Philips DVDR3380 - Manuals

English Français Español 5 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by US patents. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise authorised by Macrovisio...

English 6 Table of Contents General Care and Safety Information .......................................................................................... 8 Setup precautions ................................................................................................................................

English 7 Table of Contents Playback Playback ........................................................................................................................... 31 Playable discs ...................................................................................................................

English 8 Care and Safety Information CAUTION!High voltage! Do not open the device. You run the risk of getting an electric shock. The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualifi ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place...

English 9 Introduction Your Philips recorder allows you to record the TV programmes or duplicate camcorder recordings to a DVD±RW or DVD±R and play pre-recorded DVDs. The recordings you make on the recorder will play on DVD players and DVD-ROM drives. The DVD±R discs have to be fi nalised before the...

English 10 Remote Control a STANDBY-ON 2 – Turns on the recorder or switches to standby mode. b TIMER – Enters/exits the timer recording menu. c SYSTEM-MENU – Enters/exits the system menu. d W X : Cursor keys for moving to the left/right or making a forward/reverse search. ST : Cursor keys for movin...

English 12 Remote Control (continued) Using the remote control 1 3 2 A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries of type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel. E...

English 13 Main Unit a b c d e f i h g a STANDBY-ON – Turns on the recorder or switch to standby mode. b Disc tray c OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tray. d System display panel – Shows information about the current status of the recorder. e . (PREV) / > (NEXT) – Go to the previous/next chap...

English 14 Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections Connecting the aerial cables These connections enable you to watch and record TV programmes using the recorder. If the aerial signal isconnected via a VCR, Cable Box orSatellite Receiver, ensure that these devices are turned on in order to watch or recor...

English 15 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) Connecting the video cable This connection enables you to view the disc playback from the recorder.You only need to choose...

English 16 Connecting the audio cables This connection enables you to listen tothe sound. This connection is not required if the recorder is connected to the TV using the SCART cable. Option 1: Using an audio cable You can connect the recorder to atwo channel stereo system or receiver inorder to enj...

English 17 Step 2 : Optional Connections Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver Option 1 If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver has only an aerial output socket (RF OUT or TO TV), see the section “Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections – Connecting the aerial cables” for the complete connections ...

English 20 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Step 2 : Optional Connections (continued) Connecting a camcorder to the front sockets You can use the front sockets to copycamcorder recordings. These sockets arelocated...

English 21 Step 3: Installation and Setup Before you start...When you complete theconnections and switch on therecorder for the fi rst time, it isadvisable that you make severalbasic settings. Please see the following pages on using the system menu features to programme TV channels, menu language an...

English 22 Step 3: Installation and Setup (continued) Select the country of your residence Select the country of your area for autochannel tuning. A Press SYSTEM-MENU on the remote control. The system menu appears on the TV. B Use ST keys to highlight { System Menu - General } and press X . Video Ou...

English 23 Setting the date & time If the recorder has not set the timeand date correctly, set the clock manuallyby following the steps below. A Press SYSTEM-MENU . The system menu appears. B Use ST keys to select { System Menu - Clock } and press X to confi rm. System Menu - Clock Time(hh:mm:ss...

English 24 Recording Discs for recording Several different formats of DVD recordable discs can be used with this recorder: DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable) – Discs that are rewritable can be used for multiple recordings once the existing data has been erased. DVD±R (DVD Recordable) – Discs can only be used f...

English 26 Recording (continued) TIPS: Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu item. Manual recording Use this feature to start recordingimmediately (e.g., to record a TV showalready in progress). REC SOURCE STOP REC A Switch on the TV set. Select the correct Vid...

English 27 Recording (continued) TIPS: Ensure that there is enough space on the DVD±R/±RW before recording. Before you playback the DVD±R on another player, fi nalise the disc. See “Playing your recordings (DVD±R) on other DVD players”. About timer recording Use ‘Timer Recording’ to automaticallysta...

English 30 Recording (continued) TIPS: Ensure that there is enough space on the DVD±R/±RW before recording. Before you playback the DVD±R on another player, fi nalise the disc. See “Playing your recordings (DVD±R) on other DVD players”. Changing/ Deleting a timer recording A Switch on the TV set. Se...

English 31 Playback Playable discs Using this recorder, you can play and record on the following discs: Recording and Playback DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable); can be recorded on over and over again. DVD±R (DVD Recordable);can be recorded only once. Playback only: DVD Video (Digital Versatile Disc) CD-RW (C...

English 32 Starting disc playback Playback will begin automatically. If the disc has its own menu this will be loaded, otherwise the recorder will launch an index screen. If the pin code entry dialogue appears on the TV, this means that the parental control was activated for the inserted disc (See t...

English 33 Playing a DVD±R/±RW disc A Insert a DVD±R/±RW disc. The Index Picture screen appears. B Use ST keys to select a title and press PLAY X to start playback. C To stop playback, press STOP . Helpful Hint:– If the message ‘BLANK’ appears on thedisplay panel, this means that there are norecordi...

English 35 Playing a DivX ® disc This DVD system supports the playbackof DivX ® movies which you have copied from your computer onto a CD-R/RW,DVD±R/±RW. A Insert a DivX ® disc. The disc content menu appears. If the DivX ® movie contains external subtitles, you have to fi rst select the subtitle fi ...

English 36 Additional Playback Features Changing to another chapter/track When a disc contains more than onechapter or track, you can change to a different chapter or track as follows. During playback, Press > to go to the next chapter/ track. Press . to return to the start of the previous chapte...

