Pyle DVDR5520H - Manuals

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

English 7 Table of Contents Copy T V programmes from HDD......................................................................... 48 ~ 49 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 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. – Press repeatedly to toggle between analogue TV, digital TV and digital radio. p HDD LIST – Shows the list of your recordin...

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 HOME – Enters/exits the recorder’s Home menu. f : Cursor buttons for...

English 16 MAINS HDMI OUT S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL IN CVBS-OUT P B P R Y R L TO VCR/SAT E X T 2 TO TV E X T 1 ANALOGANTENNA INPUT TO TV ANTENNAINPUT DIGITALANTENNA INPUT DIGITAL ANTENNALOOP THROUGH ANTENNA INTERCONNECT CABLE(OPTIONAL, REFER TO MAN...

English 17 Option 2: Connecting to Cable TV antenna and/or separate indoor terrestrial antenna Use this connection if you have a separate indoor digital terrestrial antenna or want to connect your recorder to Cable TV as well as off-air antenna. A Connect the existing Cable TV antenna cable to the A...

English 18 Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) Connecting the video/audio cables 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 progr...

English 21 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 MAINS HDMI OUT S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL IN CVBS-OUT P B P R Y R L TO VCR/SAT E X T 2 TO TV E X T 1 ANALOGANTENNA INPUT TO TV ANTENNAINPUT DIGITALANTENNA INPUT DIGITAL ANTENNALOOP THROUGH ANTENNA INTERCONNECT CABLE(OPTIONAL, REFER TO MAN...

English 23 Connecting to a VCR and Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver A Connect the antenna output (RF OUT) socket on the Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver to the DIGITAL ANTENNA INPUT socket on the recorder. B Connect the Tuner interlink cable (supplied) to the DIGITAL ANTENNA LOOP THROUGH and ANALOG ANTENN...

English 24 Step 2: Optional Connections (continued) Connecting to an AV amplifi er/receiver You can connect the recorder to an AV amplifi er/receiver in order to enjoy multichannel surround sound. Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) from the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT socket on the recorder to the digit...

English 25 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 26 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 28 Control TV Programmes Viewing live TV 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 TV. If not, press LIVE TV . C Press LIV...

English 29 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 30 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 31 Using the toolbar options While in live TV mode, press OPTIONS on the remote control. If the selection in the menu is greyed out, that means the feature is not available or cannot be changed in the current state. Reset TSB Tools Settings Lang I Audio language Time search Subtitle language...

English 32 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. PAUSE LIVE TV A Press HOME on the remote control. The Home menu appears. Disc Tra...

English 33 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 34 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 35 Default recording settings You can preset your recording settings in the recording setup menu. 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 press OK . The system settings menu ap...

English 36 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. DVDR5520H Record Mode HQ (high quality) SP (standard play) SPP (standard play plus) LP (long ...

English 38 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 39 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 40 Record TV Programme (continued) Automatic recording from Satellite Receiver The feature is only applicable to 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 funct...

English 41 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 42 Record TV Programme (continued) 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 information appears. Start time New timer Start timeStop timeDateSourceChannelTitle ...

English 45 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 47 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 48 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 49 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 50 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 52 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 53 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 54 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 55 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 56 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 57 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 58 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 59 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 B . Content Music Video Photo C Select { Photo } in the menu and press B . From Hard Disk only, { Photo folders }...

English 60 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 62 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 63 Additional Playback Features (continued) PAUSE LIVE TV Selecting another title/chapter/ track When a disc contains more than one track, title or chapter, you can change to a different track, title or chapter as follows. During playback, Press > to go to the next title/chapter/ track. P...

English 64 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 65 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. 1 en Tools Angle Subtitle language Audio language Settings Time sea...

English 66 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 B to enter its options. B Press repeatedly until the...

English 67 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 68 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 69 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 70 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 71 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 72 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 73 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 74 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 76 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 77 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 78 C Use the cursor 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 ...

English 79 System Menu Options (continued) Language settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select the preferred audio language for Digital Terrestrial Tuner (DTT) reception, DVDs with multiple sound tracks, VCDs with multiple audio channels, or DVD±R/±RW recorded with 5.1 mul...

English 80 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 ente...

English 81 Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) System Menu Options (continued) Play Back Control feature is only applicable to 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 i...

English 82 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 84 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 } – The connected device supports multi- channel audio fo...

English 86 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 89 System Menu Options (continued) Digital Tuner settings Press OK on the remote control to make a completely new digital TV and radio install. This process may take several minutes. Once complete, press BACK on the remote control to exit. Press OK to update new digital TV and radio installa...

English 90 Setup 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 si...

English 91 Setup settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) System Menu Options (continued) The TV screen turns black to prevent damage to the screen due to over exposure to a static image for too long. { Off } – Disable screen saver function. { 5, 10, 30 minutes } – Set the TV t...

English 92 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 93 Other Information (continued) 5.1 multi-channel recording Digital 5.1 multi-channel recording lets you capture the original sound from digital multi-channel sources such as the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver, when you record a video that produces the full cinema sound experience (Dolby Digi...

English 94 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. Th...

English 95 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 96 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 players. To remove a disc without fi nalising it, simply stop reco...

English 97 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 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 warranty....

English 104 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 106 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 scre...

English 108 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•...

110 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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