Philips DVDR 725H/05 - Manual (Page 3)

Introduction 1 .........................................
Convenience of watching 1 ...............................................................................
- Watching DVD discs 1 ....................................................................................
- Watching TV via HDD 1 .................................................................................
- Flextime 1 ...........................................................................................................
- Instant replay/skip 1 ..........................................................................................
- Pause live TV 1 ..................................................................................................
- Easy navigation 1 ...............................................................................................
- The Disc Manager 1 ..........................................................................................
- Time Shift Buffer 1 ............................................................................................
- Simultaneous recording and playback 1 .......................................................
- Media Browser 2 ...............................................................................................
Convenience of programming 2 .......................................................................
Convenience of recording 2 ..............................................................................
Convenience of editing 2 ...................................................................................
Convenience of archiving 2 ...............................................................................
Warnings/information 3 .........................
Important 3 ...........................................................................................................
- Important instructions for the HDD 3 ........................................................
Trademark and license information 4 .............................................................
Important information for customers in Great Britain 4 ...........................
How to read our user manual 5 .......................................................................
Content of the box 5 ..........................................................................................
- Operating instructions, Quick Start Guide and Guarantee booklet 5 ..
- DVD-Recorder/Harddisk 5 .............................................................................
- Remote control and batteries 5 ....................................................................
- Aerial cable 5 .....................................................................................................
- Scart cable (Euro-AV cable) 5 ........................................................................
- Mains cable 5 ......................................................................................................
- G-LINK transmitter 5 ......................................................................................
Introduction to the set 6 ........................
The remote control 6 .........................................................................................
- Remote control buttons 6 ..............................................................................
Front of the device 8 ..........................................................................................
Back of the device 9 ............................................................................................
- Type plate 9 ........................................................................................................
Installation 10 ..........................................
Preparing the remote control for operation 10 ...........................................
- Using your DVD-Recorder remote control with your TV 10 ...............
Connecting to the TV (standard configuration) 11 ......................................
- Connecting the aerial 11 ..................................................................................
- Connecting the scart cable 11 ........................................................................
- Connection with the aerial cable only 11 ....................................................
Connecting to the TV (alternative configurations) 12 .................................
- Connection via composite video (CVBS) cable 12 ....................................
- Connection via a S-Video (Y/C) cable 12 ....................................................
- Connection via a component video (Y Pb Pr/YUV) cable (no
progressive scan)
12 ............................................................................................
Connecting additionaldevices 14 ..........
Connecting additional devices to the second scart socket 14 ...................
- Connecting an external receiver 14 ..............................................................
Connecting G-LINK transmitter 15 .................................................................
Connecting additional devices via aerial cable only 15 ................................
Connecting a video recorder, DVD player. 16 .............................................
Connecting a camcorder to the front sockets 16 ........................................
- Digital (DV) input socket 16 ...........................................................................
- S-video input socket 16 ...................................................................................
- Video (CVBS) input socket 16 .......................................................................
Connecting audio devices 17 .............................................................................
- Connecting to the analog audio sockets 17 ................................................
- Connecting audio devices to the digital audio sockets 17 .......................
Connecting to the mains 18 ..............................................................................
Initial Installation 18 ...............................
Initial installation 18 .............................................................................................
Initial Installation of the GUIDE
Plus+ system
21 .......................................
Setting up the GUIDE Plus+ ® System 21 ........................................................
- 'Setup' 21 .............................................................................................................
- Finalise set-up 22 ...............................................................................................
Installing the 'External receiver 1' 23 ...............................................................
- Finalise set up of the external receiver 25 ..................................................
Additional installation features 26 ........
Allocating a decoder 26 ......................................................................................
Sorting TV channels with 'Follow TV' 27 ........................................................
Manual TV channel search 28 ............................................................................
Sorting and deleting TV channels manually 29 ..............................................
Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) 30 .............................................
Setting the time and date 31 ..............................................................................
Setting the language 32 .......................................................................................
The GUIDE Plus+
®
System 33 ................
Using the GUIDE Plus+ ® System 33 ...............................................................
- General information 33 ....................................................................................
The 'Grid' screen 34 ............................................................................................
The 'Search' screen 35 ........................................................................................
The 'Schedule' screen 36 ....................................................................................
The 'Info' screen 36 .............................................................................................
The 'Editor' screen 37 .........................................................................................
The 'Setup' screen 37 ..........................................................................................
Playback from an optical disc 38 ...........
Disc's you can use 38 ..........................................................................................
- Regional code 38 ...............................................................................................
- Cleaning the discs 38 ........................................................................................
- General notes on playback 38 ........................................................................
- Switch over to the actual TV channel during playback 39 .......................
Inserting a disc 39 ................................................................................................
Playing a DVD video disc 39 ..............................................................................
- Regional code 39 ...............................................................................................
Playing a DVD+RW/ +R disc 40 .......................................................................
Playing an audio CD 40 .......................................................................................
Playing an MP3 CD 41 .........................................................................................
Playing a (Super) Video CD 41 .........................................................................
Additionalplayback features 42 ............
General 42 .............................................................................................................
Searching on disc [DVD, (S)VCD, CD] 42 ....................................................
Still picture [DVD, (S)VCD, CD] 42 ...............................................................
Slow motion [DVD, (S)VCD, CD] 42 .............................................................
Search by time [DVD, (S)VCD] 43 ..................................................................
Repeat/Shuffle play [DVD, (S)VCD] 43 ...........................................................
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