Power Supply; Switching On; First Time Set-Up: Virgin Mode; Automatic Setting - Philips ShowView DVDR980 User Manual

Power supply

l Make sure that all necessary connections are made
before connecting the DVD recorder to the power
supply.
l Plug the power cable supplied into the Power
connector on the rear of the recorder.
l Plug the mains plug into an AC outlet.
Note :
Always check if the local mains voltage matches the required
220V - 240V.
When the recorder is in the Standby position, it is still
consuming some power.
If you wish to disconnect your DVD recorder completely from
the mains, withdraw the plug from the AC Outlet.
When the DVD recorder is disconnected from the mains,
TV channels and timer data will be stored typically 1 year.

Switching on

l Switch on the TV set and select the programme
number that you have chosen for video playback
(see operating manual for your TV set).
l Press B STANDBY/ON.
‰ The recorder display lights up. If you have not
yet installed your DVD recorder, it will enter 'virgin
mode'. In this mode you will have to set your
personal preferences. (See 'virgin mode'.)

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' does not appear, your DVD
recorder has been installed already. You may still change
the settings via the 'installation menu'.
Depending on the kind of TV set, preferences will have
to be set manually or they will be taken over
automatically from the TV set.

Automatic setting

When your TV set is equipped with EasyLink
Link , N TV Link , SmartLink
TM TM
EX IEW
MegaLogic , the TV settings will be taken over from the
TM
TV set but they cannot be changed manually afterwards.
When preferences are taken over from your TV set,
the message 'Easy Link loading data from TV -
please wait' will appear.
Menus for which no preferences are available will be
displayed. They have to be set manually.
Notes:
Preferences have to be set in the order in which the item
menus will appear on the screen.
If the recorder is switched off while setting user preferences,
all preferences have to be set again after switching the
recorder on again.
The 'virgin mode' will only be concluded after the preferences
for the last item have been confirmed.
F o l l o w T V
E a s y L i n k
l o a d i n g d a t a f r o m T V -
p l e a s e w a i t
, Cinema
TM
, Q-Link or
TM TM
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