Philips dvdr3350h-37b Quick Setup Guide

1

Connect

2

Set up

Start with the ‘Basic Connection.’
If you have a VCR, follow the instructions for ‘Connection with a VCR or similar device’. 

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Television (rear)

To antenna 
or set-up box

Philips recorder 
(rear)

A

 Connect the antenna cable to the 

jack on the recorder.

B

 Use the supplied RF coaxial cable to connect the 

 jack on this recorder to the Antenna In 

jack on the TV.

C

 Use the supplied audio/video cable (yellow plug) 

to connect the VIDEO (CVBS) -OUT 2 jack 
on this recorder to the VIDEO IN jack on the TV.

D

 Use the supplied audio/video cable (red/ white 

plugs) to connect the AUDIO L/R OUT 2 jack 
on this recorder to the AUDIO IN jacks on the 
TV.

E

 Connect the power cable from the recorder to 

an AC power outlet.

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Television (rear)

Philips recorder 
(rear)

To antenna 
or set-up box

VCR or similar device 
(rear)

A

 Follow steps 

A

 to 

E

 of ‘Connecting’ under ‘Basic 

Connections’ to connect the recorder before you 
proceed to step 

B

 below.

B

 Use a yellow video cable (not supplied) to 

connect the VIDEO (CVBS) EXT 1 jack on this 
recorder to the yellow VIDEO OUT jack on the 
VCR.

C

 Use another red and white audio cable (not 

supplied) to connect the AUDIO L/R EXT 1  
jacks on this recorder to the red and white 
AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR.

D

 Connect the power cable from your VCR to an 

AC power outlet.

 

Note In this setup, the VCR cannot record TV 
programs.

A 

Inserting batteries

*  Note where the positive and negative ends go.

B 

Finding the viewing channel

A

 Press STANDBY-ON on the recorder

B

 Switch on the TV.

 

Note If connected to your VCR, make sure it 
is switched off or in standby mode before 
proceeding.

C

 Press SETUP 

.

D

 Press ‘0’ on the TV’s remote control, 

then press the Channel Down button 
repeatedly until you see the { SETUP 
MENU - GENERAL } page. This is the 
correct viewing channel for the recorder.

 

 Note You may press the AV or SELECT button 

on the TV’s remote control (if available) to select 
the correct viewing channel. See your TV’s user 
manual.

Remote control
(back)

SETUP MENU - GENERAL

To exit, press [SETUP].

Record Quality

Auto Chapter Marker

Auto Program

Manual Program

SP

Search

Edit

5min.

Basic Connection

A 

Before Connecting

Unplug the antenna cable that is currently connected 
to your TV.

B 

Connecting

Connection with a VCR
or similar device

A 

Before Connecting

Your new Philips recorder replaces the VCR for 
your recording needs. First, unplug all the 
connections from your VCR.

B 

Connecting

C 

Initial installation

A

 Press SETUP 

 on the remote control.

Record Quality

Auto Program

Manual Program

SP

Search

Edit

Auto Chapter Marker

5min.

SETUP MENU - GENERAL

 

B

 

Setup and install TV channels.

 

 

Highlight  

 and press RIGHT 

 . Press 

DOWN 

 repeatedly until you highlight 

{ Auto Program - Search } and press OK 

 .

 A warning message will appear. Select 

 and 

press OK to proceed.

 

Highlight { Tuner Input Source } , press RIGHT 

and select a suitable setting:

– { 

Cable } if the recorder is connected via a cable/   

 satellite 

box. 

– { 

Air } if the recorder is connected directly to the    

 

antenna wall outlet.

 

Select 

 and press OK 

 to start automatic TV 

channel search.

Note If no channels were found, check the 
antenna connection and start the channel search 
again.

C

 

Select the language.

 

Highlight 

 and press RIGHT 

 . 

–  select the System Language
–  select the Audio Language for DVD disc playback.
–  select the Subtitle Language for DVD disc playback.
–  select the Disc Menu Language for DVD disc  

 

 playback.

D

 

Set the date and time

 

Highlight 

 and press RIGHT 

 . 

 

Highlight { Date-Time Setting} and press 
RIGHT 

. Select { Auto } and press OK 

 .

 A warning message will appear. Select 

 and 

press OK to proceed.
–  The date and time settings will follow broadcast  

 

 

channel information of Program Number 1.

E

 

 Press  SETUP 

 to fi nish installation.

Philips recorder (front panel)

3

Enjoy

About the Time Shift 
Buffer (TSB)

Once you switch on this recorder, the currently 
selected TV program will be stored in a temporary 
storage called the ‘TSB’ (Time Shift Buffer). The TSB 
can store up to 3 hours of recordings temporarily. 

Press 

 once to display the Time Shift video bar.

     

10:15:36 AM 

08:30:45 AM

07:15:36 AM 

CH003

The contents on the time shift buffer will be erased 
once you press CH 

or 

 or if you 

switch to another mode: SOURCE 

, 

 , DVD REC 

.

Start time 
of program

Program stored 
in TSB

Shows TV channel or 
video input source

TSB

status icon 
in playback

Time of current 
screen playback

Instant Replay

While watching a live TV program, you can press 
LEFT 

 to jump back 10 seconds upon every 

single press for instant replay. 

 

To return to live broadcast, press and hold 
RIGHT 

.

Pause ‘live’ TV

At times, you may be interrupted while 
watching your favourite program. Now you 
can PAUSE it, as if you were in control of the 
broadcast.

A

 Press PAUSE 

 while watching any live TV 

program to suspend it.

B

 Press PLAY 

 to continue.

C

  To return to live broadcast, press and hold 

RIGHT 

.

To jump forward playback, press RIGHT 

 once 

for every 30 seconds.

Start Recording

 

A 

Before recording to hard disk

You can preset the recording quality for content 
recorded to the time shift buffer.

A

 Press SETUP 

 on the remote control.

B

 Highlight  

 and press RIGHT 

 . 

Press DOWN 

 repeatedly until you highlight 

{ Record Quality } and press RIGHT 

.

C

 Use UP 

 / DOWN 

 to select the preferred 

mode of recording quality and press OK 

 to confi rm.

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42.5

51

68

102

High Quality

Standard Play

Standard Play Plus

Long Play

Extended Play

Super Long Play 

80GB Hard Disk

Values are estimates only. Parts of the HDD storage will be 
reserved for the operations of this recorder and time shifting.

B 

Record to hard disk

A

 

Press TUNER 

 to switch to tuner mode.

B

 

Press 

CH 

or 

 to go to the TV program 

channel you wish to record.

C

 Press 

 to display the time shift video bar.

10:15:36 AM 

LIVE

07:15:36 AM 

 Note To record from a connected external 

device, press SOURCE   repeatedly to cycle 
through video input sources from: 

 

  

{ CAM 1 } : VIDEO jack on the front

 

  

{ CAM 2 } : S-VIDEO jack on the front

 

  

{ EXT 1 }  : EXT 1 jack on the back

 

or Press DV   to record from a DV camcorder 
connected via the DV IN jack on the recorder.

D

 Press REC 

 to start recording.

 

Note Press REC 

 repeatedly to extend 30 

minutes increments per single press.

E

 To stop recording, press STOP 

.

Current 

time