Philips HDRW 720/17 manual TV Guide On Screen System, General information

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The TV Guide On Screen ™ System

General information

Your DVD Recorder is equipped with the TV Guide On

Screen™System. The TV Guide On Screen™System offers a free interactive electronic program guide that lists all the TV programs available in your area. You can also use the TV Guide On Screen™System to program your DVD recorder to record your favorite shows.

Press TV GUIDE to see a summary of all the TV programs currently being shown on the various TV channels. For the summary, you can either display all shows for a particular start time or sorted according to category.

For the TV Guide On Screen™System to operate correctly, the necessary data has to be collected. The DVD recorder may take up to several hours to do this.

Please note the following:

•) All the TV channels must already have been installed.

•) The TV channel that transmits the TV Guide On Screen™system information must not be switched off

•)The time and date must have been set.

•)The antenna/cable network must be connected; it must be possible to receive TV channels.

•)The DVD recorder must be connected to the AC-outlet •)The DVD recorder must be switched to standby with the STANDBY m button.

•) If you have connected a cable box it must be switched on.

Setting up the TV Guide On Screen™ System

Below we'll tell you how to set up the TV Guide On Screen™System to suit your own particular needs and how to install a cable box if you have one.

If the TV Guide On Screen™System has not yet been set up, go directly to step 4.

1Switch on the TV set. If required, select the channel for the DVD recorder (channel 3 or 4).

2Press the TV GUIDE button on the remote control. P The 'LISTINGS' screen will appear.

aA Set-up screen will appear

bThe TV Guide On Screen™System is not completely installed, or the installation was aborted. Chose from the following options and follow the instructions on the screen:

O'Set up GUIDE now':

Installation of the TV Guide On Screen™System

O'Set up GUIDE later':

If you choose this option the 'reminder screen' will appear every time you switch on the DVD recorder.

O'Don't remind me again':

Select this option if you do not want to set up the TV Guide On Screen™System now. Please note, that without a complete installation from the TV Guide On Screen™System it is not possible to make a programd recording.

3Press A . Select then 'SETUP' with the C or D button. Use B , A to select 'Set up GUIDE now'.

4Confirm with OK .

A list of countries will appear on the screen. Use A , B to select your country.

5Confirm with OK .

6Enter the zip/postal code where the DVD recorder is being set up.

Why do I have to enter my zip/postal code?

For the TV Guide On Screen™System to operate correctly it needs to know its current location and the TV channels available at that location. The DVD recorder works this out automatically on the basis of the zip/postal code and country.

7Confirm with OK .

8Select your type of antenna connection. 'Cableservice' 'No': Antenna 'Cableservice' 'Yes': Cable connection

What is the difference between cable and antenna?

The difference is that they have different channel rasters. In the antenna setting, only channels from 21 to 69 can be entered. In the cable setting, however, channels 1 to 125 can be entered.

9Confirm with OK .

If you selected 'Cableservice' 'No', there is nothing further you need to do here. Read on in the section entitled 'Continue set-up'. Otherwise, you should continue here.

0Select the type of cable connection. 'Yes': External cable box

'No': Connection to a cable network.

AConfirm with OK .

If you selected 'No', there is nothing further you need to do here. Read on in the section entitled 'Continue set-up'.

Otherwise, you should continue here.

BIf you connected the cable box to the DVD recorder only via the antenna cable, select with B or A the channel number on which the cable box is transmitting (most channel 3).

If the cable box is connected via the Video/Audio or S-Video jack, select the relevant input jack of the DVD recorder on the screen. An incorrect setting here may lead to poor TV reception.

CConfirm with OK .

