User manual PHILIPS VR200

[. . . ] How to connect your video recorder to the TV set . Connecting a decoder or other equipment . Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) . Sorting and clearing TV channels manually . [. . . ] button Searching for tape position with the picture (picture search) a While a cassette is playing, press the [ (reverse) or I on the video recorder. D Some functions switch off automatically after a while (for example, pause, still picture, picture search). This helps to protect the cassette and avoids wasting power. (forward) button once or several times. b To stop at a certain picture, press the PLAY G button. Tape position indication When playing a tape, by pressing the OK button, you can show the present tape position on the TV screen. You have a choice of selecting 'LINEAR COUNTER' or 'TIME LEFT'. The LINEAR COUNTER shows the tape position in hours, minutes and seconds. This LINEAR COUNTER is reset to 0:00:00 everytime a cassette is inserted even if the tape is not at the beginning. You can also reset to 0:00:00 when you push the CLEAR (CL), y button. TIME LEFT shows the actual amount of playing/recording time left on the cassette in hours and minutes. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme 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. Interference stripes will appear on the screen. b Each time you press STILL R again, the picture will move on one step. Searching for tape position without the picture (wind and rewind) a Stop the tape with the STOP h button. b Press the [ (reverse) or I (forward) button. c To stop a certain place on the tape, press the STOP h number for the video recorder. b Press the MENU button on the remote control. The main menu will appear. c Select the line 'COUNTER' with the P q or P r button and confirm with the OK button. button. d Select the type of counter with the P q button and confirm with the OK button. 11 Instant View With this function you can switch to picture search during wind and rewind. a If you hold the [ (rewind) or I (wind) button Picture interference If the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please follow these instructions. during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search. b When you release the button, the video recorder will Tracking during playback a While a cassette is playing, hold the P q button until automatically switch back to rewind or wind. 'TRAC' (tracking) appears on the display. b Hold the P r or P q button until the picture quality is Automatic search for a tape position (index search) At the start of each recording, the video recorder will write an index code on the tape. a Press the INDEX E button and then the I button to at its best. c Wait a few seconds, until 'TRAC' disappears from the display. This picture setting will not change until you eject the cassette. Tracking during still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically, you can improve the still picture as follows: a During still picture, hold the P q or P r button until select the next code mark or the previous code mark. [ button for the b When the video recorder finds the code mark, it will automatically switch to play. Automatic search for a blank space on the tape You can search for a space on the tape (at least 1 minute of blank tape) for a new recording, for example, after an existing recording on the tape. a Press the INDEX E button. Then press the STOP h the picture quality is at its best. The video recorder will store this setting automatically. 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. button: b When the video recorder find a blank space, it will automatically switch to 'pause'. D If no empty space has been found when the end of the tape is reached, the cassette will be ejected. a While a cassette is playing, hold the PLAY G button until 'HEAD' appears on the display. The video recorder will automatically switch to play again. 12 5. MANUAL RECORDING Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR one-touch-recording) a Put a cassette in the machine. b Use the P q or P r button to select the programme Use 'Manual Recording' to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown). [. . . ] Pull out the mains plug for a moment. Remote control does not work: · · Remote control not pointed toward the video recorder: point it at the video recorder. Batteries have run out: change the batteries. No picture when you play a cassette: · · · There is no recording on the cassette: change the cassette. You have chosen the wrong programme number on the TV for playing cassette: on the TV, select the correct programme number for the video recorder. The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder has come loose: check the cable. Poor picture quality when you play a cassette: · · · Your TV set is not properly adjusted. [. . . ]