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  • Page 1 Register you product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome DVDR3600 DVD recorder DVDR3600EU_UM_EN_28791.indd 1 DVDR3600EU_UM_EN_28791.indd 1 2008-04-21 11:59:25 AM 2008-04-21 11:59:25 AM...
  • Page 2 If we are unable to provide a solution, Philips will be pleased to pick-up your DVD Recorder from your home; and provide a service replacement set, within 7 days. That’s the Philips ‘Premium Home Service’ commitment to you. This service comes free-of-charge (except for Consumer Care Helpline) and applies to all Philips DVD Recorders during the Philips warranty period.
  • Page 3 PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER Model No. DVD RECORDER /PLAYER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS DVDR3600 REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER, PLEASE Serial No. _______________ CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.’...
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents 6 Play Play from USB Play from disc Play video 1 Important Play music Safety View photos Notice Control Play 2 Your product 7 Edit Recordings Region codes About the disc menu Product Overview Edit a recordable DVD Edit titles on the recordable DVD Overwrite a title/ titles (DVDRW only) 42 3 Connect Play your recordings on other players...

  • Page 6: Important

    1 Important Notice Recycle notice Safety Disposal of your old product. Your product is Warning! designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be Risk of fi re or electric shock! • recycled and reused. When this crossed-out Ensure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation holes on this unit.

  • Page 7: Copyright Notice

    How to connect a plug Copyright notice The wires in the mains lead are coloured with the following code: blue = neutral (N), brown = live (L). As these colours may not correspond with the colour markings identifying the terminals in your The making of unauthorised copies of copy- plug, proceed as follows: protected material, including computer...
  • Page 8 Trademark notice This product incorporates copyright protection This product complies with the radio technology that is protected by US patents. Use interference requirements of the European of this copyright protection technology must be Community. authorised by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only This product complies with the requirements of unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision.

  • Page 9: Your Product

    2 Your product Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefi t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Note • DO NOT disconnect the recorder from the power supply unless you are intending not to use this product for a long period of time.

  • Page 10: Product Overview

    2(Standby-On) Product Overview Turns on the recorder or switches to • standby mode. ç(Open/Close) Remote Control • Opens/ closes the disc tray. TIMER • Enters/ exits the timer schedule menu. SETUP • Enters/ exits the system setup menu. INFO • Displays/ hides the on-screen help text. •...
  • Page 11 Numeric keypad P +/- • Selects a chapter/track number to play. • In tuner mode, select the next or previous TV channel. • Selects the recorder’s preset TV tuner channel. AUDIO SUBTITLE • Selects an audio language. • Selects a subtitle language during play of CLEAR a DVD or DivX Ultra Video disc.

  • Page 12: Main Unit

    Main Unit 2 (Standby-on) Note • Turns on this unit or switches to standby mode. • The following connections are under the fl ap at the right corner of the front panel. Disc tray (Open/Close) ç DV IN • Opens/ closes the disc tray. •...

  • Page 13: Connect

    3 Connect Connect antenna or cable To watch and record TV programmes, connect This section describes the connections for this this recorder to an antenna or a cable box/ recorder. satellite receiver. Basic connections: • Connect antenna or cable Connect to an off-air antenna or •...

  • Page 14: Connect Video/Audio Cables

    Connect video/audio cables Option 2: Connect to S-video socket To view the playback from this recorder, OUTPUT EXT 3 VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO IN AUDIO IN connect the recorder to the TV. ANTENNA-IN CVBS CVBS EXT 2 AUX - I/O HDMI OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL TV-OUT...
  • Page 15 Option 3: Connect to composite Option 4: Connect to HDMI socket video sockets HDMI (High Defi nition Multimedia Interface) is a digital interface that supports both audio and video transmission through a single cable. OUTPUT EXT 3 VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANTENNA-IN CVBS...

  • Page 16: Connect Other Devices

    Connect other devices Connect to cable box/ satellite receiver To connect this recorder to other devices, you can use these suggested connections for Ensure that the cable box/ satellite receiver common used cases. Other solutions may be is connected to the TV with an antenna possible, depending on the features of the cable.
  • Page 17 Connect to VCR or similar device Connect to digital video/digital 8 camcorder You can record from a video tape to a recordable DVD or use the VCR for playback when the recorder is turned off. DV OUT OUTPUT EXT 3 VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO IN...
  • Page 18 Connect to an analogue camcorder Connect to a USB device or digital camera OUTPUT EXT 3 VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANTENNA-IN CVBS CVBS AUX - I/O HDMI OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL TV-OUT S-VIDEO TO TV - I/O (DIGITAL AUDIO) EXT 3 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN...

