Philips HDRW720 Service Manual page 26

a I can see the message 'EMPTYDISC'
b The disc does not contain any recordings.
4 To stop playback, press STOP h on the remote control or
h on the DVD recorder.
5 To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE J on the front of the
DVD recorder.
Playing an audio CD
You can also use the DVD recorder to play audio CDs
If the TV is on, the audio CD screen appears automatically.
During playback, the current track number and its elapsed playing time
will show on the TV screen and on the recorder display.
1 Insert an audio CD.
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Playback starts automatically.
2 Stop playback using STOP h .
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The number of tracks and the total time are displayed.
Playing an MP3 CD
MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3) files are highly compressed music files.
Using this technology the data volume can be compressed by a factor
of 10. This means it is possible to record 10 hours of music in CD
quality on a single CD-ROM.
When creating MP3 CDs please note the following:
File system: ISO9660
Directory structure: maximum of 8 levels
Formats: *.mp3
Filenames: maximum of 12 characters (8+3)
Maximum of 32 albums, 999 titles
Supported sampling frequencies: 32, 44.1, 48 (kHz). Music with
sampling frequencies other than these will be skipped.
Supported bit rates: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256 (kbit/s)
ID3 Tag: Version 1, 1.1. In later versions the directory name is
displayed as the album and the filename as the title.
Important notes for playback:
Only the first session of a multi-session CD will play back.
Playback from a disc
1 Insert an MP3 CD.
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Playback starts automatically.
MP3 CD display
If the TV is on, the MP3 CD screen appears automatically.
During playback, the current track number and its elapsed playing time
will show on the TV screen and on the recorder display.
During stopped playback ( STOP h button) the numbers of the
albums will show on the TV screen and on the display.
Further information on the album, track and artist will also be displayed
if included in the ID tag.
2 Stop playback using STOP h .
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The number of albums is displayed in the display.
Using N or O select the next or previous title.
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You can also use the T/C button to select titles and albums.
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- Press the T/C button and use the C or D button to select
the 'T' symbol for title or 'C' for chapter. Use the B or
A buttons or the number buttons 0..9 on the remote
control to select the number of the title/chapter.
You can also use the repeat functions ( SELECT button).
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Playing a (Super) Video CD
(Super) Video CDs may be equipped with PBC (Play Back Control).
This means that special playback functions (menus) can be directly
selected. The video CD must be PBC compatible (see CD case).
'PBC' is active in the default settings.
1 Insert a (Super) Video CD.
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If the 'h' symbol appears in the display, start playback by
pressing PLAY G .
O If a menu appears on the screen, use the remote control
buttons indicated on the screen to select the menu option you
want (PREV= N , NEXT= O ) or with the number
buttons 0..9 .
O If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles, you can select a title
directly.
Use RETURN to go back to the previous menu
O
2 Stop playback using STOP h .
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Additonal playback features
DVD's were divided in titles and chapters.
During playback, press O to go to the next title. If there
O
are several chapters within a title the next chapter.
Press N to return to the start of the current title/chapter.
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Press N twice to return to the start of the previous
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title/chapter.
Use the T/C (title/chapter) button
- Press T/C (title/chapter) and then use A or B to select the
appropriate title.
Make sure the symbol 'T' (title) is selected in the menu bar.
- Use T/C to select chapters within a title. Press T/C and use C to
select the 'C' symbol (chapter).
Now select the appropriate chapter with A or B .
Searching a disc
You can search the disc for a recording at 4x, 8x or 32x playback
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speed. Other speeds can only be selected via the menu bar (' ').
1 During playback, press and hold N (reverse) or O (forwards)
to switch to the search feature.
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You can switch between the playback speeds using
N / O .
2 To continue playback, press PLAY G at your chosen location.
a No sound
b The sound is switched off in search mode. This is not a fault in your
machine.
Search feature via menu bar
- During playback press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control.
The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen.
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' symbol using C or D and confirm with B .
- Select the '
- You can now use the D or C button to select different forward and
backward search speeds.
- If necessary, switch the menu bar off with the SYSTEM
MENU button.
- To continue playback, press PLAY G .
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Still picture
1 During playback, press PAUSE 9 to stop playback and display a
still picture.
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Frame advance via menu bar
- During a still picture press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control.
The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen.
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' symbol using C or D and confirm with B .
- Select the '
- You can now use the D or C button to go forwards or backwards
one frame at a time.
- If necessary, switch the menu bar off with the SYSTEM
MENU button.
2 To continue playback, press PLAY G .
Slow motion
1 During playback press PAUSE 9 on the remote control. Now
hold down N or O to switch to slow motion.
You can switch between different speeds using N or O .
O
Slow motion via menu bar
- During playback press PAUSE 9 and then SYSTEM MENU on
the remote control. The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen.
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' symbol using C or D and confirm with B .
- Select the '
- You can now use the D or C button to select different forward and
backward slow motion speeds.
- If necessary, switch the menu bar off with the SYSTEM
MENU button.
2 To continue playback, press PLAY G twice.
Search by time
Using this feature you can select where playback should start (select
elapsed time).
1 During playback press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control.
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The menu bar will appear at the top of the screen.
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2 Select the ' ' symbol using C or D and confirm with B .
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Playback is stopped and a box appears on the screen showing
the elapsed time
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3 Enter the start time with the digit keys 0..9 from where playback
should start.
4 Confirm with OK .
a The time entered will flash on the screen
b The selected title is shorter than the time entered. Enter a new time or
cancel the function by pressing SYSTEM MENU .
5 Playback starts at the time you entered.