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Philips VR605A/58 User's Manual

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2. tp Select OFF with e or gt gt If you select ON the function will be switched on Confirm with 0k This message will briefly appear STORED To end press MENU gt A TIMER recording only works when the video recorder is switched to standby 25 Reducing picture disturbance optimizing the modulator You may experience picture disturbance if you have not used a scart cable to connect your video recorder and TV This is because another TV station in your reception area may already be using UHF channel CH36 or 591MHz When the video recorder is switched on the picture quality of some TV channels received on the TV is poor You may optimize the picture quality by changing the modulator frequency 591MHz or UHF channel 36 1 Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder playback see your TV operating manual Make sure that there is no cassette in the video recorder A BI Hold STOP Jon the remote control and STOP EJECT Ml 4 on the video recorder at the same time until for instance 54 7 appears in the display The video recorder transmits a test picture on UHF channel 36 or frequency 591MHz OPTIMIZE MODULATOR OPTIMIZE FREQUENCY oat MODULATOR SOUND SYSTEM K STORE gt 0K Select the line OPTIMIZE FREQUENCY with LP lor P _ Enter the Modulator frequency with the number buttons 0 9 in the video recor
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4. Chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Automatic TV channel search MANUAL SEARCH PROGRAMME NUMBER P01 S CHANNEL NO CHANNEL NUMBER 21 DECODER OFF TV SYSTEM AUTO NICAM ON EXIT MENU STORE gt 0K Chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Manual TV channel search NAAN ROMA EAA TV CHANNEL ALLOC ALLOCATE ON POl TV CHANNEL lt ALLOCATE gt SELECT EXIT gt MENU Chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Sorting and clearing TV channels manually gt The summary of the OSD On screen display menus on this page should help you select the various functions The OSD text shown on your TV screen may sometimes slightly differ from the OSD text shown in this manual 13 4 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Playing a cassette Tape position indication 1 Put a cassette into the cassette slot eI will appear on When playing a tape by pressing the 0K button you can the display show the present tape position on the TV screen You have a choise of selecting LINEAR or T LEFT e LINEAR will show the tape position in hours minutes and seconds e T LEFT will show the actual amount of playing recording time left on the tape in hours and minutes gt When you play an NTSC cassette the video recorder will only show LINEAR A Press the PLAY button 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme This will for example appear in the display NUMDET ton ME
5. NEW PHILIPS VIDEO RECORDER CONTINUE OK If your TV set does not switch to programme number e g EXT 0 or AV automatically select the programme number for the video recorder manually see instruction manual TV set Then read the paragraph Initial installation in the When the TV has been tuned read the paragraph Initial chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER installation in the chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Connecting without a scart cable Connecting other equipment You can connect additional equipment to the AV2EXT2 socket For example a decoder a satellite receiver or a camera recorder You can connect a hifi stereo set to the socket AUDIO OUT LR audio output left right O z o n a AN2 EXT2 MA O 3 o o 6 D7 o S on 1 Switch off the TV set HIFI Stereo N Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the r socket at the back of the video recorder Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the socket on the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket on your TV set 4 Insert one end of the mains cable into the mains socket L Jat the back of the video recorder and plug the other end into the wall socket 5 Switch on your TV set and select the programme number that you have chosen for video playback see instr
6. cannot be used for recording the video recorder will automatically eject it If ALL TIMERS OCCUPIED appears on the TV screen when you press TIMER you have used up all the available TIMER blocks If you want to clear or check a TIMER block select it with or EP Programme numbers E and Ec are for recordings from other sources through scart socket AV1 EXT1 or AV2EXT2 V VvV V Vv Programming a recording without SHOWVIEW a 2 B 4 5 Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder Press TIMER on the remote control twice The free TIMER block will be highlighted Press TIMER The information will appear on the screen VPS DATE REP PROG START PDC END 21 MO FR 0l 20 00 21 30 STORE OK With TIMER gt or Fe you can select DATE date PROG programme number START start time and END end time Enter or change your information with or P or with the number buttons 0 9 gt Under DATE use the SELECT button to select daily or weekly programming ONCE Recording once MO FR Recording from Monday to Friday WEEK Recording every week on the same day gt Under START use SELECT to switch VPS PDC on or off If appears in the display VPS PDC has been switched off Confirm with 0K when the information is correct gt The programming informa
7. 20 240V 50Hz AN The video recorder should not be used immediately after Power consumption 16W transportation from a cold to a hot area or vice versa or in Power consumption Standby less than 4W clock display conditions of extreme humidity off After unpacking the video recorder it should be allowed to acclimatize for at least three hours before installation Winding time approx 100 seconds Cassette E 180 ws This operating instruction has been printed on nonpolluting Measurements in cm W H D 38 0 9 3 26 0 paper Number of video heads 4 A Deposit old batteries at the relevant collection points Number of audio heads HIFI 2 pe Recording Playback time 4 Hours Cassette E 240 A Please make use of the facilities available in your country for 8 Hours LP Cassette E 240 disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that helps to protect the environment Ae This electronic equipment contains many materials that can be recycled Please inquire about the possibilities for recycling your old set List of accessories e Operating instructions ShowVliew is a registered trademark of Gemstar Remote control and batteries Development Corporation ShowView is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation e Aerial cable SHOWVIEW e Scart cable AV Euro cable Special functions on your video recorder Digital Studio Picture Control Plug amp Play Multibrand TV con
8. CONTENTS CONNECTING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER 4 Placing the batteries inthe remote control 4 Connecting your video recorder to the TV set 4 Connecting with a scart cable 0000 4 Connecting without a scart cable 5 Connecting other equipment 0000 ees 5 INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER 6 Initial mstallation 2 4 sacccis saws aie oe sedaded eae ees 6 Allocating a decode 20 226 cca ceasneeienee da cenee es 6 Manual TV channel search 22 000 7 Satellite receiver 2 000 ddadsdadbeddadnseeretwrce 7 Special installation functions 0 00e ees 7 Automatic TV channel allocation Follow TV 8 Automatic TV channel search 55 8 Monitor uneton wc cccdce wna estende enea bade 9 Sorting and clearing TV channels manually 9 Setting the language cece cece eee eens 9 Setting the time and date ccc eee eens 10 IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION 11 General information 0ccceceeeeee aes 11 Saving CNEIGyY cece cece eee e nent e eens 11 Emergency interrupt cc cece cece eee 11 The symbols on your video recorder display 12 Summary of user guide cc cece cence es 13 User guide OSD 0 ccc ec cece eens 13 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 0 cc ee eeeee 14 Playing a Cassette ccc cece cece
