Philips HDTP 8540 User Manual

Contents

1 Safety recommendations

Where to put your recorder?

Warnings and safety instructions

Cleaning the recorder

2 What‘s in the box

Front panel of the recorder

Rear panel of the recorder

Overview of the remote control

3 Connecting your devices

Connection to the terrestrial antenna

Connection to the TV set

Connection to a VCR/DVD recorder

Connection to a Home cinema system

Connection to a hi-fi unit

Connection to your Ethernet network

4 Before starting

Basics of the menu system

Menu tree

5 Running your first installation

Video Settings

Parental Control

Channel Search

Selecting your region

6 Your recorder’s main commands

Selecting a TV channel

Adjusting the audio volume

Using the Picture in Picture (PIP) feature

Changing the favourites list

Temporarily selecting audio languages, subtitles and audio

description

Activating and Using Audio description

Teletext and interactive services

TV/AUX Switch

TV Guide

Live mode/Deferred mode

Recording programmes

7 Video Recordings

Immediate recording (Live or Deferred programme)

Recording programmes from the Recording Schedule

Recording programmes from the TV Guide

Recording List

Managing the Recording list

8 Multimedia Player

Accessing the Media Player

Navigating in the Media Player

Viewing photo files

Playing audio files

Viewing your own video files

Importing/Exporting multimedia files

9 Adjusting the installation parameters

Channel Search

Channel Management

Technical Settings

Information and Support

10 Environment

Meaning of logos present on the product or its packaging

Product recycling and disposal

European Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic

Equipment (WEEE)

Directive on the Restriction of use of certain hazardous

substances in electronic equipment (RoHS)

Electrical consumption of the recorder

11 Troubleshooting

FAQ

Using the recorder

Updating the software

12 Customer Support

13 Specifications

14 Guarantee Terms

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