Philips DVDR615/37B User manual

Quick install guide
Connecting your DVD recorder to the V
set/Initial installation
Attention ! Until the initial installation has been completed, the buttons on the front
will not function.
1Remove the antenna or cable TV signal from your TV. Connect it
to the ANTENNA IN jack at the back of the DVD recorder.
2Insert one end of the supplied antenna cable into the TV
OUT jack at the back of the DVD Recorder and the other end
into the antenna input jack at the back of the TV.
3Use the supplied video (CVBS) cable and plug one end into the
yellow jack OUT VIDEO (CVBS) at the back of the DVD
Recorder and the other end into the Video In jack (usually
yellow) of the TV (usually called Video in or AV in. See your TV's
instruction manual).
4Use the supplied audio (cinch) cable and plug one end into the
red/white cinch jack OUT L AUDIO R at the back of the DVD
Recorder (under to Video in ) and the other into the
corresponding red/white audio input jack of the TV (usually called
Audio in', 'AV in'. See your TV's instruction manual).
5Switch on the TV. Then switch the TV to the Video/Audio input
jack or select the corresponding channel number. For the channel
number, please see your TV's instruction manual.
6Connect the mains jack 4MAINS at the back of the DVD
Recorder with the power supply using the supplied power cable.
The most important features of the DVD Recorder will appear
on the display.
After the initial installation is completed, this function will be
switched off.
IS TV ON?
7Switch the DVD-recorder on using STANDBY-ON m.
'IS TV ON?' will appear on the display.
Initial Setup
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Press OK to continue
8If necessary, select the channel number of the input socket at the
TV set.
The initial installation menu appears on the screen.
9Select your preferred setting using CH- Bor CH+ A.
Confirm with OK .
The initial installation is carried out automatically. Please wait until the procedure is completed.
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Making a recording
1If necessary, switch to TV programming by pressing the
MONITOR button on the remote.
2Use CH+ Aor CH- Bto select the channel you want to
record.
Recording via the external sockets
Select either the front socket ('CAM1', 'CAM2') or the socket ('EXT1',
'EXT2') at the back of the recorder, from which the recording is to be
carried out using CH+ Aor CH- B.
Selecting the recording mode (quality)
You can select between 'M1' (camcorder recordings/1 hour), 'M2'(2
hours), 'M2x' (2,5 hours), 'M3' (3 hours) 'M4' (4 hours), 'M6' (6 hours)
or 'M8' (8 hours) using REC MODE .
SAFE RECORD
Usually, a recording starts at the point where the previous recording
ended. This will delete all subsequent recordings.
If a new recording is to be placed at the end of all recordings, hold
down REC/OTR nuntil 'SAFE REC' appears on the display. ip
3To start recording, press REC/OTR non the remote control
or nREC on the DVD recorder.
a'NO SIGNAL' (no signal) will appear on the display
bCheck whether the cable plugs fit correctly.
bIf the recording is made from a video recorder, adjust the "tracking"
on the video recorder.
bIn case of bad, non-standard video input signals, the DVD Recorder
may not be able to detect the signal. Problem
Programming recordings
1With the Recorder on, press TIMER on the remote control.
Timer
Timer Programming
Date
01/
Ch.
01
Start
08:30AM
End
10:30AM
Rec
Mode
M1
Mo-Fr/Weekly
Press SELECT
To store
Press OK
2Select line 'Timer Programming' using CH- Bor CH+ Aand
confirm with C.
The information will be displayed.
3Select the entry field with Dor C.
Enter information with CH- B,CH+ Aor the number buttons
0..9 .
In the entry field 'Date', you first enter the month and then the
date.
4If all information is correct, press the OK button. The
information is stored in a TIMER block.
5To end, press TIMER .
6Switch off the DVD recorder with STANDBY m.
A programmed recording will only function if the DVD recorder is switched off using
STANDBY m.
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