Philips DVDR3440H DVR User Manual


 
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Problem (Recording) Solution
Troubleshooting (continued)
Recordings are not
occurring as scheduled.
New recordings cannot be
made.
The wrong TV channel was
decoded (recorded) after you
programmed a recording
using the S
HOWVIEW
®
system.
The recorded DVD cannot
be played back on another
DVD player.
Picture is fuzzy and
brightness varies when
copying DVD Video discs
or prerecorded video
cassettes.
– The TV channel you want to record is not stored. Or,
you may have selected the wrong programme number.
Check the TV channels stored.
– You have to reset the timer recording after adjusting
the clock setting.
– You cannot use the recorder to duplicate copy-
protected materials (DVDs or videotapes) onto a
recordable DVD.
– The hard disk could be full. Delete some titles to create
space for new recordings.
1) Enter the S
HOWVIEW® programming number of the
desired TV channel.
2) Press OK to con rm.
3) Check the channel number in the {Program #} input
 eld. If this does not correspond to the desired TV
channel, select this entry  eld and change the channel
number.
4) Press OK to con rm.
– If a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD
player/recorder cannot detect it. Please observe the
following ‘minimum recording times’. Mode of record
quality: {High Quality - HQ} – 5 minutes, {Standard Play -
SP} – 10 minutes, {Standard Play Plus - SPP} – 13 minutes,
{Long Play - LP} – 15 minutes, {Extended Play - EP} – 20
minutes, {Super Long Play - SLP} – 30 minutes, {Super
Extended Play - SEP] – 30 minutes.
– You have to  nalise the DVD±R. Refer to chapter
“Playing your recordings on other DVD players” for
details.
– This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video
cassettes that have been copy-protected. Even though the
picture on the TV is  ne, but the recording on the
recordable DVD is faulty.
This interference is unavoidable with copy-protected
DVDs or video cassettes.
– The recordable DVD has a limited recording lifetime,
please change a new disc for recording.