9. CT RECORD EXITOMENU STORE OK Inline DIRECT RECORD select ON with Jor E gt gt If you want to switch this function off select OFF Confirm with 0K To end press MENU Switch off with f 19 6 PROGRAMMED RECORDING TIMER Use programmed recording to automatically start and stop a gt If you make a mistake you can clear your recording at a later date instructions with CLEAR CL To make a programmed recording your video recorder needs Oe SUC to know SHOWVIEW NUMBER 53124 REP the date you want to make the recording the programme number for the TV channel you want to record the start and stop time of the recording a a gt gt VPS or PDC on or off TIMER LISTSTINER gt EOK The video recorder stores all the information in a TIMER block You can programme up to 6 TIMER blocks a month in advance 4 Use SELECT to select daily or weekly programming ONCE Recording once MO FR Recordings every day from Monday to Friday VPS Video Programming System and WEEK Recordings every week on the same day of the r gt z week PDC Programme Delivery Control 5 Confirm with 0K Your programming details will then With VPS and PDC the TV station controls the start time and appear on the TV screen the length of the recording This means that the video recorder switches itself on and off at the right time even if a TV
10. DC is stored under programme number P01 time and date will automatically be taken from the TXT PDC information If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if appears in the display please set the clock manually 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select the line CLOCK with P Jor FP Jand confirm with 0K EXIT MENU STORE OK e Check the year in line Y EAR If required please change the year with the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control Select the next line with tP Jor P el fl Check TIME MONTH and DATE in the same way When all information is correct confirm with 0K This will appear in the display STORED DI To end press MENU 3 IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION General information gt You can switch on with STANDBY ON the number buttons 0 9 or by putting in a cassette If you have not used the video recorder for a few minutes it will switch to standby automatically For more information please read the section Automatic switch off in chapter additional functions gt If you have switched the video recorder off with STANDBY ON the time will show in the display for instance 18 00 If the clock has not been set will appear gt
11. EL ALLOC information on or off RECORD SPEED is fe f AUTO STANDBY Switching off the on screen display is necessary if you do not aue want to record the screen messages when copying cassettes SPECIAL SETTINGS T EXIT MENU 1 Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Select the line TV SYSTEM with or 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will and confirm with OK appear 3 Select the TV system with Jor gt 3 Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with P Jor tP and confi ith LOK gt Select B W with gt Jor to switch to black and te Jand confirm wi white picture ARINA GSE SPECIAL SETTINGS 4 Confirm with Ox osp CLOCK DISPLAY o end press p REPEAT PLAY DIRECT RECORD gt If you change the programme number the video recorder will switch to AUTO automatic switchover again EXITMENU STORE OK gt If you eject the cassette the TV system for playback will switch to AUTO automatic switchover again l Jag 4 Inthe line OSD select one of the options shown with El ON Shows the OSD for a few seconds only Child lock OFF Switches off the OSD This function will prevent unauthorised use of your video 5 Confirm with 0K recorder All button functions will be locked l 6 To end press MENU gt You can make programmed recordings while the
12. R gt Forward wind During STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward CLEAR CL Delete To delete last entry Clear programmed recording scanning TIMER INDEX Pl _ Index search In combination with SELECT Select To select a function on the cassette IDe to search for previous next recording CHILD LOCK Child lock To switch child lock on off RECORD Record To record the programme selected MONITOR TV monitor To switch between TV reception and VCR STILLI Still picture To stop the tape and show a still picture playback Additional TV functions Number buttons 0 9 TURBO TIMER TurboTimer To programme a recording with the function Turbo TV volume TV volume up Ti mer TV volume TV volume down TIMER TIMER To make a TIMER programming with SHOWVIEW or to alter or clear a programmed TIMER TV sound off To switch the sound on or off i Switch off To switch off the TV Menu To call up the main menu TV Programme number TV programme number up Store Confirm To store or confirm entry TV Programme number TV programme number down Select Cursor left Select Cursor right Select One line or programme number up Select One line or programme number down Front of the set White and red socket L AUDIO R Yellow socket Standby To switch off or on interrupt a function interrupt a programmed recording TIMER Record To record th
13. When the video recorder is switched off and the time isn t shown in the video recorder display the clock display may be switched off You will find more information in the section Saving energy Keep your video recorder connected to the mains at all times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made and that the television works normally Your video recorder uses less than 4 Watts with clock display switched off If the video recorder is not plugged into the mains it will usually store TV channels for one year and timer and date information for three hours Saving energy To save energy you can switch off the clock display on the video recorder Programmed TIMER recordings will take place even if the clock display has been switched off 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with P Jor P Jand confirm with 0K SESS NG SPECIAL SETTI OSD CLOCK DISPLAY co SAT RECORDING REPEAT PLAY DIRECT RECORD EXITSNENU STORE OK To switch off the clock display on the video recorder select OFF inline CLOCK DISPLAY with gt gt To switch the clock display on select ON 4 5 Confirm with 0K STORED will briefly appear on the TV screen 6 To end press MENU Emergency interrupt You can
14. ard the video recorder point it at the video recorder e There is a technical problem Take out the batteries wait for 10 seconds and place them back e Batteries have run out change the batteries No picture when you play a cassette e There is no recording on the cassette change the cassette e You have selected the wrong programme number on the TV for playing cassette on the TV select the correct programme number for the video recorder e The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder has come loose check the cable Poor picture quality when you play a cassette e Your TV set is not properly adjusted e The cassette badly worn or of poor quality use new cassette e Tracking is not properly adjusted turn to chapter PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS and read the section Tracking during playback The video recorder will not record e The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you selected the wrong programme number check TV channels stored e You have loaded a cassette which cannot be recorded on undo the erase protection on the cassette 28 Programmed recording does not work e You have not set the TIMER properly check the TIMER blocks e You have programmed the wrong time or date check time and date e You have put in a cassette that cannot be recorded on undo the erase protection on the cassette e VPS PDC switched on but VPS PDCtime wrong enter VPS PDCtime exactly to the minute Have y
