Philips RTH718 Firmware Upgrad e

English

Firmware Upgrad e

Installing the latest  rmware

Periodically, Philips will issue upgrades for

the  rmware that was initially installed in

your recorder as the  rmware is

continuously re ned for greater stability

and compatibility of the recorder.

Caution! Power supply must not be

interrupted during upgrade!

 Visit Philips’ website at

‘www.philips.com/support’ to check for

the availability of the latest  rmware

upgrade.

Note: When checking for the latest

 rmware upgrade, please also check for

any accompanying instructions on

installing the  rmware.

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Contents

Main CAUTION Index Page Page Page Time Shift Buffer Instant Replay Pause Live TV Direct Recording to DVD Special Features What kind of disc should I use for recording? What is the capacity of a DVD recordable disc? What is the difference between DVDR and DVDRW? Can I copy a VHS tape or DVD from an external player? Frequently Asked Questions Care and Safety Information Setup precautions Cleaning discs HDD (Hard Disk Drive) handling care Introduction General Information ALL Remote Control Page Remote Control Inserting Batteries Main Unit Basic Functions Switching the system on/off Sound Control Volume control A. Placing the speakers and subwoofer B. Connecting the speakers and subwoofer C. Connecting the IDE control cables D. Connecting the ground E. Connecting FM antenna F Connecting the TV antenna Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections G Connecting the video cable(s) H. Connecting the audio Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections I. Connecting the power cords TV has only an antenna input jack Step 2 : Optional Connections Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver Connecting to a VCR or other similar device Connecting to a VCR and Cable Box/Satellite Receiver Connecting a camcorder to the front jacks Listening to the playback of another device Step 3: Installation and Setup Finding the viewing channel Setting your TV channel programs Page Page Setting the language Setting the time & date Page Control TV programs Switching on to TV program Pause live TV function Instant Replay function Before Recording About temporary HDD storage (Time Shift Buffer) Accessing the HDD (Hard Disk Storage) Setup Menu Page Default Recording settings Page Recording TV programs Recording from a DV camcorder Record on Hard Disk Recording from an external device (Camcorder/VCR/ DVD player) Record on Hard Disk Record on DVD Recordable Disc Copying from HDD to a recordable DVD Discs for recording Recording from various sources Record on DVD Recordable Disc About timer recording Timer recording (G-CODE System) Timer Recording Page Timer recording (manually) Changing/ Deleting a timer recording Playback from Hard Disk Playback your HDD recordings Playback from D isc Playable discs Inserting a disc Starting disc playback Page Page Additional Playback Features Changing to another title/ chapter/track Pausing playback and step play Searching forward/backward Zooming in Using INFO options Page Page Edit Recordings - HDD About HDD title edit menu Accessing the HDD title edit menu Page Edit Recordings - HDD Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD About disc edit menu Accessing disc editing menu Page Playing your recordings (DVDR) on other DVD players About DVD title editing Accessing DVD title edit menu Page About video editing Accessing video editing menu Title Page Setup Menu Options Accessing the Setup Menu VIDEO settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) the options. Press to access this menu and use keys to select one of the options. Page Page Radio Reception Tuning to radio stations Programming radio stations Tuning to preset radio stations Firmware Upgrad e Installing the latest rmware Tro ub le sh oo ti ng Page Tro ub le sho ot in g Video Recording Video Playback Audio Playback Still Picture Playback TV systems Speci cations Glossary Display panel symbols/ messages