Philips DVDR3440H/05B Set up, Basic Connection, Connection with a VCR or similar device

1 Connect

Start with the ‘Basic Connection.’

If you have a VCR, follow the instructions for ‘Connection with a VCR or similar device’.

2Set up

3Enjoy

Basic Connection

Television (rear)

Connection with a VCR or similar device

Your new Philips recorder replaces the VCR for your recording needs. First, unplug all the connections from

AFinding the viewing channel

Philips recorder (front panel)

STANDBY-ON

BInitial Installation

APress SETUP on the remote control.

About the Time Shift Buffer (TSB)

Once you switch on this recorder, the currently selected TV programme will be stored in a temporary

Instant Replay

While watching a live TV programme, you can press

left to jump back 10 seconds upon every single press for instant replay.

To antenna or
set-top box	SCART IN

To AC power

your VCR.

To antenna or set-top box

Television (rear)

SCART IN

A Press STANDBY-ONon the recorder. B Switch on the TV set.

Note If connected to your VCR, make sure it is switched off or in standby mode before proceeding.

C Press SETUP .

D If your TV does not switch to the correct viewing

channel, press ‘0’ on the TV’s remote control,

then press the Channel Down button repeatedly

SETUP MENU - SETUP

Menu Language
	English
Country Selection
	Austria
TV Shape
	4:3 LB
Auto Program
	Search
Manual Program
	Edit
Sort
	OK

Note Use up and down keys to toggle through the options. Select an item by pressing right

storage called the ‘TSB’ (Time Shift Buffer). The TSB can store up to 6 hours of recordings temporarily.

Press INFO once to display the Time Shift video bar.

(The TSB in playback mode)

Start time	Shows TV channel or
of programme	video input source

CH003/P3

To return to live broadcast, press and hold right .

Start Recording

ARecord to hard disk

A	Press TUNER	to switch to tuner mode.
B	Press CH or	to go to the TV programme

5 AUDIO / VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT To AC

power

Philips recorder (rear)

AUDIO / VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

Philips recorder

(rear)

until you see the { SETUP MENU – SETUP }

page. This is the correct viewing channel for the

recorder.

SETUP MENU - SETUP

Menu Language
	English
Country Selection
	Austria
TV Shape
	4:3 LB
Auto Program
	Search
Manual Program
	Edit
Sort
	OK

To exit, press [SETUP].

. To confirm a setting, press OK .

BSelect the OSD language.

Highlight and press right . Select { Menu Language } and press right to access the options.

–Select the desired language option and press OK to confirm your selection.

C Select the country of your residence

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	08:30:45

Programme		TSB	Time of current
stored in TSB	status icon		screen playback
	in playback
			Current
			time

channel you wish to record.
C Press INFO	to display the time shift video bar.

03:15:36	09:15:36
	L I V E

Note To record from a connected external device,

press SOURCE repeatedly to cycle through video input sources from:

{ CAM 1 } : VIDEO socket on the front

ABefore connecting, unplug the antenna cable that is currently connected to your TV.

BConnect the antenna cable to the ANTENNA socket on the recorder.

CUse the supplied RF coaxial cable to connect the TV socket on this recorder to the Antenna In socket on the TV.

DUse the SCART cable to connect the EXT1 TO TV-I/Oscart socket on this recorder to the corresponding SCART input socket on the TV.

EConnect the power cable from the recorder to an AC power outlet.

To	VCR or similar
AC power
	device (rear)

AFollow the steps under ‘Basic Connections’ before you proceed to step B below.

BUse another SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the EXT2 AUX-I/Oscart socket on this recorder to the SCART OUT socket on the VCR.

CConnect the power cable from your VCR to an AC power outlet.

Note In this setup, the VCR cannot record TV programmes.

For additional connection diagrams, see the accompanying User Manual.

Note You may press the AV or SELECT button on the TV’s remote control (if available) to select the correct viewing channel. See your TV’s user manual.

Press down key to select { Country

Selection } and press right to access the options.

– Select the country of your residence and press OK to confirm your selection.

DSetup and install TV channels.

Use up / down to select { Auto Program } and press OK .

–A warning message will appear. Select

CONTINUEOK and press OK to start automatic

TV channel search.

Note If no channels were found, check the antenna connection and start the channel search again.

ESet the date and time

Highlight and press right .

Select { Date-Time Programme } and press

right to access the options.

–Select the desired broadcast channel to automatically set the date/time and press OK to confirm.

F Press SETUP to finish installation.

The contents on the time shift buffer will be erased

once you press CH or or if you switch to

another mode: SOURCE , DV ,

DVD REC .

Pause ‘live’ TV

At times, you may be interrupted while watching your favourite programme. Now you can pause it, as if you were in control of the broadcast.

APress PAUSE while watching any live TV programme to suspend it.

BPress PLAY to continue.

CTo return to live broadcast, press and hold right .

To jump forward playback, press right once for every 30 seconds.

{ CAM 2 } : S-VIDEO socket on the front

{ EXT 1 } : EXT 1 scart socket on the back

OR Press DV to record from a DV camcorder connected via the DV IN socket on the recorder.

D Press REC to start recording.

Note Press REC repeatedly to extend 30 minutes increments per single press on the key.

E To stop recording, press STOP .

Your Philips recorder is now ready for use!