15. ble 1 Open up the battery compartment of your remote control and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture 2 Close the battery compartment 1 Switch off the TV set nnectin rvi recorder to th Connec g you deo recorder to the 2 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert TV set it into the Or socket at the back of the video recorder B Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the socket on the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket on your TV set We recommend the use of a scart cable This will give you the best picture and sound quality 4 Plug one end of a scart cable into the AV1 EXTI scart socket at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the suitable scart socket on your TV set see instruction manual TV set If you install your video recorder for the first time select one of the following options 5 SHtch on hakot C Connecting with a scart cable 6 Insert one end of the mains cable into the mains socket If your TV set has a scart socket and you are using a L Jat the back of the video recorder and the other end scart cable into the wall socket O Connecting without a scart cable If you are not using a scart cable If your TV set automatically switches to programme number e g EXT 0 or AV this text will appear on the TV screen CONGRATULATIONS YOU NOW OWN A
16. child lock is on 1 With the video recorder switched on press on the remote control for five seconds on will appear on the video recorder display Keep the remote control in a safe place Continuous playback You can automatically play a cassette again and again When the video recorder reaches the end of the tape or the end of the recording it will rewind and start again 1 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 2 Selectthe line SPECIAL SETTINGS with FP Jor P Confirm with 0K SPECIAL SETTING OSD CLOCK DISPLAY COUNTER SAT RECORDING REPEAT PLAY DIRECT RECORD EXIT MENU STORE OK 3 Select the line REPEAT PLAY with PP Jor i Select ON with e or gt gt If you select OFF continuous playback will be switched off e Confirm with 0K This will appear on the screen STORED EF e Press MENU DI Put a cassette in the machine Press PLAY to start continuous playback Automatic switch off If you haven t used the video recorder for a few minutes in certain modes e g STOP it will switch to standby automatically You can cancel this function to use the video recorder as a television receiver i 2 BI a a 6 Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder Press MENU The main menu will appear Select the line AUTO STANDBY with P lor
17. ction when the video recorder is switched off with gt If any of the TIMER blocks are in use o will light up How to clear a programmed recording on the video recorder display TIMER gt While a programmed recording is being made you cannot operate your video recorder manually If you want to cancel the programmed recording press STANDBY ONO for the video recorder gt If you reach the end of the cassette during a Press TIMER on the remote control twice recording the video recorder will automatically eject the cassette Select the programmed recording TIMER you want to gt If you forget to load a cassette L 154 will briefly clear with L p Jor tp J appear in the display and then will flash in the video recorder display Switch on the TV set and select the programme number kel N el Press CLEAR CL The programmed recording TIMER has now been gt If you have put in a cassette which cannot be used deleted for recording the video recorder will automatically eject it a To end press MENU gt If LLL appears in the display when you press you have used up all the available TIMER blocks You can find more information on how to clear or check a programmed recording TIMER block in the next chapter How to check or change a programmed recording TIMER 4 Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Pre
18. der display gt If the picture or sound quality is poor you may have selected the wrong TV system Inthe line SOUND SYSTEM select the required TV system for instance G for TV system PAL B G or K for TV system SECAM D K using Jor e Confirm with OK TK will briefly appear in the video recorder display 6 Optimizing the modulator is now complete 26 Tune in the TV set to the new modulator frequency shown Switching off the modulator If you cannot clear picture or sound interference you can switch off the built in modulator You can only switch off the modulator if you have connected the video recorder to the TV set with a scart cable Connecting VCR without scart cable is not possible when the modulator is switched off a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder Make sure that there is no cassette in the video recorder 2 Press STOP EJECT Ml 4 on the video recorder and STOP on the remote control at the same time for several seconds until for example 54 f appears on the video recorder display OPTIMIZE MODULATOR We tie FREQUENCY 591 MODULATOR ON SOUND SYSTEM K STORE OK 4 Select the line MODULATOR on the TV screen or MOIH in the display with P Jor P 5 With select the function OFF on the TV screen or modulator off in the display MITT PILIL gt If you want to switch the modu
19. e from Monday to Friday 2 Press TIMER Jon the remote control 3 Enter the entire ShowView number up to 9 digits printed gt Under START use SELECT to switch VPS PDC on in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme or off If appears on the screen the function has For example 5 312 4 or 5 312 4 been switched on Enter 53124 for the ShowView number 6 Confirm with 0K when the information is correct 20 gt The programming information has been stored ina TIMER block Make sure that the cassette you have put in can be recorded on Switch off with STANDBY ON The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with gt If any of the TIMER blocks are in use will light up on the video recorder display gt While a programmed recording is being made you cannot operate your video recorder manually If you want to cancel the programmed recording press STANDBY ON If the video recorder is switched on a few minutes before a programmed recording is supposed to begin SWITCH TO STANDBY TIMER RECORDING will flash on the TV screen gt If you reach the end of the cassette during a recording the video recorder will automatically eject the cassette If you forget to load a cassette NO CASSETTE will appear on the TV screen and will flash on the video recorder display If you have put in a cassette which
20. e programme selected Select One line or programme number down Select One line or programme number up Pause Stop eject cassette To stop the tape and eject the cassette Playback To play a cassette Still picture To stop the tape and display the actual position on the tape as a still picture Rotary control turn left during STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning turn right during STOP and STANDBY wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning Behind the flap at the lefthand corner on the front Audio input socket left right To connect a camera recorder or video recorder programme number E 3 Video input socket To connect a camera recorder or video recorder programme number Wo Ct Back of the set AUDIO OUTLR AV2 EXT2 AV1EXT1 Mains socket To connect the mains cable Audio output socket left right To connect a HiFi set Scart socket 2 To connect a satellite receiver decoder video recorder etc programme number E Scart socket 1 To connect the TV set programme number E 1 Aerial input socket To connect the aerial cable Aerial output socket To connect the TV set OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR605A 58 Thank you for buying a PHILIPS video recorder The So that you can identify your machine in the event of theft VR605A 58 is one of the most sophisticated and simple to use enter the serial number PROD NO here The serial number is video recorder
