Philips HDT 8520 User manual

Brand: Philips

Model: HDT 8520

Category: TV set-top boxes

Type: User manual

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EN  High-DenitionDigitalTerrestrialRecorder

HDT 8520

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Table of contents

1 Important 4

1.1 Safetyinformation 5

1.2 Reducingpowerconsumption 7

2 Your HD recorder 8

2.1 What’sinthebox? 8

2.2 Whatyoualsoneed(notsupplied)? 9

2.3 Overview 9

2.4 Howtoreadthismanual? 10

2.5 Howtousethemenus? 10

3 Getting started 10

3.1 Preparingyourremotecontrol 10

3.2 ConnectingyourHDTV 11

3.3 InstallingyourHDrecorder 11

3.4 Whatifnochannelsarefound? 13

4 Using your HD recorder 14

4.1 Standby/wakeup 14

4.2 Changingchannels 14

4.3 Adjustingvolume 14

4.4 Usingthechannelbanner 14

4.5 Usingchannellists 16

4.6 UsingtheTVguide 16

4.7 UsingtheToolsmenu 17

4.8 PausingliveTV 17

4.9 Recordingprogrammes 18

5 Using more of your

HD recorder 23

5.1 HDrecorder 23

5.2 Remotecontrol 24

5.3 Front-paneldisplaymessages 25

5.4 UsingtheMainmenu 27

6 Maintenance 33

6.1 Cleaning 33

6.2 Replacing 33

6.3 Disposing 33

7 Accessories and connections 34

7.1 Connectingyouraudioequipment 34

7.2 Connectingyour

standard-denitionTV 34

8 Guarantee and service 35

9 Technical data 35

10 Frequently asked questions 37

11 Glossary 40

12 Index 42

Contact information 42

Trademarks and partner logos 43

Important4

1 Important

ThankyouforpurchasingaPhilipsproduct.Taketimetoreadthisusermanualbeforeusingyour

HDrecorder.Itprovidesimportantinformationontheinstallation,operationandsafetyofyourHD

recorder.KeepthismanualnexttoyourHDrecorderforfuturereference.

Disposalofyouroldproduct

Yourproductisdesignedandmanufacturedwithhighqualitymaterials

andcomponents,whichcanberecycledandreused.

Whenthis“crossed-outwheeledbin”symbolisattachedtoaproduct

oritspackaging,itmeansthattheproductiscoveredbytheEuropean

Directive2002/96/EC.

Pleaseinformyourselfaboutthelocalseparatecollectionprocessfor

electricalandelectronicproducts.

Pleaseactaccordingtoyourlocalrulesanddonotdisposeofyourold

productswithyournormalhouseholdwaste.Thecorrectdisposalof

youroldproductwillhelppreventpotentialnegativeconsequencesfor

theenvironmentandhumanhealth.

The“Materialrecyclability”symbolafxedonthepackagecardboardand

usermanualmeansthatthesepartsarerecyclable.

Sodonotdisposeofthemwithyournormalhouseholdwaste.

The“Materialrecyclability”symbolafxedonplasticpackagingparts

meansthatthesepartsarerecyclable.

Sodonotdisposeofthemwithyournormalhouseholdwaste.

The“GreenDot”symbolafxedonthecardboardmeansthat

themanufactureroftheproducthasnanciallycontributedtothe

“AvoidanceandRecoveryofPackagingWaste”organization.

5Important

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1.1 Safety information

YourHDrecorderispoweredusinga12Vpowersupplyunit.YourHDrecorderhasbeen

manufacturedtomeettheappropriatesafetystandards,butyoumustfollowthebelowinstructions

tooperateitsafely.Keeptheseinstructionsforfuturereference.

Danger

• YourHDrecorderdoesnotcontainanyuser-serviceableparts.Donotattempttoopenit.All

maintenanceworkmustbecarriedoutbyqualiedservicecentres.