  • Page 19: Get Started

    4 Get Started Navigate through the menu Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the front panel and select the desired function. Prepare the remote control Use the following buttons on the remote control to navigate through the on-screen menus, enter characters or numbers and confi...

  • Page 20: First Time Settings

    Press to select an on-screen display First Time Settings language, then press OK. The country selection screen is When you turn on this recorder for the fi rst displayed. time, follow the instructions on the TV to complete the initial setup for this recorder. Country Select your country Austria...
  • Page 21 Press (or the numeric keys) to enter the correct time, then press OK. Installation Complete The eco mode selection screen is displayed. Please enjoy using your Eco Mode DVD recorder. To view the external device during standby, select Eco mode Off. BACK Previous Exit...

  • Page 22: Record

    5 Record DVD±RW • Recordings can be erased and the space can be used for new recordings. Before you record DVD±R • Recordings can be erased, but the space cannot be used for new recordings. Record media • Recordings can be edited or added on the disc The recording media for this recorder are before it is fi...

  • Page 23: Recording Settings

    Select a setting and press OK. Recording settings • To return to the previous menu, press BACK. • To exit the menu, press SETUP. Select the recording quality Before you record, select the recording quality. • The default record mode is SP. The recording quality determines the amount •...

  • Page 24: Record A Tv Programme

    Insert a recordable DVD into the recorder. Record a TV programme • To select another record quality, press REC MODE repeatedly. Turn on the TV to the correct viewing Press z to start recording. channel for the recorder. • Press z repeatedly to add recording Select a recording source: time in 30 minutes intervals.

  • Page 25: Play While You Record

    Play while you record During recording, you can watch another TV channel or play from another audio/ video device. Watch play from another device This option is possible if the recorder is connected to the TV through the EXT1 TO TV socket.

  • Page 26: About Timer Recording

    About timer recording Schedule a timer recording Schedule a timer recording to start and stop at a specifi ed date and time. You can schedule up to 7 recordings at a time. During timer recording, you can only watch the current channel.

  • Page 27: Edit A Timer Recording

    [ Source ] Edit a timer recording Select the TV channel or the correct video source (EXT2 or EXT3), which you have used to connect the external device. Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for the recorder. [ Quality ] Press TIMER.

  • Page 28: Record From Other Devices

    Record from other devices • To view the recording, see chapter ‘Play – Play video’. Record from a digital video Record from an external device camcorder (Analogue camcorder/ Satellite receiver/ You can record the content from a digital video VCR/ DVD Player) camcorder when you connect it to the DV-IN socket on the recorder.

  • Page 29: Play

    6 Play Play from a USB card reader Flip down the fl ap on the front panel. Connect the USB device to the socket. Play from USB Press USB. The content menu is displayed. Each View the contents of a USB drive, USB memory memory card in the reader is assigned card reader or digital camera through this its own...

  • Page 30: Play From Disc

    Play from disc Notes • DVDs and DVD players are designed with regional restrictions. Before you play a disc, make sure it is for the same region zone as your device (indicated on its rear). Playable discs • If the inhibit icon ( X ) is displayed when a key is pressed, it means the function is not available.

  • Page 31: Play Video

    Play video Play a DivX fi le Play DivX fi les copied from your computer onto a CD-R/RW, recordable DVD or USB device. Insert a disc or connect a USB device. MENU Select a source: • For discs: press DISC MENU until the content menu is displayed.

  • Page 32: Play Music

    Play music Select another track/ fi le When a disc or folder contains several tracks or fi les, you can select a different track or fi le during playback. Play MP3/ WMA fi les Action Button Play most of MP3/ WMA audio fi les and recorded on a recordable DVD, CD or USB To go to the next track/fi...

  • Page 33: View Photos

    View photos Action Button INFO To display the index of thumbnail on one screen. To view the previous/next íë Play a picture disc ( slide show) picture. In index menu, to view the íë You can view JPEG fi les as a slide show. previous/next page of thumbnails.

  • Page 34: Control Play

    Control Play Tips • Discs recorded on a personal computer may not be able to play on this recorder. • It may require a longer time for the recorder to display the disc content due to the large number of Select another title/ chapter songs/pictures compiled into one disc.

