a menu appears on the screen use the remote control buttons indicated on th...

Page 45: ... the disc press OPEN CLOSE J on the front of the DVD recorder What should I note when playing back different recording types qualities The correct recording quality M1 M2 M2x M3 M4 M6 will automatically be selected during playback For more information see the section on Selecting the recording type quality in the chapter on Manual recording Playing an audio CD You can also use the DVD recorder to ...

Page 46: ...on CD will play back 1 Insert an MP3 CD Playback starts automatically MP3 CD display If the TV is on the MP3 CD screen appears automatically During playback the current track number and its elapsed playing time will show on the TV screen and on the recorder display During stopped playback STOP h button the numbers of the albums will show on the TV screen and on the display Further information on t...

Page 47: ...ettings 1 Insert a Super Video CD If the h symbol appears in the display start playback by pressing PLAY G 2 If a menu appears on the screen use the remote control buttons indicated on the screen to select the menu option you want PREV N NEXT O or with the number buttons 0 9 If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles you can select a title directly 3 Use RETURN to go back to the previous menu 4 St...

Page 48: ... symbol chapter Now select the appropriate chapter with CH A or CH B Tip Searching a disc You can search the disc for a recording at 4x 8x or 32x playback speed Other speeds can only be selected via the menu bar K 1 During playback press and hold N reverse or O forwards to switch to the search feature You can switch between the playback speeds using N O 2 To continue playback press PLAY G twice at...

Page 49: ...tween different speeds using N or O Slow motion via menu bar 1 During playback press PAUSE 9 and then SYSTEM MENU on the remote control The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen 2 Select the J symbol using C or D and confirm with CH B 3 You can now use the D or C button to select different forward and backward slow motion speeds 4 If necessary switch the menu bar off with the SYSTEM MENU b...

Page 50: ...om the following options repeat chapter DVD only repeat track title repeat entire disc Video CD Audio CD only Shuffle Display disappears no repeat 3 To end the repeat press the STOP h button You can also keep pressing the PLAY MODE button until the displays disappear Repeating a passage A B You can repeat a particular passage within a title chapter You need to indicate the start and end of the pas...

Page 51: ...fore not available For more information please read the cover of your DVD disc Problem 3 Select the required camera angle with CH B or CH A You can also directly enter the number with the number buttons 0 9 4 After a short time playback will resume from the new camera angle The F symbol will remain visible until a scene starts for which there is only one camera angle Zoom feature The Zoom feature ...

Page 52: ...nguage using CH B or CH A You can also enter the number directly using the number buttons 0 9 3 Play continues in the new audio language Subtitles Many pre recorded DVD discs have more than one subtitle language The language initially selected for playback will be the one you selected when you first set up the DVD recorder However you can change the subtitle language of the inserted disc at any ti...

Page 53: ...ing is too long the subsequent recording title chapter will be overwritten Insert new recordings at the end of all existing recordings Safe Record To add a new recording at the end of the last recording on the disc hold down the REC OTR n button until the message SAFE REC appears on the display For DVD R discs each new recording is always added at the end of all previous recordings as existing rec...

Page 54: ...k titles Delete titles or change the disc Problem 3 If necessary use the MONITOR button on the remote control to switch to the internal tuner in the DVD recorder 4 Use CH A or CH B to select the programme number station name you want to record This will appear on the display 1 FREETITLE P01 Programme numbers of the external inputs EXT1 Scart socket at the back EXT 1 TO TV I O EXT2 Scart socket at ...

Page 55: ...disappears from the display The recording is then complete aThe display will read DISC ERR b Recording could not be completed correctly because of a disc error Check the disc and clean it if necessary Problem Making recordings on DVD R discs compatible If you want to play back the recording on a DVD player you need to finalise the disc in the DVD recorder You can prepare your DVD for use in a DVD ...

Page 56: ...venting accidental erasing of discs To ensure you don t accidentally delete a recording you can protect the entire disc You can only ever protect the entire disc You cannot protect individual recordings What happens with DVD R discs As long as these discs are not finalised they can be protected against accidental erasure in the same way as DVD RW discs 1 Insert the disc to be protected 2 While the...

Page 57: ...MENU and use the C button to select the C Chapter symbol You can also use the T C key For further information see Changing to another title chapter in Playback What happens with DVD R discs New recordings on DVD R discs can only be added after existing recordings It is not possible to overwrite existing recordings on DVD R discs 1 In the index display find the title to which the new recording is t...

Page 58: ... Play pre recorded DVD quality offers standard picture quality and a recording time of 2 hours M2x Standard Play plus better than S VHS quality offers standard picture quality and a recording time of 2 5 hours M3 Long Play S VHS picture quality Recording time of 3 hours M4 Extended Play better than VHS picture quality Recording time of 4 hours M6 Super Long Play VHS picture quality Recording time ...

Page 59: ...with D or C Switching off Sat Recording To switch off the function select Off using C or D Tip 7 Confirm with OK 8 Use a scart cable to connect scart socket EXT 2 AUX I O on the DVD recorder to the corresponding scart socket on the satellite receiver 9 To end press SYSTEM MENU 0 Insert a disc you want to use for recording A Programme the satellite receiver with the required information programme n...

