User manual PHILIPS RT24A-00T

[. . . ] OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPSRT24A5T Power supply: AC 120V, 60 Hz only If the unit is to be left unattended for a long period and it is not intended to use the unit, it is recommended that the unit be completely switched off by removing the plug. Illustrated below is molded on the back of your unit. Safety · Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, turn off the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. · To disconnect the power cord, pull it out by the plug. [. . . ] Select 'CLOCK SETTINGS' in the main menu. Now press button OK . MENU Define the basic settings on your appliance: recording speed, input via SCART or BNC socket, position of OSD, camera synchronisation and locking function. 1 In the main menu, select the 'BASIC SETTINGS' line. 2 Select the 'SCART' or 'BNC' socket as the recording 2 Set the current time (TIME). When you enter minutes, seconds will automatically be set to '0'. 3 Now press button again. Now set the current month (MONTH). OK again. OK OK 4 Now press button source (REC SOURCE). If no recording source has been connected or if the recording source has been incorrectly selected in the basic settings, 'NO VIDEO' appears in the display. 3 Select the position of the OSD (OSD POS): bottom left 5 Now press button (L-BOTTOM), bottom right (R-BOTTOM), top left (L-UPPER), top right (R-UPPER), OFF. 4 Select 'artificial synchronisation' (V SYNC) INT or EXT. 5 Select the lock function (SEC CODE) with (ON) or (OFF). 6 Press button again, followed by MENU . You have now finished setting the time and date. MENU OK 7 Press button to exit from the main menu. See the chapter 'Special Features' for more information. BASIC SETTINGS TIME : DATE : MONTH: YEAR : 13:45 28 02 98 SEC CODE OFF -----------------------S/J OK/MENU REC SOURCE OSD V SYNC BNC R-BOTTOM INT -----------------------S/J OK/MENU Note: * Always leave the video recorder connected to the mains so as not to lose the basic settings. 8 3. PLAYING A PRE-RECORDED CASSETTE The time-lapse/picture search function 1 Press button 2 With the PLAY G 1 Switch the monitor/television set on. 2 Insert the cassette into the appliance with the window facing upwards. Inserting the cassette automatically switches on the appliance. 3 Press button . button you can play back the tape in different time-lapse speeds, e. g. : 8, 24, . . . The word 'PLAY' will appear in the display, along with the current total recording time for time-lapse recordings, e. g. : 24h. STOP/STANDBY h/m PLAY G 3 Turn outer rotary control to select different picture search speeds. Note: * The picture quality is poorer when using the picture search function. The sound is switched off. 4 To interrupt playback, press button . The word 'STOP' will appear in the display. 5 To remove the cassette, press button JEJECT . Note: * The video recorder automatically cleans the video heads before playing back every tape. This keeps the playback quality as good as possible. * The sound on 24h recordings may be poorer than on 2h recordings. There is no sound on other long time recordings. Still picture/slow motion 1 Press button 2 Press button PLAY G STILL R . . Every time you press STILL R again, the picture will move on one frame. The recording will be played back in super slow motion. You can change the speed of the slow motion playback in two stages, to 1/10 and to 1/14 of the normal playback speed. The sound is switched off during slow motion playback. !" Fast forward and rewind 1 To stop the tape, press the 3 Turn outer rotary control button. Turn outside rotary control to the left or right. [. . . ] There must be a vertical gap of at least 20 cm between the video recorder and the television set/monitor. Inserting fingers or foreign bodies into the cassette compartment can damage the mechanics of the appliance. This video recorder operates with standard VHS cassettes. To ensure that the picture quality on your video recorder is as good as possible, only use branded VHS cassettes. · · · · · · Operating hours Inspectionpoint Transport system A/C head Upper drum Lower drum Capstan Axle 1000 2000 3000 4000 etc. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 " " 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 " " 1 · · · This operating manual is printed on recycled paper. [. . . ]