Philips ShowView DVDR980 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Mode d'emploi Bedienungsanleitung Instrucciones de manejo Istruzioni per l'uso Gebruiksaanwijzing ®...
  • Page 2 Philips Customer Care Centers Luxembourg Austria tel: 352-404061215 tel: 43-0-810 001 203 Netherlands Belgium tel: 0900-8406 tel: 32-2-070 222 303 Norway Denmark tel: 22-748 250 tel: 808 82 814 Portugal Finland tel: 352-1-4163063 tel: 358-09-6158 0250 Spain France tel: 34-902-113 384...
  • Page 3 English ___________________________________________________4 INDEX 3...
  • Page 4: General Information

    General information Laser safety NEVER MAKE OR CHANGE CONNECTIONS WITH THE POWER SWITCHED ON. This unit employs a laser. To prevent possible eye injury, only a qualified service person should remove the cover The DVD recorder is in conformity with or attempt to service this device.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction DVD Video Recorder________________________________________8 Box contents_______________________________________________9 Placement _________________________________________________9 Cleaning discs ______________________________________________9 Remote control ____________________________________________9 Loading the batteries_______________________________________9 Installation Connections - back side of your DVD recorder _________________10 Connecting to the antenna___________________________________10 Connecting to a TV set _____________________________________10 S-video (Y/C) connection __________________________________10 Video (CVBS) connection __________________________________10 Connecting to audio equipment_______________________________11 Connecting to A/V receiver or A/V amplifier with digital...
  • Page 6 Language settings_________________________________________26 Feature settings __________________________________________26 Remote Control settings __________________________________27 Record Settings __________________________________________27 Installation ______________________________________________28 Recording Before you start recording___________________________________30 Manual recording __________________________________________31 Checking input___________________________________________31 Recording_______________________________________________31 Manual audio control _____________________________________32 Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch Recording)__32 Timer programming ________________________________________32 ® system ______________33 Timer programming with the S Timer programming without the S system _____________34...
  • Page 7 Access control Child Lock (DVD and VCD) _________________________________43 Activating/deactivating the child lock _________________________43 Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated _________________43 Securing discs ___________________________________________44 Parental Level (DVD-Video only)______________________________44 Activating/Deactivating Parental Control ______________________44 Country__________________________________________________44 Changing the 4-digit code____________________________________45 Managing disc content Title settings ______________________________________________46 Changing the title name ___________________________________46 Play full title _____________________________________________46...
  • Page 8: Introduction

    CD- Recordable format, to produce discs that keep your data for a lifetime. Your Philips DVD recorder is a recorder and player for digital video discs, with a two-way compatibility to the universal DVD Video standard. This means that:...
  • Page 9: Box Contents

    Box contents Cleaning discs First check and identify the contents of your DVD Some problems may occur because the disc inside the recorder package, as listed below: recorder is dirty. To avoid these problems clean your - DVD recorder discs regularly, in the following way: - Remote Control Handset with separately-packed batteries l When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning...
  • Page 10: Installation

    Installation If your TV set is not equipped with a connector, Connections - back side of your SCART you can connect the DVD recorder with the S-video DVD recorder (Y/C) sockets. - Please refer to your TV set, VCR, Stereo System and any other User Manual(s) as necessary to make the S-video (Y/C) connection optimal connections.
  • Page 11: Connecting To Audio Equipment

    If you cannot connect your DVD recorder to an A/V Connecting to audio equipment receiver with Multi-channel decoder, choose one of the following alternatives. Connecting to A/V receiver or A/V amplifier with digital Multi-channel Connecting to a receiver equipped with decoder two channel digital stereo (PCM) The best possible sound quality is obtained by...
  • Page 12: Connecting To A Receiver With Two Channel Analogue Stereo

    Connections - frontside of your Connecting to a receiver with two channel analogue stereo DVD recorder l If you have a receiver with two-channel analogue stereo without any of the above mentioned sound Camcorder connection systems, connect the audio Left and Right output sockets to the corresponding sockets on your l If you have a DV, Digital 8, Hi-8 or S-VHS(C) receiver, amplifier or stereo system.
  • Page 13: Power Supply

    Power supply First time set-up: virgin mode After switching on the DVD recorder for the very first time the ‘virgin mode screen’ will appear. In ‘virgin mode’ you may have to set your preferences for some of the recorder features. If the ‘virgin mode screen’...
  • Page 14: Manual Setting