• Thesuppliedmainsplugisanon-rewireabletype.Ifyouneedtoreplacethefuse,youmustusean

ASTA-orBSI-approvedBS1362fuse,ratedat3Aandmarkedasshownbelow.

Theplughasitsfusebeneathafusecoveronitsface.Useascrewdrivertoleveroffthefuse

cover,replacethefusewithanewoneandretitscover.Never use a plug if its fuse cover is

missing.

Thefuseisinsidetherewireableplug.Useascrewdrivertoremovetheplug’sbackcover.Never

put the plug into the mains socket when its cover is removed. Leveroutthefuseandreplaceitwitha

newone.Replacetheplug’sbackcover.

If the supplied mains plug is not suitable for your mains socket-outlet, DO NOT plug

it in. Remove its fuse and then cut the plug off the lead. Destroy the severed plug

immediately to avoid the shock hazard which would exist if this were to be plugged

into a mains socket. Fit an appropriate mains plug on the lead. If this plug contains

a fuse, it should be as described above. If you are using a non-fused plug, an external

fuse must not exceed 5 A.

3 AMP

FUSE of correct value

Important6

Warnings

• Beforeconnectingthe12Vpowersupplyunittothemains,checkthatthemainssupplyvoltage

correspondstothevoltageprintedonit.Ifthemainsvoltageisdifferent,consultyourlocaldealer.

• The12Vpowersupplyunithasbeendesignedforindooruseonly.

• Useonlytheoriginal12Vpowersupplyunit.

• Unplugthe12Vpowersupplyunitfromthewallsocketbeforelightningstorms.

• Ensurethatthe12VpowersupplyunitiseasilyaccessibleincaseyouneedtoshutdownyourHD

recorderinanemergency.

• Topreventreorshockhazard,donotexposeyourHDrecordertorainormoisture.

• PlaceyourHDrecorderonarmsurface,anddonotcovertheventilationopeningswithitems

suchasnewspapers,tableclothes,curtains,etc.

• DonotinstallyourHDrecordernearheatsourcessuchasradiators,stovesorotherequipment

thatproduceheat.Protectitfromdirectsunlight.

• InordertoensureafreeowofairaroundyourHDrecorder,allowatleast5cmofspaceabove

andaroundit.ThispreventsoverheatingofyourHDrecorder.

• Donotplaceanycombustibleobjectssuchascandles,etc.,onyourHDrecorder.

• Neverstandobjectslledwithliquids,suchasvases,ontopofyourHDrecorder.Donotplace

anythingonyourHDrecorderthatmightdriporspillintoit.Ifthishappens,disconnectthe

12VpowersupplyunitfromthewallsocketandhaveyourHDrecordercheckedatany

authorizedservicecentre.

• Whiletheharddiskisrunning,donotmovetheproductorturnoffthepowersuddenly.The

companyshallnotbeliableforanycorruptionofdataontheharddiskcausedbythecarelessness

oformisusebyusers.

• Thebatteriesinstalledintheremotecontrolshouldnotbeexposedtoexcessiveheatsuchas

sunshine,reorthelike.

Pleasealsopayattentiontoallthewarningsandcautionslistedthroughoutthismanual.

7Important

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1.2 Reducing power consumption

YourHDrecorderisdesignedtoreduceitsimpactontheenvironmentandcomplieswiththe

EuropeanDirective2009/125/EC.ThisispartofPhilips’ongoingcommitmenttoleadthewayin

environmentalresponsibility.

Ithasastandbymodeofoperationthatneedsverylittlepower.Seethetablebelowandpleasenote

that:

• WhenyourHDrecorderisinthestandbymode,yousaveenergy(andthereforemoney)and

reducecarbondioxideemissionsthatdamagetheenvironment.

• YouusethestandbybuttononyourHDrecorderorremotecontroltoswitchbetweenonand

standbymodes.Inaddition,ifyourHDrecorderison,butyoudonotpressanybuttononitor

yourremotecontrolfor3hours(congurable-see‘Automaticecomode’onpage30),yourHD

recorderwillautomaticallygetintothestandbymode.

