User manual PHILIPS 21PV918

[. . . ] 4 Connecting a decoder or other equipment . Selecting the picture setting (SMART PICTURE) . Switching Incredible Surround on or off . Selecting a preset sound setting (SMART SOUND) . [. . . ] 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. Slow motion a Press the STILL R button. A still picture will appear on the screen. b When you hold the STILL R button, the tape will be Playing an NTSC cassette With this set you can play cassettes that have been recorded on another video recorder in the NTSC standard (for example, American cassettes). D Some special features (for example, still picture) are not possible while you are playing an NTSC cassette. played in slow motion. c When you press the I button several times, you have a choice of several playback speeds. During slow motion there will be no sound. 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 button to display the current tape position. c To stop at a certain picture, press the STOP h 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 B or A 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 and confirm with the or . C button. c Select the line 'Tape counter' with the menu buttons B A during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search. b When you release the button, the TV-VIDEO Combi will d With the menu buttons D or C select 'USED' to check the time used, or 'LEFT' to check the time left on the tape. e Confirm with the OK button. automatically switch back to rewind or wind. 17 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 e Confirm with the OK button. f To end, press the MENU button. D Please note, however, that interference may still occur with poor quality cassettes. Cleaning the video heads If horizontal lines appear on the screen when you play a cassette, you should clean the video heads. select the next code mark or the previous code mark. H button for the b When the TV-VIDEO Combi finds the code mark, it will automatically switch to play. 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 B or A and a During playback, press the MENU button. b Select the line 'Tape' with the menu buttons B or A confirm with the C button. c Select the line 'Tracking' with the buttons B or A and confirm with the C button. . c Select the line 'Cleaning' with the menu buttons B d Hold the buttons D or C until the playback quality is or A . at its best. e Confirm with the OK button. This setting will remain d Press the OK button. 'CLEANING' appears on the screen. e Wait a few seconds, until the message disappears and until you remove the cassette. then press the MENU button. 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 B button or A and confirm with the C button. c Select the line 'Jitter' with the B or A button. d Hold the D or C button until the picture quality is at its best. 18 6. MANUAL RECORDING Protecting your recordings So that you don't accidentally delete an important recording, remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you no longer want to protect your recording, you can seal the gap again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right. 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'. Recording without automatic switch-off a Insert a cassette. b Use the qP r button to select the programme number Auto-assembling You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual recordings without any major picture disturbance between them. a While the cassette is playing, search for the correct you want to record, for example, 'P01'. [. . . ] Technical problem: · You can reset the settings on your set (careful: all information will be deleted): with the video recorder switched on, hold the H and the I button until the screen switches off. Recording starts as soon as the satellite receiver or second video recorder is switched on: · Externally controlled recording switched on: Switch off the externally controlled recording. 'Smart Clock' setting does not work: · You have stored a TV channel on programme number 'P01' that does not transmit TELETEXT: On 'P01' store a TV channel that transmits TELETEXT. Poor TELETEXT reception: On 'P01' store a TV channel with good TELETEXT reception. You have not activated the Smart Clock function: Switch the function 'ON'. 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: to cancel the programmed recording, press STANDBY m for several seconds. Parental control is on: switch the parental control off. [. . . ]