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DVD Recorder
DVDR615
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Return your Product Registration Card today to get the very most from your purchase. Registering your model with PHILIPS makes you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed below, so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registration Card at once to ensure: *Proof of *Product Safety *Additional Purchase Notification Benefits Returning the enclosed card By registering your product, of Product guarantees that your date of you'll receive notification - Ownership purchase will be
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified 2. Keep these instructions. by the manufacturer or sold with 3. Heed all warnings. the apparatus.When a cart is used, use caution when moving 4. Follow all instructions. the cart/apparatus combination 5. Do not use this apparatus near to avoid injury from tip-over. water. 13.Unplug this apparatus during lightning 6. Clean only with dry cloth. storms or when unused for l
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LASER Type Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (DVD) Manufactured under license from Dolby AIGaAs (CD) Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D Wave length 658 nm (DVD) symbol are trademarks of Dolby 790 nm (CD) Laboratories. Output Power 30 mW (DVD+RW write) 1.0 mW (DVD read) CAUTION 1.0 mW (CD read) Beam divergence 84 degrees (DVD) Use of controls or adjustments or 61 degrees (CD) performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation. Canada Eng
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Special Functions Your PHILIPS DVD recorder has a number of special functions that will make day-to-day use of your new DVD recorder easier for you. Using the ‘Digital Photo This connection is also known Manager’, you can view and as 'FireWire' and 'IEEE 1394.' modify JPEG pictures from a This connection is used for the Picture CD, DVD, or a CD ROM. transfer of high bandwidth You can create slide shows and digital signals as used by digital play them on a DVD player. video (DV) camcorders. Audi
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English Table of Contents Special Functions ................................... 3 Front Panel .................................................23 Jacks behind the flap .................................... 23 Care and Safety Information Installing the DVD Recorder Setup .............................................................. 8 First Installation ................................... 24-25 Cleaning discs............................................... 8 TV channel programming .................
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Table of Contents Recording Using the Browser Discs for recording ................................... 37 Browsing the disc ...................................... 53 Color coded buttons functions ................. 53 Recording settings..................................... 37 Recording mode ........................................... 38 Browsing the picture disc ........................ 54 Recording language ...................................... 38 Adding pictures to an album ....................
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English Care and Safety Information CAUTION! Cleaning discs High voltage! Do not open. Some problems occur because the disc You run the risk of getting an inside the recorder is dirty (frozen electric shock. picture, sound disruptions, picture The machine does not contain any distortions). To avoid these problems, user-serviceable parts. Please leave discs should be cleaned on a regular all maintenance work to qualified basis. personnel. To clean a disc, use a micro fibre cleaning cloth and w
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General Information TM About Y esDVD Introduction Your Philips DVD recorder allows you to YesDVD™ software allows you to create record the TV programs or duplicate DVDs with professional quality features camcorder recordings to a DVD+RW or at the touch of a button on the remote DVD+R and play pre-recorded DVDs. control, including: The recordings you make on the – Easy-to-use picture menus for easy Recorder will play on some DVD players scene selection. and DVD-ROM drives. The DVD+R discs – Case
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English Connecting to TV General Setting the TV to the correct video in channel The necessary cable connections must be made before you can record or playback 1 Press STANDBY-ON 2 on the DVD TV programs using your DVD recorder. recorder to turn it on. 2 Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Selecting a suitable connection to video-in channel. You should see the blue your TV DVD background screen or the first When you install your DVD recorder for installation screen on the TV. the first time
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Connecting to TV (cont’d) Option 1: Using Y Pb Pr jacks Antenna or Satellite/Cable TV signal 2 1 3 4 5 The Component Video (Y Pb Pr) method 3 Use the component video cable to of transmitting pictures produces the connect the DVD recorder’s highest quality as the video signal is split COMPONENT VIDEO (OUT 1) jacks into its Y (brightness), Pb and Pr (blue to the corresponding component video minus brightness, red minus brightness) input jacks (or labeled as YUV or components. The signals are tra
