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Micro Recordable Theater
RTH718
User Manual
使 用 说 明
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CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation. ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
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Index English ------------------------------------------4 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by US patents. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. 中 文 ----------------------------------------- 81 U.S. Patent Number 4,631,603; 4,819,098; 4,907,093; 5,315,448;
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English Table of Contents General Special Features ....................................................................................................... 7 Frequently Asked Questions .................................................................................. 8 Care and Safety Information .................................................................................. 9 Setup ................................................................................................................
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Table of Contents Watching TV Control TV programs ............................................................................................ 32 Switching on to TV program ...........................................................................................................................32 Pause live TV function .......................................................................................................................................32 Instant Replay function ................
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English Table of Contents Edit Recordings Edit Recordings - HDD ....................................................................................57~59 About HDD title edit menu .............................................................................................................................57 Accessing the HDD title edit menu ...............................................................................................................57 Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD ...........
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Special Features ‘Time Shift Buffer’ As soon as you turn on this recorder, the program shown on the TV will be stored into This is a simple programming system for the ‘Time Shift Buffer’. It acts as a recorders. To use it, enter the programming temporary HDD storage of your recordings. number associated with your television The contents will be automatically deleted program. You can fi nd this number in your when you turn off this recorder or when you favourite listings magazine. swi
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English Frequently Asked Questions What kind of disc should I use for What are Titles and Chapters? A DVD disc contains Titles and Chapters, recording? which are similar to the Titles and Chapters of You can only record on both DVD±R and a book. A Title is often a complete movie and DVD±RW discs. DVD+R/+RW is the most is broken down into Chapters, or individual compatible recordable DVD format on the market today. They are fully compatible to scenes from the movies. most of the existing D
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Care and Safety Information CAUTION! Cleaning discs High voltage! Do not open the device. You run the risk of getting Some problems occur because the disc an electric shock. inside the recorder is dirty (frozen picture, The machine does not contain any sound disruptions, picture distortions.) To user-serviceable parts. Please leave avoid these problems, discs should be all maintenance work to qualifi ed cleaned on a regular basis. personnel. To clean a disc, use a micro fi bre cleaning c
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English General Information Introduction Accessories supplied This recorder has a built-in hard disk – Remote control and batteries drive (HDD), you can record up to 270 – Audio cables (red/white) hours of video in SEP (Super Extended – Composite video cable (yellow) Play) record quality mode. – FM wire antenna – Speaker wires With both recordable DVD and high – Left/right speakers and active capacity HDD in the same recorder, you subwoofer have the fl exibility to keep recordings on – Din c
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Remote Control d DISC – Switches to disc mode or displays the disc content menu. 4 5 e DV 1 2 – Switches to ‘camera mode’ for camcorder connecting to DV IN jack. Recording can 3 6 be made directly onto the HDD/DVD. 7 9 $ 8 f TV TUNER 0 # – Switches to the recorder’s tuner mode (TV channel.) ! @ g FM/AUX – Switches to the FM source for FM radio % ™ reception or the AUX source for £ listening to a device connecting to the ^ ¡ AUX IN L/R jacks at the rear of the subwoofer. ) * & h CAM
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English Remote Control (continued) copying to a DVD recordable disc. – Displays the on-screen help text. o RETURN wk REPEAT – Returns to the previous menu of a video – Select to repeat title playback in HDD CD (VCD) or some DVDs. mode. – Select to repeat playback of title, chapter, p VOL +/ – track or disc in DVD mode. – Adjust the volume level. wl SHUFFLE q (PLAY) É – Switches to random playback of an audio – Plays a disc. CD, Video CD (VCD), picture CD or r DVD disc. – Stops play
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Remote Control (continued) Using the remote control to Inserting Batteries operate the system A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications (+-) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. A Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor (iR) on the front panel. CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are B Select the source you want to control by exhausted or if the remote control pressing the TV TUNER, HDD or DISC is not to be used f
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English Main Unit 1 7 2 5 4 7 3 8 @ # 9 6 0 ! j iR a STANDBY-ON 2 – Point the remote control towards this – Turns on the recorder or switch to sensor. standby mode. k VOLUME +/ – b HDD Active indicator – Adjusts the volume level. – Blue ring lights up while temporary recording to the time shift buffer is in Jacks on the front panel progress. l DV IN c Display panel – Input for digital camcorders or other – Show information about the current suitable devices using this connector. statu
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Basic Functions Switching the system on/off Volume control Turn VOLUME -/+ on the front panel Press STANDBY-ONB. or press VOL +/- on the remote to “PHILIPS” is displayed briefl y. The increase or decrease the volume level. system will switch to the TV TUNER “VOL XX” is displayed on the display source. panel. “XX” denotes the volume level. Press HDD or DISC on the front panel To switch off the volume or HDD, DISC, DV, TV TUNER, FM/ temporarily AUX or CAM/EXT on the remote. The system
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English Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections A. Placing the speakers and B. Connecting the speakers subwoofer and subwoofer Subwoofer Front Front speaker speaker ( left ) ( right ) B VIEWING AREA A A Connect the terminal marked “DIN OUT” on the rear of the amplifi er to A Place the left and right speakers at equal “DIN IN” on the rear of the subwoofer distances from the TV set and at an angle with the supplied DIN cable by matching of approximately 45 degrees from the the pins. Fix the tw
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Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections Connect the two ground cables fi xed at C. Connecting the IDE the bottom of the DVD recordable control cables player to the ground ( ) terminals on the rear of the HDD. Then, fasten the screws as shown to ensure fi rm connection. E. Connecting FM antenna COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Connect the terminals marked CONTROL CABLE A and CONTROL CABLE B on the rear of the micro recordable theatre to the corresponding terminals on the rear of the power amplif
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English Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections A Connect the existing Antenna/Cable TV F Connecting the TV antenna signal (or from the Cable Box/Satellite cables Receiver {RF OUT or TO TV}) to the ANTENNA (IN) jack on the recorder. B Use the RF coaxial cable to connect the CABLE TV (OUT) jack on the recorder to the SATELLITE antenna input jack on your TV (VHF/UHF ANTENNA COMPONENT VIDEO OUT RF IN.) Helpful Hint: – Depending on how you have currently connected your TV channel (directly from
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Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) Option 3 : Using Component Video the TV. G Connecting the video jack (best picture quality) cable(s) A Use the component video cables (red/ blue/green - not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y Pb/ Cb Pr/Cr) jacks on the recorder to the corresponding component video input COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (or labeled as Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr or YUV) on the TV. B If your TV accepts Progressive Scan signal, see “Setup Menu Options - VIDEO Opti
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English Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) Option 2: Using a Coaxial cable H. Connecting the audio You can connect the recorder to an AV cables amplifi er/receiver in order to enjoy multichannel surround sound. Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the COAXIAL OUT jack to Option 2 the digital input on the AV amplifi er/ DIGITAL IN receiver with a digital multi-channel Option 1 sound decoder. Before you start operating, set the audio TV settings accordingly (see “Setup
