Philips DVDR990 DVD Recorder User Manual


 
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RECORDING 29
The following programme numbers are provided for
recording from external sources:
‘EXT1’ : TV set via SCART 1 socket
‘EXT2’ : for recording from external sources via
SCART 2 socket
’EXT3’ : rear S-video
‘EXT4’ : rear CVBS
‘CAM1’ : front S-video (Y/C)
‘CAM2’ : front Video (CVBS)
‘CAM3’ : front DV.
l Press RECORD (on the recorder) or REC/OTR
(on the remote control).
RECORD is shown on the display.
The status box is shown on the screen for a few
seconds.
l To bring back the status box during recording press
SYSTEM MENU. Pressing SYSTEM MENU once
more will remove the status box again.
l Press
;
PAUSE to pause recording. You can
resume recording by pressing
;
PAUSE once more.
The DVD recorder will make a seamless connection.
l Press 9 STOP to stop recording. If you are recording
from a camcorder watch the video output of the
DVD recorder on the TV - instead of the camcorder
viewer - to determine the right moment to stop.
l The Index Picture Screen is updated.
MENU UPDATE’ is shown on the display.
l After a short recording on a new DVD+RW disc, a
few minutes will be needed to complete the
formatting of the disc.
Safe Recording
When you start recording on a DVD+RW disc by briefly
pressing the RECORD or REC/OTR key, a recording
on DVD+RW will be made from the current position of
the disc pointer. To prevent this do the following:
l Hold the RECORD key (on the recorder) or
REC/OTR key (on the remote control) press for
about two seconds until ‘SAFE RECORD’ appears
on the display.
l The recorder automatically jumps to the end of the
last title on the disc and starts recording.
If no free space is left. The display will show
DISC FULL’. Safe record is not possible then.
Recordings on DVD+R are always automatically made
after the last title on the disc.
Direct Record
With Direct Record you can start recording immediately
from the programme selected on the TV set.
l Make sure ‘
Direct record
’ is switched ‘
On
’.
(See record settings).
l On the TV set, select the programme number you
want make the recording from.
l Make sure the DVD recorder is switched to
standby.
l Press RECORD (on the recorder) or REC/OTR
(on the remote control).
Notes :
- Don’t select another programme number on your TV set,
until the ‘WAIT’ on the display of your DVD recorder
disappears. This can take up to one minute.
- When ‘NOTV’ appears on the display, the programme
number could not be found. The DVD recorder switches off
automatically.
- If your loudspeakers are connected (via an amplifier /
receiver) to your DVD recorder, the sound will be delayed
relative to the TV picture when recording directly from the TV
set.
- You can use Direct Record in combination with Safe Record.
Manual audio control
You can control the audio recording level of your DVD
recorder manually.
l In monitor mode, press AUTO/MAN REC
VOLUME on the DVD recorder.
The display will show the current audio level and
MANUAL appears.
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