Philips RTH718 - Manual

English 5 Table of Contents Watching TV Control TV programs ............................................................................................ 32 Switching on to T V program .......................................................................................................................

English 6 Table of Contents Edit Recordings Edit Recordings - HDD .................................................................................... 57~59 About HDD title edit menu ........................................................................................................................

English 7 ‘Time Shift Buffer’ As soon as you turn on this recorder, the program shown on the TV will be stored into the ‘Time Shift Buffer’. It acts as a temporary HDD storage of your recordings. The contents will be automatically deleted when you turn off this recorder or when you switch it to stan...

English 8 What kind of disc should I use for recording? You can only record on both DVD±R and DVD±RW discs. DVD+R/+RW is the most compatible recordable DVD format on the market today. They are fully compatible to most of the existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers. What is the cap...

English 9 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 10 Introduction This recorder has a built-in hard diskdrive (HDD), you can record up to 270 hours of video in SEP (Super Extended Play) record quality mode. With both recordable DVD and high capacity HDD in the same recorder, youhave the fl exibility to keep recordings onthe HDD or copy to a...

English 11 Remote Control a STANDBY-ON 2 – Turns on the recorder or switch to standby mode. b OPEN/CLOSE – Opens/closes the disc tray. c HDD – Enters the HDD content menu. d DISC – Switches to disc mode or displays the disc content menu. e DV – Switches to ‘camera mode’ for camcorder connecting to D...

English 12 Remote Control (continued) – Displays the on-screen help text. o RETURN – Returns to the previous menu of a video CD (VCD) or some DVDs. p VOL +/ – – Adjust the volume level. q É (PLAY) – Plays a disc. r – Stops playback/recording. – Holding down the button will open and close the disc tr...

English 13 Using the remote control to operate the system A Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor (iR) on the front panel. B Select the source you want to control by pressing the TV TUNER, HDD or DISC button on the remote control. C Select the desired function (for example , .) Remote...

English 14 Main Unit a STANDBY-ON 2 – Turns on the recorder or switch to standby mode. b HDD Active indicator – Blue ring lights up while temporary recording to the time shift buffer is in progress. c Display panel – Show information about the current status of the recorder. d REC – Starts recording...

English 15 Basic Functions Switching the system on/off Press STANDBY-ON B . “PHILIPS” is displayed briefl y. The system will switch to the TV TUNER source. Press HDD or DISC on the front panel or HDD , DISC , DV , TV TUNER , FM/ AUX or CAM/EXT on the remote. The system will switch to the selected so...

English 16 Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections A. Placing the speakers and subwoofer Front speaker ( left ) Front speaker ( right ) Subwoofer VIEWING AREA A Place the left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV set and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. B ...

English 17 Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections C. Connecting the IDE control cables C O M P O N E N T V I D E O O U T Connect the terminals marked CONTROL CABLE A and CONTROL CABLE B on the rear of the micro recordable theatre to the corresponding terminals on the rear of the power amplifi er with th...

English 18 Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections F Connecting the TV antenna cables C O M P O N E N T V I D E O O U T AU D IO O U T S- V ID E O IN V ID E O IN TV CABLE SATELLITE ANTENNA These connections enable you to watchand record TV programs using this recorder. If the antenna signal isconnected vi...

English 19 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) G Connecting the video cable(s) C O M P O N E N T V I D E O O U T AU D IO O U T S- V ID E O IN V ID E O IN TV This connect...

English 20 H. Connecting the audio cables AU D IO O U T S- V ID E O IN V ID E O IN TV DIGITAL IN This connection enables you to listen tothe sound. Option 1: Using an Audio cable You can connect the recorder to a two channel stereo system or receiver inorder to enjoy the stereo sound system. Use the...

English 21 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. TV has only an antenna input jack Use this connection if your TV has only asingle Antenna In jack (or labeled as 75 ohm or RF IN) and does not have anyaudio/video jacks....

English 22 Step 2 : Optional Connections (continued) Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver Option 1 If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver has only an antenna output jack (RF OUT or TO TV), refer to “Basic Recorder Connections - Connecting the TV antenna cables” for the complete connection t...

English 25 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 jacks You can use the front jacks to copycamcorder recordings. These jacks provide convenie...

English 26 Step 2 : Optional Connections (continued) AUDIO OUT L R Listening to the playback of another device Connect the AUX IN (R/L) jacks on the rear of the subwoofer to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the other audio/visual device (such as a TV, VCR, Laser Disc Player or cassette deck). Before starting ...

