Contents
General information

Introduction ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Supplied Accessories –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Setup –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Maintenance ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Disc handling –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Environmental information –––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Which discs can be used? –––––––––––––––––––––––– 6 Region code ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6 Trademark and license information ––––––––––––––––– 6

Remote control

Inserting the batteries ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7 Using the remote control –––––––––––––––––––––––– 7 Double function buttons –––––––––––––––––––––– 7 Controlling other Philips equipment –––––––––––––– 7 How to type text with the number buttons –––––––– 7 Remote control buttons ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8

Controls and connections

Controls on the front –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 10 Connections on the front ––––––––––––––––––––––– 10 Connections on the rear –––––––––––––––––––––––– 11

Connecting speakers and antennas

Speaker setup and connection –––––––––––––––––––– 12 Connecting the tuner antennas ––––––––––––––––––– 12 Connecting the TV antenna –––––––––––––––––––––– 12

Connecting the TV

 

Connections for the TV

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Case1: Scart connection

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Case 2: Component Video / Progressive Scan

connection ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14 Switching the DVD recorder system to

Progressive Scan –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14

Connecting other equipment

Connecting additional video equipment –––––––––––– 15 Connecting additional audio equipment –––––––––––– 15 Analogue connection for audio playback ––––––––– 15

Analogue connection for audio recording with

other equipment ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 15 Digital connection for audio playback –––––––––––– 15 Digital connection for audio recording with

other equipment ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 15 Connecting a camcorder to CAM 1 or CAM 2 ––––––– 16 Connecting headphones –––––––––––––––––––––––– 16

Mains –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 16

Initial installation ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 17

Sources

Selecting a source ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 19 Selecting another source while recording ––––––––– 19 Selecting an S-Video recorder connected to

EXT-2 AUX I/O –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 19

Volume and sound

Adjusting the volume of all speakers ––––––––––––––– 20 Adjusting the volume of the rear speakers and of

the subwoofer –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 20 Adjusting bass and treble –––––––––––––––––––––––– 20 Volume balance between the speakers ––––––––––––– 20 Selecting a surround effect ––––––––––––––––––––––– 21 ClearVoice ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 21 Night mode –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 21

Disc playback

Loading a disc –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 22 Playing a DVD, DVD+R or DVD+RW disc –––––––––– 22 Disc menu –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 22 Playing a (Super) Video CD –––––––––––––––––––––– 23 Playing an audio CD –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 23 Playing an MP3-CD –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 23 Selecting a title/chapter ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 24 Selecting a title directly ––––––––––––––––––––––– 24 Selecting a chapter directly –––––––––––––––––––– 24 Selecting a title/chapter with 4or ¢ –––––––– 24 Searching (not on MP3-CDs) ––––––––––––––––––––– 24 Searching via the menu bar ––––––––––––––––––– 24

LSearching by keying in a time (not on MP3-CDs) ––– 25 Scan –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 25 Repeat and playback in random order –––––––––––––– 25 Repeating a specific sequence (not on MP3-CDs) ––––– 25 Still picture ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 26 I Frame by frame playback ––––––––––––––––––––– 26

Frame by frame playback in the system menu bar –– 26 Slow motion ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 26 Slow motion via the menu bar ––––––––––––––––– 26 D Changing the audio language ––––––––––––––––––– 27

E Subtitles –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 27 F Camera angle –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 27 G Zoom –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 27

Recording

Discs for recording ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 28 Copyright protection ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 28 Before you start recording ––––––––––––––––––––––– 28 Recording a TV programme or recording from

external video equipment ––––––––––––––––––––––– 29 Safe record –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 30 Recording with automatic stop (OTR – One Touch Recording) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 30 Lining up recordings within a title – assemble cut (DVD+RW discs only) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 30 Selecting the recording mode –––––––––––––––––––– 31

Selecting the recording mode with

REC / PLAY MODE ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 31 Direct Record –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 32 Switching Direct Record on or off –––––––––––––– 32 Starting Direct Record ––––––––––––––––––––––– 32

English

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