Philips HDRW720 Quick start guide

If you don’t have a set-top box follow the instructions for ‘Connection without Set-Top Box’. If you have a set-top box,

follow the instructions for ‘Connection without Set-Top Box’ then the instructions for ‘Connection with Set-Top Box’.

Connection without Set-Top Box

Before Connecting

Your TV should be plugged into the wall jack via the antenna

cable. Unplug the antenna cable from the TV.

Connecting

Connect the antenna cable (plugged out from the

TV) to ANTENNA IN

socket at the rear of

the recorder.

Connect the provided antenna cable into the TV

OUTPUT socket

at rear of the recorder and into

the Antenna In socket of the TV.

Connect the Video (CVBS) cable (yellow) to the

VIDEO (CBVS) socket of the TV and to the OUT 2

VIDEO (CBVS) socket at rear the recorder.

or

Connect the S-Video cable to the S-VIDEO

socket

of the TV and to the OUT 2 S-VIDEO

socket at rear

the recorder.

Connect the red Audio cable to the red socket of

the TV and recorder and the white Audio cable to

the white socket of the TV and recorder.

Connect the power cable from the recorder to an

AC power outlet.

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Connection with Set-Top Box

With the TV Guide on Screen

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System, your new Philips

Hard Disk & DVD Recorder can control your set-top box

(satellite receiver or cable TV box) via the IR-Blaster (G-

LINK cable). You can now only record TV shows that are

received through the cable box.

Connecting

Follow the instructions under ‘Connection without Set-Top

Box’ to connect the recorder then proceed to step 1 below.

Connect the G-LINK cable (supplied) to the G-LINK

socket at the rear of the recorder.

Place the IR-Blaster transmitter in front of your set-

top box in such a way that it can acquire the signal

broadcasted by the transmitter.

If not already connected, plug in the power cable of

your set-top box to an AC power outlet.

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Television

DVD Recorder/Hard Disk

Cable Box

IR-Blaster

Press the

STANDBY-ON

button on the recorder.

The recorder will display ‘IS THE TV ON?’

Switch on the TV set.

Press the ‘0’ button on the TV remote control, scroll

down until you see the Menu Language menu. This is

your correct viewing channel for the recorder.

Finding the Viewing Channel

HARD DISK & DVD RECORDER

STANDBY-ON

OPEN/CLOSE

TV GUIDE

OK

UP

DOWN

RIGHT

LEFT

OPEN

STANDBY-ON

Front Panel of Recorder

Installation

Press

OK

when you see ‘Welcome to Your TV

Guide on Screen System’.

Find your IR-Blaster if you haven’t connected it

and press

OK

.

Press

UP

or

DOWN

to select your

country and press

OK

.

Key in your zip code and press

OK

.

TV Guide on Screen

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Installation

If you do not have a set-top box, go to step C.

Select ‘Yes’ and press

OK

if you have cable service.

Select ‘Yes’ and press

OK

if you have a external

set-top box. Select ‘No’ for all other.

Press

UP

or

DOWN

to select the channel

on the recorder which the cable service is tuned to

and press

OK

.

You are now prompted to connect the IR-Blaster, do

so if you haven’t.

Installing Set-Top Box

Press

UP

or

DOWN

to select the brand

of your set-top box and press

OK

.

Read the information on screen carefully and press

OK

to confirm.

Change the channel on your set-top box to 02 and

press

OK

.

The recorder will now attempt to change the channel

number to 09 on your set-top box. Press

UP

or

DOWN

to select ‘Yes’ if it has.

If it has not, refer to the user manual for more details

on installing your set-top box.

Check the settings on screen, if they are incorrect select

‘No, repeat setup process’. If they are correct, select ‘Yes,

end setup process’ and press

OK

to confirm.

Press

OK

after you finish reading about TV Guide

on Screen

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System information and

OK

again to

complete the setup.

Switch the set-top box to the channel that transmits

the TV Guide data, leave it on overnight to load the

program data. It will be available in the next 24 hours.

Finalize Installation

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Follow the on-screen instructions:

Select your Menu Language.

Select your Audio Language.

Select your Subtitle Language.

Select your TV Shape.

Select your Country.

The recorder will now ask if you have connected

your antenna. Do so if you haven’t.

The recorder will now start automatic Channel Search.

Check Date and Time and press

OK

to finish.

Tip

If unable to ﬁnd the correct viewing channel, check your

connections again or check your TV’s user manual.

Tip

Use the recorder’s remote control to make the selections.

Tip

If no channels were found, check your antenna connection

and check your user manual to search for channels.

Important Note

You must leave the recorder in Standby mode at night in

order for it to load new program listings.

Tip

If you do not see your brand, select ‘not listed’.

Tip

If you have selected ‘No’, proceed to Step C.

Tip

Selected ‘No’ if you don’t and proceed to Step C.

Positioning of G-LINK transmitter

Set-Top Box

IR-Blaster

Note

The IR-Blaster must be placed about one inch in front of

the set-top box.

Remote Control

REC/OTR

Record the current TV

show and mark record-

ings in the TSB to be

stored on HDD.

TUNER

Switch to live TV.

COLOUR BUTTONS

Have different functions

(shown at bottom of

screen) in different menus.

BROWSER HDD

Call up the HDD menu.

STOP

Stop playback/recording.

Hold down to open and

close the disc tray.

PAUSE

Pause playback.

JUMP BACK

Jump back a certain time.

PREVIOUS

Previous chapter or title.

Hold down to search

backwards.

STANDBY

Switch on or off.

DISC MENU

Display the DVD menu.

INFO

Display additional

information.

GUIDE/TV

Call up the GUIDE

Plus+® system.

LEFT

, RIGHT

,

UP

, DOWN

,

OK

Used to navigate through

the menus.

PLAY

Play/resume from

disc/HDD.

JUMP FWD

To jump forward a

certain time.

NEXT

Next Chapter or Title.

Hold down to search

forwards.

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Tip

For more information on installing additional receivers, see

the user manual.

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You have indicated that you have. Now the TV on Screen

System need some additional information.

Is a cable box connected to this DVD Recorder?

Using your

your DVD Recorder remote, move up or down to highlight your answer. Press

OK to choose.

Step 2: Configuring for Cable

Yes

No

Testing complete.

If your cable box automatically changed to and remained on

channel 09, the test was successful.

Is your cable box now tuned to channel 09?

Using your

your DVD Recorder remote, move up or down to highlight your answer. Press

OK to choose.

Step 2: Configuring for Cable

Yes

No

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