User ManualHDD & DVD Player / RecorderDVDR5520H / DVDR5570HPremium Home ServiceThis product comes withRefer to the inside page for details.Read y
English10Special featuresPause Live TVEvery TV programme is now under your control, allowing you to take a break without missing a moment. You can pa
English100 Problem (Playback) SolutionTroubleshooting (continued)Disc will not play.The picture is distorted or black and white during playback.Ther
English101 Problem (Recording) SolutionTroubleshooting (continued)The message ‘Insert recordable disc’ appears.The message ‘Collision’ appears.Recor
English102 Problem (Recording) SolutionTroubleshooting (continued)– This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video tapes that have been copy-protect
English103 Problem (USB/HDMI) SolutionTroubleshooting (continued)The contents of the USB ash drive cannot be read.Slow operation of the USB ash
English104Display panel symbols/messagesThe following symbols/messages may appear on your recorder display: 00:00Multifunction display/text line– Tit
English105Display panel symbols/messages (continued) INFO DVDInformation on the inserted DVD is displayed on the TV. INSTALLAfter the automatic chan
English106GlossaryAnalogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/RIGHT. These re
English107JPEG: A very common digital still picture format. A still-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, w
English108Speci cationsRecording media• HDD. DVD+R/-R, DVD+RW/-RW, DVD+R Double layer, USB ash drive Playback media • DVD-Video, Video CD/SVCD, A
English11SAT recordingThis function enables you to record a programme from your Satellite Receiver or any other device. Make sure that the device is c
110TV System GuideCOUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONSAFGHANISTAN PAL/SECAM B 5ALBANIA PAL B PAL G 2ALGERIA PAL B PAL G 5ANGOLA PAL I 5ARGENTINA PAL N PAL N
111TV System Guide (continued)COUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONSLIBYA SECAM B SECAM G 5LITHUANIA PAL D (was SECAM) PAL K 5LUXEMBOURG PAL B/SECAM L PAL G/SE
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English12Remote Controla 2– Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode.b CAM– Switches to the camcorder that is connected to the DV IN C
English13Remote Control (continued)o LIVE TV– Switches to live TV mode. It activates the Time Shift Buffer that allows you to pause or replay the T
English14Remote Control (continued)Using the remote control A Open the battery compartment cover.B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the in
English15Main Unita STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode.b Disc trayc OPEN CLOSE ç– Opens or closes the disc tray.d D
English16MAINSHDMIOUTS-VIDEOOUTAUDIOOUTCOAXIALDIGITAL OUTCOMPONENTVIDEO OUTCOAXIALDIGITALINCVBS-OUTPBPRYRLTO VCR/SATEXT2TO TV EXT1ANALOGANTENNA INPUTT
English17Option 2: Connecting to Cable TV antenna and/or separate indoor terrestrial antennaUse this connection if you have a separate indoor digital
English18Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued)Connecting the video/audio cablesThis connection enables you to view the playback from this rec
English19Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued)Option 4: Using Component video socket / Connecting to a Progressive Scan TVThe progressive sca
English2Dear valued customer,Thank you for buying a Philips DVD Recorder. Your product comes with the Philips ‘Premium Home Service’ warranty.Should y
English20Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued)Option 5: Connecting to a HDMI-compatible TVHDMI (High De nition Multimedia Interface) is a di
English21Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite ReceiverOption 1If your Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver has only an antenna output socket (RF OUT or TO
English22MAINSHDMIOUTS-VIDEOOUTAUDIOOUTCOAXIALDIGITAL OUTCOMPONENTVIDEO OUTCOAXIALDIGITALINCVBS-OUTPBPRYRLTO VCR/SATEXT2TO TV EXT1ANALOGANTENNA INPUTT
English23Connecting to a VCR and Cable Box/ Satellite ReceiverA Connect the antenna output (RF OUT) socket on the Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver to the
English24Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)Connecting to an AV ampli er/receiverYou can connect the recorder to an AV ampli er/receiver in ord
English25Step 2: Optional Connections (continued)Connecting to a camcorderYou can use the front sockets to copy camcorder recordings. These sockets ar
English26Step 3: Installation and Set-upThe installation menu appears the very rst time you turn on this recorder. These settings help you set up th
English27Step 3: Installation and Set-up (continued)Previous StartChannel searchFull installationChannel search installs Analogue and Digital TV chann
English28Control TV ProgrammesViewing live TVPAUSE LIVE TVA Turn on the TV. If necessary, switch the TV to the correct input channel for viewing the
English29Marking the contents for recordingYou need to ‘mark’ the contents in the Time Shift Buffer before it can be recorded to the hard disk. The re
English3For Customer Use:Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Recorder and enter below the Serial No. Retain this
English30Control TV Programmes (continued)Pause live TV functionBefore you start ...Turn on the recorder to LIVE TV mode to watch your favourite TV pr
English31Using the toolbar options While in live TV mode, press OPTIONS on the remote control. If the selection in the menu is greyed out, that mea
English32About the Home menuHome menu allows access to contents on your Hard Disk recording, media les on Hard Disk, and contents of disc and USB.