21. e remote control 6 Select function ON with or gt Select the next linawith PP E or EPT gt ae DA select OFF the decoder will not be allocated Confirm with 0K gt If you don t know the channel number of the desired TV channel hold Jin line CHANNEL NUMBER To end press MENU to start the automatic search Your decoder has now been allocated to this TV channel Repeat automatic search you until have found the gt When the function is switched on DEC will appear desired TV channel A changing channel number in the video recorder display for the TV channel you will appear on the TV screen have selected pae If you want to allocate a decoder in line DECODER select ON with gt VPS PDC l l 7 l DEd HH I 9 This video recorder can receive Hi Fi sound transmissions in NICAM However if sound distortion occurs with poor reception you can switch NICAM off To do this select OFF in line NICAM with gt or e Manual TV channel search In certain cases the Automatic TV channel search may not be To change the TV system inline TV SYSTEM select able to find all of the TV channels e g coded TV channels In the TV system with e or gt that case use this manual method to set the channels M Press 0K to store the TV channel STORED will briefly E Switch on the TV set If required select the
22. ecording speed LP gt For playback the correct recording speed will automatically be selected Automatic recording from a satellite receiver SAT RECORDING You can only use this function when you have a satellite receiver which can control other equipment by a programming function 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu appears B Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with P Jor QP and confirm with 0K aaa SDE NG SPECIAL SETTI OSD CLOCK DISPLAY COUNTER SAT RECORDING REPEAT PLAY DIRECT RECORD EXIT9NENU STORE OK 4 Select the line SAT RECORDING with P Jor a Ee O e m tp Select ON with e or gt gt If you want to switch off the function select OFF Confirm with 0k To end press MENU Put a cassette in the machine Use a scart cable to connect scart socket AV2 EXT2 on the video recorder to the corresponding scart socket on the satellite receiver Programme the satellite receiver with the required information programme number of the TV channel start time end time gt The information on how to programme your satellite receiver can be found in the instruction manual of your satellite receiver Switch off the video recorder with The video recorder is now ready to record The beginning and end
23. eee ees 14 Playing NTSC cassettes 0 ccc eee ee eees 14 Tape position indication c cece cea 14 Searching for tape position with the picture picture REAP OMD czdcavto oictes caddie anid aves a a a eames 15 Still picture Slow motion n nnno annnars 15 Searching for tape position without the picture wind and rewindi ioc sc kbaws Seadearsdndedeniaadedenn ys 15 Instant VIEW cic ictereeidectautenawenis aeeneee 15 Automatic search for a tape position index search 15 Automatic search for a blank space onthe tape 16 Picture interference 0 cee eee eeeee 16 Tracking during playback 2 005 16 Tracking during still picture 24 16 MANUAL RECORDING cceeeeaes 17 Recording without automatic switch off 17 Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording 0 cc cece nen eeeee 17 Protecting your recordings 0 ceeeaeee 17 Auto assembling 00 0 c cece cece eee ees 17 Selecting the recording speed SP or LP 18 Automatic recording from a satellite receiver SAT RECORDING 5 0 dncdiamedicd cocalevenaotanedacs 18 BCE RECT oe edsnnateaeneateed ane owe sewed 19 Switching Direct Record on or off 19 PROGRAMMED RECORDING TIMER VPS Video Programming System and PDC Programme Delivery Control 5 Programmin
24. elect the programme number for the video recorder Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear Sorting and clearing TV channels manually You can assign any programme number to a TV channel that B Select the line LANGUAGE and confirm with 0K you have stored and you can also delete unwanted TV channels Select your language with P _ Jor and confirm with OK 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme This will appear in the display STORED number for the video recorder l To end press MENU Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear tp 2 3 Select the line TV CHANNEL ALLOC with Py Jor 4 Confirm with 0K NAAN RGAE L TV CHANNEL ALLOC ALLOCATE ON PO1 TV CHANNEL 5 With gt Jor F lt select the TV channel you want to assign a programme number to starting with PO1 gt If you want to delete a TV channel press CLEAR CL 6 Confirm with The following message will briefly appear on the TV screen e g BBC1 ALLOCATED ON POT gt When you have assigned a programme number to the last TV channel you will automatically return to the main menu when you confirm with SELECT To end press MENU Repeat steps 5 to 6 until you have given a programme number to all TV channels To end press MENU Setting the time and date gt If a TV channel which transmits TXT P
25. ends on which country you are in TXT Also known as Teletext Fasttext Videotext FLOF etc OTR One touch recording to start recording by pushing just one button This function enables you to select the switch off time in intervals of 30 minutes Modulator An electronic component in a video recorder which allows audio and video signals to be transmitted via the aerial cable Your television receives the signal in the same way as a Signal from a television station Modulator channel or frequency This frequency or channel indicates the frequency or channel on which the audio or video signal is transmitted UHF frequency range Channels 21 to 69 The video recorder broadcasts on channel 36 frequency 591 MHz This frequency or channel can be changed See the section Reducing picture disturbance optimizing the modulator OSD On screen display The largest possible display area for the video recorder the screen on your television set 29 3103 166 26511 0143 010 B 3 LO t ce Remote codes Acura Adyson Akai Akura Alba Allorgan Amplivision Amstrad Anitech Arcam Asuka Audiosonic BPL BSR BTC Basic Line Baur Beko Binatone Blaupunkt Blue Sky Blue Star Bondstec Boots Brandt Britannia Bush CGE CS Electronics CTC Carrefour Cascade Cimline Clatronic Condor Contec Crown Cybertron Daewoo Dainichi Dayton De Graaf Decca Dixi Dual Tec ite ta
26. g a recording with ShowView Programming a recording without SHOWVIEW Programming a recording with TURBO TIMER How to check or change a programmed recording FUER 2c haie mate reiret rie Shedd teehee Gees How to clear a programmed recording TIMER ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 00000s Switching the TV system cc eee e eee CHUA RK sccict ciate cetaces duwa reece at ad ned ales Switching the on screen display OSD off oron Continuous playback ccc cece eee ees Automatic switth Olf o ccc ease eens eeew eae Reducing picture disturbance optimizing the MIOGUISEOT oiii iien asad a hetaw nade dua bees Switching off the modulator 0008 Using your video recorder remote control with your VR GRD E E bonnets aden gawd cinereyiled now ation Selecting the sound track c0eeee aes Before you call an engineer 0005 GLOSSARY 0 ccc cece cece eee eens Technical terms used 00ccee eee eeae OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control Playback To play a recorded cassette SMART No function EZE Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning STANDBY ON Switch on or off To switch set on or off interrupt menu STOP Pause Stop To stop the tape except while a TIMER recording is being made function interrupt a programmed recording TIME
