User manual PHILIPS 14PV334

[. . . ] 4 Connecting a decoder or other equipment . 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 Switching the On-screen display (OSD) on or off . 23 24 24 24 2. Before you call an engineer . 25 3. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION . [. . . ] b Press the PLAY G button. (forward) button once or several times. E If you press the STOP h button once, the TV-VIDEO Combi will switch to pause. button on the TV-VIDEO Combi or press the STOP h button on the remote control several seconds. D Before transportation, make sure that no cassette is in the TV-VIDEO Combi. D If you insert an erase protected cassette, the TV-VIDEO Combi will automatically start playback. D Some hired cassettes may have poor picture or sound quality. Please read 'Eliminating picture interference'. D Some functions will automatically switch off after a while (for example, pause, still picture, picture search). This helps to protect the cassette and avoids wasting power. b To stop at a certain picture, press the PLAY G button. D During picture search, the picture quality may not be so good and there will be no sound. Still picture a Press the STILL R button. A still picture will appear on the screen. b Each time you press STILL R again, the picture will move on one step. Searching for tape position without the picture (wind and rewind) a Stop the tape with the STOP h button. b Press the H (reverse) or I (forward) button. Tape position indication D Press the OK c To stop at a certain picture, press the STOP h button. button to display the current tape position. Instant View With this function you can switch to picture search during wind and rewind. a If you hold the H (rewind) or I (wind) button D To change the type of tape position display, proceed as follows: a During playback, press the MENU button. b Select the line 'Tape' with the menu buttons BP r or AP q during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search. b When you release the button, the TV-VIDEO Combi will and confirm with the SqC button. c Select the line 'Tape counter' with the menu automatically switch back to rewind or wind. buttons BP r or AP q . d With the menu buttons DSr or SqC select 'USED' to check the time used, or 'LEFT' to check the time left on the tape. e Confirm with the OK button. 15 d Hold the DSr or SqC button until the picture Automatic search for a tape position (index search) At the start of each recording, the TV-VIDEO Combi will write an index code on the tape. a Press the INDEX E button. Press the I button to quality is at its best. e Confirm with the OK button. f To end, press the MENU button. select the next code mark or the previous code mark. H button for the D Please note, however, that interference may still occur with poor quality cassettes. Cleaning the video heads b When the TV-VIDEO Combi finds the code mark, it will automatically switch to play. If horizontal lines appear on the screen when you play a cassette, you should clean the video heads. Picture interference When the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please follow these instructions. Tracking during playback a During playback, press the MENU button. b Select the line 'Tape' with the buttons BP r or AP q and confirm with the SqC button. a During playback, press the MENU button. b Select the line 'Tape' with the menu buttons BP r or AP q c Select the line 'Tracking' with the buttons BP r or AP q . d Hold the buttons DSr or SqC until the playback and confirm with the SqC button. quality is at its best. e Confirm with the OK button. This setting will remain c Select the line 'Cleaning' with the menu buttons BP r or AP q . d Press the OK button. 'CLEANING' appears on the until you remove the cassette. screen. e Wait a few seconds, until the message disappears and Tracking during still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically, you can improve the still picture as follows: a During still picture, press the MENU button. b Select the line 'Tape' with the BP r button or AP q then press the MENU button. and confirm with the SqC button. c Select the line 'Jitter' with the BP r or AP q button. 16 6. MANUAL RECORDING d Press the RECORD/OTR n button again and again until the Use 'Manual Recording' to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown). E If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section: 'Recording without automatic switch-off'. E If you want to start a recording manually but have it stopped automatically, read the section: 'Recording with automatic switch-off'. display on the TV-VIDEO Combi shows the desired end time or length of the recording. D To cancel this information, press the e Confirm with the OK button. f To end, press the MENU button. CLEAR button. Recording without automatic switch-off a Insert a cassette. [. . . ] Your TV-VIDEO Combi does not respond to any button being pressed: · · · · · There is no power supply: check the power supply A programmed recording is currently being made: cancel the programmed recording with the STANDBY m button. Parental control is on: switch the parental control off. Continuous playback is on: switch the continuous playback off. There is a technical problem: switch off with the 8 power switch for 30 seconds, then switch it on again. · · You hear a very short and soft noise coming from your TV-VIDEO Combi at 3:00 at night: · 'Smart Clock' is checking the time: Switch off the Smart Clock function. TELETEXT does not start at page 100: · You have stored a different preferred page: Store page 100 as preferred page. Cassette is jammed in the TV-VIDEO Combi: · Don't use force. [. . . ]