El Connecting Additional Devices; Connecting An Additional Video Recorder - Philips DVDR80 Owner's Manual

Connecting additional devices
You can connect additional devices such as decoders, satellite receivers, camcorders, etc. to the
S=VlDEO IN, Video in, IN COMPONENT VIDEO and the IN L AUDIO R, IN AUDIO
LRjacks on the recorder. Switching between jack S-VIDEO IN and Video in is done
automatically. In case both jacks are occupied, the signal at jack S-VIDEO IN is given " "
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I Can I also connect other devices with 'Progressive scan'?
The IN COMPONENT VlDEOjacks are only used for 'interlaced'
signals. Signals using progressive scan cannot be processed by the DVD
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Connecting an additional video recorder
You can also connect a video Recorder to the input jack. Please use the S-VIDEO IN jack and
the IN L AUDIO R jacks for SVHS video recorders
Please be aware
Most pre-recorded video cassettes and DVDs are copy protected, When you attempt to copy
L,_P[_ P_?u, message will appear in the DVD Recorder display
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xWhen copying video cassettes 'f_D __i_;JR[' appears in the
DVD Recorder display
¢" Check whether the cable plugs fit correctly.
¢" If the recording is made from a video recorder, adjust the "tracking"
on the video recorder.
¢" In case of bad, non-standard video input signals, the DVD Recorder
may not be able to detect the signal.
xWhen copying from DVDs or pre-copied video cassettes, the
picture is grainy and the brightness fluctuates.
¢" This occurs when you attempt to copy copy-protected DVDs or
video cassettes. Although the picture on the TV is OK, the recording
is distorted on a DVD+R(W). Copy-protected DVDs and video
cassettes cannot be copied without these disruptions.
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