    Subtitle language Manual setting The subtitles of DVD Video discs will be in the language you choose provided this is available on the disc in play. When a menu is displayed: If not, subtitles will revert to the first subtitle language l Use the wv (down up cursor) keys to go through on the disc.
  • Page 15 A u t o m . s e a r c h S e a r c h i n g f o r T V c h a n n e l s XX c h a n n e l s f o u n d P l e a s e w a i t ‰...
  • Page 16: Functional Overview

    Functional overview Front of recorder B STANDBY/ON - switches the recorder to Power/Standby mode Standby indicator - lights up red when the recorder is in standby mode - lights up green when the recorder is operative Infrared remote control MONITOR - switches between disc mode and monitor mode Display - displays the current status of the recorder...
  • Page 17: Rear Of Recorder

    Rear of recorder MAINS - connection to the mains - RF connection to TV set ANTENNA - RF connection to antenna/cable TV signal VIDEO (CVBS) - OUT: for connection to a TV set, receiver or amplifier with CVBS video inputs - IN: for connecting a video source with CVBS outputs S-video (Y/C) - OUT: for connection to a TV set, receiver or amplifier with S-video (Y/C) inputs...
  • Page 18: Display

    Display - DVD Video disc inserted DECODER - Decoder activated for current preset - DVD+Recordable disc inserted - Video Programming System/Programme - DVD+Rewritable disc inserted Delivery Control active on current preset CHANNEL TITLE - Preset name or number - DVD title number RECORD TRACK - Recording in progress...
  • Page 19: Remote Control

    Remote control MONITOR MONITOR ON/OFF ON/OFF B - switches between disc mode and monitor mode REC/OTR PREVIOUS NEXT DISC MENU - displays DVD disc menu or index REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD picture screen - previous chapter, track or title SYSTEM MENU - displays recorder menu bar - direct recording of the currently STOP...
  • Page 20: Operation

    Operation Important notes for operation Disc types You can switch on the DVD recorder with the You will recognize the different types of discs, that can B STANDBY/ON key. Keep your DVD recorder be used in your DVD recorder by the logo. Depending connected to the mains at all times to ensure that on the disc type you can either use it for recording and programmed recordings can be made and that the...
  • Page 21: The Following Disc Types Cannot Be Used At All, Neither For Recording Nor For Playback

    DVD-RW On-screen display information Only plays if it is recorded in video mode and has been finalized. System menu bar CD Digital Audio You can play digital audio CDs in conventional style through a stereo system, using the keys on the remote control and/or front panel, or via the TV set using the on-screen display (OSD).
  • Page 22: User Preference Menu Operation

    l You can navigate between the various items of the Scan user preferences menu with the v (up cursor) and the w (down cursor) key. To select an item press u Repeat All (right cursor) key. Repeat Title Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Repeat A to end Repeat A-B...
  • Page 23: Tuner Info Box

    Timer info box Video-CD The timer info box is located above the tuner info box no disc and is displayed in monitor mode. It displays the current disc error status of the timer. Disc status icons When a timer is programmed it shows a timer indication and the start time or date of the first programmed r e c recording...
  • Page 24: Index Picture Screen

    Index Picture Screen l On the right hand side of the Index Picture Screen, you can see the disc bar. This gives an overview of all titles on the disc, as well as any empty spaces. The Index Picture Screen displays an overview of the On the disc bar, an arrow –...
  • Page 25: User Preferences

    Video shift User preferences Factory setting is such that the video will be centered on your screen. Use this setting to adjust the position of Setting user preferences the picture on your TV set by scrolling it to the left or right.
  • Page 26: Language Settings

    Surround: Select this setting when using equipment Adapt disc format with a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder. In This option is only available when a DVD+RW or this setting the 5.1 audio channels (Dolby DVD+R disc recorded on a different brand of recorder Digital, MPEG-2) are downmixed to a is loaded.
  • Page 27: Remote Control Settings

    O f f A u t o c h a p t e r s If you want to use the remote control of a Philips DVD L P / E P r e c m o d e S t n d r d player instead of the standard DVD recorder remote control, select ‘DVD player’.
  • Page 28: Installation

