Philips DVDR3460 User Manual
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Page 1: User Manual
DVD Player / Recorder DVDR3460 User Manual welcome. 1_dvdr3460-97_um_en_26851a.indd 1 1_dvdr3460-97_um_en_26851a.indd 1 2007-08-27 1:04:28 PM 2007-08-27 1:04:28 PM... -
Page 2: Laser Safety
Laser safety This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye injury, only a qualifi ed service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE... - Page 3 Index This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by US patents. Use English ------------------------------------------4 of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents General Care and Safety Information ..................6 Setup precautions ..............................6 Cleaning discs ................................6 About recycling ..............................6 Product Information ......................7 Introduction ................................7 Accessories supplied ............................7 Region codes ................................7 Copyright notice ..............................7 Product Overview Remote Control ....................... 8 Using the remote control ..........................10 Main Unit ......................... - Page 5 Table of Contents Playback Playback ........................... 27 Playable discs ...............................27 Starting disc playback ............................27 Additional Playback Features ..................31 Changing to another title/chapter/track ......................31 Pausing playback / slow motion play ......................31 Searching forward/ backward .........................31 Repeat play ................................32 Repeating a specifi c segment (A-B) .......................32 Changing subtitle language ..........................32 Changing audio soundtrack language ......................32 Switching camera angles ...........................33...
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Page 6: Care And Safety Information
Care and Safety Information CAUTION! Cleaning discs High voltage! Do not open the device. You run the risk of getting Some problems occur (frozen picture, an electric shock. sound disruptions, picture distortions) The machine does not contain any because the disc is dirty. To avoid these user-serviceable parts. -
Page 7: Product Information
Product Information Introduction Accessories supplied Your Philips recorder allows you to – Remote control and batteries record TV programs or copy camcorder – RF antenna cable recordings to a DVD±RW or DVD±R – Audio/video cable and play pre-recorded DVDs. The –... -
Page 8: Remote Control
Remote Control DISPLAY – Displays/removes the on-screen display. PREV/FRV ., NEXT/FFWD > – Skips to previous or next chapter/track. – Press and hold to make a fast forward/ fast reverse search. RECORD z – Starts recording the current TV channel or the current video input source. - Page 9 Remote Control (continued) SOURCE – Selects the recorder’s input source (Tuner, CAM, EXT1, EXT2 or DV). Numeric keypad – Selects a chapter/track number to play. – Selects the recorder’s preset TV tuner channel. TIMER – Enters/exits the timer recording menu. STOP x –...
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Page 10: Using The Remote Control
Remote Control (continued) CAUTION! Using the remote control – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote control is not to be used for a long time. – Do not mix batteries (old and new or carbon and alkaline, etc). –... -
Page 11: Main Unit
Main Unit STANDBY-ON Jacks behind the fl ap – Turns on the recorder or switch to Flip down the door on the right hand standby mode. corner. Disc tray VIDEO OPEN/CLOSE ç – Video input for camcorders or video recorders. –... -
Page 12: Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections
Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections ??? ? ??? ? SATELLITE ANTENNA CABLE S-V ID E O AU D IO O U T V ID E O IN Connect the existing Antenna/Cable TV Connecting the antenna signal (or from the Cable Box/Satellite cables Receiver {RF OUT or TO TV}) to the ANTENNA-IN... -
Page 13: Connecting The Video Cable
Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) Option 3 Option 1 Option 2 S-V ID E O AU D IO O U T V ID E O IN Option 3: Using a Component Connecting the video cable (Y Pb Pr) cable This connection enables you to view the Use the component video cable (red/ disc playback from the recorder. -
Page 14: Connecting The Audio Cables
Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) Option 2 Option 1 DIGITAL IN AV amplifi er/ receiver S-V ID E O AU D IO O U T V ID E O IN Option 2: Using a coaxial cable Connecting the audio cables You can connect the recorder to an AV amplifi er/receiver with a digital This connection enables you to listen to... -
Page 15: Step 2: Optional Connections
Step 2: Optional Connections Back of a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO (Example only) ??? ? ??? ? CABLE SATELLITE ANTENNA S-V ID E O AU D IO O U T V ID E O IN Option 2 (see the above illustration) Connecting to a Cable Box or If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver Satellite Receiver... -
Page 16: Connecting To A Vcr Or Other Similar Device
Step 2: Optional Connections (continued) Back of a VCR VHF/UHF (Example only) RF IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO VHF/UHF AUDIO AUDIO RF OUT ??? ? ??? ? CABLE SATELLITE ANTENNA S-V ID E O AU D IO O U T V ID E O IN Use the audio/video cables to connect Connecting to a VCR or... -
Page 17: Connecting To A Vcr And Cable Box/Satellite Receiver
Step 2: Optional Connections (continued) Back of a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO ??? ? (Example only) ??? ? CABLE SATELLITE Back of aVCR (Example only) VHF/UHF RF IN VIDEO VIDEO ANTENNA AUDIO AUDIO VHF/UHF AUDIO AUDIO RF OUT S-V ID E O AU D IO... -
Page 18: Connecting A Camcorder To The Front Jacks
Step 2: Optional Connections (continued) DV OUT Option 2 Option 1 Option 2: Using the VIDEO In Connecting a camcorder to jack the front jacks Use the VIDEO connection if your camcorder has only a single video output You can use the front jacks to copy (Composite Video, CVBS). -
Page 19: Step 3: Installation And Setup
Step 3: Installation and Setup Before you start ... Initial recorder setup When you complete the connections and turn on the recorder for the fi rst time, The initial setup menu will appear on the you should see the initial setup menu TV when you fi rst power up the recorder. - Page 20 Step 3: Installation and Setup (continued) Press OK on the remote control to keys to select the required continue. change action. The auto scan menu appears. Sort channel Auto Scan Highlight { Move Up } or { Move Down } Auto scan the channels.
