Philips HDRW 720/00-02 operating instructions Overview of functions, Functioning of the device

Overview of functions

Functioning of the device

Your Philips DVD/HDD recorder mainly consists of the following components:

HDD recorder

For recording in a temporary storage on the HDD (Time shift Buffer)

As soon as you turn on the DVD/HDD recorder, it automatically records the current TV channel selected on the DVD/HDD recorder in this temporary storage. As a result, you can 'rewind' to a scene ( D ) or watch a still picture ( PAUSE 9 ), while the current TV show is still being recorded.

Recordings in the time shift buffer are only temporarily available (factory settings: 3 hours).

For storing recordings on the HDD

You can mark recordings in the time shift buffer for storage on the HDD using REC/OTR n .

These recordings will be transferred to the HDD when you switch off the device using STANDBY m or when the time periode of the time shift buffer ( e.g. 3 hours) expires.

DVD Recorder

For archiving (copying) HDD recordings on a DVD+RW/+R

Recordings on the HDD can be selected in a title overview screen (Media Browser) and then copied (archived) on a DVD+RW/+R.

TV tuner

For recordings independently from your TV set

You can use your DVD/HDD recorder as a TV tuner, allowing you the comfort of pausing a running TV show and continue watching it later. You can make recordings on the HDD without having to turn on the TV set.

DVD/CD/MP3 player

For playing back recorded DVDs, CDs , CD

You can use this device to play back DVD+R/RWs, DVD-R/RWs, (S)Video CDs(CD-RW/R), Audio CDs(CD-RW/R), MP3 CDs(CD-RW/R) of the respective standard.

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