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HDT 8520
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EN High-Definition Digital T er r estrial Recor der
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Table of contents 1 Important 4 7 Accessories and connections 34 1.1 Saf ety inf ormation 5 7.1 Connecting y our audio equipment 34 1.2 Reducing po w er consumption 7 7.2 Connecting y our standar d-definition TV 34 2 Your HD recorder 8 2.1 What’ s in the bo x? 8 8 Guarantee and service 35 2.2 What y ou also need (not supplied)? 9 2.3 Ov er vie w 9 9 Technical data 35 2.4 Ho w to r ead this man ual? 10 2.5 Ho w to use the men us? 10 10 Frequently asked questions 37 3 Getting
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1 Important Thank y ou f or pur chasing a Philips pr oduct. T ak e time to r ead this user man ual bef or e using y our HD r ecor der . It pr o vides impor tant inf ormation on the installation, operation and saf ety of y our HD r ecor der . K eep this man ual next to y our HD r ecor der f or futur e r ef er ence . Disposal of y our old pr oduct Y our pr oduct is designed and man ufactur ed with high quality materials and components, which can be r ecycled and r eused. When this “cr os
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3 AMP 1.1 Safety information Y our HD r ecor der is po w er ed using a 12 V po w er suppl y unit. Y our HD r ecor der has been man ufactur ed to meet the a ppr opriate saf ety standar ds, but y ou m ust f ollo w the belo w instructions to operate it saf el y . K eep these instructions f or futur e r ef er ence . Danger • Y our HD r ecor der does not contain an y user -ser viceable par ts. Do not attempt to open it. All maintenance w ork m ust be car ried out b y qualified ser vice c
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Warnings • Bef or e connecting the 12 V po w er suppl y unit to the mains, check that the mains suppl y v oltage cor r esponds to the v oltage printed on it. If the mains v oltage is diff er ent, consult y our local dealer . • The 12 V po w er suppl y unit has been designed f or indoor use onl y . • Use onl y the original 12 V po w er suppl y unit. • Unplug the 12 V po w er suppl y unit fr om the wall sock et bef or e lightning storms. • E n s u r e t h a t t h e 1 2 V
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1.2 Reducing power consumption Y our HD r ecor der is designed to r educe its impact on the en vir onment and complies with the Eur opean Dir ectiv e 2009/125/EC . This is par t of Philips’ ong oing commitment to lead the wa y in en vir onmental r esponsibility . It has a standb y mode of operation that needs v er y little po w er . See the table belo w and please note that: • When y our HD r ecor der is in the standb y mode , y ou sa v e energ y (and ther ef or e mone y) and r educe c
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2 Your HD recorder Congratulations on y our pur chase and w elcome W ant to r ecor d a pr ogramme so that y ou can to Philips! watch it later? J ust pr ess the r ecor d button. T o f u l l y b e n e fi t f r o m t h e s u p p o r t t h a t P h i l i p s Once y ou begin to r ecor d, y ou ar e fr ee to watch o f f e r s , r e g i s t e r y o u r p r o d u c t a t other r ecor ded pr ogrammes. Y ou can e v en watch www.philips.com/welcome. the pr ogramme that y o
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2.2 What you also need (not supplied)? SC AR T cable (r equir ed onl y if y ou ha v e a standar d-definition TV) TV 2.3 Overview Front Panel Front panel 1 Standb y indicator 1 4 6 7 2 Standb y button 10 3 Pr ogramme + /- buttons 4 Resolution button 5 V -Out button 6 Display 7 HD indicator 8 Recor d indicator 9 USB 2.0 connector 9 2 3 5 8 10 T op lighting Rear panel 1 5 6 7 8 Rear Panel * 1 Antenna IN * 2 Antenna outp ut to TV/VCR (antenna signal) * 3 Opti
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2.4 How to read this manual? 3 Getting started Danger Describes situations of injur y or loss of lif e . 3.1 Preparing your remote control Warning Describes actions that ma y caus e damage to the pr oduct. + Caution Describes actions that ar e r equir ed to a v oid danger ous or illegal situations. Note Ad ditional inf ormation. Remo v e the batter y co v er b y gentl y pr essing Tip do wn in the small cir cle on the co v er and Inf ormation th at is usef
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3.2 Connecting your HDTV 3.3 Installing your HD recorder Bef or e y ou star t installation, mak e sur e y ou ha v e Danger made all the r equir ed connections. Risk of electric shock! Inser t the tw o-wa y connector o n the Bef or e making an y connections, ensur e that y our supplied mains lead into the 12 V po w er equipment is disconnected fr om the mains. suppl y unit. Connect the 12 V po w er suppl y unit to the 12 V po w er connector on the r ear panel of y our HD r ecor d