- Page 21 Step 3: Installation and Setup (continued) Press to move the selection bar to the right before pressing OK to continue the next setup. The clock setting menu appears. Clock Setting Set the system time. Date: Time: 2007 Next Page BACK Prev Page keys to change the numbers and use...
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Page 22: Recording Recording
Recording Supported disc types and media Discs for recording speeds Media speeds Several different formats of DVD Disc recordable discs can be used with this DVD+R 1x - 16x DVD+RW 2.4 x - 4x recorder: DVD-R 1x - 16x DVD-RW 2x - 4x DVD+R DL 2.4x - 8x... - Page 23 Recording (continued) Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) The recording mode defi nes the picture quality of the DVD Recording Quality recordings and the maximum recording time on a disc. The factory default setting is SP. Record Mode Picture Quality Maximum Recording Time per Disc (hours)
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Page 24: Manual Recording
Recording (continued) { EXT 1 } Manual recording Input source from the device connected to the VIDEO (CVBS) EXT1 jack on the You can choose to record the TV back panel. program or make a recording from an { EXT 2 } external device. -
Page 25: About Timer Recording
Recording (continued) About timer recording Timer recording Use ‘Timer Recording’ to automatically Turn on the TV to the correct viewing start and stop a recording at a later date channel for the recorder. time. The recorder will tune to the right program channel and begin recording at Press TIMER on the remote control. -
Page 26: Changing/ Deleting A Timer Recording
Recording (continued) { Date } Changing/ Deleting a timer – Date for recording (day/month). recording { Start } – Start time of recording (hours: minutes). Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for the recorder. { End } –... -
Page 27: Playback
Playback IMPORTANT! Playable discs – If the inhibit icon ( ) appears on the TV screen when a key is Using this recorder, you can play and pressed, it means the function is not record on the following discs: available on the current disc or at the current time. - Page 28 Playback (continued) Playing a DVD video disc Playing a DVD recordable disc Normally the DVD disc contains a disc Insert a DVD recordable disc. menu. You may have to make your Press DISC-MENU. selection (e.g., subtitle or audio language) The disc menu appears. within the disc menu.
- Page 29 Playback (continued) Helpful Hints: Playing an MP3 disc – Only the fi rst session of a multi-session This recorder can playback most of the CD will playback. MP3 audio fi les and JPEG picture fi les – This recorder does not support MP3PRO recorded on a recordable disc or audio format.
- Page 30 Playback (continued) keys to rotate the picture. Playing a picture disc (slide show) You can display JPEG pictures in the Use ./ > keys to view the selected roll automatically one after the previous/next fi le. other. Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a refresh mode for slideshow playback.
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Page 31: Additional Playback Features
Additional Playback Features Pausing playback / slow motion play DISPLAY . > During playback, press u to pause playback and display a still picture. DISC MENU To move the still picture one frame REPEAT A-B backward or forward, press keys REPEAT 1/ALL repeatedly. -
Page 32: Repeat Play
Additional Playback Features (continued) Repeat play Changing subtitle language The repeat play options vary depending This operation works only on DVDs with on the disc type. multiple subtitle languages. You can change the language you want while During playback, press REPEAT1/ALL playing DVD. -
Page 33: Switching Camera Angles
Additional Playback Features (continued) Switching camera angles Resume playback from the last stopped point This option is only available with DVDs that contain sequences recorded from This option is only available with DVDs/ different camera angles. This allows you VCDs. The recorder is able to resume to view the picture from different angles. -
Page 34: Edit Recordings
Edit Recordings About editing recordable Disc menu index screen DVDs The disc menu index screen shows your recordings on a recordable DVD. It After a recording has been made, this should appear on the TV once you load a recorder allows you to edit the title or recordable DVD or when you press the video content. -
Page 35: Protect/Unprotect Title
Edit Recordings (continued) keys to select { Erase } and Rename title press OK. Highlight { Erase title } to erase the The original title name is generated current selected title or { Erase all } to automatically by the recorder. You can erase all the titles in the disc, then press give a new name to the title by following the steps below. -
Page 36: Dividing Title (Dvd±Rw Only)
Edit Recordings (continued) Once complete, move to { Finish } in the Erase part of a title menu and press (DVD±RW only) The information panel is now updated. This option allows you to erase unwanted scenes from the recording Dividing title (DVD±RW only) (e.g. -
Page 37: System Menu Options
System Menu Options Setup DVD Recorder Accessing the System Menu Tuner Audio Language English Subtitle Language Disc TV Shape 4:3 LB The system menu provides various Playback Resume Recording Parental Control 8 Adult options for you to adjust the recorder to Change Password Video suit your preferences. -
Page 38: Tuner Settings
System Menu Options (continued) Tuner settings Adjust the stored TV channels to your preference. Manage Presets Select this and press OK to enter the programme list menu. Program List 1) Use keys to highlight the channel to be modifi ed. PR Station Fine NICAM CH Move Up 1 BBC... - Page 39 System Menu Options (continued) Tuner settings { Manual Setting } – Press OK to enter the manual setting menu. Use keys to change the setting and keys to Manual Setting move to the previous/next entry fi eld. { PR } Seek (MHZ) Fine Standard...