27. h 0K Automatic TV channel search starts This picture will Allocating a decoder appear on the screen e Some TV stations will send coded TV channels that you can only watch when you use a decoder You can connect such a decoder descrambler to your video recorder With the SEARCHING following function the connected decoder will automatically 00 TV CHANNELS FOUND be activated for the TV programme you want to watch BnnnEEE 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme eRe ETH number for the video recorder 2 On the video recorder use FP Jor P or number buttons 0 9 on the remote control to select the Wait until all TV channels have been found This can take programme number you want to allocate the decoder to several minutes e Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will 5 When all TV channels have been found STORED will appear appear on the TV screen YEAR MONTH DATE TIME will appear on the TV Select the line MANUAL SEARCH with P Jor Screen P land confirm with 0K A aE MANUAL SEARCH PROGRAMME NUMBER PO1 S CHANNEL NO CHANNEL NUMBER 21 DECODER OFF TV SYSTEM AUTO NICAM ON XITMENU STORE OK EXIT gt MENU STORE OK 6 Check if the year in line Y EAR is correct Change it if 5 Select the line DECODER with PF Jor FPF required with the number buttons 0 9 on th
28. he cassette does not have stereo sound recorded on it the video recorder will automatically switch to mono 27 8 Before you call an engineer If contrary to expectation you have any problems using this video recorder it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below You can also call the customer service centre in your country You will find the phone number in the enclosed guarantee leaflet Be prepared to give the model and production number to the customer service Have the model number MODEL NO and the production number PROD NO of your video recorder ready Your video recorder does not respond to any button being pressed e There is no power supply check the power supply e Aprogrammed recording is currently being made if desired cancel the programmed recording with STANDBY ON e Child lock is on switch the child lock off e There is a technical problem switch off the mains power supply for 30 seconds then switch it on again If this does not have any effect you can 1 Switch off the mains power supply again 2 Then switch it on whilst holding down onthe video recorder 3 Release the button when OSD appears in the video recorder display All the information stored TV channels time and date TIMER will be cleared Cassette is jammed in the video recorder e Don t use force Pull out the mains plug for a moment Remote control does not work e Remote control not pointed tow
29. his is where the current operating mode is shown DENE VPS PDC Video Programming System Programme Delivery Control when a VPS or PDC code is being transmitted Display of programme number tape position channel name function Tape position in seconds but only if the display mode LINEAR has been selected BE Summary of user guide The OSD menu offers the following functions More details on each can be found in the appropriate chapter MAIN MENU CLOCK AUTO TUNING MANUAL SEARCH FOLLOW TV TV CHANNEL ALLOC RECORD SPEED AUTO STANDBY TV SYSTEM LANGUAGE SPECIAL SETTINGS t EXITMENU Main menu User guide OSD The OSD On screen display shows the various functions in the form of a menu on the television screen You can then choose the settings you require There is a summary of the menus on this page The main button functions are displayed in a help line along the bottom of the screen To call up or close the menu with MENU To select a line with P Jor 3 To enter or change your selection with the number buttons 0 9 or with e or gt To cancel with STANDBY ON To save or confirm with 0K To close the main menu with MENU OOO OOO e 2000 gt EXIT gt MENU STORE gt 0K Chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Setting the date and the time AUTO TUNING SEARCHING 00 TV CHANNELS FOUND EREEEEE PLEASE WAIT
30. icture search 2 To stop a certain place on the tape press PLAY gt gt During picture search the picture quality may not be so good and there will be no sound Automatic search for a tape position index search Still picture Slow motion At the start of each recording the video recorder will write an index code on the tape 1 Press A still picture will appear on the screen 1 Press INDEXDI and then b gt button to select the next This will for example appear in the display code mark or INDEXPI and then lt for the previous code mark This will for example appear in the display for the next index code 2 Each time you press again the picture will move on one step 3 When you hold STP the tape will be played in 2 When the video recorder finds the code mark it will slow motion automatically switch to play 4 When you press gt gt several times you have a choice of several playback speeds gt During slow motion there will be no sound Automatic search for a blank space on the tape You can search for a space on the tape at least 1 minute of blank tape for a new recording for example after an existing recording on the tape 1 Press INDEXDI Then press STOP H This will for example appear in the display 2 When the video recorder find a blank space it will automatically switch to pause gt If no empty s
31. ime and end time of the programmed recording Programme numbers and Ec are for recordings from other sources through scart socket AV1 EXT1 or AV2 EXT2 Programming a recording with TURBO TIMER With the TURBO TIMER programming a recording that takes place within the next 24 hours will be quick and easy This preset information will appear in the display Programme number the programme number selected on your TV Start time current time End time current time 2 hours 1 Press TURBO TIMER on the remote control The currently selected programme number will appear in the display for instance PROG 1 If required change the programme number with P Jor P gt If CLHX briefly appears in the display you must set the clock Please read the section Setting the time and date in chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Press TURBO TIMER The current time start time will appear in the display for instance START 2 42 If required change the start time with P lor Press TURBO TIMER The end time will appear in the display for instance END 2 07 If required change the end time with Pt Jor E Press TURBO TIMER TK will briefly appear in the video recorder display Programming is now complete Make sure that the cassette you have put in can be recorded on Switch off with The programmed recording will only fun
32. lator on again select OI modulator on in the video recorder display with Confirm with 0K To end press MENU Using your video recorder remote control with your TV set Your video recorder remote control can transmit several commands to TV sets of different makes By using the TV buttons on the panel in the middle of the control you can increase the TV volume reduce the TV volume switch off sound switch off the TV set next programme number previous programme number 41 Hold tvs and enter the correct remote control command with the number buttons 0 9 You will find a list of all available remote control commands on the last page of this manual gt If the selected code does not work with your TV set or if the make of your TV is not in the list you can try out the codes one after the other Selecting the sound track You can select the required sound track This is of particular interest when the audio transmissions are multilingual 1 Press SELECT The current settings will appear on the TV screen 2 By pressing SELECT several times you can select from the four possibilities displayed STEREO RIGHT LEFT MONO MIXED gt Dubbed sound recordings can be replayed with the MONO or MIXED setting MONO Dubbed linear sound track MIXED Original sound hi fi sound track together with dubbed sound linear sound track gt If t