English 27 Step 3: Installation and Setup IMPORTANT!When you complete theconnections and turn on therecorder for the fi rst time, it isadvisable that you make severalbasic settings. Please see the following pages on using the Setup Menu features to program TV channels, menu language and system clock...

English 29 Manual Program Name Program Number OK PAL B/G Standard Skip P001 C h 0 0 1 No Fine Tuning OK OK CANCEL 0 5 8 . 9 8 Mhz Frequency Audio Dual A NICAM On GENERAL settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Step 3: Installation and Setup (continued) { Audio } – For dual lan...

English 30 Step 3: Installation and Setup (continued) TIPS: Press to go access the options of an item in the menu. Press SETUP to exit the menu. Setting the language You can select the language for subtitlesand audio for DVD playback. For someDVDs, the subtitle/audio language can only be changed via...

English 31 Step 3: Installation and Setup (continued) TIPS: Press to go access the options of an item in the menu. Press SETUP to exit the menu. LANGUAGE settings System Language Selects the menu language for this recorder on-screen display. Audio Language Selects the preferred audio language for DV...

English 32 Control TV programs Switching on to TV program CH + / TV TUNER INFO A Turn on the TV to the correct program number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’, ‘AV’). B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on the recorder. If no TV program appears on the screen, press TV TUNER on the remotecontrol. C Press C...

English 33 Before Recording About temporary HDD storage (Time Shift Buffer) As soon as you switch on this recorder, the currently selected TV program will be stored in a temporary hard diskstorage called ‘ TSB ’ (Time Shift Buffer), (up to 6 hours of programs.) In tuner mode, the Time Shift video ba...

English 35 Before Recording (continued) TIPS: Press to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu. HDD settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) This option allows you to control the behavior of the Time Shift Buffer. { Yes } – Select to retain the contents in t...

English 36 Default Recording settings The default recording settings will allow you to preset auto chapter markers and the preferred mode of recording quality for HDD recording. A Press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears on the TV. B Use keys to highlight { SETUP MENU - GENERAL } an...

English 37 Before Recording (continued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu. GENERAL settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Auto Chapter Markers Record Quality Auto Program Manual Pro...

English 38 IMPORTANT!Unrecordable pictures Television programs, fi lms, video tapes, discs, and other materials may be copy-protected and therefore cannot be recorded on this recorder. Recording TV programs Follow the instructions below to record TV programs onto the HDD, where you can store for fut...

English 39 A Connect the DV camcorder to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder. B Find the footage on the DV camcorder that you want to start recording from and set the camcorder to pause mode. C Turn on the TV to the correct program number for the recorder (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’, ‘AV’.) D Tu...

English 41 Record on DVD Recordable Disc IMPORTANT!Unrecordable pictures Television programs, fi lms, video tapes, discs, and other materials may be copy-protected and therefore cannot be recorded on this recorder. Copying from HDD to a recordable DVD You can copy a recorded title(s) from the HDD (h...

English 42 Recording from various sources You can choose to copy your recordings from the HDD or an external device to a DVD recordable disc. The storage capacities of the disc depends on the record quality that was selected for the recording in the recorder or device, see “Before Recording - Defaul...

English 43 TIPS: Ensure that there is suffi cient space available on the DVD±R before recording. You have to fi nalize the DVD±R before it can be played on other players, see “Edit Recordings Recordable DVD - Playing your recordings (DVD ±R, DVD-RW) on other DVD players”. Recording from an external ...

English 44 About timer recording Use ‘Timer Recording’ to automaticallystart and stop a recording at a later date/ time. The recorder will tune to the right program channel and begin recording at the specifi ed time. With this recorder, you can pre-program up to 20 recordings . To make a timer recor...

English 45 TIPS: Set the appropriate mode of record quality for HDD recording, the same record quality will be transferred from HDD to a recordable DVD. D Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to enter the G-CODE ® programming number for the show you wish to record and press OK . (e.g. : 5-312-4 or 5,312 4, ke...

English 48 Playback from Hard Disk Playback your HDD recordings Each recording stored on the HDD isdisplayed in the HDD content menu with an index picture. A Press HDD on the remote control. The HDD content menu appears. B Use keys to highlight a title and press OK on the remote control to start pla...

English 49 Playback from Disc 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 and overwritten repeatedly . DVD±R (DVD Recordable); can be recorded on only once. Playback only: DVD Video (Digital Ve...

English 50 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 dialog appears on the TV, this means that the parental control was activated for the inserted disc (see “Se...

English 53 Additional Playback Features Changing to another title/chapter/track When a disc contains more than onetrack, title or chapter, you can change to a different track, title or chapter as follows. During playback, Press to go to the next chapter/track. Press to return to the start of the pre...

