User manual PHILIPS DVDR520H-37B

[. . . ] Thank you for choosing Philips. Read your Quick-Use Guide and/or Owner's Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www. p4c. philips. com or call 1-800-531-0039 while with your product. Need help fast? TABLE OF CONTENTS TIMER RECORDING 1 2 3 4 Setting the timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Timer record using the VCR Plus+® system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 GETTING STARTED Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Confirm that the playback device is HDD. Press [p] [q] to go to the "Last Record" icon and press [OK]. The playback will start. Note: Each new recording session is placed after the previous session unless a certain recording title is set to be overwritten. (Reference the "Overwrite" function in the "Editing" section for additional details. ) Change Chapter Intervals Creating chapters while recording The DVD recorder can automatically divide a session into chapters by inserting chapter marks at 5/10/15/20/25/30-minute interval during the recording process. 1. Press [SYSTEM MENU] to display the system menu. Press [p] [q] to select "RECORD" and press [u]. Press [p] [q] to select "CHAPTER MARK" to set up the interval time. 4. Press [SYSTEM MENU] to exit the system menu. Notes: 1. During recording, press [EDIT] to add chapter mark(s) in the recorded session manually. You can also start recording using the "Guide Menu. " Press [ GUIDE], select "RECORD" and press [OK]. Follow the steps to set the recording mode. Before you start, please ensure that the DVD disc or hard disk has enough available space for the recording session. You cannot change the channel or recording mode during recording. Notes: 1. If a power failure occurs, the program you are recording may be lost. Before you start, please check that the DVD disc or hard disk has enough available space for the recording. You can not change the recording mode during recording. Before playing a DVD+R disc on another player, you first need to finalize the disc. 22 RECORDING Recording from a VCR or Camcorder Before starting to record This DVD recorder can accept standard CVBS (RCA) analog audio/video cable or IEEE-1394 cable and record Camcorder onto DVD in the digital video format of your choice. The unit functions much like a digital VCR. Examples of use include archiving videotapes or transferring from a Video Cassette Recorder or Camcorder to a recordable DVD disc or hard disk drive. This DVD recorder allows basic DV control with the DVD Recorder' remote control when connected via the DV Link. Press the [HDD/DVD] button to set the target device for the recording. If "DVD" is set as the target device, press [ OPEN/CLOSE] to open the disc tray and insert a recordable DVD disc with the label side facing up. 2. Press [SOURCE] to select the signal-input (TV, AV1 Front, AV2 Rear, S-Video, DV). The front panel and rear panel connection Connect a Video Cassette Recorder or Camcorder to the unit' s input terminals. [. . . ] A chapter is a division of a title and similar to a track for Video CD or Audio CD. Linear PCM audio PCM stands for "Pulse Code Modulation". Linear PCM is the usual method for digitally encoding audio without compression, and is used for the audio tracks on DVD VIDEO discs, Audio CDs, etc. Component video Video signals with three channels of separate information that makes up the picture. There are some types of component video, such as R/G/B and Y/Cb(Pb)/Cr(Pr). MP3 MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension ". mp3" or ". MP3". Composite video A single video signal commonly used in most consumer video products that contains all luminance, color, and synchronization information. MPEG MPEG stands for "Motion Picture Experts Group". [. . . ]