ProForm DVDR3570H - Manuals

English 5 For Customer Use: Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Recorder and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. DVD/HDD RECORDER DVDR3570H, DVDR3590H Serial No. _______________ LASER Type Semiconductor laser InGaAlP...

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

English 7 Table of Contents Copy T V programmes from HDD......................................................................... 45 ~ 46 About copying .......................................................................................................................................................

English 8 Cleaning discs CAUTION! Risk of damage to discs! Never use solvents such as benzene, thinner, cleaners available commercially, or anti-static sprays intended for discs. Wipe the disc with a micro fi bre cleaning cloth from the centre to the edge in a straight line movement. Hard Disk Drive...

English 9 Introduction This DVD/Hard Disk Drive (HDD) recorder changes the way you watch TV. You have full control over the TV programmes you watch, because the Time Shift Buffer function stores all the programmes that the recorder is tuned to. You can ‘pause’ TV programmes with Pause Live TV functi...

English 10 Special features Pause Live TV Every TV programme is now under your control, allowing you to take a break without missing a moment. You can pause any live TV programme by simply pressing PAUSE LIVE TV button and resume playback by pressing the PAUSE LIVE TV button again. You can now conti...

English 11 SAT Recording This function enables you to record a programme from your Satellite Receiver or any other device. Make sure that the device is connected to the EXT2-TO VCR/SAT socket of this recorder, and the timer setting has been done on the connected device. Follow TV With this function ...

English 12 Remote Control a 2 – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b CAM – Switches to the camcorder that is connected to the DV IN CAM2 socket. c USB – Switches to USB mode and shows the content of the USB device. d Colour coded buttons – These buttons can be used to select the...

English 13 Remote Control (continued) o LIVE TV – Switches to live TV mode. It activates the Time Shift Buffer that allows you to pause or replay the TV programme at any time. p HDD LIST – Shows the list of your recordings stored in the internal hard disk. q DISC – Shows the content of the disc. r B...

English 14 Remote Control (continued) Using the remote control A Open the battery compartment cover. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the indications ( +- ) inside the battery compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the front panel and...

English 15 Main Unit a STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Disc tray c OPEN CLOSE ç – Opens or closes the disc tray. d Display panel – Shows information about the current status of the recorder. e HDD ACTIVE – Lights up when access hard disk. f u – Pauses or resume...

English 16 COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT CVBS OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO ANTENNA-IN TV-OUT TO TV E X T 1 TO VCR/SAT E X T 2 MAINS PB PR Y R L Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections Connecting the antenna cables These connections enable you to watch and record TV programmes using this recorder. If t...

English 17 Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) Connecting the video cable This connection enables you to view the playback from this recorder. You only need to choose one of the options below to make your video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1, 2 or 3. – For a progressive ...

English 19 Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) Connecting the audio cables This connection enables you to listen to the playback from this recorder. However, this connection is not required if this recorder is connected to the TV using the Scart connector. Option 1: Using the analogue aud...

English 20 Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver Option 1 If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver has only an antenna output socket (RF OUT or TO TV), see ‘Basic Recorder Connections - Connecting the antenna cables’ for details. Option 2 (as shown on the above illustration) If your Cable Box/...

English 22 Connecting to a VCR and Cable Box/Satellite Receiver A Connect the existing Antenna cable from the antenna output socket on the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver to the ANTENNA-IN socket on the recorder. B Connect a RF antenna cable (supplied) from the TV-OUT socket on the recorder to the a...

English 23 Step 2: Optional Connections (continued) Connecting to a camcorder You can use the front sockets to copy camcorder recordings. These sockets are located behind the fl ap on the right hand side which provides convenient connections. Option 1: Using the DV IN socket Use this connection if y...

English 24 Step 3: Installation and Set-up The installation menu appears the very fi rst time you turn on this recorder. These settings help you set up the basic recorder features easily, including TV programme installation and language settings. Before you start ... Complete the installation settin...

English 26 Control TV Programmes Viewing live TV SUBTITLE INFO SELECT EDIT SCART AUDIO PAUSE LIVE TV A Turn on the TV. If necessary, switch the TV to the correct input channel for viewing the recorder’s playback. B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on this recorder. You should see the TV programme on the T...

English 27 Marking the contents for recording You need to ‘mark’ the contents in the Time Shift Buffer before it can be recorded to the hard disk. The recording will take effect when you put the recorder to standby mode. 23:30 22:13 21:00 Cancel Rec. Prog Info To fi nd a scene within the Time Shift ...

