Manual Tv Channel Search; Selecting The Recording Mode (Quality) - Philips DVDR880 User Manual

PROBLEM
Before you call an engineer
SOLUTION
b
There is no recording on the disc: Change disc.
b
You inserted the wrong disc type: Your recorder can play back the following disc types: DVD
Video, (Super)Video CD, DVD+R(W), Audio CD, , MP3 CDs
b
You inserted the disc the wrong way: Insert the disc with the label facing upwards
b
Disc is dirty: Clean the disc
b
Wrong region code: The region code of the DVD and the DVD recorder must match.
b
Parental control is on: Read chapter 'Access control (child lock)'
b
You have selected the wrong programme number for the DVD recorder on the TV: on the TV,
select the correct programme number for the DVD recorder.
b
The cable connecting the TV set and the DVD recorder has come loose: check the cable.
b
It is possible that this (Super) Video CD contains a menu and the 'PBC' is switched off. You can
see this in status field '
1
Press SYSTEM-MENU while the (Super) Video-CD is inserted .
' using D or C .
2
Select '
3 ' using B or A and confirm with C .
Select line '
4
Select ' ' in line '
5
Confirm with OK and end with SYSTEM-MENU .
b
Your TV set is not properly adjusted.
b
Disc is dirty: Clean the disc
b
Sometimes the picture may be temporarily distorted. This is not a defect of your DVD recorder.
b
The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you selected the wrong programme number:
Check TV channels stored.
b
Disc write-protected (recording protected): Remove write-protection or change the disc. For
more information, please see 'Preventing accidental erasing of discs' in chapter 'Manual Recording'.
b
An already finalised DVD+R has been inserted: Change disc.
b
You have programmed the wrong time or date: Check time/date.
b
You have not set the TIMER properly: Check the programmed recordings (TIMER block).
b
Locked disc inserted: Remove disc lock.
b
An already finalised DVD+R has been inserted: Change disc.
b
'VPS/PDC' switched on but 'VPS/PDCtime' wrong: 'Enter 'VPS/PDCtime exactly to the minute.
Check the aerial.
1
Enter the ShowView programming number of the TV channel you want.
2
Confirm with OK .
3
Check the programme number/channel name in the '
4
If this does not correspond to the TV channel you want, select the input field and change the
programme number/channel name.
5
Confirm with OK .
b
Switch to recording mode 'HQ' with REC MODE during playback from the internal TV tuner
( MONITOR button). This will help achieve the best possible picture quality.
Before recording, select the recording mode as described in chapter 'Manual Recording', section

'Selecting the recording mode (quality)'.

b
Have your aerial checked.
b
You will find information on how to change the TV system in 'Manual TV channel search' in
'Installing your DVD recorder'.
'. To activate this function, proceed as follows:
' using B or A .
' input field