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Press the green button to confi rm. Use / to h ighlight the netw ork that y ou The TV shape men u a ppears. want to install and pr ess the green button. A pr ogr ess scr een displa ys to co nfirm that the sear ch is taking place . W h e n t h e s e a r c h i s c o m p l e t e, a s c r e e n d i s p l a y s t h e n u m b e r o f T V a n d r a d i o c h a n n e l s t h a t y o u r H D r e c o r d e r h a s f o u n d . Y o u r H D r e c
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3.4 What if no channels are found? In case y our H D r ecor der does not find an y channels, check y our connections (see pages 11 and 34) and pr ess the red button to star t the first installation setup again. Note Entering y our postal code is ma ndator y . Y ou will not be able to complete the first installation setup without entering y our postal code . If y our HD r ecor der is still not able to find an y channels, pr ess the yellow button. T o change th
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4.4 Using the channel banner 4 Using your HD recorder Channel information 4.1 Standby/wake up When y ou change a channel, the channel banner T o put y our HD r ecor der into standb y , pr ess a ppears briefly to sho w inf ormation about the on y our HD r ecor der’ s fr ont panel or r emote cur r ent pr ogramme . By default, it a ppears f or contr ol. T o tak e y our HD r ecor der out of 5 seconds. T o set the length of time that the standb y , pr ess again. Y ou can also pr
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4.4.1 More about the channel banner content Channel number Current time Channel name Multi-channel digital audio output Select and watch a program among those broadcast now • Press / to choose desired program • Press OK to watch the selected program Subtitle(s) Audio languages Current channel list Time before next program starts Network change information Current program name Next program name Start time / End time / progress status of current program Banner for the reception of a broadca
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4.5 Using channel lists 4.6 Using the TV guide Y ou use the channel list men u to s witch to an y The TV guide pr o vides y ou with a listing of TV or radio channel fr om the All TV or all pr ogrammes a vailable on all channels f or All Radio channel list, or y our fa v ourite lists. up to eight da ys, making it easy to find the pr ogrammes y ou want to watch. Changing channel Press GUIDE to displa y the TV guide. Press OK to d ispla y the cur r ent channel list. Use / to s elect th
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4.7 Using the Tools menu Press to sa v e y our chan ges an d r eturn to You use the Tools men u to displa y subtitles, the tools men u. change the audio language , contr ol audio Press OPTIONS , BACK or EXIT description and synchr onise audio with video . to r emo v e the tools men u. Press OPTIONS to displa y the Tools men u. 4.8 Pausing live TV Use / to h ighlight the setting y ou want When y ou s witch to a channel, y our HD to change . r ecor der automaticall y star ts r
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Note In the men u that pops up , use / to Until y ou r eturn to liv e TV vie wing, y ou will not highlight y our choice and pr ess OK to be able to use an y other function of y our HD confirm. r ecor der . T o pause pla yback at an y moment, pr ess pause K . T o r estar t pla yback, pr ess play . 4.8.1 Instant replay Y ou can instantl y r epla y what y ou ha v e seen (or High-speed playback missed) during the last f e w seconds. T o r e wind at twice the speed (x2), pr
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By default, the instant r ecor ding f eatur e is pr ogramme is highlighted in r ed in the TV designed to r ecor d onl y the next tw o hours guide. of the selected pr ogramme . The end time is sho wn after the pr ogramme name in the Record Management pop-up men u. T o incr ease th is time b y 10 seco nds, pr ess record l when the Record Management men u is on-scr een. By pr essing record l m ultiple times, y ou contin ue to incr ement the end time b y 10 seconds. Y ou ca
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Note When y ou select a pr ogramme to r ecor d, y our HD r ecor der checks whether ther e is enough disk space to r ecor d it. If the disk is nearl y full, y our HD r ecor der will automaticall y delete some of y our old and unpr otected pr ogrammes to mak e space f or the ne w pr ogramme . 4.9.3 Time-shift bar for a paused programme Y our HD r ecor der automaticall y r ecor ds the pr ogram y ou ar e watching. This r ecor ding ma y fill in a buff er f or a maxim um of 3 hours. Y ou ca