    Direct Record Installation With the Direct Record function switched ‘On’ and the DVD recorder switched to standby, the channel number Auto TV Channel Search selected on your television will be automatically taken Your DVD recorder will search for all TV channels. over by the DVD recorder, at the moment it starts It stores channels in the sequence they are found.
  • Page 29 Manual TV channel search Sort/Clear TV channels manually You can perform a search to select and store TV l If the DVD recorder is connected to the TV set channels manually. If the DVD recorder is connected via with EasyLink or a similar system, manual sort EasyLink, this function is not available.
  • Page 30: Recording

    Recording Before you start recording Recordings on a DVD disc are called ‘titles’. Every title consists of one or more chapters. Disc is not a DVD video disc stop DVD+RW TITLE 1 TITLE 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 Press OK to open tray or...
  • Page 31: Manual Recording

    The following programme numbers are provided for Manual recording recording from external sources: ‘EXT1’ : TV set via socket SCART Checking input ‘EXT2’ : for recording from external sources via socket SCART Normally, the DVD recorder displays the contents of ’EXT3’...
  • Page 32: Manual Audio Control

    l The recorder automatically jumps to the end of the Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR last title on the disc and starts recording. One-Touch Recording) ‰ If no free space is left. The display will show ‘DISC FULL’. Safe record is not possible then. CLEAR SELECT TIMER...
  • Page 33: Timer Programming With The Show V ® System

    When all timer blocks are full, the options timer T i m e r programming and S programming cannot be S h o w V i e w p r o g r a m m i n g accessed. For clearing a timer block, see ‘How to clear a timer block’.
  • Page 34: Timer Programming Without The Show View System

    l If desired, select recording at daily or weekly T i m e r intervals in the field ‘Date’ with SELECT. ‘Mo- S h o w V i e w p r o g r a m m i n g Fr’: Recording to be made from Mondays to Fridays V P S R e c...
  • Page 35: Programming With 'Nex Tv Iew Link

    Programming with ’N Link’ How to check or alter a timer block This DVD recorder is equipped with the function l Press TIMER on the remote control. l Select ‘Timer list’ with w or v (down up cursor). ’N Link’. If your television is also equipped with this function, you can mark TV programmes on the television for programming.
  • Page 36: How To Clear A Timer Block

    How to clear a timer block CLEAR SELECT TIMER l Press TIMER on the remote control. l Select ‘Timer list’ with w or v (down up cursor). l Press u (right cursor). l Select the timer block you want to clear with w or v (down up cursor).
  • Page 37: Playback

    Playback Playing a DVD+RW or DVD+R ‰ The currently playing title and chapter number are displayed on the recorder display. The elapsed disc time is shown also. Notes: - DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, all players have region codes and discs can have an optional region code.
  • Page 38: General Features

    General features Moving to another chapter/index When a title on a disc has more than one chapter or a track has more than one index, you can move to another chapter/index as follows: l Press K NEXT during play to select the next chapter/index.
  • Page 39: Still Picture And Step Frame

    Still Picture and Step Frame Repeat REC/OTR PREVIOUS NEXT ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO REVERSE FORWARD PAUSE SLOW REPEAT REPEAT SCAN STOP PLAY DVD Discs - Repeat chapter/title/disc l To repeat the currently playing chapter, press l Select (picture by picture) in the system menu REPEAT.
  • Page 40: Scan

    Scan Zoom REC/OTR PREVIOUS NEXT ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO REVERSE FORWARD PAUSE SLOW REPEAT REPEAT SCAN STOP PLAY A/CH ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO Plays the first 10 seconds of each chapter/index on the REPEAT REPEAT SCAN disc. l Press SCAN. l To continue play at your chosen chapter/index, press SCAN again or press 2 PLAY.
  • Page 41: Special Dvd-Video Features

    Special DVD-Video features Camera Angle If the disc contains sequences recorded from different Menus on the disc camera angles, the angle box appears, showing the number of available angles, and the angle being shown. For titles and chapters, selection menus may be included You can then change the camera angle if you wish.
  • Page 42: Subtitles

    Playing an audio CD Subtitles l Insert the disc. ‰ After loading the disc, playback starts automatically. ‰ If the TV set is on, the Audio CD screen appears. ‰ During play, the current track number and its l Select Z (Subtitle) in the system menu bar. elapsed playing time will be shown on the screen l Press Z SUBTITLE or w v (down up cursor) and the recorder display.
  • Page 43: Search

    Search Repeat track/disc REC/OTR STOP PLAY ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD REPEAT REPEAT SCAN l To search forwards or backwards through the disc l To repeat the currently playing track, press at 4x normal speed, press 5 REVERSE or 6 REPEAT.
  • Page 44: Access Control