Page 60: ...g of the DVD recorder 1 On the TV set select the programme number you want make the recording from 2 Press REC OTR n with the DVD recorder switched off aThe display will read WAIT b The DVD recorder is comparing its saved TV channels with those of the TV set Please do not change the TV channel on the TV set while WAIT is shown in the display a NOTV appears in the display b This TV channel could no...

Page 61: ...on the remote control The menu bar appears 3 Select A symbol with D or C 4 Select Record settings using CH B or CH A and confirm with C 5 Select Direct Record using CH B or CH A 6 Select On Direct Record on or Off Direct Record off using D or C 7 Confirm with OK 8 To end press SYSTEM MENU 9 Switch off with STANDBY m ENGLISH Manual recording ...

Page 62: ...ged when the recording has finished Can markers be set on a DVD R disc Markers can be set on these discs if they have not been finalised It is also possible to add chapters later This means that scenes you do not want to see during playback such as commercials can be hidden or skipped During playback you can watch your recording as a continuous sequence without the hidden chapters Select from the ...

Page 63: ...ess FSS to exit 2 Confirm Insert marker by pressing OK Inserting marker appears on the TV screen X will appear on the screen This DVD is write protected or the disc is a finalised DVD R Subsequent changes cannot be made Tip 3 To stop this function press FSS Hiding chapters Initially all the chapters are visible You can hide chapters for playback e g advertisements or make them visible again In edi...

Page 64: ...visible Delete marker Delete all markers New index picture Divide title Press FSS to exit 1 While the relevant chapter is playing press FSS on the remote control The Favorite Scene Selection menu appears on the TV screen How can I select different chapters 1 Press the T C button on the remote control Titles and chapters are displayed at the top of the screen 2 Select title T or chapter C with C or...

Page 65: ...x overview Splitting titles You can split a title into several sections titles of any size Each of these sections titles is identified by its own index Note This split cannot be undone Can I split titles on DVD R discs As recordings on DVD R discs cannot be overwritten it is not possible to split titles Favorite Scene Selection Insert marker Press OK Current chapter visible Delete marker Delete al...

Page 66: ...e entered 5 Change the icon using CH A or CH B You can switch between upper and lowercase using SELECT You can delete the character using CLEAR 6 Repeat 4 and 5 until you have made the changes you want 7 Save the new name with OK Storing name appears on the TV screen for confirmation 8 To end press D Playing the entire title If you have hidden certain sections chapters of a title this setting lets...

Page 67: ...te Empty title will not appear at this point Can titles be deleted from a DVD R disc Titles on DVD R discs are only marked as deleted Deleted title will appear in the display instead of Empty title During playback the deleted title is skipped The space used for this title cannot be used again as the title has not been physically deleted Once the disc has been finalised no further changes can be ma...

Page 68: ...appears on the TV screen for confirmation 7 To end press D Finishing editing If one or more titles have been edited a DVD player may still display the original titles You can prepare your disc in such a way that a DVD player will be able to play the edited version 1 In the Disc info display press C The Settings for menu appears on the TV screen 2 Select Make edits compatible using CH A or CH B and...

Page 69: ...inalise disc feature in the A menu under Features Problem 3 The screen displays This will take to show how long the process will take 4 To confirm press OK Working appears on the TV screen A bar will move from left to right indicating progress Delete DVD RW disks 1 In the Disc info display press C The Settings for menu appears on the TV screen Settings for Philips1 Disc name Philips1 Protection Un...

Page 70: ...r ends later than was scheduled the DVD recorder will then turn on and off at the correct time What do I need to know about VPS PDC Usually the start time is the same as the VPS or PDC time If a different VPS PDC time is indicated e g 20 15 VPS PDC 20 14 the VPS PDC time 20 14 must be entered exactly to the minute during programming If you want to programme a time that is different from the VPS or...

Page 71: ...ShowView number Mo Fr Weekly Press SELECT To store Press OK Selecting daily weekly recordings Using SELECT select from the following options Mo Fr Repeated daily recordings Monday to Friday Weekly Repeated weekly recordings every week on the same day Tip 5 Confirm with OK aThe following message appears on the screen Please enter programme number b The programme number of the TV channel has not yet...

Page 72: ...ill switch VPS PDC off goes out Changing the recording mode in input field End Select the End input field using C Use SELECT to select the recording mode M1 M2 M2x M3 M4 M6 Tip 7 If all information is correct press the OK button The programming information is stored in a TIMER block 8 To end press TIMER 9 Insert a recordable disc one without write protection The disk you have inserted will be chec...

Page 73: ... g Monday Programme numbers of the EXT1 and EXT2 scart socket You can also programme recordings from external sources via scart socket EXT 1 TO TV I O EXT1 or EXT 2 AUX I O EXT2 Switching on VPS PDC in the Start input field Select the Start input field using TIMER Using SELECT switch on VPS PDC lights up If you press SELECT again you will switch VPS PDC off goes out Changing the recording quality ...

