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Digital Video Disc Recorder
DVDR985
Owner's Manual
®
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within 10 days Your complet
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Contents 3 General Information Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Getting Started
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4 Safety Information Safety Precautions Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’s authority to operate it. Laser Safety This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of
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Safety Information (cont’d) 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 16. Power Lines – An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other 1. Read instructions. Read all the safety and operating instruc- electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such tions before operating the product. power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna 2. Retain instructions. Keep the safety and operating instruc- system, take extreme care to keep i
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6 Introduction Welcome! Your Philips DVD Recorder both records DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs and plays prerecorded DVDs. You can record TV programs, edit camcorder recordings, and quickly access your recordings in the Index Picture Screen. Plus, the recordings you make on the Recorder will play on some DVD Players and DVD-ROM drives. You’ll soon appreciate the digital picture and sound quality of DVD, DVD+RW, and DVD+R, which will exceed the quality you have had with video cassette tapes. Read this manual ca
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Playable Discs 7 This DVD Recorder will play various types of Discs. Some Disc types will only play on the Recorder; others will record in the Recorder; some will record and play. There are also a few types of Discs that will neither play nor record on this Recorder. Look for these logos on your Discs to determine whether the Disc will or will not play or record on the Philips DVD Recorder. Discs for Recording and Playing DVD+R (Digital Video Disc + DVD+RW (Digital Video Disc + Recordable): The
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8 General Information Battery Installation Remove the battery compartment lid on the rear of the remote control by sliding the lid down, then off. 1 Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their and ends aligned as indicated. Do not mix old + – 2 and new batteries or different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, etc.). Replace the battery compartment lid. Slide the lid until you hear it click into place. 3 Using the Remote Control Unless stated otherwise, the remote contr
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Hookups 9 Determining the best possible connection... The capabilities of your existing equipment, especially your TV, will determine your connection possibilities. However, the follow- ing guidelines describe which options provide the best picture and sound quality. Component Video provides the best picture quality. Progressive Scan Component Video has the highest quality, but use it only if the TV has Progressive Scan. Details are on page 10. S-Video provides excellent picture quality. Detail
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10 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has Component Video In Jacks Back of TV (example only) 2 Y RIGHT AUDIO IN Cb/B-Y LEFT AUDIO IN Cr/R-Y Y RIGHT AUDIO IN Pb/Cb LEFT AUDIO IN Antenna or Cable TV Signal Pr/Cr 4 EXT 3 EXT 3 COMPONENT VIDEO PROG SCAN 3 Y Y Y L L P P P B B B L P P P R R R R R R IN RC 6 EXT 2 EXT 1 EXT 1/2 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA jack on the rear of the DVD Recorder. 1 Connect the DVD Recorder’s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR Helpful Hints ja
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Hookups (cont’d) 11 Connecting to a TV Only TV has an S-Video In Jack Back of TV (example only) RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN S-AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN 2 LEFT AUDIO IN Antenna or Cable TV Signal S-VIDEO IN 4 EXT 3 EXT 3 COMPONENT VIDEO PROG SCAN Y Y Y 3 L L P P P L B B B R P P P R R R R R IN RC 6 EXT 2 EXT 1 EXT 1/2 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA jack on the rear of the DVD Recorder. 1 Connect the supplied S-Video cable to the S-VIDEO OUT (Y/C) (EXT 1) jack of the DVD R
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12 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has a yellow CVBS Video In jack Back of TV (example only) RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN Antenna or Cable TV Signal VIDEO IN 2 4 EXT 3 EXT 3 COMPONENT VIDEO PROG SCAN 3 Y Y Y L L P P P B B B L P P P R R R R R R IN RC 6 EXT 2 EXT 1 EXT 1/2 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA jack on the rear of the DVD Recorder. 1 Connect the yellow VIDEO OUT (CVBS) (EXT 2) jack of the DVD Recorder to the corr