33. ll show for gt When you play an NTSC cassette 0 12 will appear instance 0 27 the cassette will be rewound on the display to 1 minute and 20 seconds before 7 Gm nn gt Some special features for example still picture are gt If there is an empty space on the tape the counter not possible while you are playing an NTSC LINEAR will stop running cassette 14 gt The counter type T LEFT will automatically Searching for tape position without the recognise the length of the tape ict ind d ind When you put in a cassette the video recorder must rcture wind and rewin first calculate the time played Therefore ith STOP appears first and only after the tape has been a Stop thefape with Storm running for a few seconds the playing time will be 2 Press reverse or b gt forward shown This will for example appear in the display 6 To end press MENU VPS PDC ITT a ho Ihte Lic Searching for tape position with the picture picture search 3 To stop a certain place on the tape press STOPE E While a cassette is playing press lt 44 reverse or gt gt forward once or several times Instant View This will for example appear in the display With this function you can switch to picture search during wind and rewind 41 Ifyou hold K4 rewind or gt gt wind during wind or rewind you will switch to p
34. of the recording is controlled via scart socket AV2 EXT2 gt If this function is switched on amp will appear on the video recorder display Direct Record With this function is switched on and the video recorder switched to standby it will automatically record the programme selected on the television by means of a scart cable gt You will find more information on how to switch Direct record on in the next section Switching Direct Record on or off E On the TV set select the programme number you want make the recording from 2 Press RECORD with the video recorder switched off gt Don t select another programme number on your TV set until the search symbol on the video recorder display has disappeared This can take up to one minute gt If NOTH appears on the video recorder display this means the video recorder cannot find this programme number In this case read the section Recording without automatic switch off 3 If you want to stop recording press LSTOP m Switching Direct Record on or off a 4 5 e Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with p Jor LP Jand confirm with 0K ARINA GSE SPECIAL SETTINGS OSD CLOCK DISPLAY COUNTER SAT RECORDING REPEAT PLAY DIRE
35. our aerial checked e You have programmed a recording with SHOWVIEW but the programme number information of the TIMER block is not the programme number you want to record from 1 Confirm the SHOWVIEW programming number with OK 2 Press TIMER 3 Change the programme number displayed in the PROG entry field 4 Confirm with TIMER There is picture or sound interference on TV reception e Turn to chapter ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS and read Reducing picture disturbance optimizing the modulator and Switching off the modulator e Have your aerial checked 9 GLOSSARY Technical terms used Current tape position The part of the tape currently being played External source A device connected via a socket for example scart socket which is transmitting audio video signals to the video recorder Index marking A marking which is automatically made on the tape at the beginning of every recording This marking recording ID can be searched for with the Index search function Scart cable Also known as a Euro AV cable This standard cable is an easy method of connecting various audio and video devices computer screens and televisions Other signals in addition to audio and video signals can be transmitted on it TV system There are various systems for transmitting television signals for example PAL SECAM PAL BG SECAM DK SECAM LIL NTSC etc The system used by your television dep
36. ources through scart sockets Avi eExti and Av2ext2 4 While the cassette is playing search for the correct Programme number E 7 is for recording from the position on the tape audio and video front sockets N Stop the cassette by pressing I will appear 3 To start recording press on the remote control in the display or on the video recorder This will for instance appear in the display 3 Now start recording as usual by pressing on the remote control VPS PDC O TTI A 4 To stop recording press STOP H ao JIL gt With 0k you can show the tape position in the display 4 Stop recording with the STOPE button Selecting the recording speed SP or LP You can reduce the recording speed by half This makes it possible to record for example eight hours instead of four hours on an E240 four hour cassette Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder N Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear e Select the line RECORD SPEED with pP Jor LP Jand confirm with 0K e Select the required recording speed with e or gt gt LP Long Play half recording speed double recording time SP Standard Play normal recording speed a Confirm with 0k e To end press MENU gt The picture quality will be adversely affected when recording at half r
37. pace has been found when the end of the tape is reached the cassette will be ejected Picture interference If the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette please follow these instructions Tracking during playback 1 While a cassette is playing hold P Jor FP until the picture quality is at its best TRAL tracking will appear on the display 2 Wait a few seconds until 10 disappears from the display These picture settings will not change until you eject the cassette Tracking during still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically you can improve the still picture as follows 41 During still picture hold FP Jor P until the picture quality is at its best uii TT will appear in the display 2 When you release the button L 77 will disappear The video recorder will store these settings automatically gt Please note however that interference may still occur with poor quality cassettes 5 MANUAL RECORDING Use Manual Recording to make a spontaneous recording for Recording with automatic switch off example a programme currently being shown OTR one touch recording C If you want to start and stop a recording manually read the section Recording without automatic switch off f 1 Puta cassette in the machine C Ifyou want to start a recording manually but have it stopped automatically read the section Recording with automa
