Philips DVDR980 User manual

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Introduction
With the enclosed CD-ROM, European DVD Recorder models DVDR980 and
DVDR985* can e upgraded to the level of the DVDR990, including the following
features:
l6-hour record mode
lMP3-CD play ack
lCinema Link
Of course, on upgraded DVDR980 sets the i.LINK function will not e availa le.
- DVDR985*/001 - DVDR985*/021 - DVDR985*/051
Package contents
This upgrade package contains the following items:
lCD-ROM upgrade disc
lThis ooklet
Before you upgrade
It may e useful to write down the system version information of your DVD recorder
efore you start the upgrade procedure, in case you need to call service. You can find
this information y pressing w(down cursor) twice in the remote control settings menu.
DI q q q q q q AN q q q q q q SV q q q
BE q q .q.q q DV q q q q q q q q FP q q
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Upgrade procedure – Read this before
you start
The upgrade procedure takes around 15 minutes in total.
1Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the tray.
Insert the upgrade CD-ROM disc, la el side up.
3Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the tray.
‰ First ‘READING ’appears on the display, followed y ‘DOWNLOAD’.
‰ If the firmware was already updated, the display will show ‘UP TO DATE’ within
a few seconds.
4When the upgrade is completed the tray will open automatically.
‰ The display shows ‘REMOVE DISC’.
5Now remove the disc.
6Press STANDBY/ON to switch off the recorder.
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New functions
.5 and 6-hour record modes
In addition to the existing HQ, SP, LP and EP record modes the DVD Recorder now has
two new modes:
l'SP+' mode offers 2.5 hours recording – ideal for recording longer movies.
l'EP+' mode lets you record up to 6 hours on a disc.
MP3 CD playback
The DVD Recorder can play MP3 CDs that comply with the following constraints:
lFile system: ISO9660
lMaximum 30 characters
lMaximum 8 levels of nested directories
lMaximum 32 al ums
It supports varia le it rates including 32, 64, 96, 128, 192 and 256 k ps, and sampling
rates of 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz. Of a multi-session disc, only the first session will e
played.
The following formats are not supported:
lFiles with extensions *.WMA, *.AAC, *.DLF, *.M3U, *.PLS
lChinese filenames.
lDiscs of which the session is not closed.
lDiscs recorded with the UDF file system.
Downloading MP3 files from the Internet or copying songs from your own discs is a
delicate process.
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