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Hookups (cont’d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a two-channel Stereo (Stereo has Dolby Pro Logic or right/left Audio In jacks) Stereo Back of TV (example only) (example only) S-AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN Antenna S-VIDEO IN LEFT AUDIO IN or Cable TV Signal 4 2 EXT 3 EXT 3 COMPONENT VIDEO PROG SCAN Y Y Y 3 L L P P P L B B B R P P P R R R R R IN RC 6 EXT 2 EXT 1 EXT 1/2 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA jack on the rear of the DVD Recorder. 1 Connect the supplied S-Video cable to th
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14 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a Stereo Receiver TM (Receiver has Dolby Digital , MPEG2, or Digital Theater System) S-AUDIO IN Back of TV (example only) Stereo Receiver Antenna (example only) or Cable TV COAXIAL DIGITAL Signal S-VIDEO IN AUDIO IN 2 4 3 EXT 3 EXT 3 COMPONENT VIDEO PROG SCAN Y Y Y L L P P P B B B L P P P R R R R R R IN RC 6 EXT 2 EXT 1 EXT 1/2 1 Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA jack on the rear of the DVD Recorder. 1 Helpful Hints Connect one of
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Hookups (cont’d) 15 Connecting to Other Equipment (Cable Box, VCR, Satellite Receiver, etc.) After connecting the DVD Recorder directly to your TV, additional IN jacks will be available on the rear of the Recorder. You can con- EXT 3 EXT 3 nect a Cable Box, Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) or DVD Player COMPONENT VIDEO PROG SCAN Y Y Y to these jacks. The example shows a Cable Box connection. L L PB PB PB L To watch the material playing on the other equipment as usual, turn P P P R R R R R R IN
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16 Initial Setup Initial Setup screens will appear the very first time you turn on the Recorder. These on-screen messages and menus will help you set up Recorder features MONITOR ON/OFF quickly, including TV channels and language options. During Initial Setup, “TURN ON TV” will appear on the Recorder’s REC/OTR PREVIOUS NEXT display panel. This appears in addition to the Initial Setup informa- tion that shows on your TV screen. REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD “TURN ON TV” indicates you should turn on
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Initial Setup (cont’d) 17 Continued from previous page The Subtitle Language menu appears next. Press 98 to choose MONITOR ON/OFF the language you prefer for subtitles, then press OK. 4 The Recorder will automatically show subtitles in the language you REC/OTR PREVIOUS NEXT selected if subtitles are available in that language on the Disc. If your selected subtitle language is not available, either there will be no REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD subtitles or subtitles will be in the default language
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POWER ON/OFF 18 Quick Disc Playback DVD+RW DVD+R AUDIO CD VIDEO CD DVD DVDR985 VDR985 DVD RECORDER RECORD 1 2,3 MONITOR ON/OFF There are many playback features and options available on Discs. After familiariz- ing yourself with the DVD Recorder as described on pages 20-27, see pages 28 REC/OTR PREVIOUS NEXT and following to try additional features. 5 4 REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD Press STANDBY-ON y y to turn on the DVD Recorder. The STOP FSS PLAY STANDBY-ON light will be green when the power i
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POWER ON/OFF Quick Recording 19 DVD+RW DVD+R DVDR985 VDR985 DVD RECORDER RECORD 1,2 The DVD Recorder can record TV programming onto a DVD+RW or DVD+R. MONITOR ON/OFF Before you begin, make sure you have installed the TV channels. Details are on pages 16-17 and 36. Use an unprotected, unfinalized, recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R. REC/OTR More recording options are on pages 40-46. PREVIOUS NEXT REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD Press OPEN/CLOSE A on the front of the DVD Recorder to open the disc tray. Or,
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20 Remote Control Buttons MONITOR Button ON/OFF y y Button Press to choose Disc mode or Press to turn on or off the power of Monitor mode. In Disc mode, use the DVD Recorder. the Index Picture Screen or view The STANDBY-ON light on the Disc playback. In Monitor mode, front of the Recorder is green when MONITOR ON/OFF watch TV channels through the DVD the power is on. The light is red Recorder or make a recording. when the power is off. REC/OTR PREVIOUS NEXT Details are on page 19. Details are
