User manual PHILIPS VR241

[. . . ] 8 8 Programming a recording (with 'VIDEO Plus+') . Programming a recording (without 'VIDEO Plus+') . How to check or change a programmed recording (TIMER) . How to clear a programmed recording (TIMER) . [. . . ] And you can practise operating your set without any worries. No matter which buttons you press, you cannot damage it. START When the start time of the programmed recording is shown. When the programme number of the programmed recording is shown. END When the end time of the programmed recording is shown. Video programming system / programme delivery control: when a VPS or PDC code is being transmitted. Display of programme number / tape position / channel name / function. Tape position in seconds, but only if the display mode 'LINEAR COUNTER' has been selected. 9 Summary of user guide The OSD menu offers the following functions. More details on each can be found in the appropriate chapter. CLOCK OSD CHANNEL ALLOCATION CHANNEL/FREQUENCY MANUAL SEARCH AUTOINSTALL COUNTER ------------------------/+ OK Chapter: 'ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS' TIME YEAR MONTH DATE 20:00 1999 01 01 ------------------------/+ 0-9 OK Chapter: INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER 'Setting the date and the time' User guide (OSD) The OSD (On-screen display) shows the various functions in the form of a menu on the television screen. You can then choose the settings you require. There is a summary of the menus on this page. The main button functions are displayed in a help line along the bottom of the screen. Then press the STOP h 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. Picture interference If the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please follow these instructions. 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). 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'. E If you want a recording to be controlled automatically by a satellite receiver, read the section entitled 'Automatic recording from a satellite receiver'. number you want to record. c Press the RECORD/OTR n button on the remote control. d Press the RECORD/OTR n button again and again until the Recording without automatic switch-off a Insert a cassette. b Use the P q or P r button to select the programme display on the video recorder shows the desired end time or length of the recording. D To cancel this information, press the CLEAR (CL), y button. number you want to record, for example, 'P01'. On the display appears: 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. [. . . ] Then switch it on whilst holding down the STANDBY m button on the video recorder. Release the button when '--:--' or 'E1' appears on the video recorder display. All the information stored (TV channels, time and date, TIMER) will be cleared. There is picture or sound interference on TV reception: · · Turn to chapter 'ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS' and read 'Poor TV reception - optimising the modulator' and 'Switching off the modulator'. Have your aerial checked. Cassette is jammed in the video recorder: · Don't use force. [. . . ]