38. programme appear on the TV screen number for the video recorder gt If you want to search for further TV channels start again at step 3 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will 3 appear 2 To end press MENU B Selectthe line MANUAL SEARCH with P Jor LP Jand confirm with 0k Satellite receiver eA ANNAN RIES MANUAL SEARCH You can receive channels from the satellite receiver via the 5 CHANNEL eee NO scart socket AV2EXT2 CHANNEL NUMBER To do this select programme number E with 0 on the avec remote control and then select programme number E lt with P You should select the satellite channels on the satellite receiver itself STORE OK E Selectthe line PROGRAMME NUMBER with PyJor Special installation functions tp You can select one of the following installation functions in Select the desired programme number e g PO1 with order to adapt the video recorder to your own specific lt Jor E gt requirements 6 Inthe line S CHANNEL use E to select NO To enter the channel YES To enter a special channel Enter the channel of the desired TV channel in line CHANNEL NUMBER with the number buttons 0 9 N Automatic TV channel allocation Follow TV With this function the video recorder stores the channels in the same order as on the TV set This only works if the video reco
39. programme you want to record begins earlier or finishes later than expected Usually the start time is the same as the VPS or PDC time But if your TV guide gives a VPS or PDC time which is different to the programme s start time for example 20 15 and VPS 20 14 you must enter 20 14 as the start time If you want to programme a time that is different from the VPS STOREFOK or PDC time you must switch off VPS or PDC VPS DATE REP PROG START PDC END 21 MO FR 01 20 00 21 30 gt If SHOWVIEW does not recognise the TV channel Se SELECT PROG NR will appear on the TV Programming a recording screen Select the desired programme number or with ShowView channel name with the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control and confirm with 0K All the important information needed for a programming is gt If SHOWVIEW NUMBER NOT VALID appears on contained in the ShowView programming number the TV screen this means you entered an incorrect ShowView number or the incorrect date for the recording The start of the programmed recording SHOWVI EW must be within the next 7 days Correct your instructions or end with TIMER gt If MO FR PROGRAMMING NOT POSSIBLE 1 Switch on the TV set and select the programme number FOR WEEKEND appears on the TV screen you for the video recorder have programmed a the wrong day for the daily recording Daily programming can only be used for recordings to be mad
40. rder socket AV1EXT1 and the TV set are connected with a scart cable You must switch off any equipment connected to socket AV2 EXT2 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear on the screen 2 MAIN MENU CLOCK AUTO TUNING MANUAL SEARCH FOLLOW TV TV CHANNEL ALLOC RECORD SPEED AUTO STANDBY TV SYSTEM LANGUAGE SPECIAL SETTINGS t EXITMENU Select the line FOLLOW TV with P Jor and confirm with OK Take notice of the message on the TV screen Wr ae Press 0K 7y 5 f will appear in the video recorder display TVs l V Nd l _ Select programme number 1 on the TV set Confirm with 0k on the video recorder remote control The video recorder compares the TV channels on the TV set and the video recorder When the video recorder finds the same TV channel as the TV set then it stores it at P01 gt When NGT no signal from TV set appears in the display the TV channels can not be allocated automatically In this case read paragraph Manual TV channel allocation Wait until e g T O appears Select the next programme number e g 2 on the TV set 9 Confirm with 0K on the video recorder remote control gt If you have allocated the wrong TV channel you can go back one step with CLEAR CL Repeat
41. s VCR on the market With this VCR you can printed on the type plate fixed at the rear of the set record and play VHS standard cassettes VHS MODEL NO VR605A 58 Please take the time to read this operating manual before using your video recorder This product complies with the requirements of the Directive Safety instructions and other notes 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC AN Danger High voltage Do not remove the top cover as there is a risk of an electrical Interference shock A The video recorder does not contain any components thatcan The Department of Trade and Industry operates a Radio be repaired by the customer When the video recorder is Investigation Service to help TV licence holders improve connected to the power supply there are some components that reception of BBC and ITC programmes where these are being are constantly operational To switch off the video recorder spoilt by interference completely you must disconnect it from the power supply 3 SA p PEN If your dealer cannot help ask at a Main Post Office for the AN Make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation booklet How to Improve Television and Radio Reception slots on the video recorder AN Make sure that no objects or liquids enter the video recorder If F 5 F liquid is spilt into it disconnect the video recorder immediately Technical information from the power supply and call the After sales Service for adyice Voltage 2
42. ss TIMER Jon the remote control twice Select the programmed recording TIMER you want to check or change with P Jor P Press TIMER Select the entry field with e or gt eee e Change any information with P Jor tP_ Jor with the 0 9 number buttons DI Confirm with 0K Make sure that the cassette you have put in can be recorded on Switch off with gt The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with STANDBY ON 23 7 ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS Switching the TV system 2 If you want to switch off the child lock press again for five seconds with the video recorder switched on If you play recordings made on another video recorder or if The symbol ow will disappear from the video recorder you record from another source the automatic TV system display switch over may lead to colour distortion You can switch off the automatic TV system switch over as follows gt If you press a button when the child lock is on the symbol o will flash on the video recorder display for a few seconds 1 Press MENU on the remote control before you start recording or during playback The main menu will appear Switching the on screen display OSD off MAIN MENU CLOCK AUTO TUNING f f MANUAL SEARCH You can switch the on screen display of the current operating FOLLOW TV TV CHANN
43. steps 7 to 10 until all TV channels have been allocated 11 To end press MENU Automatic TV channel search The video recorder will search for all available TV channels gt If you want to start the automatic TV channel search again then follow the instructions below 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear on the screen 3 Select the line AUTO TUNING with P Jor tP 4 Confirm with 0K 5 Select the country of your residence with or rr If your country doesn t show up select OTHERS 6 Press 0K The Automatic TV channel search starts AUTO TUNING SEARCHING 00 TV CHANNELS FOUND PLEASE WAIT When the TV channel search is complete STORED will appear on the screen To end press MENU How to search for a TV channel manually you can read in the section Manual TV channel search Monitor function Setting the lanquage You can switch backwards and forwards between TV picture You can select the language for the on screen display OSD and video recorder picture with MONITOR But this only The small display on the video recorder will only show english works when you use a scart cable to connect the video text recorder to your TV set and if your TV set responds to this switch over 4 Switch on the TV set If required s
