User manual PHILIPS VR502

[. . . ] The video recorder should not be turned on immediately after transportation from a cold to a hot area or vice versa, or in conditions of extreme humidity. Wait at least three hours after transporting the device. The video recorder needs this time in order to become acclimatised to its new environment (temperature, air humidity, etc. ). This video recorder is used for the recording and playback of VHS videocassettes. [. . . ] In that case, please connect your VCR to your TV with a Scart cable. 8. Select 'TV system' with PLAY B-K or 8. 9. Choose 'K' or 'G' with FWD 1- B . 10. STOP C-L 6. Check 'DAY', 'MONTH' and 'YEAR' in the 6. STATUS/EXIT . . 7 EN 3. Playback Playing cassettes You can operate the video recorder using the remote control or the buttons on the front of the video recorder. If you press PLAY , STOP , FWD or REW while the set is in Stand-by, the power will be automatically turned on. Additionally, if a cassette was already inserted, the corresponding operation will be performed. Your video recorder can only record and play standard VHS cassettes. 1. Put a cassette into the cassette slot. ' ' will appear on the display. DIGITAL STUDIO PICTURE CONTROL Philips has developed a system which produces the best possible playback quality. Scanning and still/slow motion interferes with the picture quality. This is not a fault in your video recorder. 1. During playback, press 1. Playing back NTSC cassettes This video recorder can also play back cassettes that have been recorded in SP [Standard Play] or SLP [Super Long Play] mode in the NTSC standard (for example, American cassettes). However, this only works on PAL-television sets that are suitable for a picture frequency of 60Hz. 8 EN Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and rewind) 1. Stop the tape with STOP C-L . 2. Press REW0- s (reverse) or 2. (forward). 3. To stop the tape, press 3. FWD 1- B 2. For the next marking, press 2. INDEX 3 and then FWD 1- B . 3. As soon as the video recorder finds this 3. marking, it automatically switches to playback. Manual Tracking To manually adjust the tracking during playback and slow motion playback, press PROGRAMME+ PROGRAMME- or PROG P+ PROG P­ . Tracking will return to Automatic Tracking Adjustment when you press STOP C-L , insert a tape, or press PLAY B-K . To remove vertical jitter in a Still picture, press PROGRAMME+ PROGRAMME- or PROG P+ PROG P­ . STOP C-L . Index search Every time a tape is recorded an index marking is written on the tape. These marked positions can be found again quickly and easily later. 1. To search for the previous marking, press 1. [. . . ] Please see the section 'How to check or delete a programmed recording' in chapter 'Programming a recording' * There is a technical problem: disconnect from the mains power supply for 60 seconds, then connect again. If this doesn't help, you could reset your video recorder to the default factory settings. Resetting devices to default factory settings * Attention: All the information stored (TV channels, time and date, TIMER) will be cleared. 1. Switch off this video recorder with STANDBY/ON y . [. . . ]