English33Viewing media informationTo view general information on the selected media such as size, remaining space, media type etc.A Press HOME. The H
English34Before RecordingRecording mediaThe recording media for this recorder are internal hard disk drive and DVD±R/±RW/+R DL.– The hard disk has a
English35Default recording settingsYou can preset your recording settings in the recording setup menu.PAUSE LIVE TVA Press OPTIONS on the remote contr
English36Before Recording (continued)Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)The recording mode de nes the picture qu
English37Before Recording (continued)Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)Automatically divides a recording (title)
English38Record TV ProgrammeCAUTION!– Copy prohibited contents cannot be recorded on this recorder.– When the hard disk is full, making a new recordi
English39Record TV Programme (continued)Simultaneous record and play functionWhile recording a TV programme to the hard disk, you can play a previousl
English4CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAMADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING UNDGÅ UDSÆT
English40Record TV Programme (continued)Automatic recording from Satellite ReceiverThe feature is only applicable to the Satellite Receiver (or any si
English41Record TV Programme (continued)About timer recordingUse the timer recording to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date/time.
English42Record TV Programme (continued)E To con rm your entry, press the Green button for { Store }. A message to enter channel list appears.F Sele
English43{ Start time }Enter the start time of recording (hours : minutes).{ Stop time }Enter the end time of recording (hours : minutes).{ Date }Ente
English44Record TV Programme (continued)G Once complete, store the setting by pressing the Green button for { Store }. H To exit, press TIMER (SHOWVIE
English45Recording from an external device (Camcorder/VCR/DVD player)When you connect your external device to this recorder, you can choose to make a
English46Record from external devices (continued)C Press CAM on the remote control. A warning message appears. All the contents in the Time Shift Buf
English47H You can navigate to the respective control keys on the screen to control the playback of your DV camcorder.I To stop the recording, press S
English48Copy TV programmes from HDDAbout copyingNewAllRecordingsVideo filesMusicPhotoContent SortingGenreProtectedDelete orderLast playedTV programme
English49Changing the screen display for recordable DVDIf the recordable DVD has been used in a computer drive or in another recorder, the screen menu
English5This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community.This product complies with the requirements of the fo
English50Copy les between HDD, USB and DVDA part of this recorder’s hard disk drive can be used as a Media Jukebox, allowing you to store and playba
English51Copying les from USB to HDD or recordable DVDYou can copy the data les (MP3, WMA, DivX and JPEG) in your USB drive to this recorder’s har
English52Playback from Hard DiskHard Disk navigationThe Hard Disk drive serves as a media jukebox which allows you to store all sources of recordings
English53Basic operationEach recording stored on the hard disk is displayed in the HDD list with an Index Picture.A Press HDD LIST on the remote contr
English54Playback from Hard Disk (continued)Delete/Lock/Protect a title in the HDDThese options are displayed at the bottom of the hard disk title con
English55Playback from USB deviceYou can view, copy or delete the contents of a USB ash drive/memory card reader or digital camera through this reco
English56Playable discsUsing this recorder, you can play and record on the following discs:Recording and PlaybackDVD±RW (DVD Rewritable); can be recor
English57Playback from Disc (continued)Playing a DVD video discNormally the DVD disc contains a disc menu. You may have to make your selection (e.g.,,
English58Playback from Disc (continued)Playing an audio CD (MP3/WMA)MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3) les are highly compressed music les. The MP3 format
English59Additional Playback FeaturesPlaying JPEG photo les (slide show)A Press HOME.Disc TrayUSBSourceHard DiskB Select the media where the JPEG ph
English6Table of ContentsGeneralCare and Safety Information ...