English 54 Using INFO options OK SELECT INFO A During playback, press INFO twice on the remote control. The playback menu appears on the TV. DVD Trick mode Title Chapter Audio Subtitle Angle Title Time Normal Play02/0501/2201/02 - OTHOff01/0300:22:03 - 00:27:24 Mode B Use keys to select the setting ...

English 57 Edit Recordings - HDD About HDD title edit menu In the HDD title edit menu, you canchange the title name, hide unwanted scenes, delete titles, split a title or change the title index picture. The edit options in the HDD title edit menu are: { Play Title } – Select a title (recording) to p...

English 58 Dividing a Title You can divide the current title into twonew titles. Each of these titles ischaracterized by its own index picture. Warning! Once a title is divided, the process cannot be reversed. A In HDD title edit mode, use keys to highlight { Divide Title } and press OK . The edit t...

English 59 Rename a title The original title name is automatically generated by the recorder. You can change the disc name by following the steps below. A In HDD title edit mode, use keys to highlight { Rename } and press OK . The keyboard screen appears. B Use keys to highlight a character on the k...

English 60 Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD About disc edit menu This recorder offers various disc edit options for various disc types. You can change the disc content and settings of a DVD recordable disc from the disc editing menu. The edited contents may not be available if you play the disc on a...

English 61 TIPS: No further recording and editing can be carried out on a fi nalized recordable DVD. Press DISC to return to the index picture screen. Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued) Rename disc The original disc name is generatedautomatically by the recorder. Youcan change the disc nam...

English 63 Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued) About DVD title editing You can change the individual titleinformation or delete a title (recording)in a recorded DVD disc. If the recordable DVD disc has been fi nalized, it cannot be edited. The displayed options in the title editingmenu may ...

English 64 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 keys to select { Rename Title } and press OK . The keyboard screen appears. B Use keys to highlight a character ...

English 65 About video editing After a recording has been made, thisrecorder allows you to edit thevideo content. You can add/delete chapter marker, hide unwanted scenes, change the picture in the index picture screen and split a title (recording) into two. When you playback a recording in videoedit...

English 68 Setup Menu Options Accessing the Setup Menu The setup menu provides various optionsfor you to adjust the recorder to suityour preferences. SETUP OK A Press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears on TV. B Use keys to highlight a setup option and press to access. C Use keys to ...

English 69 Setup Menu Options (continued) VIDEO settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) TV System TV Shape Progressive Scan DivX® Video on Demand The colour system of the DVD system, DVD and TV should match. Only then will it be possible to play a DVD on this system. Before ch...

English 70 Setup Menu Options (continued) Parental Level Rating explanations Change Password PREFERENCES settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Some DVDs may have a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a play...

English 71 AUDIO settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Setup Menu Options (continued) Press to access this menu and use keys to select one of the options. { RAW } – Select this if you have used the recorder’s COAXIAL OUT jack to connect to a multichannel receiver. { LPCM } –...

English 72 Radio Reception Tuning to radio stations A Press FM/AUX on the remote to select FM tuner source. B Press and hold on the remote and release the button. The radio automatically tunes to a station with suffi cient reception. C Repeat step 2 if necessary until you fi nd the desired station. ...

English 73 Firmware Upgrade Installing the latest fi rmware Periodically, Philips will issue upgrades for the fi rmware that was initially installed in your recorder as the fi rmware is continuously refi ned for greater stability and compatibility of the recorder. Caution! Power supply must not be i...

English 74 Troubleshooting Problem 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 the system ...

English 77 Video Recording • Recording System: NTSC/ PAL• Compression formats: MPEG2• Modes of Record Quality: High Quality : HQ (M1) Standard Play : SP (M2) Standard Play Plus : SPP (M2x) Long Play : LP (M3) Extended Play : EP (M4) Super Long Play : SLP (M6) Super Extended Play : SEP (M8) • Recordi...

English 78 Specifi cations HDD subsidiary set (at the top) • Size: 3.5"• Capacity: 160G • Dimensions (W x H x D): 232 x 75.5 x 232 mm• Weight: 2.17kg Main set of DVD Recordable Player (at the bottom) • Frequency response: 20Hz~20KHz±3dB • Video output: 1V 75Ω • Horizontal defi nition: 500 lines ...

English 79 Analog : Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specifi c numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio : The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizon-tal v...

English 80 Display panel symbols / messages The following symbols/messages mayappear on your recorder display: 00:00 Multifunction display/ text line – Title/track number– Total/elapsed/remaining title/track time– Disc/title name– Additional information regarding the disc– TV channel number or sourc...

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