English 28 Control TV Programmes (continued) Pause live TV function Before you start ... Turn on the recorder to LIVE TV mode to watch your favourite TV programmes. A Press PAUSE LIVE TV u on the remote control to pause playback. B To resume playback, press the same button again. If you want to retu...

English 29 About the Home menu Home menu allows access to contents on your Hard Disk recording, media fi les on Hard Disk, and contents of disc and USB. It also allows transferring of content among various media types. SUBTITLE INFO SELECT EDIT SCART AUDIO PAUSE LIVE TV A Press HOME on the remote co...

English 30 Viewing media information To view general information on the selected media such as size, remaining space, media type etc. A Press HOME . The Home menu appears. B Move the selection bar to a desired source. If the media information is available, a text label will be appeared next to the b...

English 31 Before Recording Recording media The recording media for this recorder are internal hard disk drive and DVD±R/±RW/+R DL. – The hard disk has a high storage density which enables long recording duration and quick access to the recording titles. DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable) – Discs that are rewr...

English 32 Default recording settings You can preset your recording settings in the recording setup menu. SUBTITLE INFO SELECT EDIT SCART AUDIO PAUSE LIVE TV A Press OPTIONS on the remote control. The tools menu appears. Tools Settings Audio language Reset TSB Time search B Move to { Settings } and ...

English 33 Before Recording (continued) Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) The recording mode defi nes the picture quality of recordings and the maximum recording time. DVDR3570H Record Mode HQ (high quality) SP (standard play) SPP (standard play plus) LP (long ...

English 34 Before Recording (continued) Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Automatically divides a recording (title) into chapters by inserting chapter markers at a specifi c interval. This enables you to access a specifi c point in the recording quickly. { Smar...

English 35 Record TV Programme CAUTION! – Copy prohibited contents cannot be recorded on this recorder.– When the hard disk is full, making a new recording automatically deletes the oldest unprotected title on the hard disk to make space for the new recording. Record current TV programme Follow the ...

English 36 Record TV Programme (continued) Simultaneous record and play function While recording a TV programme to the hard disk, you can play a previously recorded title from hard disk, playback a DVD video disc or you can also playback music, photo slideshows or DivX videos from hard disk, optical...

English 37 Record TV Programme (continued) Automatic recording from Satellite Receiver The feature is only applicable for the Satellite Receiver (or any similar devices) that is connected to the EXT2-TO VCR/SAT scart socket of this recorder. In addition, the Satellite Receiver must have a timer func...

English 38 Record TV Programme (continued) About timer recording Use the timer recording to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date/time. This recorder tunes to the right programme channel and begins recording at the specifi ed time. With this recorder, you can schedule up to 40 rec...

English 39 Record TV Programme (continued) To cancel the programming and exit the menu, press the Yellow button for { Cancel }. E To confi rm your entry, press the Green button for { Store }. A message to enter channel list appears. F Select { OK } in the menu and press OK to confi rm. The programme...

English 42 Recording from an external device (Camcorder/VCR/DVD player) When you connect your external device to this recorder, you can choose to make a recording from the external device to the hard disk or a recordable DVD. Copy-protected material cannot be recorded on this recorder. Before you st...

English 44 H You can navigate to the respective control keys on the screen to control the playback of your DV camcorder. I To stop the recording, press STOP x . Both the recorder and camcorder stop. J To exit, press LIVE TV . Helpful Hints:– Some camcorders cannot be controlled by on-screen DV contr...

English 45 Copy TV programmes from HDD About copying NewAll Recordings Video filesMusicPhoto Content Sorting GenreProtectedDelete orderLast played TV programmes recorded to the hard disk will be kept as ‘Recordings’ content. It allows you to edit your recording easily and copy to a recordable DVD fo...

English 46 Changing the screen display for recordable DVD If the recordable DVD has been used in a computer drive or in another recorder, the screen menu may not be displayed correctly. Before you can make recording to this disc on this recorder, you must change the screen display of the disc to ‘Ph...

English 47 Copy fi les between HDD, USB and DVD A part of this recorder’s hard disk drive can be used as a Media Jukebox, allowing you to store and playback your videos, music and photos. You can copy these fi les from either USB or DVD to the hard disk, from hard disk to USB and recordable DVD and ...

English 49 Playback from Hard Disk Hard Disk navigation The Hard Disk drive serves as a media jukebox which allows you to store all sources of recordings (TV recordings, videos, music and photos). The titles recorded or copied to the hard disk will automatically be saved under separate contents base...

