User manual PHILIPS 14PV354

[. . . ] Placing the batteries in the remote control . Connecting a decoder or other equipment . Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) . Sorting and clearing TV channels manually . [. . . ] Therefore, '-:--' appears first and only after the tape has been running for a few seconds the playing time will be shown. D During NTSC playback, the cassette length cannot be detected automatically. Therefore, only the playing time since the insertion of the cassette is displayed. * You can reset the counter to '0:00:00' using the CLEAR (CL) button. *If there is an empty space on the tape, the counter will stop. * If you rewind an NTSC cassette starting at the '0:00:00' position, the counter will show: '-0:01:20'. (rewound 1 minute 20 seconds from the '0:00:00' position). 0:00 TIME USED c To stop, press the STOP h button. on the front of the TV-Video Combi while it is in Stop mode. You may also use the STOP h button on the remote control for more than 3 seconds. D Before transportation, make sure that there is no cassette in the TV-Video Combi. D With recordings which were recorded at the speed LP (Long Play), during some special functions (e. g. : still picture, picture search, . . . ) the colour will automatically be switched off. D Some hired cassettes may have poor picture or sound quality. Please read the section 'Selecting the picture settings (SMART PICTURE)', or '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'. 15 Searching for tape position with the picture 'Instant View' function (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: With this function you can switch to picture search during wind and rewind. a If you hold the H (rewind) or I (forward) button during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search. b When you release this button, the TV-Video Combi 0:00 TIME USED automatically switches back to wind and rewind. b To stop at the desired position, press the PLAY G 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, button. D The picture quality is lessened during picture search. The sound is deactivated. Still picture a Press the STILL R button. A still picture will appear on 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: the screen. b Each time you press STILL R again, the picture will 1:20 TIME USED move on one step. [. . . ] 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. Machine is being used for other video recorder functions at time of beginning of recording (e. g. : for playback). Switch off video recorder functions before beginning recording session (press STOP h button). [. . . ]