Philips 3575/3576 and Magnavox H2160 Features, Setup and Operation

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[joecass]

Anyone had any problems with the Philips Auto-Scan for digital cable channels ? Mine would only scan 3-4 digital channels.... I had to input channel numbers manually to get more of the available channels from my cable line. Does a less-than-stellar cable signal affect the unit's ability
to scan digital channels ? It's hooked up first in line straight from the
cable wall outlet in a private home.

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[joecass]

I tried using an in-line amplifier (made by the cableco) but it didn't help.
Spoke to Philips Customer Service today, they said the machine should pick up all the channels my HDTV does on Auto Scan mode, but it doesn't.
Previous machine I had, Polaroid DRA-01601A auto scanned 55 digital cable channels, but wouldn't hold a picture long enough to watch or record.
So I assume the problem is insufficient signal strength on the cable line
rather than a faulty Philips tuner. What did help was manually entering
channel numbers shown on my HDTV, only then did the Philips add channels that didn't show up in the Auto Scan.
There are no 'hidden' channels because none of the first sub-channels in the groups are scrambled. All the cables in my system are of good quality.

[burt0010]

Can anyone confirm if the DVDR3576H will play avi/xvid movies off of USB?

Thanks!

--jason

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[Cev]

Can anyone inform me how to change from region 1 to region 4, for the Philips 3475/37?

[burt0010]

No, DivX and Xvid can only be played via disc.

Thanks!

[joecass]

Seems like I'm the only Philips owner who has this tuning problem. After manually entering channel numbers shown on my TV, the Philips re-assigned those channels to it's own numbering system, and the sequence is completely different than the TV. CBS HD is 105.1 on the TV, on the Philips it's 1.2. The Philips correctly scanned and tuned all the available stations on it's DTV channel one, but when I used a timer program to record CBS HD, the screen was blank for the entire recording. So I set another timer for channel 1.2, and watched the machine boot up.... it tuned in channel 1.4 instead, then the screen went blank from I guess lack of signal. Next step was to turn the machine on prior to the timer event, and manually tune it to 1.2...... that finally worked. As a last resort, I removed all the DTV channel memory completely, and just left channel 1.2 intact. Next night I set a timer program for 1.2, CBS HD, and it finally worked on the timer. I wonder if all these machines work the same way with ATSC tuners, or it's just my particular machine and set up.

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[joecass]

When I manually entered the DTV Channel "1" and sub-channels, for some reason when I used the remote to change channels up and down, "1.4"
would be the first DTV channel in the line up. "1.2" was last in the sequence, so even if you punched in "1.2" on the remote, "1.4" would be the first channel on DTV "1." For whatever reason, on the first timer program, the machine booted up to "1.4", the first channel in the sequence, then the screen went blank, I'm assuming for lack of stable signal. I think the way digital tuners work on some systems is to tune the strongest channel in the line up. Something similar happened a few months ago with my LG HDTV tuner, which is what I normally use to record hi-def programs downconverted to a DVD recorder. The LG was set to channel "103.2", which is Fox HD. Next day after setting a timer,
I see the wrong program was recorded, the LG was tuned to "103.4" instead of "103.2". I didn't understand what had happened until I turned on the LG tuner, and watched as the tuning drifted from 103.2 to 103.4.
I was getting a weak DTV signal on the cable line, so the tuner was fluctuating to a stronger channel while I was watching in real time. I tried changing and tightening some cabling, eventually it went back to normal.
So after all is said and done, I don't think it can be determined if the Philips tuner problem is a defect or the problem lies with the cable feed.
Customer Service told me if I returned the machine, and they found nothing wrong with it, they will not exchange it for another 3575, they'll just send me back the same machine with a note that I have an "area problem" with my cable reception.

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[joecass]

Thanks for the link and interesting reading. Don't have Comcast, use Time Warner Cable in NYC. If this were true about cableco's intentionally
placing errors within the PSIP table, then why would both my LG HDTV and LG HDTV tuner work flawlessly ? The channel mapping with these units has been the same for three years now.
I haven't tried a timer using 105.1, ever since I deleted all the digital channels on the Philips except for 1.2, I've done several timer programs that worked very well... and CBS HD is mostly what I record, all my favorite shows are on that channel. I think next step is to do a timer that involves an analog cable channel first, followed by the digital 1.2, and maybe even try your suggestion of entering 105.1 in a timer program.
Whatever the outcome, it has been a disappointing experience with this otherwise decent recorder.

[Cev]

I'd like to unlock the reions of the Philips DVDR 3475/37? Can anyone informe how to do it?

Thanks.

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[dragut]

My 3575's clock is going fast about 5-6 minutes after for a while. Do any of you guys have the same/similar issue. Is it something wrong with my setup or DVDR itself.
When rescording starts 5 min. early I miss the end of the show that I plan to record. That can be very disappointing you know.

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