  • Page 35: Search By Time

    Select a subtitle language Search forward/ back Select a subtitle language on DVDs or DivX You can fast forward search or fast reverse ® Ultra discs. search the video content during playback. During play, press and hold The search status bar is displayed and the sound is muted.
  • Page 36 Motion playback Set playback control - PBC Some (Super) Video CDs feature ‘PBC’ (Play To move the picture frame-by-frame, Back Control). This allows you to play the video CDs interactively by following the menu on the During playback, press u. display.
  • Page 37 [ Random ] - MP3, WMA, JPEG, picture Resume play from the last stopped and audio only point Randomly play all the tracks within the disc. This option is available during play of DVDs/ To cancel repeat play, press REPEAT VCDs.

  • Page 38: Edit Recordings

    7 Edit Recordings Edit a recordable DVD The disc edit menu provides to disc editing functions: • erase all recordings. About the disc menu • fi nalise the DVD±R disc. • change disc name. The disc menu screen shows the recordings on a recordable DVD.

  • Page 39: Edit Titles On The Recordable Dvd

    Edit titles on the recordable Edit the disc name The disc name is automatically generated by the recorder. You can edit the disc name. Note Press DISC MENU to access the disc menu. • If a DVDR has been fi nalised, it cannot be edited. OK..
  • Page 40 To unhide the hidden scene: Hide an unwanted scene in a title Press DISC MENU. (DVDRW only) Select a title and press OK. Press DISC MENU. Select [ Title ] and press OK. Select a title and press OK. Select [ Unhide ] and press OK. The hidden scene is played.
  • Page 41 Divide a title (DVDRW only) Protect/ Unprotect a title Divide a title into two or more titles. The title You can protect the recorded title to prevent length must be more than 6 (six) seconds. accidental loss of recordings. Warning! Press DISC MENU.

  • Page 42: Overwrite A Title/ Titles (Dvdrw Only)

    Overwrite a title/ titles Play your recordings on other (DVDRW only) players This recorder is built with an overwriting You have prepare the recorded DVDR or function which allows you to record over a DVDRW before you can play it on another selected title.
  • Page 43 Prepare a DVDRW for playback Press SETUP to access the setup menu. Select [ Disc ] and press OK. Select [ Make Compatible ] and press OK. A warning message is displayed. Select [ OK ] in the menu and press OK. •...

  • Page 44: Adjust Settings

    8 Adjust Settings Rename a channel Press SETUP. Select [ Tuner ] > [ Manage Presets ], then press OK. Tuner Settings Select a channel, then press Select [ Rename ], then press OK. The keyboard screen is displayed. Sort preset channels Select the key to enter, then press OK.
  • Page 45 Tune/ Modify a channel manually Enable NICAM sound NICAM is a digital sound transmission system. It Press SETUP. transmits either one stereo channel or two Select [ Tuner ] > [ Manage Presets ], separate mono channels. then press OK. Press SETUP.

  • Page 46: Disc Settings

    Disc Settings Change country of residence Press SETUP. Select [ Tuner ] > [ Country Setting ], Format a recordable DVD disc then press OK. Some DVD+VR, DVD±R/+R DL and Select an option and press OK. DVD±RW discs have to be formatted before it To exit, press SETUP.
  • Page 47 Lock/ Unlock a disc View disc information Prevent recordings from being accidentally Displays the current disc information. erased or edited by locking the recordable DVD. Press SETUP. Select [ Disc ] > [ Disc Info ], then press Note • If the disc is locked, this option changes The disc information is displayed.

  • Page 48: Playback Settings

    Playback Settings Set TV format display The TV format determines the aspect ratio of display according to the type of TV you have connected. Select language options Press SETUP. Select [ Playback ] > [ TV Shape ], then Notes press OK.

  • Page 49: Recording Settings

    Recording Settings View DivX(R) VOD registration code Select to view the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) registration code that allows you to rent or purchase videos using DivX® VOD Select the recording language services. For more information, visit www.divx.com/vod. See chapter ‘Record – Before you record’. Press SETUP.

  • Page 50: Video Settings

    Audio Settings Overwrite a title/ titles (DVDRW only) See chapter ‘Edit Recordings – Overwrite a title/ titles’. Set audio downmix Select a suitable audio downmix when you are playing a DVD recorded in Dolby Digital format. Video Settings Press SETUP. Select [ Audio ] >...
  • Page 51 Set digital output Enable night mode Select a suitable setting if you have connected Night mode optimises playback of sound at low an audio/video device to the COAXIAL socket volumes on the recorder. Press SETUP. Press SETUP. Select [ Audio ] > [ Night Mode ], then Select [ Audio ] >...