English 50 Basic operation Each recording stored on the hard disk is displayed in the HDD list with an Index Picture. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. Titles Info Delete Protect Copy Child Lock Time 00:37:34 SP Date 07.07.2007 Genre Others Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 B Use keys to...

English 51 Playback from Hard Disk (continued) Delete/Lock/Protect a title in the HDD These options are displayed at the bottom of the hard disk title content menu. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. B Use keys to reach the title you want. C Press the matching colour coded button on the remote ...

English 52 Playback from USB device You can view, copy or delete the contents of a USB fl ash drive/memory card reader or digital camera through this recorder. A Connect the USB fl ash drive/memory card reader or digital camera directly to the USB socket on the front panel (as shown in the above ill...

English 53 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. DVD±R (DVD Recordable);can be recorded only once. DVD+R DL (DVD+R Double Layer); same as DVD±R. Playback only: DVD Video (D...

English 54 Playback from Disc (continued) Playing a DVD video disc Normally the DVD disc contains a disc menu. You may have to make your selection (e.g.,, subtitle or audio language) within the disc menu. A Insert a DVD. If the disc menu appears, use keys to select a play option and press OK to conf...

English 55 Playback from Disc (continued) Playing an audio CD (MP3/WMA) MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3) fi les are highly compressed music fi les. The MP3 format lets you store about ten times more data (music, pictures) on a single CD-ROM than a regular CD. A Insert an audio CD. The content menu appears....

English 56 Additional Playback Features Playing JPEG photo fi les (slide show) A Press HOME . Disc Tray USB Source Hard Disk B Select the media where the JPEG photos are stored and press . Content Music Video Photo C Select { Photo } in the menu and press . From Hard Disk only, { Photo folders } and...

English 57 Additional Playback Features (continued) Helpful Hints:– If both JPEG photos and MP3s are in the same disc, you can choose to playback the JPEG photos or MP3s by selecting { Photo } or { Music } in the menu.– If the JPEG photo is not recorded with an ‘exif’ type fi le, the actual thumbnai...

English 59 Editing the album You can re-arrange the photo position in the album in order to create the desired slideshow playback order, or remove the photo(s) from the album. However, the photos in the ‘Photo folders’ remain unchanged. Note: This feature is only available for photos stored in the H...

English 61 Additional Playback Features (continued) During disc playback, press INFO on the remote control to display the available playback options. These options are varied depending on the disc type and can be selected by pressing the matching colour coded buttons on the remote control. Scan Repe...

English 62 Additional Playback Features (continued) Using the Toolbar options PAUSE LIVE TV A During playback, press OPTIONS on the remote control. The available options might differ depending on the state of playback or media type. During HDD playback: Reset TSB Tools Settings Lang I Audio language...

English 63 Additional Playback Features (continued) Changing subtitle language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages. You can change to the language you want while playing DVD. A Move to { Subtitle language } and press to enter its options. B Press repeatedly until the l...

English 64 Edit Recordings - Hard Disk Changing the title name Some TV channels transmit the name of the programme. In this case, the programme name will automatically be stored when recording to the hard disk. Otherwise, only the programme number and date/time of the recording will be stored as tit...

English 65 Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued) Video editing This recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made. You can insert/delete chapter markers or hide unwanted scenes. When you play back a recording in video edit mode, the entire recording will be played b...

English 66 Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued) Merge/split a specifi c chapter within a recording You can create a chapter by inserting chapter marker (using the SPLIT option) or remove a chapter marker (using the MERGE option). A During hard disk recording playback, press u to pause playback at...

English 67 Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued) Dividing titles You can divide a title into two or more titles. You can use this function to separate and delete undesired portions of a recording, such as commercials. CAUTION!Once a title has been divided, it cannot be reversed. A During hard disk...

English 68 Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued) Showing the hidden scene A During hard disk recording playback, press EDIT on the remote control. The hidden chapter will be played back while in video editing mode NO CHAPTER HIDE CHAPTER DIVIDE 00:11:25 No Chapter Chapter Divide Show B Press the B...

English 69 Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD About editing recordable DVDs This recorder offers various disc edit options. You can change the disc content and settings of a recorded DVD from the editing menu. If a DVD±R has been fi nalised, it cannot be edited. The edited contents may not be availabl...

English 70 Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued) Changing the disc/title name The original disc/title name is generated automatically by the recorder. You can change the disc/title name by following the steps below. A Insert a recorded DVD into the recorder. The Index Picture screen appears. ...