44. tic switch off This is important if you for instance don t want to record to the end of the cassette 2 Use or P to select the programme number C Read the section Direct record if you want to record a 3 Press on the remote control you want to record programme currently being shown f Each time you press you will add 30 minutes to the recording time gt To cancel this information press CLEAR CL C Read the section Automatic recording from a satellite receiver if you want a recording to be controlled automatically by a satellite receiver Recording without automatic switch off Protecting your recordings So that you don t accidentally delete an important recording remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with 2 Use FP F Jor P _ to select the programme number 4 screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left Later if you you want to record for example P01 This will appear on 0 longer want to protect your recording you can seal the gap the display again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right 1 Insert a cassette Auto assembling gt When a TV channel transmits a channel name itwill you can use the auto assembling function to join individual show on the video recorder display recordings without any major picture disturbance between gt Programme numbers E and E are for recording them from other s
45. tion has been stored ina TIMER block Make sure that the cassette you have put in can be recorded on Switch off with The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with gt If any of the TIMER blocks are in use will light up on the video recorder display 21 22 gt While a programmed recording is being made you cannot operate your video recorder manually If you want to cancel the programmed recording press STANDBY ON If you reach the end of the cassette during a recording the video recorder will automatically eject the cassette If you have put in a cassette that cannot be recorded on the cassette will be ejected PROTECTED CASSETTE will briefly appear on the TV screen If the video recorder is switched on a few minutes before a programmed recording is to start SWITCH TO STANDBY TIMER RECORDING will flash on the TV screen If you forget to put a cassette in the machine NO CASSETTE will appear on the TV screen will flash In the video recorder display If ALL TIMERS OCCUPIED appears on the TV screen when you press TIMER you have used up all the available TIMER blocks If you want to clear or check a programmed recording TIMER block select it with tP Jor P If DATA ERROR briefly appears on the screen this means that the TIMER information has not been transferred Please check date start t
46. trol Follow TV Automatic Satellite Recording Direct Record SHOWVIEW TURBO WDRIVE Philips has developed a system which produces the best possible playback quality It reduces disturbance on old worn video cassettes and emphasises the detail on very good quality cassettes When you connect your video recorder to your television and plug it into the mains you will be welcomed with an OSD picture All you have to do is follow the instructions in the intelligent help line for the next step Enjoy the Automatic TV channel search save function and the automatic time adjustment You can operate the main functions on your television using your video recorder remote control even if your television is not a Philips one This function automatically transfers all the television channel settings onto your video recorder Recordings made on your video recorder can be controlled by an external satellite receiver Your video recorder can ascertain which channel is currently playing on your television and record from it at the touch of a button Simple programming system for video recorders Makes programming as easy as making a telephone call Simply enter the programme code which you will find in your listings magazine The precision tape drive from Philips with short rewind times and automatic tape length recognition 1 CONNECTING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Placing the batteries in the remote control Connecting with a scart ca
47. uction manual TV set 6 Tune in the TV set until this picture appears The video recorder will now transmit on channel 36 Frequenz 591MHz CONGRATULATIONS YOU NOW OWN A NEW PHILIPS VIDEO RECORDER CONTINUE OK gt If the picture quality of TV channels on your TV is poor please read the section Reducing picture disturbance optimizing the modulator in the chapter ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 2 INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Initial installation Check MONTH and DATE TIME in the same way 9 When all the information is correct confirm with 0K 4 Confirm the picture on the TV screen with 0K on the The initial installation is now complete remote control z If you have connected a satellite receiver please 2 Select the language for the on screen display OSD with read the section Satellite receiver LP Jor OP gt If you have connected a decoder you must install it The display on the video recorder will only show english as described in the next section toe gt If you experience sound distortion or no sound at all with some TV channels you may have selected the wrong TV system for these TV channels In the chapter Manual TV channel search you will find the information on how to change the TV system k Confirm with 0K Select the country of your residence with or OP If this country does not show up select OTHERS Confirm wit
48. use STANDBY ON Jon the video recorder or the remote control to interrupt any function So if you are having operating problems you can just interrupt the function and start again And you can practise operating your set without any worries No matter which buttons you press you cannot damage it The symbols on your video recorder display CO DATE START PROG 079 DW QO These symbols can light up on your video recorder display as a symbol LP When you have switched on the LP Long Play function or when you play a tape that has been recorded in LP Long Play On When you have switched on the child lock amp When a satellite recording has been programmed DEC When a decoder has been allocated to the TV channel you have currently selected When you play a cassette that has been recorded with hifi sound or when a hifi sound is transmitted O When you are making a recording When you have programmed a recording or when a programmed recording is being made D When you are programming daily recordings WwW When you are programming weekly recordings exe When you have put a cassette in the video recorder DATE When the date of the programmed recording is shown START When the start time of the programmed recording is shown PROG When the programme number of the programmed recording is shown END When the end time of the programmed recording is shown T
49. video TECOS 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear B Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with tP Jor 3 To stop press the STOP E button P Jand confirm with OK 4 To eject the cassette press STOP EJECT 7A Jon the video SPECIAL SETTINGS recorder when the video recorder is in STOP mode os CLOCK DISPLAY gt Some functions switch off automatically after a COUNTER while for example pause still picture picture SAT ERECORDING DIRECT RECORD search This helps to protect the cassette and avoids wasting power EXIT gt MENU gt For playback the correct recording speed will automatically be selected Please read the section j m Selecting the recording speed SP or LP in the ree MANDA CHECORDING 4 Select the line COUNTER with FP Jor EP STORE OK 5 Select LINEAR or T LEFT with or gt Jand confirm with 0K Playing NTSC cassettes gt The counter LINEAR will be set to 2 92 07 when With this set you can playback cassettes that have been you put a cassette in the machine You can also recorded on another video recorder in the NTSC standard for reset the tape position to 0 On when you press example American cassettes But this only works for PAL television sets which are suitable for a picture frequency gt If you rewind a cassette from the tape position of 60 Hz TROH the counter LINEAR wi

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