User manual PHILIPS 14PV220

[. . . ] Placing the batteries in the remote control . Connecting a decoder or other equipment . Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) . Sorting and clearing TV channels manually . [. . . ] D Before transportation, make sure that there is no cassette in the TV-Video Combi. D In case of colour problems during the use of special functions (e. g. : still picture, picture search. . . ) the colour is automatically switched off. D Some hired cassettes may have poor picture or sound quality. Please read 'Eliminating picture interference (Tracking)'. D Some functions will automatically switch off after a while (e. g. : pause, still picture, picture search). This helps to protect the cassette and avoids wasting power. D During playback, the machine will automatically switch between the speeds 'LP/SP'. Please read the section 'Selecting the recording speed (SP/LP)' in the chapter 'MANUAL RECORDING'. Searching for tape position with the picture (picture search) a While a cassette is playing, press the H (reverse) or I (forward) button once or several times. The screen displays for example: 0:01:20 b To stop at the desired position, press the PLAY G button. D The picture quality is lessened during picture search. The sound is deactivated. 15 Still picture a Press the STILL R button. A still picture will appear on Automatic search for a tape position (index search) At the start of each recording, an index code is written on the tape. a In order to search for the previous or next index code, the screen. b Each time you press STILL R again, the picture will move on one step. D Interference stripes may appear on the screen during still picture. c To exit the still picture, press the PLAY G button. press the INDEX E button and then the H button for the previous code or the I button for the next code. The following may appear on the screen for the next code: Searching for tape position without the picture (winding) a Stop the tape with the STOP h button. b Press the H (reverse) or I (forward) button. The 0:01:20 following will appear on the screen: b When the TV-Video Combi finds the marker, it will automatically switch to playback mode. 0:01:20 P01 BBC1 Skipping commercials automatically With this function you can skip approx. blocks of commercial time on the tape during playback. c To stop at the desired position, press the STOP h a During playback, press the PLAY G button. b The TV-Video Combi forwards the type by 120 seconds of button. 'Instant View' function With this function you can switch to picture search during wind and rewind. a If you hold the H (rewind) or I (forward) button commercial time and then automatically switches back to playback. D If the commercial is still on, you can reactivate this function. D If you press the button PLAY G during the winding process, the TV-Video Combi switches back to playback. during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search. b When you release this button, the TV-Video Combi automatically switches back to wind and rewind. Eliminating picture interference (tracking) If the picture quality is poor during playback, you can manually adjust the tracking. a Press and hold the button ;P q or =P r during playback until the playback quality reaches its best. 'T+' will appear on the screen when the button ;P q is pressed. 'T-' will appear when you press the button =P r . [. . . ] Clock/date were set incorrectly: Check clock/date. You have put in a cassette that is erase protected: Undo the erase protection on the cassette. 'VPS/PDC' switched on but 'VPS/PDCtime' wrong: 'Enter 'VPS/PDCtime exactly to the minute. The machine has not been switched to standby when recording starts: Switch machine off in time before recording using the STANDBY m button. [. . . ]