• IfyouarenotgoingtouseyourHDrecorderforseveraldays,youcancutitsenergyconsumption

tozerobyunpluggingitfromthemainswallsocket.

• Intheoffandstandbymodes,yourHDrecordercannotreceiveupdatesfromthenetwork.

However,atrecorderwake-up,youwillbepromptedbyamessageifanupdatenoticationhas

beenreceived.

Mode Front-panel standby

indicator and display

Typical power

consumption (W)

Typical annual

energy use (kWh)

Power

adaptor

unplugged

Not lit up 0 0

Standby Standbyindicatoris

red

0.31 W

22.5 *

Active

Standby

Standbyindicatoris

orange

11.5 W

On Achannelnumberis

shownonthedisplay

13.6 W

BasedonyourHDrecorderbeingOnfor4hoursdailyandbeinginstandbyfor20hours

YourHDrecorder8

2.1 What’s in the box?

HDrecorder

Usermanual

Quickstart

guide

Mainslead

12Vpower

supplyunit

HDMIcable

RFcable

TEXT RADIO EXIT

GUIDE OPTIONS

BACKINFO

DIGITAL RECORDER

HDD

LIB

Remotecontrol

and2xAAA

batteries

Retuneyer

Freeviewyer

Caution

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.

Toavoidsuffocation,keepthebagawayfrombabiesandchildren.

2 Your HD recorder

Congratulationsonyourpurchaseandwelcome

to Philips!

TofullybenetfromthesupportthatPhilips

offers,registeryourproductat

www.philips.com/welcome.

WithyourHDrecorder,youwillneverneed

toscheduleyourlifearoundyourfavouriteTV

programmes.Thankstothebuiltinhard-disk

drive(HDD)thatrecordsprogrammesasyou

watchthem,youcanpauseliveTV,orrepeata

sceneyoumissed.

Wanttorecordaprogrammesothatyoucan

watchitlater?Justpresstherecordbutton.

Onceyoubegintorecord,youarefreetowatch

otherrecordedprogrammes.Youcanevenwatch

theprogrammethatyouarerecordingfromthe

startwithoutdisruptingtherecording,orrecord

twochannelsatthesametime.

Needtoschedulearecordinginadvance?

SimplyaccesstheTVGuide,whichliststheTV

programmescheduleforthenextsevendays.

Andyoucandomuchmorethanjustrecordon

thisrecorder.

9YourHDrecorder

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2.2 What you also need (not supplied)?

2.3 Overview

Front panel

2 3

Rear panel

2 3 4

5 6 7 8

Remote control

TEXT RADIO EXIT

GUIDE OPTIONS

BACKINFO

DIGITAL RECORDER

HDD

LIB

Front Panel

1  Standbyindicator

2  Standbybutton

3  Programme+/-buttons

4  Resolutionbutton

5  V-Outbutton

6 Display

7  HDindicator

8  Recordindicator

9  USB2.0connector

10 Toplighting

Rear Panel

1  AntennaIN

2  AntennaoutputtoTV/VCR(antennasignal)

3  OpticalS/PDIFaudioout(digital)

4  USB2.0connector

5  RJ45Ethernetconnector

6  AUXSCARTconnector

7  DIGITALaudioout(digital)

8  L/Raudioout(analogue)

9  HDMI™connector

10 12Vpowerconnector

 Safeextralowvoltage

Remote control

1  Standby

2  Text,Pictureformat,Radio,Exit,TVguide,

  Menu,Options

3  Up/Down,Left/Right,OK,Info,Back

4  Recorderfunctions

5  Volumecontrol,Mute,Programme+/-

6  Alphanumerickeypad,Audiodescription,

  Subtitles

SCARTcable

(requiredonlyifyouhavea

standard-denitionTV)

Gettingstarted10

3 Getting started

3.1 Preparing your remote control

Removethebatterycoverbygentlypressing

downinthesmallcircleonthecoverand

slidingitdownwards.