    Access control Child Lock (DVD and VCD) When activating Child lock, only discs that are authorised can be played without PIN code. Child lock Features The recorder memory maintains a list of 50 authorized Access control Parental level (‘Child safe’) disc titles. A disc will be placed in the list Status box Change country when ‘Play Always’...
  • Page 45: Securing Discs

    Note: Double sided DVD discs may have a different ID for each side. In order to make the disc ‘Child safe’, each side has to be authorized. Child lock Features Multi volume VCD disc may have a different ID for each Access control Parental level volume.
  • Page 46: Country

    Country Changing the 4-digit code A/CH A/CH ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO l Select ‘Access control’ in the features menu using l Select ‘Access control’ in the features menu using w v (down up cursor) and press u (right cursor). w v (down up cursor) and press u (right cursor).
  • Page 47: Managing Disc Content

    Managing disc content Title settings Erasing a title You may simply erase a title on DVD+RW by recording For each title on a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc the over it, but if you want to erase the whole title instantly, default settings can be changed to your personal preference in the title settings menu.
  • Page 48: Disc Info Screen

    Disc Info Screen Disc Settings For each DVD+RW or DVD+R disc the settings can be l When on the Index Picture Screen, press 9 STOP. changed to your personal preference in the disc settings ‰ You are now on Title 1. menu.
  • Page 49: Erasing A Disc

    Erasing a disc This option is only aivailable for DVD+RW discs that are not erase-protected. Features l In the Disc Info Screen press u (right cursor). Enter code... Access control ‰ You will now enter the ‘disc settings’ menu. Status box l Select ‘Erase disc’...
  • Page 50: Favorite Scene Selection

    Favorite Scene Selection l Use w or v (down up cursor) to toggle through the menu’s functions: The basic function of any edit operations is to improve Inserting chapter markers accessibility and handling of your recordings. For instance: scenes you do not want to see during playback l In play mode press FSS on the remote control (e.g.
  • Page 51: Deleting Chapter Markers

    Deleting chapter markers You van combine a chapter with the previous chapter in Favourite scene selection the current title by deleting the chapter at the beginning play of the current chapter. Insert chapter marker l In play mode press FSS on the remote control Current chapter Hidden to call up the FSS menu.
  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If it appears that the DVD recorder is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something has been overlooked. Under no circumstances attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom(s).
  • Page 53 The recorder does not record a • Make sure that the recorder is switched to standby before the timer programme timer starts. No new title can be recorded • Check if the maximum number of titles has been reached (message: ‘too many titles’...
  • Page 54: Diagnosis Programme

    Picture Screen will may not match with the actual video l Consult your dealer or the Philips Customer Care content on the disc. The last recorded title may be lost. Centre for the nearest Service Repair Shop in your country.
  • Page 55: Glossary

    Glossary This section explains most important terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this document. Term Explanation AC-3 Audio Coding 3, also known as Dolby Digital. Multi-channel digital audio compression system from Dolby Labs. Audio/Video Chapter A part of a title. Disc Bar A graphical representation of the contents of a (DVD+RW) disc.
  • Page 56 See TV system. Playback Control. A special feature on a VCD 2.0 or Super VCD disc that enables interactive use. Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system. Program Delivery Control Red-Green-Blue. A top-quality video connection where red, green and blue components of a video signal are carried through separate wires.
  • Page 57: Appendix

    Appendix If your TV set does not respond to the remote control, Using your DVD recorder you can re-programme your remote control. Below you remote control with your TV set will find a list of all available remote control codes for various TV brands.
  • Page 58 LG....083 Philips. . 064, 039, 081, 401, 581 Silver ....063 Fisher .
  • Page 59 Caractéristiques techniques - Technische Daten - Especificaciones Specifiche tecniche - Technische specificaties DISC FORMATS SUPPORTED FRONT CONNECTIONS Disc type Playback Recording i.LINK DV IEEE 1394 4-pin • • DVD+RW S-video Input Hosiden 4-pin • • DVD+R Video Input Cinch (yellow) •...
  • Page 60 • Mois year • Année 20 The products and services described herein are not necessarily available in all countries Due to continuous product improvements this document is subject to change without notice. ©2001 PHILIPS Printed in Belgium 3104 125 2425.1...

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