Contents

1

Safety recommendations

4

 

Where to put your recorder?

4

 

Warnings and safety instructions

4

 

Batteries

5

 

Interference

5

 

Hard disk

5

 

USB Storage devices

5

 

Cleaning the recorder

5

 

 

2 What‘s in the box

6

 

Front panel of the recorder

7

 

Rear panel of the recorder

7

 

Overview of the remote control

8

 

 

 

3

Connecting your devices

10

 

Connection to the terrestrial antenna

10

 

Connection to the TV set

10

 

Connection to a VCR/DVD recorder

11

 

Connection to a Home cinema system

11

 

Connection to a hi-fi unit

11

 

Connection to your Ethernet network

11

 

 

 

4

Before starting

12

 

Basics of the menu system

12

 

Menu tree

13

 

 

5 Running your first installation

14

 

Video Settings

14

 

Parental Control

14

 

Channel Search

14

 

Selecting your region

15

 

 

6 Your recorder’s main commands

16

 

Selecting a TV channel

16

 

Adjusting the audio volume

17

 

Using the Picture in Picture (PIP) feature

17

 

Changing the favourites list

17

 

Temporarily selecting audio languages, subtitles and audio

 

 

description

18

 

Activating and Using Audio description

18

 

Teletext and interactive services

18

 

TV/AUX Switch

18

 

TV Guide

18

 

Live mode/Deferred mode

19

 

Recording programmes

19

 

 

 

7

Video Recordings

20

 

Immediate recording (Live or Deferred programme)

20

 

Recording programmes from the Recording Schedule

 

 

menu

20

 

Recording programmes from the TV Guide

21

 

Recording List

22

 

Managing the Recording list

22

 

 

 

8

Multimedia Player

24

 

Accessing the Media Player

24

 

Navigating in the Media Player

24

 

Viewing photo files

25

 

Playing audio files

25

 

Viewing your own video files

25

 

Importing/Exporting multimedia files

25

 

 

9 Adjusting the installation parameters

26

 

Channel Search

26

 

Channel Management

27

 

Technical Settings

28

 

Information and Support

30

 

 

 

10

Environment

31

 

Meaning of logos present on the product or its packaging

31

 

Product recycling and disposal

31

 

European Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic

 

 

Equipment (WEEE)

31

 

Directive on the Restriction of use of certain hazardous

 

 

substances in electronic equipment (RoHS)

31

 

Electrical consumption of the recorder

31

 

 

 

11

Troubleshooting

32

 

FAQ

32

 

Using the recorder

32

 

Updating the software

33

 

 

 

12

Customer Support

34

 

 

 

13

Specifications

35

 

 

 

14

Guarantee Terms

37

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