Philips DVDR 80 User Manual

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Initial Setup

TV Shape

4:3 letterbox
4:3 panscan
16:9

Press OK to continue

Select the desired screen format with CH-

B or ACH+ . This

setting only functions if you have inserted a DVD recorded in this
format.

Which screen formats can I choose?

4:3 letterbox

for a wide-screen display (theatrical format) with black
bars at the top and bottom of the picture.

4:3 panscan

for a full-height picture with the sides trimmed to fill you
TV screen.

16:9

for wide-screen TV (16:9) aspect ratio

Confirm with OK .

After you connect the antenna (or cable TV, satellite receiver,
etc.) to the DVD Recorder, press OK .
Make sure the cable TV signal is connected securely to the
Antenna jack on the rear of the DVD Recorder.
The automatic TV channel search starts. '

WAIT' will appear on the

display.

Installation

Auto Ch. Programming

Searching for TV channels

000 Channels found

Please wait

aDuring the channel search, if the DVD Recorder does not

find any TV channels:

b Select another channel on the TV. Do you see that channel on the TV

screen?
If not, check the cable connection of the antenna (antenna jack)
between the DVD Recorder and TV.

b Please have patience.

The DVD Recorder searches the entire frequency range in order to
find and save the largest possible number of TV channels.

b If no antenna is connected, complete the basic settings and then, if

desired, start the automatic channel search (see section 'Automatic TV
channel search').

aThe DVD Recorder finds very few/no channels during the

search.

b It is possible that the automatic switching between antenna/cable does

not properly detect your TV signal. Read the section about how to
switch manually.

Problem

Wait until all available TV channels have been found. This can
take several minutes.

As soon as the automatic TV channel search is completed, 'Auto
ch. search complete' will appear on the TV screen along with
the number of channels found.

To remove the menus, press the SYSTEM-MENU button on
the Recorder's remote control.

Further settings relate to the GUIDE Plus+

system. This offers a free interactive guide to the

TV programs available in your area.

To install this system, please read section 'The GUIDE Plus+

system'.

Installing your DVD Recorder

This manual is related to the following products:

DVDR800