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DVD Recorder Home Theater System LX7500R/01/04
User manual
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Contents General information Volume and sound Introduction ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Adjusting the volume of all speakers ––––––––––––––– 20 Supplied Accessories –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Adjusting the volume of the rear speakers and of Setup –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 the subwoofer –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 20 Maintenance ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Adjusting bass and treble –––––––––––––––––––––––– 20 Disc handling ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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English Contents Timer recording System settings (continued) VPS and PDC –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 33 x Remote control settings ––––––––––––––––––––––– 48 Programming a recording with the s Disc features ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 49 ShowView® system –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 34 Access control ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 49 Programming a recording without the Auto resume –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 49 ShowView® system –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 35 PBC ––––––––––––––––––––––
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General information Introduction Maintenance Record your own DVDs and enjoy the digital surround Clean the set with a soft, slightly sound and some of the best features of home cinema dampened, lint-free cloth. Do not technology with your DVD recorder system. use any cleaning agents as they may have a corrosive effect. This set complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community. CAUTION Do not expose the set, batteries Use of controls or adjustments or performance of
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English General information Which discs can be used? Discs for playback and recording There is a great number of disc types and you can use – DVD+R many of them on your DVD recorder system. Some can be can be recorded once and played used for playback only, others for playback and recording, on standard DVD players and but there are a few types of discs which cannot be used DVD recorders, if finalised. with this DVD recorder system.To determine which discs you can use on this DVD recorder syste
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Remote control Inserting the batteries Controlling other Philips equipment With this remote control you can control the DVD recorder system as well as other Philips equipment such as a Philips TV,VCR or CD player. 1 Press the source button which corresponds to your Philips equipment (TV, SAT, CAM 1/2, CD, CDR or VCR). 2 Now, you can control the equipment with some of the remote control buttons. On a Philips CD player for example, start playback with PLAY 2 or select a track with the number butto
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English Remote control Remote control buttons 1 REC/OTR starts recording the TV channel or the video source selected on the DVD recorder system. 1 2 2 STANDBY2 switches the DVD recorder system to standby. 3 3 DVD/MON 4 switches between the disc in the tray and the TV channel 7 selected on the DVD recorder system. 5 8 TV 6 ! plays the sound of the TV on the DVD recorder system. 9 @ TUNER 0 selects the radio tuner, selects the waveband and switches # $ between FM stereo and FM mono. SAT selects a
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Remote control 9 FSS (Favorite Scene Selection) * PLAY 2 enters the “Favorite Scene Selection” menu for editing titles. starts playback, closes the disc tray. 0 TIMER ( SEARCH4 enters the timer menu to program recordings. skips to the beginning of the current or previous chapter/title/track, searches backwards, ! CLEAR tunes to a radio station with a lower frequency. clears an entry, e. g. in the timer menu. ) STOP 9 @ RETURN stops playback or recording, returns to the previous menu on a (Supe
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English Controls and connections 12 3 4 56789 0 ! @ # $ % Controls on the front Connections on the front 12 STANDBY·ON ! CAM 1 / S-VIDEO switches the set on or to standby. connect to the S-video output of your Hi-8 or S-VHS camcorder. 2 DVD recorder drawer @ CAM 1 / VIDEO 3 OPEN/CLOSE / connect to the video (CVBS) output of your camcorder. opens/closes the DVD recorder drawer. # CAM 1 / AUDIO L/R 4 display connect to the audio output of your camcorder. 5 SOURCE $ PHONES selects a source. 3.5 m
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Controls and connections 8 1 9 1 10! FOR PLAYBACK VIDEO OUT COMPONENT 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 4 5 1 6 1 1 7 @ 1 # 1 1 $ 1 % Connections on the rear 1 MAINS ~ ! OUT / DIGITAL After all other connections have been made, connect to the digital coaxial input of digital equipment. connect the mains lead to the wall socket. @ IN / DIGITAL 2 FRONT-R, FRONT-L, connect to the digital coaxial output of digital equipment. REAR-R, REAR-L, SUB, CENTER # IN / OPTICAL connect the supplied speakers. connect to the digit
