Philips HDR3800 Quick Start Manual

1 Connect
Basic Connections
Before Connecting
Select one of the following basic connections (A , or C) according to the type of connecting devices you have.
B
Connecting Recorder and TV Connecting Recorder and TV
A B
with antenna only with Cable TV or Satellite receiver and GLINK cable
Television (rear)
Antenna
Television (rear)
SCART IN
C
A
B
D
Antenna
Philips
Recorder
(rear) A
Use this connection if you are connecting the antenna
Use this connection if your current antenna cable is
cable directly from the antenna wall socket or from a
connected to a cable box with a Scart output socket.
cable TV socket.
A Keep the existing antenna connection from the cable
A Unplug the antenna cable that is connected to your
box/ satellite receiver to your TV.
TV and plug it into the ANTENNA-IN socket on
this recorder.
B Connect a scart cable from the EXT1 TO TV socket
on the recorder to the Scart input socket on your
B Connect the supplied RF antenna cable from the
TV.
TV-OUT socket on the recorder to the Antenna
In socket on the TV.
C Connect another scart cable (not supplied) from the
EXT2-TO VCR/SAT socket on the recorder to the
Connect a scart cable from the EXT1 TO TV
C
Scart output socket on the Cable Box.
socket on the recorder to the Scart input socket on
your TV.
Connect the G-LINK cable to the G-LINK socket on
D
this recorder.
D Plug in the power cord from the recorder to an AC
power outlet. E Place the G-LINK transmitter in front of your Cable
Box/Satellite Receiver near to its IR sensor.
Note See the accompanying user manual for other possible connections (e.g. Composite Video, Component Video, S-VIDEO or
HDMI).
Connecting Recorder with TV
C
with VCR
Television (rear)
Antenna
SCART IN
Philips
Recorder
B
(rear)
D
C
Cable Box (rear)
TO VCR
B
TO TV
E
Your new Philips Recorder replaces the VCR for your
recording needs. First, unplug all the connections from
your VCR.
Follow connection
A
A
below.
B Connect a scart cable (not supplied) from the
EXT2-TO VCR/SAT scart socket on this recorder to
the SCART socket on the VCR.
C Plug in the power cable from the recorder to an AC
power outlet
2 Set up
Finding the viewing channel
A
Press 2 on the recorder.
A
Turn on the TV. The basic setup screen is displayed.
B
Menu Language
Select a menu language. Deutsch
English
Español
Français
Italiano
Nederlands
Television (rear)
Next
In case you don't see the recorder's setting menu,
C
press the Channel Down button on the TVs remote
SCART IN
control repeatedly (or AV, SELECT, ° button) until
you see the menu. This is the correct viewing
channel for the recorder.
C
Start basic setup
B
Use the recorder's remote control and follow the on-
Philips screen instructions to complete the setup.
Recorder
(rear)
A Select the desired menu language and the country
of your residence.
Note Press keys to toggle through the options.
Press right to select an item. Press the Green button
VCR (rear)
on the remote control to go to the next screen.
TO VCR
B Enter the correct date in the entry field, press the
TO TV Green button [ Next ] to continue.
C Enter the correct time in the entry field, press the
Green button [ Next ] to continue.
D Select the eco mode.
ECO Mode
before you proceed to step
2
To view the external On
source during standby,
Off
select Eco mode off.
Previous Next
Note Select [ Off ] if you want to view the connected
external device during standby.
E Automatic channel search begins.
Note If you have used Option in 'Basic
B
Connections' press OK to skip channel search and
proceed to the next step. No preset channels will be
stored.
3 Enjoy
About the Time Shift Buffer
F Basic setup is complete. To continue with the GUIDE
Plus+ installation, press the Green button.
(TSB)
Otherwise, select [ Skip setup ] and press the Green
button to skip.
Once you turn on the recorder, the selected TV
programme will be stored in a temporary hard disk
storage called Time Shift Buffer 'TSB'. The 'TSB' can
GUIDE Plus+ setup
store up to 6 hours of programmes temporarily.
To install interactive TV
program guide, it is Start setup
Press INFO to display the Time Shift video bar.
recommended to continue Skip setup
with the GUIDE Plus+ setup.
Start time of Programmes stored
the programme
Previous Next
19:00
Install the GUIDE Plus+ system
C
Selected clips
for recording
P06
Notes:
'Setup' allows you to define your language, country
and postal code and external receiver(s) details.
- The contents in the time shift video bar will be cleared
when you press 2.
- The blue LED on the recorder will be lit up when the
Time Shift Buffer is active or when you playback a
recording from the hard disk drive.
Home
Follow the on-screen instructions to select your Watch TV – Pause live TV
language, country and enter the postal code of your
area. Your Philips Recorder allows you to control the TV
programme. You can PAUSE it as if you were in control
Note If you do not enter any postal code or have
of the live broadcast.
entered the wrong postal code, GUIDE Plus+ (EPG)
service information will not be available.
A Turn on your recorder to the live TV mode and
press P +/- to select a TV programme.
Load the TV listing data
D
Press PAUSE LIVE TV
B
Press GUIDE Plus+/TIMER to exit GUIDE Plus+
A Press PAUSE LIVE TV
C
system.
Leave the recorder in 'standby' mode and turn 'on' the D To return to live broadcast, press LIVE TV.
set-top box overnight to load the TV listing
data, this may take up to 24 hours.
Note If you tune to your Host Channel before
switching to standby mode, this recorder will start
downloading the TV listings data immediately.
Check the [ Editor ] screen the next day to
B
ensure the source and programme numbers
are matching for all channels.
Current point
Present time
in the of playback
'TSB'
22:00
20:20
to suspend it.
u
again to continue.
u
About the internal
hard disk drive
This recorder's hard disk drive can be
used as a Media Jukebox, allowing you to
store and playback your TV programmes,
videos, music and photos fi les.
Press on the remote control to
HOME
access your contents stored in the
[ Recorded Titles ] and [ Media Jukebox ].