Philips DVDR3577H User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Serial No.

  5
• Care and Safety Information

  8
• Setup precautions

  8
• Cleaning discs

  8
• Hard Disk Drive (HDD) handling care

  8
• Energy saving message

  8
• Product Information

  9
• Introduction

  9
• Accessories supplied

  9
• Region codes

  9
• Special features

  10
• Remote Control

  12
• Using the remote control

  14
• Main Unit

  15
• Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections

  16
• Connecting the antenna cables

  16
• Connecting the video/audio cables

  17
• Step 2: Optional Connections

  19
• Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver

  19
• Connecting to a VCR or other similar device

  20
• Connecting to a VCR and Cable Box/Satellite Receiver

  21
• Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver

  22
• Connecting to a camcorder

  23
• Step 3: Installation and Set-up

  24
• Control TV Programmes

  26
• Viewing live TV

  26
• About Time Shift buffer - temporary HDD storage

  26
• Pause live TV function

  28
• Instant replay function

  28
• FlexTime function

  28
• Using the Home menu

  29
• About the Home menu

  29
• Viewing media information

  30
• Before Recording

  31
• Recording media

  31
• Default recording settings

  32
• Record TV Programmes

  35
• Record current TV programme

  35
• Record a specific section of TV programmes

  35
• Simultaneous record and play function

  36
• Automatic recording from Satellite Receiver

  37
• About timer recording

  38
• Timer recording (VIDEO Plus+ system)

  39
• Timer recording (manually)

  39
• Changing/Deleting a scheduled recording

  41
• Record from external devices

  42
• Recording from an external device (Camcorder/VCR/DVD player)

  42
• Recording from a DV Camcorder

  43
• Copy TV programmes from HDD

  45
• About copying

  45
• Copying recordings to recordable DVD

  45
• Changing the screen display for recordable DVD

  46
• Copy files between HDD, USB and DVD

  47
• Copying files from HDD to USB or recordable DVD

  47
• Copying files from USB to HDD or recordable DVD

  48
• Copying files from CD/DVD to HDD or USB

  48
• Playback from HDD

  49
• Hard Disk navigation

  49
• Basic operation

  50
• Delete/Lock/Protect a title in the HDD

  51
• Repeat hard disk playback

  51
• Playback from USB device

  52
• Playback from Disc

  53
• Playable discs

  53
• Starting disc playback

  53
• Additional Playback Features

  56
• Edit Recordings - Hard Disk

  64
• Changing the title name

  64
• Selecting the genre

  64
• Video editing

  65
• Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD

  69
• About editing recordable DVDs

  69
• Changing the disc/title name

  70
• Making the edited DVD±RW compatible

  70
• Deleting all recordings/titles

  70
• Finalising the DVD±R for playback

  71
• Deleting a recording/title

  71
• Lock/Unlock the disc for playback

  72
• Protecting the recorded titles (DVD±RW)

  72
• Video editing

  73
• System Menu Options

  75
• System menu navigation

  75
• Language settings

  76
• Playback settings

  77
• Video Output settings

  79
• Audio settings

  80
• Analogue Tuner settings

  81
• Set up settings

  84
• Other Information

  86
• Installing the latest software

  86
• Copyright notice

  86
• Frequently Asked Questions

  87
• Troubleshooting

  90
• Display panel symbols/messages

  96
• Glossary

  98
• Specifications

  100