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To begin
About your device
Your DVD recorder is a digital video player and recorder.Thanks
to its tuner you can record TV progammes on DVD R/RW (DVD
A/V FRONT CONNECTORS
+R/-R/+RW/-RW) discs or on the integrated hard disc. It can play
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the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of DVD
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Ram and DVD audio.
Precautions to take
• Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 2 Remote control On / Off Open / Close the disc drawer Channel selection, Access to play mode icon Numerical value inputs, Device selection (AV button) Access to the edit menu Access to the Settings menu Remove the menu Display the recorder or disc MENU Menu and info banner activation and navigation keys Live view, View (PIP) a channel while Information display playing a title Display the NAVICLICK programme guide Change channel FWD / REV = RETURN = Re
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 3 Connections and initial set up EN EN United Kingdom Ireland Europe 220 - 240 V 50 Hz SCART OUT (TV) SCART IN (VCR/DECODER) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Automatic channel search 1. Turn on your TV set. 2. Press the recorder’s ON/STANDBY key once.Wait a few seconds until the language menu appears. If this menu is not displayed, after a few seconds on your TV screen select the AV socket to which you connected your recorder. 3. Select a language with the ,, OK k
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 4 Connections and initial set up 1 SCART OUT (TV) SCART IN (VCR/DECODER) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 4 3 2 There are several ways in which you can incorporate your DVD player into an Audio-Video system.This depends on the sockets and other appliances you have. Sound and image quality depend to a large extent on the types of connections used. Familiarise yourself with the characteristics of the different sockets on your recorder. If you cannot use Scart-Perite
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 5 Connections and initial set up Other Audio - Video connections If there is no Peritel-Scart socket available on the television, check to see if there are any other Video sockets (Components, S-Video or Composite) to connect your player by using the corresponding sockets. In this case, do not forget to also connect the player’s Audio outputs (AUDIO OUT) to the Audio input sockets (AUDIO IN) on your television. 3 - Audio - Video Output EN EN Audio outp
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 6 Connections and initial set up The front of your player recorder 12 11 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 1 9 On / Off The AUDIO-VIDEO sockets (inputs) allow the viewing or copying of your video 2 Playback or freeze frame. sequences from a camcorder or any other 3 Stops the playback or recording. AV device that provides a composite video signal and analogue stereo sound. 4 DVD REC - To record to a DVD R/RW. Note:View the images using the AV key. 5 HDD REC - To rec
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 7 Connections and initial set up Main messages on the display A/V FRONT CONNECTORS - Main menu of the recorder on the screen (device stopped). No function selected. EN EN LIVE 1 - Channel 1 being watched. LIVE AV2 - Images from a device connected to the SCART socket AV2 (SCART IN). REC - Start of the recording. LIVE AV3 - Indication of the selected source: AV3: AUDIO/VIDEO input sockets on the front. About other displays (menus and banners) • The disc
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 8 Recording functions 14:35 To watch TV Programmes 1. Turn on your TV set. 2. Turn on your DVD recorder using the ON/STANDBY. The time displayed on your DVD recorder is replaced by the word MENU. • After a few seconds the main menu of the player appears on the television screen. • The Watch TV function is already selected. Note: turn off any unused devices to avoid problems of selecting sockets or other types. If the main menu of the player is not dis
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 9 Recording functions Taking a break (Time Shift function) Your recorder can save in its memory images of the last 60 or 120 minutes of the programmes viewed. Use the scroll keys (PAUSE, PLAY, REVG/F...) to use this function. The symbol in the information banner indicates that you are watching a delayed programme.The delay between the images being watched and the live images is indicated to the left of the banner.You can return to the live broadcast us
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 10 Recording functions 5. Destination The default recording destination is set for the DVR hard disc.To record to a DVD R/RW 14:35 disc, change the setting with the key B. 6. Start the recording by choosing Start record with the ▼ key then by pressing OK. • Recording starts. • The indication REC (RECORD) is displayed for a few moments on the display of the DVD recorder.The red lamp on the front lights up. It confirms that recording has started. • The
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 11 Recording functions Programming a recording or a transfer Your DVD recorder lets you program recordings or transfers. Programming several recordings is really useful when it uses the high capacity of the hard disc, thereby enabling you to go beyond the limited capacities of DVD R/RW discs.You can programme recordings using the manual 9 step method or by choosing, for channels which broadcast the programme guide, the Naviclick programming. Manual pro
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 12 Recording functions VPS/PDC - If the channel broadcasts the VPS/PDC signals, activate the VPS/PDC function to start the recording at the time when the programme actually starts. Recording destination - Select the disc where the programme will be recorded (DVD R/RW or internal DVR) Quality - Choose a recording quality. Note: selecting the quality enables you to adapt the recording time on the DVD disc.The lower the quality, the longer the time availa
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 13 Recording functions Automatic programming (Naviclick) Your DVD recorder offers you a TV programming guide for certain channels.The information it provides you comes from the Teletext log and the NexTView service broadcast for certain channels.The updating of Naviclick information is carried out once every 24 hours. Naviclick allows you to display on your screen the programmes of those channels and to select the broadcasts you wish to record simply b
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 14 Recording functions Library The library lets you locate the various recordings present on the DVR hard disc or the different DVD R/RW discs in your DVD library.The library groups together the recording names and parameters and lets you look for them using the search functions. The names of the recordings are distributed according to the nature of the files and title in four sub-libraries. Each one will let you access functions specific to the nature
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 15 Recording functions Disc Library (DVD) The (disc) library brings together the names of all the titles recorded to the different DVD R/RW discs in your DVD collection. Note: if a disc appears in front of the name of a title it means that the disc is loaded in your DVD recorder. Note: For recordings that you have made directly or for those you have programmed, without providing them with names, appear along with the name of the channel, the time and d
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 16 Playing a disc Readable discs • DVD - Video - 12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer. DVDs are high density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals. Region code number - Your DVD recorder responds to the regional management information recorded on DVDs.The regional code of your DVD recorder is 2. Before buying a DVD, make sure that it bears the correct logo.ALL means all re
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 17 Playing a disc Interactive banners In addition to menus, your DVD recorder has interactive information banners with icons representing functions or information. Some banners provide access to disc playback functions (for DVDs, CDs,VCDs, etc.) while others give you information on the channels and related functions. While watching a channel Access: INFOkey. Channel being viewed EN EN delayed live Current programmes (if identified) Current time or dela
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 18 Playing a disc Loading and playing a disc Switch on your TV set and DVD recorder. It may be necessary to turn off other appliances. If the player menu is not displayed on TV screen, select the TV set Scart Peritel socket to which you connected your DVD recorder. Note: the Disc heading is shown as transparent when there is no disc in the device or if the disc is not compatible. Note: the disc label must face upwards (double sided discs have a small l
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 19 Playing a disc Playing discs – Displaying the information banner To access the information banner, press INFO on your remote control unit during playback. Use the arrow keys C and B on the remote control unit to select the various icons.When an icon is selected it is highlighted.The line under the banner is an information and instruction line.When small arrows appear above and below the selected icon these point to other possible options. Now use th
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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 20 Playing a disc Subtitle and dialogue language Select the subtitle or dialogue language if they are available on the disc.The name of the language selected appears under the banner. Note: selecting the language of subtitles only involves the disc being played. If you remove the disc or if you switch off the DVD recorder your selection will be cancelled. Selecting the In this case the default language, chosen when your DVD recorder was first installe
