User preferences, Setting user preferences | Philips DVDR1500

User preferences

Setting user preferences

You can set your user preferences for some of the Recorder features. (See ‘Operation’ - ‘User preference menu operation’)

The following items can be adapted:

Picture settings

TV Shape

With TV Shape you can adjust the image from your DVD Recorder to fit your TV screen.

You can choose:

-16:9 if you have a wide screen (16:9) TV.

-4:3 Letterbox: if you have a regular TV and you want a ‘wide-screen’ picture with black bars at the top and bottom,

-4:3 Pan Scan: if you have a regular TV and you want 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.

Theatrical

Select On or Off.			English
Black level shift
Adapts the color dynamics to obtain richer contrasts.
Video shift
The factory setting centers the video on your screen.
Or, use Video shift to adjust the position of the picture
on your TV to the left or right.

					Picture
	TV shape		4:3 letter box
	Black Level shift		On
	Video shift

			OK to exit
			OK to exit

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For fast help, call us first Page Warranty Verification General Information Important safety instructions For Customer Use Laser safetyPage English Françaisx Español English Contents Operation RecordingPlayback Managing disc content Access controlTroubleshooting Glossary DVD Recorder Introduction Placement Box contentsCleaning discs Remote control Connecting to the antenna or Cable TV signal InstallationConnecting to a TV Connections back of your DVD Recorder Video Y/C connection Connecting to audio EquipmentVideo Cvbs connection Digital Multi-channel sound Connecting to a receiver equipped with Dolby Pro Logic Connecting to other equipment optionalConnecting to a TV with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder Connecting to a receiver with two channel analog stereo Power supply Connections Front Your DVD Recorder optionalCamcorder connection Manual setting First time setup Initial setupMenu language Audio language Automatic TV Channel Search TV Shape Switching on Quick startManual recording Timer programming with ’VCR Plus+’ Timer programmingTimer programming without VCR Plus+ Press u right cursor Playing a recordable DVD+RW disc Playing a pre-recorded DVD- Video discPoint at which you it stopped the last time by To stop playback at any time, press 9 Stop Front of Recorder Functional overview Back of Recorder RF connection to antenna/cable TV signalOUT Coax coaxial Space free around the vents Display Displays the Timer menu CH Alternate Channel switches to previous TV channelSwitches between different values in a menu Delete last entry/clear a Timer Acknowledge menu selection Important notes for operation OperationDisc types Loading discs On-screen display information Discs unsuitable for recording or playingSystem menu bar User preference menu operation Temporary feedback iconsUser preference menu icons Tuner info box Status boxDisc type icons Disc status icons Timer info box Other title Index Picture Screen Picture settings Setting user preferencesUser preferences Black level shift Feature settings Language settings Record settings Remote Control settings Update/Re-install TV channels InstallationAdd and delete TV channels VCR Plus+ ch Manually Time/Date Automatic Recording Before you start recordingManual recording of a TV channel Manual audio control Timer recording with ’VCR Plus+’ TProessTexitIMER Timer recording without ‘VCR Plus+’ If a timer recording is incorrectSolution Press u right cursor to select Ch How to clear a timer block How to check or alter a Timer RecordingHow to stop a Time Recording in progress Press Clear Playing a pre-recorded DVD Video disc PlaybackPlaying a Super Video CD To stop play at any time, press 9 Stop General features Moving to another title/trackMoving to another chapter/index Slow Motion Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame PlaybackSearch Repeat A-B RepeatScan Time search Special DVD-Video features ZoomMenus on the disc Camera Angle Subtitles Special VCD featuresPlayback Control PBC Changing the audio language Playing an Audio CD PauseRepeat track/disc Scan Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated Access controlChild Lock DVD and VCD Activating/deactivating the child lock Locking Discs that were formerly Unlocked Parental Level DVD-Video onlyActivating/Deactivating Parental Control Insert the disc Changing the 4-digit code Country Managing disc content DVD+RW only Title settingsDisc Information Screen Disc name Disc SettingsProtection Erase disc Edit during playback Favorite Scene Selection Inserting Chapter Markers during recording Divide a titleAppend recording Symptom Remedy Troubleshooting No new title can be recorded Two languages are ‘mixed’ when recording From a stereo VCR Diagnosis program System limitationsInstructions Term Explanation Glossary Title VideoTruSurround TV system English Page DVD+REWRITABLE Disc Format Specifications Philips