InsertthetwoAAAbatteriesasshown.Be

suretomatchthe+and-marksonthe

batteriestotheirrespectivemarksinsidethe

batterycompartment.

Replacethebatterycover.

Note

Forbetterreception,pointyourremotecontrol

directlyatthefrontpanelofyourHDrecorder

whilepressinganybutton.

Caution

Donotleavebatteriesinyourremotecontrolfor

longperiodsoftimewithoutuse.Replaceboth

batteriesatthesametime.Donotdisposeof

usedbatterieswithyourdomesticwaste.Used

batteriesshouldberecycledattheendoftheir

usefullife.Donotdisposeofbatteriesinare.

2.4 How to read this manual?

Danger

  Describessituationsofinjuryorlossoflife.

Warning

  Describesactionsthatmaycausedamageto

  theproduct.

Caution

  Describesactionsthatarerequiredtoavoid

  dangerousorillegalsituations.

Note

  Additionalinformation.

Tip

  Informationthatisusefultoknowbut

notessentialtothetask.Forexample,

informationaboutalternativeuse.

2.5 How to use the menus?

Press MENU,GUIDE,OPTIONS or

INFOonyourremotecontroltodisplay

the Mainmenu,TV guide, Toolsmenuor

channelbannerrespectively.

Use / / / tonavigatethroughthe

menusandchangeanysetting.

Press or OKtoconrmyourchoice.

Press EXITtoremovethemenu.

Formoreinformation,seepages14to33.

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3.2 Connecting your HDTV

Danger

Riskofelectricshock!

Beforemakinganyconnections,ensurethatyour

equipmentisdisconnectedfromthemains.

HD recorder

Aerial wall

socket

Mains wall

socket

HDMI

 Connecttheaerialcable(notsupplied)from

theaerialwallsockettotheAntenna IN

connectorontherearpanelofyourHD

recorder.

 UsethesuppliedHDMIcabletoconnectthe

HDMIconnectorontherearpanelofyour

HDrecordertotheHDMIinputconnector

ofyourTV.Forthenextstep,notethe

chosenHDMIinputofyourTV(e.g.‘HDMI

1’).

 ConnectyourTVtothemainsandselectthe

correctA/VsourceonyourTV.Thisshould

correspondtotheHDMIinputconnector

towhichyourHDrecorderisconnected.If

necessary,refertoyourTV’susermanualfor

instructions.

Notes

•Optionally,youcanalsousethesupplied

RFcabletoconnecttheRFoutput

connector (labelledTo TV/VCR) of your

HDrecordertotheRFinputconnectorof

yourTV.

•ToconnectyourHDrecordertoyour

standard-denitionTV,seepage34.

3.3 Installing your HD recorder

Beforeyoustartinstallation,makesureyouhave

madealltherequiredconnections.

 Insertthetwo-wayconnectoronthe

suppliedmainsleadintothe12Vpower

supplyunit.Connectthe12Vpowersupply

unittothe12Vpowerconnectoronthe

rearpanelofyourHDrecorder.

 Connectthemainsplugtothemainswall

socket.

  YourHDrecorderdisplaysawelcome

messageafterafewseconds.

Press the greenbuttontostartthe

installation.

TheAntenna poweringmenuappears.

Let the Antenna poweringsettingbeOff

unlessyouuseanindoorantennathatcan

bepoweredbythecoaxialcableconnected

to the Antenna INsocketofyourHD

recorder(seenote).

Note

  YourHDrecordercanonlydeliver50mA

currentunder5V,sorefertoyourindoor

antenna’susermanualtocheckifitspower

requirementtsthecapabilityofyourHD

recorder.

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Use / tohighlightthenetworkthatyou

wanttoinstallandpressthegreenbutton.

