User manual PHILIPS 14PV172

[. . . ] OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS 14PV172 Congratulations!You are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use TV set/ video recorder combinations (TV Combi) on the market. With this TV Combi you can watch TV, as well as record and play VHS-standard cassettes. Naturally, you can't wait to use your it. [. . . ] or menu buttons you can add 30 minutes to this time. C D RECORD n button. 2 With each subsequent press of the A red light on the front of the set indicates that a recording is in progress. 3 If you wish to cancel the end time, press the CLEAR button. As soon as the end time is reached, the set will switch off automatically. Erase protection 4 Use the STOP h button to stop the recording. So that you don't accidentally delete an important recording, you can remove the special tab (erase protection) on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you no longer want the cassette to be erase protected, you can seal the gap again with adhesive tape or slide the special tab to the right again. 5 If, whilst recording, you want to switch off the TV screen, press the STANDBY m button once. To switch the TV screen on again, press the P p button. Some general notes: * Programme number 'E1' is provided for recording from external sources (via the EXTERNAL scart socket). * If you have forgotten to load a cassette, the warning 'NO CASSETTE' will appear. * If, when you want to make a recording, you have accidentally loaded a cassette with erase protection, the cassette will be automatically ejected. * If the end of the cassette is reached during recording, the cassette will be automatically ejected. The set will then switch to standby after a few minutes. * When you make a new recording on a video cassette, it will automatically record over and delete any recordings already on the cassette. * Whilst a recording is being made you cannot switch to another TV channel. 14 Auto-assembling You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual recordings without any annoying flickering between the recordings. 1 Press the Long play function You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it possible to record, for example, 8 hours instead of 4 hours on an 'E240' cassette. 1 Before recording, press the MENU button. Search for the correct position on the tape and then stop the playback by pressing the STOP h button. 'PAUSE' will appear in the display. PLAY G main menu appears on the screen. 2 Select the 'SPECIAL' line and confirm with the OK button. PAUSE 1 20:00 3 Select the 'TAPE SPEED' line. 4 Select the 'LP' (= LongPlay) recording speed by 1245 pressing the D and the C menu buttons. 'LP' will appear on the screen. 5 During playback the TV Combi will automatically 2 Now start recording as usual by pressing the n button. select the correct playback speed. Note: * You will obtain the best picture quality by recording at the standard speed ('SP'). 15 7. HOW DO I PROGRAMME A RECORDING? In this chapter you will learn how to programme your set. It switches itself on automatically, records the TV programme you want and then automatically switches to standby. The set needs the following information for every programmed recording: * the date on which the recording is to be made * the programme number for the TV channel * the start time of the recording * the stop time of the recording If you use 'Programming with VIDEOPlus+', you only need to enter the VIDEOPlus+ code. All the information required by the TV Combi is contained encoded in this code. Programming with VIDEOPlus+ With this method the programming will be as easy as dialing a telephone number. You only have to enter the 'VIDEOPlus+ code' (3 to 9 digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme. [. . . ] After unpacking the set, it should be allowed to acclimatize for at least three hours before installation. Do not use the set in dusty places, near strong magnetic fields or where it may be subject to vibration. We recommend disconnecting the appliance from both the mains and the aerial 2 during heavy thunderstorms. Do not put your fingers or any other foreign objects into the cassette slot as this could damage the mechanism. [. . . ]