Page 74: ...ll briefly appear on the TV screen appears rather than the displayed values 3 To end press TIMER Tip 5 Press C Select the input field with D or C If required change the information with CH A CH B or the number buttons 0 9 6 Confirm with OK 7 To end press TIMER 8 Switch off with STANDBY m NexTView Link This DVD recorder is equipped with the NexTView Link feature If your television is also equipped ...

Page 75: ...appears briefly on the screen bA write protected disc has been inserted Undo the write protection see Preventing accidental erasing of discs in Manual recording or insert a different disc Error message Memory full bIf this error message appears after pressing TIMER then all TIMER blocks are already programmed No more recordings can be programmed Press the C button If you want to clear or check a p...

Page 76: ...onfirm with C 5 Select the appropriate line using CH B or CH A and confirm with C 6 Select the appropriate function using CH B or CH A or the setting with D or C 7 Confirm the new setting by pressing OK 8 To close the menu item press D Picture settings You can choose the following features in this menu Picture TV shape 16 9 Black level shift Off Vertical video shift ï SCART video RGB TV shape The ...

Page 77: ...de Modulation For receivers amplifiers with digital multi channel sound decoders PCM only Dolby Digital and MPEG 2 multi channel signals are converted to PCM Pulse Code Modulation For receivers amplifiers without digital multi channel sound decoders Off Digital output switched off For devices with analogue audio input Analogue output For devices connected to the analogue audio output OUT L AUDIO R...

Page 78: ...tions in this menu Features Status box On Standby Off Display Bright Status box Along with the on screen menu the OSD On Screen Display also displays information on the current operating status counter playback recording TV channel etc on the TV screen You can switch off the information about the operating status so that the on screen display OSD is not recorded during copying On The OSD informati...

Page 79: ...features is shown in the display Display You can change the brightness of the display on the DVD recorder This setting only affects the DVD recorder when it is switched on Bright The display appear with normal brightness Dimmed The display appears less bright Off The display is switched off Remote Control settings In this menu you can set the remote control type to which your DVD recorder should r...

Page 80: ...disc but to the last 20 discs played This feature can be switched off if not required PBC This line appears only if a VCD is loaded This function lets you activate or deactivate the PBC menu Playback Control for video CDs See Playing a Super Video CD Finalise disc This feature allows you to finalise DVD R discs If the disc has already been finalised this line will appear darker Adapt disc format I...

Page 81: ... is switched off the PIN code must be re entered Activating deactivating child lock 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the DVD recorder 2 Switch on the DVD recorder using STANDBY ON m 3 Press SYSTEM MENU The menu bar appears 4 Select the A icon using D or C 5 Select 2 Disc features using CH B or CH A and confirm with C 6 Confirm Access control using C 7 Enter a 4 di...

Page 82: ...ress PLAY G 2 Press the STOP h button while the 7 icon is visible The icon changes to The disc is now locked Parental level control DVD video only Films on pre recorded DVD discs may contain scenes not suitable for children Therefore some discs may contain Parental Control rating information that applies to the entire disc or to certain scenes on the disc The appropriate scenes have filter values ...

Page 83: ...is new you may have to enter the code a second time as confirmation 8 Select the Parental level using CH A or CH B and confirm with C A bar appears to select the parental level 9 Select the appropriate rating using CH B CH A or the number buttons 0 9 What do the ratings mean Rating 0 displayed as parental control not active Rating 1 suitable for children Rating 8 only suitable for adults What happ...

Page 84: ...nu bar appears 4 Select the A icon using D or C 5 Select line 2 Disc features using CH B or CH A and confirm with C Disc features Access control Enter code Auto resume On 6 Confirm the line Access control using C 7 Enter your four digit code If the code is new you may have to enter the code a second time as confirmation 8 Select Change country using CH B or CH A and confirm with C 9 Select the cor...

Page 85: ... Auto resume On 6 Confirm Access control using C 7 Enter your four digit PIN code If the code is new you may have to enter the code a second time as confirmation 8 Select Change code using CH A or CH B and confirm with C 9 Enter the new code using the number buttons 0 9 Enter the same code again as confirmation 0 Quit using D and SYSTEM MENU I have forgotten my code Press STOP h four times step 7 ...

Page 86: ...DVD recorder does not respond to any button being pressed bThere is no power supply check the power supply bA programmed recording Timer is currently being made If desired cancel the programmed recording Timer with STANDBY m bThere is a technical problem disconnect from the mains power supply for 30 seconds then connect again If this doesn t help you can reset your DVD recorder to the default fact...

Page 87: ...nt to record is not stored or you selected the wrong programme number Check TV channels stored bDisc write protected recording protected Remove write protection or change the disc For more information please see Preventing accidental erasing of discs in chapter Manual Recording bAn already finalised DVD R has been inserted Change disc Programmed recording does not work bYou have programmed the wro...

Page 88: ... DVD players cannot play back DVD RW recordings You can solve this problem by using a special function 1 Open the disc tray with OPEN CLOSE J Insert the disc but do not close the tray 2 Hold down the number button 2 on the remote control until the tray closes The disc is modified 3 If this fails to produce the desired result repeat the procedure using the number button 3 on the remote control 4 Yo...

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