  • Page 52: System Settings

    System settings Adjust time and date Notes • Automatic time date download occurs only when the Change system menu language recorder is switched on or in standby mode. • During update in standby mode, the recorder will behave as follows: Press SETUP.

  • Page 53: Restore Default Settings

    Set screen saver Restore default settings The screen saver protects the TV screen from Reset the recorder to factory default settings. damage due to prolong exposure to a static image. It is enabled by default. Note • After the reset, the initial setup is required. See Press SETUP.

  • Page 54: Adjust Hdmi Video And Audio

    Adjust HDMI video and audio Adjust HDMI audio Notes Before you start... • Ensure that you have alternative audio connection Ensure that you have connected the recorder from the recorder to your TV or the display device to a HDMI TV. (See chapter “Connect – for the sound output.

  • Page 55: Additional Information

    The software installed in your recorder is settings – Set energy saving mode’. continuously being refi ned for greater stability and compatibility of the set. Periodically, Philips issues upgrades for the software which you can copy onto a CD to install on your recorder.

  • Page 56: About Divx Subtitle Font

    About DivX subtitle font Most of the DivX® video are embedded with multiple subtitles. In order to display the subtitle correctly on the screen, you may need to change the character set to which supports the selected DivX® subtitle. To access the font options during play of a DivX®...

  • Page 57: Specifi Cations

    Video Recording Specifi cations • Recording system: PAL • Compression formats: MPEG2 • Recording modes: High Quality (HQ), Standard Play Note (SP), Standard Play Plus (SPP), Long Play (LP), Extended Play (EP), Super Long Play (SLP) • Specifi cation and design are subject to change •...

  • Page 58: Tv System Guide

    TV System Guide COUNTRY DVD REGIONS AFGHANISTAN PAL/SECAM B ALBANIA PAL B PAL G ALGERIA PAL B PAL G ANGOLA PAL I ARGENTINA PAL N PAL N AUSTRALIA PAL B PAL H AUSTRIA PAL B PAL G AZORES PAL B BAHAMAS NTSC M BAHRAIN...
  • Page 59 COUNTRY DVD REGIONS LIBYA SECAM B SECAM G LITHUANIA PAL D (was SECAM) PAL K LUXEMBOURG PAL B/SECAM L PAL G/SEC L MADAGASCAR SECAM K1 MADEIRA PAL B MALAGASY SECAM K1 MALAWI PAL B PAL G MALAYSIA PAL B MALI SECAM K1 MALTA PAL B...

  • Page 60: Display Panel Symbols/ Messages

    OPEN Display panel symbols/ • Disc tray is opening or opened. messages REGION • When the region code of the DVD is The following symbols/ messages may appear different from the recorder. on your recorder display: SETUP 00:00:00 • The recorder is in the setup menu or timer Multifunction display/ text line menu mode.

  • Page 61: Troubleshooting

    To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the system yourself. If you encounter problems when using this recorder, check the following points before requesting service. If the problem remains unsolved, register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome. Main Unit No power.
  • Page 62 The picture is black and • The disc does not match with the TV colour system standard white or distorted. (PAL/NTSC). • The disc is dirty, clean the disc. • At times, some picture distortion may occur. This is not a malfunction.
  • Page 63 Play Disc does not play. • Insert the disc with the label facing up. • Wrong region code. The DVD must be coded for ALL regions or Region 2 for playback on this recorder. • There is no recording on the disc or it is a wrong disc type. See chapter ‘Play - Play video’.
  • Page 64 Recording A TV channel installed • Check the video connection between the DVD recorder and during the DVD recorder’s the TV. automatic TV channel • Press P+/- to search for the same TV channel which may search is fuzzy or distorted. have a clearer picture.

  • Page 65: Glossary

    11 Glossary DivX® The DivX® codec is a patent-pending, MPEG-4 based video compression technology developed Analog audio by DivX® Networks, Inc. It can shrink the fi le size of digital video and still maintain the high Sound that has not been turned into numbers. visual quality.
  • Page 66 JPEG Surround A very common digital still picture format. A A system that creates realistic, three still-picture data compression system proposed dimensional sound fi elds. It is usually achieved by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which with multiple speakers that are arranged around features small decrease in image quality in spite the listener.
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