English60Additional Playback Features (continued)Helpful Hints:– If both JPEG photos and MP3s are in the same disc, you can choose to playback the JP
English61Creating a photo playlist (album)You can customise the JPEG photos slideshow playback by storing your selection in an album. This recorder c
English62Editing the albumYou can re-arrange the photo position in the album in order to create the desired slideshow playback order, or remove the ph
English63Additional Playback Features (continued)PAUSE LIVE TVSelecting another title/chapter/ trackWhen a disc contains more than one track, title or
English64Additional Playback Features (continued)During disc playback, press INFO on the remote control to display the available playback options. Th
English65Additional Playback Features (continued)Using the Toolbar optionsPAUSE LIVE TVA During playback, press OPTIONS on the remote control. The av
English66Additional Playback Features (continued)Changing subtitle languageThis operation works only on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages. You can
English67Edit Recordings - Hard DiskChanging the title nameSome TV channels transmit the name of the programme. In this case, the programme name will
English68Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued)Video editingThis recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made. You c
English69Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued)Merge/split a speci c chapter within a recordingYou can create a chapter by inserting chapter marker
English7Table of ContentsCopy TV programmes from HDD... 48~49About copying ...
English70Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued)Dividing titlesYou can divide a title into two or more titles. You can use this function to separate a
English71Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued)Showing the hidden sceneA During hard disk recording playback, press EDIT on the remote control. The
English72Edit Recordings - Recordable DVDAbout editing recordable DVDsThis recorder offers various disc edit options. You can change the disc content
English73Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)Changing the disc/title nameThe original disc/title name is generated automatically by the record
English74Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)Finalising the DVD±R for playbackIt is necessary to nalise a DVD±R or DVD±R (DL) disc before yo
English75Lock/Unlock the disc for playbackYou can choose to lock the recorded disc from viewing.Before you start ...Turn on the Child Lock feature. S
English76Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued)Video editingThis recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made.
English77Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued){ Title }Yellow button – Access title editing menu.No Chapter ChapterTitleHideDivide Back Index
English78C Use the cursor keys to move the selection bar up/down/left/right to cycle through the menu options. Instructions and explanations of the o
English79System Menu Options (continued)Language settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)Select the preferred audio language for
English8Cleaning discsCAUTION!Risk of damage to discs! Never use solvents such as benzene, thinner, cleaners available commercially, or anti-static s
English80System Menu Options (continued)Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)When this is selected, you will be prom
English81Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)System Menu Options (continued)Play Back Control feature is only appli
English82System Menu Options (continued)Video Output settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)The picture shape can be adjusted t
English83This feature is only applicable to HDMI connection.{ Auto } – Automatically select the best supported video resolution.{ Native } – Follo
English84System Menu Options (continued)Audio settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)This setting is only required if you are u
English85Audio settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)System Menu Options (continued)This setting is only required if you used
English86System Menu Options (continued)Analogue Tuner settingsPress OK on the remote control to start the automatic TV channel search process and re
English87System Menu Options (continued)Analogue Tuner settingscontinued ...{ Preset } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to enter the preset number
English88Analogue Tuner settingsSystem Menu Options (continued)Change the order of the stored channels according to your preference.01 BBC02 RTL403
English89System Menu Options (continued)Digital Tuner settingsPress OK on the remote control to make a completely new digital TV and radio install. T
English9IntroductionThis DVD/Hard Disk Drive (HDD) recorder changes the way you watch TV. You have full control over the TV programmes you watch, bec
English90Setup settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)System Menu Options (continued)Set the clock for your recorder before you
English91Setup settings (underlined options are the factory default settings)System Menu Options (continued)The TV screen turns black to prevent damag
English92Other InformationSetting up Progressive Scan feature(for Progressive Scan TV only)The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames pe
English93Other Information (continued)5.1 multi-channel recordingDigital 5.1 multi-channel recording lets you capture the original sound from digital
English94Other Information (continued)Installing the latest softwarePeriodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance the user experience.O
English95Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat kind of disc should I use for recording?You can only record on DVD±R, DVD±RW or DVD+R DL discs. DVD±R/±RW is t
English96Frequently Asked Questions (continued)What does ‘ nalising’ a disc do?Finalising a disc locks the disc so it can no longer be recorded. This
English97Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device?– This could be due to the large numbers of les (>500 les/folders)
EnglishTroubleshooting Problem (General) SolutionNo power.The message ‘IS TV ON?’ appears on the display panel.The buttons on the recorder do not wo
English99 Problem (General) SolutionTroubleshooting (continued)No picture.No sound.No TV signal received from the recorder.The message ‘Disc contain
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