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Page 40: Disc Settings
System Menu Options (continued) Disc settings Formatting is required for certain DVD+VR or DVD±RW disc Format before it can be used for recording on this recorder. 1) Press OK to select. 2) A confi rmation message will appear. Select { OK } in the menu to proceed or { Cancel } to abort, then press OK to confi rm. - Page 41 System Menu Options (continued) Disc settings (continued) Change the name of the disc. Disc Label 1) Press OK to enter the disc label menu. 2) Use keys to highlight a character/number/symbol in the keyboard menu and press OK to select. 3) Once complete, move to { Finish } in the menu and press Note: The maximum input is up to 64 characters.
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Page 42: Playback Settings
System Menu Options (continued) Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select the preferred audio language for DVD playback. Audio Language Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Subtitle Language Notes: – If the selected audio/subtitle language is not available on the disc, the disc’s default setting language will be used instead. - Page 43 System Menu Options (continued) Playback settings (continued) Some DVDs may have a parental level assigned to the complete Parental Control disc or to certain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a playback limitation level. Rating explanations { 1. Kid Safe } ~ { 2. G } – Childsafe; acceptable for viewers of all ages.
- Page 44 System Menu Options (continued) Playback settings (continued) Select the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle. DivX Subtitle Font { Standard } – Display a standard list of Roman subtitle fonts provided by this recorder. { Central Eur. } –...
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Page 45: Video Settings
System Menu Options (continued) Video settings Progressive scan delivers a higher picture quality than the Progressive Scan standard interlaced TV channel scan. It only works when you have connected the recorder’s Y Pb Pr jacks to your TV that supports the progressive video input. -
Page 46: Audio Settings
System Menu Options (continued) Audio settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select the method for audio downmix to two channels when you Downmix play a DVD which is recorded in Dolby Digital format. { LT/RT } – Select this if the recorder is connected to a Dolby Pro Logic decoder. -
Page 47: System Settings
System Menu Options (continued) System settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select the menu language for this recorder on-screen display. Menu Language Set the date and time. Use keys or the numeric keypad 0-9 Clock Setting to change the number. Use keys to select the entry fi eld, . -
Page 48: Software Upgrade
The software installed in your recorder is continuously being refi ned for greater stability and compatibility of the set. Periodically, Philips will issue upgrades for the software which you copy onto a CD to install the software. Caution! Power supply must not be interrupted during upgrade! Visit Philips’... -
Page 49: Troubleshooting
Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, fi rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help. Problem (General) Solution No power. - Page 50 Troubleshooting (continued) Problem Solution – Have your antenna or cable TV signal checked. No TV signal received – Install the TV channel. Read chapter “System Menu from the recorder. Options – Tuner Settings” for details. – Check the video connection between the DVD recorder A TV channel installed and the TV.
- Page 51 Troubleshooting (continued) Problem Solution – If a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD player A DVD±R/±RW recorded cannot detect it. Please observe the following ‘minimum on this DVD recorder does not play on a DVD recording times’. Recording mode : {HQ} – 5 mins, {SP} – player.
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Page 52: Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions What kind of disc should I use for What are Titles and Chapters? A DVD disc contains Titles and Chapters, recording? which are similar to the Titles and Chapters of You can record on both DVD±R and a book. -
Page 53: Specifi Cations
Specifi cations Picture/Display Tuner/Reception/Transmission • Aspect ratio: 4:3, 16:9 • TV system: PAL • D/A converter: 10 bit, 54 MHz • Aerial Input: 75 Ohm coaxial (IEC75) • A/D converter: 10 bit, 27 MHz Connectivity • Picture enhancement: Progressive Scan Rear Connections: •... -
Page 54: Display Panel Symbols/ Messages
No disc has been inserted. If a disc has been inserted, then it is possible that the disc cannot be read. OPEN Disc tray is opening or opened. PHILIPS The recorder has been turned on. 1_dvdr3460-97_um_en_26851a.indd 54 1_dvdr3460-97_um_en_26851a.indd 54 2007-08-27 1:04:37 PM... -
Page 55: Glossary
Glossary Analogue: Sound that has not been turned MP3: A fi le format with a sound data into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while compression system. “MP3” is the digital sound has specifi c numerical values. abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts These jacks send audio through two Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3.