User manual PHILIPS VR588

[. . . ] Page 7 Connecting to a TV set with a scart socket . Page 7 Connecting to a TV set without a scart socket . Page 9 Setting channel, date and time for the first time . Page 10 Searching manually for TV channel . [. . . ] The display will show JITT 8 I cant get optimal quality 4 When using rental cassettes or older tapes, it may not be possible to get rid of all interference completely. PROBLEM v JITT 2 Wait a few seconds until the message JITT disappears from the display Adjustment is retained The adjustments made are stored until the cassette is removed. After that, the standard adjustment is restored. TIP ENGLISH 23 OPTIMIZING TRACKING / STILL PICTURE 8 Manual recording Starting and stopping recording manually 1 Switch on the TV set and - if necessary - select the programme number set for video recorder operation 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. 2 ä PARDON? 3 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 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) n 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). When the record button is pressed, the video recorder automatically recognises which TV channel has been selected on the TV set and starts to record the corresponding programme. The TV set and video recorder are connected with a scart cable!The TV set supports the Easylink function!The Direct Record function has been activated in the on-screen menu. There is a cassette ready for recording in the machine! 3 PARDON? 4 SPECIAL SETTINGS OSD CLOCK DISPLAY COUNTER SAT RECORDING REPEAT PLAY DIRECT RECORD ON OFF QT. LEFTP OFF OFF OFF OK Use S+ P or QS - to select the setting ON, to allow direct recording, or OFF, to deactivate this function 8 I can´t select ON or OFF 4 If the comment N. ACT. appears in the DIRECT RECORD line, unfortunately your TV set does not support the Easylink function. This means that direct recordings are not possible. PROBLEM 5 6 Confirm with OK Leave the on-screen menu with the MENU button Switching off the video recorder!The direct record function only works if the record button n is pressed when the video recorder is switched off. TIP ACTIVATE / DEACTIVATE DIRECT RECORDING 28 ENGLISH Making a direct recording 1 The direct record function must be activated in the on-screen menu (see previous page). No direct recordings can be made unless this function has been activated What is Direct Record?The Direct Record function means you can record in seconds when the video recorder is switched off. [. . . ] Leave the on-screen menu with the MENU button Switching off the modulator If you have connected the video recorder to the TV set with a scart cable, you can switch off the modulator when there is interference with the picture or sound (see below). FOR EXPERTS Switching the modulator on and off If picture and sound interference cannot be removed by optimizing the modulator, the integral modulator can be switched off. Warning: this is only possible if you have connected the video recorder to the TV set with a scart cable. It is not possible to operate with the modulator switched off without a scart cable. 1 ? Switch the video recorder on and make sure there is no cassette in the video recorder Press at the same time the STOP button h on the remote control and the STOP/EJECT ?button on the front of the video recorder until the modulator frequency of the set appears in the display (e. g. : M583 for 583 MHz) The video recorder will now transmit a test image on this frequency Use = P- or ; P+ to select the option MODULATOR Use S+ P or QS- to select the setting ON (Modulator on) or OFF (Modulator off) Confirm with OK. In the display there will briefly appear OK Leave the on-screen menu with the MENU button 2 M583 OPTIMIZE MODULATOR OPTIMIZE FREQUENCY Q583P MODULATOR ON 3 4 EXITPMENU STOREPOK 5 6 7 SWITCHING THE MODULATOR ON AND OFF 44 ENGLISH 1 Before you call an engineer 2 PROBLEM Set no longer reacts when buttons are pressed The set is still not reacting, display shows e. g. [. . . ]