  Aprogressscreendisplaystoconrmthat

thesearchistakingplace.

  Whenthesearchiscomplete,ascreendisplays

thenumberofTVandradiochannelsthatyour

HDrecorderhasfound.YourHDrecorder

automaticallysavesthesechannels.Press the

greenbuttontogotothenextstep.

Note

  IncaseyourHDrecorderdoesnotndany

channels,seethe‘Whatifnochannelsare

found?’sectiononpage13.

Note

  Digitalterrestrialbroadcastingisprogressing

throughouttheUK.Pleasenotethatthe

receptionofdigitalsignalsmayneedtobe

veriedasitcanbeadverselyaffectedby

physicalelements,suchasmountainous

areas,highbuildings,etc.Whenanalogue

broadcastinginyourregionisswitchedoff,

thereshouldbeaqualityimprovementin

digitalbroadcasting.Asdigitalswitchover

happens,thenumberofdigitalchannels

availableineachregionmayalsoincrease.

Pleasevisitthiswebsitetondoutwhenthe

digitalswitchoverisscheduledforyourarea:

www.digitaluk.co.uk

 OntheCode entry menu,use / or the

numberbuttonstoenteryourarea’spostal

code,andthenpressOK to highlight PIN

code.

Press the greenbuttontoconrm.

TheTV shapemenuappears.

Let the TV shapesettingbe16:9 if you use

anHDMIconnectiontoyourTV.Press the

greenbuttontoconrmandstartscanning

fortheavailablechannels.

Note

Ifyouareinanareathatreceivessignals

frommorethanonenetworkandpossibly

variantofthesamechannel(e.g.BBC1,

BBC1Scotland),thenyourHDrecorder

willpromptyoutoselectthenetworkand

channelvariantthatyouwantintheAll TV

andAll Radio lists.

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Note

  Enteringyourpostalcodeismandatory.

Youwillnotbeabletocompletetherst

installationsetupwithoutenteringyour

postalcode.

  TochangethedefaultPINcode(0000),

press andusethenumberbuttonsto

enteryounewPINcode.Youwillthenbe

promptedtore-enteryourPINcodeto

conrm.

Note

  YournewPINcodecanbeany4-digit

numberotherthanthedefaultPINcode

(0000).

Press the greenbuttontoconrmyour

choiceandcompletetheinstallation.

  YoucannowstartusingyourHDrecorder.

3.4 What if no channels are found?

  IncaseyourHDrecorderdoesnotndany

channels,checkyourconnections(seepages

11and34)andpressthered buttontostart

therstinstallationsetupagain.

  IfyourHDrecorderisstillnotabletond

anychannels,presstheyellowbutton.

Use / tomanuallycheckthequality

andstrengthofthesignalsreceivedbyyour

antennainvariouschannelfrequencies.

If the Signal strengthbarisgreen,then

yourantennaandHDrecorderareproperly

connected.Ifitisred,thenyouneedtorst

checkyourconnection.IftheSignal quality

barisgreen,thenyoucanbesurethatyou

arereceivingdigitalbroadcastsignals.If

yourreceptionisnotoptimal(fewchannels

or“blocky”image),youmustcheckyour

antennainstallationasitmayneedtobe

realignedorxed.

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4.4 Using the channel banner

Channel information

Whenyouchangeachannel,thechannelbanner

appearsbrieytoshowinformationaboutthe

currentprogramme.Bydefault,itappearsfor

5seconds.Tosetthelengthoftimethatthe

channelbannerremainson-screen,seepage29.

Changing channel

Tochangethechannel,displaythechannel

bannerbypressingINFO.

 Whenthechannelbannerison-screen,

use / to see what programmes are

currentlyshowingonotherchannels.Ifyou

seeaprogrammeyouwanttowatch,

press OK.

 Todisplaymoreinformationaboutthe

currentprogrammeonthechannellistedin

thechannelbanner,pressINFO again.