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English Connecting to TV (cont’d) 8 Proceed to page 24 to continue the first installation. IMPORTANT! – The progressive scan video quality is only available through Y Pb Pr connection and a progressive TV is required. Turn on the progressive scan feature after complete the first installation (see page 61.) – Before enabling the progressive scan function, you must ensure that your TV progressive scan function is turned on (refer to your TV owner’s manual.) Helpful Hint: – To switch between inter
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Connecting to TV (cont’d) Option 2 : Using S-Video (Y/C) jack Antenna or Satellite/Cable TV signal 2 1 3 4 5 This connecting cable, also known as the 4 Use an audio cable (red/white) to SVHS cable, is used to transmit the connect the DVD recorder’s brightness signal (Y signal) and color AUDIO L/R (OUT 2) jack to the audio signal (C signal) separately. This mini DIN input jack at the back of your TV set (or jack is also called a Hosiden jack. labeled as AV In or Audio In.) Have the following cab
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English Connecting to TV (cont’d) Option 3 : Using Video (CVBS) jack Antenna or Satellite/Cable TV signal 2 1 3 4 5 This cable, usually featuring yellow cinch 4 Use the supplied AV cables (red/white plugs, is used for transmitting the plugs) to connect the DVD recorder’s Composite Video signal (FBAS, CVBS.) In AUDIO L/R (OUT 2) jack to the audio this method of transmission, the color input jack at the back of your TV set (or signal and the brightness signal are labeled as AV In or Audio In.) t
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Connecting to TV (cont’d) Option 4 : Using Antenna jacks only Antenna or TV Satellite/Cable TV signal 2 1 3 Use this connection only if your TV set 4 Press STANDBY-ON 2 on the DVD has a single Antenna In jack and does recorder to turn it on. not have any audio/video jacks. For this ➜ The message 'IS THE TV ON?' type of connection, you need to set the appears on the display panel. channel of the TV set to follow that of 5 Turn on the TV power. Select the correct the DVD recorder. Video In chann
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English Connecting to Additional Devices Using the input sockets Connecting a Satellite Receiver/ Cable Box (IN-EXT 1 or IN-EXT2) 1 If your Satellite Receiver/Cable Box has only a single antenna output (RF OUT or TO TV,) use the antenna cable to connect it with the ANTENNA input jack at the back of the DVD recorder. Satellite Receiver/ You can connect a video cassette Cable Box recorder (VCR,) DVD player, decoder, satellite receiver or cable box to the input jacks at the back of the DVD record
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Connecting Additional Devices (cont’d) Option 2 Connecting a VCR/DVD player 1 Use a S-video cable to connect the DVD You will need this connection if you want recorder’s S-VIDEO (Y/C) (IN-EXT2) to record the video tapes or discs to a input jack to the corresponding S-VHS DVD+R(W)s. output jack on the VCR/DVD player (as shown on the below illustration.) Option 1 OR 1 Use a component video cable (red/green/ Use a video (CVBS) cable to connect the blue) to connect the DVD recorder’s DVD recorder’s
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English Connecting Additional Devices (cont’d) Connecting a camcorder to the front jacks S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT DV OUT L 2 1 R OR CH- CH+ CH- CH+ You can use the front jacks to copy Option 2: Using S-VIDEO In or camcorder recordings. These jacks are VIDEO In jack located behind the flap on the right hand Use S-VIDEO connection if you have a side. Hi8 or S-VHS(C) camcorder. It provides very good picture quality. Option 1: Using DV IN jack Alternatively, you can use VIDEO Use this conne
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Connecting to Additional Devices (cont’d) Using analog audio output Using digital audio output jacks jacks AUDIO IN STEREO COAXIAL L DIGITAL IN R You can connect the DVD recorder to a You can connect the DVD recorder to an two channel stereo system or receiver in A/V receiver or amplifier in order to order to enjoy the stereo sound system. enjoy the home theater system’s surround sound capabilities. Use an audio cable to connect Use a coaxial cable to connect AUDIO L/R (OUT 2) (red/white) ja
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English Remote Control 4 1 2: Cursor buttons for moving to the left or right. 34: Cursor buttons for moving up/down or change TV channel at the recorder in Tuner mode. 5 SELECT – Select a function. – Toggle between upper and lower case characters while using the alphanumeric keypad. 6 REC 0 – Start recording the current TV channel or CH+ the current video input source. 7 ∞ § – Skip to previous or next Chapter/Track. CH- – Holding down the button for fast reverse or fast forward function. 8 RETUR