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English Connecting speakers and antennas Speaker setup and connection Connecting the tuner antennas The speaker plugs and the speaker sockets are colour 1 Connect the FM antenna socket of an outdoor FM antenna coded.Always match the colours of the plugs and the or that of your cable TV system to ANTENNA FM on the sockets. DVD recorder system with the supplied FM antenna cable. 1 First, assemble the speakers as described in the supplied 2 Assemble the supplied MW loop antenna as shown below guide
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Connecting the TV Connections for the TV Case1: Scart connection If several Scart sockets are available on your TV, select one FOR PLAYBACK that is suited for RGB input to achieve the best picture VIDEO OUT COMPONENT quality. Connect the TV directly to the DVD recorder system without a VCR or any other equipment in between. Otherwise, not all functions of the DVD recorder system may be available. For the connection to the TV, the DVD recorder system TV has a Scart socket and a Component Video o
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English Connecting the TV Case 2: Component Video / Please be aware that some TVs switch automatically from Progressive Scan connection the Progressive Scan input to the Scart input as soon as a This DVD recorder system supports Progressive Scan signal is available on the Scart input. In this case you have to (“PAL Progressive” or similar). select the Progressive Scan input on your TV again. If your TV repeatedly switches from the Progressive Scan input to To appreciate the flexibility of the Sca
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Connecting other equipment Connecting additional video Connecting additional audio equipment equipment You can connect more than one video equipment with a Please consult the user manual of your audio equipment on Scart socket to EXT-2 AUX I/O by means of a “Scart which connections are possible. chain”. For example: satellite receiver, set-top box,VCR, DVD player, … FOR PLAYBACK VIDEO OUT COMPONENT In the illustration below, a satellite receiver is connected to a VCR and the VCR to the DVD reco
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English Connecting other equipment / Mains Connecting a camcorder to Mains The type plate is located on the bottom of the set. CAM 1 or CAM 2 You can connect a camcorder to the connections CAM 1 1 Check whether the mains voltage as shown on the type or CAM 2 on the front of the set.The picture quality plate corresponds to your local mains voltage. If it does not, depends on the type of connection between the consult your dealer or service organisation. camcorder and the DVD recorder system: – go
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Initial installation Initial installation 5 ➜ The menu Audio language appears. Press 3 or 4 to select the language in which a DVD should preferably be played, if the language is available on the disc. Next, press OK. 6 ➜ The menu Subtitle Language appears. Press 3 or 4 to select the language in which subtitles should preferably be displayed, if subtitles in the language are available on the disc. Next, press OK. Note: Some DVDs may override your audio and subtitle language selection. In this cas
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English Initial installation 10 ➜ Time, Year, Month and Date appear. 16 The DVD recorder system uses the following standard settings for the distance between the speakers and your If the settings are correct continue with step 13, else press 4 preferred listening position. For optimal surround sound repeatedly to select either Time, Year, Month or Date. experience you can change these settings. See “Speaker 11 Press 1 or 2 or 0–9 repeatedly to set the correct value. setup” on page 55. 12 If nece
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Sources Selecting a source 2 If the selected video source does not show on your TV: – switch off any other video equipment connected to EXT-2 AUX I/O and – set your TV to the correct audio/video channel. Such channels may be called AUX,AUXILIARY IN, AUDIO/VIDEO or A/V IN, EXT1, EXT2 or EXTERNAL IN, etc.These channels are often near channel 00. Note: If a source is not installed on the DVD recorder system (see chapter “Input settings” on page 54), you cannot select it by pressing SOURCE on the D
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English Volume and sound Adjusting the volume of all Volume balance between the speakers speakers If a speaker appears too loud or too quiet in comparison to Press VOL+ or VOL– or turn VOLUME on the DVD the rest of the speakers, you can adjust the volume balance recorder system to adjust the volume. between the speakers. ➜ VOLUME and the actual volume level are displayed. 1 Press and hold DVD/MON for 1 second. 0 0 To switch off the sound on the DVD recorder system, press MUTE. 2 Press SYSTEM M