  Todisplaywhatprogrammeisonnext(on

thechannellistedinthechannelbanner),

press the yellowbutton.

Press INFO athirdtime,orpressEXIT

toremovethechannelbannerwithout

changingthechannel.Alternatively,press

BACK toreturntothechannelbanner.

4 Using your HD recorder

4.1 Standby/wake up

ToputyourHDrecorderintostandby,press

onyourHDrecorder’sfrontpanelorremote

control.TotakeyourHDrecorderoutof

standby,press again.Youcanalsopress

BACK ,P+/P- or anynumberbuttonon

yourremotecontroltowakeupyourHD

recorder.Seepage7formoreinformation.

4.2 Changing channels

Tochangechannels,usetheP+/P-onyour

remotecontroloryourHDrecorder’sfront

panel.Youcanalsousethenumberbuttonson

yourremotecontrol.

Press BACK toswitchtothelastchannel

youwerewatching.

Youcanalsousetheon-screenchannellistsor

channelbannertochangechannels(seesections

4.4and4.5).

Note

Initially,HDprogrammesareavailableon

channels50and51.Switchtothesechannelsto

watch HD programmes.

4.3 Adjusting volume

Toincreaseordecreasethevolume,press

VOL+/VOL-.Thevolumelevelisshownbriey

onyourTV.

Tomuteorrestorethesound,press .When

youmuteyoursound,the iconisshown

inthetoprightcornerofyourTV.Thisicon

disappearsafterafewseconds.

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4.4.1 More about the channel banner content

Multi

channel digital audio output

Channel number

Channel n

ame

urrent time

Subtitle(s)

Audio languages

Select and watch a program among those broadcast now

• Press  / to choose desired program

• Press OK to watch the selected program

Current channel list

Current program name

Time before next program

starts

Next program name

Network change information

Start time / End time / progress

status of

current program

Banner for the

reception of a

broadcast

program

Banner for a

playback

of:

- Either an HDD library program

- Or a paused program

“

Recording duration

” for a playback from HDD library

Or “Live on - Program name:” from a paused program

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4.6 Using the TV guide

TheTV guideprovidesyouwithalistingof

allprogrammesavailableonallchannelsfor

uptoeightdays,makingiteasytondthe

programmesyouwanttowatch.

Press GUIDE todisplaytheTV guide.

Use / toseewhatprogrammesareon

atdifferenttimesonachannel.

Use / to move through the list of

channels.

Use the yellow(+1day)andgreen(-1day)

buttonstomoveforwardandbackwardsby

adaythroughthelistings.

Use the bluebuttontoswitchbetweenthe

eveningandcurrent-timeTVguideviews.

Press GUIDE ,BACK or EXIT to

remove the TV guide.

Notes

•Youcanalsoschedulearecordingusingthe

TV guide(seepage19).

•Somechannelsmaynotofferanextensive

TV guide.

4.5 Using channel lists

Youusethechannellistmenutoswitchtoany

TVorradiochannelfromtheAll TV or

All Radiochannellist,oryourfavouritelists.

Changing channel

Press OK todisplaythecurrentchannellist.

Use / toselectthechannelyouwantto

watch.

Press OKtopreviewthechannel;pressOK

againtowatchit.

Changing current channel list

Press OK todisplayallthechannelsofthe

currentchannellist.

Press todisplayalltheavailablechannel

andfavouritelists.Tocreatenewfavourite

lists,seepage27.

Use / tohighlightthelistyouwantto

use.

Press OKtoconrmanddisplayallthe

channelsoftheselectedlist.

Use / tohighlightachannelandpress

OK to preview it. Press OKagaintowatch

thechannelorpressEXIT to remove the

channellistmenuwithoutchangingthe

channel.

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4.7 Using the Tools menu

You use the Toolsmenutodisplaysubtitles,

changetheaudiolanguage,controlaudio

descriptionandsynchroniseaudiowithvideo.

Press OPTIONS todisplaytheTools

menu.