English 39 Additional Playback Features (continued) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Changing subtitle language This operation works only on DVDs withmultiple subtitle languages, you can cha...

English 40 Editing/ Finalising Recording TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a full or fi nalised DVD±R. Press W to go back to the previous menu. About disc editing This recorder offers various disc editing options for various disc types. You can change the disc content and ...

English 41 Editing/ Finalising Recording (continued) TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a full or fi nalised DVD±R. Press W to go back to the previous menu. Rename disc The original disc name is generatedautomatically by the recorder. You can change the disc name by followi...

English 43 About title editing You can change the individual titleinformation or delete a title (recording)in a recorded DVD±R/±RW. If a DVD±Rhas been fi nalised, it cannot be edited. The displayed options in the title editingmenu differ depending on the type of disc. { Play Title } Start playing a ...

English 44 Rename title The original title name is generated automatically by the recorder. You can give a new name to the title by following the steps below. A In title editing menu, use ST keys to select { Rename Title } and press OK . The keyboard screen appears. B Use W X ST keys to highlight a ...

English 45 TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a full or fi nalised DVD±R. Press W to go back to the previous menu. Editing/ Finalising Recording (continued) About video editing After a recording has been made, thisrecorder allows you to edit the video content. You can add/d...

English 46 Selecting a title This option shows the current title and the total number of titles on the disc. A During playback, press EDIT to display the video editing menu, then use ST keys to select { Title } and press OK . B Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to key in a title and press OK . The recorder...

English 47 Editing/ Finalising Recording (continued) TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a full or fi nalised DVD±R. Press W to go back to the previous menu. Hiding unwanted scenes You can choose to hide certain scenes from playback (e.g. skipping commercials) or make it vis...

English 48 DVD System Menu Options Accessing the System Menu The system menu provides various options for you to adjust the recorder to suit your preferences. SYSTEM MENU OK A Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. The system menu appears on TV. B Use ST keys to highlight a menu item and press X t...

English 50 PLAYBACK settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) DVD System Menu Options (continued) TV Aspect Ratio Set the aspect ratio of the recorder according to the TV type you have connected. 1) Use ST keys to select one of the options. { 16:9 } – Select this for wide screen...

English 51 DVD System Menu Options (continued) PLAYBACK settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Parental Rating Level { 7. NC 17 } – No children under age 17; not recommended viewing for children under age 17. { 8. Adult } – Mature material; should be viewed only by adults due...

English 53 DVD System Menu Options (continued) CHANNEL SETUP settings Channel Search Automatically scan all the receivable analogue local TV channels and store these channels on the recorder. Use ST keys to highlight { Channel Search } and press OK . The automatic TV channel search starts. This proc...

English 54 DVD System Menu Options (continued) CHANNEL SETUP settings (continued) Channel Scan modeFrequencyTV SystemNICAMAudio OK Frequency PAL B/G Name On OK DUAL AOff SkipFine-tune P001/Ch003 55.26MHz Cancel Decoder No Modify ChannelInformation { Audio } – For bilingual TV programmes, you can swi...

English 55 CLOCK settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) DVD System Menu Options (continued) Date (dd/mm/yy) Use ST keys to change the number and use WX keys to select different entry fi elds, then press OK to confi rm. Time (hh:mm:ss) Use ST keys to change the number and use ...

English 56 Software Upgrade Installing the latest software The software installed in your recorder is continuously being refi ned for greater stability and compatibility of the set. Periodically, Philips will issue upgrades for the software which you copy onto a CD and install the software of your r...

English 57 Picture/Display • Aspect ratio: 4:3, 16:9 • D/A converter: 10 bit, 54 MHz • A/D converter: 10 bit, 27 MHz Sound • D/A converter: 24 bit, 192 kHz • A/D converter: 24 bit, 96 kHz • Signal to noise ratio: 106 • Crosstalk (1kHz): 105 dB • Dynamic Range (1kHz): 90 dB Video Recording • Recordin...

English 58 Troubleshooting Problem (General) Solution WARNINGUnder no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, fi rst check the points listed below before taking t...

English 59 Problem (Playback) Solution Troubleshooting (continued) Disc does not play. Distorted sound coming from a connected hi-fi system or amplifi er. Unable to play DivX movies. The picture is distorted or black and white during playback. A DVD±R/±RW recorded onthis DVD recorder does notplay on...

English 61 What kind of disc should I use for recording? You can record on both DVD±R and DVD±RW discs. They are compatible with DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers. What is the capacity of a DVD±R/±RW disc? 4.7GB, or equivalent to six CDs. You can store only one hour of recordings on ...

English 62 Analogue : Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has specifi c numerical values. These sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio : The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizon...

English 63 Display panel symbols / messages The following symbols/ messages may appear on your recorder display: 00:00:00Multifunction display/ text line– Title/ track number– Total/ elasped/remaining title/track time– Additional information regarding the disc– TV channel number or source of video– ...

English 64 TV System Guide COUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONS AFGHANISTAN PAL/SECAM B 5 ALBANIA PAL B PAL G 2 ALGERIA PAL B PAL G 5 ANGOLA PAL I 5 ARGENTINA PAL N PAL N 4 AUSTRALIA PAL B PAL H 4 AUSTRIA PAL B PAL G 2 AZORES PAL B BAHAMAS NTSC M 4 BAHRAIN PAL B PAL G 2 BANGLADESH PAL B 5 BARBADOS NTSC M 4 B...

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