User manual PHILIPS VR285

[. . . ] & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control RECORD/OTR n Record STANDBY m Standby SELECT Function selector Front of the video recorder STANDBY m RECORD n PROGRAMME r PROGRAMME q Standby Record Down/Minus, number Up/Plus, number TIMER k 'VIDEOPlus' / 'TIMER' programming CLEAR (CL) Reset, clear 0-9 Digit buttons 0-9 MONITOR TV monitor function OK Confirm button P r Down, number minus P q Up, number plus PLAY G Playback H I Rewind/Reverse scanning Forward wind/ Forward scanning AUTOINSTALL Installation STOP/EJECT ?H PLAY G I Stop/Cassette eject Rewind/Reverse scanning Playback Forward wind/ Forward scanning STOP h Pause/Stop, Tuner-mode INDEX E SP/LP Index search SP/LP selection STILL R Still picture SYSTEM Special function Additional TV functions: Only function with televisions with the same remote control code. Sq TV volume plus Sr TV volume minus m Switch off TV TV q Programme number + TV r Programme number - & Programming with 'VIDEOPlus+' All the information required for a programming is encoded in the VIDEOPlus+ code. 1 Switch on the TV set. 2 Press the TIMER k button on the remote control. [. . . ] 5 Wind and rewind: Interrupt the playback function with the STOP h button and press the H (rewind) or (wind) button. In the display appears: I Tape position/Index search Tape position: The elapsed playback time, given to the hour and minute, appears in the display. When you load a cassette, the video recorder must first calculate the playing time. Therefore, '-:--' appears first and only after the tape has been running for a few seconds the playing time will be shown. The playback time displayed can be incorrect when using camcorder cassettes or with cassettes made for NTSC-VHS equipment. Index search: At the beginning of each recording, the video recorder marks the tape with a code mark. You can search for these code marks on the tape. Once the video recorder finds the code mark or a blank space, it will automatically switch to playback. 1 To select the next or the previous code mark, press the INDEX E 0:20 If, during wind/rewind, you want to have a quick access to picture scanning, use the 'Instant View' function. 6 Instant View: If you hold the H (rewind) or I (wind) button during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture scanning. If you release the button, the video recorder will automatically switch back to rewind or wind again. 7 Eject a cassette: Interrupt the playback function with the button and then press the I or the H but- ton. Note: You cannot use the function 'Index search' with recordings made on another video recorder that does not have this code mark function. button and press the the video recorder. STOP h STOP/EJECT ? button on Notes: Some functions switch off automatically after a while (e. g. : pause, still picture, picture scanning). This helps to protect the cassette and prevent unnecessary power consumption. * The picture quality will deteriorate during picture scanning. The sound is turned off. 7 Continuous playback You can continuously replay a cassette. When the end of the tape has been reached, it rewinds and begins again. 1 Press the PLAY G button. Eliminating picture interference/ Cleaning function 1 During playback, hold the P q button until 'TRAC'(track- ing) appears in the display. 2 Hold the P q or P r button until the playback quality is 2 Whilst holding down the MONITOR button on the remote at its best. 3 Wait a few seconds, until 'TRAC' disappears from the control, press the PLAY G button on the video recorder. In the display appears: REP 3 If you want to cancel the function, repeat step 2 . display. This setting will remain until you remove the cassette. 4 If horizontal lines still appear on the screen, use the Cleaning function: Note: No other button will react during continuous playback. After a power failure, playback will automatically start again. Cleaning function: During playback, hold the PLAY G button until 'HEAD' (video head cleaning) appears in the display. The video recorder automatically switches back to playback. Note: Some hired cassettes may have a poor picture/sound quality. This is not a fault in your video recorder. 8 3. RECORDING FUNCTIONS video recorder on with the Pq 1 Insert a cassette into the video recorder or switch the button. Some general notes for recording · Recording from external sources: Programme numbers 'E1' and 'E2' are provided for recording from external sources (via the EXT. 1 or EXT. 2 scart socket). OTR - recording: If you do not want to record to the end of the cassette, press the RECORD/OTR n button again. The display shows at what time the recording will stop. [. . . ] Note: Channel number or frequency can also be entered directly at step 3 , using the 0-9 buttons. * Allocating a decoder: If you want to allocate a decoder, press the INDEX E button at step 3 until 'DEC' appears in the display. 3 With the P q button, select 'ON' or 'OFF'. Confirm with the OK button. Note: With the OK button you can superimpose the actual operating mode on the TV screen. 12 Before you call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, you experience any difficulty in operating this video recorder, it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below. You can also call the customer service in your country. [. . . ]