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Contents Page Ownership Proof of Purchase Product Safety AdditionalRegistering your product guarantees that Notification Benefits of ProductFollowing disclaimer applies to this libpng library AcknowledgmentsSafety Information Important Safety Instructions Table of contents Additional user preferences Access control Child LockGlossar Code numbers of the remote control Disc Manager DMFunctioning of the device Overview of functionsRemote control HDD Additional TV functions Behind the flap at the right corner on the front Front of the deviceBack of the device Playback only IntroductionDiscs you can use Recording and playbackAccessories Technical dataRegional code Therefore, refrain from using a CD lens cleaner disc Symbols used in these operating instructionsCleaning the discs Can I use a CD lens cleaner in the DVD recorder?Special functions of your DVD recorder ModelHDRW 720/17 Using your DVD remote control With your TV set Connecting the DVD recorderPreparing the remote control for operation Connecting to the antennaPlease note the color order Connecting to the TVConnecting with a S Y/C cable Connection with Component Y Pb Pr CableConnection with the antenna cable only Connecting to the ACConnecting with Video Cvbs cable Switch on the TV setConnecting a cable box with cinch or S cable Connecting additional devicesVideo Y/C-EXT2 jack and the Audio L/R IN-EXT Connecting audio devices to the digital audio jacks Connecting a camcorder to the front jacksConnecting audio devices to the analog audio jacks Initial installation InstallationPanscan What is the language of the subtitles?Switch off the Dealer Demo LetterboxTuner mode Too few TV channels have been found Additional installation featuresAutomatic TV channel search End with System MenuAdding and clearing TV channels manually Setting the languageCan not select the line Add/Delete Channels Not allowed will appear on the TV screen Setting the time and date automaticallyPlayback audio MenuSelect Manual with B or a 8Confirm with OK Setting the time and dateTV Guide On Screen System Setting up the TV Guide On Screen SystemGeneral information Setting up the cable box Connecting the IRFinalize set General TV Guide On ScreenSystemNavigating the TV Guide On Screen System Function buttons in the Sort screen How do I cancel?Listings screenThe Sort screen Action buttons in the Listings screenFunction buttons in the Messages screen Schedule screenMessages screen Promotions screenSetup screen Time shift Buffer What is the advantage from 1 hour and 6 hours?Recording on the HDD GeneralRight area Symbols in the Time Shift BufferNavigation in the time shift buffer Left areaHow can I delete the changes? Mark TV shows for recordingMark an entire title Mark part of a titleRecording from a video recorder/DVD player Manual recordingsOTR recordings Please observe the following Recording from a camera connected to the front jacksStop h You can also programme TV shows as Favorites Programming a recording TimerSetting up repeat recordings Programming recordings with the TV Guide On Screen systemDecoded data appears after confirmation Programming recordings with the VCR Plus+ SystemChanging the start/end times Delete programmed recording To end, press Timer sProgramming recordings without the VCR Plus+ System Change AM/PMCancel a programmed recording in progress Repeat Additional playback featuresPlayback from the HDD Search by timeSymbols in the Media Browser Zoom featureMedia browser Change order for the media browser Change title settingsClear chapters Edit titleTitle name Change the name of the titleEditing recorded titles name Divide title Enter characters usingPress Pause Press OK . The marker will be inserted Delete titles/recordings from the HDDInsert/remove chapter markers Insert chapter markersHidden szenes were not copied on the DVD+RW/+R Hide chapters sectionsChapter is visible and can be hidden with the blue button Archiving of the edited titleArchiving storing titles on a Recording on a DVD+RW/+RProtect disc against accidental recordings Inserting a disc Switch over to the actual TV channel during PlaybackPlayback from a disc General notes on playbackYou can also use the Down or UP button on the front Playing a DVD video disc Playing a DVD+RW/ +R discPlaying an audio CD Starts automaticallyMP3 CD display When creating MP3 CDs please note the followingPlaying an MP3 CD Playing a Super Video CD Important notes for playbackSlow motion Additonal playback featuresSearching a disc Still pictureCamera angle Scan featureZoom feature Repeat/Shuffle playSubtitles Select the audio languageManaging the disc contents Hiding chapters Switching quicklyNumber of chapters C has increased by two or more numbers Changing the index picture Deleting chapter markersHow can I select different chapters? Can I divide titles on DVD+R discs? Editing recording titles namePlaying the entire title Dividing titlesSelect Erase this title using a or B and confirm with OK Erasing recordings/titles Disc settingsCan titles be deleted from a DVD+R disc? Erasing DVD+RW Discs Changing the disc nameFinishing editing Finalizing DVD+R discsAdding a disc to the Disc Manager Disc Manager DMRemoving discs from the Disc Manager See the message Insert disc number on my screen Searching for a title in the Disc ManagerSearching discs What do the displays on the screen mean?User preferences for the HDD Press Tuner on the remote control to switch to HDD modeStereo Off Can not select some functionsHDD buffer M2xAuto Ch. Programming Automatic channel search Can not select this functionSport NormalFor a full-height picture with the sides trimmed Picture settingsAdditional user preferences You can select the following functions in this menuAll Sound settingsLanguage settings SurroundDisk feature menu Additional settingsAuthorizing a disc Access control Child LockChild lock DVD and VCD Activating/deactivating child lockActivating/deactivating parental level control Parental level control DVD video onlyChanging the country Have forgotten my code Changing the PIN codeStatus field Symbols in the menu barInformation on the screen of your TV Field for temporary messagesMessages in the DVD recorder display Symbols on your DVD recorder displayAn empty title on a DVD+RW/+R is selected BImportant Before you call an engineerBefore you call an engineer Problem Index screen flickers when a DVD+R is inserted Other disc errors DVD+RWDVD+RW disc cannot be played on certain DVD players WHO is COVERED? Macrovision ChaptersRegion code Pan & ScanFinlux 208, 209, 211, 212, 250 333, 334 332 283 Code numbers of the remote controlMGA 3103 605 4252/000 WwnnNNNwwnnwWNnwNwnNwnNnWNnwwN Hdrw 720/17Technical data Hdrw 720/17
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