User manual PHILIPS 21PV688

[. . . ] OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS 21PV688/05, 21PV620/07 Congratulations on the purchase of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use television/video recorder combinations (TV-VIDEO Combi) on the market. With this TV-VIDEO Combi you can record and play VHS-standard cassettes. Selecting the picture setting (SMART PICTURE) . Selecting the sound setting (SMART SOUND) . [. . . ] D Some hired cassettes may have a poor picture/sound quality. D Some functions switch off automatically after a while (e. g. : Pause, Still Picture, Scanning). This helps to protect the cassette and prevent unnecessary power consumption. D With this set you can playback cassettes that have been recorded on another video recorder in the NTSC standard. D If you load a cassette with erase protection, the TV-VIDEO Combi starts playback automatically. button. Picture scanning during wind/rewind (Instant View) During wind/rewind, you can have a quick access to picture scanning. a If you hold the H (rewind) or I (wind) button dur- ing wind or rewind, you will switch to picture scanning. b If you release the button, the video recorder will automatically switch back to rewind or wind again. Tape position indication D Press the OK button to display the current tape position. Automatic search for tape position (index search) At the beginning of each recording, the TV-VIDEO Combi marks the tape with a code mark. a Press the INDEX E button. Press the I button to se- 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 A or B lect the next code mark or the vious code mark. D Press the I or the code marks. H H button for the pre- and confirm with the OK button. again to search for further c Select the line 'Tape counter' with the menu buttons A or B . b When the TV-VIDEO Combi finds the code mark or a blank d With the menu buttons D or C select 'USED' to space during index search, it will automatically switch to playback. D When you press a tape control button (e. g. PLAY G or STOP h ), the index search will be interrupted. D You cannot use the function 'index search' with recordings made on a video recorder that does not have this code mark function. check the time used, or 'LEFT' to check the time left on the tape. e Confirm with the OK button. 9 Still picture E During playback, press the STILL R button. E Each time you press the STILL R button again, the picture will move on one step. Cleaning the video heads a During playback, press the MENU button. b Select the line 'Tape' with the menu buttons A or B and confirm with the menu button C . c Select the line 'Cleaning' with the menu buttons A or B . Eliminating picture interference When the picture quality is poor, please proceed as follows: d Press the OK button. 'CLEANING' appears on the screen. e Wait a few seconds, until the message disappears and Tracking during playback a During playback, press the MENU button. b Select the line 'Tape' with the menu buttons A or B then press the MENU button. Continuous playback a Press the MENU button. b Select the line 'Tape' with the menu buttons A or B and confirm with the menu button C . c Select the line 'Tracking' with the menu buttons A or B . and confirm with the menu button C . d Hold the menu buttons D or C until the playback quality is at its best. e Press the MENU button. This setting will remain until you c Select the line 'Repeat play' with the menu buttons A or B . Switch continuous playback on or off with the menu buttons D or C . remove the cassette. d Confirm with the OK button. f Start continuous playback with the PLAY G playback Tracking during still picture a During still picture, press the MENU button. b Select the line 'Tape' with the menu buttons A or B button. g If you want to cancel the function, stop continous and confirm with the menu button C . c Select the line 'Jitter' with the menu buttons A or B . playback in the line 'Repeat the OK button. play' and confirm with d Hold the menu buttons D or C until the picture qual- ity is at its best. e Press the MENU button. This setting will remain until you Selecting the sound track during playback You can select the required sound track. This is of particular interest when the audio transmissions are multilingual. a Press the AUDIO button during playback to select one of remove the cassette. the following options: 'Stereo', 'Right', 'Left', 'Mono' and 'Mix'. [. . . ] D If the 'Wake-up timer' function has been actived, you can not activate the 'Manual store' function. system. e When you know the channel number or frequency for the required TV channel, you can enter the data in line 'Search' with the digit buttons 0-9 . 16 Before you call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, you experience any difficulty in operating this TV-VIDEO Combi, it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below. You can also call the customer service in your country. You will find the telephone numbers in the enclosed guarantee leaflet. The set does not respond to any button being pressed: · No power supply. [. . . ]