User manual PHILIPS TL960A

[. . . ] OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS TL960A5T 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. [. . . ] * When 'SET CLOCK' appears in the display or if the clock time flashes in the display, e. g. :'20:00, you must set the clock. * When 'PL' (POWER LOSS) appears on the screen, press button S/CL . CLOCK SETTINGS BASIC SETTINGS ALARM SETTINGS ALARM MEMORY TIMER SETTINGS HEAD USAGE TIME 000000H -----------------------vw OK/MENU 3 If there is more than one choice, select the one you require by pressing button 4 To confirm, press button S/CL OK . . MENU/TRACKING 5 To exit from the OSD, press button . The bottom line of the screen displays information on operation. 7 Setting the time/date on the video recorder Basic settings In all the steps below, press buttons 0-9 . 1 Press button TU or digit buttons Define the basic settings on your appliance: 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 MENU/TRACKING . The word 'MENU' will appear in the display on the video recorder during the next steps. 2 Set the current time (TIME). When you enter minutes, seconds will automatically be set to '0'. 3 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 again. Now set the current year (YEAR). OK OK OK OK (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). 4 Now press button 5 Now press button See the chapter 'Special Features' for more information. 6 Press button MENU/TRACKING again, followed by . You have now finished setting the BASIC SETTINGS REC SOURCE RS 232 OSD V SYNC BEEP PLAY MODE BNC ON R-BOTTOM INT N 24HA time and date. 7 Press button MENU/TRACKING to exit from the main menu. SEC CODE OFF -----------------------vw/S OK/MENU TIME : DATE : MONTH: YEAR : 13:45 28 02 98 Note: * Always leave the video recorder connected to the mains so as not to lose the basic settings. -----------------------vw/0-9 OK/MENU 8 3. PLAYING A PRE-RECORDED CASSETTE Note: * The picture quality is poorer when using the picture search function. The sound is switched off. 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 GPLAY . Still picture/slow motion 1 Press button GPLAY . 2 Press button The word 'PLAY' will appear in the display, along with the current total recording time for time-lapse recordings, e. g. : 24h. In the 24h mode, in the menu BASIC SETTINGS, you can select between '24HA' (audio on) and '24H' (audio off). 4 To interrupt playback, press button hSTOP . . Every time you press RSTILL 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 playback in several stages. The sound is switched off during slow motion playback. !" RSTILL The word 'STOP' will appear in the display. 3 Turn outer rotary control 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 12h + 24h recordings may be poorer than on 2h recordings. There is no sound on other long time recordings. 4 Turn inner dial $ . You can play back individual pictures forwards and backwards. 5 Press button GPLAY to play back at the normal speed again. [. . . ] We recommend disconnecting the appliance from the mains during thunderstorms to prevent lightning damage. 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. [. . . ]