Philips DVDR1500 warranty Contents

Contents

Introduction

DVD Recorder ____________________________________________12

Box contents______________________________________________13

Placement ________________________________________________13

Cleaning discs _____________________________________________13

Remote control ___________________________________________13

Loading the batteries______________________________________13

Installation

Connections - back of your DVD Recorder _____________________14

Step1: Connecting to the antenna or cable TV signal ______________14

Step2: Connecting to a TV___________________________________14

Progressive Scan connection________________________________14

Component Video (YPBPR) connection _______________________14

S-Video (Y/C) connection __________________________________15

Video (CVBS) connection __________________________________15

Step3: Connecting to audio equipment _________________________15

Connecting to an A/V receiver or A/V amplifier

with digital Multi-channel decoder ___________________________15

Connecting to a receiver equipped

with two channel digital stereo (PCM)________________________16

Connecting to a receiver equipped with Dolby Pro Logic ________16

Connecting to a TV with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder ____________16

Connecting to a receiver with two channel analog stereo ________16

Step4: Connecting to other equipment _________________________16

Step5: Connections - Front of your DVD Recorder (optional) ______17

Camcorder connection ____________________________________17

Step6: Power supply ________________________________________17

First time setup: Initial setup _________________________________18

Manual setting ___________________________________________18

Quick start

Switching on ______________________________________________20

Manual recording __________________________________________20

Checking input___________________________________________20

Recording_______________________________________________20

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch Recording) 20

Timer programming ________________________________________21

Timer programming with ‘VCR Plus+’ ________________________21

Timer programming without ‘VCR Plus+’ _____________________21

Playing a pre-recorded DVD-Video disc ________________________22

Playing a recordable DVD+RW disc ___________________________22

Functional overview

Front of Recorder _________________________________________23

Back of Recorder __________________________________________24

Display___________________________________________________25

Remote control ___________________________________________26

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