Use / tohighlightthesettingyouwant

tochange.

Press or OK andthenpress / to

selectanoptionfromthelistthatappears

ontheright.Youcanchangethesesettings

usingtheToolsmenu:

Settings Options

Subtitleslanguage On

Off(default)

Audiolanguage Availablelanguages

dependonthe

broadcast

programme.

Audiodesc.level Settheaudio

descriptionvolume.

(Availableif

‘Audiodescription’

isturnedonand

broadcast.)

Lipsync Set the DIGITAL

audiooutputdelayto

synchroniseaudio

withvideo.

Press tosaveyourchangesandreturnto

thetoolsmenu.

Press OPTIONS ,BACK or EXIT

toremovethetoolsmenu.

4.8 Pausing live TV

Whenyouswitchtoachannel,yourHD

recorderautomaticallystartsrecordingthe

programmethatisbeingplayedandstoresit

temporarilyinthetime-shiftbuffer.Whenyou

switchtoadifferentchannel,yourHDrecorder

discardsthepreviouslyrecordedprogramme,

andstartsrecordingthecurrentprogramme.

Thisfeatureenablesyoutopausealive

programmeatanymomentandlatercontinue

watchingitfromthatpoint,orinstantlyrewind

andwatchwhatyouhaveseen(ormissed)inthe

lastfewseconds.

Note

• YourHDrecorderstoresupto3hoursof

liveTVcontentinthetime-shiftbuffer.At

theendof3hours,theoldestpartofthe

recordingisoverwritten.

• YourHDrecorderemptiesthecontentsof

thetime-shiftbufferwhenyouchangethe

channel,orturnoffyourHDrecorderor

putitinstandby.

 TopauseanyliveTVprogramme,press

pause K.Thetime-shiftbarappears.

 Tostartplayback,pressplay .

 TostopplaybackandreturntoliveTV,press

stop L.Inthemenuthatpopsup,make

sure that Back to live ...ishighlightedand

press stop Lagain.Ifyoudonothing,this

menudisappearsafterabout5seconds.

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  Inthemenuthatpopsup,use / to

highlightyourchoiceandpressOK to

conrm.

 Topauseplaybackatanymoment,press

pause K.Torestartplayback,pressplay .

High-speed playback

 Torewindattwicethespeed(x2),press

rewind duringplayback.

 Toincreasethespeed,pressrewind

again,upto3times(x4,x32,x128).

 Todecreasethespeed,press

fast forward .

 Toreturntonormalspeedplayback,press

play .

 Youcanfastforwardinthesamewayas

yourewind,justpressfast forward to

increasethefastforwardspeed,andrewind

todecreasethefastforwardspeed.

Slow-motion playback

 Torewindorforwardinslowmotion,press

pause K andthenrewind or fast

forward tochoosethespeedyouwant

(x1/2orx1/4).

 Toreturntonormalspeedplayback,press

play .

4.9 Recording programmes

4.9.1 Instant recording

 Toinstantlystartrecordingaprogramme

thatyouarewatching,pressrecord l.

Amessageappearsconrmingthatthe

programmeisbeingrecordedtoyourHD

recorder’sharddisk.Therecord indicator

onthefrontpanelalsolightsup.

Note

UntilyoureturntoliveTVviewing,youwillnot

beabletouseanyotherfunctionofyourHD

recorder.

4.8.1 Instant replay

Youcaninstantlyreplaywhatyouhaveseen(or

missed)duringthelastfewseconds.

Press whilewatchingliveTV.

Thetime-shiftbarappearsandyouaretaken

back15seconds,bydefault.Toincreasethis

time,seetheInstant Replay duration

settingonpage29.

 ToreturntoliveTV,pressstopL.Inthe

menuthatpopsup,makesurethatBack to

live ...ishighlightedandpressstopLagain.

Alternatively,youcanpressP+/-.