English 71 Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued) Finalising the DVD±R for playback It is necessary to fi nalise a DVD±R or DVD±R (DL) disc before you can play it on another DVD player. Otherwise, the DVD±R can only be played back on this recorder. Note: After a DVD±R disc has been fi nalised,...

English 73 Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued) Video editing This recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made. You can add/delete chapter marker or hide unwanted scenes. Title Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter chapter markers When you play back a recording in...

English 74 Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued) { Title } Yellow button – Access title editing menu. No Chapter Chapter Title Hide Divide Back Index Pic. { Divide } for DVD±RW only Create a new title from the current point of playback. The existing title will be divided into two titles. Caut...

English 75 C Use keys to move the selection bar up/down/left/right to cycle through the menu options. Instructions and explanations of the options are provided in the following pages. If the selection in the menu is greyed out, that means the feature is not available or cannot be changed in the curr...

English 76 System Menu Options (continued) Language settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select the preferred audio language for DVDs with multiple sound tracks, VCDs with multiple audio channels, or DVD±R/±RW recorded with 5.1 multi-channel. Select the preferred subtitle l...

English 77 System Menu Options (continued) Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) When this is selected, you will be prompted to enter the four- digit pin code. Notes: – When doing this for the fi rst time, use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 on the remote control to ent...

English 78 Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) System Menu Options (continued) Play Back Control feature is only applicable for VCD/SVCD only. It allows you to play Video CDs (2.0) interactively, following the menu on the display. { Off } – The VCD/SVCD skips the ...

English 79 System Menu Options (continued) Video Output settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) The picture shape can be adjusted to fi t your TV. { 4:3 Letterbox } – For a ‘wide-screen’ display with black bars on the top and bottom. { 4:3 Panscan } – For a full-height picture...

English 80 System Menu Options (continued) Audio settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) This setting is only required if you are using the recorder’s COAXIAL/OPTICAL OUT socket to connect other audio/video device. { All } – Select this if the connected device has a built-in m...

English 81 System Menu Options (continued) Analogue Tuner settings Press OK on the remote control to start the automatic TV channel search process and replace all previously stored analogue TV channels. This process may take several minutes. This feature is only available if you have connected this ...

English 84 Set up settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) System Menu Options (continued) Set the clock for your recorder before you can use any of the timer recording features. The time/date can be set automatically on this recorder if the stored TV channel transmits a time s...

English 86 Other Information Setting up Progressive Scan feature (for Progressive Scan TV only)The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture reso...

English 87 Other Information (continued) Installing the latest software Periodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance the user experience. Only upgrading to higher versions of software is possible. A Get the version information of this unit by pressing OPTIONS on the remote control. T...

English 88 Frequently Asked Questions What kind of disc should I use for recording? You can only record on DVD±R, DVD±RW or DVD+R DL discs. DVD±R/±RW is the most compatible recordable DVD format in the market today. They are fully compatible with most of the existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM dr...

English 89 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) What does ‘fi nalising’ a disc do? Finalising a disc locks the disc so it can no longer be recorded. This is only required for DVD±R. It will then be compatible with virtually any DVD player. To remove a disc without fi nalising it, simply stop recor...

English 90 Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of fi les (>500 fi les/folders) or size of the fi les (>1MB). – There could be other non-supported fi les in the device that this unit is trying to read/display. What if unsup...

English 91 Troubleshooting Problem (General) Solution No power. The message ‘IS TV ON?’ appears on the display panel. The buttons on the recorder do not work. Remote control does not work. WARNING!Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warran...

English 96 Display panel symbols/messages The following symbols/messages may appear on your recorder display: 00:00 Multifunction display/text line – Title/track number– Total/elapsed/remaining title/track time – Disc/title name– Error or warning messages– Additional information regarding the disc –...

English 98 Glossary Analogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/RIGHT. These red and white sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV scree...

English 99 PBC : Playback Control. A system of navigating a Video CD/Super VCD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. You can enjoy interactive playback and searching. PCM : Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system. Progressive Scan: The progressive scan displays twice the num...

English 100 Specifi cations Recording media • HDD. DVD+R/-R, DVD+RW/-RW, DVD+R Double layer, USB fl ash drive Playback media • DVD-Video, Video CD/SVCD, Audio CD, CD- R/CD-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, Picture CD, MP3-CD, MP3-DVD, WMA-CD, USB fl ash drive Picture/Display • A/D Converter: 10 bit, 54 MHz•...

102 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 BELGIUM ...

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