User manual PHILIPS VR175

[. . . ] & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control RECORD/OTR n Record STANDBY m Standby SELECT Front of the set STANDBY m Standby switch r q RECORD 5 AUTOINSTALL hSTOP/JEJECT H Down/Minus, programme number Up/Plus, programme number Record Installation Stop/Cassette eject Rewind/Reverse scanning Function selector TIMER k 'VIDEOPlus' or'TIMER' programming CLEAR (CL) 0-9 MONITOR OK Pr Pq Reset, clear Digit buttons 0-9 TV monitor function Confirm button Down/Minus, programme number Up/Plus, programme number PLAY G Playback I Forward wind/ Forward scanning PLAY G Playback H I Rewind/Reverse scanning Forward wind/ Forward scanning STOP h Pause/Stop, Tuner-mode INDEX E SP/LP STILL R Index search (SP/LP) selection Still picture SYSTEM Special function & Programming with 'VIDEOPlus+' All the information required for a programming is contained encoded in the VIDEOPlus code. 1 2 3 How to programme a recording manually 1 2 Switch on the TV set. Press the TIMER k Select a free TIMER block. Press the TIMER k button on the remote control. DATE PROG START V/P END 01 01 20:00 21:30 Please enter the VIDEOPlus -code (up to 9 digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme. If you make a mistake, clear with the CLEAR (CL) button. [. . . ] You can search for these code marks on the tape. Once the video recorder finds the code mark or a blank space it will automatically switch to playback. 1 Press the INDEX E button and then press the I button to select the next code mark or the H button for the previous code mark. 5 Wind and rewind: Interrupt the playback function and press the H (rewind) or I (wind) button. 0:20 If, during wind/rewind, you want to have a quick access to picture scanning, use the 'Instant View' function. 6 INSTANT VIEW: If you hold the (Rewind) or I (Wind) button during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture scanning. If you release the buttons, the video recorder will automatically switch back to rewind or wind again. H 7 Eject a cassette: Interrupt the playback function and press the hSTOP/JEJECT button on the video recorder. Notes: 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. * The picture quality will deteriorate during Picture Scanning. The sound is turned off. Note: You cannot use the function 'Index search' with recordings made on another video recorder that does not have this code mark function. 6 Eliminating picture interference/ Cleaning function 1 During playback, hold the P q button until 'TRAC' (tracking) appears in the display. Pq 2 Hold the or Pr button until the playback quality is at its best. 3 Wait a few seconds, until 'TRAC' disappears from the display. This setting will remain until you remove the cassette. 4 If horizontal lines still appear on the screen, use the Cleaning function: Cleaning function: During playback, hold the PLAY G button until 'HEAD' (video head cleaning) appears in the display. The video recorder automatically switches back to playback. Note: Some hired cassettes may have a poor picture/sound quality. This is not a fault in your set. 7 3. RECORDING Pq 1 Insert a cassette or switch the video recorder on with the button. Pr Some general notes for recording · Recording from external sources: Programme numbers 'E1' and 'E2' are provided for recording from external sources (via the EXT. 1 or EXT. 2 scart socket). OTR - recording: If you do not want to record to the end of the cassette, press the RECORD 5 button again. The display shows at what time the recording will stop. With each subsequent press of the RECORD 5 button you can add 30 minutes to this time. You can return to the normal recording status by pressing the CLEAR (CL) button. Erase protection: So that you don't accidentally delete an important recording, you can remove the special tab (erase protection) on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you no longer want the cassette to be erase protected, you can seal the gap again with adhesive tape or slide the special tab to the right. Auto-assembling: You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual recordings without any major picture disturbance between the recordings. During playback, search for the correct position on the tape and then press the hSTOP/JEJECT button. Now you can start recording as usual by pressing the RECORD 5 button. During Stop h or Pause 9 you can switch between the display for channel name and tape position, using the OK button. 2 Use the or P q button or the 0-9 buttons to select the programme number from which you wish to record, e. g. 'P 01' . BBC1 3 Press the RECORD 5 · button. 0:00 4 To stop recording, press the STOP h · button. Long play function You can reduce the recording speed by half. [. . . ] * Monitor function: You can switch to and fro between TV reception and video recorder reception with the MONITOR button. This only functions when you used a scart cable to connect the video recorder to your TV set and if your TV set responds to this switch-over. Channelnumber or frequency display 1 Press the AUTOINSTALL button on the video recorder. 2 Select and confirm 'CHANNEL/FREQUENCY' . 3 Select and confirm 'CHANNEL' or 'FREQUENCY' . 12 13 Before you call an engineer If, however, you experience any difficulty in operating this video recorder, please call the customer service in your country. [. . . ]