Note

Ifyouhavejustswitchedtoachannelandhave

beenwatchingaprogrammeonitforlessthan30

seconds(ortheInstant Replay duration youset),

pressing takesyoubacktothetimeyoustarted

watchingtheprogrammeinsteadof30seconds(or

the Instant Replay durationyouset.)

4.8.2 Moving through the time-shift bar

Whileplayingbackprogrammestemporarily

storedinthetime-shiftbuffer:

Press / tomovetoback15secondsor

forward30seconds(bydefault).Tochange

thistime,seetheInstant Replay duration

andCommerical Skip durationsettings

onpage29.

Press the yellowbuttontojumptothetime

youstartedwatchingtheprogrammeorto

returntoliveTV.

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  Bydefault,theinstantrecordingfeatureis

designedtorecordonlythenexttwohours

oftheselectedprogramme.Theendtime

isshownaftertheprogrammenameinthe

Record Management pop-upmenu.

  Toincreasethistimeby10seconds,press

record lwhentheRecord Management

menuison-screen.Bypressingrecord l

multipletimes,youcontinuetoincrement

theendtimeby10seconds.Youcanalso

changethisendtimeusingtheScheduled

recordings menu(seepage21).

Torecordacompleteprogrammeorseries,

use the TV guide.Seethenextsection.

Ifyoutrytorecordaprogrammewhen

twootherprogrammesarealreadybeing

recorded,theConict - check guide

messageisdisplayedintheRecord

Management pop-upmenu.

 Tostoprecording,pressstop L.Inthe

Record Management menuthatpopsup,

use / to highlight the programme you

nolongerwanttorecordandpressstopL

again.

4.9.2 Scheduling recordings

Press GUIDE todisplaytheTV guide.

Use / / / to highlight the

programmeyouwanttorecord,andpress

the red button.Inthemenuthatpopsup,

use / to highlight Record the selected

programme or Record the selected

seriesandpressOKtoconrm.

  Iftheprogrammeisonnow,yourHD

recorderstartsrecordinginstantly.Ifitis

onatalatertime,yourHDrecorderwill

recordtheprogrammewhenitstarts.The

programmeishighlightedinredintheTV

guide.

  YoucanalsousetheScheduled

recordingsmenutoviewallthe

programmesyouhaveselectedforrecording

(seepage21).

 Whenyouselectaprogrammetorecord,

yourHDrecordercheckswhetheritison

atthesametimeasanyotherprogrammes

youhavepreviouslyselectedforrecording.

Ifmorethantwoselectedprogrammesare

onatthesametime,thiscreatesaconict.

YourHDrecorderletsyouknowabout

theconictandshowswhichpreviously

scheduledrecordingsyoucancancelin

ordertorecordyournewselection.

Ifaconictwascausedduetoachangein

thetimeofthebroadcastprogramme,then

you use the Scheduled recordings menu

toviewandresolvesuchconicts

(seepage21).

Tocancelthescheduledrecordingofa

programme,use / / / to highlight

theprogrammeintheTV guide,andpress

OK.

UsingyourHDrecorder20

Note

  Whenyouselectaprogrammetorecord,yourHDrecordercheckswhetherthereisenough

diskspacetorecordit.Ifthediskisnearlyfull,yourHDrecorderwillautomaticallydeletesome

ofyouroldandunprotectedprogrammestomakespaceforthenewprogramme.

4.9.3 Time-shift bar for a paused programme

YourHDrecorderautomaticallyrecordstheprogramyouarewatching.

Thisrecordingmayllinabufferforamaximumof3hours.

Youcan:

-PauseliveTVwhileyourHDrecorderkeepsonrecordingtheliveprogramme.

-Restartwatchingfromthepause.

-GotoliveTVoranyprogramsequenceinbetween.

Thetime-shiftbarhelpsyouwatchpausedliveTVfromthebuffer.

Note

Thecontentsofthebufferareushedwhenyouchangethechannel.

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3 Buffer progress bar 6 List of program in the buffer

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