User manual PHILIPS VR260

[. . . ] In the table of contents, please simply click the section you need detailed information about. Table of contents Important notes for operation . Page 4 The most important functions of your new video recorder . . Page 5 Important information for customers in Great Britain . Page 6 Preparing the remote control for operation . [. . . ] The programme numbers E1 and E2 are allocated for these sources. PROBLEM Selecting the recording speed You have the option of two playback and recording speeds: Standard Play (SP) offers the usual first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette. This chapter explains how to set the desired recording speed (Selecting the recording speed). FOR EXPERTS 4 Start recording by pressing the Record button n (remote control or on front of set). The display will show Display tape position Press the button OK to display the current tape position (hours : minutes : seconds) v P 01 TIP 5 End the recording by pressing the Stop button h STARTING / STOPPING RECORDING MANUALLY 24 ENGLISH Starting recording manually / stopping automatically 1 Insert a cassette without erase protection What is erase protection?VHS cassettes can be protected from over-recording by breaking off a thin strip of plastic (arrow). This erase protection can be overridden by sticking one or more strips of adhesive tape tightly over the gap which has been created. ä PARDON? 2 Use the buttons =P- or ;P+ to select the programme number, under which your video recorder has stored the desired TV channel 8 I cant find the TV channels from my satellite receiver 8 I want to record from an additional device 4 Signals from additional devices - such as a camcorder, other video recorder, PCs, etc. - are received via the scart socket of the video recorder. The programme numbers E1 and E2 are allocated for these sources. PROBLEM Selecting the recording speed You have the option of two playback and recording speeds: Standard Play (SP) offers the usual first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette. This chapter explains how to set the desired recording speed (Selecting the recording speed ). FOR EXPERTS 3 Press the Record button n several times. The time faded in corresponds to the duration of recording to be selected. Each time the Record button is pressed again this is increased in regular steps. Stop the adjustment when you have reached the desired duration. Recording will start Delete entry The recording period displayed can be reset to 00:00:00 with the CLEAR (CL) button. TIP ENGLISH 25 STARTING RECORDING MANUALLY / STOPPING AUTOMATICALLY Lining up manual recordings When you add a further recording to a cassette, which already has a recording on it, a short blank (flicker) usually appears between the old and the new recording. This is how to avoid such an effect. 1 2 Look at the last minute of the old recording (playback) Press the Stop button h at the point where you want the new recording to start (the display will show 9) Press the Record button n in the usual way to start the new recording 3 MAIN MENU CLOCK AUTO INSTALL MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOC. RECORD SPEED AUTO STANDBY TV SYSTEM SPECIAL SETTINGS EXITPMENU OK Selecting the recording speed 1 2 3 Press the MENU button on the remote control. The on-screen menu appears Use =P- or ;P+ to select the option RECORD SPEED and confirm with OK Use P or Q to select the desired recording speed (SP - Standard Play or LP - Long Play or AUTO - Auto Long Play) Standard Play / Long Play / Auto Long Play Standard Play (SP) offers the usual first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette. With the Auto Long Play (AUTO) setting, the video recorder calculates, before starting the recording, how much playing time remains on the cassette inserted. Depending on the calculated remaining playing time and the duration of the programmed recording, the recording will be made in Standard Play or Long Play. PARDON? 4 5 Confirm with OK. The screen will show the message STORED Stop selection of recording speed with MENU LINING UP RECORDINGS / RECORDING SPEED 26 ENGLISH Recording automatically from a satellite receiver You can only use this function if you have a satellite receiver which can control other devices via a scart cable What is a scart cable?The scart or Euro-AV cable serves as the universal recording and playback connector for picture-, soundand control signals. With this type of connection, there is practically no loss of quality during transfer. We recommend that you use a scart cable when using this video recorder. MAIN MENU CLOCK AUTO INSTALL MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOC. RECORD SPEED AUTO STANDBY TV SYSTEM SPECIAL SETTINGS EXITPMENU OK PARDON? 1 2 Insert a cassette without erase protection Check that the satellite receiver is connected to the scart socket EXT. 2 AV 2 on the back of the video recorder Press the MENU button on the remote control. The on-screen menu appears Use = P- or ; P+ to select the option SPECIAL SETTINGS and confirm with OK Use =P- or ;P+ to select the option SAT RECORDING and confirm with OK Use P or Q to select the setting ON, to activate automatic recording from a satellite receiver or OFF to deactivate it. The screen will show the message STORED Programme the data on the satellite receiver for the desired recording. [. . . ] Repeat steps 2 and 3 8 After the buttons are pressed VCR 1 or VCR 2 appears in the display of the video recorder 4 Repeat step 2 to reset the remote control to the displayed settings PROBLEM ENGLISH ADAPTING REMOTE CONTROL 44 Using the TV remote control With the enclosed multicode remote control you can control the main functions of your TV set. To do this, you must first enter the make of your TV set. 1 2 3 Find the make of your TV set from the list below and take note of the corresponding remote control code(s) Hold down the button y / TV and enter one of the listed codes with the number buttons 0-9 Now you can use the following buttons to control your TV set remotely: +S y/ TV TV / m + TV (Increase / reduce TV volume) (Switch sound on / off) (Switch TV on / off) (Next / previous TV programme number) REMOTE Acura . . 02 If you have no success with the code corresponding to your TV set, please try again by entering one of the other remote control codes listed. ENGLISH 45 USING THE TV REMOTE CONTROL 1 Suppressing interference 1 Optimizing the modulator If the TV set and the video recorder are only connected with an aerial cable - rather than with an additional scart cable - it may happen that in certain reception locations the modulator frequency of the video recorder is occupied by a TV channel. Result: As soon as the video recorder is switched on, the reception quality of the TV picture deteriorates. [. . . ]